The Blessing of Friendship

I'm having one of those moments...you know, one of those moments where all is right in the world...life is good. My husband, Chris and our fourteen year old (Ellen) are on a scavenger hunt with the student ministry at Christ Point Church. I'm relaxing at the computer and all I hear in the background is the sound of laughter. I hear Luka (my 6 yr. old) playing with her nearest and dearest friend, Kaleigh. They're playing pretend in Luka's room and I can hear them just getting the biggest kick out of each other! In the other direction, I hear DiMarco and Paige (another near and dear friend!) just laughing away while they play Xbox. What could be better than lifelong friends who know you like a sibling? Things aren't always this serene at our house. In fact, many are the moments when I could just pull my hair out! Right now though, I'm just enjoying the moment. I'm enjoying hearing my kids and their friends treat each other with such kindness. Today, I'm thankful for the blessing of friendship in the lives of my kids. We are so thankful for the Morris girls...so thankful indeed.

My fifth toe

Luka and I were headed to Target the other day and she was talking non-stop (as usual!) I hate to admit it, but I was just barely listening to her. I've never heard anyone talk as much as she does and I just wonder where she gets it! Anyway, I was lost in my own thoughts as she just chatted up a storm. Until I heard this line..."I have a beautiful nail on my fifth toe." Immediately I was tuned in to her incessant conversation, wondering what in the world she was referring to. You have to understand that Luka is a girly girl. She likes her hands to be clean, not sticky. Her favorite color is pink and if something sparkles, well that's just a beautiful thing! Long nails are a beautiful thing in her world. Obviously, one of her toenails was pleasing to her and looked beautiful in her "flippies", as she calls her sandals. The "fifth toe" thing was what I found interesting and asked her what that meant. Was that her "big" toe... her "pinky" toe...exactly what did she mean? She proceeded to say that I was ridiculous in guessing that it could be her big toe or her pinky toe. Her big toe was her first toe, then came her second toe, then her third toe, then her FIFTH toe, and lastly her FOURTH toe. She was adamant when I corrected her that I was taught the wrong way and it didn't go in the same orders as numbers do. This made me think about how much importance (as adults) we put on what "place" we're in. We worry about driving the "first place" car, living in the "first place" house, having the "first place" furniture, and all the while, putting what should be "first", "last". My prayer is that we all put God in "first", our sweet hubbies "second", and our adorable chatty kathys "third".

I finally did it!

Well, I finally did it! I've had good intentions about starting this blog for awhile now and I finally had the opportunity to do it. Actually, I couldn't sleep so I thought I would get some work done! I hope to share my thoughts (however dorky they may be!) and stories about my journey with you, but I truly hope you'll share your thoughts and stories with me! I'd love to hear from you. By the way, I sure hope I'm doing this blogging thing right. I'm sort of computer challenged, not ignorant, just challenged! Let me know if you have any suggestions as to how to do this better! So here we go!!!