Weary

 

Weary. Tired. Worn-out. Fatigued. Beat. Spent. Exhausted. Bushed. Drained. Burned out. Done in. All of these words essentially mean the same thing and describe how I feel most days lately. Add in stressed and overwhelmed and that about sums it up. It's a hard feeling and it makes me introspective. I start wondering what do I need to do to stop feeling this way? What should I drop? Can I drop anything? Right now, the answer is no, I can't drop anything...even though I am being pushed to drop a few things. I know I need to but right now I don't see a way. 

Share Four Somethings July 2021

 At the risk of sounding like a broken record, I cannot believe July is almost over. I think the summers typically feel like they are going by quick (except maybe last summer), but this summer seems to be speeding by. 

Something Loved

I got to spend Fourth of July in Tennessee, seeing two of my siblings and their families. This is a picture of me with my brother and younger sister. To hear more about this trip or just look at all the pictures you can click here. 

Get rid of it reprise-Thursday encouragement

I am revamping a blog post from 2016. Why, because it is still applicable today. And, because I hope to offer a bit of encouragement. At the beginning of this summer I started cleaning things out. I am tired of being surrounded by things we do not need or use anymore. I sent a bunch of clothes to our church yard sale in May. I also sent some books and the kids went through our movies and their toys. Then we took more books to 2nd and Charles (we won't talk about how we came home with more 😂). I am still in the process of getting rid of things and hopefully at the end of the weekend my house will have less books and beds. Yet, I have been wondering what else I was holding onto that I did not need.

Interesting stuff that has happened on July 19

This year I am turning 43- so I thought it would be interesting to share facts that happened on this day. Maybe add in some movie releases or book releases...and some interesting July facts. I have never researched stuff from this day before and found it very interesting and enlightening. Have you ever done something like this for your birthday? Or anything else? There is so much to learn and really too many facts to list. I narrowed it down by what was most interesting to ME and I imagine if you did the same day some of the stuff would be the same and others would be more interesting to you.

Famous birthdays #21-22

Famous weddings #23-25

Most popular books published in 1978 #26-37

Daily Holidays for 2021 that are on July 19th-I especially love "stick out your tongue!"

1. 1848-1st US women's rights convention held in Seneca Falls NY, organised by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott
2. 1875-Emma Abbott, a floating hospital for sick children, makes trial trip, NYC
3. 1880-San Francisco Public Library starts lending books
4. 1913-Billboard publishes earliest known "Last Week's 10 Best Sellers Among Popular Songs"; "Malinda's Wedding Day" by singers Byron Harlan and Arthur Collins is #1 (recorded in Camden, New Jersey)
5. 1923-WRC-AM in Washington, D.C. begins radio transmissions
6. 1941-BBC World Service begins playing V(ictory) ("...-" in Morse code) (opening of Ludwig van Beethoven's 5th symphony)
7. 1941-US President Franklin D. Roosevelt appoints the Fair Employment Practice Committee (FEPC)
8. 1941-Tom and Jerry first appear under their own names in cartoon "The Midnight Snack" by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
9. 1952-XV Summer Olympic Games open in Helsinki, Finland
10. 1954-Elvis Presley's debut single, a cover of Arthur Cruddup's "That's All Right" is released  
11. 1961-1st in-flight movie shown on TWA
12. 1965-Shooting begins on Star Trek 2nd pilot "Where No Man Has Gone Before"
13. 1967-1st air conditioned NYC subway car (R-38 on the F line)
14. 1969-Apollo 11 goes into Moon orbit
15. 1978-New York Yankees start historic 14 game comeback with 2-0 win over the Minnesota Twins at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, MN
16. 1979- Maritza Sayalero, 18, of Venezuela, crowned 28th Miss Universe
17. 1980-XXII Summer Olympic Games open in Moscow, Russia; led by United States, 66 nations boycott event because of Soviet-Afghan war
18. 1984-1st female to captain a 747 across Atlantic (Lynn Rippelmeyer)
19. 1985-Christa McAuliffe chosen as 1st school teacher to fly aboard the space shuttle
20. 1996-XXVI Summer Olympic Games open in Atlanta, Georgia
21.  1814-Samuel Colt, American inventor and industrialist (Colt 6 shot revolver), born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 1862)
22.  1963-Garth Nix, Australian author (Keys to the Kingdom), born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
23.  1966-American saloon singer Frank Sinatra (50) marries American actress Mia Farrow (21) at the Las Vegas, Nevada home of casino executive Jack Entratter; divorce in 1968
24.  2003- "Sabrina, The Teenage Witch" actress Melissa Joan Hart (27) weds "Course of Nature" lead singer-guitarist Mark Wilkerson (26) in Florence, Italy
25.  2014-Maroon 5 lead vocalist Adam Levine (35) weds Victoria's Secret model Behati Prinsloo (25) in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
26.  The stand by Stephen King #1
    
27.  Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett #6
    
28.  Freckle Juice by Judy Blume #17
    
29.  A Pocket for Corduroy by Don Freeman #18
    
30.  The Pursuit of Holiness by Jerry Bridges #28
    
31.   The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson #36
    
32.  I can Read With my Eyes Shut by Dr. Seuss #37
    
33.  The Enormous Crocodile by Roald Dahl #39
    
34.  The Berenstain Bears Go to School #40
    
35.  The Snowman by Raymond Briggs #46
    
36.  Alexander Who Used to be Rich Last Sunday by Judith Viorst #96
    
37.  Bloody Mary the Life of Mary Tudor by Carolly Erickson #98
    
38.  Birthstone: Ruby
    
39.  July Flowers: Larkspur, Waterlily, and Delphinium
    
40. Flight Attendant Safety Professionals Day - July 19 and Flitch Day - July 19
41. Global Hug Your Kid Day - July 19, 2021 (Third Monday in July) and National Get Out of the Doghouse Day - July 19, 2021 (Third Monday in July)
42. National Raspberry Cake Day - July 19 and Stick Out Your Tongue Day - July 19
43. New Friends Day - July 19 (Also on January 19 and October 19)
    

Number's 1-25 were taken from this site. 

Most popular books of 1978 are listed here.

Holiday observances were taken from here.

So, what holidays do you look forward to celebrating today? I think I might take every opportunity to stick out my tongue and hug my kids, the second one will be a bit harder since they both work today 😂 What facts were most interesting to you? Have you read any of the books that were popular from 1978? I have actually read them all over the years, but didn't know they were the most popular from 1978 until I did this research. I hope you all have a great day and I would love to hear what you thought about this post :)

Our story

I met Matt my freshman year at Trevecca Nazarene College.  He was box mates (that means he shared a mailbox) with my friend, Mariam. I really thought he was cute so Mariam and I arranged a meeting at the mailbox and she introduced us. Matt was dating someone else at the time. I'm not sure if I knew that at the time or not. I don't really recall seeing him with her before we met, but I do recall seeing him a few times after that with her, and I didn't like it much.

43 Random Facts about me

July is my birth month, I will be 43 next week. And, no, I am not one of those ladies who lies about how old she is. I am not 39 again, or 29 again, I am happy with my age. To me, it is just a number and I am thankful that each year that number gets higher! To God be the glory and thanks for letting me be here another year. I decided in honor of my birthday to share 43 facts about me that you may or may not know. They are not in any particular order. 

God Showed Up

 I started this post this morning and as most days go I am just getting back to it. I had first titled it "Monday Blues" and it started like this...I am struggling this morning. I am depressed and moody and trying to be okay to not affect the mood in the house. Can anyone relate? I know part of it is that I am WAY overtired. I also know another part of it is a situation that I can't see a way out of. Knowing those things doesn't exactly help. So, in case you are struggling too, I wanted to do a quick post with some (hopefully) funny content!

Then, God showed up...

I was slapped today

Okay, not literally, but figuratively. Here I am minding my own business and within an hour I had two personal attacks. I will not give all the details (even though the two people are not likely to read my blog), but the message was the same...

I am better than you.

You are not good enough.

Well, I was already overtired and emotional before those two slaps and it was not what I needed. But, you know what? I don't care. I refuse to give in to those two lies...

Here is the truth...they might be better than me. But, I don't care. You know why? Because I am exactly who God created me to be. Those people do not need to like me, and life is not a comparison game. They might compare themselves to me and find me lacking, but I am not comparing myself to them. There's no need. I know who I am and I know Whose I am.

The second...you are good enough...well, I struggle a bit more with that one. I have always had low self-esteem and confidence and after going through a season of intense bullying I lost my voice for a while. I am still fighting my way back. But, God is faithful, I am a work in progress and I do not need to find my worth in what other people think. I need to keep my eyes on the Author and Perfecter of my faith. I still feel the need to cry, but I did before the two attacks came, so it's just one of those days.

What lies have people told you lately? If you need to know the truth of who you are, read Ephesians chapter one and meditate on the fact God chose YOU! He created you and me and He is the One who gets to tell us when/where we are failing, not random people who have no say in our lives. Always look for the truth in comments, but also take the time to stop and consider the source.

 

4th of July 2021

We typically travel for all major holidays. That has been our tradition since the kids were young. With my family scattered across three states and close friends in other states, we travel. Last year we didn't get to because of Covid, so we were super excited to be able to go to Tennessee this year. We stayed with my sister, brother-in-law, and niece. We mostly hung out in or around the pool, except one day that Jennifer and I decided to go shopping. We decided to go to Target and on the way there we decided we would stop at Marshall's on our way back home. After Marshall's we were too tired to do anything else and the kids were disappointed that we were home so soon 😂😂 We were just so tired (me from traveling, her from her job and busy week), that we couldn't think of anything else to do and didn't need to buy anything else. Jennifer joked that we were getting old and couldn't party as hard as we used too...I won't lie, there is truth in that statement 😂😂 Saturday night we made

Wait Expectantly

 This morning as  I was doing my devotions I read a verse that I have read dozens of times. However, this morning it hit me differently. Have you ever had that happen to you? I love how each time I read the Scriptures something else jumps out at me. I was reading in Psalms 5 and I got to verse 3. "In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly." And I thought "when is the last time that I came before the Lord and waited, expectantly?!"

We'll take a quick pause for a little definition clarification. What does it mean to be expectant? Some definitions are: 

• to think of as likely to happen or come
• to think or believe (that something will happen)
• full of hope or expectation