I know, this is a poor excuse for a post, given how long I've been MIA on pleonast, but I couldn't let today pass without wishing you all a holiday that is as (or more) filled with thanksgiving as mine is today!
Sample conversation from this past week:
MEGAN (seeing a very huge, expensive house advertised in the paper): Josh, Lindsey--Look! It's perfect! We can buy it and all live together--3 Slaughters!
ME (looking at the picture): Hmmm, that is a nice house, but I don't think we can afford that.
MEGAN: Of course you can! God says, "Do not worry!"
ME: Meg, I'm pretty sure that verse covers basic shelter, not mansions. :)
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I had a wonderfully exhausting week and a half with my sister here, which I will write and post pictures about soon.
While I'm still recuperating and catching up on lots of cleaning, etc, I thought I'd share some pictures of Megan and I from years past. The last one is of us decorating cupcakes while she was here (Yum!).
**Note: No laughing at my cow lick or big glasses. ...Okay, you can laugh a little. :)**
So precious, Lindsey. Just from the few minutes that I got to be around you guys the other day, I can tell that you have such a wonderfully special bond. I think you are so lucky to have each other. See you tonight!
Enjoyed the pics! Love is definitely abundant in those! Glad you all had a chance to spend some time together and hOpe you can recover quickly! I'm really wanting the ribose right now - wish I had ordered it last week!!!!
Saw your comment on his blog - and it reminded me - K and I both appreciate the job that Josh did both on the dinasaur lesson (INTERESTING!) and Sunday am classes - he did a good job!!!
Glad you and Megan had a great week. Love the pictures! Tell Josh thanks again for all the hard work he did while Rick was gone and to all the others that helped to make our trip possible.
Several people have asked me about my last post. I appreciate your interest and concern. I didn't mean to be so vague; I just was so stunned by everything, that I was having a hard time finding the words to describe the situation.
I was speaking about my cousin and dear friend whose husband broke their bond of marriage, leaving her for a relationship with another woman. (Note: This is a different cousin than this one.] I'm sure she would still appreciate prayers for the difficult times ahead.
I hope you all are well and enjoying the nicer weather! I have not been able to, because I am frantically trying to clean up the house and organize yard sale items (with no list this time Rosie ;) before my family gets in tonight. Megan will be staying with us through next Saturday. Maybe she can take over and write my next couple of posts for me. :) I know having some fun outdoors is definitely on our list of things to do!
Some bonus pics for your viewing pleasure:
Officially titled: Excursions in Nasville March/April 2008
Yeah, everything inside of the shed survived just fine. The crazy thing is that our shed being destroyed was the worst damage in our neighborhood. So that's a good thing. I guess in a weird way.
standard everything.....pretty much. no honors classes....but that week i had projects and tests. :/ all in a few days. but it's all good now. :] thanks.
I'll be praying for your cousin. Hearing the news brought tears to my eyes! By the way, I'm so glad you have been blessed with Josh. Miss you and love you!
no, not yet, but i will be this dec! right now i'm waiting on getting a second interview as a bank examiner with the office of the comptroller of the currency. so i might get a spot with the nashville crew. if that happens, then i will prob be moving to m'boro in less than a year :)
You don't know either of them, but I'll tell you their names. Monica (Witherington) Moore had a baby 7 weeks ago and Amber (Lowe) Queen got married on Saturday.
Just wanted to say hi. Hope you are having a good week. Mine is kinda blah so far. I'm still having a difficult time with one of my kids in my class and his parents are not very supportive. I have my last observation next Tues. My principal is coming this time to watch me teach a lesson. I'm nervous and stressed about that. Next Wednesday is our field trip to the pumpkin patch and next Thursday is Parent/Teacher conferences. Just thinking about it all is exhausting. :)
It is a game kind that has a lot of strategy and a lot of chance involved. You have to settle "Catan" by building settlements and cities...you earn the resources to build these based on the role. It's a bit complicated to explain, but it's a lot of fun...and gets much simpler after you have played a time or two.
The union of two people in marriage is one of the most beautiful things to behold, but the ripping apart of that oneness is one of the most horrible (esp. when one person is doing all the tearing away).
For the moment, I'm not quite sure how to further put my feelings into words, so I refer you to what she more eloquently wrote.
Please pray for my friend, and, if you are married, make sure and count having loving spouse a double blessing.
Yes! I just copied and pasted like you said... so not TOO pretty especially since the pictures are in black and white but it is still pretty cute. It would be nice to have a color one too, but I am printing at school so that it is FREE!! YAY! =]
LOL~~~the fox at them up!!! You crack me up. I love Michael in that Polo, also. He looks like a little man, huh. Have fun with your family. Talk to you soon.
I left my camera at my grandmother's house 2 1/2 hours away from here, hence no pics.
Since I needed a new post, though, I just thought I'd share some things that I had been thinking about recently.
This is a statement that I keep seeing on questionnaires/forms/etc. that I really don't like:
Are you single, divorced, or married/equivalent?
(Every time I see this, it makes me so mad. There is NO equivalent to marriage! It is so hard to know the joys and blessings of Godly marriage, and then to see this wonderful gift dragged through the mud like it has been. It is also very sad that some people are willing to let themselves be deceived into accepting something so much less.)
This is a statement I saw on a church building sign that I really liked:
Faith makes things possible, not easy.
(In the big picture, faith does make things easier for us, but it doesn't always feel like that when you're in the middle of a difficult experience. It is such an amazing blessing to know that God, with our faith, can make tasks/situations/etc. that seem utterly impossible, possible for us! Often, though, because we are so focused on wanting things to be easy, instead of being thankful and taking heart from this great fact, we let ourselves get frustrated and discouraged by the lesser. That is my soapbox for myself today :)
In other news, there really isn't any other news. Still trucking along with my treatment. I'm only 4 months into a 9-12 month treatment plan, so I have to keep reminding myself of that during the times when progress seems slow. Slow or not, I am making progress, and have had a particularly better past couple of weeks in general, so I am very thankful for that, and also for your prayers on my behalf. They continue to be appreciated!
Josh is much, much busier at work lately, so he's been a bit tired, but busy is usu. a good sign in industry, so I guess we really can't complain. A couple weekends ago, he and his brother completely cleaned out and fixed our sludge and slime filled koi pond. We actually found 5 fish had survived in that muck! Since getting all that cleaned up, the view from our kitchen window has been much more enjoyable. We found the one I decided was the "father" dead a couple days ago, and that was kind of sad. Josh says I can't give the fish familial roles anymore.
Well, I hope you all have a good week! If you haven't seen her blog, please keep little Adriana and her family in your prayers.
We saw your sis in law last night at church. They were passing through on the way to DC. Ya'll should come up for Boomsday...we have an extra bed. Nothing like a little road trip.
Hey, I met an Amanda, uh, her last name started with a D. Anyway, she was at the church we stopped at in Knoxville. She recognized me and asked if I was Josh's sister. She said she worshiped with you guys in M'boro.
It's hard not getting attached. We have only been here a little over two weeks and Aaron and I are already telling Peaches (dog) we love her and hope she sleeps well! But I believe that is another element that God will discuss with us on judgement day. If we were kind to His animals or not.
By the way, thank you so much for setting me straight yesterday. I needed that and for a few hours later I struggled but then gave it over to God and have felt His peace for the first time in a couple weeks about everything. Thanks again for being Him to me! Love you!
Thankfully, all his IVs are out now. They also took the drainage tube out yesterday. The only tube he has left is his catheter. But he should get it out next Tuesday! :)
I agree with the "marriage/equivalent" thing. That's ridiculous! The youth of America is going to be soooo confused. They aren't going to know what marriage really is. :(
I am so glad you are going to visit. I know Shandi and James will appeciate seeing you and IF I get the laundry done so I have something to wear then I will enjoy seeing you as well :)
Hey Lindsey! I just learned how to sign up to this site. I'm so gald to hear that your treatments are working!! The girls and I are still looking forward to getting together when you are up to it. We miss you and Josh!!!
