Be Still and Know...Then and Now

Friday Fill-In’s   1. Johnny Weir, ok had to Google him because I totally did not know who he was. Now that I have Goggled him I am not sure I needed to know who he was. 2. Have not watched the 2010 Olympics. 3. And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud,was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. (a poem “Risk” by a woman names Anais Nin) ok had to Google this one too and again I had no idea what this one was either. Maybe Friday Fill-In’s is not for me. I don't like to have references on my blog to things, folks and stuff I am not familiar with. Who was this woman and does anyone else know who she is??? 4. Google can answer almost any question if you get an urge. 5. Having sweet dreams would be a wonderful thing, but I rarely remember my dreams. 6. What does it take to live a balance life? 7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to dropping my DD of at a sleepover and my husband returning from a business trip, tomorrow...

Thankfully I am feeling a bit better. I managed to shower, wash my hair and actually get out of my bathrobe on Thursday. I cooked for the first time yesterday, chicken chili which was good. Today I feel almost normal. I still have a slight cough and a bit of the sniffles. The world returned to normal very quickly as I have a few loads of laundry yet to do and since I am back in the land of the living I now have to think of what to cook for supper again tonight. Why oh why does my family insist in easting on a regular basis???? The weather people are all in a tizzy in these parts as we are currently under a winter weather advisory. Some of the schools in the southern areas of the state have already been closed and they are predicting the snow to hit later this afternoon. Never fear, I am prepared with an extra gallon of milk, and unopened container of coffee, plenty of coffee creamer, hot cocoa mix, mini marshmallows and lots chicken noodle soup to last for a good long while. ...

1. I enjoy my Thursday evenings with my accountability sister, my morning coffee, a quiet afternoon when I can take a nap, a thunderstorm, spring, homemade biscuits and gravy and reading a great novel. 2. Life’s unanswerable questions are something I wonder about often lately. Why things happen, the mystery of God’s will and the opposition it receives in the stubborn willful human nature. 3. In your heart, you knew that no matter what God will hold me up, even when I feel my grasp slipping. 4. Take a teenager who thinks their an adult, add a little (a lot) of rebellion and you end up with a mothers bruised and broken heart. 5. Life has gifted me with compassion when it is appropriate to be compassionate, empathy, a willingness to learn and be teachable, discernment, tears, accountability sisters that hold me up when I am about to crumble and faith in an all powerful all mighty God. 6. A cup of hazelnut coffee and a Nonni ’s Turtle Biscotti is an instant vacation. 7. And as for the wee...