spend more time with people I care about

On Tuesday when Hallie has Kid Creative, I meet with the other mothers for a “connect group.” I have to go outside my comfort zone to be with them. but I am so grateful when I do. They inspire me with their courage and faith. I love them all. This week one of the young mothers, mother died. Then she was held up at gunpoint at the post office. Makes me feel small becasue I want a manicure, pedicure, and massage to make me feel better.

Erin is my friend from my Connect Group at Oasis Church. Love her and her kids, Alana, Trey, and Jayden. After church on Sundays, Erin and the kids come to my place for lunch. We either go to the pool or take a NAP!! Erin and I are taking classes that start at 4. We eat lunch and nap until it is time to go back to church. Jonathan, Hallie, Alana, Trey, and Jayden play so well together.

Also, Erin has gotten me to serve on the FIT-First Impression Team at Oasis. We set up the parking signs and call for shuttles to the parking lots, when needed. We serve the 8am service then attend the 10am service. Works out well.

Lyle and I have cooked out the last two nights at my house. Lyle is so good at grilling out. He uses a charcoal grill….tonight the food no kidding was the best I have ever had..steak and chicken.

We are a lot alike in weird ways. He may beg to differ! :)

i’m going to consider this one as complete, because i’ve been spending time with people that i care about.

c’mon, i drove 12 hours to hang out with my best friend last week! he’s coming to visit in the summer, too. :)

that’s about all i can do right now, because all of the people i care about are far away most of the time.

i was incredibly sad the other day because i never get to see my friends anymore! i’m always so busy with work/school and everybody is hanging out without me. :( this is becoming increasingly important because my best friend is going away to college… on my birthday. ewwwwwww. i’ve got to do stuff with him before he leaves! even though i know he’ll be back and stuff—but it won’t be the same! he’s just a baby right now. must have fun!

before i get too old and lose all of the people i care about, i’d really love to spend a lot of time with them!

i did some yesterday, hanging around with an old friend that i haven’t seen in a long time. it was so nice, and it reminded me that i need to spend more time with him and other people like him before i completely lose touch with those types.

it was a very good day, and i hope to be doing more of this!

Today Jonathan, Hallie and I went to Beech Bend Amusement Park. I bought season passes so now we can come and go at will! We had a pretty good time! We stayed at the water park/pool area for two hours then we spent a couple of hours riding rides. We had fun. My neck is killing me and I have a headache but other than that I am doing wonderfully!

Penny, Eva, and Mickey came up to KY for Memorial Day Weekend. We had a great time together as always!! Penny and I are first cousins. Her mother, Verna, and my mother, Phyllis, are sisters. When we were kids we spent a lot of time together. Those memories are some of the best in my whole life. Penny is beautiful, smart, generous, and a great parent.

I plan to go back to New Orleans this summer to help Penny paint Eva’s room.

This is Penny when she was a little girl. Now she is all grown up and still a Diva!

to spend the weekend with my family. :)

spent with my husband, just the two of us. We’ve been around people lately, I missed this time together just to be together. Of course we see each other daily, but on week days we have errands to run, work, study… today was really nice. I love him more than I ever thought was possible.