Prayers, prayers and prayers.

Praying praying praying.
Cooking dinner.
Praying praying praying.
Changing diapers, then back to
Praying praying praying.

I know who I'm praying for right now, are you praying for someone too? If you're not religious, are you thinking about someone less fortunate than you? Are you counting your blessings? Are you helping someone in need?

Michele was brought to her own ground zero tonight. I vow to never be the same-- I will not let someone else's struggle be in vain. I vow tonight to get a hold of my laziness, my ineptitude at time management, my whining. I will hug my children more. I will shrug off their tantrums instead of retreating into my little cocoon of denial and selfishness.

Things are a-changing in the Green House tonight. Someone's struggle is not in vain. I hope someday she'll realize the impact she's had on me.

God bless you, and be with you, sweetie.

Who are you?! :-)

I see people from all over the place stopping in here, and I wonder who you are!

I'm not a consistent blogger, and most of the time don't have much to say (an oxymoron if you personally know me, because normally I can't shut up...but am intrigued as to how you got here and if you know me!)

Reveal yourself, oh lurkers! :-) May you have a wonderful remainder of 2008!!

Death and sickness and December really, really stink.

I mean, not that it makes people happy any other time of year, but during the holiday season? Come on, God, can we have a month-long reprieve or something?

My cousin's partner, Theron, died suddenly today. It was totally unexpected, and I feel so horrible for Joe. He's in the middle of Kansas, all his family is in St. Louis or beyond, and it's 10 days until Christmas.

Makes me so sad.

Joe was my late aunt's son, the one who made me feel so welcome when we travelled out to St. L for my uncle's funeral when I was a kid. He took me to Six Flags, doted on me, was just so kind. I hit it off with him instantly, and was so happy when he found love.

And now he's alone. And it's the holidays. And my heart hurts for him. He's lost so many close to him in the last few years.

What do I say to him at a time like this? I haven't seen him since my aunt passed away a couple of years ago. UGH. Wish I could do something.

We are so fortunate...

...and I ask anyone who reads this to stop RIGHT.NOW. and say a prayer for those who are less fortunate than us. Those who have nothing. Those who have no one. Orphaned kids living in a violent world. People who have been ostracized and live a life of loneliness. People digging in dumpsters for food or warm coats. People struggling with mental illness and feel hopeless. People fighting life-threatening illnesses who are suffering day in and day out. It is so easy to get wrapped up in the pettiness of our comfortable little world. How dare I curse the fact that I have to "drag my baby to the store in the rain" because we are completely out of toilet paper? How can I be so lazy and ungrateful???!!

Today, I personally ask for prayers for Emilie, a mother of two young boys who is struggling with tumor regrowth, who is in the hospital away from her kids, away from her normal life, who is sad and scared and wondering. Please pray for her. Pray that she may find healing and strength and hope and comfort.

Life seems so unfair sometimes.

Ever blog and realize how...

unwitty, uncreative and unspecial your writing is?

(Read: boring)

I do.

Dang, there are creative people in my world!!!!

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I just want my boy to sleep.