Cares:
ACFW conference next week. How did that happen?
9/11 happened eight years ago. My prayers go out to all the people who lost a loved one on that day.
I wish I didn’t have to work full-time. I go to work everyday, but my heart stays at home. I make sure to give 100% to my kiddos. I refuse to let my lack of passion short-change my students in any way. I just hate feeling pulled in two completely opposite directions. There’s my son, my writing, and my heart in one hand and my teaching, my time, and my brain (teaching takes ridiculous amounts of thinking) in the other. This can’t be healthy.
Concerns:
Getting all my sub plans ready for when I’m gone. *bleck*
Celebrations:
I get my hair highlighted tomorrow. My roots are celebrating.
My brother and sister-in-law found out they are having a little girl!
The weaning was a success (albeit an emotional one). I can go to Denver with no pump in tow.
God has blessed me with a wonderful husband and the happiest little boy in the world. Yesterday, on my way home from work, as I was pouting behind the wheel, guess who started laughing in the back seat? Yep. Brogan. For no reason at all. He just started laughing and it continued for about five minutes. It was pretty much God whispering in my ear, “Katie, get your eyes out of the gutter and look at the blessings in your life.” Thanks God, for getting my head straight.
Questions to Ponder: Where were you when 9/11 happened? That was such a memorable, heart-breaking day. And what are your cares, concerns, and celebrations this Friday morning? I sincerely look forward to Fridays because I love reading your 3 C’s!
Thanks for the prayers, Jessica!
Hey Tab! I hope I get to tell the same story someday. About how I USED to work, but now I stay home. Thanks for the thoughts!!
Wendy, what a great celebration! I love laughing hard. And how fun that your characters are on a roll! I don't think it's weird that you laugh for no reason. I think it's healthy. 🙂
Oh Jill…wow, that would be tough! Just bringing a baby home and that happening. Thanks for your encouraging words about God's timing and Him being in control!
Beth – half way on the ms!! That's awesome. I love getting half way. It's a great sense of accomplishment. Thanks again for your email. It really lifted my spirits in a big way.
Jody – diddo on the conference! I can't wait to meet you and so many others! And thanks so much for your prayers. I covet them!
Thanks for the prayers, Kristen. Small blessings are wonderful! I pray God continues to pour them on you!
Terri – I'll make sure to blog all about it when I get back. I'm so stoked!
Sherrinda – bleck. I hate diets. I hope your stomach isn't too rumbly right now!
T. Anne – I hope your family gets all back to health. And I pray for my miracle every morning. 🙂
Thanks Tara. I'm trusting that God knows what He's doing. 🙂
I love the picture on your sidebar of Brogan. Too cute. When I worked outside of the home, I always felt torn in two. But, I needed a break from my children–some adult conversation, so we made it work. After I had baby number two, I was able to juggle being home with them better. I don't feel divided anymore, but part of my heart gets on the bus every weekday.
Back when I was working full time I prayed everyday to the Lord to let me be a SAHM. We needed a miracle and He gave us one! Don't be afraid to ask 😉
My three C's
Care; I'm thrilled God let me have another birthday!
Concern; we all have bad colds/flu and we have three flights to catch next week. I pray God's mercy over my family. I so want us be healthy for these trips.
Celebration; It's my birthday! And I'm having a blast with the family God blessed me with!
I can't wait to hear all about your conference experience. It will be so great!
My care: Staying on my eating plan
My concern: My daughter's safety driving a standard.
My celebrations: Taking the step to join Weight Watchers (again) Yay….I'm really hungry!
I was at work and my boss had a TV. He turned it on and I walked in just in time to see the plane hit the 2nd Tower. It was shocking, to say the least. What a sad, sad day.
I can't believe the conference is next week! All of you will be gone! Whoever will I blog to??
I had just moved to FL when it happened and was home alone without the TV on. I got an email from a friend and turned it on after all the attacks.
Hi, Katie! I was in my senior year of high school, running and errand. I walked into the tech lab just in time to see one of the plane crashes on the big screen… seriously thought it was a movie until someone told me otherwise.
Having a divided mind is really hard. I'm praying for you!! And I hope you have a wonderful time at the conference!
I'm thankful for where I am right now, for the small blessings that I didn't even see coming my way. I'm also praying through some decisions and will be doing so for a while.
I'm still praying God will provide a way to fulfill your heart's desire to stay home with Brogan and to be able to have more energy to write.
I'm so with you on the conference! I'm so excited to meet you and all of my blogging friends!
Katie – I'm praying that you will be well prepared for the conference (so jealous!) and that somehow God will make a way for your heart and your head to realign!
How awesome and healing is it to hear our children laughing!
I was in England when 9/11 happened, and it was a totally surreal experience. I blogged about my experience and re-posted it today.
My only concern right now is that I just found out my pregnant cousin is in the hospital with some sort of heart complications. She's stable, but they are monitoring she and the baby very closely.
I'm celebrating meeting the halfway mark on my MS!
when 9-11 happened in 01, i was an intern at mercer university's baptist student union (christian organization). i lived in the building in an apartment, and i had to pull out my television and set it up in the main room so everyone could watch the news reports that day.
as for my 3 Cs – my cares are a job interview next week! yay! and the conference next week. i'm so looking forward to it, but i've never been away from maddy that long before. so that's a concern. as for celebrations, as have a job interview! yay! and i've lost 5 lbs on my program. yay!
I lived in NYC in 2001.
I'm just trying to be a good person today, I think I've been too selfish and cranky lately…
Your Brogan sounds like such a sweet baby!
9/11 was my first day home from the hospital with my baby boy. When the towers were hit, I got knocked into postpartum depression like you wouldn't believe. It was an awful time for the entire country.
Have a great time at conference and don't worry, God is listening. His timing is always right.
I was pregnant with my first child. Katie, you know I'm praying for you and that conference. I love that Brogan just started laughing for no reason. Is it odd that I do that too?
Cares: Lots of soccer tomorrow. Busy schedule this weekend. Hoping to squeeze in writing. The characters are on a roll.
Concerns: My niece is having surgery for rheumatoid (sp.?) arthritis today
Celebrations: I laughed hard yesterday and I am settled in God's love.
~ Wendy
I am thinking of you with your heart pulled in two directions. I felt that way for two years before I quit to stay at home. It is really hard and I know what you mean, teaching takes up a lot of brain spaces 🙂
When 9/11 happened I was living in Hong Kong working at an international school. Many of the children had parents or family living or working in the US and some had not heard from loved ones who were in that area. My heart went out to America then as it does now. 🙂
Oh my goodness! That's so sweet how God used Brogan to speak to you. 🙂 I really feel for you with the working thing. I hope something happens so that either a) you can stay home with Brogan or b) you'll feel peace about having to work.
I was at my first "real" job. I was so confused. I'd never even heard of the Twin Towers so I don't think it affected me at first. I was eighteen. LOL A little out of touch with anything outside my own life. It's such a sad event. I hope nothing like that ever happens again here.