Drinking From My Saucer

I woke up Saturday to find that my cell phone had decided it never wanted to turn on again. I freaked out and immediately got online and ordered another one. Little did I realize that by doing this, I would not have a phone until TUESDAY!!!! I never realized how attached I was until Pat pointed it out. He said, "Jeez, Lindsay, you are seriously going through withdrawals without your crackberry!" And I was. And I still am!!!

On another note, we had an amazing weekend together, just us with no distractions. We finally got out and did some long overdue hiking. It was a perfect day, with awesome weather and great company. We came home and grilled out and sat out by the fire all night, just talking like we used to. It was so good to have Pat's undivided attention, and I know he felt the same. We spent Sunday at church, literally all day and Pat finally got to start his softball team for the spring. He was very excited and ready to get back on the field. This is one of his hobbies, and I can see in his face how much he enjoys it.

Today I had an interview, so I am keeping my fingers crossed and leaving it up to God (don't worry, be happy). Also hoping that this week we get to meet Tim and Sara's sweet baby Hudson. He is due any day now, and I know that they can hardly wait. I will leave you with an email that I got today that touched me as it always does.

Drinking From My Saucer

I've never made a fortune, and it's probably too late now.
But I don't worry about that much, I'm happy anyhow
And as I go along life's way,
I'm reaping better than I sowed.
I'm drinking from my saucer,
'Cause my cup has overflowed.

Haven't got a lot of riches,
And sometimes the going's tough
But I've got loving ones all around me,
And that makes me rich enough.
I thank GOD for his Blessings,
And the Mercies HE's bestowed..
I'm drinking from my saucer,
'Cause my cup has overflowed.

I remember times when things went wrong,
My faith wore somewhat thin.
But all at once the dark clouds broke,
And the sun peeped through again.

So LORD, help me not to gripe,
About the tough rows I have hoed
I'm drinking from my saucer,
'Cause my cup has overflowed.

If GOD gives me strength and courage,
When the way grows steep and rough.
I'll not ask for other blessings,
I'm already Blessed enough.

And may I never be too busy,
To help others bear their loads.
Then I'll keep drinking from my saucer,
'Cause my cup has overflowed.


When I think of how many people in this world have it worse
than I do, I realize just how blessed I really am.

Max's Big Adventure

Yesterday, I got up to meet a friend at the park to do some much needed exercising. I was only gone for about 2 hours, when I returned to our home and Trig (our yellow lab) was standing in the driveway. Backdoor was WIDE open! I panicked, went inside immediately only to find, my Max GONE! I threw Trig's collar on and we hit the streets, stopping anyone who would listen, to ask them if they had seen my sweet Max. I walked the streets for 3 hours before a lady stopped to tell me that she saw a chocolate lab laying in someones driveway across the main street. Yep, it was him!! Praise be to God!

However, on a not so good note, we found out that someone had tried to break in our house and the pups scared them off. I am so proud of my babies. For those of you that don't know, Max is 100% BLIND, he was hit by a car when he was eight months old and lost his vision, before we adopted him. So you can imagine why I was so scared. Pat and I prayed so hard for God to lead him to us and to just wrap his arms around our sweet Max, and that is exactly what happen.

When we got settled in for the night, Pat looked and me and said, "Lindz, what do you think God's message was to us in all of this?" Pat said he thought that God's message to us was to never give up, keep your faith in God and you will be blessed! I couldn't agree more.

Icing on the cake

Many of you know that Pat and I have been trying to conceive for sometime now and have had no luck. We have went from being very excited one week to being afraid to even say we are gonna try again. We try so hard to keep our faith and leave this decision up to God, but it has been so hard for both of us. I can't say that I am the only one dealing with this, because I can see the excitement turn to disappointment in my husbands eyes and it hurts so bad.

I have went from looking at baby rooms, to wondering what in this world I am doing wrong. I have decided to get back in shape and start to eating healthier (minus banana pancakes)lol. So what do we do now? Many of our friends and family have told us to go to the doctor and see about fertility, why is that decision so hard to make? Yes, I want a child more than anything in this world, but it scares me to death that I may never be able to have one. So is it better to know or not? ugh!!

I know I am not the only one who has ever felt this way and I can say I honestly understand how hard trying to have a baby is now. I know that God is hearing not only our prayers but the prayers of a lot of our friends and family, so what is the problem? I have decided no more prayers for babies, but prayers for faith and peace with where we are now and whatever else is given to us, is just icing on the cake!



So for now, I will just enjoy spending time with this little one. Happy 2nd Birthday Lola Ann!

Trying to be Martha

I love looking at other people's blogs when they show all these pictures of the fabulous foods that they have prepared. I wish I could cook like that, I really do! I honestly try very hard and have learned more about cooking from Pat than anyone. He is a great cook, so when I get the chance, I try to return the favor. This morning I made him banana pancakes, hence the Jack Johnson song I added to my blog today. I thought they tasted fantastic and he was very thankful!! Cooking school in is on my To-Do List for the future.

Braggin on Jesus!

Just got good news today, I got a job interview tomorrow at 9:00. Finally!!!! I have been applying for all kinds of jobs, here and there, just trying to get my foot in the door. Thank you all for your prayers, hopefully tomorrow goes well. Gotta feeling this ain't the only thing, I will be braggin on Jesus for this week either! Praise GOD!

"The LORD has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes" (Psalm 1 18-23)