Tulip Girl

D and I had so much fun at our B&B this past weekend. I was thankful to see so many other couples. I was kind of feeling weird about not being with family. It was necessary though and we both enjoyed relaxing and spending time together. We went and saw former presidents, Madison and Monroe's homes. That was really cool. I will have more later like pictures and details. Right now I am getting ready to go see my family for a week but before that, as a present from D for my B-Day, I am going to a day spa tomorrow for a good time of pampering. How cool is that!

Yesterday was my Birthday and today Dan and I are going to a bed and breakfast for the weekend. Yesterday was so much fun. I hung out with a friend, S, for coffee and another friend from Hampton and two new friends who flew in to see her from California. It was so much fun. I was able to see the Confederate White House and just see that side of the Civil War. The coolest part was standing in the library where Abraham Lincoln stould afer Jefferson Davis booked it back South. I also really am impressed with Verina Davis, Jefferson's second wife. She was well educated and engaged men in conversation and was able to hold her own while other women were bragging about not having read a single book their entire adult life. Imagine that! reading not being lady like. Wow. Verina broke that mold. Veracious Verina. Last night, we had a great dinner and had a lot of fun conversating around the dinner table. I haven't felt that relaxed and at peace in quite some time, so I k...

This is Leo playing Peek a Boo behind my lap top. The other picture is Leo being a couch potatoe sleeping with the remote control. I love my Leo and he loves me. :)

"If I find in myself desires which nothing in this world can satisfy, the only logical explanation is that I was made for another world."--C.S. Lewis I heard this quote in a song recently then I saw it in an e-mail sent from a friend. I admit I am rather taken with the Narnia Series by CS Lewis. This quote explains why. I have a desire as many do for something greater. Even those who are in Hollywood or the White House, they all have a desire for something bigger. There is proof all around that nothing on this earth will satisfy our insatiable hunger to fill that God shaped hole in our hearts and we will never feel quite at home on this revolving planet. I am excited that I have found that the God of Abraham is the only One big enough to fill my heart and I know that Heaven will be my home. Heaven with Jesus is my "Happily Ever After".

My House Warming Party was so much fun. I didn't stress to much before it and had help to get it ready. My friend, E, came into town to help. D, E and I were able to have fun getting it ready and then when every one arrived it was a great fun relaxing evening of talking. D and I are so blessed by having so many wonderful friends. A lot of our friends from the Peninsula came and some new friends came as well. We had chili, hamburgers and hot dogs. E made a chocolate pecan coconut pie that was awesome. A new friend, S, brought pumpkin cupcakes with cream cheese icing. Our pastor came. Now that I think about it I should have had him pray over the house. Didn't think of that. Mmh. Well, never the less, our house has been blessed by the presence and love of so many great people at our first party. D and I will be eating chili and hamburgers for the rest of the week. Fortunately there was a pot luck at church Monday night so we took some things to that like the rest of ...

Tomorrow is my house warming party. Of course I have the normal things running through my head; what do I still need to do, one last stop at the grocery store, did I forget to invite anyone. I'm thinking that of the things I remember to do, I will do and what I remember that I can't, I'm trying to let them go. Having witnessed many a parties being put together, then the after math, I don't want to get to frazzled and then be thankful when the guests leave so I can rest. Seems counter intuitive. So, I am going to enjoy this one. I have a lot of good friends coming and I could use the fellowship. I am looking foreword to welcoming friends, new and seasoned, into my home. My prayer is that they find rest and refreshment.

I just want you to know, that some of those links I pick out of the links of the day are songs and stuff that hit home to me. Believe it or not even the Bionic Bunny. You see, God is always changing me. Sometimes its like I turn around and I see a change I didn't know was happening but other times it's like open heart surgery without the anesthesia. Well, right now I'm kind of in one of those moments. What gets me through is knowing that as each part of the old me is removed, God is replacing it with a new me. Each part of the new me can see God better, clearer, more real. He is removing my pride for humility, world focus for eternal focus, me focus for you focus and self focus for Jesus focus. God is replacing my fear and making me bolder. I am figuring out that Jesus loves each and every one of us and accepts us just the way we are and that includes the punk, the prep, the homosexual, the prostitute, the stay at home mom and the feminist. I don't want to mis...

Your Superpower Should Be Invisibility You are stealth, complex, and creative. You never face problems head on. Instead, you rely on your craftiness to get your way. A mystery to others, you thrive on being a little misunderstood. You happily work behind the scenes... because there's nothing better than a sneak attack! Why you would be a good superhero: You're so sly, no one would notice... not even your best friends Your biggest problem as a superhero: Missing out on all of the glory that visible superheroes get What Should Your Superpower Be?