Blogger's Block

I keep opening up my blog, waiting for something insightful, helpful, heartfelt, and/or at least readable to magically flow from my brain to the keyboard. Unfortunately, my brain seems a bit overwhelmed and I can't seem to slow it down enough to come up with one complete thought! :)

I've read plenty of great blogs the last couple of weeks. I've felt inspired, educated, hopeful... I would love to bring these same characteristics to the pages of this blog.

These are things my brain is wrestling with:


Family... SO many topics

Being a Wife and Friend to my Husband

Being a good parent to my 11 and 13-year-old sons... YIKES!

Baby wants… :)

Framing Up this new chapter and journey in our lives

Being the disciple I desire to be

Finding our new Church home

Finding a good youth program for the boys

Turning "35"

My parents are coming for my birthday… where to go, what to do…

Finding good friends

Summer… what to do, where to go… camps, pools, parks, football???

Sports

School issues

Musical instruments

Eating Better

Sunshine... warmer weather

Hair… to cut or not to cut?

Tyler’s going to the Middle School today for a tour!

How much coffee is too much coffee... it wasn't that long ago I didn't even LIKE coffee???

Exercise... Have a gym membership, still using it... but what exercise fits me best?

I have friends running 5k's &Mini-Marathons... Could/Should I do this...

Selling our home in OKC... I'm at peace with the situation and know things will happen in time
Purchasing a home in Omaha... houses in this area are more expensive and the taxes are insane!

Job Stuff... where am I, what do I want to do, where do I want to be

Life Stuff

Germany

Honey-do Stuff

Wanting Stuff

And so many other things… clicking and swishing...

What's got your thoughts blocked? What are you wrestling with:

Turning Point

Your troubles can sometimes be your greatest blessings. Because those troubles will hound you relentlessly until you make valuable improvements.

Your troubles help you to see and understand your weaknesses. And that enables you to start transforming those weaknesses into strengths.

The best way to respond to trouble is not to curse it, but to do it one better. See each challenge as an opportunity to raise yourself to a higher level.

As with everything else, your troubles are what you make of them. You can choose to make each one a turning point to a more positive and fulfilled life.

Many of history's greatest accomplishments were responses to terribly difficult problems. Many of your own greatest advances have been in response to challenging situations.

Choose to find the positive possibilities in everything that comes your way. And no problems will ever be able to hold you back.

-- Ralph Marston

Tornado Drill

Last Thursday I received a handy-dandy e-mail from my "3rd Floor Northeast Quadrant Safety Captain" spelling out the specifics of what to do and where to go in an emergency.

The Captain was nice enough to come find me, knowing I was from "Tornado Alley," to make sure I knew we’d be having a Tornado Drill in the not too distant future.

Well… today was the day!

And although she warned me we would be having a drill, she did not warn me it would be a FULL-FLEDGE LIVE PERFORMANCE type drill. :p

Its 10:00 AM, I’m typing away at my computer, do-ti-do… when all of the sudden I hear the Weather Radio on our Admin’s desk start squawking. I can’t completely understand what the guy is saying, but it’s something involving a Tornado, the Omaha and Council Bluffs area, and seeking shelter. So I turn to look outside… it doesn’t look bad… so I get up and walk over closer to our Admin’s desk to listen. She’s not there, nobody else seems to be around, but sure enough there's weather radio and it's talking about a tornado.

I turn to look outside again, it's sunny, there aren't any clouds??? Then the outdoor sirens start blaring!!! What???

I immediately start thinking where is this thing, where are my boys, where is Steve?

Then… finally… our security guy makes an announcement over the intercom telling us to go to our designated shelter area and I finally hear the word "drill."

Along comes my Safety Captain, encouraging me to make my way to the shelter area. Huh? I’m positive I had to have the funniest look on my face. I was seconds away from forced self-control emergency mode and here she was with her walky-talky and a smile.

You’ve got to be kidding me?!?!

Now that's a tornado drill!

Houses...

We moved to Omaha, Nebraska on December 27th. We left knowing our home in OKC wasn't sold and we wouldn't have a home in Omaha until it did.

We discussed Steve going on ahead and the boys and I staying behind until the house sold. Possibly letting the boys finish the school year with friends. But ultimately, after thought and prayer, we decided it was best to keep our family unit together. So... we moved.

Today is April 4th.

Our OKC home is still on the market... positive showings, but no offers.

Interest rates are low.

There are several homes for sale in the area we'd like to live.

People around us are planting flowers and starting warmer weather projects.

I want to buy a house… I want a low interest rate… I want to plant flowers... I want to plan projects...

I know I can do some of these things where I am, but it's not the same.

I'm trying to focus, I'm trying to remember things do not happen in my time, and I'm trying to trust things are going to fall into place when they're supposed to... but it's hard.

Pray for me! Pray for us! Pray for our home!