Taking a break

As some of my dear blog friends may have noticed, my posts have been spartan lately with wider gaps in between my postings.
After much deliberation and prayer, I have decided to take a break from my blog. I will miss corresponding with each one of you. It has been a blast. However, I have many "irons in the fire" at this season of my life, and need to step back from a few things...even things I love to be involved in.
And by the way, I am now on facebook! So if your on too, I would love to be your friend!
Love to each of you!
Sue

Home from N.C.

I returned home last evening from Lake Lure, NC, where I had a speaking engagement Monday night. I met an amazing group of women in this beautiful southern state! They were warm, friendly and how do you spell "southern hospitality"???They practice this to excellence. So to Jan, the Pams, Bobbie Jean, Mary Ellen and all the rest of the "Sister Chicks", THANK YOU, from the bottom of my heart. It was a privilege to spend precious moments with you. Just wish we had more time:(

Getting Ready.

These past few weeks, I have been surrounded by books and my bible. My desk is cluttered with sticky notes and scrap pieces of paper. I am getting ready to get "back in the saddle" speaking, after taking a 2 month summer break.
I am just so excited, to share, what the Lord has been teaching me, I can hardly stand it. So, look out, ladies in the Lake Lure, NC area we are going to have a blast together!

When your stuck!

Please join me in this hilarious moment this past weekend. While attending my sons football game, I got chilled, as the sun set and the temperature dipped. Jogging to the truck, I grabbed a pullover to slip on. Well, I got stuck in it. With my arms pinned to the side of my head, I was totally incapable of finishing the task of putting it on. My daughter-in-law, came to my rescue, and my son, grabbed the camera for this "memory maker moment".

I have been mulling over this scene for a few days. There are times when I feel stuck.

Stuck in a emotion.

Stuck in a relationship.

Stuck in a financial situation.

Stuck in a habit.

Stuck in a lifestyle.

Stuck in ________. You fill in the blank. What do you get stuck on?

***At Any given time, God gives you and I the right to choose. We do not have to say "This is just the way I am, So, I guess I am stuck." Whatever YOUR stuck is today, can you lay it down and get "unstuck"? It may take allot of work and perseverance. God wants us to live in freedom and victory and will pry us out of our stuck-ness (is this a word?). Watch for HIM today.

I would have lots of time, if my family did not wear clothes!

Rabbits multiply at lightning speed, as does our laundry. This was the delight of my morning. NOT. Four days worth of clothing needed to be washed. If only my family went naked:)

Weekend Get-away

Last weekend my man and I headed to Missouri for a few days away. As we drove along the winding rural roads, I could feel myself begin to unwind and relax.
The need for a break had been evident for several weeks and further confirmed when I got stressed out because there is not a "Taco Bell" at the exit we chose for lunch!
Really...Taco Bell?...this is your final clue you need to stop and take a "pause" in your life.
We stayed in a beautiful, remote cabin with no Internet or ESPN:) Thanks to the gracious generosity of my brother and sister-in-law. We laughed, talked and had fun. You know F-U-N! I almost needed the word explained to me:) I looked up some similar words in my Thesaurus.They included;amusement,enjoyment,pleasure, play,sport,good times, romping, blast, frolic and merriment. Yes, fun, is a accurate description of our get-a-way.

Do you need any fun infused in your life? We did!

State Fair Champion

Home. It feels good.

The cupboards are bare, there is a mountain of laundry that is begging for attention, and the mail needs to be sorted.

The remnants of being at the State Fair for 7 days.

However, the results of our State Fair visit was priceless. I have posted pictures of me doing the "mom thing". Why is it that I resemble the "bag lady"? Oh, yeah, it is because the last person to leave the hotel (which is me) brings the cooler, cameras, coffee, McDonald's, show shirts and anything else that we could possible need for a day at the fair:) Including Aleve! Lots of Aleve!

And we did have a successful fair. Winning Grand Champion Yorkshire Gilt. The picture of her and Brock is not so great...but you get the idea. There is a picture of her selling in the sale yesterday along with a few candid shots of County Fair also, where she won Grand Gilt last week.

Making memories.....exhausting......but priceless!