The Lesser of Two Evils

Wow, one week until Christmas and I still don't have all of my shopping done.  It seems like I have been busier this year than the last...well...ever.  I guess that's how life gets though.  The older we are, the busier we get.  Especially when you have three kids.  I am so happy though.  I am so Thankful that God has blessed me with these kids.  I just want to protect them with my life from this crazy world.
I recently had a conversation with my mom about the twilight movies and Bella's choice of Edward. We finally saw Breaking Dawn, which was a bit cheesy, but I enjoyed the experience.  Anyway, we somehow got on the topic of vampires being evil. My mom feels that Bella should have chosen Jacob due to his uh heartbeat.  Maybe that's true, but I didn't write the books.  I do know that vampires are not of God's creation, but I don't think the Native American Tribes in the story were exactly Christian.  If so, I missed that part.  I found myself asking if God would create humans to "shape shift" the way they do.  And while I haven't researched it in the Bible, since I don't care to waste any amount of time trying to prove whether or not every character in Twilight is good or bad, I can't help but think that it's all kind of evil.  On both sides.  Now, I know it's just a story, and I have read all of the books and watched all of the movies, but if we are speaking in real-life terms here, I am certain that I would not want to be involved with either of those fellows.  Now, I attempted to explain my reasoning to my mom, to which she replied,
 "the lesser of two evils."
I have heard that saying many, many times in my life without giving it a second thought.  Even agreeing with it at points, but when I heard it the other night there was not one part of my body, soul, or mind that agreed with those words.  Evil is evil and satan is evil and God is good.
Evil has no place in any of our lives, or at least it shouldn't.
This is the kind of thinking that our world is in though.  Choose the lesser of two evils.
Why?  Why should we have to choose evil at all?  We don't. We don't.  So many believe this to be true and acceptable and it sickens me.  We don't have to choose evil at all people.  We can choose God.  We can choose Jesus Christ.  We can choose the opposite of evil.
 That is all I have to say for today.  I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas.
 God Bless Everyone!

That song keeps playing over and over in my mind, or just that one verse of that song.
"The heart has a language of it's own.
It speaks in tongues and quiet sighs and prayers and proclamations." 
Just that verse.  It is simply beautiful. I don't even really like the rest of the song all that much.  Well, maybe I do. 

 I bought a used karaoke machine today, only to get it home and realize it doesn't work. I'm returning it in the morning.  I also purchased some nice crocheted beanies at the antique store. And while I was there decided to try on a $1500 emerald ring.  It was a rather large on my finger though.  Oh, and Rufus got a haircut. He looks so darling, I almost forgot he was a poodle.

 I think I want a made for Christmas.  I want an older one, not the young, hot ones that sleep with your husband.  Okay, that is a sign of watching too many silly movies.  I'm sure that doesn't happen that often.  Or maybe it does.  Or maybe I can just buy a robotic made.  Of course, then I would probably end up like Will Smith in I, Robot. 

Grass

It's funny how the grass always seems greener on the other side.  The truth is that all the grass is green or all the grass is brown on both sides.  Depending on how you look at your life.  Today, all of my grass is brown.  I know it's not really brown when I look at the bigger picture, but in my world right now, it's brown.  It was brown in Alabama and in Florida, but I thought it would be green in Arkansas.  Well, I have news, it's brown here too.  I think it might even be a little bit more brown here than anywhere else. Maybe it's just all mud here, there is no grass at all.

Sweet November

I wanted to write a blog yesterday, but I got side-tracked shopping for nik-naks instead.  I wanted to write because it's November now, the most romantic month of the year.  It is for me anyway. Not just because I was married in November, or because Brian said, "I love you" to me for the first time in November.  It's because it is a time of beauty and Thankfulness. The weather is cool and everything in nature is like eye-candy for me this month.  We celebrate Thanksgiving, a real American holiday with meaning, and Winter is well on it's way. Even with the lack of sleep I had last night and the vomit I have been cleaning up all day from my sick little one, I am feeling incredibly blissful. So many of my friends are caught up with the hustle and bustle of this money-driven, fast-paced sham of a life that society tells us to live. It's easy to get sucked up in all that mess.  But I don't want to just step back and enjoy a moment every now and then, I want to stay back and enjoy every minute of the life we were created for.  Our time is now, and I'm tired of missing out.

There are two trees outside of Ethan's school that I see every day.  Two weeks ago I noticed how marvelous they looked with all the bright, yellow leaves in contrast with their dark, brown trunks. I even took a picture of them with my phone, but a long weekend is all that it took for them to become completely bare. I have to admit that I was disappointed that all of the yellow beauty couldn't last just a little longer.

The changing seasons are a perfect example of how fast time escapes us. Let us not waste it anymore.

Jack the bearded dragon lives by the sand, he lays in the hot, hot sun and eats bugs throughout the land....

I don't know what it is about rainy days that make me want to write on this blog, but here I am.  I have all three of my munchkins home today.  Ethan is skipping a field trip to the pumpkin patch in some nasty weather.  I have decided to let him skip all the field trips this year.  He is doing so well with his first year in public school, that I am not going to mess it all up by forcing him to go on trips that he has no desire to attend.  I had hoped that we would sleep in, but the boys need no alarm clock.  They are always up and ready to go at the crack of dawn.  I'm not sure why I thought this morning would be any different.  Normally, I don't mind waking up early, but I am still tired from a long weekend with our family.  We had a lot of fun though and it was worth it.  We also adopted a new pet.  His name is Jack and he is the most adorable baby bearded dragon I have ever met.  He is tiny right now and incredibly fun to watch.  Feeding him is the best part, if you like gross stuff like me.  He eats live crickets, but since he is so tiny right now, I have to break the back legs off of the crickets so they can't hop away.  As soon as Jack sees the little bugs running for their lives, he takes off and gobbles them up in one, swift bite.  Seriously, cutest thing ever. 
Anyway, I think I might take the kids to Hastings to pick out some new books and maybe drink some hot cocoa.  It's a perfect day for hot cocoa. 

Time to enjoy the first October weekend...

It's Friday and tomorrow is October 1st, it's going to be a fabulous weekend. The weather will be sunny and cool, my favorite kind.  We have an engineering family picnic to attend tomorrow.  I'm excited to meet some of Brian's new coworkers.  A little nervous too.  I hope the other wives are nice.  Sometimes I wish we had a boat to go out on the lake.  The kids are still a bit too small, but how awesome that would be?  On a day like this, going into the mountains to find hidden gems of trees and secret waterfalls.  I'm sure there are some around here somewhere.  I love the natural wonders and beauty of nature.  I can stare at the same trees for hours outside of my window and still be in awe.  I always dreamt of being a photographer for National Geographic Magazine as a child.  I would pin pictures of wild animals torn out of magazines to my bedroom walls.  Those later turned into posters of Justin Timberlake.  I am still a fan and I do continue to listen to N'Sync.  Haha, it's my dirty little secret.  Maybe, when my kids are a little older and not so demanding of my time, I will have the ability to wait out in the woods for a perfect wildlife shot of an American Black Bear.  For now, I will just have to settle for the zoo.  Peace out and Love Jesus!