I Am.....

Marriage Monday is here again!  E-Mom over at Chrysalis is hosting this twice a month post and this week the topic is all about us: the Christian women who are married and participate in this online "ministry".  We are supposed to fill in the following sentences so here goes.  E-mom gave us the first 2 words for each sentence.  I wrote the first thing that popped into my head when I saw each one, so here goes!


I am…..a  52 yr old Christian wife, mom, daughter, cousin, niece, aunt, friend, volunteer,  and special education teacher.

I want…..my daughters to follow Christ all of their days.

I have…..unspeakable joy in my heart....the husband I never thought I'd have, 2 precious daughters, a wonderful church and good friends...and the contentment that comes with serving Christ.

I wish…..people would be more tolerant of each other and look at the person, not the sin.

I hate…..bullying,gossip, dishonesty, and prejudice.

I miss…..my friend Candace.... I write and get no answer.....:(

I fear…..that my in laws will die before coming to know Christ as their personal Savior.

I feel…..content most of the time.

I hear…..laughter of my daughters, tears from struggling students, and wonderful worship while at church!

I smell…..a balsam scented candle reminding me of the pine woods I love so dearly....and chicken soup simmering in the crock pot!

I crave…..croissants spread with Nutella

I search…..for Scriptures that speak of peace, emotional healing, and forgiveness.....some of my very favorite topics.

I wonder…..if my oldest daughter will get a summer job!

I regret…..some things but I praise God for His mercy and grace!


I love…..my husband, my 2 daughters, my friends, and extended family and I love Jesus and my church! I also love hiking and being in the mountains! and coffee......

I ache…..when I see the parents of special needs kids struggling to understand.

I care…..about our environment and the way people treat God's creation!

I always…..have a book going....always.

I am not…..a fan of the winter months

I believe…..in the healing power of prayer and in the forgiveness, mercy and grace of Christ and in giving people 2nd chances!

I dance…..sometimes with my husband and sometimes by my self when no one else is around!

I sing…..the song of the Lord when He gives me one and in church, the car, and with my ipod while cleaning the house!

I cry…..when I am especially sad or at sappy romantic movies.

I don’t always…..think before I speak.....

I fight…..with Dave sometimes about the stupidest things!

I write…..often!  On this blog and in my private journal which will someday be turned into a book (a dream) and real letters to family and friends who live out of state!

I never….want to lose faith in people or stop giving people 2nd chances

I listen…..to a variety of music.  to the wind blowing through the pines on a mountain summit...to my ipod when power walking....to the cardinals and jays at the feeder every morning.....to the silence that surrounds me in the deep wooded trails....

I need…..to get up to the mountains!

I am happy…..most of the time....and especially when in the woods/mountains/at the ocean....and when my daughters are happy!