Your love is everlasting; it is extraordinary.
You choose to share your heart with us. It is always in us; it is a part of us.
Your love is like a flower that never dies; it is a sweet aroma to the soul.
You love us unconditionally even though we are not capable of such love ourselves.
You make us significant in our insignificance.
Our love for you is limited and ordinary.
We do not always share our heart with you. We have doubts are full of sin.
Our love is rooted in selfish desires, our heart cannot be trusted.
We are not capable of loving you the way you love us. Yet you desire a relationship with us.
We are insignificant, but you make us lovely.
10.04.2008
Partying at Da Beech with the Book Club
Well I am sitting here at the hobbit house at the coast with a group of friends. I have had two cups of really good coffee and a good breakfast. Last night was FUN FUN FUN, we had a great dinner, laughed a lot, taught each other dances, and had a little wine. It was a GREAT evening that lasted well until 1am. We were serious, we were hilarious, we were women. It's been a great weekend so far. Oh how I have missed hanging out with good friends.
It's been a time to relax, kick back and a nice break from real life. A reminder not to take everything so seriously and to give yourself time to come down every once in awhile. We've not even been here a whole 24 hours and I am already starting to feel refreshed. So glad I came.
Next is shopping, of course!! And then a great lunch out. Why? Because we deserve it. After all we are the goddesses of the hobbit house, the amazons of our homes, the keepers of the secrets and the heartbeat of our church. We are knowledge seekers and life lovers. We are the book club.
It's been a time to relax, kick back and a nice break from real life. A reminder not to take everything so seriously and to give yourself time to come down every once in awhile. We've not even been here a whole 24 hours and I am already starting to feel refreshed. So glad I came.
Next is shopping, of course!! And then a great lunch out. Why? Because we deserve it. After all we are the goddesses of the hobbit house, the amazons of our homes, the keepers of the secrets and the heartbeat of our church. We are knowledge seekers and life lovers. We are the book club.
9.09.2008
Friendships, Wisdom and Pop Rocks
The past few days I have really been thinking about my friendships. I have all kinds of friends for all kinds of reasons. Some are because we work our attend church together, some are because our kids are in the same class, some are because we like the same coffee shops, and then there are some friends that we just met randomly. But each one of my friends brings something unique to the table. They all bring something different out in me. And we've all heard that some friends are for a season and others are for a lifetime.
The key is being able to tell the difference. I have had some of the best times of my life with people that I no longer talk to. I have shared my most intimate secrets with some whom
I don't even know if they are still alive. Then I have friends that I hardly ever get to see, but when I do, it's like being home. Just being near them brings out the the best me that I can be.
One of the friends that I remember the most vivdly from childhood is Karen. I knew her when I was around 8 or 9. She was the older junior high girl down the street with a million freckles and a frizzy bright red fro that introduced me to the Bee Gees and Pop Rocks. She was so cool! She hated all the other "kids" but she liked me. We were buds. She could jump down all three of the steps in front of her house at one time. And she always wore the coolest t-shirts with her cords. I wanted to be just like her when I grew up.
So thank you Karen, whereever you are. You have paved the way for a great many friendships that I have had in my life.
The key is being able to tell the difference. I have had some of the best times of my life with people that I no longer talk to. I have shared my most intimate secrets with some whom
I don't even know if they are still alive. Then I have friends that I hardly ever get to see, but when I do, it's like being home. Just being near them brings out the the best me that I can be.
One of the friends that I remember the most vivdly from childhood is Karen. I knew her when I was around 8 or 9. She was the older junior high girl down the street with a million freckles and a frizzy bright red fro that introduced me to the Bee Gees and Pop Rocks. She was so cool! She hated all the other "kids" but she liked me. We were buds. She could jump down all three of the steps in front of her house at one time. And she always wore the coolest t-shirts with her cords. I wanted to be just like her when I grew up.
So thank you Karen, whereever you are. You have paved the way for a great many friendships that I have had in my life.
9.06.2008
Appreciation for the Heenie
Apparently now that I have started writing I just can't stop which isn't necessarily good. I am not THAT good of a writer. Not being modest, just realize that there are others far better equipped at wordsmithing than I. My husband for one. Speaking of my husband...
Tom is amazing. I LOVE being married to him. He's everything that I have wanted and needed in a husband. Oh sure he may make me nuts when he forgets to pull back the garbage cans, or with his ability to step over anything on the floor and not even see it. But overall, he's an awesome guy. Now this is something that I tell everyone, but I can't remember the last time I told him. We spend so much time talking about school functions, bills, doctors appointments, or the lawn that I don't remember the last time I just said thank you for choosing me to share your life with.
I know life can't always be candlelit dinners and roses, especially with a teenager in the house! But beyond being romantic, sometimes it's important to just be grateful. I have seen some of my friends' husbands and holy cow am I ever lucky!! I also have friends who are still single and they struggle with living life without a partner. I don't envy them either; life is easier when your major relationships are settled.
That doesn't always make life easy...There have been some really big things in the past few years that we have struggled with. There were times where we fought with each other and times we fought against each other. A good lesson that I think has been hard earned for us was that we are much better at surviving the hardships of life if our backs are toward each other and not our swords. We have learned to appreciate that each other is a worthy opponent and if we stay on the same side that we are a formidable team.
So today I want to do something special just for him. It doesn't have to be big or ostentatious, but just for today I will say thank you because quite honestly, I can't imagine my life without him.
Thank you Heenie...
Tom is amazing. I LOVE being married to him. He's everything that I have wanted and needed in a husband. Oh sure he may make me nuts when he forgets to pull back the garbage cans, or with his ability to step over anything on the floor and not even see it. But overall, he's an awesome guy. Now this is something that I tell everyone, but I can't remember the last time I told him. We spend so much time talking about school functions, bills, doctors appointments, or the lawn that I don't remember the last time I just said thank you for choosing me to share your life with.
I know life can't always be candlelit dinners and roses, especially with a teenager in the house! But beyond being romantic, sometimes it's important to just be grateful. I have seen some of my friends' husbands and holy cow am I ever lucky!! I also have friends who are still single and they struggle with living life without a partner. I don't envy them either; life is easier when your major relationships are settled.
That doesn't always make life easy...There have been some really big things in the past few years that we have struggled with. There were times where we fought with each other and times we fought against each other. A good lesson that I think has been hard earned for us was that we are much better at surviving the hardships of life if our backs are toward each other and not our swords. We have learned to appreciate that each other is a worthy opponent and if we stay on the same side that we are a formidable team.
So today I want to do something special just for him. It doesn't have to be big or ostentatious, but just for today I will say thank you because quite honestly, I can't imagine my life without him.
Thank you Heenie...
Junior High Thoughts
So my daughter started junior high this week. That's kind of freaking me out. I know that I am going to turn around and she'll be prepping for college. But even if that doesn't happen as quickly as I fear, she still has all of those firsts still ahead of her. I just want to beat the guy up already who gives her the first kiss, or the friend who breaks her confidence. I am excited to see who invites her to her first banquet or if she gets nominated to court or student council. What will her first car be? Will she make it on varsity her freshman year? All these things are still coming. And I can't wait to be sitting in the bleachers, waiting by the front door with the camera, holding her close while she cries because he likes her best friend, delighting with her when she makes the winning basket during the playoffs, observing her when her eyes open to a world that she never realized existed, spending time on my knees praying that she'll stay tender in her heart to the Lord, providing balance to the chaos, giving advice when it's warranted and letting her fall so she'll know how to get back up. I can only imagine what the next few years will bring, but I so want to enjoy each step of the process. So thank you Lord for every moment I have with this beautiful child. How could I ask for more?
10.08.2007
College Daze
This has been an interesting week. I have run into several people that I knew in college. Part of that is due to my frantic searchings for them on other community websites such as Facebook, and some on MySpace. It's brought up some interesting memories, some good, some left back there. I realize that each person I run into is not the same person they were back then either, but I don't think I could be further away from who I once was. This is only by the grace of God. He's amazing. He can take a broken life and make it brand new. The person I am today and the person I once was would not even recognize each other, let alone realize they lived in the same home. That is only by the renewing of my mind...the being transformed. What an awesome God we serve!
10.05.2007
The Huffmans, Episode III
Another move behind us. Lord help this one to be the last in several years...
A new home, some new furniture, same old boxes. We'll be having an open house soon. Maybe then I can catch up on my email, blog sites and scrapbooking.
A new home, some new furniture, same old boxes. We'll be having an open house soon. Maybe then I can catch up on my email, blog sites and scrapbooking.
7.23.2006
The Huffmans Episode II
Well here we are...into the next chapter of our lives. We are living in a new home, we have lost one kitty and one dog friend, and we have a new fish tank. Tom is working a new job. Joy starts a new job on August 1st and Cassie will be riding her bike to 5th grade this year instead of the bus. Lots of many changes happening, but if you look really closely - it's still us.
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