
We all get a little lost sometimes, don't we?
A little overwhelmed perhaps?
A lot of women, esp. moms, tend to just take everything on, out of guilt or necessity or just plain not having a choice and after a while, well, it can get to you.
And, it's gotten to me.
I suddenly have NO motivation to do anything and it's made me sick (or, that's what I am telling myself). I woke up yesterday with a fever and a headache and while I am certain it's not H1N1, I am not certain that it isn't just stress catching up with me.
Yes, that's right, I am stressed out. I can't really pinpoint what exactly has done it, but I am sure it's all the little things adding up.... and some big things too (one of Russ' dearest friends lost his long battle with cancer last week...).
Normally, when I am feeling lost, I turn to God, but this week, I didn't just step up my prayers, but I threw myself into reading and writing and working on the cookbook for
Tuesday. And, turning to my friends.... real and bloggy buddies. I haven't really laid it out, haven't really said I needed support, and without me doing so, somehow HE led my friends to give me comforting words when they were most needed.
I know I will get through this stress and I know I am never alone and it's amazing how clear He sometimes makes His messages to me. I see and I know.
Our God is an AWESOME God. He Reigns.
And, just proof of one of the many ways He led my friends to support me .... (and see just how easily I am made happy as well? Sometimes it's not only the little things that bring us down, but the little things that lift us up too!)

Peta over at
7 Little Heads on 7 Little Beds gave me this lovely award....
The Gorgeous Blogger Award
In case you don't know Peta, she is my Aussie friend that exchanges delicious and wonderful treats from Australia with my family and in turn, we send them lovely American treats. (which reminds me, it's getting close to the holidays...)
Anyhoo...
Here are the rules:
By accepting this award I am required to tell you six things about myself that you don't know and then award it to six other gorgeous bloggers.
1. Probably not a shocker, but I was a serious "goody-goody" in highschool and Russ was a "bad boy".... to the point where my favorite English teacher actually tried to convince me to break up with him.
2. I hate to shave my legs and dread the summer because of it. LOL
3. I have serious sleep issues and stay up most nights until well past 3am, which then means I have lots of trouble waking up in the morning.
4. It takes EVERY fiber in my being not to completely lose my mind and not go on a writing rampage on my blog about our government. (probably not a shocker either)
5. I haven't worn my engagement ring in THREE years because the diamond fell out of the setting and it needs to be repaired and I just have been to busy to bother.
6. I LOVE the new TV show "
V"
Now 6 of the Gorgeous bloggers in my life...Nancy @
Zimmer ZooShar @
Double the Adventure
Monica @
Jonas Family, Life w/Twin BoysCat @
Juggling Act of LifeAlisha @
Beautiful DaysBarb @
My Sweet LifeToday I am so thankful for :my friends. I am 100% certain that each and every one of them were sent to me from Him.“This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you. No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you." ~ John 15:12-15
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