A Little Funny Goes a LONG Way!

In a world that is so full of sadness, disappointment and pain don't you think that we all need a little funny in our lives? I do. I am blessed to have such a wonderful 4 1/2 year old child who truly is my funny bone and not the kind that hurts! Right now in the heavy mood that I am in, I really want to share some of the funny that she brings into my life...You may have heard some of these before but just in case you haven't here they are! Enjoy.

When she was 3 & 4:
(Dancing around in the living room pretending to teach a class)
Me: "What kind of dance do you teach?"
Kiddo: "Roll over, ballet and wiggle"
Me: "What time is your next class?
Kiddo: "6-0-4-8…I better be on time!" (Talking about me)

(She was not in the best mood at this point. We were in the car going home from somewhere) Kiddo: "Mom don't look at me, I'm lazy!" (She meant cranky).

Some of her funny sentences/word mistakes...

Kiddo: "Mommy, I have a headache in my stomach."

"I'm boring!" This one STILL makes me laugh.

"Can somebody help me a hand?"

After hurting her baby finger…in a whiny voice…"But that is my favorite finger of all, it is soooo small."

Talking about wanting a kitten or a puppy…"When I grow up I would really like a kittlette AND a puplette."

About the shrimp in her pasta: "I only like rotten shrimp" (She uses rotten for raw!)

Kiddo singing loudly in the car with her headphones on: "You are the ever lusty God…the ever lusty God (a pause)...What's lusty mean?" (This is when we quickly told her that the correct wording in the song is ever LASTING God...)HA HA HA!!

Running into the house after looking at our tulips in the front yard: "MOM!!! The Daisies are QUILTING!!" (Too cute.)

Our Kiddo and Mike (husband) were talking about the movie Mission Impossible and our kiddo told her Dad about a show she watched on TV and there are "Special Asians" on there too! She meant special agents!

Me: "Kiddo you are Wacky!!"
Kiddo: "Thanks!"

Kiddo was helping me cook in the kitchen (Pushing a chair to help me in the kitchen)Kiddo: "Whew!! This is difficult!!"..."What's difficults mean?"

Now before I share the most recent funny...You need to hear some exciting news of ours...We are expecting a baby! :) So here is the funny...

Once our kiddo found out she was going to be a big sister we started talking about hormones so she would understand why I am happy one second and crying the next...Well at the risk of being embarrassed, I had some gas and something slipped out and she says: "Oh Mom, don't worry, it’s just your hormones!"

Well...Hopefully this has helped lift your mood a little bit! I know it has lifted mine. Remember that God will always provide a way for us to smile even when times are tough!

Far From Friends

Tonight I started to think about those friends I had way back in the day that sadly I have lost contact with. There are friends from junior & senior high school, college days, youth group days and some childhood friends that I really miss. I think of them often and wonder how we allowed ourselves to drift so far from contact.

I had a chat with one of these friends just the other night and I was able to catch up on her life. It felt so good to chat with her. She is one of those friends that you can not speak to for months on end yet it seems that God places us together just at the right time. When we reunite it is as if we had just spoken to one another just the other day. It is a neat feeling and I sure appreciate her friendship. Her name is Shauna. I am not sure if she reads my little blog but if you do...I want you to know how much I love you. We have seen each other through some tough times and I am so glad that God has brought you into my life. Let's try better to keep in touch. Coffee phone date? Maybe I can learn how to make your fabulous cake and you make one too and we can eat it "together". I don't care what we do...Let's just connect OK?

How about you dear friends? Is there someone in your life that you feel far from? If so, make a point to connect in some form. Let's try and not be so far from our friends. Take care.

Happy Bestie Day

Hello Friends,

Well I am sure that all of us are aware of what tomorrow is. It is Mother's Day. You may question why I have titled my post the way I did...I will explain here.

First I want to say that I am not opposed to Mother's Day. You are 100% entitled to celebrate your Mother, you Grandmother, your Step Mom or celebrate because you are a Mother. I have no problems with that at all. Good Mothers deserve to be honored. In fact I too will be celebrating and I too will be celebrated because I have and am a Mother. Yet this day also brings some sadness to my heart as I think about my bestie. I love her with so much of myself that I hurt with and for her because her dream is to be a Mom and she has yet to celebrate a Mother's Day as a Mother. She has dreamed of being pregnant and of being a Mom for so many years. It just has not happened for her yet. My heart hurts for her with each passing year and even though I will celebrate tomorrow I will also be praying for her. Her and her husband (my other bestie) want a child so badly and they would be amazing parents. About 1/2 a year ago they had a little boy that they were allowed to call their own through adoption. Then suddenly the adoption was put to a stop. We cried together. When she got her period after thinking she could be pregnant, I cried for her. Her and her hubby suffer with millions of others with infertility. I question often like I am sure some of you do, why 15 year olds can get pregnant so easily and not want the child but my bestie who would be the best Mommy cannot get pregnant naturally. Some would say it is God's timing or that they need to learn something and my favorite as to why they have no children yet: God can use this in their ministry. That part is true I am sure but the truth is it doesn't make it any easier. The fact remains that this is another Mother's Day where once again her arms are empty and I can't help but think of her. So where I will be celebrating my own Mom and I will be celebrated as a Mom I am ever mindful of those who ache on Mother's Day for various reasons: infertility, a poor relationship with their own Mother, death of a Mother...the list can go on. I will be praying. I am also aware of how much I love my bestie and I will be celebrating her through prayer tomorrow. After all, she is a strong woman of God who I believe deserves to be celebrated!! So as you celebrate tomorrow, would you please celebrate my bestie and pray for her?

You my dear Bestie are an example of love. I appreciate you and feel honored that God has put you in my life. We will continue this journey together, the sorrows and the joys. Tomorrow, I will be celebrating you!!! Happy Bestie Day!