Today is the day. Today is MY day. LOL!! :) My day is almost over, and then this self-love fest will be all over for another year. Today my hubby bought me a fudge cake as a birthday gift (my thighs are already thanking him) My parents came to visit (my children thanked them profusely already) and took me out to lunch, and other than that, I have kept my promise to be completely lazy. I spent all afternoon on the computer. I felt guilty for a couple minutes, and then I reminded myself why I was playing the lazy card, and the guilt went away :)
Ok... on to other things. Hmmmmm... what else? Oh yes! I have found a great thing online (imagine!) I have found an all Christian music radio station! And, it's actually good Christian music! Stuff that people younger than 70 want to listen to! The magic of satellite brings this station to me from central Indiana, although I am roughly 600 miles away! Talk about excited! This station plays more commercials than is my taste, but what station doesn't anymore? And, I am willing to wade through- or just mute- the commercials if the music that comes before and after uplifts my soul! What miracle station is this you ask? Why, I have a link for you! http://www.939thesong.com/ Just click on the "Listen Live Now" link in the upper left corner of the screen, and BAM! you are connected! Good Stuff I tell ya!
Ok... what else is up? I am still waiting NOT patiently for the BYB stuff to arrive. I was able to access my personal BYB consultant page today, and set up my online account. So that was cool. Made it seem a bit more real. I was also able to check on the status of my shipment. Turns out, it hasn't even left the shipping hub yet. Grrr. They are getting all the stuff together from what I gather, and it looks as if several pieces are going to be on back order
I know I know. It WILL get here. This is just a test of my patience. But, as anyone who knows me will tell you, Patience is NOT one of my best virtues 
So this is a patience building experience. I don't like it, but you know what? Growing is never fun. Nor is it painless. Nor is it optional. You have no choice in growth. So I wait. Because really. What can I do? And what will being anxious about it accomplish? I am reminded in my spirit of the verse Phillipians 4:6- "Do not be anxious about anything; but in everything, prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God." Even if that request is "Lord, make me calm down please. Help me to realize that I cannot change the speed of the distribution center. I cannot change the speed of the shipment in any way shape or form. And, by being so anxious for its arrival, I am only displacing my anxiety onto other people and events. Thanks Lord for the patience you are giving to my spirit at this very moment. Amen." I have an old friend, Teri, who used to tell me never to pray for patience. Because patience is not gifted, it is earned. To pray for patience is to ask for the trials to develop it. Well, I'm praying for it. Oh! A funny thing happened yesterday at the doctor's office. (This has absolutely NOTHING to do with the previous paragraph :) ! ) The new doctor was checking L. She was making her touch her toes, checking eyesight and balance and hearing etc. She asked L how old she was. L replied 4. She asked her what her first name was. L replied correctly. She asked what L's last name was. L just stood silent. Suddenly, after all the questions, L became shy (she does this frequently). L just stood and examined the examination table very carefully, not responsive. So, I gave her a little nudge. "L. Honey. What's your last name?" L just stood quietly. "L. Honey. What does mommy call you?" L said quietly, with gusto "DRAMA QUEEN!!!" I thought the Doc was going to fall of her stool she laughed so hard. She laughed for about 5 minutes. It was too cute. The doctor received what she needed. She was checking to see L's language and thought skills, etc. Well, she received an A+ in the Dr's tests! The doc referred to her as Miss Drama Queen for the rest of the visit. Too cute.
I have discovered something about my smallest child. She is 19 months old today. (that's not my discovery!) What I have discovered is that she is not abnormal. She is quite the opposite. She is just like every other baby her age. She screeches. On and on and on. Well, I have noticed among other moms with babies approximately the same age. This generation of babies are screechers. My older two were not screechers. Never even started that stuff. J on the other hand, is a world class screech artist. That girl sounds like a fire engine. Now, I don't believe in astrology or hororscopes or any of that mumbo jumbo. But you know, there has GOT to be something with this. I have never noticed it in any other children up until this generation of babies. I have had a baby in diapers for almost 5 years now. I have been around a lot of babies. This set of babies, all the ones that are currently between the ages of about 14 months and 24 months are screechers!! It's not just mine. And it's not just my imagination.
Hmmmm...wonder if there's any spiritual ramifications to that? Is this generation of babies different than others that have come before it? And maybe, right now, at this age, when all of these babies are still babies, are they showing signs of what they have in common already? Some change in spirit of this generation? Hmmmm... wait and see!
Alright. I'm off to resume my day of nothing! Blessings!
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