getting better ...

i appear to be getting better at this blogging business! for some reason, i'm sure it's a pure operator error, i can't get blogger to work on my black -aka crack- berry. if so, man what the blog would have on it! lol! small town and daily "trials". which everyone has, even if they don't admit it.

sister used to blog everyday. most days were about her random dramas. i always have said two things -#1:"God looks out for stupid people!" and yes, i'll admit i'm one of those. i'm not excluded! and #2:"if you allow drama to be a part of your life and follow you, it will." i HATE drama! i'm over high school, and for that matter pretty much hated high school. SBA -my cosmetology school - had it's own drama too. everywhere does. i just strive to stay away unless it's going to harm me. in my last post - past to the future - (meg, i need to know how to link this kind of stuff please :] ) i informed everyone of some small town drama where i work. nothing bad has happened, but i still have my guard up. the new is bound to wear off and the crazy that's been dormant will appear. i pray i'm not around when it does. so that's an little update.

i had the great idea to keep sharing on what my pastor has been preaching a series of messages on: " Family: an endangered species." i started with week one in my post - "just when you think ... it all changes". in that post is where he preached about "how to build a 3-d marriage." well, he's had 2 messages on the subject since. i'm hoping for 2 posts with that ... check back tomorrow b/c i'm off! woohoo! sorry had to plug in my off day : )

well, as earlier stated, sister sometimes would post her "soap box" ... this is going to be one of those posts starting now ....

when i finally got up this morning, i turned on my tv. usually i listen/watch music videos. i got an amazing book by the most fabulous christian fiction author ever! Karen Kingsbury,sunday. i was so sad to put my book down at about 1130 last night, and was so excited to read it this morning while listening to the music. well, i'm a HUGE music lover, so the music was diverting my thoughts away from the book. i then decided to turn it to "the today show". bad mistake! now, if you're a facebook fan of mine, you've probably seen somewhat of this "soapbox" today on my status! the dugger family was on for the brief, and i do mean brief, time i watched/listened. meredith vierra said." so you have an announcement for us huh? let me guess ... you're getting a puppy?" lettme insert here .... you could tell by the expression on MV's face (who i loved and was an easily read and always up for good arguments on the view) that mrs dugger was pregnant. now for those of you who have been hiding under a rock; the dugger family has 18 kids and counting - literally all her and her one and only husbands. they have a tv show on tlc. which i'm sure is helping pay for the huge house, the several washing machines/dryers etc etc etc. not only do they have 18! kids, but the oldest one is married, and she's expecting a girl in oct. welp, the duggers are indeed pregnant with baby #19.

As i have previously posted, i've had lots of invites to baby showers, weddings and bridal teas this year. more so than ever. i love children! i even went out to eat sunday with 2 couples that are friends of mine from church with their 4 kids. i loved it! and so did the parents and kids! i think i was the one with the lack of adult conversation, but that was great with me! i'm against abortion. i'm not sure if ive ever posted this or not, and i'm sure to most readers, this is something you already know. i'm a PK - aka preacher's kid. i love every minute of it! i love my God, His son Jesus, more than i love myself or anyone else for that matter! life is a gift from God. i'm also a very honest, blunt, outspoken kinda gal too. plain talk is easily understood. i don't believe in abortion for any reason. i'm also, no one's judge. if you want to have 19 kids. ok with me. even if i don't know you, but know this about you, i'm going to pray for you. and your child. my bff that just had a baby was very concerned about birth defects and shes only 24. this lady is in her 40s. she's about to be a grandmother! i've never really watched the show, but i do know the older kids take care of the younger kids. i pray this baby is healthy,and mom is too. after all, she has 18 other kids to take care of. i cant wait to have a family of my own one day. i say now, that i would love to have anywhere from 2-4 kids, but probably just 3. 3 is a great number of kids to have. i want mine fairly close in age too. i just think after 18 kids, a grand baby on the way, your inching closer to 50 every day, when are you going to stop having kids? maybe i'm just talking crazy. anyways, thanks for reading my soap box.