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"Boomer in the Pew" blog has just celebrated its first birthday!

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Well this party is no exception. Except....the fabulous present here....is for one of my fortunate readers!

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I love my Youth!

I can't tell you how much I love all my youth! Nothing spectacular happened tonight at C4 that would make me say that I just do! You guys ROCK!

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Confession Follow-Up

In my thoughts and prayers about my previous confession blog I realized something. Have you ever had so much to do that you didn't know where to start and in being overwhelmed you just don't do anything? Admit it I think we all have been there at one point. Maybe you didn't purposely choose to do nothing it just happened because you didn't know where to start. Well that is where I am.

With so many demands I am overwhelmed and don't know where to start so I just don't start and therefore do not accomplish anything, becoming lazy. This can be very dangerous!

"Did you know that laziness is a sin? It is. God gave us many Bible verses that talk about laziness, a good work ethic, and stewardship of our time and talents.

Think about this: "Lazy hands make a man poor, but diligent hands bring wealth" (Prov. 10:4, NIV). This Old Testament verse communicates God's expectation. It is one of the verses that helped produce the old saying, "God helps those who help themselves." One of the ways that God chooses to bless us is by our right use of the abilities He has given us. Laziness is not the same as leisure.

I do not mean that it is inappropriate for Christians to rest or participate in recreation. Laziness is rather a pattern of life that avoids or disdains work. Leisure and recreation are necessary and generally brief respites." ~ Rex Rogers

There I am in a pattern of life that is avoiding work (laziness)! Lord forgive me, help me to seek you for guidance, strength, wisdom. You have put me in charge of my own life, I need to choose what is good, I need to choose to work as unto to You in all areas of my life, not choosing to be lazy, even if that is not my intent!

My Aching Tooth

Well today was full of pain. I got my tooth pulled. The dentist suggested I get a root canal however from everyone that I know that has gotten one and the advice I was given it seemed that I would go through all that work, pain, and money just to get it pulled eventually so I just got it pulled. No messing around here.

So once this heals I will get a bridge. Let's hope it isn't as much pushing, pulling, and pain as today.

Thanks to Kali I got to go back to bed when I got home from the dentist. Which I really needed not only because I was hurting but also because I had some sick kids last night and only got 3 hours of sleep. That's right ladies an gentleman only 3 hours of broken sleep then a tooth extraction.

Let's hope tomorrow (which is really today as it is 1:07 am) is better then today!

Bein' Real

So on Sunday in service Pastor Bob asked if anyone ever text during Sunday service before. I raised my hand. That's right people I have sent and received text messages during church service. If any of you know me you know that I can't live without my phone. Don't worry though I don't make a habit out of it. I really only have text messaged in service during the time when my dad was sick. We never knew when or how his next serious bought would be so I was available via my cell at all hours of the day and night. Anyway, when I raised my hand PB chuckled (like he knew it would be me) and said "Christina, confession is good for the soul." So I have a confession.

I have a tendency in life to act like everything is ok, even when it is not. Even here on my blog I don't blog it all because you all will read it. Well lately I have been inspired by my girlfriend, who also blogs, to be real. When I think about life (all the stuff around me) and laying it out there, being real about life I think I do ok but when it comes to ME personally I have a problem. I sugar coat it all and package it pretty so no one tell.

The last couple weeks I have been struggling, really struggling! So much seems to be bothering me and I can't seem to just let it go. The weird thing is that it is a bunch of little things that all add up, nothing big. My Dad died, my Mom is struggling, she has the family living in her tiny apartment which doesn't help her dealing with her grief, she spend all her time in her room, in bed (I know that is not suppose to be ALL my problem but that is another fault I have, taking on things that aren't mine to handle). I have feelings of inadequacy in almost all areas of my life: being a mother, a wife, a youth leader, being healthy both physically and spiritually just to name a few.

Since high school, like many people, I put on weight. Well 10 years and three kids later I am not doing so well. I am now trying to get my self healthier and lose some weight. Normally my wieght doesn't bother me too much and have a pretty good attitude about it. For some reason though it is hitting me really hard this time. I need to be healthy for me but also for my family and I am having a hard time with that.

Then there is the issue of wife and mother. I stay home with my children which I feel is the best thing for them. This choice however has left us struggling ALOT with finances and I can't help but think that some of our financial struggles are my fault. Also with being home there are times when you feel less like an adult because all of your time is spent with children, no adult interaction and it tends to make me crazy. This then leads to me not really carrying my wait around the house and being lazy and this plays a part in my role as a wife.

One thing after another just keeps rolling together, like a ball, into a bigger ball of problems. So bottom line people is I am struggling. I want to be the best that I can be and right now it doesn't even seem like I care. Reality is I do, I just don't know what to do to get the ball rolling the other way.

These are my true confessions. And PB sorry for texting! lol

Sick Boys

Well today is the first time Aaron has really been sick. After church today we had a birthday party for my girlfriend's son's 1st birthday. When we got there we noticed Aaron was very warm, but we had been in the car for about an hour and a half so we waited to see if he was just over heated. Turns out he had a fever. We ended up leaving after a while when the Tylenol didn't kick in.

Jeremy Sr. has been sick all weekend and had been fighting it but after running around today and dealing with a sick baby he could fight any more. He too is sick.

So today in all the fun of church and a birthday party our day ended in all of us in our pjs laying around with Jeremy Jr., Nathan, and I taking care of Daddy and Aaron!

Poor sick boys!