so don't have time to be doing this...

As the title suggests, I really do not have time to be writing right now, but I just can't hardly help myself.  Elliana, decked out in her raggedy purple tutu and a pink tee shirt with a tiara placed on her little blondish curls, is sitting at the smudged up glass dining room table eating a PB&J sandwich singing "Oh How I Love Jesus" with her purple feathered "princess slippers" kicked off underneath her chair.  We have Snow White music playing in her bedroom just barely audible over the clothes dryer noises from the hallway.
But, I had to stop and record this adorable little scene for you.
We are trying to get ready for our daddy to be home from a short trip to Falls Creek campgrounds for a Men's retreat.  He had a great refreshing time and are trying to let him come home to something refreshing as well, a cleaner house (notice I didn't say clean...I'm not a miracle worker.  We do still have a 2 1/2 year old playing while I clean)!  I love that he could enjoy Falls Creek and not while he's working as a youth wrangler. ;) j/k  Our kids at the church are wonderful!
He got to trout fish, preview a movie coming out in September (www.courageousthemovie.com/), and all sorts of other manly type things that I don't like to do.  It's a good thing he can get out and do things like this because he comes home to an estrogen filled house at the end of every day of the year.  We try to not overload him with pink and frills, but I'm afraid we do a pretty poor job of keeping our girlie-ness locked away from view most of the time.
He's such a wonderful man and I'm glad to have him.  I would chose him again and again and again!  He's the best match for me and the best daddy I can imagine for my girl(s)!!!  So, I'm logging off now so I can get back to my housewife/mommy duties like wiping the smudgy table off and impatiently await my Prince Charming's (or as Elli Kate says, "Prince Charmy's") return.  

My friend, Chelsea

Hey y'all!  I'm back!  I wanted to just let you in on one of my favorite things-music.  I LOVE Music.  Did I kinda already say that?  I do!  It's true.  I'm rhyming a little now.  I need to stop. Ok.
Anyway.  Music is a language that speaks to every person.  We've all heard that before, but isn't it amazing how true that statement is?  Everyone can relate to some type of music in some way or another.  Some people, like my Papa Greer, enjoy listening to what I call honkey tonk music.  Others, like my dad, prefer 70's rock, including bands names you might know--Kansas, Styx, Boston...  Btw, I'm kinda drawn to those bands too.  Sidenote-Kansas had the BEST drummer I've ever heard, EVER!  Then, there are still others who are drawn to inspirational music or Christian music as I call it.  This is really my favorite genre of tunage (is that a word?) because it truly speaks to my soul and my spirit.  I need this type of music in my life, because it helps me to keep calm at certain moments when perhaps a certain toddler might be trying my patience with pee-pee pants or smearing yogurt on the glass diningroom table during snacktime.  I don't know why I mention those things.  I mean, it's not like those things ever happen at my house.  ;)  But, anyway.
Philippians 4:8 has a list of things that we are to think on regularly.  And, let me tell ya, Christian music is an easy way to put those things into your mind pretty effortlessly.  So, all that to say, I have a good friend that I'd like to introduce to you.  Her name is Chelsea Lake.  She is SO very talented!  If I say too much more about her, you might not believe me.  I'll say a bit more, but not much.  She has a beautiful heart for the Lord.  She exudes the Love of Christ in what she does daily and in the melodic music she writes.  So, if you're looking for a new listen, check her out on YouTube.  I'm attaching a link so you can easily get to her music and not have to navigate too much.
Thanks for looking! :)
Chelsea Lake MUSIC

relief!

Driving into Cushing tonight from a long day on the road, we could smell the heavy oxygen that is a tale-tale sign of rain.  I love that smell!  I thought it may have missed us all together today, but I was wrong and so pleased to be!  Rain came, relief for the dry, dry ground has begun.  I raised my hands as I stepped out of the car tonight and just breathed in deeply!  Mmmmm...so good!  Then, as we were taking our daughter inside I heard what I haven't heard in so long--the crickets singing loudly all over the neighborhood.  They were praising the Lord for His good work today, too!  The rain drip, drip, dripping off the rooftop even seemed to be saying it was glad to be back.
Our prayers have been answered tonight.  Here in Cushing we got rain and were skipped on the hail and tornadoes this time.  Others in the state weren't so fortunate.
I'm just so happy that we are getting some much needed moisture.  I know we still need so much more, but it will come.  I trust that God will provide! :)  Keep praying for rain, y'all!

Thanks for checking in!

time for some showers

Ok, ok enough with the sunshine around here!  Don't get me wrong on this, I LOVE springtime and the sun and I really don't mind the wind as much as I contribute when others complain about it...ok I complain about it too.  Really, I have been enjoying all the days that Elli Kate and I have been getting to spend outdoors lapping up the vitamin D.  However, there is another side of Spring that I've yet to see, the showers!  I'm really ready for some good ol' long rainy days around here!  I've had my rain boots by the door anticipating those first drops for weeks now.  I've washed my car (finally).  And, Aaron even checked out the cellar just last weekend, because I told him that the Lord was waiting to send rain until he looked in and scooped out the leaves from this fall.  He probably just did it to make me happy.  I'm the only one who gets superstitious about rain and other things like baseball, I guess.  Just kidding...sort of.  Anyway.

I'm happy to report that we have a moderate chance for some rainy weather tomorrow, but it might come with some hail and tornadoes too.  Hmmm...sometimes a girl has to take what she can get, I guess.
My sweet niece has been praying for rain for a while now, and she has been asking her momma (my big sis) in the mornings whether it has rained or not overnight.  So precious!!!  I believe she is the epitome of a faithful prayer life.  She is ready and waiting and even anticipating what she has prayed for everyday!  That's convicting to me.  How about you?  It took an almost 4 year old to show me that, again.
I am ready for the rain, I need to be expecting it to rain, because believe me, I've prayed.  Thank you Zoe!

Thanks for reading y'all!  Come on back sometime! :)  And PRAY FOR RAIN!!!

trust

I know that several of you out there probably don't agree with the way we do our bedtime routine around here at the Myers house.  It may seem like a burden to lots of moms and some have more than one child and just don't have the time to do what we do to get Elli Kate sleepy and ready for "nighty-night", as she calls it.
Our night time drill starts at about 8:30 (I know...pretty late for most, but remember we are in youth ministry).  We start winding down and talking about getting jammies on.  We go potty one last time and put on "nighty-night" panties (pull-ups--she still doesn't stay dry though the night yet).  Then, Aaron and I take EK to her bedroom to pray over her.  We pray and then she tells us other people she wants to pray for.  Consistantly, she wants to talk to God about Brother Jack, Miss Karen, Zoe, Oma, and Granny.  Side note here..I really like that she wants to pray for people other than Mommy and Daddy.  She is such a tenderheart and LOVES other people.  I hope that God is planning on keeping that a part of who she is forever.  Anyway.  After prayers, either Daddy or I rock her.  This is where we differ from most other families.  We still rock our little girl.  We always have.  And, we'll rock her until she won't let us anymore.
Here is where I wanted to get you to understand what I mean in this post.  I absolutely love when my daughter totally relaxes in my arms and just takes those last deep breaths before they become steady and rhythmic denoting that she is resting and sleeping after a long day of play and learning.  The only way that she would do this relaxing and resting is that she is at peace with who is holding her.  She is completely trusting that her daddy or mommy is taking care of her and holding her so she can feel safe to let go of tightened muscles and swirling thoughts.  When she is trusting, then she can sleep.
I know that the same is true for me.  When I am trusting, then I can rest/sleep.  God wants to take my cares and burdens from the day, so he can refresh me as I sleep.  I need to remember that as I lay my head down and sigh from the worries of the day, to let my thoughts go over to His Lordship and rest because I trust the one holding me.  :)

garage sales and junk

The reddish glow of the sunrise is just outside my window this morning, beckoning me to come! You all that know me...if you ever read this post, know that I LOVE the outdoors, so that's really not a request that I have a hard time obeying.

Today, in my mind, officially starts the beginning of GARAGE SALE SEASON! I know that sounds like a funny thing to have almost a holiday for-maybe I should do that..make a holiday for the start of one of the junkiest seasons of the year.

Garage sale season is next to Christmas as the junkiest holiday of the year. If you notice, it comes just a few months after the winter month we all get gifts and stuff we don't really need or want or replacements for the things that we really do want and need. So, we feel the need to hang on to these things after Christmas for a few months and then pitch them. Maybe we think that the relative that gave us whatever it was is maybe forgetful and maybe won't drive by on junk day or come by when you're having a Spring garage sale. We feel a little safer and a little more emboldened at the same time to rid ourselves of the clutter! :)

Well, all I know is that I thoroughly enjoy this uncelebrated time of the year! I get to go and sift through other people's junk and acquire some for myself. I LOVE IT! Bring on the junk! I need to go now. It's 7:30 here in Cushing, OK and there are sales happening without me!

If I find some good stuff today, I'll post it later! :) Happy Junk Day!

under construction

Well, this blog is officially under construction-finally! I've been putting this off and not blogging thinking about this big, scary change for me. I am finally adding some pretty to this simple page. It's definitely a departure for me. I feel like I'm totally out of my element trying to watch tutorials and then apply my new "knowledge" as quickly as possible, so as to not lose it! Whew! I got just a tiny bit done tonight after about an hour of playing and getting pretty frustrated. I even needed Aaron to look over my shoulder just for some added security. Maybe I thought if he were sitting close, I might get caught before I did something that would completely mess-up everything I had already done...even though, I know he was really watching Baseball Tonight instead of my head-scratches and scowls at my computer screen. It's okay, now. :) I'm just making some steps and learning A LOT of new things. I'm excited and a little afraid of this new leaf I'm turning over here. I'm excited about all the new potential my blog has, but so afraid it's going to take a lot of time to make it look like I want it to. Oh well, too late now! I'm all in! Here we go!!!