Posted by Luanne | Posted in Blah, Uncategorized | Posted on 30-05-2008
Today I opened my Comment Moderation page and there was a truly creepy spam comment. Are we safe anywhere? What really creeps me out is that advertisers would not take the time and spend the money on all of this spamming if it didn’t really work. How sick are we that we would respond to something gross and sexual on the spot from a complete stranger. I really feel sad for our men. They are being bombarded every day. I am so thankful for my faithful husband. I am scared for our youth. There is something to the fact that if it is not available or if it is hard to get, it is less gotten….do you know what I mean? Now a days, you can just about get whatever you want whenever you want and nobody even has to know about it. It really scares me. We have all three of our computers out in the open where everyone (including me) can be monitored during use. We also have an awesome accountability system called Covenant Eyes. We each log in to Covenant Eyes when we get on the computer. It logs our usage individually. It sends an email every month of every site we have gone to to whomever we choose. Daniel & I monitor each others and then we each get one of the girl’s report. It is easy to read because it rates sites and if there is a concern, it is posted in red at the top of the page. It just takes seconds to glance at it and know your family has been safe. Thanks for letting me rant. Check out Covenant Eyes if you don’t have a safety system in place. We are all tempted and we are all capable on falling to temptation. I love accountability. It helps me keep things in check.
Hello everyone! I’m Lori, and it is a pleasure to meet each and everyone one of you!
And, just so you know, I have NEVER met Luanne… but I hope to someday!
I grew up in Dayton (with Jenny from momminitup, actually), but moved to Canton, Ohio to go to college, and have stayed up here ever since. After all, it is the home of the PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME! Who can resist that? But, my husband has something to do with it too. I met him in 1996 and we fell in love. John and I will be married nine years in July. We have two beautiful daughters. Faith is 7 1/2 and Lucy is 4 1/2. I love my family so very much and wouldn’t know what to do without them.
One of my “claims to fame” is that I have had MANY odd jobs over my working career… the best working at Jacob’s Field – home of the CLEVELAND INDIANS. The worst being a telemarketer… for four days. The ironic part is, my husband and my dad work for a telemarketing company (not the same one I worked for). The oddest job has been being the EASTER BUNNY. I actually did this twice, and hope to do it again in the future. But for now I am a preschool teacher which I totally love.
Another thing I am currently doing is going back to school to get my degree in Business Management. I graduate in December. It has been a challenge to go back to school, but I am really glad I have done it.
Someday I will find out what I want to be when I grow up. I hope that’s not anytime soon, though. I enjoy how things are right now.
So for now, so long, dear readers. It has been a wonderful experience blogging to you all.
Today is a tip on changing our attitudes and thinking. One of the best ways I’ve ever known to keep from focusing on the negatives in life is to keep a close eye on the positives. Be aware of everything you have to be thankful for. I would like to challenge all of you to start a list of the things you are thankful for:
God (He’s my Father)
Jesus (He’s my Savior)
Salvation
My husband
My Children
Brownies
My husband’s job
Our home
Homeschooling
Laughter
Our Church
My friends (they love me just as I am)
My parents
My brother
Freedom
My sanity
My dog (Dudley)
My children are Christians
Our vehicles…..
Go ahead….share the start of your list with us if you will, and then for the next 30 days, add to your personal list every morning or night, whenever you have time to pray and reflect. Let’s see what a difference it makes in the way we think.
·Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable–if anything is excellent or praiseworthy–think about such things. Philippians 4:8 (NIV)
I have to tell you that this weekend was awesome! The girls shopped til we were all about to drop, they went to see a movie, swam, relaxed in the hot tub, blared music and danced around the hotel room, had creamer and ice fights, ate pizza, cookie dough, chips, and candy, and well……at 2:30am I got a call from the front desk. They said that if they got one more complaint, we would have to leave. I had no idea! Every other year we have done this, my friend, who was the manager, who is obviously not the manager anymore, would get us two rooms and not put anyone on either side of us. Apparently it didn’t work out this year. Oh yeah, did I mention the hotel was full of out of town soccer teams that were in town for the tournaments. The hotel was packed and we didn’t get the run of the place. We had a hard time adjusting, but truly, they could have called when they got the first complaint. Anyway, the girls seemed to have a good time. They were totally exhausted when we got them home Saturday evening.
Thank you so much for you suggestions and encouragement. I ended up giving her money to shop with in the mall (good idea Tiffany!) I remembered that I had a few jewelry items that I got from Just Jewelry that she liked. I put the money card in one of the boxes. The mall had an American Cookie Factory, and so I got her a big “Happy Birthday” cookie. My BFF Jenny from Momminitup went on Saturday and picked up a handmade purse that Krisha said she liked when we were at the market last week. I am going to give that to her when we go out with family on Tuesday (her actual birthday.) Thanks Jenny J
My point of all this was to not only fill you in, but to remind you of something I have to remind myself of all the time. Why worry? I was worried about what I would get her and how all this would come together. Isn’t it funny that even when we know the truth, we still believe a lie? The truth is, worry is not from God. I certainly need to quit focusing on what I am going to get (or get someone else) and focus on the blessings I have. Lori, you were right; Krisha was my sweet blessing from my Heavenly Father 14 years ago.
