iwantmk.comLuanne Storer,IBC

Today I am supposed to post on something that will make your life easier. Well, I’m not sure yet about this one, but I’m hoping to see if it helps me keep in touch with my friends & family. Besides, several people have asked me what “Twitter” is. I’m probably not the best person to answer because I just can’t seem to figure it out for myself. Actually, I’ve figured it out, but I don’t have anyone to Twitter to that is on Twitter. Never mind me, let me tell you what Twitter says Twitter is:

Twitter is a free social networking and micro-blogging service that allows users to send “updates” (or “tweets”; text-based posts, up to 140 characters long) to the Twitter website, via short message service (SMS), instant messaging, or a third-party application such as Twitterrific or Facebook.

Updates are displayed on the user’s profile page and instantly delivered to other users who have signed up to receive them. The sender can restrict delivery to those in his or her circle of friends (delivery to everyone is the default). Users can receive updates via the Twitter website, instant messaging, SMS, RSS, email or through an application. For SMS, four gateway numbers are currently available: short codes for the United States, Canada, and India, as well as a United Kingdom number for international use. Several third parties offer posting and receiving updates via email.

Sooooo, if you want to Twitter with me and keep in touch throughout the day, click on the link under my Twitter box and I’ll send you a tweet now and then.

Kisses

Tune in Friday, May 16 at 6 p.m. Eastern time, 5 p.m. Central time, for Sizzling Summer Preview on E! when international celebrity makeup artist Luis Casco shares some of this summer’s hottest trends – using the new Mary Kay® Compact and color collection! Check local listings for a station in your area. Luis also was a recent guest on Good Morning Texas on the ABC affiliate in Dallas-Fort Worth where he shared tips and explained how the new Mary Kay® Compact can simplify a woman’s busy life.

This has been an extremely hard week for my family & I . I’m not going to go into it all, but I will tell you that lying in bed, in complete distress I was talking to God and asking Him why some people are so mean and inconsiderate. I don’t understand how people can make a conscious choice to hurt other people and it seems to almost give them a sense of satisfaction. It is sick. I have was so frustrated with it all, I just told Him that I didn’t care “why” anymore, I just wanted them to please stop, I just wanted Him to make those people stop hurting our family.

All of the sudden my mind skipped (you know how it is when your praying and you loose your train of thought) to something I needed to do. A friend of mine had met me yesterday and she said “My friend  read your blog gave me these coupons for you to give to your friend that is the “coupon lady.” (Jenny, from momminitupof coarse!) At the time, I thought, “Wow, that is so thoughtful, she has sent these through two people to get to a third she she doesn’t even know.” Back to me lying in bed; you do know what my next thought was, don’t you? It wasn’t, “Crap, I gotta get those coupons to Jenny tomorrow!” It was “Man, why can’t I be more like that….this women is so thoughtful and considerate of someone she doesn’t even know. How, in the midst of taking care of her children and her busy life, does she have the time to look out for the needs of people she doesn’t even know?” Coupons may seem small, but it is a mindset, a worldview, a part of someone’s character that makes them choose what to do in the small things as well as the big. The Bible says that what you do with little, you will do with much. There are people who are good and considerate, and loving and kind. There are people that look out for the needs of others before their own. There are people that have a heart and mindset of giving and not taking.

Oops…back to God.

Luanne: (silence)

God: Luanne, which one are you?

Hi everybody!  I am so happy to be the lucky poster today on this Tell Tale Thursday.  My name is Jenny, and my blog is Mommin’ It Up!  I started this blog with my cousin Emily last June, so we haven’t quite reached our one year blogaversary yet, but when we do – watch out!! There will be much celebratin’!  Emily and I grew up together and became moms within 8 weeks of each other, and we now have 4 kids between us, ages 4 and under.  I stay home with my kids and Emily works full-time. So we offer different perspectives on this roller coaster that is motherhood. We also tell funny stories about the things our kids do to us, and we to them, and do baby and kid product reviews.  On Saturdays I also do a show-and-tell of my adventures in couponing. I am a total coupon nerd!!  It’s entertaining to say the least. So pleeassse come check us out!!

And now, a word or two about my family.  I have been married for eight years to Bobby, who is my high school sweetheart.  We met in the sixth grade actually. Holla! He is an automotive technician at a Lexus dealership and he works his butt off so I can stay home with the kiddos.  He is a great dad and a great provider, too.  He is also freakishly good at folding t-shirts. If this whole auto tech thing doesn’t work out, he could have a great career at the Gap.  But I digress.  God has given us two amazing kids, Joshua, who is 4 and Sophia, who is 18 months.  I love staying home with them but they also make me crazy!  It is a double-edged sword. J Seriously, it is a joy and a privilege to be their mommy!  Joshua is obsessed with Thomas the Tank Engine and he is already reading, and Sophie is obsessed with nursing and is completely crazy – my wild child!  You can read about all their antics on my blog!  So bookmark it!  And read daily!  I am pretty sure it is God’s will for your life. But you might wanna check with Him on that.

Well that’s all I got, folks. Thanks to my good friend Luanne (or Lulee as I like to call her) for the opportunity to share a bit about myself with you all! Come back here and read her blog often as well!

Remember, the person with the most comments this week will be chosen for “Tale Tell Thursday” next week.

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Kisses!