The Help

Before we went to see the movie, I made myself read the book.
It wasn't hard to "make myself" because it was a really good book!
There was one portion that I highlighted because it just stood out to me.

"'Mae Mobley? Mae Mobley Leefolt!'
Miss Leefolt just now noticing her child ain't setting in the same room with her. 'She out here with me, Miss Leefolt,' I say through the screen door.
'I told you to eat in your high chair, Mae Mobley. How I ended up with you when all my friends have angels I just do not know...' But then the phone ring and I hear her stomping off to get it.
I look down at Baby Girl, see how her forehead's all wrinkled up between the eyes. She studying hard on something.
I touch her cheek. 'You alright, baby?'
She say, 'Mae Mo bad.'
The way she say it, like it's a fact, make my insides hurt.
'Mae Mobley,' I say cause I got a notion to try something. 'You a smart girl?'
She just look at me, like she don't know.
'You a smart girl,' I say again.
She say, 'Mae Mo smart.'
I say, 'You a kind little girl?'
She just look at me. She two years old. She don't know what she is yet.
I say,'You a kind girl,' and she nod, repeat it back to me. But before I can do another one, she get up and chase that poor dog around the yard and laugh and that's when I get to wondering, what would happen if I told her she something good, ever day?....
...After while, Mae Mobley come over and press her cheek up to mine and just hold it there, like she know I be hurting. I hold her tight, whisper, 'You a smart girl. You a kind girl, Mae Mobley. You hear me?' And I keep saying it till she repeat it back to me."

It never ceases to amaze me the impact that words have on children...people. The way they think of themselves, or think, in general, comes out because of what has been input.

Lord, let us impact a generation that knows their worth because we tell them they are precious. We tell them they are kind. We tell them they are smart. We tell them they are important.

"Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof." Proverbs 18:21

Happy Heart

I woke up this morning with my love by my side...

...and rain hitting the roof!

What a glorious day!

**Warning**

Well, not really a warning...maybe just a head's up...This post will probably make more sense to our SA peeps.

What is the significance of this picture?


The dress I am wearing here was worn by Kim P. at Kylah's wedding.
Of course, this dress just swallows her now, but...can I just say?... I never, EVER thought I would be able to get my big toe into anything Kim wore, much less wear one of her dresses! Geez-Louise!

Healthy Choices

*Take advantage of the great summer fruits and veggies that are less expensive this time of year.

*Try not to drown your salad in dressing. If you're at a restaurant, ask for their light or fat free dressing on the side, and don't use all they give you. Pour a little on, then give your salad a toss for even distribution.

*This yummy salad was easy-peasy to make and delish! Baby spinach, half an orange bell pepper, and one small peach tossed lightly in Fat Free Caesar Italian dressing.

Truths about Laundry Day

*The clothes you wear are clean but haven't been worn in about two months because everything else you have is cuter or fits better...and they are in the wash.

*Even though you've showered, brushed your teeth, and look somewhat presentable, you refuse to put on makeup only to sweat it off lugging laundry to and fro.

*There are always two socks that each lost their mate.

*Laundry can get washed, dried, and folded with relative ease....why is it so hard to put it up???

*Finally...everything is done and put away...you sit down with a cold drink and a snack...then your husband comes in, changes clothes, and tosses the cast offs on the bed.

OH NO YOU DIDN'T!!!

Snippits from Camp

Five weeks of camp is a long time...or so I thought. It flew by!
This was my first time to spend all five weeks with Dan out there, and I had an amazing time! My job was to, basically, keep us eating healthy. Because pretty much everything the camp serves is processed or fried, I would usually cook our entree in the nurse's station, which has a small kitchen. Then we would take it to the cafeteria and have salad or whatever sides they were serving.
I also spent the mornings cooking breakfast for everyone working in the nurse's station. Over the five weeks, they had a combination of eggs, bacon, toast, cinnamon toast, biscuits and gravy, and pancakes. Then I usually made cookies as a snack in the evenings. So not all of the cooking was healthy... ;)
Here is a video of a portion of worship from one of the weeks...week 5, I think. This is what it looks like when 1000+ people worship in spirit and truth.