Well, as some of you know I am partaking in the Lent proceedings. I have given up chips. It has been a little hard since I am a chipaholic.
"Hi, may name is Jenny & I have a problem! I am a chipaholic!"
I pack my girls' lunch & when I reach for those toasted, cheese flavored, triangular shaped chips, I would really like to just sneak one. No one will see me, but wait! God WILL! I have been doing really good. The other afternoon we had KK's birthday party & I had to twisty tie the chips & they all were yelling for me to eat them. I resisted though. Satan did not win this battle.
My March for Babies Fundraisers are going GREAT! I have sold 4 boxes of chocolates, earning my team $100.00! Then, I had went to Michael's & purchased flower kits for $1.00. Each kit contains a 1 1/2" pot, a little dirt clot & a packet of seeds. I sale them for $2.00 & so far I have made $50.00 to go towards my team!
My BFF, Bridgett, got me a gift certificate to a local gormet shop that we are going to give away as a prize. The game? How many Jelly Bellys are in the baby bottle? & one of my other close friends, Kelli, is going to get me a gift certificate from her niece's shoppe to raffle off. I am just so into this. I am going to do this for the Susan G. Komen. You never know when you are going to need these services.
I have six friends, four cousins, my mom (hopefully my aunt & sister-in-law), all signed up to be a part of my team.
I promised the other day that I would post another funny story about one of my drama queens. Let me tell this one, it's the best by far.
One afternoon, JD, my mom, Andrea, Makaila & myself were walking through Sam's Club. Drea & my mom where in front, KK was in her infant carrier, JD & I were pushing the basket talking. Drea was 5 at the time mind you. All of a sudden I hear her saying something about tator tots. So, I ask her what she is saying, but she replies, "nothing". OK.
We walk a little farther & I hear her, "Pussy & tator tots, pussy & tator tots". So, shocked, I ask her what she is saying, she looks me in the face & asks, "WHAT'S WRONG WITH PUSSY & TATOR TOTS MOM?" as an elderly woman walks past us. Anyone who knows Drea, knows she is not a quiet child. I wanted to crawl under a rock & die. So I tell her it is inappropriate & we will not say the "p" word again.
When I ask my mom why she did not tell her to stop, she says, "I thought if I ignored her she would stop on her own." UMMMM okay, BUT SHE DIDN'T!! Of course mom looks at JD & asks him where she heard that & adds, "What an odd combination."
I was mortified!! What do you think that little old lady told her family when she got home. Just imagine!
That is all for now, more later!
"I assure you, unless your turn from your sins & become as little children, you will never get into the Kingdom of Heaven.
Therefore, anyone who becomes as humble as this little child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven." Matthew 18:3-4
Okay, today is the third day of lent & I have not given in to temptation & eaten any chips. I was craving a Taco Villa Deluxe Nachos yesterday, but I did not get one. My husband & children keep teasing me with chips though. JD keeps asking me if I would like some chips w/that. & he keeps telling me he will make me some homemade hot sauce or queso to eat w/my chips. If you know my family, you know they will not make this easy for me. But I have God on my side & I will not let the devil(s) tempt me.
Hope everyone else joining in is doing as well. Only 37 more days & then I can have a handful of Tostitos w/some homemade guacamole & Tascosa Hot Sauce.
For those of you who do not know what Tascosa Hot Sauce is, it is a locally owned hot sauce manufacturer that makes the best hot sauce in town. My parents moved to Arkansas for 8 months & during that time my dad was feigning so bad that when he came to visit he bought it in bulk & when we went to see him we had to take a few jars to him. You can even mix a little bit of Pace Picante Sauce to give it a little something extra. Mmmm good!
Watch & pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak. Matthew 26:41
n. The seventh Wednesday before Easter and the first day of Lent, on which many Christians receive a mark of ashes on the forehead as a token of penitence and mortality.
LENT
–noun (in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
Lent, in some Christian Denominations, is the 40 day long liturgical season of fasting & prayer before Easter. The 40 days represent the time Jesus spent in the desert, where according to the Bible He endured temptation by Satan. (According to Wikipedia)
I have never joined into this tradition because I assumed it was only observed by Catholics; however, I work at a large association & have met many believers of Christ & have discovered that more & more people of different denominations are joining in. So, I have decided to do it as well this year.
I thought really hard about what I can give up. I do not drink cokes very often, so that is out. Then I was going to give up my internet, but I guess I am not enough like God & can honestly say I know I would cheat. Originally I was going to give up biting my nails, but a friend informed me it has to be something I enjoy. Well, I do enjoy biting my nails, or why would I do it, but I decided this is something I just need to quit doing PERIOD!
I cannot give up being funny, it is my best asset; maybe being crude, but then I would not be funny; then I thought, "What do I eat constantly?" Chocolate & sweets, not unless the girls have one of these do I eat it; fast food, unless I give up a particular place I could not do this one because I know during these 40 days I am going to have to eat out at least once.
So, I am giving up chips. I eat chips 24-7. No lie! If there is an avocado in my fridge or a bottle of Tascosa Hot Sauce, I am eating some chips. Wish me luck!
Once I get good at this, I will be able to give up something that is a little more important. I am also adding more prayer time in, since that is what Jesus did during His 40 days.
Also, I am planning on trying a new church this Sunday & I think JD is ready to put his toe into the water again & go w/us girls. A girl he works w/invited us to her church, New Life International. Actually we were going to go this past weekend, but we got up late. Right now I just ask that everyone pray for us to make up our minds to attend & that JD does go. We love God & want to serve Him, just right now JD has his issues & I feel like we should attend as a family, so neither of us really have been motivated to go. I am ready to get back into it.
So, for now wish me luck on my adventure of Lenthood, I will keep you all posted.
