project 365...day 9..

baby day! yippee yi yo!!! my nephew, todd (who calls me on it if i don't update my blog DAILY! :))and his dear wife, colleen welcomed sweet emily to the world today at 2:18 pm! she is beautiful!! once i get the go-ahead from them, i will post pictures. in light of the tragic events of this week here in lynden, she is a breath of fresh air. even in the midst of hurt and death, there is still a promise of new life. it's true, 'the Lord gives and the Lord takes away'. in all of it, He's still good. we are so glad that you are part of our family emily. i haven't even met you and i love you already.
ok, i did the Jillian video as promised. someone PLEASE tell me that it's NORMAL that i can't bend down to tie my shoes OR carry my dirty laundry(darn)OR be able to lift my arm while washing my hair OR hoofing it up the stairs at record speeds...and PLEASE tell me tomorrow will be better! i'm not asking to be a marathon runner or even make it thru ONE morning of Bootcamp at Homestead but honestly, i WANT to stick with this. in my heart (or la-la land) i'm an athlete! (STOP laughing).what am i missing??? please tell me, what's the secret to sticking with it?
share.
please share.
because if tomorrow morning, i struggle getting out of my chair, i just may throw in the 'i'm getting a smaller butt this year' towel. after all, i'm getting old anyway, in the big scheme of life, does it matter? my hub loves me. i love me.
yup,there's always next year.....

Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to an all-knowing God.

hot diggity dog. it's friday.
9:24 and i've accomplish nothing except for checking my email, blog stalking,drinking 2 cups of coffee & watching TWO episodes of 'say yes to the dress'. i'm putting off the inevitable, the work-out, the shower, the begin of the day....
ok, i'm needing a new quote. something to add to the picture that i'm going to be changing at the top of my blog. new year. new 'something that defines our family' quote. help me out people....

day 7....

i'm about to go into denial. did i really think i could do this journalling thing for 365 days???? i'm ending on day seven with very little to say.
uneventfully.
milly and i mad a trip to bellingham. walmart first. then i dropped her at costco since i was there yesterday blowing thru my food budget. i headed over to Joanns to try and pick out fabric for my new curtains.
picked up milly.
went home.
attempted to start the Jillian dvd. i'm scared that she'll yell at me. really, she freaks me out and yet, i still buy it because if my body can look half as good as hers do, she'll be my leader. i'll follow. that is until she makes me cry...THEN....who knows...maybe its my destiny to have gooey thighs. maybe i shouldn't mess with the way God made me.....uummm. the excuses are running rapid in my mind so....tomorrow,i'll do it...i'll do it...I'LL DO IT!!
ANYONE IN WITH ME???

day 6......

day 6 held much good and much sadness.
this morning, while at bible study, we received a phone call saying that a young daddy, father to two little twin girls that attend LC, was killed in a farming accident. we all had such an incredible time of true worship. there was no singing but boy, there was worship! we stood in a circle, holding hands, praising God in spite of this terrible tragedy. what else is there to do at a time like this. God met us there, in the hallway of Shonas house and reminded us that even when it's hard to see ANY good in this situation, God Still is and always will be in control. i stand on that promise and it will be my prayer everyday for this family. Please join me in praying for this family. Nick Spoelstra was the man that was killed. Kylie is his wife's name. they have twin girls named Taylor and Taryn)and a little girl that just turned one. since nick came from a big family, there are so many others that are hurting so badly right now. keep them in your thought and prayers.

no news from the folks.
remember to pray for them tonight.
i'm out.

project 365....DAY 5...

i'm slacking already. well, kindof. i journaled in my book but am just getting around to a blurb in here. too bad. it's late, i'm tired and today was emotional so i'm going to bed. i'll explain more about the emotional day later.

tomorrow morning, my folks are leaving on a jet plane...don't know when they'll be back again...(obviously they're leaving on a jet plane and duh, i DO know when they will be home..i was singing the song people! you know, the leaving on a jet plane song???? whatever,my sister will know! :))

ANYWHO.....as i was saying. my mom and dad are heading to China for 3 weeks to do Life-changing work! since i'm not allowed to say much about it on here, you can email me if you want to be in the 'know'. i'll explain it all to you there. my email address is 3littleliks@clearwire.net
what i can say is, please, please, be praying for them. they are going to need 'blinders' on the eyes of people around them. God is going to do GREAT things, we trust He will. email me!

sleeeeppppiiinnnnggggggggg pillllsss are workkkin................
good night all.

jake,the new bachlor....

i am unashamedly a huge Bachelor fan!
Every Monday night during 'bachelor/bachlelorette' season, my girlfriends and i get together and might i say, obsess over who's going to get 'picked' and who will be 'dumped'. it's a sad thing to admit but hey, it's my blog. this year i'm writing about the good, bad and ugly. so there you have it....do with it what you like but...
i'm a fan.

and here she goes.....

happy new years, three days in!
yes, i know, it was my 'resolution' to be blogging/journaling everyday this year and here it is, january third. i have a good excuse, really i do. i was off, making memories with my family! does that count as a 'good excuse'?? :)
new years eve was spent at my brother and sister in law's. crazy, crazy fun. it was a relatively small group. the wiersmas and the westerhofs and children galore. a roaring game of 'scrabble', poker and rockband! ringing in the year, surrounded by my family. i have much to be thankful for.
new years day we headed out early to make the most of our last weekend, before the boys go back to school. since we had some 'points' saved up from our last trip, we decided to take them to their very favorite place,the Embassy Suites. open air lobby, 5 stories high which means hours of riding the glass elevator! and then there's the pool...too small for me but when you're a kid, it doesn't matter, as long as it's wet. we decided to pack as much into 48 hours as possible. we hit Seattle Center, rode the Monorail downtown, hit Pike Place Market,took in the Seattle Aquarium,took a joy ride down by the waterfront to watch the big container ships load and unload, ate at the Old Spaghetti Factory, took a ride to Bellevue,went and saw 'the chipmunk's, the squeequel' (very cute movie!) and last night we ate at the Rainforest Cafe in Southcenter. it will go down on our list of top really fun trips! the boys are all at really great ages for weekends like this! they seem to 'get it'. knowing that dad sacrifices his hard earned money so that we can take little trips like this. i think they thanked daddy 50 times for taking them. oh, that's worth every last cent it cost us to go. grateful children. THAT's a really good thing!