Watch what you say around Daniel

Today after he woke up from his nap, he informed me that "We ain't had nothin' but maggoty bread for three stinkin' days!"

This is from his Veggie Tales Lord of the Beans, which is of course a takeoff on a very popular trilogy movie with a similar name....

GRRRRR!

Ever have those times when it seems like no matter what you do or how hard you try to do the right thing, you get a roadblock thrown up? Well, we are having such a time.

Right now, life sucks.

The Immigration Wilderness

I found this on the NY Times online, an editorial piece on immigration that makes SO MUCH sense.

Thoughts, opinions, whatever, always welcome.

Inspiration from a fellow blogger

I found this story on a friend of a friend's blog...and it was so convicting, I wanted to post it here:
"The other day as I was having a quiet time, E (her oldest daughter) asked me to do something with her. Used to being interrupted, I said, "Not right now, I'm spending time with Jesus. When I'm finished talking with Jesus then we can play." Her response was, "I pray sometimes too, Mommy." I said, "Really, when do you do that?" Thinking she was talking about prayer time before bed or at the dinner table. But she answered, "Well, I just close my eyes and bow my head and pray to God alone in my room." I said, "What do you pray about?" "I just sit quiet and pray, Mommy." "I know, but what do you talk to God about when you pray?" "Nothing, Mommy, I just sit quiet and listen to God."

Sounds like I could take a lesson from a preschooler!!!!

If I Can Dream

'If I Can Dream' has become one of my favorite Elvis songs; it's a far cry from 'Jailhouse Rock' or 'Polk Salad Annie', or even 'In the Ghetto'. He first sang it in his 1968 Comeback Special, in the year of the Tet offensive in Vietnam, the year of Martin and Bobby's assassinations. What strikes me is that it's been almost 40 years since it came out and the lyrics are still as powerful as they were then.



There must be lights burning brighter somewhere
Got to be birds flying higher
In a sky more blue,
If I can dream of a better land
Where all my brothers walk hand in hand
Tell me why, oh why,
Oh why can't my dream come true?

There must be peace and understanding sometime
Strong winds of promise that will blow away
All the doubt and fear.
If I can dream of a warmer sun
Where hope keeps shining on everyone
Tell me why, oh why,
Oh why won't that sun appear?

We're lost in a cloud
With too much rain,
We're trapped in a world
That's troubled with pain.
But as long as a man has the strength to dream
He can redeem his soul and fly.

Deep in my heart there's a trembling question
Still I am sure that the answer's gonna come somehow
Out there in the dark, there's a beckoning candle
And while I can think, while I can talk
While I can stand, while I can walk
While I can dream, please let my dream
Come true, right now.

Update

Still no change, although emotionally I (BethAnn) am a little better. Jesús is still pretty stressed.

Grrrrrrr!

I am seriously about at breaking point.

During our last trip to MD to visit famiy & run a few errands while there, we seriously got to thinking that it might be in the plans for us to move up there. Nothing is definite but we are certainly considering it, being that this state's politics, well, they're a little backward. And it's not going to get better before Election Day 2008.

And it is really stressful to even think about moving, along with all the other crap that's been on our plate recently. We may not have to; we really don't WANT to. But more and more, it's looking like that's what is going to happen. We are seriously praying about it and mulling over our options. We love our house, we love our neighbors; however, the only thing that's really holding me back at all is my job. The benefits, pay, coworkers, and schedule can't be beat, and I finally have some seniority.

Most of you know that when I'm stressed, I don't sleep well. So combine increased stress, a tiring trip out of town, and a big cut in sleep time, well, you get me: a pressure cooker. So I'm here, venting it in hopes of getting some of it out.

Ok, enough whining.