Sprinkles of Love

Can you see love? Usually we think of love as a feeling but, today I actually saw sprinkles of love.
Let me give you some background. The weekend was going downhill fast and Carson was out of town. I'm sure you all can relate...he leaves and all the sudden the kids get sick. I'm not going into details but, it was not looking good.
Well, I put the kids down for a nap and decided to clean the kitchen. I was cleaning out of frustaration. As I begin to sweep around the table I see hundreds of sprinkles go rolling across the floor. Then, I realize that they are from Thursday morning when Carson helped Carly make cupcakes. For about 1/2 a second I was in the flesh..."could he not clean them up"? Then, the Lord showed me that they were actually "sprinkles of love". The reality is that Carson had been to the gym that morning. When he gets home from the gym he needs to hurry and get into work mode. Well, my sweet husband decided to help Carly make cupcakes (she had begging for like a week). All the while, guess who is in the bed catching some extra Z's ...? He could have rushed in from the gym and said, "Carly, I can't help you, I've got to get to work. Go wake your lazy mom up and let her help." Honestly, if I were him that is probably what I would have been thinking. But, not him, he never complained about it, or really said anything at all about it. I am so thankful to have him as a husband.
I am so thankful that God showed me, visually, actual "sprinkles of love"

Titans Past Present and Future

Well, I haven't blogged in a while. I have been very busy. Fall always seems super busy. Sonny had his b-day mid Sept. and Carly's followed 2 weeks later and it was BUSY. In the middle of these two birthdays I was invited to perform with other Titans Cheeleading Alumni at a game. I was very excited, but very anxious. We had about 4 practices leading up to game day. I was hesitant about doing it but once I got there I was so glad I did. It was so good to see the girls and not have to worry about comparing myself to everyone else. It was so good to feel a part of something. To see what we began on day 1 and how it all came together was awesome. Being around the girls was a blast and we were laughing the whole time. However, I forgot about the fact that I was actually going to have to get on the field in front of thousands of people and perform. I am a perfectionist when it comes to perfoming and I was walking onto the field for the performance and practicing in my head. I was so afraid that since it had been so long I would get out there and just go blank. Fortunately, that did not happen and it all went great. It was kinda weird feeling old and looking at the new girls and knowing we aren't the cool ones, they are. Seeing them look all glamorous and everything, just stirs emotions. I really do miss it. I miss the girls, I miss dancing, I miss game day the most. I LOVED every minute of it...game day that is. Then, I remember not being able to eat so much as a piece of gum that had sugar and I go whew, I don't think I could do that again.

All in all, it was soooo fun and I am so thankful that I got the opportunity to be out on the field performing again.