My dog is a cat!

I'm pretty sure there are moments when Dexter has absolutely no idea he is a dog!

My Sweet Dexter

The Opposite Sex

This post is inspired by my coworker, Jesse. He & I often discuss the differences in the opposite sex, both thinking that the opposite gender is completely crazy sometimes and this morning we had a doozy of a conversation. We were talking about a couple of ladies in his life and some of their behavior. While I call it our "crazy" gene, I believe that our "crazy" gene comes out of love and passion for the man in our life and/or the fear of losing them. Now, don't get me wrong...I'm not justifying behavior like Kate Hudson in the movie, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. While it was pretty hysterical and had me laughing so hard I thought I might split open, I would never say that was acceptable behavior. So that being said, I'll go back to the "crazy" gene, you know the one I'm talking about...men are nodding their head in agreement right now, while the women have that surprised look on their face, like, "No, not me!" Oh yes you, every woman has some degree of this and hopefully for you men, you find a lady who only slightly shows her "crazy" gene and does it in more endearing ways rather than psycho behavior. I'm now inspired to come up w/ a "crazy" gene list and will start working on that, but in the meantime, here is my thought for the day on the subject: "When the woman you are trying to snag off the market calls you and wants to chat, don't tell her you'll call her back when you get done talking to Suzy(just picked a girl's name), just ignore Suzy and take the bull by the horns! For the love, it's not rocket science!"

Advice for the Day

"When your road rage is about to overtake you, roll down the window & blow a kiss to the other driver!"

I can assure you it works like a charm everytime (or so I hear, surely you don't think I'd ever do that)!

Quote/Thought for the Day

I'm going to try to come up with quotes, thoughts or advice everyday from topics that are on my mind. Today exercise and/or the lack of exercise is on my mind. So today's quote is:

"IF YOU CAN'T STOP EATING, EXERCISE; IF YOU DON'T EXERCISE,PRAY!"(Do you think God answers the prayers of over-eating & lazy people by allowing them to NOT gain weight?-I'll let you know how it turns out!)

Feeling Preachy (not peachy) Today

For all you Church of Christ ladies, here's what you need to do. You simply need to create a blog so you can preach too! If you aren't C of C, you may not get the joke, but I can assure you that it was funny. Okay, so my topic today is prayer. Yes, most of the time I blog about funny stuff and/or my stupidity, but there are days I just need to share my heart and this is one of those days... Why is it that no matter how many times we see the "power in prayer" and all the blessings that come from prayer, we still manage to neglect that part of our relationship with God. There have been days when I'm laying bed at night and realize that I did not pray one single time and that makes me feel ashamed, imagine how God feels about it. The last few months I've really been trying to create a stronger, more stable prayer life for myself. It's amazing the level of peace it can bring even in hard times. Some of the most lonely nights, prayer has brought me such a sense of being surrounded & protected. I can't imagine being single, 31 and not a Christian. Without God, I imagine it would be unbearable at times. But God continually shows me all the blessings that surround me and the loved ones in my life. I know I sound like life is all roses, it certainly is not. In fact, this week has been a REALLY hard week for me. I won't go into details for the sake of others, but between myself struggling w/ something, friends losing loved ones, daughters having to care for their mothers who can't care for themselves anymore, babies being born just over 1 lb, and "talking a friend down from the ledge (so to speak...)", I've seen so much pain in these past 5 days. It saddens & affects me in ways I could never clearly express. My heart breaks for them. It shames me that I can sometimes let MY life consume me and not focus on the needs of others.

My prayer is this:
*To have the same passion for God that I do for life
*To ALWAYS put other's needs in front of mine
*To be a light in this world of darkness
*To spend more time in prayer w/ the Father above
*To show the love of Christ as others have shown me
*To remember that even though sometimes I feel like I might break, God will not stretch me beyond what I can handle. And that through these "stretching" times, I will continue to grow in Him.
*To have patience w/ God when He puts me on a different or new path not knowing where it will lead

Okay, my preaching is done for today. May God bless you in unimaginable ways and may you never forget to thank Him for each and every one.

My day started with a bang...

Okay, so I am convinced that as you get older you lose coordination. I was walking down the stairs this morning carrying Dexter and the next thing I know I'm falling down them, but don't worry I didn't drop the dog! He is perfectly fine, however, I did not fair quite as well. I've already checked and the bruising has begun! I now feel & walk like I'm about 20 years older. So the lesson you should learn today is the following:
1. Don't wear pajama pants that are too long.
2. Don't wear slippery flip flops.
3. Don't carry your dog down the stairs when wearing #1 & #2.
4. And most, importantly, just plain watch your step!