Chris Mann: I Want Your Sex

Oh. my. I was already nursing a serious crush with this guy...have been for a while...



but now...it has reached a new level! LOL

Check this out, and you'll see why!

Anissa is coming HOME!!

photo courtesy Mishelle Lane

I'm SOOOO excited! Prayers have been answered, and are continuing to be sent up all over the place! She is a SURVIVOR!

OK, for those who don't know what in the world I'm talking about, my bloggy friend Anissa Mayhew (who I did meet in person at Blissdom '09) had not one but two strokes in November. It was not her first stroke, either. So this was an extremely serious and grave situation for a 30 something year old wife and mom of three. Add to the mix the fact that her youngest child, Peyton, is in remission from childhood lukemia, and you will start to see how unbelievable this was. No one could truly say for sure whether she would recover fully, and if she would, when for a quite a while. But like I said, she is a FIGHTER and a SURVIVOR! She has been in a rehab facility for several weeks now as her body reawakens and she relearned control and regained her strength. But today, folks, TODAY she is coming home to her family! Praise be to God!

She and her husband Peter have been such a source of inspiration and strength through this entire ordeal. She will have to go to outpatient therapies for a while, and here's where the rough part comes in: these visits will cost a $100 copay each day. So here's what Peter is asking, and I'll ask on his behalf as well: he needs 400 people to donate $10 to help fund this. Do you have it in your heart and in your bank account to help out this family who has suffered so much? Do you have $10 to give toward this incredible woman getting her life back, and giving God all the glory while she does? If you do, then click on the button here and make a donation to the Mayhew family. I know that God will repay this to you multiple times in the blessings you will receive!

So I'm NOT at Blissdom....

but I can still network! The wonderful Household Diva has set up a Blizzard Bloghop for those of us who are at home for whatever reason! I'm psyched, cause I was feeling pretty lonely thinking about NOT getting to see all the great ladies I met last year at Blissdom! But since we're expecting a baby in April, I knew that I didn't need to spend the money to go this year....and since I have a cold, that probably worked out for the best! I would have hated being miserable in Nashville!

So how about an introduction!

I'm the almost 37 (birthday is Sunday!) year old wife to Chris and mama to Isaac (8.5) and Adam (6), and soon to be mama to Robbie! I am a teacher by profession, and am over half-way through my first year as a Reading Specialist at two schools in our rural county. I'm finishing up my Master's degree in Reading...almost done....one class this semester and two over the summer! I am a proud Christian, and we are very active in our local church. I am also active in the online ministry Worldprayr, and actually have a devotion up over there today! I'd love to have you read it!

Hmm...what else?? Right now my favorite hobby is sleeping, and my least favorite is going to the bathroom constantly, it seems! LOL I am blessed to have my family and my husband's family (most of 'em) living close by, so we spend quite a bit of time with them as well. I love to read, and all my boys (including hubby) are taking Tae Kwon Do, so I spend some time carting kids back and forth from that, too. I sing in our church choir and love to dance, though I rarely get the chance anymore.

So there is a basic introduction! Browse around here, comment, and I'll be sure to visit you back! I'll admit I've been a blogging slacker since finding out we were expecting, but really WANT to do better! Thanks for stopping by, and may God bless you richly!

Blissdom is unbelievable!

Oh, ya'll. I can tell you lots of stories, but I have to tell you! I got to go in front of this entire room of women and got sung Happy Birthday to with another blogger from 2 opera stars who worked with Yanni! I'm so overwhelmed by this conference, but I will share more later, including pics, I promise!

THIS IS WONDERFUL!!!