snow day

I apologize for the quality of these photos.  As you can (probably) see, I took them on my iPad and THEN took a picture of the iPad with my phone.  Sad, I know.  But otherwise, I am not able to share pictures with you at all.  I won't go into how frustrated I am with Blogger - been there, done that. 

Well, South Carolina is experiencing their version of a  "blizzard" at this very moment!  My sister and I took the boys out in the yard yesterday afternoon to play.  It was fun for them.  We were probably out twenty minutes when Preston began to cry because his "hands hurt."  That's when we decided to come inside.  Sure enough, his little digits were blood red.  Poor baby!  And we have been inside since that time.  I am beginning to get restless.  I know JP is -- my boy had the flu last week and has been stuck in the house for a solid WEEK.  I have no idea what the school system will decide to do about school tomorrow, but I know one second grader who will be VERY HAPPY to go back! 

I am SUPER bummed about the website issue.  I had already written three posts - pictures included - to share with you guys.  When I cancelled my account, they were lost.  I did get my money back, thank goodness.  I am going to spend a little time this week trying to find another host to use.  Maybe by the end of the week I will have another site.  We'll see.

We do not have much going on around here.  I am spending most of my "free" time studying.  My anatomy class is EXTREMELY difficult.  I have also been working to build a portfolio of photographs and articles to submit to local Greenville and South Carolina magazines and/or papers.  I am excited about that.  I plan to have the name of a publisher to send an inquiry letter to about my children's book.  It's ridiculous that the complete manuscript is just SITTING in my laptop bag! Although I am studying to be a therapist and I enjoy the health science field, my absolute FAVORITE thing to do (obviously) is write and take pictures.  Maybe one day I will be fortunate enough to support myself and JP on that money alone.  Fingers crossed! 

Preston is beckoning me -- it's time to cut with scissors/paint/color and glue!  HAPPY SNOW DAY!

false alarm!

OKAY, until further notice, I will not be posting.  After reviewing my banking information, the amount debited for the new website was not correct - at all!  I have cancelled my account with the host until I can resolve the issue.  I apologize for the inconvenience, but when you are dealing with the internet and your bank, you can NEVER be too cautious!


I will let you know when (or if) it is up and running in the NEAR future. 


Thanks!!  Have a great week.

move on over!

Land of Judah is FINALLY an actual website!  I invite you to head on over to the new site!


Click HERE

jp, MD

Goodbye Angry Birds poster, hello Human Anatomy!  These are the posters JP asked me to hang on his bedroom wall. He may be eccentric, but he'll most likely be your doctor one day!!

I love him so much.

jesus loves me

Preston made his musical debut Sunday night with Mike!   It was priceless.  We've been building this up for about a month.  I had no doubt that he would stand in front of everyone and "play" his guitar, but I had NO IDEA he would sing the way he did. We were all shocked.  It was so awesome!  He sang "Jesus Loves Me."  As you can see, he positioned himself right in front of the microphone and sang like he had done this a million times.  A little boy after my own heart.  We were all so proud of him!  I cannot wait until next time!



a reflection

Several weeks ago when I dropped JP off at his children's program at church, I noticed his leader sat down and began talking with him.  As I was walking out of the building, I actually thought to myself,  " Oh no!  I hope he doesn't say anything to her that would embarrass me!" 


If you are a parent, I am sure you can relate.  JP is a reflection on me.  I spend so much time teaching him right from wrong.  In our home, everyone does their best to stress the importance of kindness, obedience, respectfulness, and above all else, LOVE!  Now, I have not written these things down for him.  I talk so often on the subject, my prayer is that my words will somehow stick in their little minds.


I wonder if Jesus cringes when he sees me sitting down and talking with certain people.  As His child, my life and my words are a reflection on Him.  He has spent countless hours teaching me the importance of kindness, grace, self-control, obedience and, above all else, LOVE.  And unlike me,  He DID write it down!  In fact, he left behind an entire manual.  All we have to do is pick up our copy of God's Word and begin reading.  The Bible is called the Living Word for a reason.  Our Creator comes to life in each chapter.  If you listen carefully, you can hear His voice on every page. 




As it turns out, JP (thankfully) did not embarrass me that day.  I was, once again, very proud of him.  I want my Father to be able to say the same thing about me.




When He looks at his reflection creation, I want Him to be proud.

friday

This is where I will be spending the majority of my time over the next few months -- although I am extremely fascinated by what I am learning, it is almost too much information for any one person's brain to absorb.  Hopefully JP will help me!  LOL!  (But, seriously...)

As you can see, I dropped off one happy child at school this morning.  Can you say, FOUR DAY WEEKEND?! Yay! 

I am excited to have my boy home with me for a long weekend!  We do not really have anything planned,  thanks to the $300 I dropped today at the college bookstore.  UGH.  I do still have the Regal gift card from my birthday.  We did not go see the dinosaur movie.  JP decided he would rather see the movie, "The Nut Job."  Maybe we'll do that -- it looks really cute.

I hope all of you have a great weekend! 

Until next time...