Life With Jules, and other stuff

The pain has been unbearable at times  Yet somehow I get through each day  I am completely thankful to the Lord  For showing and sharing His strength  Right now I need Him more than I once did  I need Him to hold me and let me know  That all will be well.  ****  Sometimes my thoughts get so raveled that I need to get them out. This is the best location I can think of to do that. Not only is it a way for me to clear the junk from my head, but I can share my creative side with you, my faithful readers. I am so blessed to have you have pop in from time to time. I try to do the same! I've been dealing with some heavy emotions for a couple of days now. While the tears have all but stopped, I have found strength in God and His Word. If someone would have told me a year ago that I would be feeling this way, I would have laughed. Not because I wouldn't have believed them, but because I would have feared they were right. The past few mo...

First of all, a BIG WELCOME to my newest followers! I do hope you enjoy your visit. Well, unlike last time, I got home at a relatively decent hour last night (this morning). My flight from Houston (layover) was only about an hour delayed. Oh, the plane got there on time. We had to wait on another plane before taking off so 10 passengers weren't stranded. Anyway, I had a great time in Denver this past week. Of course lots of training was accomplished but this time I managed to get Downtown. Here are some pics: I wish I had my old laptop because I loved Windows Live Writer and miss it terribly! I can't create an album easily on here to share my pics. I had to find Picasa in the Chrome Store, add it to my system, and then create the album. A good friend of mine came up for a couple of nights. He seemed to enjoy himself while he was there, especially on our downtown excursion with a couple ...

My mom sent me these pics of her birthday present and I thought I would share; especially for this post (thanks MOM!). My niece carved "I Love You" into a pumpkin.  

If you could see you  through my eyes  you would understand  how I feel  If you could see you  through my eyes  you would never doubt  my love for you  If you could see  you through my eyes  you would know  what I've always known  If you could see you  through my eyes...  

Well, after my last post I found that I was off 1 stitch in a small area on the left side of the design. Sooo, I frogged until I figured out where. I frogged too much, but I quickly restitched and made some significant progress. Here are some pics: Total progress Angle shot Close up to see different shades  

I have been putting some time into "Praying Hands" the past few evenings and have some good progress to share! You can make out the shape of the hands. Keeping this post short as there's not much to say...  

Monsoon season is in full swing!   While we haven't had any hurricanes blow through, there are still a couple of months left in the season. These are some pics I took a few nights ago. I am just thankful I decided not to shoot storm pics again on Friday evening. I almost got hit by lightning on my way to the car from the office (not even 100 ft)!!

I have often wondered, especially when reading in the Bible such things as The Parable of the Talents ( Matthew 25:14-30 ), what are my spiritual gifts? We started a brief study on this topics in Bible Study last week and this morning I have a better understanding of mine and that the answer to the above questions is this: I have always known. So, you may be wondering what my spiritual gifts are. Even if you're not, that's alright. I am still going to share. Knowledge  Teaching  Mercy Like I said earlier, I think I have always known my gifts. I even recently discovered that I do use these gifts in some capacity in my job. I never really thought about it in that sense. Maybe these gifts I have been given by God are the reason I feel so compelled to learn all the time. I am a scholar, afterall!  

One year ago this week  You said your final goodbyes  Knowing it's not forever;       just for now  One year ago today  You were happy and cheerful  Probably in preparation       for what was to come  One year ago  I told you I loved you  One last time       I told you I'll be ok.  *****  It's so hard to believe how fast the past year has gone. I miss my dad a lot, and every day. Some days it's difficult. Most days it's not. I am finding myself able to enjoy life a little more each day. Knowing he is with our Lord in Heaven and that I will see him again one day makes it so much easier. My cousin called me this morning to check on me. She's incredibly sweet to do so. I know she is probably having a bittersweet week as she was close to my dad. Their relationship was almost as if he had a 3rd daughter/she a 2nd father. She told me twice that she...