I Am.... This and That

I was not able to get into my blog for awhile and only accidentally figured out how the other day. I entered my answers to the "I Am..." questions on Amy's comments from the tag Emily and she sent out into cyberspace. My heart just wrapped around my little girls like a hug. Soooo, here is the "I" of me.

i am: a wife, mama, sister, daughter, and friend
i think: sunsets are beautiful
i know: that God loves me
i want: chocolate... NOW!
i have: an amazing life
i wish: I could work part-time
i hate: looking at cooked spinach
i miss: my children
i fear: getting fatter
i feel: good today
i hear: nothing but the AC
i smell: someone's lunch heating up in the microwave.
i crave: hugs
i search: for the right words to say that will encourage and bless.
i wonder: if I will ever get to see the Northeast in Fall.
i regret: any anger I expressed toward my children when they were little.
i love: holding a newborn baby
i ache: with love for my kids.
i care: too much about what others think of me.
i always: put color on my hair each month.
i am not: a genius
i believe:in Jesus as my Lord and Savior
i dance: with my sweetheart in the living room
i sing: all the time when I am at home or in the car
i don't always: plan ahead
i fight: within myself
i write: to express the deepest things of my heart.
i win: most of the time at computer Solitaire
i lose: weight at a very slow pace... or not at all.
i never: scream at my husband
i confuse: my directions unless the sun is coming up or going down
i listen: better now than I did when I was younger
i can usually be found:at work in front of my computer
i am scared: of touching bugs, spiders, and snakes
i need: to feel loved and affirmed
i am happy about: Christmas time

I tag everyone who reads this...let me know if you decide to play a long. it is harder than it looks.

Changes....

I read something the other day that made me smile. I loved the feeling of peace it gave me when so many things in life seem to change faster than I can think or take it in. When my mind is racing and I don't see a way to be and do for everyone who God has brought into my life; when I want to stand on something high above my world and shout "Stop! Hold on just one darn minute!", then sure enough, God surprises me with one little phrase that brings me back to center on Him and I find rest. I am changing as I get older and the people and the world around me are too. It's interesting how on some level I don't want change, but on another I find change quite intriguing and adventurous. Yes, I read something the other day that said so profoundly in light of the life I've been given... "If nothing ever changed, there wouldn't be butterflies."