Celtic Woman at the Orpheum

There is something about Irish music that I absolutely love. Every Christmas Jason and I look forward to the Celtic Woman special that comes on PBS. It is astounding to me how God gave those four women such an amazing talent - beautiful singing voices. If I could sing like that, I would be dangerous. :) So when I saw the commercial on TV about them coming to do a concert at the Orpheum in Memphis on April 8th, I knew we had to go. I have to say that they sound just lovely in person as they do on TV. If you have never heard them, you have to go to http://www.celticwoman.com/ and listen to some of their songs. Their violin player is pretty awesome too. After watching her dance around with her violin, I wanted to take lessons. :) We had a great time and were glad that we went. If you ever get a chance, you should go too! :)

Spring Break '09 - Trout Fishing

I sooo love SPRING BREAK!!!! :) That's just one of the perks of being a teacher. It was really a much needed relaxing week. Jason and I decided to go trout fishing in Norfork, Arkansas for a day. Jason and his dad and brother go every year, but I told him it was my turn to go. :) After lots of convincing that I was sure this was what I wanted to do for Spring Break, he decided to take me. The lodge we stayed in overlooked the river and was very close to a delicious cafe where we ate huge pancakes for breakfast every morning. I have to say that I was very glad to be able to go on this trip and I think Jason was glad he brought me. We found out that I am a pretty good trout fisher. The day started off really early and cold, but we were prepared in our camouflage coveralls with our cooler full of snacks and drinks, our rod and reels, and our pink and white power bait. :) The very first time I threw my line out (yes I did it all by myself), I caught a fish. We caught well over our limit in one day. I can't wait to go back just to make sure it wasn't beginners luck. :) I will have to post pictures of the trout we caught later, but these are some pictures of where we stayed.

Z is for...

Ziplock Omelet

*Yeah, I am finished with the alphabet posting! It only took me almost a whole year. I am such a slow blogger, but I feel like I have accomplished something. :)

Who knew that you can make a perfectly good omelet in a ziplock bag? I knew those baggies were convenient, but I never knew you could use them for this. :) This is great if you have company and they all want something different in their omelet.

• Have each person write their name on a quart-size Ziploc freezer bag with permanent marker.



• Crack 2 eggs (large or extra-large) into the bag (not more than 2), shake to combine them.
  


• Put out a variety of ingredients such as: cheeses, ham, onion, green pepper, tomato, hash browns, salsa, etc. Each guest adds prepared ingredients of choice to their bag and shake.



• Make sure to get the air out of the bag and zip it up.



• Place the bags into rolling, boiling water for exactly 13 minutes. You can usually cook 6-8 omelets in a large pot. For more, make another pot of boiling water.



• Open the bags and the omelet will roll out easily.

I haven't tried this yet, but my mother's friend said it works great. I have "borrowed" some pictures to post on here so you could see the finished product. If you try it, you must let me know how it turns out. I plan to try it soon and hopefully Jason won't think I have lost my mind cooking breakfast in a ziplock bag. :)

We are going to have a....

Niece

Jeb and Meagan, my brother and sister-in-law, found out a couple of weeks ago that they are expecting a baby girl. Her name is Alleigh Lynn. We know that she will be beautiful and probably a little spoiled. :) We can't wait to meet her in July!

This is a recent picture of my sweet baby brother and his beautiful wife.

Y is for...

When I hear this word, I automatically think SLOW DOWN. This is very important when you see this sign while driving. Hopefully, if you are a law abiding driver, you become cautious of your surroundings and slow down. :) But, sometimes yielding is hard to do when we are in a hurry or we think we should have the right a way. Not only is yielding hard to do when driving, it is also hard to do in a marriage as a wife. Sometimes I wish God would just stick a yield sign in front of me to stop me from saying something nagging or hurtful to Jason. Even though submitting or yielding is not always an easy thing to do (especially for us women who think we need to have the last word because we know we are right) the Bible tells us in Ephesians 5:24 that we are to submitt to our husbands in everything (even words). Wednesday I started the Bible study "Esther: Its Tough Being a Woman" by Beth Moore. In the introduction video, she said that she conducted a survey for all women from different denominations and ages that asked what they thought the toughest thing about being a woman was. The top answer was yielding. When I heard this, I thought, "Ok God, so I am not the only one that has a hard time with this issue." But isn't it comforting to know that we don't have to try to do this by ourselves. He will show us how to be a submissive wife through His word and daily prayer. :)

Lord thank you for giving me guidance on how to be a godly wife through your word and thank you for a wonderful husband that loves me regardless of my shortcomings.

X is for...

TeXas...San Antonio to be eXact! :)

Okay...I know this one is a stretch, but X is such a hard letter. I am getting ready to fly out to San Antonio, Texas tomorrow for a conference. My principal, my assistant principal, my co-worker, and myself are going to be there five days. We can't wait to enjoy the Riverwalk and the authentic Tex-Mex food. Yummm! Oh yeah...and the sessions where we learn lots of good ideas to bring back to school. :) I will have to add pictures later. Just pray that we have a safe flight and great weather while we are there. YEE-HAW!

W is for...

Walking by Faith

This is something that I try, but many times fail, to do on a daily basis. With all the negative talk about the economy and difficult day to day decisions and situations in my life and my friends' lives, I have to remember that God is in control and He is sovereign. Altough the challenges and situations are real, we still have to believe that God is holding us in the palm of his hands. Hebrews 11 shows many Bible heroes that lived faithfully -

• Noah, who had enough faith to build the ark even though there was not a rain cloud in the sky and everyone was making fun of him
• Abraham, who had enough faith to offer Issac, his son, as a living sacrafic without knowing God would stop him and who ventured out to find the promise land, but never got to see it in his lifetime
• Sarah, who relied on her faith when she was considered barren but later became a mother
• Moses' parents, who hid him for 3 months after he was born because they had faith that God had great plans for his life
• Moses, who refused to be known as the son of Pharoh's daughter and chose to be mistreated along with the people of God because he was looking ahead to a much greater reward
• The people that were with Moses, who had much faith as they crossed the Red Sea with the Pharoh's army close behind them

This chapter in the Bible gives me a hope that if God did such great things in their lives, then he can also work in mine. I have to remember that faith is not wishing; it is believing to trust in our true God, who gave us many examples in his word of how walking by faith can give us the confindence we need to keep on keeping on! :)