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It's hard to criticize others when we are enjoying their company. Instead of speaking
negatively to your husband today, enjoy him! Encourage him! As you experience fullness of joy with God, share some of that joy with your husband.
Does your husband have a playful side? A great sense of humor? Is there a "little boy"
that wants to escape from time to time, reflecting the joy in his heart?
This is a wonderful part of who he is, and a great strength. Let him know that you
appreciate his joyfulness and his playful spirit. Find opportunities to join him in positive
play times.
If your husband can sometimes be overly serious, coax him out occasionally for some
play times. It will help him relieve stress and relax.
"You will show me the path of life. In your presence is fullness of joy...Happy are the
people whose God is the LORD!" Ps. 16:11a; 144:15b
"A merry heart does good like medicine..." Prov. 17:22a
source: www.reviveourhearts.com
What I have been up to this last week:
1. Decorated Dala's store windows for October. I love dressing up the mannequins! The skeleton got a lot of attention during Harvestfest last Saturday. Some Russian tourists photographed it and told me they loved it. What a compliment! I even dressed up Dala's tree with tiny ravens and autumn mum garlands. I surprise my friend everytime. She wasn't sure the ravens would work, thought it might be creepy, but I convinced her they were cute. Sure enough now her customers are petting them!
2. Planning to finish one major project (tribal comic book) and already dreaming up new projects.
3. Self reflection. Thinking about where I stand in this life. Wondering about what I should do different. Restless and pensive, I need to do more than sit in my apartment planning stuff. I should be getting my work out there right now.
4. Self depreciation. Wishing I could change the past and do things different is a killer to my confidence. I know. But I do it anyway and drown in that despair for awhile. Why do I feel like people in my past must still hate me?
5. Finally got in a book I was told was out of print: Pose File Ultimate Collection. It was anti-climatic. I remember the book being much more exciting to have in the mid-90's when my comic art friends and I used to drool over it.
6. Did a lot of sketches on tracing paper. Planning compositions that I don't yet have the motivation to finish. The ideas have to gestate a bit more in my mind.
I feel like there's something around the corner that needs my attention...
The rain and fog this morning made it feel like I was stepping out into Ireland. Everyone thinks its gloomy out, but I adore it.
Today was the annual block party my workplace holds to kick off Domestic Violence Awareness Month. We had games, prizes, door prizes/raffles, clog dancers, belly dancers, music, FOOD, face painting and crafts....I worked from 9:30 am until 2:30 pm. I learned how to make egg rolls and helped in making 500 of them! Yep, lots of leftovers! We also awarded 3 community members for their outstanding work in helping victims of domestic violence. The first was an investigator that works with the county's DA office. He's amazing....I've had him speak in one of my classes so I know how personal and serious he takes his job. The second person awarded was the head of the county humane society. She was awarded because my agency has an agreement with them in which they house pets of families that are fleeing violent homes. It's an amazing thing they do in helping us/our clients that way because often times there are families who want to leave but don't want to leave their pets behind. Most, if not all, shelters don't allow animals so this enables them to be able to get a fresh start and keep their furry loved ones safe too. The third person awarded was the police chief of a nearby suburb that we work very closely with. After multiple domestic violence related homicides in his district, he took a major stand and his force implemented a new program and new efforts to combat domestic violence. More law enforcement should be as dedicated and take it as seriously as he does. News crews were there, and I missed being on tv by a few inches - the person I was standing next to was on tv, but I wasn't. Oh well. I know I was there, and I smell like greasy egg rolls to prove it! There was also a table with information about therapy dogs....and there were probably 8 or so dogs there too....that drew a crowd too. I had a really great time and I was honored to be involved with the event!
In other news, Amanda (the girl I'm going on the date with) came over for a pretty long time on Wednesday night. She stayed over from about 9pm to 4am. We pretty much did absolutely nothing. And it was absolutely awesome. I've never had so much fun with a girl just... not doing anything as with her the other night. But I kinda laid on the "I like you" factor (for lack of a better term) a little thick and, while I think that she really enjoyed herself, I've been worried that she might have been a little offput by my (very) subtle advances. Of course, I typically worry a little too much about stuff like that.
But I did the complete opposite of what I typically do when I'm worried about a girl liking me. Typically, I will call them or talk to them too much. Grasp for some hint that they like me. Instead, it turns them off and they end up not liking because of that. This time, I did the complete opposite. I texted her the day after we hung out just to see what she had been up to and then texted her to let her know I was leaving for Alabama. But for pretty much the last day and a half I just didn't talk to her. I wanted to let her contact me. And sure enough, at about 6pm tonight, she texted me. I think things are looking good.
Taking it slow has never felt this good.
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