He can't possibly think that he's going to get away with this!
Tonight
I'm cold. It's raining, that straight, cold, steady rain. I usually associate that rain with early Spring. Maybe summer is finally coming....
I made a most startling discovery...
I'm turning into an old maid. And I'm only 23 years old. Now, before you start into the whole, "don't worry you'll still get married" talk let me save you the trouble. I don't mean and old maid as in relationship wise. I was referring to attitude and the way I live my life. I realized this morning that I do the same things every day. I get up at the same time, I wear my hair the same way. I even wear the same clothes. (o.k. I have a uniform, but even after I come home from work I put on the same type of clothes that I always wear.) I eat dinner, watch a movie and go to bed. Then get up the next morning and do the same. Of course there are the ritual Tuesday night camp meetings, Thursday night Bible Study, Sunday morning meeting and the scheduled out violin lessons. I am a clothes horse. I have no social life, the only people I come in contact with, besides customers are co-workers and my family. I don't even talk on the phone to the few friends I actually do have. I'm a hermit. I live a very scheduled out, precise life. And I'm content. I mean, I decided quite a while ago that I needed to be content with the place and position God had placed me in. But I wonder... can you become overly content? Too content in the place you are and the life you lead? What about God?? Did I make myself into an old maid???
I think this is going to turn into an IDD blog post.....
Interesting Fact
Remember this guy.
The legendary Frank Sinatra (sometimes known as "The Voice")
Well, I'll bet you didn't know that in 1969 he wanted to play Tevye, in the grand film remake of the Broadway hit musical Fiddler on the Roof.
Yep, Frank Sinatra instead of Topol. Just doesn't quite click, does it?
Prayer request
I talked to Mr. Reck (the guy who saved my violin :)) and he said my violin was safe and he is shipping it too me, since I can't get down to Iowa City. Anyway I asked him about his business and if he got everything out. He said no, he only had 4 1/2 hours to evacuate in. So, he took all the important stuff and that half of his business was still there. So, I would appreciate it if you could pray for him and his family and business. I cannot imagine functioning day to day knowing that my business was underwater. And I don't know for sure, but I'm praying there aren't still instruments there. It makes me sick thinking about it. Anyway, that's all.
So, I had the scare of my life!!
A few weeks ago, Mary S. dropped my violin off Iowa City/Coralville on her way to Des Monies. The violin was open and needed to be fixed, and my bow was in desperate need of rehair. It was done and ready to be picked up last Thursday. But, things have been crazy around here and we haven't had time. When I began to hear about the flooding in Cedar Rapids I got a little worried, but consoled myself with the fact that my violin was in Iowa City. Then yesterday I decided to ask Mom if she and Dad could take a detour on the way home from Champaign and pick my violin up. With all the crazy weather and flooding, I would feel better if I had it with me. Mom said "Sure, call Mr. Reck and make sue he's open tomorrow." Well.... all I got was a busy signal. Talk about starting to freak. Then Mary called, she had seen Mr. Reck's shop on the news, it was surrounded in water!
You can almost see it starting at 3:08, it's behind the green building, a few doors down from Subway.
So, I really started freaking out, in fact, I was about ready to cry! And I was at work, so there wasn't anything I could do, and I couldn't very well burst into tears at work! I resorted to, it's o.k. everything is fine, he wouldn't leave all the instruments in the shop at the mercy of the water, I trust him, everything is fine, AHH!!!!!!!!!
Then I had an idea, maybe my violin teacher had Mr. Reck's home phone number, granted, she is hard to get ahold of, but I thought, just maybe she would be home, school was out for the summer.... thankfully she was home. And she had called Reck's yesterday to check on the stuff she had down there. Everything was safe and had been moved to his house. *breathes sigh of relief* I can't imagine life without my violin, I mean, it is my life!!! So, anyway I'm breathing again :)
You can almost see it starting at 3:08, it's behind the green building, a few doors down from Subway.
So, I really started freaking out, in fact, I was about ready to cry! And I was at work, so there wasn't anything I could do, and I couldn't very well burst into tears at work! I resorted to, it's o.k. everything is fine, he wouldn't leave all the instruments in the shop at the mercy of the water, I trust him, everything is fine, AHH!!!!!!!!!
Then I had an idea, maybe my violin teacher had Mr. Reck's home phone number, granted, she is hard to get ahold of, but I thought, just maybe she would be home, school was out for the summer.... thankfully she was home. And she had called Reck's yesterday to check on the stuff she had down there. Everything was safe and had been moved to his house. *breathes sigh of relief* I can't imagine life without my violin, I mean, it is my life!!! So, anyway I'm breathing again :)
Tearing my heart out
So, mom got really sick at camp meeting tonight... she was miserable. We had to help her to the car and into the house. She was so weak it was scary...
Luke is very tenderhearted and worrisome. When he heard mom was sick, he got worried, and then when he saw her pale face he couldn't handle it, he ran to his room crying. I followed him. I got him to calm down quickly and I climbed in bed with him, to comfort him until he fell asleep. The poor kid, the devil's always hits me with a fear that something bad is going to happen to one of us. I had to promise him that mom was o.k. and nothing bad was going to happen, to get him to calm down.
Then, the unthinkable happened. Mom told us to go home. And well... that put Luke over the edge, he started crying and sobbing that he didn't want me to leave him. To "please stay with me Katie, I just need you!" No one else was acceptable. Debbie volunteered to climb in bed with him, until he fell asleep, but even that wasn't o.k. He wanted me to stay with him, to sleep with him so that he wouldn't be alone. I was "my favorite sister right now and I just NEED you!" It was tearing my heart out!! I knew I had to leave and that he would be o.k. But, I'm telling you, leaving a little boy, who's scared because his mom is sick, and needs the comfort of one consistent individual is heart breaking. I could feel his pain and fears... Each tear just tore me up... I told him to sleep with his teddy bear and I would sleep with mine. I would hold my teddy bear and pretend it was him, and he could pretend his was me...
When I got home, this was running through my head.
I head you in my arms last night,
Asleep in my own bed.
I felt your pain and fears,
Each tear that you had shed.
I wished that I could take,
It all upon myself.
That you could never know,
The pain the world does sow.
Luke is very tenderhearted and worrisome. When he heard mom was sick, he got worried, and then when he saw her pale face he couldn't handle it, he ran to his room crying. I followed him. I got him to calm down quickly and I climbed in bed with him, to comfort him until he fell asleep. The poor kid, the devil's always hits me with a fear that something bad is going to happen to one of us. I had to promise him that mom was o.k. and nothing bad was going to happen, to get him to calm down.
Then, the unthinkable happened. Mom told us to go home. And well... that put Luke over the edge, he started crying and sobbing that he didn't want me to leave him. To "please stay with me Katie, I just need you!" No one else was acceptable. Debbie volunteered to climb in bed with him, until he fell asleep, but even that wasn't o.k. He wanted me to stay with him, to sleep with him so that he wouldn't be alone. I was "my favorite sister right now and I just NEED you!" It was tearing my heart out!! I knew I had to leave and that he would be o.k. But, I'm telling you, leaving a little boy, who's scared because his mom is sick, and needs the comfort of one consistent individual is heart breaking. I could feel his pain and fears... Each tear just tore me up... I told him to sleep with his teddy bear and I would sleep with mine. I would hold my teddy bear and pretend it was him, and he could pretend his was me...
When I got home, this was running through my head.
I head you in my arms last night,
Asleep in my own bed.
I felt your pain and fears,
Each tear that you had shed.
I wished that I could take,
It all upon myself.
That you could never know,
The pain the world does sow.
Amazing Grace
Last weekend, Susie and I were in Indiana for a wedding. This particular area of Indiana has a large Amish/Mennonite population. We went to a large Amish Restaurant/Gift Shop/Furniture Store/Quilt Shop/etc. It was definitely worth the stop. We were walking up the steps to the 2nd floor when I saw this hanging on the wall. It stopped me in my tracks, it might possibly be the most beautiful thing I have ever seen! 46x34, carved wood, beautifully finished. If I had $640 (which happens to be a good price) I would have brought it home with me. As it happens I found on online from the maker for only $165 with free shipping. Granted this one is only 17x14. But, it's definitely more affordable *sigh* it's beautiful!! Let me put it this way, I was speechless :)
15 things to keep in mind when going through the Drive-Thru
- You don't need to specify that your order is 'To-Go'. We don't usually hand food out the window on a tray.
- Just because I work at a fast-food restaurant doesn't mean I am stupid.
- Don't shout it distorts your voice.
- We don't repeat your order to hear ourselves talk, we honestly want to make sure we have it correct. Please listen, if you pull up to the window and complain when your food is wrong, it's not our fault, you're the one who didn't correct the mistake when we repeated the order.
- Please order by size, it helps a LOT!!
- Hollering "hello" the second you pull up to the menu board is just plain rude.
- Please roll your window down. I can't hear through glass.
- Driving through DT in reverse because the driver is too lazy to order is just plain confusing.
- Please have the person sitting in the drivers seat order, it's very difficult to hear anyone else.
- Please don't talk on your cell phone, I can't see you and it's hard to know if you are talking to me or not.
- Please don't let all your frustration out on the DT person, chances are you're not the only one who's having a bad day. Some days every other person through the DT is having a bad day and they let it all out on the DT person. It gets really discouraging! Especially when you are doing your job right.
- If you order a Medium Pepsi. That means you want a Pepsi to drink. It doesn't mean Root Beer or Mountain Dew, or any other beverage.
- I am not a computer therefore I do not function like one. I promise.
- Please don't pull ahead while I am still talking to you. You wouldn't walk away if we were talking face to face, would you?
- Just FYI, I'm not fluent in Daffy Duck Language.
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About Me
- Katie
- I am a daughter of God who is striving to do and be all that God has for me. I'm a pretty normal person, kinda goofy at times, but I can be a dear. If I try :) I always try to be happy and I'm never lazy, I've tried, it doesn't agree with me. Once you meet me you'll never want for entertainment :)