And the Winner Is...

Thanks to the 3 people that entered the contest (only 2 within the contest time frame). I loved both of your responses and couldn't decide between the two, so you both win! How exciting, huh? I hope everyone has a happy Mother's Day! Matt and the kids got me a new digital camera, so I will be posting a lot more pictures! My last camera lived a good life and served us well, but it was just shot!

I found this quote and wanted to share it with you:

"For a mother is the only person on earth Who can divide her love among ten children And each child still have all her love."

I won't be testing that quote to see if it is actally true, but I know it's true for three kids.
Happy Mother's Day!

Panic Mode

Well, tomorrow's the big day...FINALS! Matt took the kids to Grandma's house tonight so I could get some good quality, uninterrupted studying time. I'd like to say I'm ready, but I'm not! If I only had one test, I would be fine, but I have 2. Yikes! I've been tempted to slack off on the studying and just take whatever grade I can manage to get, but Matt knows me too well. He reminded me that I will regret that once the stress of studying wears off and he's right. (Are you reading this Matt? I said YOU ARE RIGHT!) It's not often that I admit that. In case you're keeping track, I've got just one semester left before the big G-Day. When my kids ask me some day why it took 3 extra semesters to get my bachelor's degree, I will explain that there is one for each of them. If the thought of me hunched over a scan-tron sheet happens to pop into your mind on Thursday, please send up a little prayer. I'd appreciate it!

Back to the dining room table for more management and operations management fun. Don't forget to leave a comment on the contest post (Come One, Come All). I would love to reward you, my few faithful followers for reading my ramblings.

50/50?

The sermon series for the past few weeks at my church has been entitled, "Pure Sex." It has been quite an interesting series. Don't worry, I won't re-hash all the topics here, I just want to discuss an interesting point our pastor brought up. It has really changed the way I think. He said, "Marriage is not 50/50, it's 100/100. Even if your spouse withdraws, you are not relieved of your duty to give 100%. If your spouse is only giving 50%, you can't give 70% just to be a little bit better than him/her."

Is that the way you live now? It sure isn't that way at my house! My husband is pretty good about not letting my mood affect him, but I need some work in that area. This change of habit has not come easy and I've only been working on it for a day and a half! I've had to be intentional about the little things. My tongue is starting to hurt because I've been biting it a little more often than letting it run.

Challenge for today: find an area of your marriage where you can give a little more. Maybe you could give a real kiss to your spouse before you leave or when you get home. Not just a peck on the lips, but an actual kiss that says "I love you." Maybe you can drop what you're doing when your spouse gets home to show that you are happy to see him/her. Be creative...I think it will be worth it.

Don't forget to enter the contest posted yesterday!

Come One, Come All

As promised, here's the re-posting of the contest guidelines:

1. If you're a mom, tell me why you love it,
2. If you're not a mom, tell me what you love about your mom.

Easy enough. Get me your entries by Thursday, May 8 at 5 pm CST and I'll a winner (or randomly if I can't decide). If you refer a friend, you get an extra entry. Make sure your referral mentions your name in their comment so I know who to give credit to.

I think that's it...get to posting!

Just a Couple of Things

If you've visited my blog lately, you might notice that a post is missing. Last week I posted the details of a Mother's Day Contest. Due to a little scandal on my blog, that post has been deleted. I will be reposting that today and setting a new deadline. If you are the one and only person who had already entered the original contest, please repost your entry. Thanks!

Another thing...
I won a Mother's Day Contest! Let me clarify that...I was A winner in a Mother's Day Contest. My entry should be posted sometime this week on the Hearts at Home website. This website is a great resource for Moms, whether you stay home with your kids or not. They also have books available on a variety of topics that you might enjoy. Check it out if you have time. Also, I love the winning entry that's posted on there today.

Well, I guess that's it for now. I hope you have a great day and please enter the contest so we can all see the reasons we have to be thankful for our greatest God-given jobs as Moms!