My dream from last Night

You know I always forget to post anything because my brain is so full of what I need to do for everyone else and for my dissertation! But, last night I had a dream, and I do not usually dream, that lasted all night. I even woke up two times and then went back to sleep to have it start up right where it left off! That is amazing to me. The dream was about a dream that my husband, Reed and I have talked about for as long as I can remember, that of us driving a truck cross-country after our girls grew up so we could spend some time together and see the country as well. In my dream last night we were doing this and we had been through Washington State, Oregon, Wyoming, Montana, Virginia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, New York, and even up into Alaska and Alberta Canada! We were having a blast spending time together and seeing the countryside and making money while we were doing it! It was wonderful to experience and felt so relaxing. I felt really good when I woke up this morning. But then something else happened this morning when I got on-line. I stumbled across the blog of a fellow weight loss surgery (WLS) person and guess what her blog was all about!!!! She and her husband decided to become team drivers and go on the road! He had lost his job and they had also talked about and dreamed about doing this so they decided now was the time. I have spent all day reading her blog from Jan 2010 all the way through to the latest post a few days ago. She and her husband are both WLS peeps and I am so proud of them for what they have accomplished. Plus they have a new grand baby on the way! I wonder if this might be a message from the Lord that we need to seriously consider trying to fulfill our dream of team driving cross-country after Reed gets his medical retirement from the Army or if it was just my sub-conscious mind playing tricks on me! I guess I will just keep looking above and ahead so that maybe I will not miss what the Lord has planned for us. Things seem to be getting harder and harder lately and I just wonder when it will let up or if it will ever let up. I will check back in soon but until then I hope you all have a wonderfully blessed week and month!

Lyrics to my favorite Christian song

Lyrics to This Is The Stuff :

I lost my keys in the great unknown
And call me please 'Cuz I can't find my phone

This is the stuff that drives me crazy
This is the stuff that's getting to me lately
In the middle of my little mess
I forget how big I'm blessed
This is the stuff that gets under my skin
But I gotta trust You know exactly what You're doing
It might not be what I would choose
But this is the stuff You use

45 in a 35
Sirens and fines while I'm running behind
Whoa

This is the stuff that drives me crazy
This is the stuff that's getting to me lately
In the middle of my little mess
I forget how big I'm blessed
This is the stuff that gets under my skin
But I gotta trust You know exactly what You're doing
It might not be what I would choose
But this is the stuff You use

So break me of impatience
Conquer my frustrations
I've got a new appreciation
It's not the end of the world
Oh Oh Oh

This is the stuff that drives me crazy
This is the stuff
Someone save me
In the middle of my little mess
I forget how big I'm blessed
This is the stuff that gets under my skin
And I've gotta trust You know exactly what You're doing
It might not be what I would choose
But this is the stuff You use

Oh Oh Oh Oh
This is the stuff You use

[ These are This Is The Stuff Lyrics on http://www.lyricsmania.com/ ]

Few days turned into a month... sorry

Hey there,

I meant to post back in a few days but those few days turned into a little over a month. I apologize. I have been busy with my family, my dissertation, and taking care of my husband's army business and my mother's health appts, as well as my own health appts. I had a nuclear stress test the other day and I got a call from the doctor's office to set an appt for tomorrow to review the results. I think everything is okay but you always get a little nervous before getting the results or at least I do! My stress level has been above and beyond the last few weeks. Finances are a mess and my motivation for my work on my dissertation has just about ran out! I am exhausted emotionally and physically and I think that is what has been causing my health problems, few that they are, of late. I have caught myself grazing instead of concentrating on eating right and drinking my shakes and I know it is caused by my stress level but cannot seem to overcome it lately. I have been trying to find a job but have only heard back from a couple of places and then no further follow-up. I turned down a job for $22 an hour the other day because it was in Killeen Texas and my children and grandchildren do not want us moving back to Texas because they are here in Arkansas. I cannot believe that I turned that job down! I am now wondering if that was the right thing to do or not! I know the Lord has a plan for me and my life but I just wish I had a small hint so that I would know what the plan is! Francesca Battestelli has a song called "This is the Stuff" that says that "I know this is the stuff you use but it is not the stuff I would choose" and boy do I know what she means! Well that is it for right now. Love you all my friends and family!

My First Ever Blog Note

Hey there friends,

Well this is the first ever blog I have done! Thought I would start documenting my dissertation journey and my weight loss surgery journey as I work toward completing two goals at the same time! This is the initial post but I will be back with a more comprehensive post in a day or two! Love you all and May you all be blessed everyday of your life!