lizardblog ( the blog of liz creech

January 27, 2006
Man, I sure wish I was cool.

I am jealous of my husband. He is very smart and purty besides. Not that I am not, but he is much better at portraying the first than I am. He does some pretty cool things on his blog, most of which I enjoy but don't want to take the time to learn to do.

I really don't have much to say, but I wanted to at least put something up here.

I got an email from our Realtor that the interest in our old house has picked up. There is someone actually going back for a second look tonight and someone bringing their family back to look tomorrow. She said that we might get an offer out of one of those. I will believe it when I see it though. I try really hard not to think about it much - HA!

Tonight we are getting invaded by a bunch of teenagers. Meaghan waited until this weekend to have her "Birthday Party" because of other friends having party's last weekend. So, we are going to the #1 China Buffet tonight with several of her friends and then coming back here to welcome more and then we could have upward of 15 female teens staying the night - OH LORD! Please pray for my husband!!

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January 24, 2006
January 22, 1991

On Sunday my #2 daughter turned 15. She is very cute. I like her a lot.

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January 13, 2006
Something to be said about hoping and dreaming

I wish I knew how to put a sound bite on here. Do any of you know that song Brenda Lee did called "Wishin' and Hopin""? That isn't totally relevant but the chorus comes to mind when I think of the phrase hoping and dreaming.

Anyway, I think that dreaming is a necessary part of life. Not the covetous kind but the "what if we won the lottery kind?". I haven't done that in a very long time. Money always comes to mind when I think that and I have been letting it kill the fun mood.

My realtor called yesterday and left a message on my cell phone that the old house had been shown 2 times yesterday. Maybe that is a good sign. They called asking questions so maybe, you never know.

Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.
Heb. 11:1 I have been thinking about that a lot lately. My faith has been a little lacking lately. It is good to revisit that. Hope - it gives hope. There is a lot of meaning in that little word.

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January 12, 2006
Thoughts on others thoughts

Beth Keck has some interesting things to say about being a wife and mother over on her blog. About the lack of being fulfilled in that role. I would hope that none of us would find ourselves truly fulfilled in anything without God. To each is own. I am "closer" to God when I am working in the garden.

Bryan Sherwood offered some good stuff on a monastic life and how he longs for manual labor. Me too. I don't feel good in many ways if I do not move and do a lot. I have a problem sitting still and listening to a conversation unless it is something that I am really interested in or dealing with. I can't even really sit still to watch TV. Alan says it is restless leg syndrome. Mostly it is I don't like sitting still for something that doesn't keep me thoroughly enthralled.

I have been very dissatisfied with my life here lately. That is way too strong but it gets the point across. I guess, it could be winter depression or something like that, I don't function well on dreary days. Just dealing with stuff and being tired. You know, it would be so much easier to join the work force, you actually get credit for stuff you do out there.

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January 08, 2006
Tolerance

tolÂ·erÂ·ance Pronunciation Key (tlr-ns) n.
n.
1. The capacity for or the practice of recognizing and respecting the beliefs or practices of others.

I am all for tolerance, but when should it stop? I think that as Christians we sometimes allow our tolerance to infect and affect our beliefs. When does that stop? I think too much tolerance can be just as dangerous as too little.

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January 07, 2006
Pretending

I am sitting here in the living room blogging on Alans laptop. I am also pretending that I do not have to go to work here in just a bit. Sometimes I wish we were independently wealthy so I didn't have to work outside the home. Although, I do enjoy getting out and being "by myself".

It has been awhile since I have wanted to even get on here and say anything. I have had a lot of things running around in my head that I would like to put on here but I am not that great at conveying the things I want to say. So, I just try to keep it simple and wait for it to well up enough to just come out.

Had a bunch of students from Southern Baptist Theological seminary come to our house today to talk to Alan about the Emergent Church stuff. I missed most of it cause I had to take Meaghan to riding lessons, but what I caught was pretty good.

Took the last of the Christmas decorations taken down, on the inside anyway. I guess I need to wait for the ground to freeze good so I can get the ladder out to get the upper window decorations down without sinking a foot into the mud.

Sorry this isn't more deep but there you go anyway.

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spiritual

> vine & branches
> vineyard central

blogs

> Garden Escapades
> Trish Hiduk
> Maryann
> Alan Creech
> The Vine
> Little Houses
> Amber Bishop
> Jody Nixon
> Laura Ogle
> Debi Warford
> Jason & Brooke Evans
> Eric Keck
> Beth Keck
> Pete Matthews
> Trudi Matthews
> Brian Phillips
> Bryan Sherwood
> Malie
> Kim Johnson

Homeschool

> vegsource homeschool
> discovery school channel
> saxon math and phonics

general interest

> john rosemond's affermative parenting
> lisa welchel
> thunderstruck
> Homestar Runner

gardening

> Kids Gardening

books i like

Here are some books I suggests if you are looking to homeschool or just for information. I gleaned a lot from them. Our church gets credit if you buy through these links.

In their Own Way
by Thomas Armstrong

Seven Times Smarter
by Laurel Schmidt

How to Talk So Kids Can Learn
by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish

Teen Proofing
by John Rosemond