100 interesting things about me
(I wonder if there are that many....LOL)

1. I am the 4th of 7 children
2. I have 3 children of my own (and one angel)
3. I have been married 24 years to my best friend
4. I have lived from San Diego to North Carolina and many places in
between
5. I am a child of God and a ministers wife
6. My son is a missionary apprentice
7. I am color blind
8. I was a tomboy until I was 40
9. My youngest daughter is 18 and graduates high school this year
10.I wanted 12 children when I got married
11.I am claustrophobic (I didn't know how bad until I moved to the mountains)
12.I am shy but love to be around people
13.My oldest daughter is now 21
14.I love rainy days
15.Grouchy people are a challenge to me
16.My roots are not with places but with people
17.I was born and raised in Phoenix Arizona
18.Having a mentally ill child brings you patience
19.I'm a craft nut
20.I am not materialistic
21.I am a Scorpio
22.My favorite colors are earth tones
23.I love yard work
24.My youngest daughter looks enough like me sometimes we are asked if we are twins....LOL
25.I dropped out of high school in my senior year and went and got my GED
*Oh boy I am not sure if there are 100 interesting things about me*
26.I have to force myself to read
27.I am blessed with amazing in laws
28.I give 110% in all that I do
29.I'm a laundryaholic....LOL
30.I don't care to eat a bowl of ice cream but do like ice creams on a stick
31.I will not watch scary movies
32.I am aracnaphobiac (sp?)
33.I don't have a favorite holiday
34.I don't have any grandparents left on earth
35.I'm not a big fan of sitting and watching TV
36.I am a photograpy nut
37.I am afraid of dogs to an extent
38.When I was a teenager I wanted to be a truckdriver
39.I can type 50-60 WPM
40.I have 3 little dogs and 1 cat (or should I say my family has 3 dogs)
41.I love to go fishing
42.I can put my own worms on my hook
43.I have brown eyes
44.I drink ALOT of iced tea
45.I love silly people
46.I am terrified of heights
47.I like to hike
48.I have no friends from my childhood
49.My parents are still married-to each other
50.I have only ever been married once

Why do people have to be so mean? As an adoptive parent I can honestly say that not one of my children are different from the other in my heart. In fact my little brother was adopted and nothing could have made him any less my brother. There are lots of parents out there raising children who have no ties biologically, but that makes them no less their child or them any less the parent. I bring this subject up because I just spent over an hour on the phone with a young lady who was faced with the fact today of her child finding out she was not his biological mom. In a fit of anger her own sister proceeded to make this fact known in front of my friends 7 year old son. First I don't understand how anyone could be so hateful to do such a thing to a child. It saddens me After counseling my friend I let her know that eventually he would have found out and although it shouldn't have happened in the way that it did that she can make a positive out of this and build a greater bond than was there before. We all have opportunities in life to touch the lives of those around us and although we are not tied to each other biologically some of us are tied together spiritually through our Father in heaven. I come from a family of 7 children, I have 3 children of my own, but my family is so much bigger than that because of my spiritual family that God has blessed me with. I can go anywhere in the world and find new family members. It isn't our own blood that makes a family but the blood of Christ. How truly blessed we are to have a Father who loves us so much. 'Til next time

WOW weird! I had always considered checking into this blog thing but just never did it. While in Oklahoma I met a dear lady who introduced me to her blog. Thank You Edna, I am surely blessed that God crossed our paths in so many ways. I am looking forward to sharing my stories as much as reading stories from others. This should be exciting. I will attempt to post photos in the near future. I will do an introduction also. I think this looks to be fun.