A few jewels...

Today is going to be a beautiful day.  How does that ole song go that my mother used to sing to us as we were getting ready for the day.... "this is the day that the Lord has made I will rejoice and be glad in it".  My mother and Pop are coming to visit and should be here within the hour!  I sit here at the breakfast table sipping my Hazlenut coffee with Hazlenut creamer... mmmmm... and chowing down on some Dunkin Doughnuts... a souvenier from New Orleans....what could be better?? I hear the shrill of the trumpet on Noah's Tom and Jerry show.  Micah is letting me know that he is tired of lying on his playmat. Jason comes home tonite!  I can hardly wait to kiss him and hold him I have missed him soooo much!  It is amazing how much weight he pulled within our household... I didn't realize just how much he actually did until this week with him gone.  Thanks babe!  My heart is kinda heavy even in all of my excitement a joy... I have a dear friend that is hurting... wish that I could take the pain away... but I am not the one who is able to do that.  I have wonderful friends and I love them immensely!  Most of my friends live out of state and therefore I don't get to spend the kind of time with them that I would like... but our relationships continue to grow regardless of distance.  I have tried to make friends here within my church.  It is a strange thing to put yourself out there for the sake of making  relationships with people.  It had been so long since I have done that and I was literally nervous to do it. Talk about middle school!  I remembered something that my youth pastor used to say to us from as he was teaching... "to make a friend you have to be a friend".  So I guess that is where I started... for any of you that are wondering where to begin :) I joined a small group within our church body.  We met once a week and I got to know a group of people that are very interesting and fun to be around.  Some of those relationships are developing into friendships and I am glad for it.  There have been some relatioships that just flat-lined... I sorta grieved over them at first.  It sucks being dumped... and being dumped on is no joy ride either.  I am learning that although God has made me in such a way that I wear my heart on my sleeve and I am open like that... it doesn't mean that I have to take the response of others to who I am so much at heart.  I am learning that some relationships are only for a season and then there are some ... a few jewels... that last a lifetime.  I am thankful for them both I suppose.
I traveled to New Orleans for a visit with a long time friend and cut some hair.... did a few foils... LOVED IT!  I really enjoy being creative with hair.  I enjoy watching people as they react o their hair when they finally get to see it... I do kitchen hair these days!  It is especially enjoyable when they realize that they aren't wearing a hat or wig.... they actually get to go home with this amazing new do!  I am not bragging.. that isn't me, but I just love doing hair and I am gifted with that ability.  I wish that I could get some local friends to let me do their hair.  It was fun for the kids too.  We hit up the Children's Museum, the zoo, and for us... Urban Outfitters!  I enjoyed the adult company too.  I am ready for my hubby to come home.  I can harldy wait to see the pictures on his camera of the kids!  Wondering what the Lord is doing with us and Haiti.