sunday reflection

Random things heard in church this morning.
I'm posting them here, so I don't forget them. Hopefully, I'll come back to them and think of them often.

He doesn't call the equipped; He equips the called.


It is great, if God is in it.
Little is much, when God is in it.

Being attentive to the words & life of Jesus is absolutely necessary if you hope to get better at reaching out to others.
If we are going to go and DO, then we have to lay our burdens down and sit at the feet of Jesus.

Be ready, because a few moments alone with Jesus and you'll be off on a new adventure.


Choose what is better.

giveaway: harry connick jr, your songs

** UPDATE: The contest is now closed. **

Who doesn't love a little Harry Connick Jr? That man can sing!


His newest album, Your Songs, is a mix of cover versions that he sings with a full jazz big band and string orchestra.




Here's the track list:

- All The Way
- Just The Way You Are
- Can’t Help Falling In Love With You
- And I Love Her
- (They Long To Be) Close To You
- Besame Mucho (Kiss Me Much)
- The Way You Look Tonight
- First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
- Your Song
- Some Enchanted Evening
- And I Love You So
- Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)
- Smile
- Mona Lisa


Harry's voice is unmistakable. This CD took me straight back to high school (the good part of high school, anyway).


If you'd like a little Harry to enjoy for yourself, leave a comment below letting me know.


For an extra entry, follow me on twitter @punkinmama and tweet about this giveaway. Leave a comment below, with the link to your tweet.


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The giveaway will end Friday night, October 23, around 8 pm EST (or whenever I get around to closing comments and picking a winner).



Thanks to One to One Network for providing me with the CD for my listening pleasure, as well as the CD for the giveaway. The above post is based on my own thoughts and is not influenced by the sponsor.

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2009

Punkin has turned into a Big Boy overnight. On the morning he turned 3, he refused to even consider wearing a diaper. Unfortunately, the desire to pee on the potty didn't coinside... Buy stock in Pull-ups (you heard it here first) , because I think he'll be living in them forever. They're the only thing he'll allow us to put on him. Somehow, the Pull-up equals big boy underwear in his mind. And he is suddenly afraid of the potty. Given the other things he's accomplished, I think I'm going to have to just let this one go... for now...

Punkin also moved into his new Big Boy Room (another post to come) on his birthday. This included sleeping in a Big Boy Bed for the first time. I'm proud to say that it went very well. I did sing him to sleep (which I actually enjoyed... shhh... don't tell *him* that). The other unbelievable feat is that he didn't even ask for his paci one time. I had dreaded the "no more pacis" and anticipated a few nights of major crying before Punkin would sleep without it. Even though he had been telling me for weeks that turning 3 meant "no more pacis", I really expected some major withdrawals. I don't want to jinx it, but he's gone to bed the first night and taken a nap in his new room without even mentioning the word paci. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that in a few days, he doesn't suddenly bring it up and cry over it. (So, it's now 10:30 and Punkin is still awake... calling out every few minutes... he's not asking for his paci, but he's also not sleeping. How bad is it that I want to just give it to him so he'll fall asleep faster? )

He really is turning into such a big boy. But he'll always be my baby.

Happy Birthday Punkin! I love you more than you'll ever know!

I've added this post to Real Life's "Your Life Your Blog". You can read more great posts there.

wordless wednesday: camera play

If you haven't tried picnik.com, you should!

wordless wednesday: pool time surprise

First day at the pool this summer. Punkin was all smiles.




Weeks later when I finally was reviewing the pictures I'd taken, I came across this picture. I do not remember taking it or Punkin sticking his tongue out, but I thought it was so cute!



Find more Wordless Wednesday posts at 5 Minutes for Mom.
(No, I have no idea why it's "wordless" when everyone adds words.)

happy father's day

The Hubs is an amazing father. He is so involved with Punkin and takes responsibility for so many things that other husbands just assume that their wives will (or should*) handle. I can't really express how much I appreciate him. I hope he has some idea of the huge help that he is to me. I know I wouldn't be the wife and mother I am without him.

*Don't get me started!

Picture thanks to queenofhaddock at The Ivey League. I won her giveaway for a free mosaic. If you've not visited her site, check it out!

shrink it

Okay, so I've officially joined The Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans for their Shrinking Days of Summer Challenge.

I am in serious need of motivation, so I'm hoping this challenge, in it's group format, will be just what I need.

One way I hope to be able to shrink is by exercising more at all. I recently got the EA Sports Active for the Wii and have started the 30 Day Challenge. I haven't exercised in so long I almost forgot what it felt like to sweat so much! I've only done two days of the challenge so far, but man, it's kicking my butt! I'm so sore today, it's ridiculous. But it's a good sore.

I'll keep you posted on how I'm doing and how my team (Team Violet) is doing in the challenge.

This post has been included in Real Life's Your Life Your Blog.