Have you made a New Years resolution? I haven't formally but I've been thinking about it. Top of my list should be to stop procrastinating! Of course, I would also have the perpetual resolution to lose weight. Oh, and how about putting myself back on the list; can't forget that one. Seriously though, I feel the need or pressure rather to make a list. A list of things I will resolve myself to do this year. Here's a few I came up with....
1. Read more books and less Facebook!
2. Hold my children in my lap more and my laptop less.
3. Be grateful for the healthy body God has provided me and take better care of it and be less critical of it.
4. Memorize more of God's word. I have favorite scripture but can rarely quote it. Even my attempts to paraphrase are weak.
5. Declutter my house....another perpetual resolution but one I'm serious about.
6. Have more appreciation and less of a sense of entitlement.
Did I forget anything? What are your resolutions or did you resolve not to make any stupid resolutions?!
Starting anew,
Anne Marie
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Happy Birthday Wishes!
Happy Birthday to my dear husband, Jason! I thank God every night for blessing me with such a wonderful husband and terrific father to our girls. You are my rock! You are always there for me and I love you endlessly. Since you like lists, here is one in honor of you.....
Things I love about my husband -
1. I love your smile! It stole my heart many years ago on New Year's Eve.
2. I love hearing you sing. You singing to me at our wedding reception is a memory I will cherish forever.
3. I love your passion for music and how you pick out the harmony and bass line in every song.
4. I love your inner chef.
5. I love listening to you play guitar....what a turn on!
6. I love how you still tuck me in every night and give me the occassional back massage (ok, more than occassional).
7. I love riding the Vmax with you.
8. I love how careful you are on the Vmax!
9. I love how you yell at the TV when watching football.
10. I love your passion and excitement for Christ.
11. I love your pretty white teeth (goes with No. 1)
12. I love watching you with our girls.
13. I love how soft and smooth your feet are....I'm actually quite jealous.
14. I love how you take care of "all your girls".
15. I love your heart...so soft and genuine.
16. I love your devotion to our marriage.
17. I love how safe I feel in your arms.
18. I love how your hugs tower over me.
19. I love holding your hand in public or not.
20. I love you, Jason Webb! Happy Birthday, hunny bunny!!!
For always,
Anne Marie
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Prayer request
I had the saddest bedside conversation with my 8yr old tonight. She's been a little emotional this evening....getting weepy over the littlest things. Because of some earlier comments today, Jason and I thought it had to do with a little boy. Is it time for her to be interested in boys already?! I was hoping she would wait about 20more years. Well, don't fret....boys are still gross according to her but what was to come next simply broke my heart.
At work we are expecting the union to strike next year and all non-union employees have received assignments to backfill their positions. My assignment would require me to complete 100+ hours of training beginning in January (60% online training and 40% which requires travel) and then on April 4th I'm required to report to Springfield, MO for an undetermined amount of time. Well, needless to say I'm not happy about it and it has been a source of great stress for me. I've talked to Jason and other family members about it but had not really talked to the girls about it.
Tonight while laying with McClain, encouraging her to open up to me and tell me what's bothering her she tells me, "Next year is almost here and I don't want you to leave and go work somewhere else". It caught me off guard. I had no idea that it was causing her stress as well. How foolish of me...they pick up on so much more than we realize. Surprisingly, I didn't break down in tears, instead we prayed together and made a pact to pray everynight that the union contract negotiations would be resolved and that no one would have to leave their families. I told her that if I did have to go that maybe it would just be for a few days or a couple of weeks. Either way, God will take care of us. He always does. He has provided for us in so many ways. He will continue to provide for us in this matter. Please join us in prayer. Please pray that I won't have to leave my family, pray for God's grace but more importantly pray that mine and my daughter's faith would be strengthened by this.
Coveting your prayers,
Anne Marie
At work we are expecting the union to strike next year and all non-union employees have received assignments to backfill their positions. My assignment would require me to complete 100+ hours of training beginning in January (60% online training and 40% which requires travel) and then on April 4th I'm required to report to Springfield, MO for an undetermined amount of time. Well, needless to say I'm not happy about it and it has been a source of great stress for me. I've talked to Jason and other family members about it but had not really talked to the girls about it.
Tonight while laying with McClain, encouraging her to open up to me and tell me what's bothering her she tells me, "Next year is almost here and I don't want you to leave and go work somewhere else". It caught me off guard. I had no idea that it was causing her stress as well. How foolish of me...they pick up on so much more than we realize. Surprisingly, I didn't break down in tears, instead we prayed together and made a pact to pray everynight that the union contract negotiations would be resolved and that no one would have to leave their families. I told her that if I did have to go that maybe it would just be for a few days or a couple of weeks. Either way, God will take care of us. He always does. He has provided for us in so many ways. He will continue to provide for us in this matter. Please join us in prayer. Please pray that I won't have to leave my family, pray for God's grace but more importantly pray that mine and my daughter's faith would be strengthened by this.
Coveting your prayers,
Anne Marie
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Anne Marie is....
Anne Marie is sad that her friends aren't blogging as often anymore. I really have no room to talk, I don't blog often either but sad nonetheless. I enjoy checking in on my friend's blogs and seeing what's going on in their lives or reading about their experiences or emotions. It is sadly being replaced with one liners in Facebook. I know, I know, Facebook is cool. I'll admit. It is a useful communication tool, easy to use, easy to maintain but it lacks depth (much like this blog, he he). One thing that drew me into the blog world was the way people were willing to share their spiritual experiences and I hope that doesn't go away. We need more communication tools that allow us to share the gospel with one another.
Hoping you will blog,
Anne Marie
Hoping you will blog,
Anne Marie
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Christmas Bazaar
Last Saturday was the Christmas Bazaar at church. It was great fun! I'm wishing I had a bowl of that spicy Chicken soup they were selling right now....mmmm that sounds good. Anyway, here are some pictures I took. Click on the slideshow to enlarge.
Cold and hungry,
Anne Marie
Cold and hungry,
Anne Marie
Friday, November 14, 2008
A trip to the zoo and a bazaar for you!
The kids were out of school Monday and Tuesday so I too, took some much needed time off from work. Monday, Paige and I took the kids to the zoo. It was a beautiful day! We told them, "You better not act up or else they'll think you belong in the zoo and lock you up in a cage." It must have worked because they were just lovely all day. Here are some pics from our trip.
Saturday, we are having a Christmas Bazaar at church. Please come and enjoy the beautiful talents of those at CPC. The girls and I will have a booth (all items $8 or less). Here are a few pics of what we will be selling. The bazaar is open from 10 - 2 on Saturday in the church gym.
Living in a zoo,
Anne Marie
Saturday, we are having a Christmas Bazaar at church. Please come and enjoy the beautiful talents of those at CPC. The girls and I will have a booth (all items $8 or less). Here are a few pics of what we will be selling. The bazaar is open from 10 - 2 on Saturday in the church gym.
Living in a zoo,
Anne Marie
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Jesus take the wheel.....
Jesus take the wheel
Take it from my hands
‘Cause I can’t do this on my own
I’m letting go
So give me one more chance
To save me from this road I’m on
Jesus take the wheel
Oh, take it, take it from me!
I’ve heard this song 100 times before but today while driving the kids to school it came on the radio and struck a chord with me. As we sang along, the tears began rolling down my face, behind my sunglasses. I’ve been struggling with my load lately….my workload mainly, but also my responsibilities as a mother, wife, sister, daughter and friend. My stress level at work is at an all time high. Every day another deadline to meet, another challenge, another road block .... I’m use to this cycle, I’ve done this kind of work for a while now. I’ve dedicated nearly 20 years of my life to the company I work for but as the company continues to grow and grow I feel like nothing more than a number to them and I'm tired. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve had a great career…my management and leadership teams think highly of me, I’ve always been very productive, received good marks and pay for the work I’ve done but now there is so much “red tape” and people hiding behind processes that it’s nearly impossible to get any work done. It then bleeds over to my personal life, despite my best efforts. I find myself taking things out on the kids or my husband that I shouldn’t. Friday, I beat myself up for not being at the elementary school for the Fall Festival. The girls really wanted me to come but I had to work. I had to try to get some stuff done, to mark them off my list. I chose work. I told Jason I feel like I’m failing at everything….work, our home (if you look around there is probably not one clean room in my house), I don’t cook lavish meals for my family every night, I actually seldom cook. I don’t make great efforts to spend quality time with my husband; I’m too tired and broken. I haven’t made much effort to see my brothers and their wives and children, to visit my family in Georgia or to foster friendships. I am such a failure. Are there other working moms out there that can relate? Why do I do this, why do I beat myself up for not being perfect? For not having the perfect job, the perfect marriage, the perfect family, the perfect life. This song reminded me that Christ loves me, he forgives me and he doesn’t expect perfect from me. I’m not capable of that but he loves me anyway. I apologize for the doom and gloom blog, it’s just where I’m at right now. I’m praying that Jesus will take the wheel, that He will take it from my hands and save me from myself.
PS. There is way too much chocolate candy in the house for the amount of stress I’m under. This could be hazardous to my health!
Preaching the gospel to myself as I listen to Carrie Underwood,
Anne Marie
Take it from my hands
‘Cause I can’t do this on my own
I’m letting go
So give me one more chance
To save me from this road I’m on
Jesus take the wheel
Oh, take it, take it from me!
I’ve heard this song 100 times before but today while driving the kids to school it came on the radio and struck a chord with me. As we sang along, the tears began rolling down my face, behind my sunglasses. I’ve been struggling with my load lately….my workload mainly, but also my responsibilities as a mother, wife, sister, daughter and friend. My stress level at work is at an all time high. Every day another deadline to meet, another challenge, another road block .... I’m use to this cycle, I’ve done this kind of work for a while now. I’ve dedicated nearly 20 years of my life to the company I work for but as the company continues to grow and grow I feel like nothing more than a number to them and I'm tired. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve had a great career…my management and leadership teams think highly of me, I’ve always been very productive, received good marks and pay for the work I’ve done but now there is so much “red tape” and people hiding behind processes that it’s nearly impossible to get any work done. It then bleeds over to my personal life, despite my best efforts. I find myself taking things out on the kids or my husband that I shouldn’t. Friday, I beat myself up for not being at the elementary school for the Fall Festival. The girls really wanted me to come but I had to work. I had to try to get some stuff done, to mark them off my list. I chose work. I told Jason I feel like I’m failing at everything….work, our home (if you look around there is probably not one clean room in my house), I don’t cook lavish meals for my family every night, I actually seldom cook. I don’t make great efforts to spend quality time with my husband; I’m too tired and broken. I haven’t made much effort to see my brothers and their wives and children, to visit my family in Georgia or to foster friendships. I am such a failure. Are there other working moms out there that can relate? Why do I do this, why do I beat myself up for not being perfect? For not having the perfect job, the perfect marriage, the perfect family, the perfect life. This song reminded me that Christ loves me, he forgives me and he doesn’t expect perfect from me. I’m not capable of that but he loves me anyway. I apologize for the doom and gloom blog, it’s just where I’m at right now. I’m praying that Jesus will take the wheel, that He will take it from my hands and save me from myself.
PS. There is way too much chocolate candy in the house for the amount of stress I’m under. This could be hazardous to my health!
Preaching the gospel to myself as I listen to Carrie Underwood,
Anne Marie
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