fail.

hahaha... I have so many pictures and stories that I wanted to blog.... but I havent gotten around to getting the pictures off my camera. *sigh. I will work on that and hopefully get those on here as soon as possible! haha.

Salsa!

Yesterday my grandmother came over to help me make and can salsa! It took all day and I was exhausted by the end, but it was fun!

Yummy tomatoes from my grandmother and my garden!!

Home-grown green peppers by Grammy and me!


I think these came from Redners... oh well...


Yeah, I didn't grow these either...



Jalapeno peppers... My uncle cut these for us!

Yummy goodness.



My grandmother only brought over 12 pint jars. We filled all 12, plus 2 containers to eat now!



Last but not least, a smile from my boy. What a great way to end a long day!

What is "normal"?

Ive been tossing around this question for about.... oh.... 5 minutes. Haha. But really it is a good question. What really is "normal"? Is having lots of money, 120 pounds, no health problems, no family drama, hundreds of friends, always sunshine and rainbows normal? No thats heaven. I think I have been striving for a perfect life here on earth too hard. Ok, so I dont have a lot of money, I weigh about 30 pounds more than I shouold, I have some health issues (anxiety, higher cholesterol, higher blood sugar), a really good bit of family drama (*rolls eyes), a few friends but no one super close, and who am I to tell the weather what to do?? The fact is this is a fallen world. But that doesnt mean that I cant keep striving to have these things I lack. It just means that nothing is really "normal". Nothing is perfect. Theres nothing wrong with being 120 pounds again and no health problems (that would be wonderful!) But to think that I am less of a person because I'm not there is wrong. To think that I wont be "normal" until I reach there is wrong. God doesnt only love me when I reach my "normal". He died for us while we were still sinners! If thats not gross, ugly, and totally not normal than I dont know what is.

So heres to learning to redefine "normal". It wont be perfect, but the love and acceptance that God has for me is.