My Perspective

I guess my friends are getting pretty tired of reading my endless ramblings. I am sorry. I am not saying I am going to stop. Just that I am sorry that I have subjected you to the insanity that is my world.

I spoke of normalcy in one of my blogs. I am not convinced "normal" actually exists. At least not in a broad since of the word. My life consists of taking care of five children, living with a husband who works third shift, homeschooling, working three part-time jobs, and having a sister who is in a wheelchair. None of those characteristics fall under the typical definition of normal. On the otherhand I am a typical mom living in the south. I go to a traditional Southern Baptist Church. My Dad is a union ironworker. And I grew up in a public schools with a stay at home mom. I have been married only once and for fifteen years. Pretty normal, huh?

Perspective and state of mind has a tremendous amount to do with how we define situations. I want to keep my mind and my thoughts subjective to the will of God. I want to focus on those things of value in my life. The Bible says, "Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things." Philipians 4:8. Those are the things I am choosing to think on today, normal or not.