Blogger Bugs Me!

I hate when my blogroll and sidebar either disappear completely or move to the bottom of the page. I have tried a million things to fix this and none of them work! Eventually, it seems to fix itself, but it is annoying. If anyone knows how to fix this please let me know.

So, I have been so jealous of all the pretty blogs out there that I hired Bluebird Blogs to make me a jazzy new blogskin. I hope it won't take too long...since I am already having to be patient with everything else in my life - lol. Speaking of patience...I have been told my entire life (both family and friends - and even hubby on a few occasions) that I do not have patience. If anyone says that even again I will bop them over the head! :) It is funny though - the person I am usually most impatient with is myself! If you told my students I was impatient they would tell you that you are a liar. But for most other things in life I have called my impatience "determination" and being "goal-oriented". Those sound so much better, right? :)

So, I was telling my friend Muriel that since I have been home I have been doing one of these things: sleeping/lounging, watching Soap Opera's, Oprah and Dr. Phil, and reading. Any time I have dealt with a difficult period in my life books have been a source of comfort, healing and motivation. But there was something on the Oprah show the other day that was very inspiring. Some of you may remember this guest. She is a mother of four children (now six, but I will explain) ranging from I believe age five to seventeen. Her husband went crazy and murdered all four of the children and then killed himself! She has been on the show about four times now. The first two times she was in total despair and did not want to live...she even set a "date" to take her life. Oprah had on other women who have lost their children to similar tragic circumstances to support her and tell her that life will get better, but I am sure she did not believe or really hear anything they were saying to her. The emptiness and hopelessness in her eyes was palpable.

Well, she returned to the Oprah show this week for an update about memorable guests. She has since remarried and just gave birth to beautiful twin girls! The difference in her countenance and demeanor is amazing. You can see she has hope again. It was truly an inspriring story and example of fortitude and God's grace. She is the best example of "...a hope for the future" that I have ever seen.