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On Halloween I had the privilege of participating in the Hoot N’ Howl in North Richland Hills. What a great event! A safe way to have fun with your family and the turnout was great. From costume contests, to bounce houses, to lots of candy, there were lots of fun things to do. I actually read Halloween stories to children-of course they weren’t scary stories-and I am pretty sure some of them were so silly I was laughing out loud while I was reading them! Thanks to the Parks and Recreation department of North Richland Hills for a great success! Oh-and don’t forget to check out the pictures!

Natalie Ready To Go To The Hoot and Howl

Ella as Super Girl Ready To Go To The Hoot and Howl

Daddy as DJ Lance from Yo Gabba Gabba with his girls before we leave for the Hoot and Howl

Me as Snow White Reading Stories To The Kids

The Cute Little Girl That Was Enamored With Snow White

Kids Were Intent Listening To The Stories

Eagerly Awaiting What Will Happen In The Story

Well, as a married woman I am very blessed to have the help of my husband as we travel through life; this week he has been on a trip and so I am utterly aware of all the hats that I wear. Let’s see…I am a wife, mother, sister, daughter, friend, mentor, housekeeper, cook, nurse, referee, manager, pastor’s wife, hairdresser, princess……..(just kidding on the last one except when I am playing dress-up with my kids). So what is missing? Why do we look at our lives martyristically (yes, I think I made up this word) and focus so much on WHAT we do instead of WHO we are? Really, if we would just realize that we are children of God, then everything else would just fall into place. I mean, shouldn’t the hat, “child of God” be the huge sombrero on our head that everything else just fits under? Hmmm….so maybe we need to look at the size of the hat rather than the number of hats that we wear. If being a child of God encompasses all of who we are, isn’t this the hat that we should wear with every outfit and for all occasions?

This is my wife’s new blog. I set it up for her as a Christmas present and just wanted to write this post to tell her that I love her and cannot wait to read what she is going to write here over the course of the next year and beyond. She is an incredible communicator and writer and I hope that she will be able to get her writing bug back starting here. So with much anticipation I welcome you to www.thatswhatshesaidblog.org!!! I love you sweetheart and Merry Christmas 2008!!!