Choo Choo!

We are starting this holiday season BUSY this year! Today, we went to the Collierville Town Square to see our sweet girls perform in the school choir. It was so cute. Then, we walked around the square to visit all the booths. Well, that is actually not true. I wanted to visit the booths. The twins found Happy Times Farm and we stayed there for 45 minutes playing with and feeding the goats, looking at turkeys and bunnies and just watching the kids faces with enjoyment. I literally had to drag the boys away to head to our next stop. We had lunch on the "Polar Express". My aunt has for several years had a cousins party where we get my moms siblings and all the kids together as well as some close friends of the family. This year, she rented one of the dining cars on the square and we all ate. They had the "conductor" read us the Polar Express story and we had lunch and dessert. It was really cute. Guess what. My twins didn't even sprout their horns. I was so proud! I am sure it has something to do with their fascination with Thomas the Tank Engine right now. Going back to the party though, I did find out that she paid $20/plate. WOW! The kids loved it though. I just bet her and her hubby's pocketbook did not like it that much! Then, we raced to basketball practice with the 10 year old. By the time we got home, I was exhausted! I can't figure this out, but I am still having that sleeping problem. I am wired, yet tired and can't sleep. When I finally do sleep, I crash. With that said, I have been going to bed after 1 am most nights and waking at 7:15 am. You have to know I am one of those people who is not very nice to be around without a full 8 hours of sleep. Maybe that is not the best way to put it. I am grumpy, on edge, moody, gripy, tired, and all in all not a happy camper. I am pretty sure my hubby is ready to camp out back tonight. In the back corner of the backyard. In a soundproof tent. Away from me. Am I making my point? I have not been especially sweet today! It is funny how we have those days. Girl, I tell you I really need your prayer too! I am slacking on my special time with God, too. The last two days, I haven't even cracked my Bible. You know what I don't understand? I love reading my Bible. I love feeling God's presence as He speaks to me through His awesome word. Yet, I fight reading. I am always thinking up something I "need" to do. But how I love it when I discipline myself. Seems like I am going over the same verses that I have got to memorize...
For discipline:
2 Timothy 1:7
"For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline."
For anger:
Proverbs 15:1(with the kids)
"A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger."
Proverbs 29:11
"A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control."
For dependance:
Psalm 62:7
"My salvation and my honor depend on God; he is my mighty rock, my refuge."
I am going right now to read my Bible and get in bed. Hope you have have a good night, too!