Ephesians 4:29
When you talk, do not say harmful things. But say what people need--words that will help others become stronger. Then what you say will help those who listen to you. NCV

I love that verse. We should all be focusing on building other people up. We spend so much time focusing on the negative. Wouldn't it be great if we only had nice things to say? No smack talk. No angry words. No condemning words. No unthoughtful things to say. Why are we so negative? Is it because it makes us feel better about ourselves when we talk about others or put others down? Do we do it because we are bored? Think we are better than others? Do we do it with the intention of hurting others? Passive aggressive? What do we gain from it? It is something I have pondered on more than one occasion. If you think you have the answer please share with us all!

Tomorrow brings a day of baseball and parties. Zach is going to a friends house and Nate and Jax are going to a pizza party. I will be working in the snack bar tomorrow and trying to watch all three games. Zach and Jax are playing at 3 PM while Nate plays at 4 PM. Go Angels and Yankees!

Matt and I are taking the kids from our church to the Ice Palace after church on Sunday! We should have a big group of kids and all of the kids love to ice skate! Zach is thrilled!

The tree trunks are still rooted firmly. Gary has been elevating his legs and I actually felt like being nice and I rubbed his legs with special minty lotion. I think he enjoyed it. I say I think because Gary is not a lover of massages! Too bad for him - Yeah for me! I love massages. I could lay on a massage table ALL DAY LONG getting massaged and you would not hear a single complaint from me. Gary is missing out! He needs to hurry up and get stronger. He used to massage me every night and I am missing that and ready for it - sooner than later. I go through withdrawls every night. Get going Gary!

Jax got a buzz today and hee looks so cute. He looks younger than his 5 years. He has been waiting for 2 weeks to get his hair cut. He asked to have a buzz cut and I told him to wait and we would check back to make sure that is what he wanted. Sure enough he did. So off went his beautiful hair! His face is so cute - he can pull of anything with the exception of a mullet!

Gary is back to getting Lovenox shots in his tummy. He is not permitted to take coumadin (blood thinner)4 days prior to his procedure. Sunday will bring a day of clear liquids ONLY for Gary. I feel bad because home group is at our house and we are having an italian theme complete with chicken fettucini alfredo, lasagna, garlic bread and caesar salad! Poor Gary. We will save lots of leftovers for him.

So, off to bed. Tomorrow will be a long day and I am whipped. I hope the weather stays nice and warm but judging by the thickness of the marine layer I would have to bet that we are in for some cooler weather!

Keep smiling and say something nice to someone and refrain from saying something yucky about someone else!

Blessings and Smiles,
Lisa