Overlooked Orchid

Here it is the end of March, temps are down…we have winter weather advisories, and expecting snow tonight….*sigh* and to think that we just had 70 degree weather a few weeks ago…*LOL*…Guess that’s what I get for living in Kansas!! I have flowers blooming, and yet expecting snow!! *LOL*

Other than the cold days, things are fine here. We’ve been busy with schoolwork, and job hunting, errands, and other things that make up our lives. All in all though, I’m content and happy, which is all I really want. I’ve never needed alot to be happy or content..There are a million things I want to do, but I don’t have to do them in order to be happy.

*sigh* Right now what would make me happy is the kids doing their chores when needed, instead of putting them off with hopes of not having to do them, and for them to go to sleep when it’s bedtime, instead of staying awake 2 hours after being put in bed. But both will come with time and training on my part.

Well, I’m off here for now.

How many tv’s does a person need? I’ve often wondered when I’ve heard of tv’s in every room…kitchen and bathroom included. What’s the sense in it…It only means that you will need some sort of tv stands for all of them…Not to mention, who really needs to watch tv in the bathroom??…I have a tv in my livingroom, and wouldn’t mind one in my room, but that would be all! We really don’t spend all that much time watching tv or movies anyway.

No one I’ve ever known has been especially into sports, so thankfully I’ve never had to worry about find the perfect sports gifts. I don’t think I’d be very good at it. I don’t know what team plays where, or which team is basketball instead of football…*L* It’s been kind of interesting trying to teach Des sports, because that’s what she likes, and yet I don’t know anything about sports.

She and Meg both played soccer last year. She wants to play baseball this spring, but don’t know if it will happen yet. I will have to find out how the finances are at that time.

Being an insurance salesman was his business, and he had made a good life from it. He knew just about everyone in town, was a trusted person and businessman. It made him feel good to know that people thought highly enough of him, to recommend him to their friends and family.

He tried to be as lax as possible with people who were going through hard times, but he did, after all, have a business to run. The discontinuation of the term insurance that sat in front of him was causing him stress. Not knowing whether to let the payment slide another month, or to cause these people more stress and heartache by discontinuing it.

I’ve never been a fan of blinds to start with, but Cheap Blinds just annoy me to no end…I hate it when the strings mess up and the blind does not raise or lower properly. I also hate when they are so easily broken, and therefore you end up with a lot of sunlight coming through when you have the blind lowered. I’d just prefer to have curtains, those you can open and close without missing pieces letting in light, and they don’t break and aren’t easily torn up. Plus I think curtains make a home look nicer than blinds.

The weather has been chilly and dreary today. We seem to be flip-flopping between nice days and dreary days. The grass is turning green, flowers and trees are budding, and yet we have these chilly days that makes me wonder if spring is truly coming.

The changes of seasons makes me think of the changes of life. Relationships come and gone, days of old, and days of new. Growing up, and growing older. A lifetime can flash by in a moment, and yet a moment can seem like a lifetime.

I know I’m not making much sense as I write this, and yet the words flow from my head to my fingers. Much the same as my heart feels right now…full, and wanting to be let free.

I’ve never been big on game systems, so when the playstation 3, xbox, and all the new versions came out, I didn’t rush out to buy one. I’ll admit that I have a playstation 2, and have gotten enjoyment out of it, as well as the girls enjoying playing it, but it’s not something we spend a lot of time doing, therefore I see no reason to spend the money on the new version, or buying tons of different games for it.

The POS system was frightfully annoying her, as she had tried everything to get it working, without success. She had invested the money in it, thinking it would modernize her business, and make life easier, and now she had this expensive piece of worthless junk sitting on her counter, and still had to ring sales up the way she always had.

*sigh* Sometimes she wondered if owning and running her own business was worth the stress and headaches.

This book just didn’t all that much for me. It seemed to be well written, and the plot should have been engaging enough, but it just didn’t grab me, and keep me tied to it like most other books can and do. Perhaps it was just a mood. I think I’ll try reading the book at another time, but for now, I just can’t give a glowing report on this book.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Wanda enjoys writing about the Amish because they live a peaceful, simple life?something she says we all need in this day and age.

Using the knowledge her Amish friends have shared with her, Wanda has also produced several children’s titles in the Rachel Yoder?Always Trouble Somewhere series, an Amish cookbook, and a devotional collection entitled The Simpler Life, which was released in July 2008 and celebrates the virtues of the Amish lifestyle. Wanda and her husband are members of the fellowship of Christian Magicians.

Wanda is also a member of the North American Association of ventriloquists, American Christian Fiction Writers, and the Northwest Christian Writers Association. She lives in Washington State, where her husband pastors, but takes every opportunity to visit Amish settlements across the country.

Other books by Wanda are A Sister’s Test, A Sister’s Hope, and A Sister’s Secret

ABOUT THE BOOK

Wayne Lambright who, crippled after a tragic accident, feels himself unworthy of her love; and Jake Beechy who, after having abandoned her to explore the English world, returns to renew their courtship.

Willkumm to the lush and lavish Amish country where Wanda Brunstetter’s new romantic series, Indiana Cousins, begins with A Cousin’s Promise. Loraine Miller finds herself torn between the love of two good men.

When a horrific accident cripples Wayne Lambright, he finds it difficult enough to take care of himself, much less Loraine Miller, his future bride. Will he sacrifice his happiness to give her a better life?

Having already been jilted once, Loraine is terrified of yet another rejection. But does she love Wayne enough to marry him, for better or worse? When her old boyfriend Jake Beechy returns from exploring the English world, he hopes Loraine will give him another chance.

How will God work to give Loraine the desires of her heart? To which man will she pledge her love and loyalty – for better or worse, until death they do part?

If you would like to read the first chapter of A Cousin’s Promise, go HERE

Haven’t really been spending much time reading. It is one of the things that I love to do most, but still it seems to go in spurts for me. Sometimes I will read acouple of books per day, and other times I will go for acouple of weeks without reading a single book. Sometimes it’s because I’m busy doing other things, but then sometimes it’s simply because I’m not in the mood to read.

I do need to get in here and update my book page, but it will not happen today, as I’m simply not in the mood, and am getting some other work done, while talking to a friend online.

Well, my enthusiasm for doing this post has slipped away, so I’m off to do other things.