I lectured today- Yes my first in front of the class for 3 hrs, powerpoint and all lecture. It was great, really. I talked on Grief and Loss. A tough subject, but one that has always inspired me, strange yes, but if there is one thing being a nurse and caregiver has taught me, is that death is a part of life. How we view death is just as important as how we view life. My faith gives me hope, therefore what do I have to fear?
So back to my lecture, or as we say now, presentation... I loved the interact with the students, the fun and challenge of being before them in this role. I have wanted to do this for so long, so since I have had this chance, I am thrilled. I look forward to many more...

Hello to the Blogging world!  This is a new venture for me... blogging, that is.  I never thought my life was interesting enough to make a webpage about me, but you know, there are worse things to read I guess. I also started to think it was time to fill the requests of many of my friends who love my recipes and want a copy. Also those who say, "you should write that down, it would make a great book one day".
I'm sitting here tonight by the light of a small lamp unable to sleep, so what better to do than start the BLOG! Earlier tonight, I posted to Facebook and Twitter (I try to be sociable via media). The post was simple, it read - "I think God created fireflies to be His little reminders that His light can permeate any darkness. I love fireflies..."  I wasn't attempting to be profound, I just wrote what my head was thinking. And if you know me very well, you know I often say what my head is thinking, and that often gets me in trouble. Anyway, as I read back over that thought, I began to see just how true it is - His light does permeate the darkness. He gives us light in this dying world. He gives hope to the hopeless, peace to the heavy hearted, and love to those who seek it. He uses the smallest of things to show His love in the biggest ways.
My eight year old has been sick the last two days. He is a BOY in every sense of the word. And he loves his momma... He melts my heart with his beautiful blue eyes and sweet smile. But don't be fooled, he can stomp on my heart with his attitude at times, but today, he just wanted to love his momma, and I let him! He wanted to snuggle, hold my hand, ooohhhh it was so great. He would look up at me and I melted. As I said goodnight to my family tonight and turned off all the lights, I looked out the back and saw fireflies, tons of them. It was such a gentle reminder of the little things that make us so happy. The sweet glance of my husband, a big hug from my boys, a great cup of coffee, a front row parking space... thus I digress. Seriously, it was a reminder of God's love for me. How he sent such a small little bug to light up the darkness around me.  He loves me (us) so much. How often do we forget that? Forget about Him, in the hustle and bustle of this life? Tonight He used a firefly to remind me. Earlier today, He used my sweet baby boy. So, as I sought a title for this blog, I decided on Fireflies & Mudpies.  Fireflies to remind me that it's the little things that are so important, and mudpies as a reminder to the first thing I ever baked, I'd like to think I've come a long way since then... I hope I never forget the little things.