Personality & Fruits

Have you ever wondered why God made us all different? Quite honestly what would be interesting if we were all the same.....exactly.

I have learned that there are four basic personality types including Choleric, Sanguine, Plegmatic and Melancholy.

The Sanguine personality type, also called the Popular Personality, is outgoing, adventurous, attention-seeking, talkative and social. Possible weaknesses of a Sanguine are they avoid anything that's not fun, tend to run late, and often do not finish projects.

When you think of the second personality type, the Choleric or Powerful Personality, think of a take-charge leader. Cholerics love challenges, are self-motivated, driven and determined. Their strong personalities can lend to weaknesses, such as being opinionated, stubborn or insensitive to other's feelings.

The third personality type, the Melancholy or Perfect Personality, tends to be introspective, creative, analytical and serious. Some of a melancholy's challenges are that they tend to be perfectionists, get their feelings hurt easily and can be critical of others.

Lastly, there's the Phlegmatic, the Peaceful Personality. Phlegmatics are laid-back, stable, calm and pleasant. While their peace-seeking personalities are helpful, they can avoid conflict at all costs, be scared to take a risk and may procrastinate.

Admit it, life is much more interesting when we are all different, so which personality are you?

Beautiful children

What a beautiful picture of my God Daughter (Amber) and her "boy - Drum"... Amber was enjoying a moment with Drum after he had been to the vet. Drum has had a few medical issues over the past few months, but thanks to plenty of support and loving family he has pulled through it with flying colors.

Life Is Like a Box of Chocolates

Who was it that said "Life is like a box of chocolates"? That's right it was Forrest Gump - a fictional character from the movie named after the leading character....

This statement really embodies the exact meaning in "life". Life is really like a "box of chocolates". When I've gotten a box of chocolates I never really know what's beneath the chocolate whether its coconut, nougat, peanuts, etc. until you bite into it.

Life is very similar, each day is different, we never know what is going to happen from day to day. Life is a challenge but God tells us in the Bible that He would never give us more than we could handle so with that in mind why don't we get through life much easier?

I think a better question is, why don't we trust and put our faith in our Lord and Savior - Jesus Christ and allow Him to help us through our life events? I think this can be simply answered - because we do not put God first in our lives....

Think about it, if God were first in our lives then when I wake in the morning - I would go to God in prayer and Bible study before getting on my computer or getting ready for work, etc. By putting God first in my morning ritual I actually set up my day for success!

God's name should be on our lips when trouble arises and He should be the first one we call! Like I said before since life is like a box of chocolates and we don't know what we are getting or what we are about to going through but how much easier would life be if we allowed God to work through us and help us daily!

2010 Football Season: What's Under The Hood?

It's that time of year when we look forward to getting together in our homes, at our stadiums, or in our favorite food joints to cheer on our favorite teams. There's just nothing quite like college football, the excitement, intensity or the competitive nature.

While the Alabama Crimson Tide was ranked #1 opening up the 2010 season, you never really know how good they will be, or if they will pick up where they left off at the end of the 2009 season.

After watching the Crimson Tide play their first game of the 2010 season, I have to admit I was impressed with the "sharpness" of the offense. Even though one of our best players in Mark Ingram is sidelined due to knee surgery, it is more apparent that Alabama's talent runs much deeper. The Crimson Tide didn't miss a beat offensively even though the opponent was heavily underrated.

It will be more interesting to watch next weeks game against the Penn State Nittany Lions and much better opponent to see how what's under the hood....check back with me next week.

Abby in Deep Thought

Abby is planning her next adventure ok, not sure exactly what she's thinking but it really doesn't matter - she's still adorable! Abby really enjoyed playing in the water, she shows no fear. That's our Abby!

Now here's a happy camper! Miss Claire was enjoying her "excersaucer", yep that's exactly how it's spelled. Miss Claire is usually always in a great mood and what happy eyes she has!

It's great having Miss Claire around living here in Moody with her Pop and I, we get to see her so much more.....she's ready to break her first tooth any day now! Claire can't wait to start eating the "good stuff".

That's all for now.....read and enjoy.

Abby's Summer Visit 2009

Abigail's first attempt to operate the computer. You gotta enjoy her spirit! She's one of a kind. Abby, Amy and Dale came to visit recently during the Barber Motor Sports races in July 2009.

We were so excited to spend a few days loving on our grandchild. Abby is growing so fast, and she's so much fun, we can't wait for her little brother or sister to come along (due in February 2010).

Abby is very active, she crawls extremely fast and gets into soooo much! Of course, we realized immediately when she was but only a couple months old that she would be active, cause her legs never stopped.

We are so blessed to have her in our lives as well as a caring and loving mother and father - they really do take great care of her, we just wished we could see them a little more often. I do speak with her every week so she doesn't forget my voice, eventually she'll talk back with me given more experience and time.

Courtney and I are planning a trip to Houston, TX in September to celebrate Amy's 27th birthday and to visit with Abby and her extending family. I'll take a lot of photos, and we'll have loads of fun.