tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5104359169425872233.post207603352781931450..comments2024-01-17T23:01:25.718-05:00Comments on She Sparkles: my horrible no good very bad day weekCindy Bultemahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00436198925174853578noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5104359169425872233.post-60786049868220595032011-02-01T07:29:37.110-05:002011-02-01T07:29:37.110-05:00Dear Cindy, you are human and these horrible thing...Dear Cindy, you are human and these horrible things are going to happen. Grasshoppers, children with short fuses, and parents who want to hit the diet coke. You are a good woman for even attempting to give up the diet coke, let alone stay away from it.<br /><br />Praying for you that things look up, both literally and figuratively. I know you're looking up to Him for help.<br /><br />Hugs from HeidiHeidi Pocketbookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312503490326882566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5104359169425872233.post-85792422161753175152011-01-31T22:07:30.169-05:002011-01-31T22:07:30.169-05:00Praying this will be a less stressful week for you...Praying this will be a less stressful week for you and your sweet family. Sometimes it just really does seem that it all crumbles around us but praise the Lord we serve a God that can sustain us and bring us through to the other side, renewed and restored.<br /><br />Always enjoy stopping by your blog!Lea @ CiCis Cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09252011706208068724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5104359169425872233.post-6719915168604744132011-01-31T09:38:25.041-05:002011-01-31T09:38:25.041-05:00Not so good week, indeed! I've been there with...Not so good week, indeed! I've been there with battling a child and we sometimes revisit it.<br /><br />Let's just pray that this new day/new week will be more than awesome enough to make up for the OLD one.Kelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09074115439003700205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5104359169425872233.post-52923131372131877292011-01-31T09:15:23.903-05:002011-01-31T09:15:23.903-05:00Well hopefully this week will be a wonderful very ...Well hopefully this week will be a wonderful very great week! My weekend was similar, not in story but in feeling :) Hang in there!!FallonEllahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13362475409181585390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5104359169425872233.post-56484325606380281232011-01-31T03:44:53.019-05:002011-01-31T03:44:53.019-05:00Wow, what a week! If you can't share it here, ...Wow, what a week! If you can't share it here, where can you? :)<br /><br />I hope things look up from here on out! Blessings :)Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14155619850200864847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5104359169425872233.post-62961784233321916532011-01-30T20:55:31.496-05:002011-01-30T20:55:31.496-05:00THANK YOU for being honest about having a rough we...THANK YOU for being honest about having a rough week...you are NOT alone!!!<br />I'm interested to hear what the customer service person had to say about the returned salad! :)Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15509129307087220105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5104359169425872233.post-52641927593832891032011-01-30T14:44:20.330-05:002011-01-30T14:44:20.330-05:00That is the nastiest thing I have ever heard...eew...That is the nastiest thing I have ever heard...eewww! I had a tough time getting through my veggies last night for dinner... I hope your week gets a lot... and I mean a lot better!<br />*Allie*Alliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17832726753520285314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5104359169425872233.post-24351835250219766422011-01-30T12:14:57.583-05:002011-01-30T12:14:57.583-05:00Aw man, that grasshopper thing was pretty bad. Did...Aw man, that grasshopper thing was pretty bad. Did you know they eat grasshopper in Oaxaca, Mexico? Yup...fry 'em up and sprinkle them with spices. I tried one. In a word, ewww. <br /><br />Wow, I'm so sorry you had a bad week! I am looking forward to hearing "the rest of the story". I'm sure there is a God nugget in there!!!<br /><br />In the meantime, check out my latest blog post! It's Awards day for you!!!! Blessings!Mining for Diamondshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14926572748712180041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5104359169425872233.post-4364743849132319752011-01-30T08:04:42.403-05:002011-01-30T08:04:42.403-05:00I haven't had a Diet Coke since 2010 either!! ...I haven't had a Diet Coke since 2010 either!! It is good to know someone else is walking this long difficult road too... :) Seriously since I was about 16 I have probably consumed more diet coke than water fills the Mississippi! CONGRATULATIONS for making it your first month DC FREE- even with a terrible horrible no good very bad day week.Tanya Glanzmanhttp://www.myfathersdaughter.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5104359169425872233.post-39395885370283420202011-01-29T21:53:31.615-05:002011-01-29T21:53:31.615-05:00Oh Cindy, it appears you have this perfect awesom...Oh Cindy, it appears you have this perfect awesome life, and then I see YOUR NORMAL! LOL. Of course I know better. Thanks for your honesty. This gives me some very specific things to lift up in prayer on your behalf...which I will write in my awesome prayer guide, which I love and has made such a difference, thank you very much! We'll watch together as God answers our prayers.<br /><br />Hang in there friend! love and hugs to you!!!<br />ChellieArt From My Tablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01264220019812414000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5104359169425872233.post-13276781783775176762011-01-29T19:48:18.304-05:002011-01-29T19:48:18.304-05:00I think I had the same week. Different circumstan...I think I had the same week. Different circumstances....different battles. drank the DIET COKE....It wonTeresa @ Grammy Girlfriendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05151128140345216126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5104359169425872233.post-53542186054356589702011-01-29T19:32:09.990-05:002011-01-29T19:32:09.990-05:00Oh Cindy, what a week. I'm so glad it's o...Oh Cindy, what a week. I'm so glad it's over for your sake. I'm so thankful God is still on the throne - I need to remind MYSELF of that often! I'm sending you a big 'ole hug and a message: YOU ARE SO LOVED my dear friend! Jenny C. P.S. Didn't John the Baptist eat grasshoppers with his honey? (oops, I guess that was locusts!).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5104359169425872233.post-58007103894643505872011-01-29T17:09:36.987-05:002011-01-29T17:09:36.987-05:00Oh, Cindy... yuck. Yuck, yuck, yuck. Thanks so m...Oh, Cindy... yuck. Yuck, yuck, yuck. Thanks so much for sharing & for your transparency. You can take a really yucky week and turn it into inspiration for the rest of us; thank you! <br /><br />I love that you called your mom - that's my first go-to person, too. Well, not your mom, my mom. ;) I will remember to pray for you and your precious child the next time one of mine acts up. (so, soon, I'm sure) Somehow, I think I pray most earnestly for others when I can relate. <br /><br />Your earlier words on where we run in times of stress have echoed back to me many times these past few weeks. Again, thank you.<br /><br />~Much love, blessings & hope for a less grasshopper-in-your-salad kinda week next week~Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5104359169425872233.post-78234485024023944162011-01-29T16:39:17.657-05:002011-01-29T16:39:17.657-05:00I can't wait to hear how you let God help you ...I can't wait to hear how you let God help you through this. I don't have kids yet, but teach and I know about emotional disorders. But no matter what I LOVE all of my kids just as you LOVE yours. Thanks for posting this..it reminds us all that just because we blog doesn't mean that everything is sunshine and roses!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09056252732467822848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5104359169425872233.post-910271519839916112011-01-29T15:35:27.569-05:002011-01-29T15:35:27.569-05:00Oh my word- this was my week too (minus the grassh...Oh my word- this was my week too (minus the grasshopper and the kids). My class at school was crazy, life was crazy and I got stressed out on Thursday and totally wanted a diet dew (which has now been 29 days since I have had one).Tami Grandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05253171903148431270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5104359169425872233.post-27513468382450979102011-01-29T13:30:55.518-05:002011-01-29T13:30:55.518-05:00Yup I've had those days (and weeks) too.
A ...Yup I've had those days (and weeks) too. <br /><br />A BIG EWWWWW to the grasshopper. YUCK.Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13416466631363738594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5104359169425872233.post-15248717137339419252011-01-29T13:01:35.099-05:002011-01-29T13:01:35.099-05:00This is why I I love our blog! You keep it real an...This is why I I love our blog! You keep it real and make me feel like I am not the only one on this never ending roller coaster called life. Sorry about the grasshopper. Gross! Hopefully things with your child are better and will continue upwards.<br /><br />BTW, I left you an award on my blog!BARBIEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02537827307867912139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5104359169425872233.post-27133275294224043452011-01-29T12:09:02.626-05:002011-01-29T12:09:02.626-05:00Cindy, I know those weeks you're talking about...Cindy, I know those weeks you're talking about. I've had a few around here lately with the middleman. All I can do is look up and ask for help. Hoping that next week will be more promising.<br /><br />PS - Can't believe you took a picture of the grasshopper. I would have been running to the bathroom gagging. :PMichellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09143242686795300947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5104359169425872233.post-69649804211734916532011-01-29T11:29:11.221-05:002011-01-29T11:29:11.221-05:00My husband used to work with food commodities and ...My husband used to work with food commodities and he told me to always wash the bag salads - people have found frogs, grasshoppers, and all kinds of stuff...I must confess, I don't always do it, but I will NOW! Sorry you had a rough week, but believe me, I appreciate your honesty, and God will use even our bad weeks for His glory. Please pray for me to have the same will power about the diet drinks...I have tried many times, but so far, I'm still addicted. God blessAngiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11633728568741873141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5104359169425872233.post-54194772364350549282011-01-29T11:05:03.387-05:002011-01-29T11:05:03.387-05:00A grasshopper...really?! Note to self never by bag...A grasshopper...really?! Note to self never by bagged salad again! <br /><br />I love your honesty, we all have those weeks can't wait to hear how it turned out. Praying for a peaceful insect free weekend!Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17461601534385952689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5104359169425872233.post-11906272485591276572011-01-29T10:46:04.156-05:002011-01-29T10:46:04.156-05:00It wasn't the entire week, just yesterday for ...It wasn't the entire week, just yesterday for me. Must be something in the air. I totally understand how you feel about Diet Coke, Cindy. I quit smoking. Putting off the flesh isn't always easy. Thanks for sharing. The grasshopper, just gross. I pray your weekend and next week are much better. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03914993232057469245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5104359169425872233.post-86812198129739245962011-01-29T10:03:11.484-05:002011-01-29T10:03:11.484-05:00I've found a grasshopper in salad before, too....I've found a grasshopper in salad before, too. It was in a big bag of spinach. Fortunately the store was very nice and took it back.<br /><br />Sorry you had such a tough week. It seems like the enemy loves to really work overtime when we're shining extra brightly for God.<br /><br />Those challenges with our kids can be so tough. Praying that God gives you the wisdom and discernment you need at each turn.<br /><br />Blessings,<br />ErinIt's Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16279701164954591412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5104359169425872233.post-4240717352214011332011-01-29T09:33:58.752-05:002011-01-29T09:33:58.752-05:00I love that you called your mommy. Moms are a ble...I love that you called your mommy. Moms are a blessing from God! Hang in there!Lauranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5104359169425872233.post-20309690848347032322011-01-29T09:22:26.748-05:002011-01-29T09:22:26.748-05:00was there something in the atmosphere this week? i...was there something in the atmosphere this week? i have to admit to yelling in the classroom this week. sigh. and to turning to my other means of stress relief besided god. sigh. i am 40 for five more days and feel like i haven't learned anything yet!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01356183036852710510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5104359169425872233.post-75880725581146864492011-01-29T08:07:46.298-05:002011-01-29T08:07:46.298-05:00Cindy,
Thanks for keeping it real. Your transparen...Cindy,<br />Thanks for keeping it real. Your transparency is beautiful. God bless your weekend with peace. Hugs to you,AmyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com