From a Cluttered Desk

I am Tammy Cardwell, she of the cluttered desk. (Hey, you think I'm kidding?!) I'm having a blast here in Blogland and invite to you to peruse my ramblings. Like a buffet, they offer variety - essentially whatever makes it to the top of the piles that sometimes clutter my brain. We'll eventually cover it all - homeschooling, God, our church, the Eclectic Homeschool Online, books I'm writing and publishing, conferences I speak at, the joys of grandmotherhood, and hopefully chocolate. Of course, this is only what's near the top now. Who knows what's in those piles?

My second grandchild, who many people (Including big brother) are hoping is a girl, is due on June 17th.

The doctor says that date could change; it’s the date they came up with after today’s sonogram.

I’m going to be a grandmother again!

Yes, this has me grinning ear to ear. I’ve known for a bit, of course, and even announced it on Facebook, but wasn’t shouting from the rooftops until this doctor’s visit. Now that my daughter-in-love has posted the sonogram pic to her blog, I figure it’s safe to talk about it here.

And of course names have already been discussed. Well, girl names have been discussed with me anyway, because everyone knows I’m rather hoping for a girl. I like the name they’d chosen in case Connor was a girl. Connor has his own name picked out. Sheree has a totally different name picked out. I guess we’ll have to see what happens, huh? LOL!

Life can really make you smile at times, you know?

Celebrating Jesus!
Tammy C

You’ve not heard a peep out of me for months on end. I apologize for this, but I honestly don’t know that I would have come to post if I’d had the time and freedom. It’s been THAT kind of season.

I remember, in our early years of homeschooling, sitting in Greg Harrison’s "Seasons of Life" seminar and wondering how each of the seasons would affect me. Over all, the transition from one season to the next has been easy. Even having both sons move out of the house was a piece of cake, in a sense, and grandmotherhood has been fabulous.

This most recent season, though… It’s been a little more challenging, taking up pretty much all of my attention and leaving me without comprehensible words to share even if I’d had the time to share them. It has been a  season of picking new things up and putting down a few things that I thought I would hold onto until the day Jesus came.

The biggest thing I’ve picked up is a full-time job at my church. This is a position I’ve wanted for ten years, a chance to minister full time and affect people’s lives locally in an eternal way. It keeps me busy like nothing I’ve ever done before and I love pretty much every minute of it.

It also challenges me like nothing I’ve ever done before. I’ll be honest; I sometimes face those challenges with something less than enthusiasm, but I rejoice in all I’ve learned and there’s nothing like the feeling of accomplishment that comes when you finally figure out something that had previously seemed impossible.

And that’s all I can share for now, but I will try to make an effort to come back periodically and at least try to update this poor, neglected blog. There are some exciting things coming in my life and I’m looking forward to them. Hopefully I’ll be able to fill you in so you can look forward to them with me.

Celebrating Jesus!
Tammy C