You Asked. Now You Shall Receive.

Well, all good things must come to an end. My momma - who flew in (yes, that's FLEW in...as in hopped on a plane just to be with me) - the moment she heard my bad news last week, is leaving today. Which means that I will now have to wash my own clothes and maybe even cook a meal.

What's a girl to do?

I loved having her here, though. That's for sure. And it will be a quiet week next week without her. She does me good.

Mamma's of the world out there, TAKE NOTE! She is strong and mouthy and funny and kind and sensitive and sweet and fierce and firm. The woman's got it all. And she came when I needed her. So, top that!

Electric Elizabeth (from the Medical University of South Caroline - which sounded so professional I just HAD to put it) asked: What kind of work does your husband do?

Well, Elizabeth there is a reason I call him the Attorney General, although it is NOT because he is the Attorney General of Tennessee as some have asked. Now, let me just say that the way we met (which was another question of yours) was once referred to in this specific blog post. However, I believe some day I will dedicate an entire post to why it is I actually call him the AG- since so many of you have asked that question.

But back to the question at hand...My honey is an Artist Manager in the world of Contemporary Christian Music. An artist manager is alot like an "agent" that an actor/actress might have. They do primarily the same thing; manage the artists' career, help make decisions, decide on tours, help in the artists' dealings with the record label and pretty much be the all-around "go-to" guy.

On top of that he graduated Law School 2 years ago and has now added Entertainment Attorney to his resume. I assumed for four years this meant we would be rich. Not so much. It did mean that we would spend the rest of our lives paying off law school bills, but hey, when we go to a party don't think I don't throw the whole "attorney" thing around.

It gets me nowhere.

Little Lidia wants to know: So, which was your favorite cardboard testimony?

The woman with MS. If you can say "totally worth it" after going through something like that - then you finally get it. I loved that one. And I cry every time.

Thank you all for sharing your personal testimony. They were all so great. I loved the one that one friend left, back: Full-time People Pleaser / front: Now Full-time God Seeker.
Wow! Loved that one.

Jaunty Jenny asked: So are you going to announce that I won the The Same Kind of Different As Me on your Friday Q&A?

Well, Jenny, let me start by saying, I'm not sure what jaunty means, but if you look it up and it's good - I meant it. If it's bad - I am terribly embarrassed.

No, I am not going to announce that you won the book. Mainly because I haven't had a winner yet. I wanted to leave this post up for a while and let others add their name to the mix before a winner was selected. ALSO - and this is good news - I now have a second book to give away. Our sweet friend Trish has offered to throw her book into the mix since she loved it so much and feels like giving it away was a super cool idea. So as soon as hers gets to me via USPS then we're off to the races!

* On another note...several of you have sent me emails over the last few weeks chocked full of questions regarding Elisha. I have referred to Elisha many times over these last few weeks and I just realized that I have never really told the story of him and how he came to be.

Elisha's story is a beautiful one. And personally I can't wait to share it with you. But hopefully when you read about him it will be in the book that I have been working on for some time now. In fact, you would be surprised at how the story of Elisha and the adoption of Remi co-incide so beautifully - it really is a powerful story. And I am really proud to tell it.

And even if the only people who ever read it are you all, my in-laws and my Granny - it will have been well worth it. Writing it has been therapeutic.

And I LOVE to tell the story of him.
And her.

So would you mind holding off for that? Since I've worked on it so long and really poured my heart in to it, I'd love to share it with you that way. (Right now my husband is rolling his eyes at this sentence since he has begged me to finish it for one solid year and I have yet too. But that's why I'm telling you all. So you'll drive me crazy until I do it. Because who doesn't want a couple hundred people breathing down their neck? I mean, I do.)

And thanks to all of you who have written me and asked about him. It makes me feel like his short life and remarkable story are important. Every time I receive an email where you've asked about him, I smile. Never apologize for your questions about him. Never. They actually mean quite a lot to me.

Well, that's all for today, my lovelies. Keep your questions coming, and as always, I will answer them if I like them, and "accidentally" lose them if I don't.

And don't get impatient with me - just because you don't see your question doesn't mean I won't answer it the next week or the next. Oh, who am I kidding? Maybe it does - I'm really moody and you can't really be sure about anything right now.

Bare with me.

Have a lovely weekend.