The fixer..........

I've always like to be the fixer!   I think I have raised my girls to be fixers.  And, what you say, is wrong with that?   Well, sometimes, you just can't fix things .  And that, my friends, is a very uncomfortable situation  for me to be in. 
As many of you know, our family is fostering (for lack of better word)  Roda and her four kiddos.  They are from Sudan.  Roda can speak English, but doesn't have a compete vocabulary.  She understands and writes a whole lot less!  And that is frustrating.   She can't read or write English, can't get a drivers' license, can't get insurance on her van, can't get a sticker on her van!   You see where this is leading?  You guessed it.  She wants to learn how to drive, just like that!   She needs to get her vehicle ready so she can drive herself to work and get home in a timely manner.  Right now, she pays someone to ride with them to work, and usually gets the kids from the babysitter about 1 or 2am, and gets all in bed at 3am or so.  Not so good for school kids!
Sitting here right now, I don't know how to fix this!  And I am so frustrated! 

Resolutions...Smootions!

I am going to lose weight, remember everyone's birthday, mail sympathy and get well cards, walk 1-2 miles everyday, even help little old ladies across the street!  **


Resolutions......whatever~  This is a day to make changes, not lame promises! 
God has promised me an eternal life, what can I do?  If he gave up his only Son for me, what can I do?  Certainly nothing compares.  Certainly, I don't need to do any sacrificial slayings.  I just need to do what Jesus would do.  I must let peple see Jesus in me. 
Will I falter? sure; Stumble? yes; Keep going? absolutely.  If I love my life, love my family, love my friends, and love my God, I will keep on going.  I can make a difference in my life.

**I really do plan on doing all the above !