Week of Flashback

I didn't have much chance to blog about the past week or so.
I just got home from a dr's appt where I was so unimpressed.
Use to it annoyed me how people stereotyped people from Ky.
Today sitting in the dr's office waiting room I know why they do.
A young boy, with his Mom, & his dog.

He managed to consume 4 pkgs of reese cups, a bag of gum drops
and a bag of gummy bears in less than 10mins while his Mom slept.
Then his dog perched itself on "mother's" foot and relieved it's self.
Seriously, when did it become ok to bring your dogs to the dr's office??

So we celebrated Nan's 80th Birthday.
She received 97 cards from family and friends.

We had a wonderful lemon & strawberry cake with lemon curd filling

and strawberry butter cream icing.  All made from scratch by yours truly 

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Yes, it was delicious!! 

DH also was able to get a turkey the first day of season this year.

I am so thankful so that I don't have to hear it :)

Although he says he could still get another one. 

I have also applied for a new position at work. 

I'm kind of unsure about it, but I guess we will see what happens this week.

We are down til 24 day until we leave out for our missions trip to Norway

to be with Bro & Sis Speer.  We can't wait to see all this

I also received some updated pictures of our God Children I guess you could say.

These are their pictures with their cousins, and their Mom & Dad from Easter.

I just can't believe how big they're getting!!

Time does fly.

Sunday Morning Thoughts

I love Sunday mornings.  To be up in the house alone and it quiet.

I can pray as I go.  Sing, and just talk one on one with the Lord.

The last few weeks I've been able to continue to pray, but talking to Him has been so much harder.

With everything going on with DH & I and the rest of our family it just seems I've not been able to find the words.

This song below is has been continuously in my heart and on my lips.

Because even through it all, even in the darkest valley, God is still so good to me and I can't complain.

Thank You Bro Don Johnson for writing & singing "I Can't Complain"

“Music is what feelings sound like.”
God is so Good to Me, I just Can't Complain.
I Love You Lord

Am I Still Here?

I am almost back up to speed and ready to blog full force again.
With the exception of just being too busy with work, Church, and our trip in less than 26 days.
Yes I have them numbered, duh!!  
Let's see, 1st time of out the country.  2nd being in Norway with Missionaries who live there, and will help us make major decisions affecting the rest of our lives.  3rd because I'm learning another position at work to cover for a gal at work that is pregnant, and have put in for another job at the same time there.  Yeah, and I'm suppose to remember it all.  My brain is on overload.  
On a brighter note, I am able to pick up a new radio station at work.  It is God's Country 107.1.  It's a mixture of Christian music and non-negative country music.  No drinking, losing your dog, your wife, blah, blah, blah stuff.  Anyways, they have been playing this song below.  I love it!!  I thought I would share it and the next time you have that little nagging voice in your head to call someone, do it!

Matt Kennon is the artist, "The Call" is the song.

“Music is what feelings sound like.”

Have a great weekend!

Compassion & Love

This video below is about 2 local men.  It is a little long but well worth watching.
Lord give me compassion and love for ones I do not know that hurt and need love.

Promises

It’s a beautiful spring day and full of promise.
Just as everyday is, some just seem more than others with the sunshine.
The Lord gives us many promises.
Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not. (Jeremiah 33:3);

All things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive. (Matthew 21:22);

If ye shall ask anything in my name, I will do it. (John 14:14).

These are a few of my favorites.
I have clung to these close this week.
Some days it’s hard to put complete trust in Him.
Now I am holding onto

(Isaiah 41:10) Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes I will help you, I will up hold you with My righteous right hand.

Friday afternoon I had another miscarriage.
It seems I’ve been so worried about everyone else, I didn’t take care of myself.
I didn’t realize it.
Right now I want to blog, but not about this.
It’s all that is on my mind and in my heart.
So I need a break from the Rambling.
It might be 2 days, 2wks, or 2 months.
I just don’t know.

Today is better, but not great.
Yesterday I was mad at the world and most things in it.
Life is still full of promises for me as long as there is breath in my body.
Today, tomorrow and the days to come, I cling to His promises to me.

I want my blog to be encouraging and fun!
Not sad and gloomy, my feeling sorry for myself.
Right now I can’t deliver that.

I plan to continue to follow you all and get my strength from your funnies!
Thank you for sharing your lives daily with me!!
You’re Great!!!

Exciting News!!

So much to post about.

I don't want to bore you with my week so I will hit the highlights, how is that?

Horrible, horrible, horrible week.  Did I mention horrible??

Well in case you missed it, this is how my week pretty much went like this post.

Thank You All for the encouraging words and your prayers this week.

I really needed and appreciate them.

Then Wednesday we finished our Mission Plans.  We leave for Norway May 20th after work.

We are so EXCITED to say the least!!  God has really moved for us this week.  I guess that is why that lil devil has made us so miserable.

We have even more exciting News, but that will come soon enough and another post. :)

I think we have decided to become regulars at Smokey Valley Truck Stop.

This made our second Saturday in a row.  This Saturday we were joined by some fun people.

Trucker John

The Local Ladies Meeting

Before we left we had the pie too.

Remember the pie I said was almost to die for?

here it is

oh yea, please apply yourself to my hips now :)

We also had some AWESOME church services!!

Bro Heath has been with us all weekend.  He's done a great job.

Now it's back to the grindstone this week.

Hope you all had a great weekend!

Something to Think About

Sunday Morning Thoughts

I woke early this morning with this song on my lips and this verse in my heart.

The world looks around me as I struggle along

They say I have nothing, but they are so wrong.

In my heart I'm rejoicing, how I wish they could see

Thank You, Lord, for Your blessings on me.

There's a roof up above me, I've a good place to sleep.

There's food on my table, and shoes on my feet.

You gave me Your love, Lord, and a fine family.

Thank you, Lord, for Your blessings on me.

I know I'm not wealthy and these clothes are not new,

I don't have much money, but Lord, I have You,

And to me You're all that matters tho' the world may not see.

Thank you, Lord, for Your blessings on me.

Psalms 122:1-2

I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.

Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem.

Christmas

Last night I went to Wally World to pick up candy stuff. I noticed quickly the sadness and aggrivation on many faces.  I was saddened for them.  Quickly my mind had taken me back to Christmas past in my mind.
My heart reached out to them understanding some of their grief during this season.
I've had Christmases of just my Momma & me and my Dad no where to be seen.
Christmases so full of fun where all us grandkids got together at Nan's to put up the tree, string popcorn and make  homemade cookies.
Christmases of excitement from a new Dad and a Christmas with a new baby brother.
Christmases as a confused teen about life and why my biological Dad was never there during Christmas (or any other time growing up).
I've had a Christmas where I was married just days before and we had nothing but love to live on.
I spent Christmases alone and lonely.  Wondering if I would ever truly be loved by another.
Christmases where the loss of a close loved one so dear, so fresh I wondered if my family would survive it.
Christmases of a new love, a new life and of a new home.
A Christmas of learning how to come back Home.
Empty Christmases with no baby to love and share it with in our home.
As my mind swirled with these memories my heart broke, smiled and cried at these thoughts.
My heart and my prayers opened to these people and I found myself walking around walmart praying for these people silently as they passed by.

Lord, please be with them whatever their circumstance or needs.  You knew them all before I even asked and I believe on you to help them through this Christmas.  Bless them this Christmas and let me or your other children in some way remind them of you and the hope and love you give.

This morning I woke to a winter wonderland.  It's so beautiful and fresh.
I started the preparing of our Christmas Breakfast Brunch with just my folks and brothers.
I feel blessed and happy this morning for this Christmas to be here.
More than not we get so wrapped up in buying/giving/receiving gifts, fixing candy, preparing food, company, decorating, etc that we have lost the whole meaning of Christmas.  While it is a great celebration we so often get lost and forget the true reason of Christmas.  As much as I love my family and being with them, that is not the true meaning or rememberance of it.  Christ is all of it.  To remember Him, to praise Him, to reverance Him, to be thankful to Him. 

These are my thoughts for this beautiful Saturday morning.  I guess this blanket covering the ground of pure white snow reminds me of how He covers us in many aspects.

Thank You Lord for that miraculous day You came upon this earth as a baby wrapped in swaddling cloth and laid in a manager so meek and humble unlike the true King that you are.

God Bless You All,