So, what am I doing today? I’m shopping!! This is Black Friday, so that means that I am standing outside some store in the cold at 3 am waiting for the doors to open so we can get some good sales!!
Yeah, I’m weird like that!
Hope you all are having a wonderful Thanksgiving!
He had surgery on his foot. He has gout bad and when he walked, the bones in his foot were rubbing against each other. He was apparently missing the cartridge between the bones.
Since his Surgery (Nov. 13, 2008), he has been in excruciating pain. I went to visit him on Saturday (15th) and he was moaning and really out of it still. The doctor had put hi on percicuit. Which was apparently causing him to hullicinate. So when my mom called and talked to the doctor on Monday (17th), they changed his medication to Vicidin instead. That seemed to be a bit better and my mom started going back to work last week.
On Saturday (22nd), my mom went to my niece’s birthday party (with all of us as well) and my dad fell at home. He was alone and couldn’t get up.
He has began to hullicinate again on his medications. Please pray for him. Pray for healing of his foot, (apparently, his other foot has been bothering him as well) and for clarity of mind.
Thank you!
I haven’t fallen off the face of the earth…I’m just trying to get through this writer’s block. Trying to find my place in the blogging world. I have ideas, I try to write them, they just don’t sound as good as they do in my head…and why is it that I get all these good ideas to blog and even run through the blogs in my head and they sound right at night when I lay down? I never remember those in the morning…why cant’ they come when I’m at the computer?
Anyway, just wanted to let my 2 readers know that I’m here…I’m just at a loss…I guess I need to figure out exactly what my blog purpose is…what am I trying to get across on my blog.
Are you a servant of God? Do you serve in church in hopes someone will notice? What exactly is a True servant?
Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people. Colossians 3:23
A true servant shows selfless love towards others. Being willing and available to meet the needs of those that need help; to see the needs that need to be met; to do it with enthusiasm and dedication.
So, my dear brothers and sisters, be strong and immovable. Always work enthusiastically for the Lord, for you know that nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless. 1 Corinthians 15:58
Some observations that breaks my heart. While I was at church today, I noticed how many empty positions there were. We were lacking quite a few teachers this morning. Yes, it’s getting close to the Holiday season, so some people are traveling, however, as a servant of God, shouldn’t there be someone willing to fill into those places that are in need? I know God has called each of us into our own roles to help the church thrive, where are those willing to do their part?
I can tell you from experience, I am not called to work in the nursery – toddler room, however, when there is an need and I’m available, I will be there, why? Because I know that in doing this, I am serving God.
Therefore, whenever we have the opportunity, we should do good to everyone—especially to those in the family of faith. Galatians 6:10
It was hard for me to see some parents missing out on the sermon today because their child’s room was closed because there wasn’t a teacher. They could have put their child into another room, but their child wanted to be in the room he was used to.
I would be lieing if I said that hearing “Thank you for stepping up and doing this” or “What would I do without you” makes me feel good, but to be honest, that’s not why I’m there. I do what I do, because it’s pleasing to God.
Obviously, I’m not trying to win the approval of people, but of God. If pleasing people were my goal, I would not be Christ’s servant. Galatians 1:10
How do you serve? Do you step into some roles that you aren’t comfortable with because you see a need and fill it temporarily? Do you do it out of obedience to God or are you looking for some recognition?
Today is my wonderful hubby’s birthday! He’s 38…
Happy Birthday Kevin!! I love you!
So tonight I was enjoying listening to my MP3 player while Kevin played video games on his Xbox 360. I had my MP3 player randomly choose my album to play today. Today’s album was Superchic[k]’s Beauty From Pain. I enjoyed listening to the songs today, but there were a couple that spoke to me…
So did this group sneak up and shine a light into my life and write a song about it? I’ve been feeling like I’ve been slipping and then realized that I was right where I was supposed to be all along. How neat that this song was one that was able to bring words to what I’ve been trying to say all along.
Then there’s this song…Beauty From Pain
When I heard this, I couldn’t help thinking about a friend from our church who has been going through the grief of losing her child in a terrible accident. My heart went out to them…and still does. It also made me think of Attack of the Redneck mommy and what she’s been going through lately. I sat here and said a few prayers for both of them.
Since I was at a loss for words, I begged asked the many few couple people who read my blog to ask me questions so I would have some sort of blog post…the obliged!
So, without further ado…
Lizz @ Yes, and So is My Heart asked…
Hmmm, what would you spend a free day doing. Nothing responsible allowed.
A free day…what’s that? 
I would probably start out by sleeping in and not getting up to kids screaming or an alarm. Then I would go shopping and blow a ton of money on things I normally just look at. Then go to a spa and spend the afternoon there…then for supper, I would want Kevin to take me to the most fancy restaurant to eat.
Heidi @ Frantically Simple asked…
Hmmm, let’s see…
Dream job?
Favorite scripture verse?
Most embarrassing moment?
Cherished childhood memory?
Dream job…well, I kind of like what I do now, but it doesn’t pay well. Actually any job that I didn’t have to do much work, but get paid a lot of money for not doing anything would be great! I’m not sure I know of any jobs like that, so I guess I’ll have to settle for my Stay at home mom position.
Favorite Scripture Verse…I have 2 that I really like. The first is Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding, in all your ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct your paths. The other is 2 Timothy 1:7 God has not given us a Spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound mind.
Most embarrassing moment…well, there are so many of those…let me see…when Kevin and I were dating, he took me to a bowling alley for our date. We were having a good time and then I realized why you aren’t supposed to step across that line…I’m sure you can see where this was going. I grabbed my ball, held it in my hands and visualized the ball knocking down all 10 pins…I started my motion towards the alley and didn’t realize how close to the line I was. I stepped over that line…and that’s the last step I took! The ball went bouncing down the lane and I went sliding after it (only a few feet though). I was so embarrassed I didn’t even bother to stand back up, I crawled back to the seats. I’m sure my face turned every shade of red known!!
Cherished childhood memory…every year around Christmas, my aunt and uncle and their kids would come over to my parents’ house for a lasagna supper. After supper, my dad and my uncle would go and play basketball, while my aunt and mom would start making the cookie dough…kids got stuck with dishes. Then after the dishes were done, we would all help make the Christmas Cookies…a recipe that has been passed down from generation to generation. My mom would mix the dough, my cousins, sister, and I would take turns helping her roll and cut out the cookies, my aunt would man the oven, and once all the cookies were cooled off, we would ice and decorate the cookies. One batch of cookies makes over 150 cookies! We still try to do the cookies every year, but it’s harder and harder with everyone’s schedule. That and you know the phrase “too many cooks in the kitchen” well add 13 extra children in the house as we try to do the cookies…and the men? Yeah, they don’t play basketball. It’s crazy when we try to do it.
Rhe asks
I have a question for you…lets say today is your birthday and your mother gave you $100 with strict orders to spend it totally selfishly on yourself….what do you do?
Here’s your two conditions:
#1 in a week (or less) she’ll ask what you did with it (and you can not in any way lie)#2 if she doesn’t think what you did with it wasn’t totally selfishly for you she won’t give you money next year for your birthday.
Oh, and ‘I went out for coffee with a friend’ isn’t enough
$100…Let’s see…I would grab coffee first off. You know, Caribou’s Ho Ho Mint Mocha is out now, so that’s a must!! Then I would go to TJ Maxx and look for some clothes. Knowing that 1 outfit would not cost a total of $100, I would head over to Kohl’s and buy some more clothes. Mainly clothes for church. When I sing on the Praise and Worship team, I like to dress up a bit…and I don’t have a lot of nice clothes to choose from. Is that selfish enough? 
Thank you for saving my hide and giving me a post I didn’t have to think to hard on asking me questions
Edited to add extra questions!
This past weekend, I found a journal of mine that had 12 entries in it. The pages were all messed up and I decided since I had this really cute journal sitting around the house collecting dust, I would transfer all that information into my new one. (I have a ton of cute journals laying around…I have this thing with buying journals, pens, any office thing really…I just can’t help myself!)
Anyway, this journal has visions and dreams that I’ve seen along with their meanings that (well some still don’t have a meaning with them), prophecies that were spoken over me, and words given to me by the Lord. Just those types of things, recorded all in one place (with dates) so I can go back and reread them.
As I was writing, I was amazed. The first post was recorded in 1999 and the last in 2000, so it’s been “missing” for a few years. So many things in the prophecy have already come to pass. It talked about being lead through the shadow of death holding onto the Lord’s hand and me not fearing. As I read that, I see how that has come to pass…I was close to death when I was having my twins (had HELLP Syndrome…a type of pre-eclampsia and my organs were shutting down). It also talked about my calling and me working with children…not toddlers, but children. If you’ve been reading my blog, you know that I worked with our church’s VBS and have been working in the Children’s Ministry at our church. I felt like I was called there and this confirms it!
So what is something that has happened to you that confirms what God has been showing you?
Wow, you all know how to make a girl feel special! I had 237 comments to my Giveaway post! Usually I have 1 or 2! That’s such a HUGE difference!
I’m sure most of them won’t come back, and that’s ok…there were a lot of giveaways. I sure hope some of you did come back though. If so, Welcome to my blog! I’m not really great about updating, but I desire to update frequently.
I also wanted to take this time to thank Jessica for contacting me to giveaway items for her! Thanks…I had a blast reading comments…even if it was the “count me in” or “I’d love to win this” type of comment!
Now…onto business!
I know you are all waiting on pins and needles wanting to know who the 3 winners are right?
#50 is Miss P from Superpaige’s Pad
Miss P said:
I would love some chex goodness. Thanks for the contest.
#72 is Staci A from Mamma’s Gone Over the Wall
I would love this, nothing is better than a yummy snack and a nice night of pampering. Who could ask for more? And, that body lotion sounds so sweet! Thanks for the giveaway!
#1 is Jenn from Crazy Mama’s Blog
Jen said:
What a wonderful set of goodies to give away!
Woohoo! Thanks for participating in this! Your blog is great!
Congratulations to the winners! I need to get the winner’s info to the Rep so she can send out your baskets! I’ll be emailing you shortly!
All winners have been notified and baskets will be sent out via Jessica this week!!
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