FAVORITES.

1. WAKING UP AND SEEING MY HANDSOME HUSBAND NEXT TO ME.

2. WAKING UP AND SEEING MY HANDSOME SON NEXT TO ME, BECAUSE HE WOKE UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT WANTING MOMMY AND DADDY.

3. RAINBOWS.

4. BEING WITH MY MOMMA AND DADDY EVERY CHANCE I GET. THEY'RE HILARIOUS.

5. HANGING OUT WITH MY SISTER AND HER FAMILY-WE'RE SO MUCH ALIKE.

6. READING MY NEW NASB/MESSAGE PARALLEL BIBLE.

7. ANTICIPATING OUR MOVE TO KENTUCKY, AND MEETING NEW PEOPLE.

8. MY BEST FRIENDS.

9. SEEING THAT I'VE LOST ALMOST 35 POUNDS!

10. READING TO MY SON.

11. KNOWING THAT I'M A DAUGHTER, DISCIPLE, WIFE, MOMMA, FRIEND, AND PASTOR'S WIFE...THERE'S SO MUCH WRAPPED UP IN ALL OF THAT.

12. BUILDING OUR FAMILY'S LIBRARY.

13. THE SMELL OF FRESHLY MOWED GRASS.

14. WHEN I SEE PEOPLE ACTING UNSELFISHLY OUT OF LOVE.

15. WHEN I EXPERIENCE THE LORD'S FORGIVENESS ON THIS HEART OF MINE THAT CAN BE SO HARD ON MYSELF AND OTHERS.

16. LEARNING NEW THINGS.

17. THINKING ABOUT THE FUTURE, BUT LIVING IN NOW.

18. WHEN MY HUSBAND HUGS ME AND HOLDS ME VERRRRRRRRRRRY TIGHTLY. AND "WATCHING MOVIES" WITH MY HUSBAND... :)

19. SEEING DYLAN LEARN SOMETHING NEW.

20. BEING SUPPORTIVE TO MY HUSBAND, AND LOVING THE FACT THAT HE'S ALWAYS SUPPORTIVE OF ME.

21. WHEN CHRISTIANS THINK OUTSIDE OF THE BOX.

22. RED ROSES.

23. PUMPKIN SCENTED THINGS, AND PUMPKIN FLAVORED THINGS.

24. WHEN CHRISTIANS ARE INTERESTED MORE IN LOVING OTHER PEOPLE, RATHER THAN BEING "RIGHT" OR PROVING A POINT.

25. VEGETABLES.

26. THE WIZARD OF OZ, SCRUBS, LOTR, CHRONICLES OF NARNIA, EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND, BOSTON LEGAL, JENNIFER KNAPP, SHANE AND SHANE, BLINDSIDE, POD, STAVESACRE, OLD HYMNS, NEW HYMNS, FEIST, DEREK WEBB.

27. HOMESCHOOLING OUR SON AND THE REST OF THE CHILDREN WE'LL HAVE.

28. LOOKING FORWARD TO STARTING OUR PRIVATE SCHOOL THAT WILL BE AFFORDABLE OR FREE.

29. THE SMELL AFTER THE RAIN.

30. LOOKING FORWARD TO ADOPTING ONE OF THESE DAYS.

"FAITHFUL IS HE WHO CALLS YOU, AND HE ALSO WILL BRING IT TO PASS."

*I THESSALONIANS 5:24*

"HE WHO WAITS TO DO A GREAT DEAL AT ONCE WILL NEVER DO ANYTHING."

*CHARLES SIMMONS*

OUR INTERNET'S BEEN DOWN...THIS WAS FROM SAT. MORNING...ENJOY

DO NOT BE DECEIVED

I GOT UP SUPER EARLY THIS MORNING, AND WENT FOR A LITTLE DRIVE BY MYSELF. DYLAN AND DARRYL WERE ASLEEP…AND STILL ARE. IT WAS VERY REFRESHING TO WATCH THE SKY TURN BRIGHT AFTER BEING SO DARK. PRETTY SIGHT.

SOMETHING I’VE HEARD SOOOOOOOO MANY PEOPLE TALK ABOUT BEFORE, (MYSELF INCLUDED,) IS WORSHIP SERVICES…AND HOW GOD IS OR ISN’T MOVING, HOW THEY DO OR DO NOT “FEEL THE SPIRIT”. IT’S TAKEN ME YEARS TO ARRIVE WHERE I AM NOW ON THIS MATTER, AND I ONLY HOPE IT HELPS SOMEONE GET THROUGH THE DECEPTION THAT I, MYSELF, WAS IN YEARS AGO.

OUR GENERATION, ESPECIALLY, IS SO WRAPPED UP MUSIC. SO WRAPPED UP TO THE POINT WHERE WE SAY WE CAN’T “WORSHIP” AT A CHURCH THAT DOESN’T HAVE OUR STYLE OF MUSIC…WE CAN’T “FEEL” THE SPIRIT THERE, SO WE CONTINUE TO CHURCH HOP, NOT NOTICING THE HANDFUL OF MINISTRIES AVAILABLE AT THAT CHURCH FOR US TO LEARN, GROW, AND SERVE. THIS MAKES ME SO SAD. WHO SAYS THE HOLY SPIRIT ISN’T MOVING WHEN A 26-YEAR OLD, OR 62-YEAR OLD ARE SINGING “COME YE SINNERS, POOR AND NEEDY” TO THE TUNE OF AN ORGAN WITH A MUSIC LEADER WHO DOESN’T NECESARRILY SOUND LIKE WHITNEY HOUSTON? HOW DARE SOMEONE PUT A LIMIT ON THE SPIRIT OF GOD! I, MYSELF, HAVE DONE THIS, LONG AGO.
FRIENDS, BROTHERS, SISTERS, THE SPIRIT OF GOD WILL MOVE HOWEVER HE SO CHOOSES…WHETHER IT BE IN A CONGREGATION OF AN OLD BAPTIST, METHODIST, CATHOLIC, OR WHATEVER DENOMINATION CHURCH SINGING ALL OFF-KEY TOGETHER TO AN OLD HYMN WITH NO MUSIC, OR A 16 OR 60-YEAR SINGING TOGETHER WITH A CONGREGATION OF “CONTEMPORARY” CHRISTIANS BELTING OUT THE NEWEST, LATEST, MOST HIP SOUNDING WORSHIP SONG, COMPLETE WITH BIG WORDS ON THE WALL, FULL BAND, AND OUTSTANDING SOUNDING WORSHIP LEADERS. LORD, FORGIVE OUR GENERATION FOR MAKING CHRISTIANITY A TREND. THE HOLY SPIRIT DOES NOT ONLY “MOVE” IN A GROUP OF PEOPLE SINGING A SONG. IT MOVES IN SO MANY OTHER PLACES…AND SHAME ON US FOR TRYING TO HINDER THAT.

“SOMETHING SPIRITUAL IS FOLDING THE LAUNDRY AT THE END OF THE DAY, OR TAKING DINNER TO A SHUT-IN, OR RAKING SOMEONE’S LAWN WHO CAN’T DO IT THEMSELVES…IT’S NOT JUST A FEELING YOU GET AFTER HEARING THE ACOUSTICS FROM A WORSHIP BAND, MISTAKING THE LOUD SOUNDS THAT JUST AFFECTED YOUR BODY FOR THE SPIRIT OF GOD MOVING IN YOURSELF…” (PARAPHRASED) -RICH MULLINS-

“BECAUSE YOUR LOVINGKINDNESS IS BETTER THAN LIFE, MY LIPS WILL PRAISE YOU.” *PSALM 63:3*

“THE MORNING HOUR HAS GOLD IN ITS HAND.” -BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

SEEKINGDILIGENCE TAGGED ME. I WAS A LITTLE LATE, SORRY!!


1)What is your school name and why?
G.R.A.C.E. (HAVEN’T YET DECIDED ON “SCHOOL”, “ACADEMY”, ETC…) (GOD’S REDEMPTION ALWAYS CHANGES EVERYONE…..I KNOW, I’M CHEESY…BUT IT’S WHAT CAME OUT OF MY HEART!)
2)How is your weather today?
UNBELIEVABLY BEAUTIFUL.
3)What steals your joy?
OFTEN MYSELF.
4)Name five blessings you received this week.
1) OKAY, THIS IS OLD, BUT HILARIE CAME TO SEE ME!!! (THAT WAS A COUPLE WEEKS AGO)
2) JIL CAME TO SEE ME, TOO!
3) HEARING MY TWO YEAR OLD SON RECITE BIBLE VERSES ALOUD THAT HE’S KNOWN FOR OVER A YEAR…I ALMOST DIDN’T TYPE THAT, BECAUSE I HATE TO EVEN ALMOST SOUND “PROUD” IN THE BAD SENSE OF THE WORD…BUT HECK-FIRE, I’M PROUD “IN THE GOOD SENSE” OF THAT BABY! J
4) MY HUSBAND…HE’S ALWAYS BLESSING ME.
5) GETTING TO SEE MY SISTER!!! AND IN A DAY AND A HALF, MY PARENTS!!! WOOOOOOO-HOOOOOOOOO!!
5)Favorite Scripture
HONESTLY, I CAN’T PICK ONE…HERE’S A COUPLE: “DO NOT BE AFRAID LITTLE FLOCK, FOR THE FATHER HAS CHOSEN GLADLY TO GIVE YOU THE KINGDOM”, “THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS AT HAND”, “SO IF THE SON MAKES YOU FREE, YOU WILL BE FREE INDEED”, “COME TO ME, ALL WHO ARE WEARY AND HEAVY-LADEN, AND I WILL GIVE YOU REST”.
6) Who in the Bible do you think are most like?
CAN’T REALLY THINK OF AN ANSWER HERE.
7)The passage of scripture you read last:
ROMANS 11
8) Have you ever praised God for something weird?
I’M SURE I HAVE. I’M SO EXTREMELY CHEESY.
9) If you were making a greeting card for God what would it say.
YOU MADE ROSES RED AND VIOLETS BLUE, WHY CAN’T WE BE MORE LIKE YOU?
10) What is the best miracle God has performed in your life, or what is your favorite answered prayer?
THERE’S NOT JUST ONE…MOST RECENT IN MY LIFE: MARRYING DARRYL, HAVING DYLAN (WE HAD COMPLICATIONS IN THE FIRST PART OF THE PREGNANCY), AND EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED WITH MY MOMMA AND DADDY IN THE PAST TWO AND A HALF YEARS.

11)what is the most fun thing you have done lately.
TOOK DYLAN TO THE CIRCUS AND THAT WAS SOOOOOOOO ADORABLE TO WATCH!!!
12) How did you choose your screen name
IT’S MY EMAIL ADDRESS, OTHER SITE’S NAME: MY FIRST NAME PLUS THE FIRST PART OF MY MIDDLE NAME.

I TAG: BREA, MEEKANDQUIET, AND VICKI

QUOTE OF THE DAY FROM A CONVERSATION WITH DYLAN: "MOMMY, CAN WE GO TO A WESTAUWANT TO EAT?"..."WHY DO YOU WANT TO GO THERE?"....HE REPLIED THE FOLLOWING WITH AN ADORABLE LITTLE GRIN, "BECAUSE I'M CUTE!". THE CHILD DID TELL THE TRUTH!!

VERSE: "LET ALL BITTERNESS AND WRATH AND ANGER AND CLAMOR AND SLANDER BE PUT AWAY FROM YOU, ALONG WITH ALL MALICE." -EPHESIANS 4:31-

I LOVE LISTENING TO THIS SONG, THE LYRICS OFTEN MAKE ME CRY. ESPECIALLY IN A WORLD WHERE SO MANY PEOPLE (MANNNNNNNNNY CHRISTIANS INCLUDED IN THAT GROUP...) ARE SO JUDGMENTAL, AND WANT THINGS DONE THEIR WAY. AND IF THEY'RE NOT DONE THEIR WAY, THEN EVERYONE ELSE IS WRONG. LET US NOT FORGET THAT DIVERSITY BRINGS BEAUTY. AND LET US REMEMBER EDIFICATION...SOMETIMES IT SEEMS THE CHURCH HAS FORGOTTEN BOTH OF THESE THINGS.

Oh the days when I drew lines around My faith to keep you out,
to keep me in, to keep it safe. Oh the sense of my own self-entitlement
To say who's wrong, who won't be long, or cannot stay.
Cause somebody somewhere decided we'd be better off divided.
And somehow, despite the damage done He says come:

CHORUS: There is room enough for all of us
Please come, and the arms are open wide enough
Please come, and our parts are never greater than the sum
This is the heart of the one who
Stands before the open door and bids us come.

Oh the times when I have failed to
Recognize how many chairs are
Gathered there around the feast.
To break the bread and break these
Boundaries that have kept us
From our only common ground the
Invitation to sit down if we will come:

CHORUS There is room enough for all of us
Please come, and the arms are open wide enough
Please come, and our parts are never greater than the sum
This is the heart of the one who
Stands before the open door and bids us come

Come from the best of humanity
Come from the depths of depravity
Come now and see how we need every
Different beat on this same street. Come

(ALL BY NICHOLE NORDEMAN, FROM: http://lyrics.christiansunite.com/lyrics_642_9.shtml)

"BUT NOW GOD HAS PLACED THE MEMBERS, EACH ONE OF THEM, IN THE BODY, JUST AS HE DESIRED." I CORINTHIANS 12:18

"IT IS NOT FAIR TO ASK OF OTHERS WHAT YOU ARE NOT WILLING TO DO YOURSELF."
-ELEANOR ROOSEVELT-

LOTS HAPPENING HERE. WE'VE HAD COMPANY EVERY WEEKEND, (WHICH I ABSOLUTELY LOVE...I THRIVE ON PEOPLE COMING OVER!!!) I'VE BEEN ABLE TO SEE MY PARENTS TWICE IN THE PAST COUPLE WEEKS, MY SISTER A LOT SINCE SHE LIVES HERE NOW. :) ALSO, HILARIE CAME UP, THE NEWKIRKS ARE COMING THIS WEEKEND, AND HOPEFULLY KRYSTLE WILL BE COMING SOON!! FALL IS FAST APPROACHING. CAN'T WAIT. IT'S SOOOOOOOOOOOO PRETTY OUTSIDE DURING THE FALL. DYLAN'S BIG 3 IS COMING SOON...HE'S DECIDED ON VEGGIETALES. HE'S VERRRRRRRRRRRRY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. BUT HIS MOMMY IS EXTREMELY SAD AT HOW FAST THE TIME IS PASSING. :(


I WANTED TO START POSTING A PROVERB OR SCRIPTURE FOR EACH DAY (THAT I ACTUALLY GET TO POST) AND A FAVORITE QUOTE:

"DO NOT WITHHOLD GOOD FROM THOSE TO WHOM IT IS DUE, WHEN IT IS IN YOUR POWER TO DO IT." PROVERBS 3:27

"SPEND LIKE YOU HAVE NEXT TO NOTHING,
GIVE LIKE YOU HAVE IT ALL,
LOVE LIKE TIME IS RUNNING OUT,
AND LET HIM PICK YOU UP WHEN YOU FALL."
-J.N.S.-


P.S. DON'T FORGET TO CHECK OUT MY LINKS TO FAVORITE PAGES, THEY ARE WONDERFUL!! THERE'S FRIENDS OF MINE, EDUCATIONAL SITES, PROFESSORS, ETC. ENJOY THOSE!!

I'M BACK, AND THANKS FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT. I NEEDED IT. :)

I'M PUTTING A HALT TO BUYING ANYMORE BOOKS RIGHT NOW. YOU WOULD NOT BELIEVE IT IF I TOLD YOU HOW MANY I'VE BOUGHT IN THE PAST MONTH OR SO...AND I'VE ALSO TRADED SOME. I'M SET FOR ABOUT TWO FULL YEARS FOR DYLAN'S SCHOOLING. IT'S AMAZING. AND IT'S AMAZING WHAT YOU CAN FIND USED ONLINE, AND AT BOOKSTORES...I GOT ABOUT TWENTY BOOKS LAST WEEK, ALL A DOLLAR EACH!! I'VE PURCHASED ABOUT THREE 15-25 DOLLAR BOOKS FOR ABOUT 5-9 BUCKS EACH. YOU CAN'T BEAT THAT. AMONG THOSE FOR A DOLLAR: "THE BOOK OF VIRTUES", COMPREHENSIVE CURRICULUM FOR KINDERGARTEN, "DAILY LEARNING DRILLS" FOR KINDERGARTEN, A COUPLE A BEKA BOOKS, AND MANY MORE. I COUDN'T PASS THAT UP!
THINGS ARE GOOD, AND MOVING RIGHT ALONG. I'VE LOST ABOUT THIRTY POUNDS, BUT REMEMBER, I AM A WOMAN!! I'M ABSOLUTELY CONVINCED THAT I COULD BE WEARING A SIZE 0, AND STILL NOT BE HAPPY WITH HOW I LOOK. I HATE THAT ABOUT MYSELF!! BUT, I AM AT LEAST GLAD I'VE LOST WHAT I'VE LOST. THE OTHER DAY, I ASKED MY HUSBAND WHAT HE THOUGHT I WEIGHED....IN HIS SWEETNESS AND CLUELESSNESS, HE REPLIED, "WELL, I WEIGH xxx, SO I GUESS THAT MEANS YOU WEIGH ABOUT 125?"...BLESS HIS LITTLE HEART. I LEFT HIM BELIEVING HE WAS CORRECT. HAHAHA. ANOTHER CUTE STORY FOR THE DAY: THIS MORNING I WAS FIXING DYLAN'S HAIR, AND I SAID, "OKAY, NOW LOOK DOWN AT YOUR FEET FOR A SECOND"...AND HE SAID, "NO, MOMMY, I WANT TO LOOK AT YOU"..."WHY?"...I ASKED. HE RESPONDED WITH, "BECAUSE YOUR FACE LOOKS SO GOOD!!". NOTHING HAS EVER MADE ME FEEL SO BEAUTIFUL IN MY LIFE...BESIDES MY HUSBAND. :)

P.S. IF YOU HAVEN'T YET, VISIT THIS WEBSITE...FREE BOOKS. IT'LL BE WORTH YOUR TIME! ;)

I CAN’T IMAGINE NOT HAVING MY SISTER HERE WITH ME. I KNOW THAT SOUNDS EXTREMELY SAD, BUT IT’S ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS I THOUGHT OF WHEN MY MOMMA CALLED THIS MORNING TO TELL ME MY AUNT VICKY IS WITH JESUS NOW. THIS WAS ONE OF MY MOMMA’S CLOSEST SISTERS. AT THE RISK OF BEING COMPLETELY VULNERABLE ONLINE (WHICH I NORMALLY WOULD RATHER NOT DO…)

MY MOMMA WAS VERY CLOSE WITH HER. MY MOM WAS RAISED WITH ELEVEN OTHER SIBLINGS, AND IN MOST HUGE FAMILIES, USUALLY ALL OF THEM DON’T REMAIN EXTREMELY CLOSE. BUT FOR THE MOST PART, ALL OF MY MOMMA’S FAMILY WAS…ESPECIALLY MOST OF THE GIRLS. MY FAMILY HAS BEEN THROUGH THE RINGER WHEN IT COMES TO DEALING WITH CANCER. I HATE IT NOW. I CAN’T EVEN STAND TO HEAR THE WORD ANYMORE. I’M SO SICK OF SEEING SOMETHING LIKE THIS, SOMETHING TOTALLY UNEXPLAINABLE, TAKE IT’S TOLL ON MY LOVED ONES…AND I’M SO TIRED OF SEEING MY LOVED ONES HURT SO BADLY OVER IT. I’M SUCH A CONTROL FREAK, AND I ALWAYS WANT TO FIX THINGS FOR MY FAMILY AND LOVED ONES…AND I CAN’T FIX THIS. I CAN DO NOTHING. I HATE THAT FEELING. MY MOMMA’S LOST FIVE LOVED ONES IN THE PAST DUE TO THIS DISEASE…AND SHE’S DEALT WITH IT PERSONALLY, HERSELF. IT’S THESE TIMES, FACING DEATH IN THE FACE, FACING THE UNKNOWN, FACING A MONSTER THAT THERE’S NO REAL CURE FOR, WHEN A NICE LITTLE CHRISTIAN PHRASE WON’T FIX IT. TIME WILL NOT HEAL ALL WOUNDS, CONTRARY TO POPULAR BELIEF. ONE NEVER GETS OVER LOSING THEIR LOVED ONES. THE ONLY THING THAT WILL HELP IS CHRIST, AND HIS CHILDREN COMING TOGETHER IN PRAYER AND MOURNING. ONLY THEN WILL HEALING COME. PLEASE, WHEN YOU’RE PRAYING, PRAY FOR MY MOMMA AND HER SIBLINGS. AND PRAY FOR US, TOO. I’M SO TIRED OF DEATH. I’VE STILL NOT FIGURED OUT HOW TO DEAL WITH IT, AND I DON’T THINK ANYONE KNOWS HOW. THANKS FOR READING. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

“…DEATH IS SWALLOWED UP IN VICTORY. ‘O, DEATH, WHERE IS YOUR VICTORY? O DEATH, WHERE IS YOUR STING?’ THE STING OF DEATH IS SIN, AND THE POWER OF SIN IS THE LAW; BUT THANKS BE TO GOD, WHO GIVES US THE VICTORY THROUGH OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST.”
*I CORINTHIANS*

“REJOICE WITH THOSE WHO REJOICE, AND WEEP WITH THOSE WHO WEEP.”
*ROMANS*

“BLESSED ARE THOSE WHO MOURN, FOR THEY SHALL BE COMFORTED.”
*JESUS-SERMON ON THE MOUNT*

I WAS TAGGED AGAIN...:)

***EDIT***
THIS MORNING I WAS SURPRISED TO HEAR A NEW TUNE FOR SESAME STREET'S THEME SONG....DOES THAT MAKE ME OLD, TO WITNESS SUCH A CHANGE?...AND, RACHAEL RAY SOOOOOOOOOOO JOINED IN ON THE SESAME STREET ACTION THIS MORNING!!! YAY!! I LOVE HER. AND I KNOW SOME PEOPLE THINK SHE'S TOO "BUBBLY"....BUT BACK OFF THE BUBBLY PERSONALITIES!! AIN'T NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT. :)


5 Things I was Doing 10 Years Ago
1. BEING 16
2. ENJOYING HIGH SCHOOL
3. WORKING AT UNITED…WITH REBECCA! AND DRIVING AROUND WITH HER AND OTHERS IN MY LITTLE BLUE CAR LISTENING TO “PUFF DADDY’S: CAN’T NOBODY HOLD ME DOWN”…BECAUSE IT WAS STUCK IN MY TAPE PLAYER. YES, I SAID TAPE. I’M STILL NOT OLD, THOUGH.
4. BEING IN STUDENT COUNCIL, OTHER ACTIVITES…(I’M FROM A SMALL TOWN, SO YOU COULD BE IN A TON OF STUFF, AND BE ACTIVE IN THEM)
5. BEING A CHEERLEADER, AND LOVING IT. AND NOT THE STEREO-TYPICAL ONE YOU MIGHT THINK.

5 Snacks I Enjoy
1. KASHI ALMOND/FLAX BARS (SOUNDS GROSS, BUT YUMMY!)
2. GREEN TEA
3. ANYTHING CHOCOLATE
4. MY HUSBAND’S HOMEMADE CHOCOLATE BROWNIES (JUST CALL HIM DARRYL CROCKER…)
5. MY GRANDMA’S AND MOMMA’S HOMEMADE TORTILLAS

5 TV Shows I've Seen Every Episode Of
1. EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND
2. SCRUBS
3. THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW
4. SAVED BY THE BELL…OF COURSE, THANKS KRYSTLE!! J
5.

5 Things I Would Do If I Were A Millionaire
1. GET RID OF ALL MY FAMILY’S DEBT
2. START A BUSINESS THAT TAKES BETTER FINANCIAL CARE OF MINISTERS, AND TRAINS CHURCHES TO DO SO.
3. START MY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL-FREE TO CHILDREN!!
4. BUILD MY MOMMA AND DADDY A HOUSE, AND OURSELVES, TOO!
5. EDUCATE PEOPLE ON WORLD POVERTY, AND THAT BIBLICALLY, THE BURDEN IS ON THE RICH TO TAKE CARE OF THEM…THEY HAVE NO EXCUSE!! OKAY, I’M OFF MY SOAPBOX.

5 Bad Habits1. TALKING TOO MUCH TO MY HUSBAND.
2. DEALING WITH OCD-REBECCA CAN APPRECIATE THIS ONE!
3. Not brushing my teeth at night (HAHAHA, IT’S ONE OF MINE, TOO!...THIS WAS ONE OF REBECCA’S…YOU’RE IN GOOD COMPANY)
4. SELF-DEPRICATION
5. BEING TOO TRANSPARENT TO PEOPLE

5 Things I Like To Do
1. READ
2. BE WITH MY FAMILY…ALL OF THEM.
3. INTERNET…DUH.
4. BE WITH MY FRIENDS…THEY’RE SO GOOD. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM.5. SING

5 Things I Will Never Wear Again
1. MY SKINNY JEANS. SAD, BUT TRUE. DON’T THINK I’LL BE A SIZE 7 EVER AGAIN. MAYBE A NINE, THOUGH!! ;) TOO MUCH “JUNK IN THE TRUNK” NOW. HAHAHA.
2.

5 Favorite Toys
1. LAPTOP
2. MY MINIVAN…YES, IT’S CONSIDERED ONE OF MY “TOYS”!
3. ELLIPTICAL MACHINE
4. ABLOUNGE
5. DOES DYLAN COUNT? :)

5 Things I Can't Stand
1. WHEN PEOPLE SEE A NEED AND DON’T RISE TO MEET IT.
2. WHEN PEOPLE THINK WHAT WORKS FOR THEM MUST WORK FOR EVERYONE ELSE, BECAUSE THEY ARE THE ONLY ONES WHO CAN MAKE GOOD DECISIONS.
3. PICKING UP DARRYL’S CLOTHES ALL OVER THE HOUSE.
4. THE THOUGHT OF DYLAN GROWING UP.
5. WHEN PEOPLE TALK DOWN TO OTHER PEOPLE. OFTEN, IT’S A RESULT OF THAT PERSON BEING RIDICULOUSLY INSECURE. AND, I’LL HAVE TO ADD ONE…WHEN PEOPLE ARE JUDGMENTAL OF OTHERS. MAKES ME SICK TO MY STOMACH.

A THOUSAND WORDS.







MORE TO COME.

I WAS TAGGED A FEW DAYS AGO…BEEN A LITTLE BUSY. SORRY THIS IS JUST NOW GETTING POSTED! ANDREA TAGGED ME, AND HERE’S THE RULES:

Lara thought it would be cool to have a meme where we post links. We can post up to five. Then we tell five more people to share their links. If we all share who tagged us, our links are sure to be seen!They can be business links, favorite sites, affiliate links, whatever you want…There are Five Rules:1. MUST be clean. No R rated sites.2. Only FIVE links.3. MUST tell 5 people.4. A link back to the person who tagged you5. Lara’s Place is the meme originator. (an active link would be appreciated)



SOME SITES:
MY HUSBAND
5MINUTESFORMOM
OSWALD CHAMBERS/MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST
DR. REEVES
FANTASTIC FOODS

(OF COURSE, I HAVE A TON OF FAVORITES…IF THEY’RE ON MY PAGE, THEY’RE FAVORITES…) :)
LET’S SEE…I TAG:

KRYSTLE KAY
ELIZABETH DAVEY
REBECCA WINTER
JIL SHIPE (JUST DO IT ON XANGA)
MANDOLYN (XANGA)

P.S. I MADE AN AMAZING CHOCOLATE BREAD PUDDING-AND THE PEOPLE AT THE CHURCH LOVED IT. I’M PROUD. I’D NEVER MADE BREAD PUDDING BEFORE!!! YAY FOR ME. THOUGH I ATE NONE OF IT. :)

DELIVERER.

"FOR HE WILL DELIVER THE NEEDY WHEN HE CRIES FOR HELP, THE AFFLICTED ALSO, AND HIM WHO HAS NO HELPER. HE WILL HAVE COMPASSION ON THE POOR AND NEEDY, AND THE LIVES OF THE NEEDY HE WILL SAVE. HE WILL RESCUE THEIR LIFE FROM OPPRESSION AND VIOLENCE, AND THEIR BLOOD WILL BE PRECIOUS IN HIS SIGHT." THE PSALMS

Joseph took his wife and her child and they went to Africa
To escape the rage of a deadly king
There along the banks of the Nile, Jesus listened to the song
That the captive children used to sing
They were singin'My Deliverer is coming - my Deliverer is standing by
My Deliverer is coming - my Deliverer is standing by

Through a dry and thirsty land, water from the Kenyon heights
Pours itself out of Lake Sangra's broken heart
There in the Sahara winds Jesus heard the whole world cry
For the healing that would flow from His own scars
The world was singingMy Deliverer is coming - my Deliverer is standing by
My Deliverer is coming - my Deliverer is standing by

He will never break His promise - He has written it upon the sky
My Deliverer is coming - my Deliverer is standing by
My Deliverer is coming - my Deliverer is standing by
My Deliverer is coming - my Deliverer is standing by
I will never doubt His promise though I doubt my heart, I doubt my eyes
My Deliverer is coming - my Deliverer is standing by
My Deliverer is coming - my Deliverer is standing by
My Deliverer is coming - my Deliverer is standing by
He will never break His promise though the stars should break faith with the sky
My Deliverer is coming - my Deliverer is standing by

*SONG SUNG BY RICH MULLINS*

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL

VBS 2007: DYLAN HAD A BLAST. HE'S VERY WORN OUT, THOUGH. BUT HE LOVED EVERY SECOND OF IT. :) HE'S SO TIRED THAT HE HASN'T EVEN BEEN ABLE TO SLEEP WELL FROM THE EXHAUSTION. HE WENT TO BED-FOR THE NIGHT TONIGHT-AT ABOUT 6:45!! WE'LL SEE HOW LONG HE ACTUALLY SLEEPS, THOUGH. I LOVE THAT BABY. EVEN WHEN HE'S ALL CRANKY AND MAD ALL DAY LONG. :)

BLESSINGS.

IF YOU KNOW ME, YOU KNOW MY FAMILY IS VERY CLOSE KNIT. MY SISTER IS ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS IN THE WORLD, THOUGH WE DON'T GET TO SEE EACH OTHER THAT OFTEN. EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, GOD ANSWERS A PRAYER IN WAYS YOU ABSOLUTELY DON'T EXPECT. TODAY ONE OF THOSE HAPPENED. AFTER BEING FAR AWAY FROM MY FAMILY FOR THE PAST SIX FULL YEARS, I FOUND OUT MY SISTER AND HER FAMILY ARE GOING TO MOVE CLOSER TO US----AS IN ONLY A 45 MINUTE DRIVE!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!! I'M OVERCOME.

SO, THIS WEEK IS VBS. IT'S BEEN GOING REALLY WELL, AND HAS BEEN SO EXTREMELY FUN...AND I THINK THE CHILDREN ARE LOVING IT!! DYLAN WENT UP TO ANOTHER TWO-YEAR-OLD LAST NIGHT WHO WAS RATHER GRUMPY, AND AS CHEERFUL AS POSSIBLE, HE SAID, "IS MOMMY MY MY BABYLOVE?"...(HE CALLS ME HIS 'BABYLOVE' AND HIS 'LOVEHEART')...THE LITTLE BOY JUST LOOKED AT HIM GRUMPILY. DYLAN ASKED AGAIN, "IS MOMMY MY BABYLOVE?" WITH A BIG SMILE. THE LITTLE BOY LOOKED AT DYLAN AND QUIETLY SAID, "NO". THEN CAME ANGRY DYLAN. HE MADE A MAD FACE, LOOKED AT THAT LITTLE BOY, AND SCREAMED REALLY LOUD, "YES, MOMMY IS MY BABYLOVE, SHE IS!"...THEN IT TURNED INTO A CRY AS HE SOBBED, "YES, SHE IS, MOMMY IS MY BABYLOVE!". I HAD TO PICK HIM UP AND REASSURE HIM THAT NO MATTER WHAT ANYONE SAYS, I AM HIS BABYLOVE. POOR BABY. I LOVE THAT BOY. :)

OKAY, I'VE SEEN SEVERAL BLOGGERS WHO'VE DONE THIS, SO HERE GOES..."BROWN PAPER PACKAGES TIED UP WITH STRINGS, THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS..."....IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER:


MY BIG, RED, PURTY LEATHER BAG MY HUSBAND GOT FOR ME FOR OUR ANNIVERSARY...I'VE WANTED ONE LIKE THIS FOR LIKE TWO YEARS!
STASH TEA!
MY NEW KITCHEN TABLE!! ...AND WIZARD OF OZ STUFF IN BACKGROUND.
THE HOLY BIBLE-OF COURSE...AND MY BOOKS! THESE ARE ONES I'M READING NOW...
I'M A KITCHEN GADGET FREAK: JUICEMAKER, RED TOASTER, BREADMAKER...

MY NEW COFFEE POT COURTESY OF MY IN-LAWS!
MY COLLECTION OF SPOONS, THEY WERE GIVEN TO ME BY MY MOMMA...THEY BELONGED TO MY GRANDMA! I LOVE THESE!
MY MOTHER'S DAY GIFT: A DISHWASHER. A.K.A. LIFESAVER. :)
THE PIANO MY PARENTS GOT FOR ME WHEN I WAS A LITTLE GIRL, AND ALL THE PEOPLE WHO'S PICTURES ARE ON IT!! :)

THIS WAS CHEEZY, I KNOW...BUT IF YOU KNOW ME, YOU KNOW I'M CHEEZY!! HOPE YOU LIKED A GLIMPSE INTO MY HOME!