I really enjoyed my Bible reading for today;
Proverbs 8:17-36
(this is wisdom speaking)
I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me. With me riches and honor, enduring wealth and prosperity. My fruit is better than fine gold, what I yield surpasses choice silver. I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice, bestowing wealth on those who love me and making their treasuries full.
"The Lord brought me forth as the first of his works, before his deeds of old; I was appointed from eternity, from the beginning, before the world began. When there were no oceans, I was given birth, when there were no springs abounding with water ; before the mountains were settled in place, before the hills, I was given birth, before he made the earth or its fields or any of the dust of the world.
I was there when he set the heavens in place, when he marked out the horizon on the face of the deep, when he established the clouds above and fixed securely the fountains of the deep, when he gave the sea its boundary so the waters would not overstep his command, and when he marked out the foundations of the earth. Then I was the craftsman at his side. I was filled with delight day after day, rejoicing always in his presence, rejoicing in his whole world and delighting
in mankind."
"Now then, my sons, listen to me; blessed are those who keep my ways. Listen to my instruction and be wise; do not ignore it. Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at my doorway. For whoever finds me finds life and receives favor from the Lord. But whoever fails to find me harms himself; all who hate me love death."
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Monday, February 8, 2010
TRAPPED in the house!
I have been trapped in the house since Thursday due to illness... Maggie has been sick with a stomach bug. I was finally going to get out of the house today but she still isn't 100% and "Mrs Wonderland" decided to stop by and visit again. I hear she wants to come back and hang out on Thursday and Friday... We'll see if I have room. ;)
I'm frustrated with Facebook because they have decided to change things up a bit, and I am not smart enough to figure out how to upload pics on there. So, I'll relieve my frustration a bit by posting them on here:
Anyway, due to all the elements that have decided to visit my house we've been making the best of it. I didn't know all this snow was coming so I didn't plan ahead. The house isn't very well stocked, but we seemingly have enough to get by... I mean, we HAVE toilet paper and isn't that all anybody really NEEDS??
We've mainly been watching DVDs and getting on each others nerves. Mick is at work so I'm out numbered. I can't believe they've "allowed" me to get on the computer this long to make this post. I know Tal is up at his house wondering when his "Aunt Pissa" is going to get off the computer so he and Marty can get back to killing something on whatever game they play on here.
Have a great day, and stay Sane....I mean SAFE! ;)
I'm frustrated with Facebook because they have decided to change things up a bit, and I am not smart enough to figure out how to upload pics on there. So, I'll relieve my frustration a bit by posting them on here:
Anyway, due to all the elements that have decided to visit my house we've been making the best of it. I didn't know all this snow was coming so I didn't plan ahead. The house isn't very well stocked, but we seemingly have enough to get by... I mean, we HAVE toilet paper and isn't that all anybody really NEEDS??
We've mainly been watching DVDs and getting on each others nerves. Mick is at work so I'm out numbered. I can't believe they've "allowed" me to get on the computer this long to make this post. I know Tal is up at his house wondering when his "Aunt Pissa" is going to get off the computer so he and Marty can get back to killing something on whatever game they play on here.
Have a great day, and stay Sane....I mean SAFE! ;)
Thursday, February 4, 2010
God's Protection
Well, after my near death experience yesterday..... Ok, ok.. That's a little dramatic. After my "experience" ;) yesterday I have had time to reflect....
Yesterday I was traveling west on Sequoyah Way. I had gone this way to get to the stop light. Turning left onto South Arkansas from Mick's work is just too dangerous a risk. (ironic) So, I'm traveling down Sequoyah way towards the light next to Big Red. I noticed that the light had been green for a while and as I neared it I realized it wasn't going to change so I barely touched my brake. As I was crossing the intersection I saw something that no one wants to see while in middle of the intersection.....A car crossing in front of me. I stopped in the middle of the intersection, saw all the cars stopped on either side of me on South Arkansas, and then noticing the car that had just missed me travel on down the road without a care in the world. In disbelief I traveled the rest of the way home.
As much as this wasn't a "near death experience" it was an experience that caused my life to flash before my eyes. I thanked God for my safety and for my family. And don't think for a second that my new commitment to Him didn't cross my mind either. I don't know what the driver of the other car was doing to make them so distracted. They could've been checking their facebook account on their phone, texting somebody, or changing the radio station... I don't know. All I know is they weren't paying attention at a very important time, the scarier fact was that they never knew that time had happened.
What they didn't realize was in a split second of them not being able to find the radio station two kids named Marty and Maggie, and a husband named Mickey were about to live a different life because of it. As much as I am proud of the fact I will be living in Heaven with my maker one day, I don't particularly want that one day to be now. I have a family that doesn't need to grow up without their mom and wife. I may not carry that prestigious of a title to the world, but in my world I am very important.
At no point after this "happening" was I angry with the driver. How easily could it have been me that was distracted? I do pray for them to pay more attention next time though. From that moment all I could think about was God's timing. I heard often while growing up that while traveling somewhere people believed in God delaying them for unknown reasons possibly to keep them safe from unknown harm ahead of them. I remember a time traveling to LifeCenter with my family when they were out on hwy 64. My dad made the right turn at Western Sizzlin as we went on our merry way to church. Soon after we arrived at church a lady came up to us and told us how God had protected us through that intersection. She didn't see how the truck had missed us. We never knew. Somehow that story has always stuck with me.
How many times have we been traveling down life's hwy, and never seen the Mighty hand of God saving us from destruction? Be it near misses in car accidents, or maybe something much simpler....Maybe you are at your weakest moment in life and you desperately need a touch from God and a friend shows up with a scripture that was just for you in that time of need. He is all around us and He cares for us more than anything.
Yesterday had a scarey moment in it for me. It could've been a moment where I chose from that day forward to never leave the house again in fear. But thank God I don't live in scarey moments. Instead I take from that moment the knowledge He is protecting me. I realize horrible things happen everyday to God's people. And none of us ever know the time or the place that we will take our last breath. All I know is yesterday was not that day, and I praise my maker with all that is within me for this blessed life He has so preciously given me.
Psalm 91:4-6
4 He will cover you with his feathers,
and under his wings you will find refuge;
his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.
5 You will not fear the terror of night,
nor the arrow that flies by day,
6 nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,
nor the plague that destroys at midday.
7 A thousand may fall at your side,
ten thousand at your right hand,
but it will not come near you.
(Thanks Kerrye for the scripture) ;)
Yesterday I was traveling west on Sequoyah Way. I had gone this way to get to the stop light. Turning left onto South Arkansas from Mick's work is just too dangerous a risk. (ironic) So, I'm traveling down Sequoyah way towards the light next to Big Red. I noticed that the light had been green for a while and as I neared it I realized it wasn't going to change so I barely touched my brake. As I was crossing the intersection I saw something that no one wants to see while in middle of the intersection.....A car crossing in front of me. I stopped in the middle of the intersection, saw all the cars stopped on either side of me on South Arkansas, and then noticing the car that had just missed me travel on down the road without a care in the world. In disbelief I traveled the rest of the way home.
As much as this wasn't a "near death experience" it was an experience that caused my life to flash before my eyes. I thanked God for my safety and for my family. And don't think for a second that my new commitment to Him didn't cross my mind either. I don't know what the driver of the other car was doing to make them so distracted. They could've been checking their facebook account on their phone, texting somebody, or changing the radio station... I don't know. All I know is they weren't paying attention at a very important time, the scarier fact was that they never knew that time had happened.
What they didn't realize was in a split second of them not being able to find the radio station two kids named Marty and Maggie, and a husband named Mickey were about to live a different life because of it. As much as I am proud of the fact I will be living in Heaven with my maker one day, I don't particularly want that one day to be now. I have a family that doesn't need to grow up without their mom and wife. I may not carry that prestigious of a title to the world, but in my world I am very important.
At no point after this "happening" was I angry with the driver. How easily could it have been me that was distracted? I do pray for them to pay more attention next time though. From that moment all I could think about was God's timing. I heard often while growing up that while traveling somewhere people believed in God delaying them for unknown reasons possibly to keep them safe from unknown harm ahead of them. I remember a time traveling to LifeCenter with my family when they were out on hwy 64. My dad made the right turn at Western Sizzlin as we went on our merry way to church. Soon after we arrived at church a lady came up to us and told us how God had protected us through that intersection. She didn't see how the truck had missed us. We never knew. Somehow that story has always stuck with me.
How many times have we been traveling down life's hwy, and never seen the Mighty hand of God saving us from destruction? Be it near misses in car accidents, or maybe something much simpler....Maybe you are at your weakest moment in life and you desperately need a touch from God and a friend shows up with a scripture that was just for you in that time of need. He is all around us and He cares for us more than anything.
Yesterday had a scarey moment in it for me. It could've been a moment where I chose from that day forward to never leave the house again in fear. But thank God I don't live in scarey moments. Instead I take from that moment the knowledge He is protecting me. I realize horrible things happen everyday to God's people. And none of us ever know the time or the place that we will take our last breath. All I know is yesterday was not that day, and I praise my maker with all that is within me for this blessed life He has so preciously given me.
Psalm 91:4-6
4 He will cover you with his feathers,
and under his wings you will find refuge;
his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.
5 You will not fear the terror of night,
nor the arrow that flies by day,
6 nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,
nor the plague that destroys at midday.
7 A thousand may fall at your side,
ten thousand at your right hand,
but it will not come near you.
(Thanks Kerrye for the scripture) ;)
Monday, February 1, 2010
What Happened?
Ok, I guess I had a restful Sunday afternoon nap....I think. Aside from the fact that Mick was having Maggs shred paper behind me, and that Marty was on a three way phone convo while playing a game on the computer. Can somebody tell me why he gets louder and louder as the conversation goes on? Does he not realize the other people on the other end of the line also have the phone up to their EAR?!! Anyway, I am beginning to worry about what I dream about. Of course after I wake up I totally forget the dream I had just dreamt, but one curious thing has been happening I have noticed.
After waking from my slumber, one sock (and one sock only I might add) will be flipped upside down on my foot. What is that? Is there a ghost that comes by just to mess with me? Is it a message sent from above that I am to make changes in my life? Or do I just have what is called the "jimmy leg"? I may never find out this great mystery of life... ;)
Friday, January 22, 2010
Another Friday Night
Well, it's another friday night. Curled up on the bed with an afghan around my feet....my dog spooning me.....America's Funniest Home Videos on mute, listening to Mick call the Cyclone game on the radio, sipping a Dr Pepper.
"It's pretty dang exciting..." ;)
"It's pretty dang exciting..." ;)
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
I'm So Excited!
At the beginning of the year I started back on Weight Watchers, exercising and water. The weight is not coming off as quickly as before, (which was starting to get depressing) but slowly but surely it is starting to come off.
Today I have officially lost 8 lbs! Yay, me!
Now only 25 more to go. Oh well, it maybe a slow process....but I'm excited about finally seeing results. Maybe by summer......... ;)
Today I have officially lost 8 lbs! Yay, me!
Now only 25 more to go. Oh well, it maybe a slow process....but I'm excited about finally seeing results. Maybe by summer......... ;)
Monday, January 11, 2010
My Testimony
Hey, Thanks for inviting me to part of the "blogging experiment". :)
I look forward to making many posts to use as reminders of things that have happened through the year, and also as entertainment. I also look forward to connecting with fellow christian ladies/friends. And if we aren't friends just yet I look forward to that too.
This year is definetely a new beginning for me. 2009.....well, we'll just call that a "learning" year. I worked my tail off trying to make pieces fit in my life. I shunned God for not taking care of me the way I thought he should...and low and behold by the end of the year all that I had built for myself blew up in my face.
It's a humbling experience when you come to the realization that you can't do this on your own. Because I was away from God I worried over finances, jobs, future plans, etc... I finally got a job in September with a utility company. I was so excited. It was the most money I had ever been paid. I even made the statement to Mick, "I got myself this job, God had no part in it". Well, the excitement quickly faded, and I'm sure God was glad I set His name a part from this job. The stress was more than I could handle. I walked into my job daily afraid for my life. I had nightmares of customers coming in enraged and shooting me.
The walls were closing in on me and I was becoming worthless to my family. Quickly, the money meant nothing....Whenever I was away from the job, the job was still with me. I felt like I was in darkness, but I could still hear the sounds of my family around me. I couldn't enjoy them because the fear of what I had to go back to stayed with me.
Finally, in mid December, Mick could see it wasn't something I was just going to have to work through. He called my Supervisor and told him I would no longer be working there. Thank God for Mickey. I was in a terrible place, and he took care of me.
As soon as the decision was made it was absolutely like a cloud had been lifted from my life. I finally looked to God and said, "I can't do this on my own". I hate that I had to go through that experience, but I'm glad I did. It kind of made me think of that movie "Bruce Almighty". I couldn't find anykind of happiness in my life. Even if it was something good in my life I would sit back and see how somebody else had it better. Never appreciating the life that God had given me.
In 2009 I was finally brass enough to verbally make the statement to give up on God and do it on my own. In 2010, I bow my knees before the one that holds my future in His mighty hands. It is only by His grace that I have been privileged to live this wonderful life. I needed 2009 to show me where I would be without Him. "Nowhere" is a very lonely, sickly place.
In 2010 I start out with the same amount of income as before, but I have more freedom, and excitement for what lies ahead. I lift my hands in praise to the Author and Finisher of my faith...
Hebrews 12: 1-2
1Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. 2Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
I look forward to making many posts to use as reminders of things that have happened through the year, and also as entertainment. I also look forward to connecting with fellow christian ladies/friends. And if we aren't friends just yet I look forward to that too.
This year is definetely a new beginning for me. 2009.....well, we'll just call that a "learning" year. I worked my tail off trying to make pieces fit in my life. I shunned God for not taking care of me the way I thought he should...and low and behold by the end of the year all that I had built for myself blew up in my face.
It's a humbling experience when you come to the realization that you can't do this on your own. Because I was away from God I worried over finances, jobs, future plans, etc... I finally got a job in September with a utility company. I was so excited. It was the most money I had ever been paid. I even made the statement to Mick, "I got myself this job, God had no part in it". Well, the excitement quickly faded, and I'm sure God was glad I set His name a part from this job. The stress was more than I could handle. I walked into my job daily afraid for my life. I had nightmares of customers coming in enraged and shooting me.
The walls were closing in on me and I was becoming worthless to my family. Quickly, the money meant nothing....Whenever I was away from the job, the job was still with me. I felt like I was in darkness, but I could still hear the sounds of my family around me. I couldn't enjoy them because the fear of what I had to go back to stayed with me.
Finally, in mid December, Mick could see it wasn't something I was just going to have to work through. He called my Supervisor and told him I would no longer be working there. Thank God for Mickey. I was in a terrible place, and he took care of me.
As soon as the decision was made it was absolutely like a cloud had been lifted from my life. I finally looked to God and said, "I can't do this on my own". I hate that I had to go through that experience, but I'm glad I did. It kind of made me think of that movie "Bruce Almighty". I couldn't find anykind of happiness in my life. Even if it was something good in my life I would sit back and see how somebody else had it better. Never appreciating the life that God had given me.
In 2009 I was finally brass enough to verbally make the statement to give up on God and do it on my own. In 2010, I bow my knees before the one that holds my future in His mighty hands. It is only by His grace that I have been privileged to live this wonderful life. I needed 2009 to show me where I would be without Him. "Nowhere" is a very lonely, sickly place.
In 2010 I start out with the same amount of income as before, but I have more freedom, and excitement for what lies ahead. I lift my hands in praise to the Author and Finisher of my faith...
Hebrews 12: 1-2
1Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. 2Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
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