I had trouble uploading the videos on the last post. I'm trying again to see if it will work. If it does, you will need to click one time and then another on the play button. Or, at least that's the way I think it works. This is new for me so I hope practice makes perfect. I didn't tell you about Wednesday Bible study. I know it was wonderful, but I missed it. We went to Church and ate supper and was waiting for Bible study to start. All of a sudden I got a need to excuse myself. I got very sick in the ladies'room. Scared to death I had a stomach virus, so we had to go home. I was not sick anymore after we got home, just a little "washed out". Thank the good Lord I didn't have the dreaded "bug"!! I was just very disappointed to miss the study. We now have a book though and I am catching up on Wednesday night's material. Maybe I can share later. It was about what we believe about being in God's Image. Now that is a challenge we should all be dealing with on a daily basis. After we delivered Zach to his Mommy yesterday afternoon we went to Grove Hill to run an errand or two. We decided, at the last minute, to go by Bertile's and get a Tacco salad for supper. We met a man in there that had a badly deformed arm and hand. He only ordered a cup of coffee. Odd for that time of night (suppertime and all). He started talking to us about trying to get home to Tupelo, MS. He need oil for his car and already had gotten some gas somehow. We talked with him and got him some food and a little help for oil. We talked on the way home about how odd it was that when we went to town we had not even planned to eat out. Ward said it was just meant for us to be there at that appointed time. How great it is to be able to be used by our Lord. We also talked about how BLESSED we are to have all of needs met and have a good house to live in and money to pay our bills and buy food, help our loved ones and do the things we want to do. But, it is so important to look for opportunities to help others when the Lord has provided so well for you. Jason and Ward are working on the sun porch today. The plans are to be finished with everything but the floor covering and baseboards when the days ends. Hopefully, next Saturday will finish it up. The babies will love it. They already are excited over it. They both go and open the back door now to look at what has changed about it. Awaiting His Glorious Appearing.
Friday, February 29, 2008
Grandbabies Everywhere!
We have Zach and Maggie today. As a matter of fact Zach is just arriving and Maggie is screaming at the door "It's Zach, Zach, Woo! Hoo!!, Zach is here!!!". What a day we will have!! I have attached a few video clips to show you some of our fun times. What a blessing to have grandchildren! Sometimes I think just how really blessed we are when I think of little Carly Parker. She is the little girl that I have mentioned before that has cancer. Seven years old and two very long surgeries and she is finally cancer free. The last surgery, Monday, lasted about 12 hours. Her parents are praising God for the wonderful report after the surgery. She will still have proton radiation, but they are much closer to having their little girl well and back home to a normal life. As I read her Caring Bridge site yesterday I couldn't help but cry, yet again, at Mikki's words. This is a mother that has given her little girl completely to God. She and Carly's dad have praised God through this whole ordeal. What a testimony. You can read about Carly's story at her site that is on this blog under "sites your might enjoy". Tonight is Bible Study at Church. I am looking forward to it even more now. I found some of the study books on line. It is a discontinued book, but they had some on Amazon. I ran one short and as dear friend didn't get one. I do hope she found one on her own as I really hated that she did not get one. Thank you to all of those who have been faithful to pray for Carly. Thank you too for sharing with me by reading this blog. I will post more tomorrow. We will take Maggie to meet Daisy this afternoon. She will meet us half-way. Things will be somewhat quite here on the "home front"!! We will be lonely without all the hustle and bustle of the children playing together!!. Don't forget to check out the pics and videos of the children!!
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Wonderful Wednesday!
Tonight was Bible Study at Church. Oh my goodness!!! It is so good. I am learning so much. We studied about some of the natures of our God. Our God is all powerful, He is everywhere, He created everything. The later was almost "mind-boggling"! Bro. Don explained it so wonderful. He said many people want to argue about the creation and they say things like "it all came from one tiny cell" or "there was this explosion", you know that one, the Big Bang Theory. He said well where did that first cell come from, or where did what blew up come from?? Now that question pretty much blows all those so called experts' theorys doesn't it!!! This study has been so exciting. On the way home from the study, I played one of Selah's CDs. I played it loud and sang with it all the way home. Thank goodness I was by myself. It would have absolutely driven Ward crazy!!!! If you don't have a Selah CD, any one of them, you need to purchase yourself one. They are really good.
Today was so busy. As soon as we picked up Zach at 7:30 and got back to the house, we started to put the new swing set together. Finally around 3:00 p.m. it was finished. Zach had already been able to swing a little before lunch, but the final touches weren't done until middle afternoon. He told us about 5 times that he loved us for "building" he and Maggie such a "cool" swing set. And he thanked us about that many times, too. Well now, that made all the stooping, bending, lifting, mis-matched nuts and bolts worth it all!!! What a sweet blessing to hear that little guy saying thank-you and I love you for something we did for him. He called Maggie about a million times on his "cell phone" to tell her to come and play with him on the swings. He even told her she had to eat her lunch and take a good nap so she could go outside! That's what we told him when we came inside for our lunch! I can't wait for Maggie to come to enjoy it, too. We will attach the baby swing for Luke, too. God created these little children and entrusted them to our family. How great is that?? Yes, he did create everything and I am so thankful He did. Something else we learned about tonight is that God was NOT created. He was, is and always will be. Period. God is forever and so are we, if we are in Christ. Doesn't that make you want to shout it from the roof top? It makes me want to share it with everybody.
Back to today. We got the swing set up. Next we moved the sand box AND sand (about 5 five gallon buckets full) and play house to a new location. Ward is going to move the big swing (the adult one) over to the new place, too. I have attached pics of the new swing set.
We are making a sun room out of our back porch. Pics of this are added, too. Jason Gates is doing the work and Ward is helping him. He works on the side for people who have smaller jobs like this. He does it in the afternoons after he gets off from his regular contracting job and some on Saturdays. We now have nine windows, a door and walls instead of a porch. We are very excited and thankful to be able to do this. It will be great fun for the grandchildren, since the room will be partly for their toys, etc. It will almost be like being outside. Of course we will be spending much time OUTSIDE with the new swing, too!! It is still a few weeks from completion. The inside still has a lot to be done, but the wait will be worth it.
Prayer request that were voiced at Church were: Mr. Hart, Debbie Stifflemire, Nick & Emily Steadham all in the hospital with flu. Renae Wood, Morgan Keel, Leila Bell Newton, Sandra Anderson, Lenette Tarleton & family at home with flu. Bimbo Baugh had a heart attack and is in Mobile awaiting open heart surgery. Jackie Duke will have surgery for prostate cancer. Bud Morgan, surgery. Mary Sue Clark. Sid Mizell is the missionary that was captured by the Talaban. Please remember her. John Matheson is back in the hospital in B'ham, serious heart problems.
What a long list and this is not all, I'm sure. These were just mentioned tonight. Oh yes, the Stewart family in Camden, death of Mrs. Stewart (wife &n mother, only in her 40's). God bless all of these and I pray He will minister to each one according to their needs.
We closed tonight with this verse: "For God so loved the world that He gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life". John 3:16 Praise God!
Today was so busy. As soon as we picked up Zach at 7:30 and got back to the house, we started to put the new swing set together. Finally around 3:00 p.m. it was finished. Zach had already been able to swing a little before lunch, but the final touches weren't done until middle afternoon. He told us about 5 times that he loved us for "building" he and Maggie such a "cool" swing set. And he thanked us about that many times, too. Well now, that made all the stooping, bending, lifting, mis-matched nuts and bolts worth it all!!! What a sweet blessing to hear that little guy saying thank-you and I love you for something we did for him. He called Maggie about a million times on his "cell phone" to tell her to come and play with him on the swings. He even told her she had to eat her lunch and take a good nap so she could go outside! That's what we told him when we came inside for our lunch! I can't wait for Maggie to come to enjoy it, too. We will attach the baby swing for Luke, too. God created these little children and entrusted them to our family. How great is that?? Yes, he did create everything and I am so thankful He did. Something else we learned about tonight is that God was NOT created. He was, is and always will be. Period. God is forever and so are we, if we are in Christ. Doesn't that make you want to shout it from the roof top? It makes me want to share it with everybody.
Back to today. We got the swing set up. Next we moved the sand box AND sand (about 5 five gallon buckets full) and play house to a new location. Ward is going to move the big swing (the adult one) over to the new place, too. I have attached pics of the new swing set.
We are making a sun room out of our back porch. Pics of this are added, too. Jason Gates is doing the work and Ward is helping him. He works on the side for people who have smaller jobs like this. He does it in the afternoons after he gets off from his regular contracting job and some on Saturdays. We now have nine windows, a door and walls instead of a porch. We are very excited and thankful to be able to do this. It will be great fun for the grandchildren, since the room will be partly for their toys, etc. It will almost be like being outside. Of course we will be spending much time OUTSIDE with the new swing, too!! It is still a few weeks from completion. The inside still has a lot to be done, but the wait will be worth it.
Prayer request that were voiced at Church were: Mr. Hart, Debbie Stifflemire, Nick & Emily Steadham all in the hospital with flu. Renae Wood, Morgan Keel, Leila Bell Newton, Sandra Anderson, Lenette Tarleton & family at home with flu. Bimbo Baugh had a heart attack and is in Mobile awaiting open heart surgery. Jackie Duke will have surgery for prostate cancer. Bud Morgan, surgery. Mary Sue Clark. Sid Mizell is the missionary that was captured by the Talaban. Please remember her. John Matheson is back in the hospital in B'ham, serious heart problems.
What a long list and this is not all, I'm sure. These were just mentioned tonight. Oh yes, the Stewart family in Camden, death of Mrs. Stewart (wife &n mother, only in her 40's). God bless all of these and I pray He will minister to each one according to their needs.
We closed tonight with this verse: "For God so loved the world that He gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life". John 3:16 Praise God!
Monday, February 18, 2008
I'm Back
Sorry it has been so long. I have missed each of you!!! Blogging is something I have come to enjoy and when you tell me you have visited my blog, well, it makes me feel like I have visited with you.
Last week I was in Daphne for a couple of nights. Daisy had her monthly Bible Study at her house and Wyatt had to work. I went down to help with the children. On Tuesday night we bathed, even though I wasn't in the tub, I was wet enough to have been!! Then Daisy came upstairs and fed Luke and I rocked him and he was out for several hours. Maggie and I then played in her "lovely pink 'woom'". We played for a while and then read several stories about princesses, like Cinderella, Ariel and Snow White. She loves those stories and they are LONG! Then we got in her bed and both went to sleep before 9:00 p.m.! Mimi was TIRED, TIRED. Maggie kept telling me those "ladies" at Mommie's meeting were keeping her awake. They did sound like they were having fun. When they got down to really studying, they got quiet though. We had a really good time in the "pink woom". Next day Maggie and I hung out while Mommie and Luke went to Daisy's weekly Bible Study that she does with her preacher's wife. They have been studying Hebrews for a long, long time and it must be really a wonderful study. Daisy loves it. She has quoted parts of Hebrews 11 to me several times. It teaches us about giving our problems to God and putting our trust in Him. She has ministered to me from that Bible study many times. What a blessing for my 29 year old daughter to minister to me, her 56 year old mother!! I am so thankful for my girls and what they stand for.
After Daisy got home, Wyatt got up and I treated them to lunch at Olive Garden. I had a low-fat selection from the menu of baked chicken (of course) with asparagus and broccoli. Oh, and salad, too. No bread sticks! Well, I did have one for dessert. Delicious!!
When we returned to the house, I rocked Luke to sleep and then read to Maggie until she fell asleep for a nap. Then it was off to Grove Hill to see my love. When I got there he had 12 red roses on the bar for my Valentine's Day. And he had me the cutest card with a little boy with a man's tie and dress hat on. Zach said, "Mimi that's me on dat caad". It was a precious card. Well, I gave Ward a nice card that played music and a CD of love songs. We didn't exchange cards until Thursday morning though. Great Valentine's Day. On Friday I had two dr. appointments in Mobile, so we went to the Original Oyster House for lunch. Now, I didn't obey my diet that day, and...it was so good!!!
I am posting some pics of the children over to the right, if you have time and would like to take a look. Maggie is so into the Princess thing. She doesn't really even like baby dolls. She loves dress-up, princess stuff, story books and her doll house that I got her at the consignment shop. Zach loves cars, horses, story books and the outside. They both love to swing. Oh yes, we bought them a swing-set for our house today. Can't wait to get it put together so we can swing high.
Please remember Carley Parker. She will have another surgery on the remaining part of the tumor in her sinus cavity. She is so afraid, because she will have to have another trache (sp?) They think the drs. in Houston can get more of the tumor than they did in B'ham and maybe even all of it. That would make the treatments so much more successful. Please remember her.
An answered prayer and praise is for Mr. Royce Council. He is the man I have mentioned that had cancer and was very, very ill and probably not saved. We have really been praying for him and even that God would lead us if we were the ones to witness to him. Well, last Wed. night it was reported that he had died. I was just sick to my stomach, but then it was added that he had gotten saved before he died. What a BLESSING AND A TRUE MIRACLE.!!! God is so good.
There are others that are on my heart that are not saved. One in particular that God has not given me the go ahead to visit again. We are not doing Faith right now, but Ward is ready to go with me, if the Lord leads and I really believe that is what is about to happen. No name can be mentioned right now, but please pray that God will clearly lead me to know what to do, when to do it and what to say to this person. It will be a very dificult task as the person knows what we are talking about, but just does not want to take the steps that are needed. Oh, my dear Lord, what a terrible situation to be in. This is such a burden to know someone that feels like this person does and you just can't get through to them. We can't stop though, so just pray, pray, pray.
This post will be way too long. Sorry, but it has been too long since I last wrote. The diet thing is just at a stand-still right now. I am trying, but the scales are not moving. Exercise is what is really lacking right now. I must get to the task though. My body does not feel healthy like it is and I know how it would feel if I could just drop 10 pounds. I WILL NOT GIVE UP!! Just writing about it gives me courage and I do believe if you are reading this you care enough to pray for me. Thank you so much.
If you need me to pray for you about anything, please email me or leave me a comment on this blog site. All you have to do is click on "Comment" and type your message. You can just sign in as Annonymous. No need to have a Google account or anything like that. Don't forget to sign your name to your comment so I will know who you are.
Love to you all.
Last week I was in Daphne for a couple of nights. Daisy had her monthly Bible Study at her house and Wyatt had to work. I went down to help with the children. On Tuesday night we bathed, even though I wasn't in the tub, I was wet enough to have been!! Then Daisy came upstairs and fed Luke and I rocked him and he was out for several hours. Maggie and I then played in her "lovely pink 'woom'". We played for a while and then read several stories about princesses, like Cinderella, Ariel and Snow White. She loves those stories and they are LONG! Then we got in her bed and both went to sleep before 9:00 p.m.! Mimi was TIRED, TIRED. Maggie kept telling me those "ladies" at Mommie's meeting were keeping her awake. They did sound like they were having fun. When they got down to really studying, they got quiet though. We had a really good time in the "pink woom". Next day Maggie and I hung out while Mommie and Luke went to Daisy's weekly Bible Study that she does with her preacher's wife. They have been studying Hebrews for a long, long time and it must be really a wonderful study. Daisy loves it. She has quoted parts of Hebrews 11 to me several times. It teaches us about giving our problems to God and putting our trust in Him. She has ministered to me from that Bible study many times. What a blessing for my 29 year old daughter to minister to me, her 56 year old mother!! I am so thankful for my girls and what they stand for.
After Daisy got home, Wyatt got up and I treated them to lunch at Olive Garden. I had a low-fat selection from the menu of baked chicken (of course) with asparagus and broccoli. Oh, and salad, too. No bread sticks! Well, I did have one for dessert. Delicious!!
When we returned to the house, I rocked Luke to sleep and then read to Maggie until she fell asleep for a nap. Then it was off to Grove Hill to see my love. When I got there he had 12 red roses on the bar for my Valentine's Day. And he had me the cutest card with a little boy with a man's tie and dress hat on. Zach said, "Mimi that's me on dat caad". It was a precious card. Well, I gave Ward a nice card that played music and a CD of love songs. We didn't exchange cards until Thursday morning though. Great Valentine's Day. On Friday I had two dr. appointments in Mobile, so we went to the Original Oyster House for lunch. Now, I didn't obey my diet that day, and...it was so good!!!
I am posting some pics of the children over to the right, if you have time and would like to take a look. Maggie is so into the Princess thing. She doesn't really even like baby dolls. She loves dress-up, princess stuff, story books and her doll house that I got her at the consignment shop. Zach loves cars, horses, story books and the outside. They both love to swing. Oh yes, we bought them a swing-set for our house today. Can't wait to get it put together so we can swing high.
Please remember Carley Parker. She will have another surgery on the remaining part of the tumor in her sinus cavity. She is so afraid, because she will have to have another trache (sp?) They think the drs. in Houston can get more of the tumor than they did in B'ham and maybe even all of it. That would make the treatments so much more successful. Please remember her.
An answered prayer and praise is for Mr. Royce Council. He is the man I have mentioned that had cancer and was very, very ill and probably not saved. We have really been praying for him and even that God would lead us if we were the ones to witness to him. Well, last Wed. night it was reported that he had died. I was just sick to my stomach, but then it was added that he had gotten saved before he died. What a BLESSING AND A TRUE MIRACLE.!!! God is so good.
There are others that are on my heart that are not saved. One in particular that God has not given me the go ahead to visit again. We are not doing Faith right now, but Ward is ready to go with me, if the Lord leads and I really believe that is what is about to happen. No name can be mentioned right now, but please pray that God will clearly lead me to know what to do, when to do it and what to say to this person. It will be a very dificult task as the person knows what we are talking about, but just does not want to take the steps that are needed. Oh, my dear Lord, what a terrible situation to be in. This is such a burden to know someone that feels like this person does and you just can't get through to them. We can't stop though, so just pray, pray, pray.
This post will be way too long. Sorry, but it has been too long since I last wrote. The diet thing is just at a stand-still right now. I am trying, but the scales are not moving. Exercise is what is really lacking right now. I must get to the task though. My body does not feel healthy like it is and I know how it would feel if I could just drop 10 pounds. I WILL NOT GIVE UP!! Just writing about it gives me courage and I do believe if you are reading this you care enough to pray for me. Thank you so much.
If you need me to pray for you about anything, please email me or leave me a comment on this blog site. All you have to do is click on "Comment" and type your message. You can just sign in as Annonymous. No need to have a Google account or anything like that. Don't forget to sign your name to your comment so I will know who you are.
Love to you all.
Friday, February 8, 2008
Friday!!! Yea!!!!!
Today has been a good. I actually dusted everything and cleaned bathrooms while Zach took a nap. Yesterday I slept while he slept!! :( It was good though. We just got back from feeding the horses some apples. Zach loves that so much. We really need a horse!! Hope we can talk Pop into it!:) I'm attaching some pics of Zach and what he calls "his" horse. It was born in late summer and is growing in leaps and bounds, but Zach always knows which one is which! There is also a new baby horse up there, too. Mostly white and so cute. That is the one I want, but Zach insists on "his" horse. Today Pop had the small tool storage house moved! Darren Henson came and moved it with a BIG green tractor. Of course, we had to be out there to see it done. Zach was in "hog heaven". He liked sitting in the tractor and pretending to drive it. Pics attached of that, too.
He just left with Daddy Bryan going squirrel hunting. He looked so cute and was so excited. I hope they get at least one, but Zach says they will get 16!!!! Pop bought him some camo overalls yesterday at Buck & Freds Farm Supply Store. He has them on in the pictures.
Daisy and her family are in Jackson. They will be here tomorrow afternoon to spend the night and go to Church with us on Sunday. It will be fun!!! Maggie is just a little entertainer and Luke is a sweetheart, cubby cheeks and all!! There are pics of them, too.
What a blessing, having all our family together for a meal Saturday night and then again at Church on Sunday. Can't wait. God is so GOOD!!
Thursday, February 7, 2008
New Bible Study
Last night at prayer meeting, Bro. Don started a new Bible study. We will be learning about the doctrines we believe. I am so excited about this study. My knowledge is very limited about Baptist Doctrine. Hopefully this will equip me with the knowledge that I need when witnessing to the lost and answering some of the questions (and excuses) they have. Bro. Don makes it so interesting and really makes you hunger for more knowledge. Join us if you can and gain all the knowledge you want from this study.
Last night we started with the BIBLE, God's Word, and what we believe about it . It is alive, divinely appointed. It is an expression of who God is and has his breath contained in it. The Bible is for use in rebuke, dotrine and reproof. Heaven and earth will pass away, but the Word of God is forever. The Bible brings critisizm when needed and becomes a mirror of our soul; it is a picture of who we are and who we SHOULD be. It gives instruction to where we need to be. I really liked this part: man and God are separated, and the Bible is the bridge that brings them together. These are just a few things we learned about the Bible and what be believe about it.
Caleb is home and doing great!!!!! He responded to the treatments they gave him at Scared Heart and hopefully he will not have anymore trouble. Thank you so much for your prayers for him and his family.
Carley is in Houston and doing good. They are still in the "meeting with doctors" phase right now. She will have more tests this week. Pray for her, please. God has really been ministering to her family as they wait on tests and pray for good results.
Prayer requests that were voiced are: Royce Council (very ill with cancer, and his relationship with the Lord), Roy Brunson (tests next week), Rhonda Huggins (lost her brother to an airplane accident), James Griffin (cancer patient, doing good), our country and the upcoming presidential election.
I picked up a card this morning to address to someone for their birthday. The scripture on it read, "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love Him." 1 Corinthians 2:9 (NIV) This really jumped out at me. What a MIGHTY God we have. Sometimes we just can't comprehend just what that means. But, this verse says it well. We really can't imagine just what he has prepared for us that love him. But, I believe we have to listen to Him, obey Him and follow His direction to get what he has prepared for us. I don't mean just when we want something or have a problem we want Him to solve. I mean everybreath we take, every decision we make. One decision that is so gravely important right now is who will we vote for in the next election. Our country will elect a new president next election. Don't say "my one vote won't make a difference". What if half the Americans said that. Well, that would make a big difference. Go vote, but don't just vote. Pray from now until the next election what God want for our country and who He has prepared to lead our country. THEN and only then go vote!! This election is probably one of the most important elections of our time and it is crutial that our vote count and that it comes straight from the Throne of King Jesus.
"Take a good look at God's wonders--they'll take your breath away." Psalm 66:5 (The Message)
Last night we started with the BIBLE, God's Word, and what we believe about it . It is alive, divinely appointed. It is an expression of who God is and has his breath contained in it. The Bible is for use in rebuke, dotrine and reproof. Heaven and earth will pass away, but the Word of God is forever. The Bible brings critisizm when needed and becomes a mirror of our soul; it is a picture of who we are and who we SHOULD be. It gives instruction to where we need to be. I really liked this part: man and God are separated, and the Bible is the bridge that brings them together. These are just a few things we learned about the Bible and what be believe about it.
Caleb is home and doing great!!!!! He responded to the treatments they gave him at Scared Heart and hopefully he will not have anymore trouble. Thank you so much for your prayers for him and his family.
Carley is in Houston and doing good. They are still in the "meeting with doctors" phase right now. She will have more tests this week. Pray for her, please. God has really been ministering to her family as they wait on tests and pray for good results.
Prayer requests that were voiced are: Royce Council (very ill with cancer, and his relationship with the Lord), Roy Brunson (tests next week), Rhonda Huggins (lost her brother to an airplane accident), James Griffin (cancer patient, doing good), our country and the upcoming presidential election.
I picked up a card this morning to address to someone for their birthday. The scripture on it read, "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love Him." 1 Corinthians 2:9 (NIV) This really jumped out at me. What a MIGHTY God we have. Sometimes we just can't comprehend just what that means. But, this verse says it well. We really can't imagine just what he has prepared for us that love him. But, I believe we have to listen to Him, obey Him and follow His direction to get what he has prepared for us. I don't mean just when we want something or have a problem we want Him to solve. I mean everybreath we take, every decision we make. One decision that is so gravely important right now is who will we vote for in the next election. Our country will elect a new president next election. Don't say "my one vote won't make a difference". What if half the Americans said that. Well, that would make a big difference. Go vote, but don't just vote. Pray from now until the next election what God want for our country and who He has prepared to lead our country. THEN and only then go vote!! This election is probably one of the most important elections of our time and it is crutial that our vote count and that it comes straight from the Throne of King Jesus.
"Take a good look at God's wonders--they'll take your breath away." Psalm 66:5 (The Message)
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Super Sunday
No I don't mean football. Our scripture for Worship was Matthew 13:45. The only parable that has no explanation. You should have heard it. Bro. Don is just so anointed by King Jesus. He explained that if the Church is divided, then it is destroyed. If the pearl talked about in this verse is divided then it is destroyed. Pearls are the only precious gems that cannot be divided. So, the same with the Church. He preached about the Church's responsibilities and that means our responsibilities. What a message. God is really moving among us right now and we feel Him so much. That also means Satan is on the war path, too. We must walk closely with the Lord and follow His guidance to the letter.
I have not heard from little Caleb today. Keep praying for him. Carley and her parents left early this a.m. for MD Anderson Clinic in Houston. I'm sure they have hopefully gotten a feel of the place by now. Sunday is a good day to get out and walk the halls and find where everything is. I believe they start meeting with doctors tomorrow. They will be there all week. Please pray for Carly. Another person that needs our prayers is Dale Goodman. We talked to his wife yesterday while at the hospital. He had back surgery and had developed an absess (sp?). His wife brought him in terrible pain and the place had to be drained and I think they put a drainage tube in while we were there. Remember him and his wife Linda.
James Griffin is doing really well. Praise God for that. Keep Mary Sue Clark in your prayers, too. She is almost done with her treatments for breast cancer. This is her second time to have this cancer. There are many others that you know of I'm sure. Get the word out so we can pray for them, too.
Let's remember our state and each person that will vote in the upcoming election. Pray that we will all get on our knees and ask God to lead us as we cast our vote. This is one of the most critical elections of my lifetime and folks, it is serious. I won't get on my political soapbox, but please don't go to the poles without much prayer and time with God. Only He has the answer as to the "age old question", "Who is the right man for the job?"
I hope you all had a good Lord's Day. Hopefully, we will all have a good week. Oh, and by the way, GO PATRIOTS!!!
I have not heard from little Caleb today. Keep praying for him. Carley and her parents left early this a.m. for MD Anderson Clinic in Houston. I'm sure they have hopefully gotten a feel of the place by now. Sunday is a good day to get out and walk the halls and find where everything is. I believe they start meeting with doctors tomorrow. They will be there all week. Please pray for Carly. Another person that needs our prayers is Dale Goodman. We talked to his wife yesterday while at the hospital. He had back surgery and had developed an absess (sp?). His wife brought him in terrible pain and the place had to be drained and I think they put a drainage tube in while we were there. Remember him and his wife Linda.
James Griffin is doing really well. Praise God for that. Keep Mary Sue Clark in your prayers, too. She is almost done with her treatments for breast cancer. This is her second time to have this cancer. There are many others that you know of I'm sure. Get the word out so we can pray for them, too.
Let's remember our state and each person that will vote in the upcoming election. Pray that we will all get on our knees and ask God to lead us as we cast our vote. This is one of the most critical elections of my lifetime and folks, it is serious. I won't get on my political soapbox, but please don't go to the poles without much prayer and time with God. Only He has the answer as to the "age old question", "Who is the right man for the job?"
I hope you all had a good Lord's Day. Hopefully, we will all have a good week. Oh, and by the way, GO PATRIOTS!!!
Saturday, February 2, 2008
WOW!! What a Saturday!!
First, let me ask you to add Caleb Walker to your prayer list. He is about 5 months old. He and his parents and older brother, Tyler live near Daisy and Wyatt, go to church with them and they are good friends. The Walkers are originally from Jackson. They left this morning with Caleb taking him to Sacred Heart in Pensacola. His platlets were low when checked the other day and they have dropped yet lower. The drs. believe he has some type of immune deficiency and it can be fixed. Please remember this family.
We just got back from the hospital in Grove Hill!! Ward was working on a ladder at the office this morning and it turned over with him. The ground was soft from the rain and one leg of the ladder just sunk all of a sudden. Down he went. His head took a bad lick on the side of the office building. He now has 7 staples in his head, a stiff neck and a migrain headache. The x-rays were fine though. Maybe he will feel better tomorrow.
Maggie and Zach got to go to a parade in Fairhope Friday night. Their parents took them and they had a blast. Zach got a stuffed Scooby Doo that is as big as he is. Maggie got a huge monkey last year, so Daisy was glad all the other animals they caught were smaller!! They got all kinds of stuff and really enjoyed it. They are not big Mardi Gras fans, but many of the parades in Fairhope have lots of families with small children attending, so it is fun and not so dangerous. The kids loved it.
Please remember little Caleb, Carley (going to Houston in a few days) and Ward and his sore head.
Here are some pics from Mardi Gras.
We just got back from the hospital in Grove Hill!! Ward was working on a ladder at the office this morning and it turned over with him. The ground was soft from the rain and one leg of the ladder just sunk all of a sudden. Down he went. His head took a bad lick on the side of the office building. He now has 7 staples in his head, a stiff neck and a migrain headache. The x-rays were fine though. Maybe he will feel better tomorrow.
Maggie and Zach got to go to a parade in Fairhope Friday night. Their parents took them and they had a blast. Zach got a stuffed Scooby Doo that is as big as he is. Maggie got a huge monkey last year, so Daisy was glad all the other animals they caught were smaller!! They got all kinds of stuff and really enjoyed it. They are not big Mardi Gras fans, but many of the parades in Fairhope have lots of families with small children attending, so it is fun and not so dangerous. The kids loved it.
Please remember little Caleb, Carley (going to Houston in a few days) and Ward and his sore head.
Here are some pics from Mardi Gras.
Friday, February 1, 2008
Wear Red Today!
Today is National Wear Red Day. By wearing red you are saying you support women's heart health. I had forgotten about it, but I changed shirts after watching Marie Osmond on the Today show this morning. She is a spokesperson for the cause. Marie's parents both died from heart disease. Did you know she is a single mom with 8, yes eight children!!! WOW! What a brave woman. She lost 30 pounds to make herself more healthy.
Several people have asked me why I want to lose weight. They say, you look fine. BUT...I don't feel fine. No energy, not sleeping good, short of breath, no stamina are just a few reasons that I want to lose. These reasons are all in addition to my clothes don't fit!! As I have said before, God gave me this body and it is my responsibility to take good care of it. It will be a real battle for me, because I love to eat and eat things that are not so good for me. My main stumbling block is sweets. After talking to my doctor about it I have realized I am literally addicted to sugar. That doesn't sound so bad though. If I told you I was addicted to pain killers, cocain, maybe even pornogrophy you would gasp in disbelief and be disgusted with me. Well, an addiction is an addiction and that is just the way it is. This came from my doctor now, not from my little brain. It was a pretty sobering thing to hear from a medical professional. He told me there are no miracle cures like pills, magic teas, etc. I have to take control of my eating and my health. Well, it is kinda like going through withdrawals!! I haven't completely given up sugar, but just controling the amount I use. IT IS HARD, VERY HARD. But by the grace of my precious Lord and Savior, I WILL make it. So far I have managed to lose 4.2 pounds and believe me that is a big encouragement!!!!!! :):) I already feel better, but the best is yet to come. 20.8 more pounds to go!!
Blessings have come in multiples lately. James Griffin got a good, clean report in Houson this week. Carly is doing really well. She will go to Houston in a short while for proton beam radiation. The spots in her lungs are not cancer!! Our sweet Lord has been so gracious to us all, hasn't He? Seeing prayers answered is such a blessing and being allowed to be a part of those answered prayers is an absolute priviledge given to us by our King Jesus. Are you receiving those type blessings and priviledges? If you are you know what I am talking about, if not, start today to pray for those around you that are hurting. When our girls were little I told them God was a "multi-purpose God". I was trying to explain to them the power in prayer. When God answers prayers, it always touches so many people in so many different ways. After all, He knows all our needs. He never lets one ounce of blessing go to waste, He uses every bit of it. We have never even met Carley Parker. She is the daughter of a woman that Daisy worked with in Opelika/Auburn. Just following her story and seeing the strength this family has drawn from God and the blessings he has poured out on them has lifted me to heights that are breath taking. He allowed many of my family to be a part of Carley's life through prayer. We are connected forever. Neat!!
Sewing is at the top of the agenda for today. I'm making a "Taggie" for Luke and one for Jacob. A taggie is a square piece of cloth with all kinds of ribbons, etc. coming from it's seams. Babies and even toddlers love to feel these different textures. Hopefully, I will get to Maggie's dress today. Gotta get started on Jacob's "coming home outfit" very soon.
Have a good one!! Make Jesus a part of all you do!
Several people have asked me why I want to lose weight. They say, you look fine. BUT...I don't feel fine. No energy, not sleeping good, short of breath, no stamina are just a few reasons that I want to lose. These reasons are all in addition to my clothes don't fit!! As I have said before, God gave me this body and it is my responsibility to take good care of it. It will be a real battle for me, because I love to eat and eat things that are not so good for me. My main stumbling block is sweets. After talking to my doctor about it I have realized I am literally addicted to sugar. That doesn't sound so bad though. If I told you I was addicted to pain killers, cocain, maybe even pornogrophy you would gasp in disbelief and be disgusted with me. Well, an addiction is an addiction and that is just the way it is. This came from my doctor now, not from my little brain. It was a pretty sobering thing to hear from a medical professional. He told me there are no miracle cures like pills, magic teas, etc. I have to take control of my eating and my health. Well, it is kinda like going through withdrawals!! I haven't completely given up sugar, but just controling the amount I use. IT IS HARD, VERY HARD. But by the grace of my precious Lord and Savior, I WILL make it. So far I have managed to lose 4.2 pounds and believe me that is a big encouragement!!!!!! :):) I already feel better, but the best is yet to come. 20.8 more pounds to go!!
Blessings have come in multiples lately. James Griffin got a good, clean report in Houson this week. Carly is doing really well. She will go to Houston in a short while for proton beam radiation. The spots in her lungs are not cancer!! Our sweet Lord has been so gracious to us all, hasn't He? Seeing prayers answered is such a blessing and being allowed to be a part of those answered prayers is an absolute priviledge given to us by our King Jesus. Are you receiving those type blessings and priviledges? If you are you know what I am talking about, if not, start today to pray for those around you that are hurting. When our girls were little I told them God was a "multi-purpose God". I was trying to explain to them the power in prayer. When God answers prayers, it always touches so many people in so many different ways. After all, He knows all our needs. He never lets one ounce of blessing go to waste, He uses every bit of it. We have never even met Carley Parker. She is the daughter of a woman that Daisy worked with in Opelika/Auburn. Just following her story and seeing the strength this family has drawn from God and the blessings he has poured out on them has lifted me to heights that are breath taking. He allowed many of my family to be a part of Carley's life through prayer. We are connected forever. Neat!!
Sewing is at the top of the agenda for today. I'm making a "Taggie" for Luke and one for Jacob. A taggie is a square piece of cloth with all kinds of ribbons, etc. coming from it's seams. Babies and even toddlers love to feel these different textures. Hopefully, I will get to Maggie's dress today. Gotta get started on Jacob's "coming home outfit" very soon.
Have a good one!! Make Jesus a part of all you do!
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