sadly, Life isn't like our closets, we can't throw away the things we are tired of living with. It would be nice in some ways, I would like to throw away the bad health my dad has had for the last 13 years, or the health problems my sister has endured for 10 or so years, be nice to throw away an extra 50lbs, or the heartbreak of loosing 4 babies, or the trials and hurt Life has brought my way....or would I? Would I really change one thing? I am not sure. It has been the close call with Death that has made each day of Life with my dad a gift, one I had always took for granted. It has been watching my sister struggle physically, emotionally, mentally that has made me realize how fragile and precious a person is, it has made her Stronger, Better and Sympathetic for others who experience the darkness of Life in a way most of us never could. I can see where the heart break and pain has changed me in ways, for the better I hope, I have a heart that can feel the pain of others where as before, Life was all about me. I never realized my actions caused hurt to others, or didn't think it mattered. Still.....would like to get rid of about 50lbs though without being deathly sick or something....just like throwing out that ugly skirt...you just do it with no thought and no harm caused..... :)
So as the old year closes, I thank God for the prayers He answers, daily. The ones he didn't answer with what I wanted to hear, but He was working it all for my good. I thank Him for the daily blessing I take for granted at times, the simple beat of my heart, the breath I breathe and the amazing miracles He works just in Giving us life.
And as another Year approaches, I pray I can be a blessing to those around me. That I can be a daily example and testimony of His love and mercy in my Life. That I always look for the things to thank Him for and not always want more "things" only want more of Him. That I can make a difference in the lives of others, and that no matter what He asks I am able to do.
And if you are reading my blog may you know I am thankful for each and every one of you in my Life. I love you all.
Happy New Year,
Jamie
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Part 2 ;)
So if I stopped to name all my friends that I love dearly I might miss one! But I will try:
Richie, my first friend who listened to anything, and tried his best to get me to talk to him about what was going on with me, which was really hard in my teenage years :) He also introduced me to Gary, how can I thank him for that?!
Chastity, Jennifer, Corey, Sara, Melissa, Stephanie Shockley, Tora, Sarah Boyd, Jennifer Baker, Heather, Angela-Friends from the old days, some family but all at one time those special friends that you never forget and can always take up with right where you left off, some to this day are still as close as they were then.
Friends In Ohio:
Tammy Baker, Amanda Alexander, Holly B, Bev, Stephanie J, Bethany, Kim T.
And friends I never thought I would have, I remember telling Gary nobody likes me in Connersville, I will be so lonely and not have one friend! I honestly thought that was how my life would be here. And to my amazment I have once again underestimated not only God but people as well.
Lucy- the last person I thought would like me and the first to become a friend, the more I know her the more I realize how I never knew her!
Kristie, Joyce, Brenda, Connie, Sis Cain, Crystal, Lisa, Angie the Mays, Jerry and Diane,I better stop.....I just can't name all the people who have been a friend to me or to my family at 10th St., they have tried to make us feel welcome and loved and needed and I appreciate every way. I would have to have a church directory to get them all down.....
I am also thankful for the friendship of Gary's sister, Lori, she has been a real friend to me, she has been more like a sister.....I could say more but she knows how much I love her and respect her, and that is all that matters.
My mother-in-law, for taking us in when we had no place to go, for letting us invade her tiny 2 br house, and her privacy, for everything she did to help us through such a low time in our life.
So as you can see most of my Greatest Gifts have nothing to do with the unwrapping of gifts, they have more to do with the people I have been blessed with in my lifetime.
Richie, my first friend who listened to anything, and tried his best to get me to talk to him about what was going on with me, which was really hard in my teenage years :) He also introduced me to Gary, how can I thank him for that?!
Chastity, Jennifer, Corey, Sara, Melissa, Stephanie Shockley, Tora, Sarah Boyd, Jennifer Baker, Heather, Angela-Friends from the old days, some family but all at one time those special friends that you never forget and can always take up with right where you left off, some to this day are still as close as they were then.
Friends In Ohio:
Tammy Baker, Amanda Alexander, Holly B, Bev, Stephanie J, Bethany, Kim T.
And friends I never thought I would have, I remember telling Gary nobody likes me in Connersville, I will be so lonely and not have one friend! I honestly thought that was how my life would be here. And to my amazment I have once again underestimated not only God but people as well.
Lucy- the last person I thought would like me and the first to become a friend, the more I know her the more I realize how I never knew her!
Kristie, Joyce, Brenda, Connie, Sis Cain, Crystal, Lisa, Angie the Mays, Jerry and Diane,I better stop.....I just can't name all the people who have been a friend to me or to my family at 10th St., they have tried to make us feel welcome and loved and needed and I appreciate every way. I would have to have a church directory to get them all down.....
I am also thankful for the friendship of Gary's sister, Lori, she has been a real friend to me, she has been more like a sister.....I could say more but she knows how much I love her and respect her, and that is all that matters.
My mother-in-law, for taking us in when we had no place to go, for letting us invade her tiny 2 br house, and her privacy, for everything she did to help us through such a low time in our life.
So as you can see most of my Greatest Gifts have nothing to do with the unwrapping of gifts, they have more to do with the people I have been blessed with in my lifetime.
Saturday, December 24, 2011
The Greatest Gift I have ever been given
Wow, how to choose just one.....I can't so I'll just share a few of the "best".
#1 would HAVE to be my salvation, the forgiveness of my sin, my failures, my human faults. The grace and mercy that has been extended to me from God I couldn't make it a second without Him in my Life, He bring peace when I am panicked, He brings Love when I am feeling so alone and unloved, He brings Healing when I am Broken.....He is everything I have ever needed Him to be.
"The same gentle hands that hold me when I am broken, They conquered Death to Bring me Victory" -Redeemer by Nicole C Mullins
#2 Would be Gary, (but don't tell him) He has been a Godly husband to me, one who pushes me to go on when I want to just lay down and stop fighting, one who has held me when my heart broken, who has loved me in spite of my faults, one who has told me how awesome I am when I am doubting myself or my abilities to do things, God truly blessed me when He gave Gary to me. Did I mention....well somethings you just don't mention but, as the saying goes "Holding you, I hold Everything"
3. Cayden, Tre`, Jadyn & Ethan, you all know I will fight for them. I am a calm and pretty passive person until you mess with my kids then I become.....not myself. Each of them has been such a blessing and I pray I am the mother they deserve, that I can pass to them a Love for God, and an understanding of what a relationship with God, and the Holy Ghost is. It's not about shouting, screaming or an emotional high.....it's about a Daily walk, it's being fed spiritually by God's word. It's about how you LIVE your life, not how many times you speak in tounges or run around the church. A "blessing" is just that, it's "dessert" which is absolutely wonderful but, you can't live on dessert, you need God's word, the preaching of a Godly man who preaches the Bible and not the latest "hot topic" going around, God's word, it is our daily bread. I pray I can instill in them GOOD COMMON SENSE.....of course we still have those teen years coming so that might take a while ;)
"when I was a child I spake as a child but, when I became a man I put away childish things"
4.My family.
-My dad has lived beyond the 1-5 years the Dr. gave him, I appreciate every day he has been given, it is a gift to our whole family. I can't say it hasn't affected him It's like those huge scars he has all over his body, a reminder of God's grace knowing that we needed my dad to be here, we weren't ready for him to be taken.
I always wanted to marry somebody like my dad, who never yelled, who had endless Patience, who loved me, Gary is as close to that as I could get lol! And, my dad who always thinks I am beautiful.....ok so he does have VERY thick glasses and bad eye sight but hey who cares....He loves me.
-My mom, who has went through so much because of my dad's sickness, has become the breadwinner for them, who has to somehow make ends meet when there is nothing to pull on, who has loved my dad, who has lived out Till Death to us part, in sickness in health, for better, for worse. I know somedays it's more than she can bear and I wish I could bear it for her or at least help her but, it seems all I can do is Love her and Pray for her, maybe one day I will become what people call "Rich" and I will be able to make her life easier. My mom puts me to shame, she is constantly doing something, I am sitting saying can we quit now I am exhausted, but she keeps on through her exhaustion until every thing is finished.well.......except for those Christmas quilts she gave us 3 years ago.....they are still waiting to be finished HAHAHAHAH!
-My Sister, Thank you Jesus for giving me back my sister, For such a long time I didn't think she would ever be healed. She had always been my Best Friend, she always did everything first cause I was to scared to try things then she would say it's fine Jamie, It doesn't hurt....so then I could do them. We fought awful, but at night, I would beg her to sleep with me cause I was scared and would never admit that to nobody! I would pinch her with my toes or throw my leg on top of her which she HATES.....but she slept with me anyways! And yes I was about 16 at the time.....She would use all my hair stuff, perfume and clothes and I would be so mad, looking back if I could do it over......I would give her anything she wanted, I would be more of a big sister instead of letting her protect me I would try to protect her. Oh, and I wouldn't tie you to the piano bench.....I would let you hang out with me and all my older friends ;) I thank God for the miracle He has done in your life for pulling you from the brink of mental, and emotional Despair to restoring you. For giving me back not only my sister, but my best friend.
-Seth Micheal, how thankful I am for your salvation. You'll never know the nights I couldn't sleep for fear you would die lost, I remember laying awake at night begging God to keep you safe, to save you, to not let you die lost.....and look where you are today! We didn't fight to much cause you knew I would knock you out hehe! In my defense I also took on every boy that tied to bully you.....I remember one time grabbing a boy and swinging him around then letting him fly into a tree cause he was picking on you! Nobody had better mess with you when I was around....I love you and always have in spite of being such a moody big sister ;)
-Jeff Thanks for loving my sister....those are such simple words but, they say a lot to you and me. I love you and I am so thankful God gave you to Holly
Sarah- I love you, your the best thing that could have happened to Seth. Your one of my Best Friends, I love you!!!
-Whit ,Levi and Gavin and Taylor, so thankful for my neices and nephews, the Best friends of my children. I love you all 4!
#1 would HAVE to be my salvation, the forgiveness of my sin, my failures, my human faults. The grace and mercy that has been extended to me from God I couldn't make it a second without Him in my Life, He bring peace when I am panicked, He brings Love when I am feeling so alone and unloved, He brings Healing when I am Broken.....He is everything I have ever needed Him to be.
"The same gentle hands that hold me when I am broken, They conquered Death to Bring me Victory" -Redeemer by Nicole C Mullins
#2 Would be Gary, (but don't tell him) He has been a Godly husband to me, one who pushes me to go on when I want to just lay down and stop fighting, one who has held me when my heart broken, who has loved me in spite of my faults, one who has told me how awesome I am when I am doubting myself or my abilities to do things, God truly blessed me when He gave Gary to me. Did I mention....well somethings you just don't mention but, as the saying goes "Holding you, I hold Everything"
3. Cayden, Tre`, Jadyn & Ethan, you all know I will fight for them. I am a calm and pretty passive person until you mess with my kids then I become.....not myself. Each of them has been such a blessing and I pray I am the mother they deserve, that I can pass to them a Love for God, and an understanding of what a relationship with God, and the Holy Ghost is. It's not about shouting, screaming or an emotional high.....it's about a Daily walk, it's being fed spiritually by God's word. It's about how you LIVE your life, not how many times you speak in tounges or run around the church. A "blessing" is just that, it's "dessert" which is absolutely wonderful but, you can't live on dessert, you need God's word, the preaching of a Godly man who preaches the Bible and not the latest "hot topic" going around, God's word, it is our daily bread. I pray I can instill in them GOOD COMMON SENSE.....of course we still have those teen years coming so that might take a while ;)
"when I was a child I spake as a child but, when I became a man I put away childish things"
4.My family.
-My dad has lived beyond the 1-5 years the Dr. gave him, I appreciate every day he has been given, it is a gift to our whole family. I can't say it hasn't affected him It's like those huge scars he has all over his body, a reminder of God's grace knowing that we needed my dad to be here, we weren't ready for him to be taken.
I always wanted to marry somebody like my dad, who never yelled, who had endless Patience, who loved me, Gary is as close to that as I could get lol! And, my dad who always thinks I am beautiful.....ok so he does have VERY thick glasses and bad eye sight but hey who cares....He loves me.
-My mom, who has went through so much because of my dad's sickness, has become the breadwinner for them, who has to somehow make ends meet when there is nothing to pull on, who has loved my dad, who has lived out Till Death to us part, in sickness in health, for better, for worse. I know somedays it's more than she can bear and I wish I could bear it for her or at least help her but, it seems all I can do is Love her and Pray for her, maybe one day I will become what people call "Rich" and I will be able to make her life easier. My mom puts me to shame, she is constantly doing something, I am sitting saying can we quit now I am exhausted, but she keeps on through her exhaustion until every thing is finished.well.......except for those Christmas quilts she gave us 3 years ago.....they are still waiting to be finished HAHAHAHAH!
-My Sister, Thank you Jesus for giving me back my sister, For such a long time I didn't think she would ever be healed. She had always been my Best Friend, she always did everything first cause I was to scared to try things then she would say it's fine Jamie, It doesn't hurt....so then I could do them. We fought awful, but at night, I would beg her to sleep with me cause I was scared and would never admit that to nobody! I would pinch her with my toes or throw my leg on top of her which she HATES.....but she slept with me anyways! And yes I was about 16 at the time.....She would use all my hair stuff, perfume and clothes and I would be so mad, looking back if I could do it over......I would give her anything she wanted, I would be more of a big sister instead of letting her protect me I would try to protect her. Oh, and I wouldn't tie you to the piano bench.....I would let you hang out with me and all my older friends ;) I thank God for the miracle He has done in your life for pulling you from the brink of mental, and emotional Despair to restoring you. For giving me back not only my sister, but my best friend.
-Seth Micheal, how thankful I am for your salvation. You'll never know the nights I couldn't sleep for fear you would die lost, I remember laying awake at night begging God to keep you safe, to save you, to not let you die lost.....and look where you are today! We didn't fight to much cause you knew I would knock you out hehe! In my defense I also took on every boy that tied to bully you.....I remember one time grabbing a boy and swinging him around then letting him fly into a tree cause he was picking on you! Nobody had better mess with you when I was around....I love you and always have in spite of being such a moody big sister ;)
-Jeff Thanks for loving my sister....those are such simple words but, they say a lot to you and me. I love you and I am so thankful God gave you to Holly
Sarah- I love you, your the best thing that could have happened to Seth. Your one of my Best Friends, I love you!!!
-Whit ,Levi and Gavin and Taylor, so thankful for my neices and nephews, the Best friends of my children. I love you all 4!
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Boys VS Girls
has yet to sink in for Ethan. The other day one of the kids came telling on Ethan for peeing outside on the sidewalk! I caught up with him, and asked him why did he feel the need ot pee outside when we now have 3 perfectly working and CLEAN toilets...... he said, "well Tre` was in the bathroom and I had to pee" Me, "why didn't you go downstairs to the guest bathroom?!" He, " I forgot about it." This morning as I was leaving to take the kids to school, he walks back to the door so he can walk me to the van, as he takes my hand and kisses it, and my heart melts, He starts giggling and point to the side where there was some bubbles on the concrete and said, " I peed outside." So is it just a guy thing or what?!
Jadyn came home from School last week all "excitedly embarrassed", she said, (after making the boys leave the room) "MOM! Guess what these boys at school told me?! They said Trent told them he was buying me a $1,000 DIAMOND RING FOR CHRISTMAS?!!!" Lucky for Trent's parents and g'ma we don't wear jewelry, right!
I was telling his G'ma about it, she goes to church with us and is a wonderful sweet lady who has been SO good to us, she got a good laugh out of that one! She told me she found a "junk" diamond ring she is putting in his gift for her! She will die over that, I can't wait till she opens it! If you don't remember who Trent is he is the little boy from school who told her she smelled like "marshmallows" , turns out he goes to church with us too ;)
He is going to be a charmer for sure! He is adorable! And Sweet!
I guess I better let you go for now, I have a lot to get done.....we stripped wall paper last night after Gary went to work, really all I have to do is wake up Gary and make sure he gets a lot done! lol! I mean seriously. 4 hrs of sleep is enough, right? :) Don't worry I wouldn't.
Jadyn came home from School last week all "excitedly embarrassed", she said, (after making the boys leave the room) "MOM! Guess what these boys at school told me?! They said Trent told them he was buying me a $1,000 DIAMOND RING FOR CHRISTMAS?!!!" Lucky for Trent's parents and g'ma we don't wear jewelry, right!
I was telling his G'ma about it, she goes to church with us and is a wonderful sweet lady who has been SO good to us, she got a good laugh out of that one! She told me she found a "junk" diamond ring she is putting in his gift for her! She will die over that, I can't wait till she opens it! If you don't remember who Trent is he is the little boy from school who told her she smelled like "marshmallows" , turns out he goes to church with us too ;)
He is going to be a charmer for sure! He is adorable! And Sweet!
I guess I better let you go for now, I have a lot to get done.....we stripped wall paper last night after Gary went to work, really all I have to do is wake up Gary and make sure he gets a lot done! lol! I mean seriously. 4 hrs of sleep is enough, right? :) Don't worry I wouldn't.
Monday, December 19, 2011
Angela
For my cousin Angela, I have been praying for you off and on but tonight I feel like this came to me from nowhere, I wasn't even thinking of you but, suddenly I feel such a burden for you that tears are falling, and my heart is hurting for you. I don't know what is going on but I felt like telling you this.
When nothing makes sense in Life, and you feel that the Whole world has left you all alone, that's when God can make Himself known to you the best, it's at the darkest times of Life, we need Him most. If my Life had been beautiful and painless and I had not become so broken, I would have never needed Him, looking back at the mistake I made, the hurst of my life caused by friends, the hurt caused by people I respected and trusted, the lies that was told about me that cause others to shun me to this very day, some when I was a child/teen, some since I have become an adult, I know those events left scars, but, I also know they made me a stronger and a better person.
Most of all, I found that the God my parents taught me about for my whole Life, He really does exist and He had never left me, he had never stopped loving me....This Summer I remember asking Him, "How could you love me, I am so broken, so broken I fear I will never be whole again, I am such a mess how could you love me", and I felt His reply, " I love EVERY BROKEN PIECE of you" Sometimes Life can leave us Broken, but just remember, God loves every broken piece of you, and He can make you whole again.
You are a beautiful person, a person with a great capacity for Love and tenderness for others, a fragile soul with so much potential, I pray that you let God heal your broken heart as only He can. It won't happen overnight, it's more like a gentle breeze that becomes a mighty wind....and you realize, Your still standing, and your stronger. You'll see the scars but the wound will be healed. I am praying for you, and I LOVE YOU! Most of all, God Loves you, He has always been what you have been searching for.
Jesus, Is my high tower
a light in a dark hour
Without Him, I could not see
He is closer than a brother
Above Him there's no other
Without Him, Where would I be
Oh Jesus, What a friend is He
Cho.
He is the Rock upon which I stand
He is present help in time of need
When this whole world has left me all alone
I can feel Him walking right by me
When Everyone walks out, That's when He walks in
Proven once again that He's my dearest Friend
And he Promised He would go with me always
Even to the end
Just as long as this world stands
He promised he would hold my hand
so I'll never walk alone
He said, He would go with me always through good time and through bad days
He will be my Friend and Guide
Oh, Jesus, Your the Best Friend in my Life
When nothing makes sense in Life, and you feel that the Whole world has left you all alone, that's when God can make Himself known to you the best, it's at the darkest times of Life, we need Him most. If my Life had been beautiful and painless and I had not become so broken, I would have never needed Him, looking back at the mistake I made, the hurst of my life caused by friends, the hurt caused by people I respected and trusted, the lies that was told about me that cause others to shun me to this very day, some when I was a child/teen, some since I have become an adult, I know those events left scars, but, I also know they made me a stronger and a better person.
Most of all, I found that the God my parents taught me about for my whole Life, He really does exist and He had never left me, he had never stopped loving me....This Summer I remember asking Him, "How could you love me, I am so broken, so broken I fear I will never be whole again, I am such a mess how could you love me", and I felt His reply, " I love EVERY BROKEN PIECE of you" Sometimes Life can leave us Broken, but just remember, God loves every broken piece of you, and He can make you whole again.
You are a beautiful person, a person with a great capacity for Love and tenderness for others, a fragile soul with so much potential, I pray that you let God heal your broken heart as only He can. It won't happen overnight, it's more like a gentle breeze that becomes a mighty wind....and you realize, Your still standing, and your stronger. You'll see the scars but the wound will be healed. I am praying for you, and I LOVE YOU! Most of all, God Loves you, He has always been what you have been searching for.
Jesus, Is my high tower
a light in a dark hour
Without Him, I could not see
He is closer than a brother
Above Him there's no other
Without Him, Where would I be
Oh Jesus, What a friend is He
Cho.
He is the Rock upon which I stand
He is present help in time of need
When this whole world has left me all alone
I can feel Him walking right by me
When Everyone walks out, That's when He walks in
Proven once again that He's my dearest Friend
And he Promised He would go with me always
Even to the end
Just as long as this world stands
He promised he would hold my hand
so I'll never walk alone
He said, He would go with me always through good time and through bad days
He will be my Friend and Guide
Oh, Jesus, Your the Best Friend in my Life
"Just Saying"
So as I am sure you all realize Life around here has been more than a little busy, not complaining though, it's good to be busy. The other day I was vacuuming the house and I was smiling Ethan said "Mom, Why are you so happy?" I said, "Because Ethan! I am vacuuming my OWN house!!!" He looked at me really odd so I tried to explain just how thankful I was to have my own house to clean, he still wasn't convinced though, he gave me "the look" and replied, "Mom....you're weird!"
We had Phillips family Christmas here at our house this year. That was nice, we even had the Comcast guy for supper, Gary had offered him something to eat and he took him up on it. When I fixed his plate I told him, it was ready and he could eat wherever he wanted, or if he was uncomfortable eating here at the house he could take it with him, he was pretty young and there was a lot of us here, he looked at me and said, "Well it all is kinda uncomfortable to me, I am not used to any Hospitality!"
He and Gary were making conversation and and one of the questions the guy asked Gary was, so when did you graduate, to which the guy replied, "That was the year I was born!" hahaha
I have taken some pics of the inside of the house, but I almost hate to post them without the "after" pics! I can see potential and I am constantly dreaming, but I know everybody can't see more than what is in front of them. Lots of people can't visualize changes without them being made. It's a nice feeling though...to be able to dream again.
Last night at church, Paul Blanton was there, he sang "What A Friend", I have to say nobody sings it like him.It was awesome, and I was blessed in listening.
We had Phillips family Christmas here at our house this year. That was nice, we even had the Comcast guy for supper, Gary had offered him something to eat and he took him up on it. When I fixed his plate I told him, it was ready and he could eat wherever he wanted, or if he was uncomfortable eating here at the house he could take it with him, he was pretty young and there was a lot of us here, he looked at me and said, "Well it all is kinda uncomfortable to me, I am not used to any Hospitality!"
He and Gary were making conversation and and one of the questions the guy asked Gary was, so when did you graduate, to which the guy replied, "That was the year I was born!" hahaha
I have taken some pics of the inside of the house, but I almost hate to post them without the "after" pics! I can see potential and I am constantly dreaming, but I know everybody can't see more than what is in front of them. Lots of people can't visualize changes without them being made. It's a nice feeling though...to be able to dream again.
Last night at church, Paul Blanton was there, he sang "What A Friend", I have to say nobody sings it like him.It was awesome, and I was blessed in listening.
Monday, December 12, 2011
Love
Love is such a treasure, something you can't measure
Sometimes your not even aware it's there
Until you feel nobody cares
Then all the sudden Love starts to rain, little sprinkles at first
Until it's so much your heart can't contain
All the prayers you thought went unheard,
you humbly realize God never missed a word
The darkness that was closing in
is chased away by Love shown from a friend
The fears you had, are gone. The burden you carried is
made lighter because, the Love of another.
Yeah so I am not a poet and should probably stick to singing.......lol but, this past week has taught me a lot about love and friendship and even Christian charity. I am amazed at the kindness that has been shown to us. The gifts for our new house, the money, the gift cards, the help cleaning, the amazing things you all brought to us....has totally left me feeling so, I don't know what the proper word would be, vulnerable, humbled, loved, shocked, amazed.....nobody has ever done anything like this before for our family, once again I am left in tears, they are Tears of Joy.
I am pretty good at hiding my feelings when I am going through dark times but, I discovered this week that when it comes to the good things I can't keep that in, I feel as if my heart is overflowing.
So if you don't want me to cry on you and you plan on doing something for me, you better just drop it off and run cause if one more person does one more wonderfully nice thing for me I just might start sobbing on you! bahaha! I don't know if Thank-You covers all the gratitude but it's the only words that I know. From the bottom of my heart, Thank-You, You have no idea what your kindness has meant to our family.
jamie
Sometimes your not even aware it's there
Until you feel nobody cares
Then all the sudden Love starts to rain, little sprinkles at first
Until it's so much your heart can't contain
All the prayers you thought went unheard,
you humbly realize God never missed a word
The darkness that was closing in
is chased away by Love shown from a friend
The fears you had, are gone. The burden you carried is
made lighter because, the Love of another.
Yeah so I am not a poet and should probably stick to singing.......lol but, this past week has taught me a lot about love and friendship and even Christian charity. I am amazed at the kindness that has been shown to us. The gifts for our new house, the money, the gift cards, the help cleaning, the amazing things you all brought to us....has totally left me feeling so, I don't know what the proper word would be, vulnerable, humbled, loved, shocked, amazed.....nobody has ever done anything like this before for our family, once again I am left in tears, they are Tears of Joy.
I am pretty good at hiding my feelings when I am going through dark times but, I discovered this week that when it comes to the good things I can't keep that in, I feel as if my heart is overflowing.
So if you don't want me to cry on you and you plan on doing something for me, you better just drop it off and run cause if one more person does one more wonderfully nice thing for me I just might start sobbing on you! bahaha! I don't know if Thank-You covers all the gratitude but it's the only words that I know. From the bottom of my heart, Thank-You, You have no idea what your kindness has meant to our family.
jamie
Monday, December 5, 2011
MRI Results
Hey I need to let you know what they found on the MRI before I get to busy PACKING!!!!! lol!
I have two herniated disks in my spine, one at the base of my neck, and another mid chest level. This is the cause of the leg numbness and weakness I have been having, also why I can't turn my neck most days. Also the cause of my migraines lately....so if you all don't mind just say another prayer for me cause it really limits what I am able to do with moving and cleaning and painting......it's going to be hard cause I want to do it all... TODAY! So just pray nothing God gives me strength in my body!When it gets bad I am in bed and not able to do anything.
Dr. Jerrells is treating me with 5 days of steroids to try to reduce the inflammation from there I am not sure what happens,I know Sat it was really bad, so much that I was throwing up and in bed till 12:40, then it finally eased up enough that I could get going. Seems anything irritates it, from walking, lifting, anything that causes me to pull or lift any weight. So just pray for me this week ;)
Thanks for the concern!
I have two herniated disks in my spine, one at the base of my neck, and another mid chest level. This is the cause of the leg numbness and weakness I have been having, also why I can't turn my neck most days. Also the cause of my migraines lately....so if you all don't mind just say another prayer for me cause it really limits what I am able to do with moving and cleaning and painting......it's going to be hard cause I want to do it all... TODAY! So just pray nothing God gives me strength in my body!When it gets bad I am in bed and not able to do anything.
Dr. Jerrells is treating me with 5 days of steroids to try to reduce the inflammation from there I am not sure what happens,I know Sat it was really bad, so much that I was throwing up and in bed till 12:40, then it finally eased up enough that I could get going. Seems anything irritates it, from walking, lifting, anything that causes me to pull or lift any weight. So just pray for me this week ;)
Thanks for the concern!
Answered Prayer
So I told you all I would try to blog about how God answered our prayer so here it is.
As our family has grown from the two of us to the 6 of us, our houses have gotten smaller....and smaller. Gary's paychecks have been shrinking as well.......why couldn't my weight follow this trend...anyways, we have prayed for years for a house we could afford that would be big enough for all of us. When you are living in your mother in laws open basement with 6 people and no walls just an open room it can get ....."interesting".... ;) And the kids are growing and getting older and they need PRIVACY! haha! Did I mention they need separation too?! hehe!
So, I know several people have prayed with us and for us, and I can't tell you how much that means. There are some of our family who has just give us money here and there, even when they didn't have it to give themselves, church people who would just walk up and hand us money and say the Lord laid us on their heart, or tell us how much they love us, and welcomed us into our new church, 10th st., or let us know we are missed at Dryden Road....to be honest it is humbling to be in this situation but it has also shown me how much the Lord does care and hear our prayers and it has shown us how much people really do care and love us. I can't thank you enough for all these special displays of Love to our family. sooooooo here is my big news!!!! We got a house!!! do you realize just typing that one sentence I am sitting here crying?
anyways here are some pics for you and some details.....
Details:
Main floor
Master Br, Bath, Laundry room right off my room (Laundry shoot from the kids bathroom)
Front room -Wood fireplace
Dinning room- so big my little table would look goofy in it haha!
Kitchen with eating area and built in desk
Family Room with built in book cases and wood beams in the ceiling
1/2 Bath for Guest use
UpStairs:
1 HUGE br with mirror closet doors- Jadyn
1 Big Bedroom (almost as big as Jadyn's) with mirror closet doors-Cayden
1 Big bedroom with the slanted ceilings and a walk in closet with shelves -Tre`
1 smaller bedroom( Still bigger than any bedroom in any other house we have had) with two dormers would be perfect to put a bean bag or plushy chair under and a built in desk area- Ethan's
Basement: it is a full size basement but I don't know what you would put down there besides storage as it isn't finished, there is a canning room for canning storage! and two big wash sinks. just LOT os room but it would need finished to be useable space really....EXCEPT......there is a playroom with a gas fireplace and a bar with a secret entry....of course we don't need a bar but the kids will LOVE playing restaurant or any number of things with that!
So there you have it, there are times when I was calmed and praying about theLord helping us get a house that I would kinda laugh and say
"You know Lord, a 5 br house with a basement would be AWESOME!!! But I don't have to have that to be happy, just whatever you provide will be good enough we can make do as long as we can get our own house for our kids"
I knew God could do that but I have learned He doesn't always give you EXACTLY what you ask for and I was fine with that. But do you realize he not only met our needs he has given me EVERY thing I could have ever wanted in a house...now I'm crying again. Good thing you all can't see me! haha!
For the first time in our lives we have more house than furniture.....I am not complaining I am rejoicing! There is so much house to paint that, I have told the "Mamaw's" that the only thing on the kids Christmas list is PAINT! hahaha! Jadyn's room alone will need 3 gallons!
*That was a joke of course, I am not making the kids get paint for Christmas! haha!*
So I have a lot of work to do cause it needs CLEANING, wall paper stripped and painted, carpets shampooed, walls scrubbed, cabinets cleaned....if you all know me you know I am a little ocd about things like that! lol! But I can't WAIT to get started Tonight!!!!!
I could go on for hours, my heart is so full and I feel like a huge burden has been lifted off my heart that has been there for years but I will stop for now!
As our family has grown from the two of us to the 6 of us, our houses have gotten smaller....and smaller. Gary's paychecks have been shrinking as well.......why couldn't my weight follow this trend...anyways, we have prayed for years for a house we could afford that would be big enough for all of us. When you are living in your mother in laws open basement with 6 people and no walls just an open room it can get ....."interesting".... ;) And the kids are growing and getting older and they need PRIVACY! haha! Did I mention they need separation too?! hehe!
So, I know several people have prayed with us and for us, and I can't tell you how much that means. There are some of our family who has just give us money here and there, even when they didn't have it to give themselves, church people who would just walk up and hand us money and say the Lord laid us on their heart, or tell us how much they love us, and welcomed us into our new church, 10th st., or let us know we are missed at Dryden Road....to be honest it is humbling to be in this situation but it has also shown me how much the Lord does care and hear our prayers and it has shown us how much people really do care and love us. I can't thank you enough for all these special displays of Love to our family. sooooooo here is my big news!!!! We got a house!!! do you realize just typing that one sentence I am sitting here crying?
anyways here are some pics for you and some details.....
 |
| Front, my phone camera isn't big enough to get the whole front side |
 |
| Gary's 2 1/2 car garage from the alley |
 |
| Back of house and yard....& a basketball goal that Tre` has always wanted |
 |
| The rest of the front ;) |
Details:
Main floor
Master Br, Bath, Laundry room right off my room (Laundry shoot from the kids bathroom)
Front room -Wood fireplace
Dinning room- so big my little table would look goofy in it haha!
Kitchen with eating area and built in desk
Family Room with built in book cases and wood beams in the ceiling
1/2 Bath for Guest use
UpStairs:
1 HUGE br with mirror closet doors- Jadyn
1 Big Bedroom (almost as big as Jadyn's) with mirror closet doors-Cayden
1 Big bedroom with the slanted ceilings and a walk in closet with shelves -Tre`
1 smaller bedroom( Still bigger than any bedroom in any other house we have had) with two dormers would be perfect to put a bean bag or plushy chair under and a built in desk area- Ethan's
Basement: it is a full size basement but I don't know what you would put down there besides storage as it isn't finished, there is a canning room for canning storage! and two big wash sinks. just LOT os room but it would need finished to be useable space really....EXCEPT......there is a playroom with a gas fireplace and a bar with a secret entry....of course we don't need a bar but the kids will LOVE playing restaurant or any number of things with that!
So there you have it, there are times when I was calmed and praying about theLord helping us get a house that I would kinda laugh and say
"You know Lord, a 5 br house with a basement would be AWESOME!!! But I don't have to have that to be happy, just whatever you provide will be good enough we can make do as long as we can get our own house for our kids"
I knew God could do that but I have learned He doesn't always give you EXACTLY what you ask for and I was fine with that. But do you realize he not only met our needs he has given me EVERY thing I could have ever wanted in a house...now I'm crying again. Good thing you all can't see me! haha!
For the first time in our lives we have more house than furniture.....I am not complaining I am rejoicing! There is so much house to paint that, I have told the "Mamaw's" that the only thing on the kids Christmas list is PAINT! hahaha! Jadyn's room alone will need 3 gallons!
*That was a joke of course, I am not making the kids get paint for Christmas! haha!*
So I have a lot of work to do cause it needs CLEANING, wall paper stripped and painted, carpets shampooed, walls scrubbed, cabinets cleaned....if you all know me you know I am a little ocd about things like that! lol! But I can't WAIT to get started Tonight!!!!!
I could go on for hours, my heart is so full and I feel like a huge burden has been lifted off my heart that has been there for years but I will stop for now!
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
My excuse...
I know I need to blog but, I am to tired tonight....maybe next week I can come up with something worth reading!
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Did I mention
How excited I am that I get to spend Thanksgiving with my family this year?!
I have been married 15 years this past Oct. and I have only had maybe 5? Thanksgiving dinner's with my family.
This year mom and dad are close so we will be able to spend it with them and Holly,Jeff, Whit, Levi & Gavin. I wish Seth, Sarah & Taylor were coming too but, it is to far a drive to make twice (Christmas) so close together....trust me I understand that! So it just hit me this evening that I will be going there this coming week! November has went by so quickly......I sure hope December takes it's sweet ole' time!
Did I ever tell you all about Ethan's little Girlfriend? Her name is Lindsey. He won't admit it in front on the other little boys but, let me tell you when it is just those two.....we went Trunk or treating with them and E and Lindsey were in line waiting and Ethan puts his arm around her and said "We're a marriage" Lindsey's dad threatened to put them in separate cars for the rest of the night! haha! Instead, they rode together in the back of the van, as I parked and turned around to tell them they could get out and go trick or treating, there was Ethan buckled up in his car seat with Lindsey bent backwards over his lap....he was about to lay one on her when I screamed :"ETHAN! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!!!" We laughed so much that night. They are either Fighting or Holding hands, they are funny.
Looks like Gary and I have a lot of reaping coming! :) He is definitely going to be a sweet talker! ;)
I have been married 15 years this past Oct. and I have only had maybe 5? Thanksgiving dinner's with my family.
This year mom and dad are close so we will be able to spend it with them and Holly,Jeff, Whit, Levi & Gavin. I wish Seth, Sarah & Taylor were coming too but, it is to far a drive to make twice (Christmas) so close together....trust me I understand that! So it just hit me this evening that I will be going there this coming week! November has went by so quickly......I sure hope December takes it's sweet ole' time!
Did I ever tell you all about Ethan's little Girlfriend? Her name is Lindsey. He won't admit it in front on the other little boys but, let me tell you when it is just those two.....we went Trunk or treating with them and E and Lindsey were in line waiting and Ethan puts his arm around her and said "We're a marriage" Lindsey's dad threatened to put them in separate cars for the rest of the night! haha! Instead, they rode together in the back of the van, as I parked and turned around to tell them they could get out and go trick or treating, there was Ethan buckled up in his car seat with Lindsey bent backwards over his lap....he was about to lay one on her when I screamed :"ETHAN! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!!!" We laughed so much that night. They are either Fighting or Holding hands, they are funny.
Looks like Gary and I have a lot of reaping coming! :) He is definitely going to be a sweet talker! ;)
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
That boy....
Sometimes, like today I feel like SCREAMING that.....yet at the same time I can't help but see the humor....which makes me even more aggrivated!
I guess after we got Ethan's new bike for his birthday, Cayden decided the garage door needed "reinforcing" in case somebody wanted to break in and steal his little brother's new bike. I guess I should not be surprised he thought of this being as he is ALWAYS thinking like this and his own bike was stolen, then his RipStick.
So.... He takes this piece of wood about 5in long and so thick that it touches the door handle, he nails it to the door frame so nobody can pick the lock.
I went to the garage to get some hamburger to make chili.I had no problem getting in, and thought "that boy" as I looked at his homemade burglar proof thingy.... I look over as I was walking out and see Cayden's good Aeropostale hoodie threw over some junk...1st strike....so I was a little agitated as I was walking out thinking "That boy!" then as I slam the door closed, I felt like my finger was shut in the door! It hurt SOOO bad then I realized.... it wasn't shut IN the door, it was slammed between the door knob and that STUPID piece of wood! Then I thought "THATTTT BOYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Well I got to go, He is trying to get my printer paper out of the printer.....to make another airplane, I guess the other 3 flying around me aren't enough...
How boring would my life be without them!!! :) I never want to find out!
I guess after we got Ethan's new bike for his birthday, Cayden decided the garage door needed "reinforcing" in case somebody wanted to break in and steal his little brother's new bike. I guess I should not be surprised he thought of this being as he is ALWAYS thinking like this and his own bike was stolen, then his RipStick.
So.... He takes this piece of wood about 5in long and so thick that it touches the door handle, he nails it to the door frame so nobody can pick the lock.
I went to the garage to get some hamburger to make chili.I had no problem getting in, and thought "that boy" as I looked at his homemade burglar proof thingy.... I look over as I was walking out and see Cayden's good Aeropostale hoodie threw over some junk...1st strike....so I was a little agitated as I was walking out thinking "That boy!" then as I slam the door closed, I felt like my finger was shut in the door! It hurt SOOO bad then I realized.... it wasn't shut IN the door, it was slammed between the door knob and that STUPID piece of wood! Then I thought "THATTTT BOYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Well I got to go, He is trying to get my printer paper out of the printer.....to make another airplane, I guess the other 3 flying around me aren't enough...
How boring would my life be without them!!! :) I never want to find out!
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Happy5th Birthday Ethan!
 | |
| My little man on his new bike |
Thank-You to my BFF Tammy Baker for telling me how to do this and for all the times you fixed me Cookie Cakes on summer afternoons when we would spend the day together....I really do miss you and the wonderful special times we had together, I think of you often.
Oh! and mom! here is what you got Ethan for his Birthday.....Real Cowboy boots.....well okay this is a cowboy-ish as I will go..... :)
 | |||||
| If you can't tell He thinks he is HOT STUFF! | S |
So that is all I got for Ethan's birthday, I hope I didn't put to many pics on here for you all.
Love!
Thursday, November 3, 2011
My lil' man!
Just posting some pics I took of Ethan today while the kids were in school.....He's turning 5 on November, 9th! I can't believe it.....
Monday, October 24, 2011
I will survive! & Precious Memories ;)
Well at least day one on 2nd shift. The night isn't over quite yet. I think they are all finally in the bed, so hopefully I can sleep soon.
Honda is on swing shift so every two weeks you switch to 1st/2nd . Gary's first two weeks are on 2nd shift.
The kids have fall break Thurs and Fri. so Wednesday after school we are leaving for Bedford to stay with my mom and dad for a few days. It will be nice to get away and the kids will cry on the way home like they always do, but at least they get to enjoy family time a little like I used too!
I remember when I was little being at Mamaw Martha's house, it was the greatest place on earth!
Was it a beautiful house? I never noticed, to me it was a house full of Love.
Was it a Quiet house? uhh well, It was filled with the sound of cousins fighting, or playing depending on when you asked, aunts and uncles talking, Mamaw saying "Kids! STOP JUMPING ON THE BED!" ,
Was it a perfectly manicured lawn? It was a PERFECT woods where we built forts, made clubs, and disappeared for hours without our parents ever coming to look for us.....they were probably just glad to not listen to us fighting!
Were we the well behaved, perfectly dressed, polite children we wish we were.....HAHAHA! Not a chance! We got into LOTTTTS of trouble, hair pulling fights, arguments, broke Mamaw's light (yes, we were jumping on the bed), got in the sewer once, (gagging) was always getting dirty and muddy, mismatched clothes,getting in to the sheet closet, scavenger hunting in mamaws dresser drawers, you name it we did it.....but, I made my first Best Friends, Heather and Angela. I have some wonderful memories of playing together all 10 of us, I don't remember the fights or arguments really I know we had them but mostly I remember that day we all went into the woods and built ourselves a fort. That was the day a cat pooped on me. I will never forget that day. Not just cause the cat pooped on me but because it was one of the last days I remember "playing" at Mamaw's.
I learned a lot of life lessons from my mamaw, and when my kids are older and have kids I hope I can be the grandma to them that she was to all of us. I don't really remember the parents, I think that is a good thing, they just let us have fun and be kids. I know.....if you really know me you are laughing, cause we all know I have a hard time doing that with my own kids. I worry... Gary worries.... TOTALLY different worries though....Life is a lot different now too.
To all my Cousins and Aunts and Uncle, Thanks for the memories of my childhood, thanks for loving me, I am a blessed person to be a part of the Phillips family and I appreciate you all and love you!
To Mamaw, your the cord that binds this family together and I love you and I appreciate you and the Holiness life and example you have lived before me. Some people have it on the outside, you live it on the inside and the outside, some people talk the talk but you never have to say a word, your life says it all. I LOVE YOU!!!
To Dad and Mom, thank you for being the best parents you possibly could be, the older my kids get the more I realize what a hard job that is, thanks for loving me. I love and appreciate you both more than words could say!
To Favorite Brother and My Favorite Sister,
Thanks for loving me, for knowing all my faults all my mistakes in life and yet still loving me, I am blessed to have you in my life, to be able to say that's my brother, That's my sister. Life hasn't been perfect and it hasn't been all good, but it has made us stronger, it has driven us to One who is greater than all the hurt life brings our way. It has made us closer, it has made us friends.
Well it is now 11:32pm and I better get off here and go to sleep or I won't be able to wake the kids tomorrow ;) not to mention I seem to be getting emotional instead of slap happy....don't know whats up with that!
Thanks for reading my ramblings......Love!
Honda is on swing shift so every two weeks you switch to 1st/2nd . Gary's first two weeks are on 2nd shift.
The kids have fall break Thurs and Fri. so Wednesday after school we are leaving for Bedford to stay with my mom and dad for a few days. It will be nice to get away and the kids will cry on the way home like they always do, but at least they get to enjoy family time a little like I used too!
I remember when I was little being at Mamaw Martha's house, it was the greatest place on earth!
Was it a beautiful house? I never noticed, to me it was a house full of Love.
Was it a Quiet house? uhh well, It was filled with the sound of cousins fighting, or playing depending on when you asked, aunts and uncles talking, Mamaw saying "Kids! STOP JUMPING ON THE BED!" ,
Was it a perfectly manicured lawn? It was a PERFECT woods where we built forts, made clubs, and disappeared for hours without our parents ever coming to look for us.....they were probably just glad to not listen to us fighting!
Were we the well behaved, perfectly dressed, polite children we wish we were.....HAHAHA! Not a chance! We got into LOTTTTS of trouble, hair pulling fights, arguments, broke Mamaw's light (yes, we were jumping on the bed), got in the sewer once, (gagging) was always getting dirty and muddy, mismatched clothes,getting in to the sheet closet, scavenger hunting in mamaws dresser drawers, you name it we did it.....but, I made my first Best Friends, Heather and Angela. I have some wonderful memories of playing together all 10 of us, I don't remember the fights or arguments really I know we had them but mostly I remember that day we all went into the woods and built ourselves a fort. That was the day a cat pooped on me. I will never forget that day. Not just cause the cat pooped on me but because it was one of the last days I remember "playing" at Mamaw's.
I learned a lot of life lessons from my mamaw, and when my kids are older and have kids I hope I can be the grandma to them that she was to all of us. I don't really remember the parents, I think that is a good thing, they just let us have fun and be kids. I know.....if you really know me you are laughing, cause we all know I have a hard time doing that with my own kids. I worry... Gary worries.... TOTALLY different worries though....Life is a lot different now too.
To all my Cousins and Aunts and Uncle, Thanks for the memories of my childhood, thanks for loving me, I am a blessed person to be a part of the Phillips family and I appreciate you all and love you!
To Mamaw, your the cord that binds this family together and I love you and I appreciate you and the Holiness life and example you have lived before me. Some people have it on the outside, you live it on the inside and the outside, some people talk the talk but you never have to say a word, your life says it all. I LOVE YOU!!!
To Dad and Mom, thank you for being the best parents you possibly could be, the older my kids get the more I realize what a hard job that is, thanks for loving me. I love and appreciate you both more than words could say!
To Favorite Brother and My Favorite Sister,
Thanks for loving me, for knowing all my faults all my mistakes in life and yet still loving me, I am blessed to have you in my life, to be able to say that's my brother, That's my sister. Life hasn't been perfect and it hasn't been all good, but it has made us stronger, it has driven us to One who is greater than all the hurt life brings our way. It has made us closer, it has made us friends.
Well it is now 11:32pm and I better get off here and go to sleep or I won't be able to wake the kids tomorrow ;) not to mention I seem to be getting emotional instead of slap happy....don't know whats up with that!
Thanks for reading my ramblings......Love!
Friday, October 21, 2011
With an humble heart and a thread of hope....
I guess most of you know we have had a rough several years. No worse than many other Americans have had to face with this economy, I am sure.
I want to say that if it wasn't for Gary's mom I don't know where or what we would have done. She has let us live here for a year, and done many things for us to help us get back on our feet. Also I am grateful for the prayers of my family and friends, for the ones who listen, ones who love no matter what, and the ones who gave to us without us ever asking, it has been your prayers that held us.
So as you know after much prayer Gary got his job with Honda, that doesn't mean things got easier cause they didn't. He was making less than 1/2 of what he made 3 years ago. This week he had an interview for a position and we got the letter yesterday saying he got the promotion. It is more money for his check. I could go on and on and tell you about all the dark days, the sleepless nights the hopelessness we have fought, but instead I will tell you I am humbled that God answered our prayers not only did he give Gary a job, but he gave him a job that he likes, as a matter of fact I told him last week I was jealous of his job cause I think he likes being at work more than home now!
I know it isn't over yet, but I do have a thread of hope!
Maybe the night is almost over, I can't wait to see the sunrise again....
I want to say that if it wasn't for Gary's mom I don't know where or what we would have done. She has let us live here for a year, and done many things for us to help us get back on our feet. Also I am grateful for the prayers of my family and friends, for the ones who listen, ones who love no matter what, and the ones who gave to us without us ever asking, it has been your prayers that held us.
So as you know after much prayer Gary got his job with Honda, that doesn't mean things got easier cause they didn't. He was making less than 1/2 of what he made 3 years ago. This week he had an interview for a position and we got the letter yesterday saying he got the promotion. It is more money for his check. I could go on and on and tell you about all the dark days, the sleepless nights the hopelessness we have fought, but instead I will tell you I am humbled that God answered our prayers not only did he give Gary a job, but he gave him a job that he likes, as a matter of fact I told him last week I was jealous of his job cause I think he likes being at work more than home now!
I know it isn't over yet, but I do have a thread of hope!
Maybe the night is almost over, I can't wait to see the sunrise again....
Saturday, October 15, 2011
One of my Favorites
I remember memorizing this chapter in school when I was young, I know that it might shock you to know I have won trophies for scripture memorization, me who can't remember the names of my own children 1/2 the time!
There is so much in this short chapter that I love, I wanted to share it with you. At times it gently and lovingly pricks my conscious, encourages me to try harder to love others and live right.
My prayer is that I can live my life according to this chapter to be pleasing to Him.
1 Corinthians 13
1Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.2And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.
3And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.
4Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
5Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
6Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
7Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
8Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.
9For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.
10But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.
11When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
12For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
13And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is Charity
Thursday, October 6, 2011
It's.........THE BOOGEY MAN!
Last week, I took Jadyn to get her some winter shoes, she had informed me that, "Flip flop season is over, mom!" As we were on our way home, it was dark out and I was on the phone with Gary, so I got in the right lane so the car behind me could get past......it was my Mother-In-Law (MIL). *HUGE EVIL GRIN*
I said, "Guess who just passed me, Your mom. I think I will follow her all the way home, won't she freak out?!!" Gary said, "You better not do that, you will scare her to death!"
I hung up.
I got behind her.
I Put my brights on.
She hit her brakes......I know her, I can tell you what she is thinking without her saying a word. She thought,"I'll show you! Get on my tail like that!"
I took off the brights and stayed on her bumper.
She switched lanes.
I switched lane behind her.
She started going 70mph (VERRRY FAST FOR HER!)
I stayed with her.
She switched lanes again preparing for her turn.
I changed lanes too. I knew she was thinking "I'll turn and they will go on"
She Turned,
I turned right behind her. I knew she was going to be freaking out at this point so I thought I would call her.
I called once, seen her looking for the phone, she couldn't find it. I called back and this time she answered.
"Hello" a very scared and tense hello....
I said cheerfully " Hey! You on your way home?"
She said, "Yes. and I think somebody is following me." she was pretty scared at this point....I could hear it in her short terse answers....I was trying not to laugh.
I said"Are you Serious?! WHY?!!"
She,"I don't know!"
I said flashing my brights at her, "Are they flashing their brights at you right now?!!"
She, Yes!
Me, honking my horn at her, " Are they honking the horn at you right now?!"
She, "YES!"
Me, "It's me...."
She "what?
Me,"It's me behind you!"
She, "WHHAAAATT?!!!" "I Am going to whip you!!!!"
She slams on her brakes so hard I stopped within 3 inches of her bumper! She got out of her car, came back to the van and hit me in the arm!
What's really funny is I had her reactions dead on. She said my fog light is out and she thought "OH NO, They must be reaaallly bad, they have a light out on their vehicle!" She said she was thinking, "How does she know they are flashing their lights?"....never thinking it must be me.
I told Gary I almost said, "If they honk the horn 5 times, IT'S A DRUG DEAL!!" Probably a good thing I didn't her heart was still racing 10min later when we got home!
I said, "Guess who just passed me, Your mom. I think I will follow her all the way home, won't she freak out?!!" Gary said, "You better not do that, you will scare her to death!"
I hung up.
I got behind her.
I Put my brights on.
She hit her brakes......I know her, I can tell you what she is thinking without her saying a word. She thought,"I'll show you! Get on my tail like that!"
I took off the brights and stayed on her bumper.
She switched lanes.
I switched lane behind her.
She started going 70mph (VERRRY FAST FOR HER!)
I stayed with her.
She switched lanes again preparing for her turn.
I changed lanes too. I knew she was thinking "I'll turn and they will go on"
She Turned,
I turned right behind her. I knew she was going to be freaking out at this point so I thought I would call her.
I called once, seen her looking for the phone, she couldn't find it. I called back and this time she answered.
"Hello" a very scared and tense hello....
I said cheerfully " Hey! You on your way home?"
She said, "Yes. and I think somebody is following me." she was pretty scared at this point....I could hear it in her short terse answers....I was trying not to laugh.
I said"Are you Serious?! WHY?!!"
She,"I don't know!"
I said flashing my brights at her, "Are they flashing their brights at you right now?!!"
She, Yes!
Me, honking my horn at her, " Are they honking the horn at you right now?!"
She, "YES!"
Me, "It's me...."
She "what?
Me,"It's me behind you!"
She, "WHHAAAATT?!!!" "I Am going to whip you!!!!"
She slams on her brakes so hard I stopped within 3 inches of her bumper! She got out of her car, came back to the van and hit me in the arm!
What's really funny is I had her reactions dead on. She said my fog light is out and she thought "OH NO, They must be reaaallly bad, they have a light out on their vehicle!" She said she was thinking, "How does she know they are flashing their lights?"....never thinking it must be me.
I told Gary I almost said, "If they honk the horn 5 times, IT'S A DRUG DEAL!!" Probably a good thing I didn't her heart was still racing 10min later when we got home!
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Just a beautiful crisp October day
It's so nippy out, i would love to go take pics of the kids but I am afraid they would get sick they have all been coughing, sore throat stuffy nose type thing and I want that to go away not get worse. So instead the kids are cleaning their rooms and I am doing laundry. Necessary Evils!
I don't really have anything inspirational, and haven't tried out anything new to review just one of those days I wish I did....cause I would love to put off the laundry for another 20 minutes ;)
The other day Kenzie was over here. They were getting ready to go and she looks at Millie and gasps in pure excitement, wonder and pride and exclaims "NANA! You lost a tooth!" Kids are so priceless and entertaining!
I don't really have anything inspirational, and haven't tried out anything new to review just one of those days I wish I did....cause I would love to put off the laundry for another 20 minutes ;)
The other day Kenzie was over here. They were getting ready to go and she looks at Millie and gasps in pure excitement, wonder and pride and exclaims "NANA! You lost a tooth!" Kids are so priceless and entertaining!
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Ethan
I have to share with you some of Ethan's antics on Friday.
I was working downstairs and I heard the CMS walking by, they take groups and walk to area resturants on some Fridays. Ethan hears them and said he was going to check out the noise. He goes upstairs and I hear what sounded like a group of them start laughing .....real loud, I thought to myself, I hope they aren;t laughing or picking on Ethan, then never heard another thing from him so I assumed it was something else and he didn't need me to go beat anybody up on his behalf. a few minutes later he comes downstairs and said, "did you hear the kids laughing?"I said "Yeah, what were they laughing at?!" He said "they seen me looking out he window (BIG PICTURE WINDOW) and I did this to them", he takes his right fist and slaps it into his flat left palm 3 times, he said "They started laughing and pointed at me and so I did this", he then makes a fist and punches it forward, he said they started laughing again.......later I told Gary and he asked Ethan what he would have done if the kids would have started for him, Ethan said "I would have used my Karate moves, I got some real good Karate moves!" And I was worried about HIM......
We also were having problems with our drains and while waiting on the city to come fix them I took a shower. While I was in the shower ethan, who is a CHICKEN, decided he needed to "Go" so he sat on the toilet. Pretty soon the drains were getting full from my shower and the toilet starts bubbling, Ethan starts whining "Mommy Hurry Up!!" by the time I was done drying off and looked out the curtain, there was Ethan he had gotten off the toilet and was standing there looking at hte toilet like it was coming to life, about the time I got the curtain back, the toilet makes one last gurgly slurpy noise, Ethan about jumped in the sink.....It was so funny. I guess you had to be there, I ended up having to give him a shower as you can imagine....
I was working downstairs and I heard the CMS walking by, they take groups and walk to area resturants on some Fridays. Ethan hears them and said he was going to check out the noise. He goes upstairs and I hear what sounded like a group of them start laughing .....real loud, I thought to myself, I hope they aren;t laughing or picking on Ethan, then never heard another thing from him so I assumed it was something else and he didn't need me to go beat anybody up on his behalf. a few minutes later he comes downstairs and said, "did you hear the kids laughing?"I said "Yeah, what were they laughing at?!" He said "they seen me looking out he window (BIG PICTURE WINDOW) and I did this to them", he takes his right fist and slaps it into his flat left palm 3 times, he said "They started laughing and pointed at me and so I did this", he then makes a fist and punches it forward, he said they started laughing again.......later I told Gary and he asked Ethan what he would have done if the kids would have started for him, Ethan said "I would have used my Karate moves, I got some real good Karate moves!" And I was worried about HIM......
We also were having problems with our drains and while waiting on the city to come fix them I took a shower. While I was in the shower ethan, who is a CHICKEN, decided he needed to "Go" so he sat on the toilet. Pretty soon the drains were getting full from my shower and the toilet starts bubbling, Ethan starts whining "Mommy Hurry Up!!" by the time I was done drying off and looked out the curtain, there was Ethan he had gotten off the toilet and was standing there looking at hte toilet like it was coming to life, about the time I got the curtain back, the toilet makes one last gurgly slurpy noise, Ethan about jumped in the sink.....It was so funny. I guess you had to be there, I ended up having to give him a shower as you can imagine....
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Wish I could....
but, common sense prevails. I sure have an interesting blog, this has been one day! I could make you laugh, make you thankful and if your at all sympathetic, you might say a prayer for me....but, I won't. It is to deeply personal, girl talk, humiliating & humbling to share, unlike some people *coughFaceBookcough*, I realize the internet is not a place to discuss everything that happens in your life!
On a way more serious note, I was in a place today and over heard the most heartbreaking story. This summer a 6 yr old boy died in a drowning accident. ( story Below)
http://www.fox59.com/news/wxin-connersville-boy-drowns-in-white-river-20110710,0,2720458.story?track=rss
His mother was in the place I was at, it was heartbreaking. She was sobbing and a lady was asking her if she was okay and she just poured out this story. She said their ac was broke and it was so hot, the kids were begging to go swimming so she let them go swimming in the River. She said she had never let him go off without her before. I don't know what or how it happened. Obviously, I don't know only God knows what happened but, if you all would remember this mother in your prayers and this little boys sister. I can't imagine the guilt and the hurt they are living with. It was just heartbreaking to see her. I wanted to go to her and put my arms around her and hold her and pray for her, I don't even know if I could have gotten words out, I just wanted to cry with her and for her loss, she was emotionally.... just raw is the only way I could describe it. Please just pray for her and the 10 yr old sister who was with him.
Kiss those you love tonight, and say an extra prayer of Thanks for another day, another precious gift of Life.
On a way more serious note, I was in a place today and over heard the most heartbreaking story. This summer a 6 yr old boy died in a drowning accident. ( story Below)
http://www.fox59.com/news/wxin-connersville-boy-drowns-in-white-river-20110710,0,2720458.story?track=rss
His mother was in the place I was at, it was heartbreaking. She was sobbing and a lady was asking her if she was okay and she just poured out this story. She said their ac was broke and it was so hot, the kids were begging to go swimming so she let them go swimming in the River. She said she had never let him go off without her before. I don't know what or how it happened. Obviously, I don't know only God knows what happened but, if you all would remember this mother in your prayers and this little boys sister. I can't imagine the guilt and the hurt they are living with. It was just heartbreaking to see her. I wanted to go to her and put my arms around her and hold her and pray for her, I don't even know if I could have gotten words out, I just wanted to cry with her and for her loss, she was emotionally.... just raw is the only way I could describe it. Please just pray for her and the 10 yr old sister who was with him.
Kiss those you love tonight, and say an extra prayer of Thanks for another day, another precious gift of Life.
Monday, September 19, 2011
John 6:27
For the Father himself loveth you.....
It's nice to be told we are loved. There are many times I doubt the love of others for myself, sometimes, and maybe this is awful to admit, but I doubt even God's love. See I know in my heart He loves me, but Satan likes to tell my head it's not so, I guess that is his job, to make us doubt even the most simple truths. He uses my own insecurities, or my own failures, my heart breaks, my disappointments with Life or people, anything he can to make me doubt the Father's love. He, God has whispered to my soul, has proven it time and again, and then tonight I found this....written! Sure I've read it before but this time He impressed it on my heart. I wasn't even looking for it, I was actually looking at verse 33, so it's like I found a love note from Gary, or one of those unexpected kisses from the kids, except this one is from the God of the universe, who created the very air I breath......He loves me.
It's nice to be told we are loved. There are many times I doubt the love of others for myself, sometimes, and maybe this is awful to admit, but I doubt even God's love. See I know in my heart He loves me, but Satan likes to tell my head it's not so, I guess that is his job, to make us doubt even the most simple truths. He uses my own insecurities, or my own failures, my heart breaks, my disappointments with Life or people, anything he can to make me doubt the Father's love. He, God has whispered to my soul, has proven it time and again, and then tonight I found this....written! Sure I've read it before but this time He impressed it on my heart. I wasn't even looking for it, I was actually looking at verse 33, so it's like I found a love note from Gary, or one of those unexpected kisses from the kids, except this one is from the God of the universe, who created the very air I breath......He loves me.
Friday, September 16, 2011
Steak Fajita Chili .....As Requested
Steak Fajita Chili
By: Jamie Isaacs
4 steaks
Oil
Spicy Garlic Grinder
Brown steak in 1/2 in of oil at hight heat. Both sides. Cover with the grinder on both sides.
Put steaks in Large soup pan on stove and boil in water and beef boullion until tender.
Chop:
Bell Pepers (Red, Yellow, Orange and Green just use a mixture of at least 3)
Jalepeno (If desired)
Onion whole onion
Cumin
Add Cumin to oil ( At least 1/4 cup, I do not know how much but I use a LOT!)
Use oil to saute' Peppers, Onion, add more of the grinder also.
Once these are a little soft, add 1 c. Beef Broth. Add flour to the oil like your making gravy.
This will form into a soft ball or clump. Keep adding the flour until it does.You need to make sure
this is a good amount like 2+ cups of this paste, keep adding broth or flour and Cumin as needed.
Set that aside until steaks are tender. Remove steaks and pull apart. Return back to HOT broth, and add the
pepper mixture. Stir till no lumps. Should be pretty thick.
Add:
2 Cans White Kidney Beans
2 Bunches of Oregano Leaves
2 Bunches of Cilantro Leaves( Unless your making fresh salsa which I recommend)
Garnish With Fresh Salsa, (Or Fresh Pico), Guac,(If you like) Cheese, Sour Cream and Tortilla Chips for best taste. Just everything you would enjoy on your Fajita!
Enjoy and You can now call me your BFF, Jamie Isaacs.....geesh the cost of friendship ;)
By: Jamie Isaacs
4 steaks
Oil
Spicy Garlic Grinder
Brown steak in 1/2 in of oil at hight heat. Both sides. Cover with the grinder on both sides.
Put steaks in Large soup pan on stove and boil in water and beef boullion until tender.
Chop:
Bell Pepers (Red, Yellow, Orange and Green just use a mixture of at least 3)
Jalepeno (If desired)
Onion whole onion
Cumin
Add Cumin to oil ( At least 1/4 cup, I do not know how much but I use a LOT!)
Use oil to saute' Peppers, Onion, add more of the grinder also.
Once these are a little soft, add 1 c. Beef Broth. Add flour to the oil like your making gravy.
This will form into a soft ball or clump. Keep adding the flour until it does.You need to make sure
this is a good amount like 2+ cups of this paste, keep adding broth or flour and Cumin as needed.
Set that aside until steaks are tender. Remove steaks and pull apart. Return back to HOT broth, and add the
pepper mixture. Stir till no lumps. Should be pretty thick.
Add:
2 Cans White Kidney Beans
2 Bunches of Oregano Leaves
2 Bunches of Cilantro Leaves( Unless your making fresh salsa which I recommend)
Garnish With Fresh Salsa, (Or Fresh Pico), Guac,(If you like) Cheese, Sour Cream and Tortilla Chips for best taste. Just everything you would enjoy on your Fajita!
Enjoy and You can now call me your BFF, Jamie Isaacs.....geesh the cost of friendship ;)
Monday, September 12, 2011
September 11
Glory Baby, you slipped away as fast as we could say Baby, Baby
You were growing, what happened dear, you disappeared on us Baby, Baby
Heaven will hold you, before I do.
Heaven will keep you safe until we're Home with you, Until we're Home with you.
We miss you every day, we miss you in every way
But we know there's a day when we will hold you, we will hold you
and you'll Kiss our tears away, when we're home to stay
I can't wait for the day when we will see you, we will see you
So Baby, Let sweet Jesus hold you till mom and dad can hold you
You'll just have Heaven before we do, Oh, you'll just have Heaven before we do
Sweet Little babies, it's hard to understand it cause we're hurting
We are hurting
But there is healing, and we know we're stronger people
through the growing and in knowing
That all things work together for our good and God works His promises
just like He said He would, Just like He said He would
I can't imagine Heaven's lullabies and what they must sound like
But I can rest in knowing, Heaven is your Home and it's all you"ll ever know
It's all you'll ever know
To those that have lost a child long before you were ready to let go, to those who have never been called "Mom", to those that never got to hold your "Glory Baby", May God give you comfort in knowing He is holding them for us.
To those that have never lost a child, may you find compassion in your heart for those that have, and may you treasure each day with you child for what it is, a miracle.
http://youtu.be/e01hk1BRYqM
Jamie
You were growing, what happened dear, you disappeared on us Baby, Baby
Heaven will hold you, before I do.
Heaven will keep you safe until we're Home with you, Until we're Home with you.
We miss you every day, we miss you in every way
But we know there's a day when we will hold you, we will hold you
and you'll Kiss our tears away, when we're home to stay
I can't wait for the day when we will see you, we will see you
So Baby, Let sweet Jesus hold you till mom and dad can hold you
You'll just have Heaven before we do, Oh, you'll just have Heaven before we do
Sweet Little babies, it's hard to understand it cause we're hurting
We are hurting
But there is healing, and we know we're stronger people
through the growing and in knowing
That all things work together for our good and God works His promises
just like He said He would, Just like He said He would
I can't imagine Heaven's lullabies and what they must sound like
But I can rest in knowing, Heaven is your Home and it's all you"ll ever know
It's all you'll ever know
To those that have lost a child long before you were ready to let go, to those who have never been called "Mom", to those that never got to hold your "Glory Baby", May God give you comfort in knowing He is holding them for us.
To those that have never lost a child, may you find compassion in your heart for those that have, and may you treasure each day with you child for what it is, a miracle.
http://youtu.be/e01hk1BRYqM
Jamie
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Tre`
Today I took Tre` shopping he has finally grown into Men's shoes. So we had to go shopping, he was happy to be out of kids, I wasn't happy about it. At all. It means more money. lol!
So we ended up going alone cause Gary was working on the bathroom and the other 3 didn't want to shop unless they were getting something too, so they stayed home. ;)
Tre` talked my leg off on the drive to Richmond and back, which was nice. He really has become a quiet little guy most of the time. So I enjoyed the 3 hrs we spent together. After shopping we went to Chipotle and drove to a park to eat, where we were grossed out by an awful smell and chased back to the van by bees.....We finished eating on the drive home.
I have to say, I hate to see them get older, and grow up, after all it means they will be leaving me soon, but I listen with bittersweet emotions to the big dreams they have for their future. I guess Rascal Flatts put it into words better than I ever could in "My Wish".
My Wish for you, is that this Life becomes all that you want
That your dreams stay big, Your worries stay small
You never have to carry more than you can hold
While your out there getting where your going to I hope you know
Somebody loves you and wants the same things too, Yea this, is my Wish
FYI- I sang this in a wedding once, Just in case your wondering how I know a country artist song ;) lol!
So we ended up going alone cause Gary was working on the bathroom and the other 3 didn't want to shop unless they were getting something too, so they stayed home. ;)
Tre` talked my leg off on the drive to Richmond and back, which was nice. He really has become a quiet little guy most of the time. So I enjoyed the 3 hrs we spent together. After shopping we went to Chipotle and drove to a park to eat, where we were grossed out by an awful smell and chased back to the van by bees.....We finished eating on the drive home.
I have to say, I hate to see them get older, and grow up, after all it means they will be leaving me soon, but I listen with bittersweet emotions to the big dreams they have for their future. I guess Rascal Flatts put it into words better than I ever could in "My Wish".
My Wish for you, is that this Life becomes all that you want
That your dreams stay big, Your worries stay small
You never have to carry more than you can hold
While your out there getting where your going to I hope you know
Somebody loves you and wants the same things too, Yea this, is my Wish
FYI- I sang this in a wedding once, Just in case your wondering how I know a country artist song ;) lol!
Friday, September 9, 2011
Miss me yet?
I really would blog more about my interesting life, like about my vacations, new house, new job, my new yacht, my latest shopping spree.....but....I can't make up interesting stories just for my followers so you'll have to be content with my kind of interesting.
I mean living with 4 kids, a husband , your MIL, and a Dog, could life be any more interesting?! There is always something going on! Ethan has a daily ritual of spilling something at least once, why I am not 130lbs, I don't know....never mind I do know, I drink Dr. Pepper like an pop-oholic it helps calm me.... lol!
This week Millie is on vacation, which I am sure she needs after all this interesting! So I am dog sitting this week. So the dog cries when I hold Ethan and play with him, and then tonight Ethan cried cause I was holding the dog....I had to laugh.
Ethan has started getting upset when I tell the things he said, esp cause I tell Garrett's mom and it embarrasses him when Garrett mentions it to him. I didn't realize it was a big deal till Sunday night, we were eating and Ethan & Garrett were sitting together and Ethan is all teary eyed and I asked what was wrong and he said "You tell everything!" I was lost, till they filled me in. So from now on, no telling the stories you read on here ;)
Today when we dropped Cayden off at school, Ethan yells to him "GOOD LUCK KISSIN' 'TORIA TODAY!" Poor Cayden he shuts the door as fast as he could and takes off.
Saturday, we went to Brookeville, it was the last weekend of Summer and we knew we had church on Sunday picnic on Monday so we enjoyed the one day of our weekend as a family day! It was very nice.
Monday we had a church picnic, here are some picture for you, it was so cold I didn't take many but it was a fun time for all of us.
Then we came home, visited with Jeremy & Lyndsey and Kensy for a bit, Ordered Pizza, ate and went to bed. See now don't you wish your life could be so interesting ;)
I can see it is WAAY past my bedtime as it is 12:50am! I like to be in bed by 9. haha! That isn't a joke, I don't know why I am laughing. I am getting old! Anyways, I love my interesting life even if it isn't what most people would call interesting, and I will never have a reality show based on it. It's just good clean living and i love it! Night all!
I mean living with 4 kids, a husband , your MIL, and a Dog, could life be any more interesting?! There is always something going on! Ethan has a daily ritual of spilling something at least once, why I am not 130lbs, I don't know....never mind I do know, I drink Dr. Pepper like an pop-oholic it helps calm me.... lol!
This week Millie is on vacation, which I am sure she needs after all this interesting! So I am dog sitting this week. So the dog cries when I hold Ethan and play with him, and then tonight Ethan cried cause I was holding the dog....I had to laugh.
Ethan has started getting upset when I tell the things he said, esp cause I tell Garrett's mom and it embarrasses him when Garrett mentions it to him. I didn't realize it was a big deal till Sunday night, we were eating and Ethan & Garrett were sitting together and Ethan is all teary eyed and I asked what was wrong and he said "You tell everything!" I was lost, till they filled me in. So from now on, no telling the stories you read on here ;)
Today when we dropped Cayden off at school, Ethan yells to him "GOOD LUCK KISSIN' 'TORIA TODAY!" Poor Cayden he shuts the door as fast as he could and takes off.
Saturday, we went to Brookeville, it was the last weekend of Summer and we knew we had church on Sunday picnic on Monday so we enjoyed the one day of our weekend as a family day! It was very nice.
Monday we had a church picnic, here are some picture for you, it was so cold I didn't take many but it was a fun time for all of us.
 |
| Ethan & Friends |
 |
| My Jade |
 |
| Boys playing ball |
 |
| Bouncy! |
 |
| Swing Batter Batter...... |
 |
| Ca-Bub aka Caleb |
I can see it is WAAY past my bedtime as it is 12:50am! I like to be in bed by 9. haha! That isn't a joke, I don't know why I am laughing. I am getting old! Anyways, I love my interesting life even if it isn't what most people would call interesting, and I will never have a reality show based on it. It's just good clean living and i love it! Night all!
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
It's been awhile
since I last blogged, but Life is still the same.
I went from Home schooling the kids to Public School, to Home school, and back to public for a week then at Public School and there to stay! It's been crazy, the 2 middle weeks of August was very stressful! But, it seems they are slowing down and returning to normal.
I really don't have a lot to say right now, just wanted you to know I haven't forgotten my blog ;) I will keep you updated on any interesting events in our lives, well the good interesting parts! ;)
So to my family, and my Friends far away,
I love you and I miss you....all of you!
I went from Home schooling the kids to Public School, to Home school, and back to public for a week then at Public School and there to stay! It's been crazy, the 2 middle weeks of August was very stressful! But, it seems they are slowing down and returning to normal.
I really don't have a lot to say right now, just wanted you to know I haven't forgotten my blog ;) I will keep you updated on any interesting events in our lives, well the good interesting parts! ;)
So to my family, and my Friends far away,
I love you and I miss you....all of you!
Saturday, August 13, 2011
You gotta Try it!
Diamond Plate Bar-B-Que
I would give this place an A++!
First time we tried it was today for lunch we had heard it wasn't good, then we were told it was good, so we decided to try it for ourselves. Here is our order
Pulled Pork Sandwich- A++ I have to say it beats City BBQ by a long shot!
Chicken (Smoked) - A Very tender and great flavor!
Pulled Chicken Sandwich- A++ Never had the pulled chicken like this, the flavor and seasoning were so good and different!
If I had to put this little hole in the wall place against City BBQ, I would eat at the Diamond Plate BBQ every time! You gotta go try it!
I would give this place an A++!
First time we tried it was today for lunch we had heard it wasn't good, then we were told it was good, so we decided to try it for ourselves. Here is our order
Pulled Pork Sandwich- A++ I have to say it beats City BBQ by a long shot!
Chicken (Smoked) - A Very tender and great flavor!
Pulled Chicken Sandwich- A++ Never had the pulled chicken like this, the flavor and seasoning were so good and different!
If I had to put this little hole in the wall place against City BBQ, I would eat at the Diamond Plate BBQ every time! You gotta go try it!
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Just sayin'
Mom and I were driving the other day and something was said about somebody not knowing how to say no, and Cayden in the backseat says, "MY mom is a professional at saying NO!"
I was fixing Ethan breakfast this week and he knows all about eggs and chickens. I told him Bro Wilgis from church gave us the eggs I was fixing, and we were just talking about Wilgis and chickens. A few minutes later as I was frying the bacon he asked me, "Does Bacon come from cows?" I, "No, bacon comes from pigs." Ethan, "YOU MEAN A PIG POOPED OUT THAT BACON?!!!"
Jadyn is griping cause Ethan punched her in the chest, and I asked he punched her why he punched her and she said "I don't know why I just told him his ear was as big as an elf's ear, and that's a good thing cause elves are good, and HE PUNCHED ME!" I should tell you Ethan's ear is swollen today and I don't know why!
Here is a letter I found the other day from Tre` to Gary. It is a few years old and I wish I could scan the letter so you could see the handwritting but our scanner doesn't work. So I will just retype it for you.
"Dear Dad,
I never know a father that buyed a gun for me and cayden I hope you have a great time at work and church and who bote (Bought) a gun for me? I want a gun for crismamis (Christmas) for a long time and dad i love when you get stofe (stuff) for me it makes me happy and i never forget when you do that. Dad when you die I will come to your anaversy (Anniversary)and I will be crying I will never forget I had a great father I love you very much dad."
I thought that was the sweetest letter I had to share it with you! This has to have been 5-6 years ago....
Enjoy your day!
I was fixing Ethan breakfast this week and he knows all about eggs and chickens. I told him Bro Wilgis from church gave us the eggs I was fixing, and we were just talking about Wilgis and chickens. A few minutes later as I was frying the bacon he asked me, "Does Bacon come from cows?" I, "No, bacon comes from pigs." Ethan, "YOU MEAN A PIG POOPED OUT THAT BACON?!!!"
Jadyn is griping cause Ethan punched her in the chest, and I asked he punched her why he punched her and she said "I don't know why I just told him his ear was as big as an elf's ear, and that's a good thing cause elves are good, and HE PUNCHED ME!" I should tell you Ethan's ear is swollen today and I don't know why!
Here is a letter I found the other day from Tre` to Gary. It is a few years old and I wish I could scan the letter so you could see the handwritting but our scanner doesn't work. So I will just retype it for you.
"Dear Dad,
I never know a father that buyed a gun for me and cayden I hope you have a great time at work and church and who bote (Bought) a gun for me? I want a gun for crismamis (Christmas) for a long time and dad i love when you get stofe (stuff) for me it makes me happy and i never forget when you do that. Dad when you die I will come to your anaversy (Anniversary)and I will be crying I will never forget I had a great father I love you very much dad."
I thought that was the sweetest letter I had to share it with you! This has to have been 5-6 years ago....
Enjoy your day!
Catch Up....if I can!
Ok so here is some pics on the camera that I had ever intention of blogging about. Sad thing is some I have forgotten what the humor or thought behind the picture was! So here's to catching up!
Jesse James- Aka- "Dennis the menace" AKA-Ethan
Then we spent a day with Kelly, Gary's sister. We had a nice relaxing day the kids swam and drove the thingy, I don't remember what it's called, (speaking of that word, "thingy" I totally embarrassed myself the other day, I had a blond moment and introduced somebody as the "person in charge of the "thingy"! If I told you who the person was I was introducing you would really get a good laugh but I will save myself that embarrassment! ) Anyways...back on subject, here are some pics from that day!
Then there was the 4-H Free Fair Parade. Jadyn went home with Olivia that day and got to ride in the fire truck with Livy and her family! She loved it! She then stayed the night and got to go to the fair and see some animals and just had a blast! When she came home on Monday, we left to go spend the week with the family in Springville! Here are some pics of the Parade.....
Well I hear Lyndsey and Kenzie upstairs so I better run! We have to get immunizations later too.....Busy day!
Jesse James- Aka- "Dennis the menace" AKA-Ethan
 | |||||
| Jesse James was here....... |
 |
| Cayden & Kelsey on the "thingy" |
 |
| Fly Boys! |
 |
| Joe and Tre` |
 |
| Cayden Kelsey and Ethan |
 |
| Beautiful Ava! |
Then there was the 4-H Free Fair Parade. Jadyn went home with Olivia that day and got to ride in the fire truck with Livy and her family! She loved it! She then stayed the night and got to go to the fair and see some animals and just had a blast! When she came home on Monday, we left to go spend the week with the family in Springville! Here are some pics of the Parade.....
 |
| Jade & Livy |
 |
| Ethan |
 |
| Cayden and Ethan waiting on the parade |
 |
| I don't understand why he can't just give me a pretty smile.... |
 |
| This is what he has been wearing, he lost 1 shoe to 3 pairs.... |
 |
| Jadyn! |
 |
| Jadyn in the truck! |
 | ||
| You don't see these in Dayton.....like EVER! haha! |
Friday, July 22, 2011
What's up....
Nothing out of the ordinary for us.
Started walking two weeks ago, gained 3 lbs. We went swimming with Friends Wed and Thurs this week, had so much fun! Cayden is going to camp and Tre` is going to mom's. Ethan and Jadyn are mad cause they aren't going anywhere! Gary's working and loving Honda so far! Still don't know what I am doing for school, which starts August 15th here. Love the new Wal-mart!!!! IT's SOOOOO CLEAN! Connersville has always had that dirty little wal-mart with minimal merchandise, I hated it, so I am thrilled with the new one! uhmmm other than that nothing else is happening here. I am thankful for the Summer though! NO matter how hot it gets it's still better than Winter!!! I guess if your reading my blog your thinking, Why does she even have a blog when she could post all this as her boring status updates on FB?! Answer is I just like to blog, sometimes it's out of boredom, sometimes a way to express thoughts I would otherwise never say ;) and sometimes it is just FUN! I keep hoping I will be offered a job rating restaurants, public bathrooms,Products, grocery stores, etc. but so far no job offers for me ;) SO I guess I will just have to be happy giving my humble opinion! Enjoy your weekend!
Started walking two weeks ago, gained 3 lbs. We went swimming with Friends Wed and Thurs this week, had so much fun! Cayden is going to camp and Tre` is going to mom's. Ethan and Jadyn are mad cause they aren't going anywhere! Gary's working and loving Honda so far! Still don't know what I am doing for school, which starts August 15th here. Love the new Wal-mart!!!! IT's SOOOOO CLEAN! Connersville has always had that dirty little wal-mart with minimal merchandise, I hated it, so I am thrilled with the new one! uhmmm other than that nothing else is happening here. I am thankful for the Summer though! NO matter how hot it gets it's still better than Winter!!! I guess if your reading my blog your thinking, Why does she even have a blog when she could post all this as her boring status updates on FB?! Answer is I just like to blog, sometimes it's out of boredom, sometimes a way to express thoughts I would otherwise never say ;) and sometimes it is just FUN! I keep hoping I will be offered a job rating restaurants, public bathrooms,Products, grocery stores, etc. but so far no job offers for me ;) SO I guess I will just have to be happy giving my humble opinion! Enjoy your weekend!
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Every Broken Piece.....
Last week was one of "those" weeks, I can't explain why it was, sometimes we just go through things that can't be explained. I was listening to the radio while driving and a song came on about God's love. It was "You Love Me Anyway" by Sidewalk Prophets http://youtu.be/y8BBCYFAYRI
In case you want to listen ;)
I was crying while driving and listening to this song and still I was arguing within myself, and told the Lord, "But, I am so broken, how can you love me?!"
I immediately felt the Lord answer me, with " I love every broken piece of you"
I am nothing, but He loves me.
He loves me
Every little broken piece of me, He loves
Every imperfect part of my perfectionist heart
He loves, He loves me.
In case you want to listen ;)
I was crying while driving and listening to this song and still I was arguing within myself, and told the Lord, "But, I am so broken, how can you love me?!"
I immediately felt the Lord answer me, with " I love every broken piece of you"
I am nothing, but He loves me.
He loves me
Every little broken piece of me, He loves
Every imperfect part of my perfectionist heart
He loves, He loves me.
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Happy Birthday....agian!
Summer is always full of extra calories for the Isaacs household! I mean 3 Birthdays within 4 weeks?!! Jadyn had an Oreo Ice Cream cake, ( I would rate it a C) Tre` chose a Cookie Cake from the Great American Cookie Company (of course it's good), and Cayden always wants a chocolate cake with the "Cold Gravy Icing"
You can guess what I am doing today. I didn't have a cake mix so I had to make a Chocolate Cake from scratch. It's been so long since I have had to make a cake like that, I forget what it taste like......guess I need to at least sample it.
All joking aside it's hard to think of Tre` without Cayden being included. It just seems like they came as a set! Today is the last day of this year that they will both be the same age. I have two 12yr olds. One is in a size Med in Areopostle the other an X-Small, one is wearing size 12 in mens shoes, the other a size 5 in kids, one weighs 130lbs or maybe more and the other weighs 80lbs if that......it's kinda comical to think they are both the same age, but if you know me, it's amusing.
It seems they grew overnight. Yes I am hating it. I am glad for healthy normal kids don't get me wrong, I thank God every night for them, but how did they get to be a pre-teen and a TEENAGER so fast?! I love them. They are both very good boys. Both work hard to help out at home, both obedient, both tender hearted, both saved, both momma's boys but each in their own way. Tre` is more quiet but yet he is the more immature of the two, Cayden will talk your leg off about chickens but when it comes to himself it's silence. Both are good brothers to their siblings. Pests. ( I mean hello they have the Isaacs blood they are going to be pests! Cayden is worse though!!!) The other day we were driving and something came up, I can't remember what but I started in on my "talk" and Tre` says "Oh Mom! Please! We just had this "talk" the other day! Not Agian!" So somehow.......Cayden turns 13 tomorrow, and Tre 12 two weeks ago. I am so thankful for my two boys, and I can't imagine my life without them. Happy Birthday boys, I love you, and I am so proud of you both!
You can guess what I am doing today. I didn't have a cake mix so I had to make a Chocolate Cake from scratch. It's been so long since I have had to make a cake like that, I forget what it taste like......guess I need to at least sample it.
All joking aside it's hard to think of Tre` without Cayden being included. It just seems like they came as a set! Today is the last day of this year that they will both be the same age. I have two 12yr olds. One is in a size Med in Areopostle the other an X-Small, one is wearing size 12 in mens shoes, the other a size 5 in kids, one weighs 130lbs or maybe more and the other weighs 80lbs if that......it's kinda comical to think they are both the same age, but if you know me, it's amusing.
It seems they grew overnight. Yes I am hating it. I am glad for healthy normal kids don't get me wrong, I thank God every night for them, but how did they get to be a pre-teen and a TEENAGER so fast?! I love them. They are both very good boys. Both work hard to help out at home, both obedient, both tender hearted, both saved, both momma's boys but each in their own way. Tre` is more quiet but yet he is the more immature of the two, Cayden will talk your leg off about chickens but when it comes to himself it's silence. Both are good brothers to their siblings. Pests. ( I mean hello they have the Isaacs blood they are going to be pests! Cayden is worse though!!!) The other day we were driving and something came up, I can't remember what but I started in on my "talk" and Tre` says "Oh Mom! Please! We just had this "talk" the other day! Not Agian!" So somehow.......Cayden turns 13 tomorrow, and Tre 12 two weeks ago. I am so thankful for my two boys, and I can't imagine my life without them. Happy Birthday boys, I love you, and I am so proud of you both!
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
:) just me....
Jadyn is back home! I am not sure she missed us near as much as we missed her. As a matter of fact I think she would have went right back home with Mamaw & Papaw! So now they are all home and things are back to normal. I love my normal, it's kinda boring at times but whos complaining!
JUST so you all know, I went to the grocery in Shelbyville yesterday! ;) hahahaha! it was SO clean, I didn't have any OCD-ish flipping out either, no flies in the food, no nasty restrooms.....just a nice clean super center Walmart!
okay that's all I got today! Oh! Wait! I did make my own laundry detergent yesterday. I made 10 gallons for $5. and have plenty of ingredients for the next 10 batches of 10 gal! So I am going from $20+ a week to just pennies.....so far so good ;)
JUST so you all know, I went to the grocery in Shelbyville yesterday! ;) hahahaha! it was SO clean, I didn't have any OCD-ish flipping out either, no flies in the food, no nasty restrooms.....just a nice clean super center Walmart!
okay that's all I got today! Oh! Wait! I did make my own laundry detergent yesterday. I made 10 gallons for $5. and have plenty of ingredients for the next 10 batches of 10 gal! So I am going from $20+ a week to just pennies.....so far so good ;)
Saturday, July 9, 2011
The rest of my vacation posting....
I meant to post this the day I did the Camp Golan post but everything went crazy for a while.....
So on my "vacation" I stayed at Sarah and Seth's house. I was pretty excited because I hadn't seen Taylor in 9 months. Not to mention S & S. Seth ended up having to stay in TN to work, and Taylor didn't know me. She wouldn't have much to do with me and I didn't want to push her but she LOVED Jadyn, Ethan, Cayden & Tre`. And they loved her! On Wednesday night during church I was surprised by Seth coming in! I have to admit I was sitting there tearing up thinking he drove all that way to see me ;) And Taylor's face when she seen her daddy was priceless! I seen Seth for about 2 hrs, between food, church, & people, but it was nice to know he drove (well JUSTIN INGRAM drove him, thanks Jud) 3 hrs there and then back again that night, just to spend 2 hrs with me. Most people I know, wouldn't drive all that way just to see me! haha! I love my little brother! ;)
And I love his sweet wife and baby girl, the only problem is that I don't see them near enough!
I was thinking the other day I am really blessed to have so many great SILS, they are some of my best friends!
Okay enough sappy-ness...... ;)
So on my "vacation" I stayed at Sarah and Seth's house. I was pretty excited because I hadn't seen Taylor in 9 months. Not to mention S & S. Seth ended up having to stay in TN to work, and Taylor didn't know me. She wouldn't have much to do with me and I didn't want to push her but she LOVED Jadyn, Ethan, Cayden & Tre`. And they loved her! On Wednesday night during church I was surprised by Seth coming in! I have to admit I was sitting there tearing up thinking he drove all that way to see me ;) And Taylor's face when she seen her daddy was priceless! I seen Seth for about 2 hrs, between food, church, & people, but it was nice to know he drove (well JUSTIN INGRAM drove him, thanks Jud) 3 hrs there and then back again that night, just to spend 2 hrs with me. Most people I know, wouldn't drive all that way just to see me! haha! I love my little brother! ;)
And I love his sweet wife and baby girl, the only problem is that I don't see them near enough!
I was thinking the other day I am really blessed to have so many great SILS, they are some of my best friends!
Okay enough sappy-ness...... ;)
Friday, July 8, 2011
Sale Alert!!!
Mattresses at a GIVE AWAY price! Free!!!
With this great give away, comes these Exclusive Luxuries:
*"Breakfast in Bed*",
**Also, the luxury of never having to climb out of bed every morning to begin your day**
***Guaranteed to make you loose weight while you sleep***
Please read the disclaimers:
*The bed bugs are the ones who enjoy the "Breakfast in Bed"
**The reason you never wake in the bed the next morning is due to the bed bugs carrying you away each night.
***The weight loss may be attributed to the loss of appetite due to the amount of bug bites you will be scratching, or the stress of sleepless night and all the above mentioned luxury's ***
With this great give away, comes these Exclusive Luxuries:
*"Breakfast in Bed*",
**Also, the luxury of never having to climb out of bed every morning to begin your day**
***Guaranteed to make you loose weight while you sleep***
Please read the disclaimers:
*The bed bugs are the ones who enjoy the "Breakfast in Bed"
**The reason you never wake in the bed the next morning is due to the bed bugs carrying you away each night.
***The weight loss may be attributed to the loss of appetite due to the amount of bug bites you will be scratching, or the stress of sleepless night and all the above mentioned luxury's ***
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Ethan
So the small problem of last evening has turned into something quite different! Ethan's pain he said was in his side was actually in his hip area. He was up most of the night in pain, and just kept getting worse till this morning it was so bad he can't stand, can't move the left leg without screaming. We took him to our Dr. who is in Dayton. Poor little guy he would fall asleep and be woken by his leg being moved at a curve, a bump or a hill which resulted in him screaming. After an exam and X-ray's there are no broken bones but he has Synovitis of the Hip.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synovitis
It is something that will pass on it's own but is very painful according to Dr. Avery. He described it as being an inflammation in his hip joints, we are to give him Ibuprofen, 2 tsp, every 6 hrs. As long as he doesn't move, at all, he is not in bad pain but for him to do something as simple as going to potty is pretty painful. He has no bruising, no swelling no outward sign of anything wrong which was pretty scary for me last night, I had no sleep and you know how when it comes to your kids you always imagine the worst. I was thinking he had something awful, I know this is painful but, let me tell you, I am so thankful it wasn't worse!
I probably won't be on here much, Ethan is hard to take care of when he is sick so I can't imagine me getting a lot of time during this, with him being in pain. Last night he was crying, " Oh GOD! HELP ME!" and telling me, "I don't want to die" I know that sounds dramatic to some but to him, he was scared & hurting so bad, and to me, I was scared because I just had no idea what was going on! I am just thankful to our family who prayed this morning for him, I really appreciate it, and to those of you reading this, if you want to say a prayer for him it would be greatly appreciated. The Dc said it will take probably 24hrs for any improvement at all.
Isn't Life just amazing, I mean, I know I needed God in so many ways yesterday morning, but I didn't know I would need Him for yet another Role in my Life! It seems for every day I live, there is another reason I need Him. I'm just thankful He is near, even at 3am!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synovitis
It is something that will pass on it's own but is very painful according to Dr. Avery. He described it as being an inflammation in his hip joints, we are to give him Ibuprofen, 2 tsp, every 6 hrs. As long as he doesn't move, at all, he is not in bad pain but for him to do something as simple as going to potty is pretty painful. He has no bruising, no swelling no outward sign of anything wrong which was pretty scary for me last night, I had no sleep and you know how when it comes to your kids you always imagine the worst. I was thinking he had something awful, I know this is painful but, let me tell you, I am so thankful it wasn't worse!
I probably won't be on here much, Ethan is hard to take care of when he is sick so I can't imagine me getting a lot of time during this, with him being in pain. Last night he was crying, " Oh GOD! HELP ME!" and telling me, "I don't want to die" I know that sounds dramatic to some but to him, he was scared & hurting so bad, and to me, I was scared because I just had no idea what was going on! I am just thankful to our family who prayed this morning for him, I really appreciate it, and to those of you reading this, if you want to say a prayer for him it would be greatly appreciated. The Dc said it will take probably 24hrs for any improvement at all.
Isn't Life just amazing, I mean, I know I needed God in so many ways yesterday morning, but I didn't know I would need Him for yet another Role in my Life! It seems for every day I live, there is another reason I need Him. I'm just thankful He is near, even at 3am!
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Ethanisims
I was in the shower tonight when Gary rushes Ethan in to use the bathroom. Ethan is sitting there moaning and saying how bad his side hurt so I was trying to be sympathetic and come up with a reason why for him.
I said "Have you "pottied" today?"
Ethan, moaning, "Yes!"
Me, " Well maybe you need to potty again because you haven't did so since you ate supper."
Ethan through his moans and in a hateful voice said, "How about YOU hurt all day and hurt all night?!"
I said "Have you "pottied" today?"
Ethan, moaning, "Yes!"
Me, " Well maybe you need to potty again because you haven't did so since you ate supper."
Ethan through his moans and in a hateful voice said, "How about YOU hurt all day and hurt all night?!"
Camp Golan
Lori called me the weekend before our outdoor Camp Meeting to ask me f I wanted to go to Camp Golan. It is in Va. where mom and dad had just moved from, 2 weeks before we got there! Ironic. So we left Tues morning, and got home Friday evening. I think the kids enjoyed it, and it is a nice camp to go to for kids of all ages, they have special activities for the children under 10, while those over 10 get the youth camp experience. Chris & Heather Crisp were there so we had a lot of fun sitting and making fun of each other ;) Cris reads my blog and thinks I should start a blog on just public bathrooms I visit.....he said "Who takes pictures of public restrooms and puts it on their blog?!" Hello.....me! I met some nice people and chatted with a lot of old friends. All in all it was a very nice time, I was hoping for more preaching from the night speaker, Douglas Meadows but, the kids were all praying.
Heather, Me, Lori
Oh! Also while I was there I fixed Jamie Rice Webb's hair. Which touches the ground, and she is several inches taller than I so here is a pic for you, you just would believe me if I didn't show you!
so that sums up our vacation to Camp Gollan. I will spare you the details of the drive you can imagine what it was like, if one was hot the other was cold, most of the griping came from my own kids though! ;)
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)