Happy Birthday to You!!!!

Honey, 

Hope you have the best birthday ever!!!!  I just couldn't put all those candles on the cake we would have had a melt down....LOL

Happy Birthday Zack!!!!!

Happy 12th Birthday Zachary.....Hope you have a fabulous time at your party with Daddy, Courtney and all of your friends.  Nana, Papa, Dee and RyRy love you...We will see you later so that you can celebrate with your Mom. 

Happy Fall Blessings!

 

Children were asked:
"What is God like?"

 

God is like Bayer Aspirin-He works Miracles

God is like a Ford-He's got a better idea

God is like Coke-He's the real thing

God is like Hallmark Cards-He cares enough to send His very best

God is like Tide-He gets the stains out others leave behind

God is like General Electric-He brings good things to life

God is like Walmart-He has everything

God is like Alka Seltzer-Try Him and you'll like Him

God is like Scotch Tape-You can't see Him, but you know He is there

God is like All State-You're in good hands with Him

God is like V05-He holds through all kinds of weather
God is like Dial Soap-Aren't you glad you have Him?  Dont you wish everyone did?

God is like the US Post Office-neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet, nore ice will keep Him from His appointed destination

God is like Maxwell House-He's good to the last drop

God is like Bounty-He is the quicker picker upper: He can handle the tough jobs, and He wont fall apart on you!

 

Those who take for granted....

 the People in their Lives..............YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE.....you really need to get on YOUR knees and Thank GOD for those people who have selflessly put their needs aside to help YOU in YOUR life while YOU were down and out!  What is it inside of YOU that remains so cold and heartless, so envious and dark after all this time!  Pull yourselves together

and stop looking behind you and start looking for what is ahead for you and yours!!!!  

 

STOP WASTING YOUR TIME, THEIR TIME and MY TIME!!!!!

 

Go and get the HELP that YOU NEED to OVERCOME whatever it is that has

a hold on you!!!!!!!  You are worth it, They are worth it......I will pray for you to become strong and healthy.  To become the person that God has always meant for you to be, I know you can do this, YOU NEED TO KNOW THAT YOU CAN and YOU WILL SURVIVE IT With GOD's HELP, YOU WILL SURVIVE!!!!!!  FIRST YOU HAVE TO LOOSE THAT ANGER YOU HOLD WITHIN YOU.....LET IT GO!!!!!

 

 

Back To School....

Back to school is upon us already....some of you have already headed back...and I hope you are having the time of your life. 

 

 

Our crew went back this morning.....sure hoping everyone is enjoying their new teachers and making new friends and opening up to learning all they can for the next 180 days of school.  God bless you all!

 

Wanted to take a moment and wish my grandson, Lil Chris a "Happy Birthday" shoutout!!  Hope you are having a great day so far.  Nana & Papa will see you a little later.  We Love you!

Happy 4TH Of July!

Human Nature....

Ever ask "Why" and then wondered why you even thought of asking "Why" when you already knew you weren't going to get an answer or at least not anything that would make any sense!

So again I am going to ask "Why!"

Why do you keep hurting me over and over again....."WHY!"

It's just a thought.....and if I ever need an answer for this I know you will respect me

enough to tell me...."WHY!"

Happy Father's Day!

To All the Dad's out there may you be having a "Happy Father's Day!

It's Friday!!!!





"Happy Birthday" Chris!

My wish for you Son:

Comfort on difficult days,

smiles when sadness intrudes,

rainbows to follow the clouds,

laughter to kiss your lips,

sunsets to warm your heart,

hugs when spirits sag,

beauty for your eyes to see,

friendships to brighten your being,

faith so you can believe,

confidence for when you doubt,

courage to know yourself,

patience to accept the truth,

Love to complete your life.

"Happy Memorial Day" weekend!

Hope everyone has a "Happy Memorial Day" weekend!

Happy Mother's Day!

"Reflection of a Mother"

I gave you life, but cannot live it for you.

I can teach you things, but I cannot make you learn.

I can give you directions, but I cannot be there to lead you.

I can allow you freedom, but I cannot account for it.

I can take you to church, but I cannot make you believe.

I can teach you right from wrong, but I cannot always decide for you.

I can buy you beautiful clothes, but I cannot make you beautiful inside.

I can offer you advice, but I cannot accept it for you.

I can give you love, but I cannot force it upon you.

I can teach you to share, but I cannot make you unselfish.

I can teach you respect, but I cannot force you to show honor.

I can advise you about friends, but cannot choose them for you.

I can advise you about sex, but I cannot keep you pure.

I can tell you the facts of life, but I can't build your reputation.

I can tell you about drink, but I can't say "no" for you.

I can warn you about drugs, but I can't prevent you from using them.

I can tell you about lofty goals, but I can't achieve them for you.

I can teach you about kindness, but I can't force you to be gracious.

I can warn you about sins, but I cannot make you moral.

I can love you as a child, but I cannot place you in God's family.

I can pray for you, but I cannot make you walk with God.

I can teach you about Jesus, but I cannot make Jesus your Lord.

I can tell you how to live, but I cannot give you eternal life.

I can love you with unconditional love all of my life...and I will!

You are where God wants you to be...

You are where God wants you to be
so don't give up.....trust in him and hang on!!!!!!!

Tolerance!

The Cold Within

Six humans trapped by happenstance
In bleak and bitter cold.
Each one possessed a stick of wood
Or so the story's told.

Their dying fire in need of logs
The first man held his back
For of the faces 'round the fire
He noticed one was black.

The next man looking cross the way
Saw one not of his church
And couldn't bring himself to give
The fire his stick of birch.

The third one sat in tattered clothes.
He gave his coat a hitch.
Why should his log be put to use
To warm the idle rich?

The rich man just sat back and thought
Of the wealth he had in store
And how to keep what he had earned
From the lazy, shiftess poor.

The black man's face bespoke revenge
As the fire passed from sight.
For all he saw in his stick of wood
Was a chance to spite the white.

The last man of this forlorn group
Did naught except for gain.
Giving only to those who gave
Was how he played the game.

Their logs held tight in death's still hands
Was proof of human sin.
They didn't die from the cold without,
They died from the cold within.

~ James Patrick Kinney ~

 As you think in your heart, so you are.
     ~ Proverbs 23:7 ~

Happy Easter Everyone!

Many of us grew up celebrating Easter as the holiday where a cute little bunny rabbit brought chocolate and other delicious treats for everyone to eat. All we had to do was look diligently for the eggs hidden around the house and eventually it would lead us to the only thing we cared about: that giant basket of goodies.

Many are still celebrating Easter in a similar fashion. It's become tradition - it's just what we do. This year I have a radical suggestion: start a new tradition. Something that goes much, much deeper than a furry rabbit & candy.

Now don't get me wrong - I'd be lying if I told you there was no chocolate involved in my Easter weekend. I'd also be lying if I told you there were no Peeps or other marshmallow-y related food products. Or jelly beans. Or Twizzlers. There's nothing wrong with having a little egg hunt & candy at Easter - it's fun. But there is something wrong when Easter becomes all about the bunnies and the eggs and the chocolate.

Easter is actually the greatest love story ever told - yet mankind has managed to water it down to an opportunity to devour a few extra M&M's and are actually 'offended' when they hear it. How could that be? What's offensive about this: The very first Easter weekend - three days that changed the world forever - took place over 2,000 years ago. Mankind was lost, floundering - headed for destruction. But because God so loved the world, He gave his one and only Son, so that whosoever believes in him will never die & have eternal life. And like the good Shepherd, Jesus laid down His life for the flock - and suffered greatly in doing so. He didn't have to - but He did. That is why we celebrate.

And that is why we need to start a new tradition this Easter - whether you're Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Wiccan, still thinking about it (come on already!), etc - because the holiday has nothing to do with chocolate. It's about showing love. Instead of just pounding some creme eggs & jelly beans - reach out to a friend or neighbor or total stranger. Get to know them - and look for ways you can help them. Donate your time. Donate some food. Whatever it is, just find a way to help someone in need.

America's woes are easily solvable with that one, powerful, incredible word: love. That is why we are gathering this summer for Restoring Love in Dallas at Cowboys Stadium - to remind people of our greater purpose and stir us to action. It's also why I have great hope - because I know the American people & what we are capable of when we put our minds, and more importantly our hearts, to something.

I look forward to hearing about your new Easter tradition - one that I believe will save the country.

(Excerpt from email sent from Glenn Beck) 

My Mom's Birthday is Today!

I so wish I could have made the trip down to see you on your Birthday and Easter...but since I couldn't please know that I am there in spirit....I love you and send you my love and lots of hugs and kisses from us all.

Yesterday was your birthday:)

Ryan's 3rd Birthday!

We celebrated my grandson's 3rd birthday yesterday!  He is a St. Patty's Day baby...Kind of looks like a little leprechaun too I might add....adorable, sweet and cute!!!  

Please See Me...

An Old Lady's Poem

What do you see, nurses, what do you see?   
What are you thinking when you're looking at me?  
A crabby old woman, not very wise. 
Uncertain of habit, with faraway eyes?

Who dribbles her food and makes no reply. 
When you say in a loud voice, "I do wish you'd try!"  
Who seems not to notice the things that you do,
And forever is losing a stocking or shoe.....

Who, resisting or not, lets you do as you will, 
With bathing and feeding, the long day to fill.... 
Is that what you're thinking? Is that what you see?

Then open your eyes, nurse; you're not looking at me.
I'll tell you who I am as I sit here so still,
As I do at your bidding, as I eat at your will.

I'm a small child of ten...with a father and mother,
Brothers and sisters, who love one another.
A young girl of sixteen, with wings on her feet, 
Dreaming that soon now a lover she'll meet.

A bride soon at twenty -- my heart gives a leap, 
Remembering the vows that I promised to keep.
 
At twenty-five now, I have young of my own, 
Who need me to guide and a secure happy home.
 
A woman of thirty, my young now grown fast, 
Bound to each other with ties that should last.

At forty, my young sons have grown and are gone, 
But my man's beside me to see I don't mourn.

At fifty once more, babies play round my knee, 
Again we know children, my loved one and me.

Dark days are upon me, my husband is dead; 
I look at the future, I shudder with dread. 
For my young are all rearing young of their own, 
And I think of the years and the love that I've known.

I'm now an old woman...and nature is cruel;
'Tis jest to make old age look like a fool. 
The body, it crumbles, grace and vigor depart, 
There is now a stone where I once had a heart.

But inside this old carcass a young girl still dwells, 
And now and again my battered heart swells.
I remember the joys, I remember the pain, 
And I'm loving and living life over again.

I think of the years ....all gone too fast,
And accept the stark fact that nothing can last.

So open your eyes nurses, open and see ...
Not a crabby old woman; Please look closer..
and see ME!!