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Friday, May 16, 2008

Thank you for praying for me......

This has been a rough week for me.....mentally! I had a check up at the oncologist and it didn't go as well as I would have loved it to. But I truly believe that day will come! That was a disappointing day, but the Lord will never disappoint me! I have faith in His faithfulness and His promise to me.
Psalm 118:17 I will not die but live, and will proclaim what the LORD has done!
Also, our oldest will be leaving very soon to live with a missionary family. These two things, along with one of our daughters graduation have been major events in my life. Depression has really tried its best to set in, but today I was much better mentally. Physically I feel fine!
I always go to the piano and play this song during times like these and I just wanted to let everyone know that
My God is faithful!
Great is His faithfulness. In Romans it says, "Even when we are faithless, HE REMAINS FAITHFUL." My oldest daughter is always such an encouragement (best friend) to me and I will miss her dearly. Pray that the days and weeks go by quickly and that she is covered by the blood of Jesus day and night! Thank you so much! I am in awe of the dear friends I have met on xanga....
Great Is Thy Faithfulness
Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father,
There is no shadow of turning with Thee;
Thou changest not, Thy compassions they fail not;
As Thou hast been Thou forever wilt be.
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Summer and winter, and springtime and harvest,
Sun, moon and stars in their courses above
Join with all nature in manifold witness
To Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love.
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Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth,
Thy own dear presence to cheer and to guide;
Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,
Blessings all mine with ten thousand beside!!!!!!
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Great is Thy faithfulness! Great is Thy faithfulness! Morning by morning new mercies I see;
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided - Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord unto me!

Sunday, May 11, 2008

Happy-est Mother's Day

Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.

To My Children
Just for this morning, I am going to step over the laundry, and pick you up and take you to the park to play.
Just for this morning, I will leave the dishes in the sink, and let you teach me how to put that puzzle of yours together.
Just for this afternoon, I will unplug the telephone and keep the computer off, and sit with you in the backyard and blow bubbles.
Just for this afternoon, I won't worry about what you are going to be when you grow up, or second guess every decision I have made where you are concerned.
Just for this afternoon, I will let you help me bake cookies, and I won't stand over you trying to fix them.
Just for this afternoon, I will take us to McDonald's and buy us both a Happy Meal so you can have both toys.
Just for this evening, I will hold you in my arms and tell you a story about how you were born and how much I love you.
Just for this evening, I will let you splash in the tub and not get angry.
Just for this evening, I will let you stay up late while we sit on the porch and count all the stars.
Just for this evening, I will snuggle beside you for hours, and miss my favorite TV shows.
Just for this evening, when I run my fingers through your hair, as you pray, I will simply be grateful that God has given me the greatest gift ever given.
And when I kiss you goodnight, I will hold you a little tighter, a little longer. It is then, that I will thank God for you, and ask Him for nothing, except another day......

Stephanie

Wednesday, May 07, 2008

This is the Day God Chose
to bring our first (reversal baby) son into the world.
What a day ~ I'll never forget hearing
"It's a boy!"

for the first time in 13 years!! A baby boy ~ 9lb and 9oz ~ 22 inches long ~
God protected him in the womb.
At birth the OB discovered an infection (sepsis) was traveling up the umbilical cord toward him. The amniotic fluid was cloudy from infection. Thank God he was perfectly healthy!
He and my Dad both celebrate the same birthday!

~ Birthday Buddies ~
and......what joy and fun he has brought into our life!!!
Thank you Lord
for
Bradley Joseph

Happy 9th birthday Bradley!
When he was only three, I would say...."Out of all the little boys in the whole wide world, how come God gave me the best one?" He would say with sweet sincerity, "Because He loves you Mommy!" Awwwwww How humbling is that?
He is still an affectionate son today. When he was little, I would tell him stories at naptime. I can still see the look on his face. He was like a little sponge that would soak up every word spoken and want to hear more.
One of his best character qualities is attentiveness! What a blessing!
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For my birthday Monday, our youngest son watched the others give me gifts (before I even got out of bed!!!) He then went and got a bag, filled it with these items, brought it to me and said, "Mommy, I worked so hard on this picture for you." Awwwww....aren't these the sweetest little boys? I just love them so much!

BTW, this is his favorite airplane!
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Mother's Day 2007
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Everything I Know I Learned in Home School
by Melody Gillum
- I know that character is more important than academics. An educated fool is still a fool, and the Bible does not have anything good to say about fools.
- I know that experience is a great teacher. No matter how many books you read about bicycles, you will never learn to ride one until you get on one and try, fall, and try, try again.
- I know the best place for socialization is the home. If you can get along with your family, you can get along with anybody.
- I know that relationships are more important than rules. A strong, resilient parent-child relationship is the glue that bonds a family.
- I know that being real teaches more than being right. If I win the argument and lose the child's heart, what good is that? If I am right and go about everything in a wrong way, then I have not Love.
- I know that people are more important than things. They are only children once, and then your opportunity is gone. For now, I choose the children.
- I know that it is not about me. It is about God. It is about obedience. It is about my children, my grandchildren, and the generations to come. It is a life of training and teaching, of learning and growing. About doing the best I can with what I have and what I know.
Stephanie

Monday, May 05, 2008

Today is the day God chose

Today is the day God chose to bring me into the world....yes, it's my birthday!!! Happy birthday to me! It was a wonderful day today.
I got to spend it with Brittany

Twice in the past two weeks or so I have 'lost it' thinking about her going to Nicaragua for so long! I missed them so much when she and Natalie went for two weeks!
God's grace IS (and WILL BE) sufficient.
Yesterday was one of those days! For some reason, I decided to update her journal I have been adding to and working on for years, (filling in...you know those type) and was adding pictures. I could hardly look at her without wanting to cry, and finally I met Barry in our closet and I had a crying spell. He is such a comforter and helper.
She is my best friend (next to Barry) and has helped me get through the toughest times in my life. No one else but God knows about some of them....not even Barry. He's a man (well, of course you know that! ), and they don't always understand everything like a woman does. Sometimes they are at work when "things" happen and we break.
But, God has blessed me with the most wonderful " _ " year old daughter in the world!!! This I know to be true! She is beautiful inside and outside. Very mature for her age and can run a household. She has actually been capable of that since she was about 12 or 13 years old. Brittany is our dinner cook sooooo.....I have brainstormed and decided to make out a rotating dinner menu for three weeks and a coordinating grocery list and go from there. Brittany has always been able to put together what we have, add the most perfect blend of spices and make a delicious meal, most of the time without recipes!
Please pray that God really does make this transition into another season easy on us both. She is so close to her brothers and sisters and will miss them terribly. She needs God's grace as well. Thanks for your prayers!

Mother's Day is coming!!! I have so much I want to pass along, so let's start with Proverbs 31:10-31
The Woman Who Fears the Lord
from The Message Bible

A good woman is hard to find, and worth far more than diamonds.
Her husband trusts her wtihout reserve, and never has reason to regret it.
Never spiteful, she treats him generously all her life long.
She shops around for the best yarns and cottons, and enjoys knitting and sewing.
She's like a trading ship that sails to faraway places and brings back exotic surprises.
She's up before dawn, preparing breakfast for her family and organizing her day.
She looks over a field and buys it, then, with money she's put aside, plants a garden.
First thing in the morning, she dresses for work, rolls up her sleeves, eager to get started.
She senses the worth of her work, is in no hurry to call it quits for the day.
She's skilled in the crafts of home and hearth, diligent in homemaking.
She's quick to assist anyone in need, reaches out to help the poor.
She doesn't worry about her family when it snows; their winter clothes are all mended and ready to wear.
She makes her own clothing, and dresses in colorful linens and silks.
Her husband is greatly respected when he deliberates with the city fathers.
She designs gowns and sells them, brings the sweaters she knits to the dress shops.
Her clothes are well-made and elegant, and she always faces tomorrow with a smile.
When she speaks she has something worthwhile to say, and she always says it kindly.
She keeps an eye on everyone in her household, and keeps them all busy and productive.
Her children respect and bless her; her husband joins in with words of praise: "Many women have done wonderful things but you've outclassed them all!"
Charm can mislead and beauty soon fades. The woman to be admired and praised is the woman who lives in the Fear-of-God.
Give her everything she deserves! Festoon her life with praises!

Enjoy your week, and enjoy your children!
Children are a heritage of the Lord, and the fruit of the womb is His reward! Psalm 127:3
~Stephanie~

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Miscellaneous Musings

My favorite poem ~
Out in the Fields
The little cares which fretted me,
I lost them yesterday
Among the fields, above the sea,
Among the winds at play;
Among the lowing of the herds,
The rustling of the trees,
Among the singing of the birds,
The humming of the bees.
The foolish fears of what may come,
I cast them all away
Among the clover scented grass,
Among the new mown hay;
Among the hushing of the corn,
Where drowsing poppies nod,
Ill thoughts can die, and good be born,
Out in the fields of God.
(Elizabeth Barrett Browning, 1806-1861)
Matthew 6:28-30 “Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall He not much more clothe you?

Casting my care......
Psalm 41:11 (New Living Translation)
I know you are pleased with me,
      for you have not let my enemies triumph over me.
Well, our van is totalled. Thank God the girls are doing well and thank God for a good chiropractor! Now we have to look for a new vehicle to seat us all and tow our RV. We really don't have time to shop for a vehicle right now, but we are going to have to make time.  We need wisdom ~ thank God He gives liberally when we ask!

Emily Dawn
Emily will graduate this weekend! The ceremony is Saturday morning which has kept us busy. We are having potentially 75 people over that evening.  Brittany has been working soooo hard cleaning our carpets. What patience she must have! It takes a very long time for the steamer to do its thing. It is a VERY slow process, but maybe she is enjoying the monotony of it!! Sometimes that can be good ~ I think I'd like a little monotony about now.  Yea...The carpets look NEW!
There are so many details that go into a Graduation Party. Especially just after a wreck like the girls just had and preparing our oldest for a five month mission trip. To top it off, I'm not really into hosting big parties. Sorry, but it's true. I'm doing this for our daughter. That's the bottom line! I like small intimate gathering where I can visit each person, or sit around quietly and worship the Lord! Is that selfish or what???? Pray for me
You might want to pass this site along to friends and family. There is alot going on in the world concerning parents rights (or lack thereof!)................
www.parentalrights.org
This is a picture I took before the A.L.E.R.T. Cadet meeting which is a father/son group. ALERT stands for Air Land Emergency Resource Team. At this particular meeting, Barry taught the young men how to do interior house painting. Then on Saturday the group painted for a large family that has undertaken a large addition to their house. Their ninth baby is due within a couple of weeks. They had a small house for 8 boys and 1 girl ~ but added a large bedroom for all 8 boys!  Each time the Cadets (ages 8-17) meet, they learn a new skill. The Dad's lead the devotional and there are projects they work on together between meetings....it's pretty neat.....OMGoodness...I promise Barry doesn't wear this shirt all the time! Just when I take a picture of him I guess! LOL

I'm still learning not to tip the camera toooooo much (like this one!)
A politician looks forward only to the next election,
A statesman looks forward to the next generation.

Stephanie