Thankful Thursday 8

Thankful this week for:


1.  Normal thyroid levels!! Whoo-hoo!!!

2. Publix milk prices, and that I happened to be out that way where I could stop. (We go through A LOT of milk!)

3. Reading just the right passage when I needed to hear it.

4.  Google search.

5.  Giovanni's with friends after worship service last night.

6.  Friends who know they can confide in me about anything.

7.  The Remember Me app on my phone.

8.  All three kids took a nap yesterday...at the same time!!

9.  Options. (Even if they do make my head spin sometimes)

10. Friends who don't care if my house isn't spic and span when they visit! ;)



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He Will Provide

Have you ever prayed, and turned right around and read something that you really needed to hear? After speaking with the Lord rather earnestly, I opened my Bible, and part of my reading tonight just happened to be Psalm 116. I wanted to share it with you.

I love the Lord because He hears my voice and my prayer for mercy.
Because He bends down to listen, I will pray as long as I have breath!
Death wrapped its ropes around me; the terrors of the grave overtook me. I saw only trouble and sorrow.
Then I called on the name of the Lord: "Please, Lord, save me!"
How kind the Lord is! How good He is! So merciful, this God of ours!
The Lord protects those of childlike faith; I was facing death and He saved me.
Let my soul be at rest again, for the Lord has been good to me.
He has saved me from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.
And so I walk in the Lord's presence as I live here on earth!
I believed in You, so I said, "I am deeply troubled, Lord."
In my anxiety I called out to you, "These people are all liars!"
What can I offer the Lord for all He has done for me?
I will lift up the cup of salvation and praise the Lord's name for saving me.
I will keep my promises to the Lord in the presence of all His people.
The Lord cares deeply when His loved ones die.
O Lord, I am Your servant; yes, I am Your servant, born into Your household; You have freed me from my chains.
I will offer You a sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the Lord.
I will fulfill my vows to the Lord in the presence of all His people--
in the house of the Lord in the heart of Jerusalem.
Praise the Lord!


It helped me so much just to be reminded that God cares, and that in the decisions we are trying to make, He will guide us if we will just let Him. "He hears my voice"....."I walk in the Lord's presence"....."Praise the Lord!"

My friends, I ask that you will pray that the Lord will give me clear guidance, and that I will find courage and encouragement. I thank you, and return the favor.

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My Own v. 2

Since I put myself out there with a Corri original last week, I figured why not do it again. So for your enjoyment (and my inner torture?), here is a poem I wrote a couple of years ago I wrote for my grandparents for their fiftieth wedding anniversary.


Love beyond measure, good deeds untold
While walking through life, each others' hands hold.
Their fair share of thunderstorms, sorrow, and pain,
But also of sunshine, laughter, and gain.
Their goodness and values will carry on still
By those families sprung up from Bowers Hill.
Wealthy the best way, in family and friends,
Their love's part of a circle that never shall end.
In a world where so many marriages turn cold,
They have proven that true love, as it matures,
                 turns to gold.






Let me know what you think. :) If I get some positive feedback, I might get up the courage to post originals fairly regularly....maybe. ;)

Singin' on Sunday v. 5

My Father's Voice
M. W. Bassford



I read the Word of God,
and then at once rejoice,
For when I listen to its call,
I hear my Father's voice.

Its ev'ry line repeats
His will decreed above,
And ev'ry word makes evident
His wisdom, might, and love.

Within its least of themes
and in its smallest part,
I find the fire to light again
His worship in my heart.  



Ephesians 5:19 "Speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, making melody in your heart to the Lord."

Shuffling

...Priorities, that is.

Jeremy taught the boys' Bible class at church last night since their regular teacher is on vacation. He told me this morning that they couldn't answer any of the questions about God's first people (Adam and Eve). I was floored. We have gone over this. We have talked about this. I know that once upon a time they knew this. So how could they remember their memory verses from a year ago, and not remember this?

Maybe I have been a little lax lately in my Bible instruction with them. I know that their spiritual training should be top priority, and I want it to be. I know it is just an excuse, but it just seems like it is so hard sometimes, when there is so much going on. Especially when our regular schwedule relaxes so much in the summer time, and Jeremy is working longer hours, and yada yada. I know. Excuses.

But I have decided things are going to be different. Less tv watching. More time together spent talking about God. We used to do this. I'm not sure where we got off track, but I am going to make it happen again. This is about to be a different home. A different mom, in more ways than one. I actually had a dream last night about how I was a terrible mommy. I know, a little irrational, but it's kinda the way I have been feeling lately.

Man, when did I become such a Debbie Downer??

A little bit of funny to lighten up the post....Audrey has started shaking her head "no." If she is doing something she doesn't need to be, I say, "Audrey" and she looks at me, and I say "no, no." Then she grins and shakes her head and goes ahead and does it anyway. Lol. It's a learning process, right? :)



Proverbs 22:6  "Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it."

Update 7/19/11: I feel better now...we talked about the story and they could answer nearly every question I asked them. Whew! I don't feel like such a slacker mom now.

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Thankful Thursday 7

Here is a list of this week's thankfuls:


1.  Troy had a good check up at the doctor on Tuesday.

2.  Troy did so much better with getting shots than I had anticipated!

3.  Ty had a great time at his little kindergarten camp on Monday and Tuesday.

4.  Volleyball on Sunday evenings. :)

5.  I am s--l--o--w--l--y getting caught up on some things around here.

6.  Beans, beans, and more beans.

7.  Some alone time spent talking to each of my little boys one day end of last week.

8.  Susan's yummy banana pudding!

9.  Friday - for a couple of friends. :)

10. A hard working man, even if it means I don't get to see him as much as I would like.


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The Big One

Troy had his 4 year check up yesterday with Dr. P. You know, 4 year visit is THE BIG ONE. Where he had to get his shots to be able to start school (I still can't believe he starts preschool this year!) But it went better than I expected. Troy is my dramatic child. Everything seems 10 times better or worse than it actually is. So we get to the dr. (and I hadn't told him yet he was going to be getting shots). He does great getting weighed and measured (he was 36 lbs and 47 inches tall!), and even getting his blood pressure taken. Dr. P. comes in and checks him out and says everything looks great. When Dr. P. goes out, I explain to Troy that he is going to have to get a few shots. I tell him what is going on and why he has to get them. He asks will it hurt, and I say it will for a little while, but then it will stop. He seems fine with it. The nurse comes in and he hops up on the exam table all by himself, lays down, and puts his arms back behind his head, in a reclined, relaxed position....then she gives him the first shot. She did the worst one first, to get it over with. He did fine with the stick, but when she started putting the medicine in, he started screaming. Oh, the hard parts about being a mommy. It seems almost easier when they are babies, because they don't seem to remember it, and they get over it pretty quickly. But by the time they are 4, they know what is going on, and they (esp. our beloved strong-willed, fighters) know how to respond to it! He pulled his arms down, and bless his heart, tried not to grab at her, but just couldn't help it. I had to hold his arms back (with the arm that wasn't holding Audrey), but it wasn't as hard as I thought it would be, since he is a fighter and usually to hold him down I have to put my whole body into it. She gave him his other two shots, and stuck his bandaids on. I set him down off the table, and he started jumping up and down with both feet, screaming. I know it was burning, poor baby. I just wish he could cry without screaming bloody murder. We then walked hopped down to the lab to have his finger pricked, where he was still screaming, and screamed/hopped into the bathroom to get his urine sample. This is where he finally started to calm down, since he couldn't pee until he relaxed a little. After that, all was well, for the most part.  I was actually very nervous about taking him and Audrey by myself (Ty was at a little kindergarten camp), and having to hold them both, but all in all, it went much better than I would ever have thought possible. We drove back to Snead to get a happy meal, and he was good to go by then, having had a little nap in the car.

If you don't have a dramatic child, you are missing out on some interesting times. ;) I love my little T-roy.