Wednesday, April 30, 2008
4:31 AM - Day 1
1. Make time every day to pray and meditate. They provide us with daily fuel and meaning for a busy life.
Dearest Heavenly Father, You are so awesome. You brought us life. You brought us love. You brought us all the happiness we can hold. And You brought us the ability to choose.
Lord, today help me to choose what is right. Be with me as I make the choices that will honor and praise you. Guide me on my path and lead me in your way. As I continue through this battle take away the hurt and the suffering and fill my heart and soul with love and understanding, with wisdom and strength. Let me see as others see and face their criticism and their hatred with your love and confidence. As your son replied, "Father, forgive them for they know not what they do," Lord God help me forgive. Help me to move out of the way of the anger, the battle is done, and help me to overcome these forces of evil and to surrender solely to you.
Take me back, Heavenly Father, to another place and another time, when I thought I had lost everything. Put your arms again on my shoulders and hold me. Hold me, Lord, and comfort me. Assure me again that all is not lost. Remind me that this life is just a stepping stone along the path and that each step gets me closer to you. Lord, can I ask for softer shoes? Can you please put more flowers along the path? Will you hold my hand? It is you I adore. It is you. Only you.
Thank you, Lord, for being with me. Thank you for listening. Thank you for giving me ears to hear and eyes to see. Thank you.
Thank you.
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4:19 AM - The next 40 days...
40 Tips for Better Life - 2008 1. Make time every day to pray and meditate. They provide us with daily fuel and meaning for a busy life. 2. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day. Buy a lock if you have to. 3. Buy a DVR and tape your late night shows and get more sleep . 4. When you wake up in the morning complete the following statement, 'My purpose is to __________ today.' 5. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy . 6. Play more games and read more books than you did in 2007. 7. Take a 10-30 minute walk every day. And while you walk, smile. It is the ultimate anti-depressant. 8. Spend time with people over the age of 70 and under the age of 6. 9. Dream more while you are awake. 10. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants. 11. Drink green tea and plenty of water. Eat blueberries, wild Alaskan salmon, broccoli, almonds & walnuts. 12. Try to make at least three people smile each day. 13. Clear clutter from your house, your car, your desk and let new and flowing energy into your life. 14. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip, energy sappers, issues of the past, negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment. 15. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn . Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime. 16 . Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a college kid with a maxed out charge card. 17. Smile and laugh more. It will recharge your batteries. 18. Life isn't fair, but it's still good. 19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. 20. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does. 21. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree. 22. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present. 23. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
24. No one is in charge of your happiness except you. 25. Frame every so-called disaster with these words: 'In five years, will this matter?' 26. Forgive everyone for everything. 27. What other people think of you is none of your business. 28. GOD heals almost everything.
29. However good or bad a situation is, it will change. 30. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch. 31. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful. 32. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need. 33 . The best is yet to come. 34. No matter how you feel , get up, dress up and show up. 35. Do the right thing! 36 . Call your family often. (Or email the devil out of em.) 37. Each night before you go to bed complete the following statements: I am thankful for __________. Today I accomplished _________. 38. Remember that you are too blessed to be stressed . 39. Enjoy the ride. Remember this is not Disney World and you certainly don't want a fast pass. You only have one ride through life so make the most of it and enjoy the ride. 40. Put on paper all the things you want to do before you die. and start planning for them. It is later than you think.
May your troubles be less,
May your blessings be more,
May nothing but happiness come through your door.
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008
10:35 PM - Giving to God or Giving Up? Current mood: surrendered
Now there's a fine line.
You struggle to understand, to do, to want, to correct, to fix, to continue, to live, to trust, to believe, and then you sit back and try to figure out what's not right and what you can do about it and what you cannot do about it. Change what you can and accept what you can do nothing about? Or can you?
You can't change people. You can stand by them and be there when they fall. You can walk alongside them and support them when they waver. You can try and try and try to figure them out and never understand, until they turn back to you. And then you can wrap your arms around them and say that it's always been alright, that you've always been there for them, for forty minutes or forty years, for a lifetime or for the minimal amount of time they allow you.
Oh, gosh, how it hurts! I give in until I'm reminded that it's not right. I can't support what I know is wrong. I give up and quit fighting it, then God slaps me upside the head again. But I need to sleep, I want to sleep. So what is worse, what you think is happening or what you KNOW is happening? Or what you don't want to know is happening or what you want to ignore is happening? Is prayer enough? Oh, but it hurts.
Every day God puts me in touch with someone in some way. Since I quit looking for help, help is finding me. So, God, I didn't really give up just because I didn't think I could handle it? You really mean the I finally really gave it to you? It's not just an escape anymore, it's trust. Trust in God. Trust that I don't need to try to change it, to fix it, to understand it, to want it the way I want it, to correct it, to live it, to trust, to believe, to struggle, to do, to sit back and try to figure out what's not right and what I can do about it, what I cannot do about it, and in the end, trusting it all to God. Let go and let God. Let go of all the stressful worry and let God take it on himself. (Give it to God, he'll be up all night anyway.)
Well, God has blessed me with some comforting arms to catch and hold you. I'll be there, right along with God, the almighty, the all-knowing, the all-loving, all-forgiving Father of all fathers.
Thank you, Lord, for wrapping your arms around us and guiding us, for giving us wisdom when we choose to accept it, for always forgiving, forgiving us as we forgive others. Thank you, God, for your love.
In you I place my Trust. In you I find Truth. To you, Lord, I let go.
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10:15 AM - You have to take the time to read this... Current mood: blustery
HAIRBRUSH EXPERIENCE OF BETH MOORE AT THE AIRPORTFor those of you who do not know Beth Moore, she is an outstanding Bible teacher, writer of Bible studies, and is a married mother of two daughters.This is one of her experiences:April 20, 2005, at the Airport in Knoxville , waiting to board the plane, I had the Bible on my lap and was very intent upon what I was doing. I'd had a marvelous morning with the Lord. I say this because I want to tell you it is a scary thing to have the Spirit of God really working in you. You could end up doing some things you never would have done otherwise. Life in the Spirit can be dangerous for a thousand reasons not the least of which is your ego.I tried to keep from staring, but he was such a strange sight. Humped over in a wheelchair, he was skin and bones, dressed in clothes that obviously fit when he was at least twenty pounds heavier. His knees protruded from his trousers, and his shoulders looked like the coat hanger was still in his shirt. His hands looked like tangled masses of veins and bones.The strangest part of him was his hair and nails. Stringy, gray hair hung well over his shoulders and down part of his back. His fingernails were long, clean but strangely out of place on an old man.I looked down at my Bible as fast as I could, discomfort burning my face. As I tried to imagine what his story might have been, I found myself wondering if I'd just had a Howard Hughes sighting. Then, I remembered that he was dead. So this man in the airport, was he an impersonator maybe? Was a camera on us somewhere? There I sat; trying to concentrate on the Word to keep from being concerned about a thin slice of humanity served on a wheelchair only a few seats from me. All the while, my heart was growing more and more overwhelmed with a feeling for him.Let's admit it. Curiosity is a heap more comfortable than true concern, and suddenly I was awash with aching emotion for this bizarre-looking old man.I had walked with God long enough to see the handwriting on the wall. I've learned that when I begin to feel what God feels, something so contrary to my natural feelings, something dramatic is bound to happen. And it may be embarrassing.I immediately began to resist because I could feel God working on my spirit and I started arguing with God in my mind. 'Oh, no, God, please, no.' I looked up at the ceiling as if I could stare straight through it into heaven and said, ' Don 't make me witness to this man. Not right here and now. Please. I'll do anything. Put me on the same plane, but don't make me get up here and witness to this man in front of this gawking audience. Please, Lord!'There I sat in the blue vinyl chair begging His Highness, 'Please don't make me witness to this man. Not now.. I'll do it on the plane.' Then I heard it...'I don't want you to witness to him. I want you to brush his hair.'The words were so clear, my heart leap into my throat, and my thoughts spun like a top. Do I witness to the man or brush his hair? That's a no-brainer. I looked straight back up at the ceiling and said, 'God, as I live and breathe, I want you to know I am ready to witness to this man. I'm on this Lord. I'm your girl! You've never seen a woman witness to a man faster in your life. What difference does it make if his hair is a mess if he is not redeemed? I am going to witness to this man.' Again as clearly as I've ever heard an audible word, God seemed to write this statement across the wall of my mind. 'That is not what I said, Beth. I don't want you to witness to him. I want you to go brush his hair.'I looked up at God and quipped, 'I don't have a hairbrush. It's in my suitcase on the plane. How am I supposed to brush his hair without a hairbrush?' God was so insistent that I almost involuntarily began to walk toward him as these thoughts came to me from God's word: 'I will thoroughly furnish you unto all good works.' (2 Timothy 3:17)I stumbled over to the wheelchair thinking I could use one myself. Even as I retell this story, my pulse quickens and I feel those same butterflies. I knelt down in front of the man and asked as demurely as possible, 'Sir, May I have the pleasure of brushing your hair?'He looked back at me and said, 'What did you say?''May I have the pleasure of brushing your hair?'To which he responded in volume ten, 'Little lady, if you expect me to hear you, you're going to have to talk louder than that.'At this point, I took a deep breath and blurted out, 'SIR, MAY I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF BRUSHING YOUR HAIR?' At which point every eye in the place darted right at me. I was the only thing in the room looking more peculiar than old Mr. Long Locks. Face crimson and forehead breaking out in a sweat, I watched him look up at me with absolute shock on his face, and say, 'If you really want to.' Are you kidding? Of course I didn't want to...:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
But God didn't seem interested in my personal preference right about then. He pressed on my heart until I could utter the words, 'Yes, sir, I would be pleased. But I have one little problem. I don't have a hairbrush.' 'I have one in my bag,' he responded.I went around to the back of that wheelchair, and I got on my hands and knees and unzipped the stranger's old carry-on, hardly believing what I was doing. I stood up and started brushing the old man's hair. It was perfectly clean, but it was tangled and matted. I don't do many things well, but must admit I've had notable experience untangling knotted hair mothering two little girls. Like I'd done with either Amanda or Melissa in such a condition, I began brushing at the very bottom of the strands, remembering to take my time not to pull.A miraculous thing happened to me as I started brushing that old man's hair. Everybody else in the room disappeared. There was no one alive for those moments except that old man and me. I brushed and I brushed and I brushed until every tangle was out of that hair. I know this sounds so strange, but I've never felt that kind of love for another soul in my entire life. I believe with all my heart, I - for that few minutes - felt a portion of the very love of God. That He had overtaken my heart for a little while like someone renting a room and making Himself at home for a short while.The emotions were so strong and so pure that I knew they had to be God's. His hair was finally as soft and smooth as an infant's. I slipped the brush back in the bag and went around the chair to face him. I got back down on my knees, put my hands on his knees and said, 'Sir, do you know my Jesus?'He said, 'Yes, I do.' Well, that figures, I thought.He explained, 'I've known Him since I married my bride. She wouldn't marry me until I got to know the Savior.' He said, 'You see, the problem is, I haven't seen my bride in months. I've had open-heart surgery, and she's been too ill to come see me. I was sitting here thinking to myself, what a mess I must be for my bride.'Only God knows how often He allows us to be part of a divine moment when we're completely unaware of the significance. This, on the other hand, was one of those rare encounters when I knew God had intervened in details only He could have known. It was a God moment, and I'll never forget it. Our time came to board, and we were not on the same plane. I was deeply ashamed of how I'd acted earlier and would have been so proud to have accompanied him on that aircraft.I still had a few minutes, and as I gathered my things to board, the airline hostess returned from the corridor, tears streaming down her cheeks. She said, 'That old man's sitting on the plane, sobbing. Why did you do that? What made you do that?'I said, 'Do you know Jesus? He can be the bossiest thing!'And we got to share.I learned something about God that day. He knows if you're exhausted, you're hungry, you're serving in the wrong place or it is time to move on but you feel too responsible to budge. He knows if you're hurting or feeling rejected. He knows if you're sick or drowning under a wave of temptation. Or He knows if you just need your hair brushed. He sees you as an individual. Tell Him your need!I got on my own flight, sobs choking my throat, wondering how many opportunities just like that one had I missed along the way, all because I didn't want people to think I was strange. God didn't send me to that old man. He sent that old man to me.John 1:14 'The Word was made flesh and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.'Life shouldn't be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather, to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly shouting, 'Wow! What a ride! Thank You, Lord!' Be Blessed!
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Sunday, April 27, 2008
3:37 AM - nightmares on 27th street
It was 2 am and the phone ringing that I always dreaded was there. It was real and I had to wake up. One ring, omg. Two rings, I have to get that. Three rings, Hello?
July 13, 1992, Dusty just turned 11 last month. He was in summer school and I walked him to school that day trying to hide the tears in my eyes and the part of my heart now missing.
This is the chaplain at Limon Correctional Facility...
God rests his comforting hands on my shoulders as I tremble and the tears fall down my cheeks. He's there. I know he's there.
I had to explain to his teacher that his brother had been murdered but that he didn't know that yet.
Mom, there's a girl that I dated that says I'm the father of her baby daughter.
We have to go back to Colorado, to take care of things, to do what we can't afford to do. Oh, how can I pay for a funeral and all the things that have to be done! Lord God, give me strength and help me get through this for my other son. He needs me.
Mom, she came by to see me and the baby is beautiful. And she could be mine.
14 years old and he ran away last night. Oh, what's a mother to do?
Lies, lies, lies. He wasn't smothered at all! They said that to calm me?? No, it's still murder. It's still my son. It's still that huge part of my heart. Gone forever yet forever in my soul.
Mom, I want you to meet her and your granddaughter after we get settled in our own place. Grandma was approved and I should get parole within the next week. I love you, Mom, and can't wait for you to meet them.
I can't take this, I can't take these sleepless night. Why does my family have to interfere. Why can't they see that I'm doing the best that I know how to do?
Mom, I don't know what's going on. It's been months now and the keep pushing it back. I'm afraid. I don't think I'll get outa this place.
Son, I love you. I'll always love you.
Cable cord. Three times, twice he passed out and fell, and woke again.
Snitch Jacket.
Prison system has it's own form of justice.
Mom here's a picture I drew for Dusty. I want to get him a present for his birthday but I can't. I can't buy him a real brithday present and I don't want him to grow up like me so I drew this for him. Hope he likes it.
Someone told me that there won't be a day go by that I won't think of him, but it will get easier. Really? When?
Her name is Alisha and your granddaughter's name is Ariane. Oh, Mom, I can't wait for you to meet them, but I want everything right, ok?
Not guilty. You're free to go.....
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Tuesday, April 15, 2008
6:06 AM - According to my age Current mood: thoughtful
Virgin at 19
Pregnant and married at 20
First son at 21
Second son at 30
First grandson from second son at 55
Second grandson from second son at 56
Granddaughters throughout my 40s and 50s
First son murdered, 41
First granddaughter from first son, 30 something
Found first granddaughter, ??
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5:45 AM - another chapter Current mood: waking
I remember the days
But not the nights
Or maybe some of the days
The booze induced stupor
"Beer, booze, sex, and wine
We're the class of '69"
Woodsies
Beer through a straw
Vodka and Schnapps
A snowshoe they called it
I think
Oh, why can't I remember?
Days of drugs and nights of booze
Or vice versa or
No separation of days and nights
Pink Ladies
Blotter acid
Pretty lights
Bright lights
Flashing red lights
Oops
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Monday, March 24, 2008
5:37 AM - Easter
These profound words come from a dear friend of mine who found them in Relevant magazine. Take a moment now and read:
Alive Again
~Stephani Gherring
It has been said that if we understood the true implications of the cross in its own time, wearing crosses around our necks would feel like wearing miniature replicas of electric chairs. When I think of the earliest Christians, the apostles who witnessed the crucifixion of their Lord, it seems impossible that they could ever have thought of God’s sacrifice without being completely overwhelmed. For this, I envy them.
But we are not called to be first-century Christians. We are called to be Christians right here, right now, inside our many tangled relationships-with our families and ourselves, with money and success, with sacrifice and worship. It is not humanly possible for us to feel what the disciples felt, living through Good Friday before that day had a name. They were there, and we were not. They saw what we did not see, and we know what they did not know: that resurrection was only three days away, that this suffering had a purpose, that God had not abandoned them. We cannot despair over the crucifixion as deeply as they did, and so we cannot duplicate the stunned joy that came when they found Christ, whom they thought gone forever, risen among them. We know how the story ends; we cannot un-know it.
And yet there are stories in our lives right now whose endings we do not know; there are situations that seem headed for irrevocable death. There is the death of moving, of leaving a place you love. There is the death of beginning something new and finding it to be less than you had dreamed. There is physical death, cancer, depression, divorce, Alzheimer’s, separation, isolation, loneliness. There are deaths in relationships: When you are desperate and no one seems to care. When someone asks for more than you can give. When you lie to someone you love. When you trust and your trust is betrayed. We have our own Good Fridays; there are too many to count.
"The world goes forth to murder dreams," E. E. Cummings said, and this indeed is the darkness that has no greater aim than to kill until we believe in death more than we believe in life. In a talk, Dallas Willard once stated that we have, in our churches and our lives, confused profession and belief. We agree, intellectually, with the tenets of Christian doctrine. We repeat our agreement aloud, and when the repetition changes nothing in our lives, we say we’ve tried Christianity and it didn’t work. Certainly belief has an intellectual element, and doctrine matters. But the deepest measure of our belief is our real-life response to death. When someone hurts us, do we give up the relationship for lost? When we hear God’s voice calling us to do something that is clearly impossible, do we follow anyway? When our dreams burn up and death invades our lives, do we remember, through our tears, that the foundation for our hope cannot be shaken by anything on earth?
Life with God begins on the Easter Sundays that come after our own personal days of disaster. Our stories may not contain physical resurrections; then again, they may. But living faith comes from the experience-whether physical, spiritual, emotional or intellectual-of resurrection in our very own lives. Jesus will rise from the dead in us, again and again.
Paul says that if the resurrection really happened, then the tide has turned, death has lost, life has won, and our hope is based not on something that may happen some day, but on something that has already taken place. And if the resurrection was not physically real, Paul says, then we are done for. Jesus’ rising from the dead-the actual, scientific, total dead-is not icing on the cake, not the happy ending that makes for a nice fairytale. It is the steel without which the building collapses, the cornerstone that anchors everything, the moment of truth when all shams are blown sky-high.
The more deeply we believe, the more unshakably we will hope. Hope does not equal optimism; hope does not mean always expecting the best. Hope means knowing that even after the worst has come, God remains. Knowing that, in fact, the very worst has already come: God has died.
And yet God lives. And as long as God is with us, no loss is too great to be turned into joy; no death is too deep for resurrection.
Dig Deeper1 Corinthians 15
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Tuesday, March 18, 2008
5:41 AM - Help Wanted
Ok, here I am again at a standstill. As I stand at the edge without looking down, do I take that step or do I retreat? {Trust God} If I take the next step I might not fall and yet I might fall and fall and fall. {Trust God} If I retreat I will never know what would have happened. {Trust God} Unless I look back. {Trust God} But if I couldn’t make the decision of that next step, how could I look back without disappointment. {Trust God} And if I took that step and fell, how badly would I hurt myself? {Trust God} And yet if there was no dropoff, no step to fall, wouldn’t I feel stupid! {Trust God} I’d wonder who was watching me {God} and how stupid they thought I am. {Trust God} But if I walked away without a thought would anyone know? {Trust God} Would anyone care? {Trust God} Would I care? {Trust God}
Why do I feel like there’s someone trying to tell me something here?
TRUST GOD!
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Saturday, February 23, 2008
8:58 AM - What did you just say? Current mood: awake
Acts 17:26-28 (English Standard Version)
26 And he made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place, 27 that they should seek God, in the hope that they might feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us, 28 for "'In him we live and move and have our being';
To be continued ...
Currently reading : The Wounded Spirit By Frank Peretti Release date: 20 November, 2000
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Friday, February 22, 2008
10:46 PM - Hard Hitting and Easy Riding
Hard Hitting and Easy Riding
Oklahoma City, OK, February 17, 2008 – With helmets fastened and mouth guards secure, Tornado Alley Rollergirls (TARG) earned their skate legs this past weekend at the OKC Farmer's Market. To a crowd packed with returning fans and first timers, OKC's hometown rollergirls skated up a storm. But these hard-hitting gals don't have time to wait for the dust to settle before they lace their skates back up again.
The Valkyrie Vixens struggled for a victory over Cell Block 9 on Sunday with a final score of 93 to 72. The two teams will face off again during exhibition bouts this weekend at the Eleventh Annual Oklahoma Motorcycle Show. The bouts will be held on Saturday February 23 at 11:00 am and 2:00 pm at the State Fair Park in The Modern Living Building.
This weekend will be another great opportunity for new fans to embrace the fast paced sport of roller derby. "I've seen derby on TV but seeing the real thing is pretty impressive. My brother and I have made plans to go to the skating rink and practice. There are some really athletic girls skating out there and I would love to be able to skate like them," says Courtney Bales after seeing TARG in action for the first time on Sunday.
The Oklahoma City Motorcycle Show is held at The State Fair Park, in Oklahoma City. The park is located at 500 Land Rush Drive, near the intersection of 10th Street and I-44, in downtown Oklahoma City. The Show is held indoors in a heated and air conditioned building. There is a snack bar with beer sales in the building. General admission is $10.00 per person for a single day pass, and $15.00 per person for a two-day pass. The event is open to the public from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm on Saturday, and from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm on Sunday. The event is held regardless of weather. For a schedule of events please visit www.jwswapmeet.com
For additional information about Tornado Alley Roller Girls and the 2008 season visit www.tornadoalleyrollergirls.org
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Tornado Alley Rollergirls (TARG) was formed in April of 2006 under the direction of 8 innovative Oklahoma women. The first bout, christened the Derbytaunt Brawl, was held in January of 2007, where an audience of over 1400 curious and enthusiastic fans was introduced to the stimulating sport of women's flat track roller derby. Momentum has propelled TARG into a second season with heightened excitement and a growing number of bloodthirsty fans. With 300 leagues worldwide, roller derby is making a tremendous comeback. TARG is thrilled to represent Oklahoma City in the global resurgence of this time-honored sport.
Thank you
elizabeth chapman
aka
faerieMean
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p.s. This is a friend of mine who attends LifeChurch South Campus. She's pretty awesome!
Currently reading : The Wounded Spirit By Frank Peretti Release date: 20 November, 2000
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Sunday, February 17, 2008
9:04 AM - Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday Current mood: indescribable
Daddy's Girl, we call her Girl, had 3 white and 5 black puppies during the night and we think there may be more!
So part were born on my brother's birthday yesterday and most were born on the anniversary of my first son's birth, 36 years ago today.
And since this is the first of Girl's litter to ALL be alive, wouldn't ya think that maybe Chester, from his home in heaven, helped with the safe deliveries?
2/17/1972 - 7/13/1992Chester's 15th heavenly birthday, how awesome is that?!!
I may have to keep one of these puppies and name him Chester Daniel....
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Wednesday, February 13, 2008
3:02 AM - The best birthday EVER Current mood: hungry
The best birthday ever? That was probably the day of my actual birth, otherwise I wouldn't be here to share this blog with you!! However, my latest best birthday was recently celebrated the weekend after my actual birthday one week ago today.
Last weekend I went with my nice niece to Bowie, Texas (oh, it hurts to say that word, too close to sounding like taxes). There were nine nice ladies in our group sharing two bedrooms and one very large scrapbooking room, a hot tub, and lots of wonderfully healthy, no-calorie meals. Really! No calories. I couldn't find any listing of any calories in all that specially homecooked meals, so there obviously were none.
So, how did I gain four pounds this weekend? It had to have been sitting in the hot tub, or the great nights of sleep, or not rushing through a meal, or sitting in the rocking chair sketching, or crocheting the doilie that I left there to decorate the 24-hr dessert bar. What? Oh, definitely not.
Most of the homemade desserts were covered with an icing (Death By Chocolate Cake) or whip cream (scrumptious Banana Pudding) or icing and sliced almonds (Scandanavian Nut Bars) or frosting (Brownies, now we now there's no calories in chocolate) which doesn't count for calories because they were all made by the hands of the owner, Cindy. And she washed her hands quite often in order NOT to spread any calories, I'm sure. You know, those things are contagious, my niece gained two pounds but she did more scrapbooking than I did.
Well, I'm going to have to continue this later. For some reason I'm suddenly terribly hungry...
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Sunday, January 13, 2008
2:16 PM - Tag, you’re it! Current mood: anxious
Oh my gosh! So I've been tagged....Those tagged are supposed to list 15 unusual things about themselves...... hmm.............
1. I grew up with six brothers and one sister, me being the elder sister, and smarter, too.
2. When we were young we'd sleep outside. I was sure I was having a heart attack and a lion was coming into our yard from the alley. Now I know when my anxiety started!
3. In public high school I wrote the "parental" note for my brothers to ditch school. Our dad slept days and went into rages if anyone called the house.
4. Thanks, Tonya, for the ideas. I, too, was always afraid of being alone. But somehow when someone or something else is in the house I became the "strong" one. But of course, we know that we then only blamed those "noises" on the someone or something else - which is why I always had a cat.
5. I've always wanted to write a novel.
6. Fifteen, huh? Long way to go yet...I sleep all over the bed and always return to the same sleeping position.
7. I love to cuddle - hard to do living and sleeping alone so I just hug lots of blankets!
8. I love roses and live flowers.
9. I have false top teeth.
10. I have a current acquaintance who people like to call my boyfriend and I love it when he gives me roses. My sister is the matchmaker and loves to tease me about it. He's genuinely a nice guy but still loves his wife that died a year and a half ago. My heart, on the other hand, belongs totally to God.
11. I decided to become an elementary school teacher when I was in first grade and our teacher got so frustrated with the class that she slammed the flashcards down on the chalk tray and left the room. I got up, went to the front of the class, and started drilling the class with the flash cards.
12. I never made it to become an elementary school teacher, but I've tutored and taught through mission and volunteer experiences, and loved every minute of it.
13. I'd rather ride a bicycle than drive a car, but it's far too dangerous these days.
14. I raced in a 1973 Corvette Stingray 454 Big Block for several years in the 80's and 90's.
15. I wish I could still race that Corvette.
I tag the ones that I know for sure read my blogs (is that you, sister dearest??) Kathie, Heather [is loved], Detney (Destiny my nice niece), Heather (mother of Christopher and Sidney), and . . . and . . . Ashley or Danna??
Currently reading : Just Walk Across the Room: Simple Steps Pointing People to Faith By Bill Hybels Release date: 01 August, 2006
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1:28 PM - Colorado Natives!!! All else go home!!!
If you're from Colorado!!This is crazy...cuz none of this is an exaggeration lolIf your from Colorado....You'll eat ice cream in the winter.When the weather report says it's going to be 65 degrees, you shave your legs and wear a skirt.It snows 5 inches and you don't expect school to be cancelled.You'll wear flip flops every day of the year, regardless of temperature.You have no accent at all, but can hear other people's. And then you make fun of them."Humid" is over 25%.Your sense of direction is: Toward the mountains and Away from the mountains.You say "the interstate" and everybody knows which one.You think that May is a totally normal month for a blizzard, and you grew up planning your Halloween costumes around your coat.You know what the Continental Divide is.You don't think Coors beer is that big a deal.You went to Casa Bonita as a child.You bought your car from John Elway.You were tear gassed at college and you can't even remember why....something about football...You've gone off-roading in a vehicle that was never intended for such activities.You always know the elevation of where you are.You know that there are two kinds of Colorado Girls: those who shave, and those who don't.You wake up to a beautiful, 80 degree day and you wonder if it's going to snow tomorrow.You don't care that some company renamed it, the Broncos still play at Mile High.You know that Colfax is a street you would most likely find a hooker.You get pissed off when people confuse Colorado with Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, or "one of those other big square states out west."When you hear that the Chiefs and the Raiders are having bad seasons, you laugh uncontrollably.Every movie theater has military and student discounts.Everybody wears jeans to church.You actually know that South Park is a real place not just a show on TV.You know what a "trust fund hippy" is, and you know its natural habitat is Boulder.You've made naked snow angels.You know you're talking to a fellow Coloradoan when they call it Elitches, not Six Flags.You can never figure out why your out-of-town guests faint from altitude sickness on a picnic to the mountains.Your two favorite teams are the Broncos and whoever is beating the crap out of the Raiders.You've been to the original Chipotle near the DU campus on Evans.When people out East tell you they have mountains in their state too, you just laugh.You go anywhere else on the planet and the air feels "sticky" and you notice the sky is no longer blue.REPOST IF YOU LIVE IN OR ARE FROM CO!!!
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
1:08 PM - What a drastic change!! Current mood: healing
I want to thank all of my friends, both of you, and....
Hey, what a way to start that last day! Such enthusiasm and ambition! And a mere seven hours later I was laying in bed freezing, aching, with 102.8 temp and every piece and portion of my body, including eyelashes, hurting! I had this piercing headache across my eyes, it was the weirdest thing. And that was the beginning of a couple of really bad, bad days. But no more! Today I've cut my trips to the toilet almost enough that I should be able to go back to work tomorrow. However, in the nightly bathroom runs (literally, the dog was following me licking it up, no wonder I don't like dogs kissing babies), I twisted my ankle, yup, the one that underwent surgery just 6 weeks ago.
OH MY GOSH!! People shouldn't blog when they're ill.
I'll be back soon. I'm still getting over not being able to take the kids to the parade, heck, we didn't even watch it on tv. Priorities, age and health, but always God FIRST.
Luvya! cya soon, but first I need a nap since I got about an hours sleep before my son woke me, whining with a 101.9 temp and I've been up ever since. Then I gotta go change a tire (yes, in my condition, go Lortab) because the kids took my car the other night and had a blowout, couldn't figure out how to release the spare, God sent an angel to help them and he gave them a spare donut. Well, took the tire to my brother in law last night and he couldn't repair the CUT in the tire, and today that donut tire is nearly flat. God loves me, just ask Job!
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Saturday, October 13, 2007
8:03 AM - Did you ever notice?
I was sooooooooo excited to get up and online this morning to see who might have responded to my Yahbut's Day, and guess what???? The two people most in my mind made me feel so welcome! So watch out, when you least expect it, or maybe now you will be expecting me, anyhow, THANK YOU.
Okay, so yesterday Dusty and I went to the golf course and hit some balls. I had noticed that I couldn't do a full swing because it was stretching the tendon that had just been reattached. So last night I was all over the bed and had some new pains in my foot/ankle. But the good news is that I woke up this morning with the solution to my biggest problem: I wasn't keeping my arms straight!!
In trying to relax my swing - I have this fear of hitting the ground instead of the ball - I bent my knees, shook my butt, bent from the hips, kept my back straighter than the ironing board, focused on the ball, and wham! missed the ball because I pulled back, afraid to hit the ground. Well, of course, because I relaxed my arms I had my elbows bent. And if I swung correctly I really would have hit ground every time because my arms would be straight in the swing. As it was the one time I did swing correctly the divot went about eight feet out! That was probably my best swing? No, some of them were good enough to encourage me to keep trying. So, now what? Well, of course! I can't wait to get back out there on the driving range! Who wants to take me?
On another note, I'm soooooooooooooooo excited! Tomorrow is the State of Oklahoma Centennial Parade. It's gonna be huge. I'm taking the grandkids and I know they'll love it. I don't know that they've ever seen a parade before. I've always loved watching parades. That picture of me in my bonnet with my sister and my cousins, that was at the Colorado Centennial Parade. That was back in the days when families participated in things together, like going to watch a parade and dressing in costume even just to watch. These days people have to work. That's why I'm taking the grandkids. Up until yesterday I was looking for someone to go with us because I know how excited the kids will get and I just can't take running off after them yet. But then someone said it's going to rain. So, there's my answer! The parade route is wonderfully long (well, maybe not so wonderful for those marching in the parade) and there's tons of places I could probably park where the kids can see it all from inside the van. And that's why I bought the van, for the convenience of the kids. So that will work, thank you God, they can enjoy the parade and I can know they're safe! But still, if you want to go to the parade with us, just let me know. The more the merrier! And you don't have to dress in costume.
Okay, so now I'm anxious to get back to work on another Christmas gift which means I'm going to quit regaling you with nonsense. But it was fun, wasn't it? Yes, please encourage me. I'm an idiot, yahbut a fun idiot.
I LOVE YOU!!!
MissTheresa
p.s. I'm really probably going to start Dillon's birth gift to Jazmine since she's over at her Grandma's house this morning. So, stay tuned for progress on that!
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Friday, October 12, 2007
7:44 PM - movie nite
Oh, wow! What a fantastic finish to a fantastic week! Life is good, God is awesome!
I started soaking in a hotter bath in the morning and that's all I can figure made such a great day yesterday because it worked again today, I do believe. I was walking almost completely without pain yesterday. Today I gave up the crutch completely and upon the idea of my wonderful son, I took an extra golf putter and used it for a crutch today. And along that line, Dusty and I went to the nearest driving range and shot a bucket of balls. Wow! Haven't done that in forever! We're still a pretty good team. However, I may be paying the price a bit tonite so Dusty gave me the movie he and Kira had rented early and I'm getting ready to get comfortable on my bed to kick back, put the ankle up, and watch it soon. Nicholas has gone to bed for the night, and Jazzy went to her Grandma's while Dusty and Kira went out on a date night.
So, the movie is Lonely Hearts with John Travolta and Salma Hayek and I'm sure it's going to be good. But since my "soak" this morning I've been constantly reminded of the thoughts that I knew I would blog:
After my surgery, my sister brought me home. Since that time I've had one set of visitors and they brought cupcakes. {{BIG SMILE}}
I miss the days of leaving the front door open and friends walking in to visit. I miss being a child and going with my family to spend the afternoon and/or evening with relatives and/or friends. I would love for someone to come over and just hang out with me, sit on the couch, talk, crochet, watch tv or a movie. I would have loved to have visitors when I couldn't get out, when I couldn't even get up off the couch without help.
I never go to visit other people. I think I'm not good enough. I think I'm imposing on their plans, on their families. I'm intimidated. I'm shy. I'm embarrassed. I'm stupid!
So, I'm starting Yahbut's Day. It may be once a month, it may be each week, it may be 2-3 times a week. And I'm looking for volunteers. On Saturdays I visit Jordan's Crossing. Yahbut that's not till in the afternoon. I'm off on Fridays and sometimes I just sleep late and lounge around all day. Yahbut there's probably other people home on Fridays. I'm sure I have lots of friends, a lot of people at church know me. Yahbut I never seen them outside of church. I know a lot of people through Jazzy and Nicholas, too. Yahbut that's still at church.
Okay, okay, about those volunteers. I want to start getting around and visiting with people, with friends, making friends, meeting people, sharing stories, sharing crafts, sharing meals, sharing . . . yahbut, who? YOU. You need to volunteer. Yahbut, what do I have to do, you ask? Well, for this you don't even need to clean your house, in fact I'd feel better if you felt comfortable enough to spend time with me and not waste precious moments struggling to make things nice. You're nice. I want to come see YOU. Yahbut, not your house, I'm coming visiting. Are you up for the challenge? Yahbut, you say? Nay, I say. God told me to come calling, and that's the beginning of Yahbut's Day.
I'm getting up off my arse because I want to show you I care. No Yahbuts, just let me know when I can come visit with you and your family.
I LOVE YOU!
MissTheresa
p.s. And if you know of someone else who needs a visit and can't get out and about like I was, let me know. I'd love to visit them and bring some sunshine (and maybe cupcakes) their way.
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Monday, October 08, 2007
8:49 AM - Monday, monday, monday Current mood: excited
HOW EXCITING!! MONDAY!!
I just can't help it. It's a great day in the neighborhood, and I'm excited. Why? Because God loves me and wraps his arms around me and talks to me and lifts my spirit and he heals me!! I am so grateful. I am so blessed. I am God's gift. And so are you!
The cast is off, the shoe is on! Woohoo! With God's help I am down to one crutch. Most all the dead skin is off and the foot/ankle is looking pretty good. And now that I quit worrying about the swelling, it doesn't seem so bad either. I still can't run or jump yet, but looking at the calendar I'm shooting for my goal of jumping rope at 8 weeks like the Dr said I could. So that's about 2-1/2 weeks to go and I'm tickled that I've made the progress that I made this weekend! Like all else, I couldn't do it without God's help. How I love him!!
Nicnic is still feeling puny so he's going to the Dr today. The fever comes and goes and so does his happy moods. He slept a whole bunch yesterday and just wanted to cuddle on me all day. But Daddy's presence always brings a smile to Nicnic's face. They so love each other. Just like our Heavenly Father loves all of us, you just can't ignore it.
Jazzy's black eye is fading now. A good thing. The boy that ran into her at the bowling alley was at church Saturday night! It's awesome how many LifeChurchers are all over the place! God has impacted the lives of so many through LifeChurch.tv.
Kira got the playpen/bassinet set up upstairs. Then the pretty playpen is downstairs and ready. They will both probably spend several days downstairs when they get home from the hospital. The stairs are already a strain to Kira so she makes as few trips as possible now, which is still too much. Six weeks left, and we're all anxiously waiting for Dillon.
Dusty's job seems to be going well and they appreciate his efforts. Like always, he's a great worker, it's just tough getting him started! And having a job is always a great improvement to a person's self confidence, Dusty is no exception.
Okay, today is just the beginning of several great days this week. I'm soooo excited to be here, to serve Our Lord, and to have you as my friend. Thank you for taking the time to read my blog. Now, please take this big smile from me and share it with as many people as you can, now, today, this week, always.
I love you!
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Wednesday, October 03, 2007
8:40 AM - oh, for heaven’s sake! Current mood: ecstatic
My gosh! I love blogs. So why in the world don't I blog more!!??
I was just reading some of my last blog and got sidetracked again!! For one thing, the link I listed is WRONG. And since nobody commented I guess no one followed the link. Since I couldn't get there, I found the error. And then when I got there, I got hooked again. Please, please, please...
www.30daystolive.tv
Go there.....now....take time to read....God will tell you when to stop .... listen ..... God will tell you something very important to you personally .... and then you can come back here and either finish reading this blog or post a comment. I'm anxious to hear from you.
Okay, so the new grandbaby is ready to be welcomed this Thanksgiving. Jazzy keeps going through the pictures from the hospital when Nicholas was born. Nicholas keeps going up to Kira and patting her tummy saying "Babee." The shower last Saturday was tons of fun even if I forgot to follow through on the last game! Still everyone walked away with a prize, and Dillon got a lot of nice gifts.
Dusty continues to work. Those who know Dusty's history know what a blessing this is! Thank you, God. Kira remains healthy even tho she has gained very little weight. Only problem is that she's anemic which only slows her down a little bit.
My cast is off and I'm trying to get back to normal. I don't have to wear "the boot" but I found out last night that it might just help me get off crutches sooner. So I now wear the boot when I know I will be mobile. With that I can at least get down to one crutch fairly soon, I hope!
We are temporarily down on internet access and phones, so don't expect to hear from me Friday through Sunday. I still check email from work when I can. Yet anyone is welcome to come visit!! I might even make a spot o' tea fer ya!
Hey, I gotta get to work now, so you all have a very, very blessed day! I'm praying with you.
MissTheresa
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Monday, August 20, 2007
8:09 PM - King’s Cross Current mood: blank
Oh, there's so much I want to say.
Chapter 35. Deja vu. Eternity. Chester. Chris. Mary. Mom.
If you haven't seen the messages at www.30daystolive.com or heard the messages at lifechurch.tv campuses (including online), you need to see/hear them. It's not what you think. It's never what you think.
Take everyone that you've loved and lost. Weigh them against everyone that you now love and haven't lost. Is there a tug-of-war? Can you choose which side you want to be on?
Okay, now put God/Jesus/Holy Spirit altogether on the LOST side. Does it sway where you want to be? Just a little?
Okay, I didn't tug-of-war, I grew. And as much as I want to be with Jesus for eternity, I know how much I want to see my grandkids grow, go to school, to prom, marry, and give me great grandchildren. But the tide is turning. I'm training for that eternity job, the one where I have the boss that's out of this world. The perfect job, the no job, the whatever-you-want-me-to-do, God-job. I feel lifted. I feel free. I feel honor. I feel His arms around me waiting for me to take His hand, waiting for my time.
My heart is bursting and I can't put it into words yet, buy my mind is whirring.
What if you don't have 30 days?
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Tuesday, August 14, 2007
8:37 AM - maybe it’s long but
So, if you didn't read all of the previous blog, maybe you should.
It's not about terrorism or war, it's about freedom.
And it's a whole new perspective, one that will make you feel pretty darn good.
So, please, read the blog, and share your opinion, if you want.
But read it.
Please.
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7:14 AM - SAID SO WELL
Sentence of Reid Remember the guy who got on a plane with a bomb built into his shoe and tried to light it? Did you know his trial is over? Did you know he was sentenced? Did you see/hear any of the judge's comments on TV or Radio? Didn't think so. Everyone should hear what the judge had to say. Ruling by Judge William Young, US District Court. Prior to sentencing, the Judge asked the defendant if he had anything to say. His response: After admitting his guilt to the court for the record, Reid also admitted his "allegiance to Osama bin Laden, to Islam, and to the religion of Allah," defiantly stating, "I think I will not apologize for my actions," and told the court "I am at war with your country." Judge Young then delivered the statement quoted below: January 30, 2003, United States vs. Reid. Judge Young: "Mr. Richard C. Reid, hearken now to the sentence the Court imposes upon you. On counts 1, 5 and 6 the Court sentences you to life in prison in the custody of the United States Attorney General. On counts 2, 3, 4 and 7, the Court sentences you to 20 years in prison on each count, the sentence on each count to run consecutively. (That's 80 years.) On count 8 the Court sentences you to the mandatory 30 years again, to be served consecutively to the 80 years just imposed. The Court imposes upon you for each of the eight counts a fine of $250,000 that's an aggregate fine of $2 million. The Court accepts the government's recommendation with respect to restitution and orders restitution in the amount of $298.17 to Andre Bousquet and $5,784 to American Airlines. The Court imposes upon you an $800 special assessment. The Court imposes upon you five years supervised release simply because the law requires it. But the life sentences are real life sentences so I need go no further. This is the sentence that is provided for by our statutes. It is a fair and just sentence. It is a righteous sentence. Now, let me explain this to you. We are not afraid of you or any of your terrorist co-conspirators, Mr. Reid. We are Americans. We have been through the fire before. There is too much war talk here and I say that to everyone with the utmost respect. Here in this court, we deal with individuals as individuals and care for individuals as individuals. As human beings, we reach out for justice. You are not an enemy combatant. You are a terrorist. You are not a soldier in any war. You are a terrorist. To give you that reference, to call you a soldier, gives you far too much stature. Whether the officers of government do it or your attorney does it, or if you think you are a soldier. You are not----- you are a terrorist. And we do not negotiate with terrorists. We do not meet with terrorists. We do not sign documents with terrorists. We hunt them down one by one and bring them to justice. So war talk is way out of line in this court. You are a big fellow. But you are not that big. You're no warrior. I've known warriors. You are a terrorist. A species of criminal that is guilty of multiple attempted murders. In a very real sense, State Trooper Santiago had it right when you first were taken off that plane and into custody and you wondered where the press and the TV crews were, and he said: "You're no big deal." You are no big deal. What your able counsel and what the equally able United States attorneys have grappled with and what I have as honestly as I know how tried to grapple with, is why you did something so horrific. What was it that led you here to this courtroom today? I have listened respectfully to what you have to say. And I ask you to search your heart and ask yourself what sort of unfathomable hate led you to do what you are guilty and admit you are guilty of doing? And, I have an answer for you. It may not satisfy you, but as I search this entire record, it comes as close to understanding as I know. It seems to me you hate the one thing that to us is most precious. You hate our freedom. Our individual freedom. Our individual freedom to live as we choose, to come and go as we choose, to believe or not believe as we individually choose. Here, in this society, the very wind carries freedom. It carries it everywhere from sea to shining sea. It is because we prize individual freedom so much that you are here in this beautiful courtroom. So that everyone can see, truly see, that justice is administered fairly, individually, and discretely. It is for freedom's sake that your lawyers are striving so vigorously on your behalf, have filed appeals, will go on in their representation of you before other judges. We Americans are all about freedom. Because we all know that the way we treat you, Mr. Reid, is the measure of our own liberties. Make no mistake though. It is yet true that we will bare any burden; pay any price, to preserve our freedoms. Look around this courtroom. Mark it well. The world is not going to long remember what you or I say here. The day after tomorrow, it will be forgotten, but this, however, will long endure. Here in this courtroom and courtrooms all across America , the American people will gather to see that justice, individual justice, justice, not war, individual justice is in fact being done. The very President of the United States through his officers will have to come into courtrooms and lay out evidence on which specific matters can be judged and juries of citizens will gather to sit and judge that evidence democratically, to mold and shape and refine our sense of justice. See that flag, Mr. Reid? That's the flag of the United States of America . That flag will fly there long after this is all forgotten. That flag stands for freedom. And it always will. Mr. Custody Officer. Stand him down. ==================So, how much of this Judge's comments did we hear on our TV sets? We need more judges like Judge Young, but that's another subject. Pass this around.
Everyone should and needs to hear what this fine judge had to say.
Powerful words that strike home. God bless America Please forward this----------so that every American has a chance to read it.
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Monday, August 13, 2007
7:51 AM - Sisters are special
My sister, for one, well, actually the only one I have, is very special and near & dear to my heart. She sent this to me even knowing that I've only been an Oklahoman for about four years now, probably because she sees these things in me even already! Wow, proud to be an Oklahoman, now can I have a Dr. Pepper?
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You are 100% Oklahoman if: 1. You can properly pronounce Eufaula, Gotebo, Okemah, and Chickasha. (Well, how about 3 out of 4?)
2. You think that people who complain about the wind in their states are sissies. 3. A tornado warning siren is your signal to go out in the yard and look for a funnel. (Even I know that means funnel cloud.) 4. Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor on the highway. 5. You've ever had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day. (People, this is really TRUE!)6. You know that the true value of a parking space is not determined by the distance to the door, but by the availability of shade. (I'm still learning that one.) 7. Stores don't have bags, they have sacks. 8. You see people wear bib overalls at funerals. (But my sister doesn't let her Okie hubby do this.) 9. You think everyone from a bigger city has an accent. (They don't?) 10. You measure distance in minutes. ("I'm about 5 minutes away.") 11. You refer to the capital of Oklahoma as "The City." 12. It doesn't bother you to use an airport named for a man who died in an airplane crash. (I didn't know that. So how far to Tulsa airport?) 13. Little smokies are something you serve only for special occasions. 14. You go to the lake because you think it is like going to the ocean. 15. You listen to the weather forecast before picking out an outfit. 16. You know cowpies are not made of beef. 17. Someone you know has used a football schedule to plan their wedding date. (Nah, this happens in Florida, too. Go, Gators!) 18. You have known someone who has had one belt buckle bigger than your fist. 19. A bad traffic jam involves two cars staring each other at a four-way stop, each determined to be the most polite and let the other go first. 20. You know in which state "Miam-uh" is and in which state "Miam-ee" is. (Yep, since I've lived in both states.) 21. You aren't surprised to find movie rental, ammunition, and bait all in the same store. 22. Your "place at the lake" has wheels under it. (If it didn't, we'd probably sleep in a tent.) 23. A Mercedes Benz is not a status symbol. A Ford F350 4x4 is. 24. You know everything goes better with Ranch. 25. You learned how to shoot a gun before you learned how to multiply. 26. You actually get these jokes and are "fixin" to send them to your friends.. 27. Finally, you are 100% Oklahoman if you have ever heard this conversation: "You wanna Coke?" "Yeah." "What kind?" "Dr. Pepper."
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Thursday, August 02, 2007
4:16 AM - and the funny thing is not all that funny! Current mood: nostalgic
Remember...
Belmont 3-4740
Yukon 5-0558
skateboards only as wide as your tennis shoe
sidewalk sundae
16 oz RC Cola bottle
string licorice
overnights in the back yard
dogs roamed the neighborhood and never had to be chained up
visiting relatives on Sunday afternoons
hamburger meat 3lbs/$1
1961 automatic Corvair with the gearshift knob on the dash that froze in the winter
pigtails & perms
six brothers
summers walking over the hills to the lake
sledding down 555
hanging out at the park up the street
babysitting for 25 cents an hour, 35 cents after midnight
uniforms for school
hot dog day at school
after school practice for the National Spelling Bee
Sherry watching soaps while babysitting us and keeping the house dark; walking in the house from the bright outside and not seeing!
cats thrown from the roof
digging out the basement
haunted house in the crawl space
fruit trees in the backyard
Byron Bodendorfer
Roller City West
God bless Mom, Ted, Teddy, Timmy, Danny, Theresa, Paul, Chris, Kathie, Kevin, and everybody else. Make me a good girl. Amen.
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Monday, July 30, 2007
8:08 AM - Deatheaters Current mood: sleepy
I'm only up to Chapter 6, but I can recognize things pretty quickly now!
On my way in to work this morning there were still remnants of the deatheaters over much of OKC. However, as the sun was rising, they appeared to be moving beyond the barrier bubble of protection. Nice to know we're protected.
Currently reading : Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7) By J. K. Rowling Release date: 21 July, 2007
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Thursday, July 26, 2007
4:13 PM - Shark teeth!! Current mood: drained
I took the kiddos to my niece's house last evening. Nicholas and Jazzy were playing with Starla in her room/nursery. I swear that Nicnic is so tall because he keeps pulling himself up on shelves and other wall-climbing type units and stretches himself up - look at those biceps and triceps to prove it!
So Tonya and I responded to some cries from Starla's room. Nicholas was crying and Jazzy was shouting about Nicholas stepping on shark's teeth. I got there and picked Nicholas out of the shark's teeth - thumbtacks!
Apparently Alan left a small package of tacks on Sharla's dresser and, you guessed it, Nicholas spilled them all over while trying to pull himself up to see what was on the dresser! Tonya rescued a couple tacks from Starla's mouth and helped pull one from Nicnic's foot when I picked him up.
So Nicholas has 3 molars with the 4th pushing hard on the gum, and he's a bit miserable at times. About 20 minutes after Dusty and I had a loud "discussion" last night, Nicholas woke up screaming and wouldn't be calmed by anyone but me (Mom was at work). So I rocked him and he still had little outbursts for a bit even after Baby Orajel and some Tylenol (which was a first that he didn't want it!). He wouldn't drink much either, like it was hard to swallow. And the whole time I wondering if he maybe swallowed a tack or two, and should I take him to the ER. But he'd also tried stuffing his fingers down his throat after eating popcorn at my sister's house, so could it be a popcorn hull?
Well, he slept through the night after that and had his normal bowel movement this morning according to his mama. So, just a warning to mother's of infants and young children . . . WATCH OUT FOR SHARK'S TEETH!
I so love you all!
Currently reading : Hosea's Bride (Love Inspired) By Dorothy Clark Release date: 01 April, 2004
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Sunday, July 15, 2007
8:49 AM - Camp WOW Current mood: excited
Camp WOW (Walk On Water) begins this week for LifeKIDS and I'm a LifeKID, a much older one. I am sooooooooooooooo excited!
God's been leading me down this path and I'm filled with excitement and wonder as to the terrific plans he has for me with "my girls" this year.
I started packing yesterday....sorta....I got out the suitcase set. Then Jazzy started packing "hers" and I got busy with other things. LOL
My favorite boys stayed the night with us. They're now watching Happy Feet with Nicholas, trying to keep them quiet, well, a little quieter than normal. Kira and Jazzy were up later than the rest of us so they get to catch up on some lost ZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz's.
At The Movies this morning at LifeChurch.tv Southside!! It involves something Happy. Hmmmm.
We wrap up Vacation Bible School this evening. I help with VBS at Eastern Avenue Church in Moore each year, and this year I again got to direct the play. It's so fun! It's a lot to accomplish in four days, yet I know they'll do a fantastic job knowing that the most important message they give by doing the play is the ABC Strategy. I know Jesus is with them and will send His message through them.
We leave Tuesday for Camp WOW. Yes, of course I want your prayers. There is always some big changes in the lives of the kiddos at LifeKIDS Camp, and I know this year will be no exception.
And since I will be offline all week, I'll be back here with lots of stories for y'all.
Till, then, I'm going back to the boys and Happy Feet.
cya'll l8r.
MotherMoses/MissTheresa
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Thursday, July 12, 2007
5:13 PM - Friday the 13th Celebration
Hey, Chester Daniel Shetler, my firstborn, murderously entered the gates of Heaven and met with our Great Lord and Saviour, fifteen (15) years ago this Friday the 13th!
How can you be superstitious . . .
. . . or even afraid???
Friday the 13th - a celebration!
Our God is a Mighty God
- praise Him!
Friday, June 29, 2007
8:42 AM - Friday NOT the 13th Current mood: creative
Ok, so here it is bright and early Friday morning, my new day off, and what am I doing? HA! Not sleeping in, that's for sure.
No, I had planned to go into the office to make up the time I missed earlier in the week. Monday and Tuesday Kira and I had to juggle schedules taking care of the kiddos at home because the babysitter was out enjoying her like 300th wedding anniversary, or 31st, I can't remember which. Yet since I worked until after 12:30 am the night before last, I probably have already made up that time. Still I wanted to get in early so I could get out early and there's still two reports I have to complete by July 1st because of the fiscal year which ends June 30th. And with the State, there's no leniency since you are our boss. Well, let's say the general public is our boss, especially if you're a voting member.
At 6:15 my 2-legged 3-yr-old alarm came into my bedroom, bright as a ray of sunshine bursting through 17 days of rain. Yet not what you really want to see at 6:15 am on a day off. Unless, of course it's been raining for 17 days straight. Guess that was a bad comparison. I do want to see the sun shine after so much rain. Today I want to buy a scythe so we can slice through the soaked jungle that used to be our yard.
So, now that Jazzy and Nicnic are both up, I guess I'm not going in to the office. Kira closed last night at Wendy's (2 am) and she and the baby need sleep much more than this gramma. So instead of starting my projects, here I am whining....
And I've done that too much lately. Between that and yelling at the kids I was forced to face God yesterday on the way to work. And his message to me was to SURROUND MYSELF WITH GOD again.
Okay, and that was before my dentist and doctor appts. yesterday. Good thing I listened to Him because it made the rest of the day so much easier. Yes, God does do things like that.
Anyone who knows me knows how my life was filled with LifeChurch.tv. If I wasn't home or at work, I was at LifeChurch.tv south campus, and that was sometimes all weekend. Then things changed, well gradually really, not drastically. But it bothered me, maybe guilt, responsibility, I dunno.
This week I woke up and realized that it wasn't Lifechurch.tv that was missing in my life. I mean, I did watch the messages on this computer if I didn't get to the church building itself. So after talking (or really listening!!) to God this week, I was guilted into realizing that I was drifting from my very best friend! Thus, the message: SURROUND MYSELF IN GOD.
Ok, things are really weird at work, personalities clashing, gossip, backbiting, threats, fears, changes. And I'm falling back into it. First step, I recognized it. Yep, been there, done that, fall into the cycle, go along with the flow, all that. Second step, I'm facing it. Oh, yes, I'm the one that forgives and moves on. I forgive not because she deserves it (She was quoted as saying, "I'm going to kill that bitch," in all seriousness three times consecutively) but because God deserves for me to forgive her. Thirdly, I started defending the words and actions of others, try to see it from their view, maybe there's stress in their lives, maybe we need to be a little more understanding and/or compassionate...maybe, just maybe, because that's how God is instructing them in their lives at this point in time, and I can support that! And just maybe I should try to get back to being the living Christ-follower through my actions and words....
I cringe when Kira yells at the kids, Jazzy especially. So imagine when I caught myself doing the same thing one day this week. Time to change, another eye opening moment. God so worked with me on this one, too! It was awesome. And I'm back to my Tonya-attitude. If I'm gonna have attitude I like having her attitude. I love my niece. She's so gentle and patient and loving and all that jazz. And you know that she's Christ-driven. She radiates goodness.
On another note (after a brief but lovely interruption) my grandson now has more natural teeth than I do! Nicnic just got two of his one year molars this week. Maybe there was reason for all that drooling! Just seemed like he's been drooling since he was born, I was beginning to worry about it! Sorry, God, just me trying to take over again. Yes, I'll watch it.
Ok, now I'm not as focused and you're probably tired of reading if you got this far. So next blog is all about Friday the 13th of July - this year being the 15th anniversary! What, you say? Well, just mosey on back and read it for yourself!
Later, dudes & dudettes!
MotherMoses aka MissTheresa
Currently reading : The Treasure Principle: Unlocking the Secret of Joyful Giving (LifeChange Books) By Randy Alcorn Release date: 06 September, 2005
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Tuesday, May 01, 2007
12:56 AM - Skateboarding is over.
Ok, I was going to write this detailed blog but I've been tryin too long.
So you get the shortened version with details at a later time.
Need prayer for my son Dusty to fell on Sunday evening, 6 pm, and broke both bones almost midway up his right arm.
He will have surgery tomorrow (Tuesday) evening, although we don't know the time yet. He will be hospitalized until Thursday.
No insurance and the kids miss him. Dusty, Kira, and I all hardly slept last night but I'll tell you all about that soon.
Please keep Dusty in prayer for successfull surgery and pain control during healing. Yep, the big man is a whimp when it comes to bone pain.
Thanks, and good night.
MissTheresa
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Wednesday, March 28, 2007
9:00 AM - me Current mood: distressed
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Put an X in front of all the things you have done. Remove the X from the things you have not and send it to all your friends (including me). This is for your entire life:
( X ) Smoked a cigarette
( X ) Drank so much you threw up.
( ) Crashed a friend's car
( ) Stolen a car
( X ) Been in love
( X ) Been dumped
( X ) Been laid off/fired
( X ) Been in a fist fight
( ) Been shot at.
( ) Been stabbed
( X ) Snuck out of your parent's house
( X ) Had feelings for someone who didn't have them back.
( X ) Gone on a blind date
( X ) Skipped school
( ) Seen someone die
( X ) Been to Canada
( X ) Been to Mexico
( X ) Been on a plane
( X ) Been lost.
( X ) Been on the opposite side of the country
( X ) Swam in the ocean
( X ) Felt like dying
( X ) Cried yourself to sleep
( ) Played cops and robbers naked?
( X ) Recently colored with crayons
( X ) Sang karaoke.
( X ) Paid for a meal with only coins
( X ) Done something you told yourself you wouldn't.
( X ) Made prank phone calls
( X ) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose
( X ) Caught a snowflake on your tongue
( X ) Danced in the rain
( ) Written a letter to Santa Claus.
( X ) Been kissed under the mistletoe.
( X ) Watched the sun rise with someone you care about or love
( X ) Blown bubbles
( ) Made a bonfire on the beach
( ) Crashed a party.
( X ) Gone roller-skating
( X ) Ice-skating
1. Do you have any nicknames? Teri, Twinkletoes
2. What is your favorite drink? Dr. Pepper
3. Tattoos? No
4. Any piercing? just ears, 3 right, 2 left
5. How much do you love your job? bunches
6. Favorite vacation spot? Crescent Beach, FL
7. Ever been to Africa? No
8. Ever steal any traffic signs? Ummm
9. Ever been in a car accident? Yes
10.How many doors does your car have? 2
11.Salad dressing? good Bleu Cheese
12.Favorite number? 3
13. Favorite holiday? The Birth of Christ
14. Favorite food? most all
15. Favorite Day of the week? the Lord's Day
16. Favorite brand of body soap? Lever 2000
17. Favorite tooth paste? Sensidyne
18. Favorite smell? lilacs in bloom
19. What do you do to relax? read a fantastic book
20. Message to friends/family reading this? please respond
21. How do you see yourself in 10 years? happily retired, financially secure
22. What do you do when you are bored? crochet
23. Furthest place you will send this message? Iraq
24. Who will respond the fastest? the first person
25. Least likely to respond? Lt. Bob, flying over Iraq for 12 hr periods at a time and that's okay that he doesn't respond because he's probably VERY tired!
Currently reading : Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Book 6) By J. K. Rowling Release date: 16 July, 2005
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Saturday, March 03, 2007
6:48 AM - Matt Six
Here's what my dear friend Matthew told me this morning:
27Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
28"And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 31So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' 32For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
Ok, now go enjoy the day with all my love . . .
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Thursday, March 01, 2007
8:57 PM - How many days??
Hey, friends who gave the 40 Day Promise, I have a question.
You don't have to answer, there's no right or wrong answer.
But most of you know that I gave up Thursday night tv: Grey's Anatomy, Ugly Betty, and ER.
No problem so far.
But I was told that those programs are not on tonight!
So, tonight I'm not fasting because if those shows are not on I will not be watching tv anyhow. So there's no sacrifice on my part.
So, does that mean I have to give up another Thursday night after the 40 days to make up for it?
Like I said, there's no right or wrong answer because it's in the promise between me and God.
So now think about your 40 Day Promise....
How are you doing?
I must admit, the Pogo games part is REALLY, REALLY hard for me. Which just goes to show ME just how much control it has over me.
And that's the purpose of the challenge. I want God to have that much control over me.
So tonight in place of tv I'm writing this message to you. And then I'm going to go back and work memorizing the Books of the Old Testament. And maybe I'll work on one of my infamous short stories for you. Who knows?
But for sure I will be spending some special time with God to pray for the prayer requests of the K5 kiddos, my friends at Jordan's Crossing (especially Letha, if you would include her in your prayers), and those unrequested but needed prayers.
Thank you all for sharing your thoughts, your love, and your prayers with Our Almighty Father.
In His Service,
MissTheresa
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Thursday, February 22, 2007
6:07 PM - So what does it mean? Current mood: accomplished
Ash Wednesday, the first of the 40 days leading up to the Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ.
So what does it mean?
Jesus went into the woods where he prayed and fasted for 40 days and nights.
So what can I do?
Pray and fast for 40 days and nights.
"Fast" typically means "do without" and is often associated with food. Breakfast, or break fast, is when we stop fasting throughout the night and have something to eat. That's just the literal translation.
So, what can I do without?
Well, my K5 (KONNECT) kiddos know from last Sunday evening, that I'm giving up (fasting, stopping, eliminating) a few things that I feel have taken (or that I've let take) control over my life. And that would be . . . .
POGO (computer people know that is an online game site, and yes, I'm addicted!!)
sweet snacks (I'm still deciding if that includes ice cream)
TV on Thursday nights (yes, Ugly Betty, Grey's Anatomy, and ER)
And this time of day (in the afternoon) I usually take a break from work and play a game or two of Pogo. So you can see it's working! I'm finally getting this email out to you all!
In place of my "addiction" I'm committing to spending more God time in some form.
And guess what????
Last night (the first of my 40 days/nights), I was less frustrated at home. Why? Because NO ONE was interrupting my game because I was spending it otherwise! In other words, to see the affects of your addiction, try doing without it. I had no idea I was so stressed by playing!
Okay, so now I've started my notes and I hope you will share yours.
God is with you. Do you talk to him?
MissTheresa
P.S. So what will YOU do?
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Tuesday, February 20, 2007
9:22 AM - K5, Lent, 40 days, Slavery, Addiction, God, Lent, Ash Wednesday, Easter
Okay, I don't have time to write right now, but stay tuned because this will be a great message.
K5 - KONNECT 5 - Fifth graders with some awesome knowledge, learning, and inspiration.
Lent - ok, to who and for how long?
40 days - Jesus fasted and prayed for this long - can you?
Slavery - What holds you as a slave in your life? not who, silly.
Addiction - Want to be addicted to God?
God - Yes, the Almighty Father - when did you last call HIM on your cell phone?
Lent - aha! Similar to the 40 days Jesus spent in prayer and fasting!
Ash Wednesday - the day to start YOUR 40 days.
Easter - THE END of the 40 days.
Have I said too much already? Stay tuned to see how these link together and to find the SURPRISE at the end of the story.
(c) 2007 MissTheresa
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Saturday, February 10, 2007
9:00 AM - DANCE
Dancing With God
When I meditated on the word? Guidance,
I kept seeing "dance" at the end of the word.
I remember reading that doing God's will is a lot like dancing.
When two people try to lead, nothing feels right.
The movement doesn't flow with the music,
and everything is quite uncomfortable and jerky.
When one person realizes that, and lets the other lead,
both bodies begin to flow with the music.
One gives gentle cues, perhaps with a nudge to the back
or by pressing Lightly in one direction or another.
It's as if two become one body, moving beautifully.
The dance takes surrender, willingness,
and attentiveness from one person
and gentle guidance and skill from the other.
My eyes drew back to the word Guidance.
When I saw "G: I thought of God, followed by "u" and "i".
"God, "u" and "i" dance."
God, you, and I dance.
As I lowered my head, I became willing to trust
that I would get guidance about my life.
Once again, I became willing to let God lead.
My prayer for you today is that God's blessings
and mercies be upon you on this day and everyday.
May you abide in God as God abides in you.
Dance together with God, trusting God to lead
and to guide you through each season of your life.
This prayer is powerful and there is nothing attached.
If God has done anything for
you in your life,
please share this message with someone else,
for prayer is one of the best gifts we can receive.
There is no cost but a lot of rewards;
so let's continue to pray for one another.
And I Hope You Dance
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Saturday, January 20, 2007
11:09 AM - awesome weather we're having
Isn't that subject deceiving!?!
Actually we were supposed to be getting about a half foot of snow (that sounds better than 5-6 inches) and it's just barely below freezing at 29 degrees now. So, no snow yet but the cars are iced over like they were yesterday morning - ewww, that just chills my fingers - and oh! what's that I hear? Sounds like little elves tapping on the window, must be ice crystals bouncing off the glass.
Because I parked the van Friday last week when the ice storm started and left it for the entire long weekend (Monday being a holdiay), I did similar yesterday when I got home from work with the same thought in mind. However, this time I parked a little more away from the garage and facing out. It took me almost two hours to clear my windshield because it drifted and everyone who lives in and around OKC knows it looked like snow and packed like ice. And since it's front wheel drive, well, let's just say I learned from last week.
So here I am prepared with work brought home and no outside plans for the weekend, and, well, where's the snow??? Uh-oh, I don't even hear the little ping-ping-ping ont he window pane anymore!
Ok, so here I am and I started to get caught up on my email - issues at work is another story - and Wednesday I got a message asking to help relieve the stir-craziness at JC - today! Oh, God is good! No snow and/or slick weather and now I can attempt to cross slick or non-slick city or non-city streets and go mentor my ladies! Woohoo!!
And know what else is great? The household is all asleep and it's really quiet and my lap and arms are empty and it's quiet and I have some me-time and it's quiet and I so want to write that book but I have to go shower and start my day. JC, here we come!
I love God and how he works in my life and the lives of those around me.
Jesus is a friend of mine, He's there with me rain or shine,
I love Jesus, yes I do, And you know He love you, too!
Have a God-filled day....
MotherMoses
Currently reading : Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Book 5) By J.K. Rowling Release date: 21 June, 2003
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Thursday, January 11, 2007
12:03 PM - The Difference Current mood: creative
Because I am such a Peanuts fan, I want to put this where I can readily reference it because it is way too important...
Schulz Philosophy
The following is the philosophy of Charles Schultz,
the creator of the "Peanuts" comic strip.
You don't have to actually answer the questions.
Just read straight through and you'll get the point.
1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world.2. Name the last five Heisman trophy winners.3. Name the last five winners of the Miss America contest. 4. Name ten people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer Prize. 5. Name the last half dozen Academy Award winners for best actor and actress. 6. Name the last decade's worth of World Series winners.How did you do?The point is, none of us remember the headliners of yesterday. These are no second-rate achievers. They are the best in their fields. But the applause dies. Awards tarnish. Achievements are forgotten. Accolades and certificates are buried with their owners. Here's another quiz. See how you do on this one: 1. List a few teachers who aided your journey through school.2. Name three friends who have helped you through a difficult time.3. Name five people who have taught you something worthwhile.4. Think of a few people who have made you feel appreciated and special.5. Think of five people you enjoy spending time with.
Easier? The lesson: The people who make a difference in your life are not the ones with the most credentials, the most money, or the most awards. They are the ones that care.
"Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It's already tomorrow in Australia." (Charles Schulz)"To everything there is a season. A time for every purpose under heaven." Ecc. 3:1
Now, go out and make a difference....
~MissTheresa
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Monday, January 01, 2007
2:01 AM - Begin a new year for real Current mood: ecstatic
I Press Toward the Mark This one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, andreaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward themark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. Phil.3:13, 14 Another year of your life closes today. How can you look back uponit? Have you made advancement in the divine life? Have you increased inspirituality? Have you crucified self, with the affections and lusts?Have you an increased interest in the study of God's Word? Have yougained decided victories over your own feelings and waywardness? Oh,what has been the record of your life for the year which has now passedinto eternity, never to be recalled? As you enter upon a new year, let it be with an earnest resolve tohave your course onward and upward. Let your life be more elevated andexalted than it has hitherto been. Make it your aim not to seek your owninterest and pleasure, but to advance the cause of your Redeemer. Remainnot in a position where you ever need help yourself, and where othershave to guard you to keep you in the narrow way. You may be strong toexert a sanctifying influence upon others. You may be where your soul'sinterest will be awakened to do good to others, to comfort thesorrowful, strengthen the weak, and to bear your testimony for Christwhenever opportunity offers. Aim to honor God in everything, always andeverywhere. Carry your religion into everything. Prepare for eternity with such a zeal as you have not yetmanifested. Educate your mind to love the Bible, to love the prayermeeting, to love the hour of meditation, and, above all, the hour whenthe soul communes with God. Become heavenly-minded if you would unitewith the heavenly choir in the mansions above.... A new page is turned in the book of the recording angel. . . . Leta record be stamped there which you will not be ashamed to have revealedto the gaze of men and angels. From My Life Today - Page 369
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Tuesday, January 02, 2007
8:47 AM - LifeGroup time!! Current mood: determined
Jordan's Crossing is so exciting!!
Thanks to Stephanie we are caught up with the babies at JC. Every newborn since we started now has a LifeChurch.tv handmade baby afghan.
Several ladies and children have left and more have arrived. Currently we are keeping up with the needs and if you want to help please contact me.
Next Saturday I will continue teaching the ladies to knit and crochet. LifeChurch.tv South campus keeps us supplied with Knifty Knitters, crochet hooks, and some yarn. We have a small budget that helps tremendously.
If you'd like to come meet these great ladies and minister to them, just let me know. We go on Saturdays at 1 p.m. and, boy do they look forward to it! God uses us to further their love of Him and to help build confidence and love in them.
Your greatest gift would be to remember them daily in prayer.
Thanks!MissTheresa
p.s. Keep up with us at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cuppa_tea
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Monday, November 27, 2006
4:01 PM - CHRISTMAS CARDS 4 CHILDREN Current mood: hungry
Christmas Cards for the Children
Yes, Christmas Cards. This is coming early so that you can get ready to include an important address to your list. Read on........
Want to have some fun this CHRISTMAS? Send the Children a CHRISTMAS CARD thisyear.
We should all send a nice, CHRISTIAN card to brighten up the dark, sad, little world of children without parents, in abusive situations, whose parents are not in the home, in the hospital, and many others that are forgotten or lonely at CHRISTMAS.
Make a diffence in their day, their CHRISTMAS, their lives, and let them know they are LOVED by you and by the Lord especially!
Send them to:
Theresa's TreasuresPO Box 96842OKC OK 73143
So spend 39 cents to stamp a special CHRISTMAS CARD this year and fill a child's heart with joy. If you want to know where your card went, please send a separate note to me (MissTheresa) with your email address and I will tell you to which facility your card went and the first name of the child if I can release it.
And pass this on to your email lists. We really want to communicate with the LOST and FORGOTTEN CHILDREN! They really DESERVE us!! They also need the Lord.
May the wind be at your back, the sun on your face and the love of God in your heart,
MissTheresa
misstheresa@mytreasures.us
November 27, 2006
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11:00 AM - woe is me
and Dusty, too.
That will teach him to eat half of my sandwich!
Kira is changing jobs from Wendy's to 7-11 and last night was probably her last night at Wendy's. Dusty brought me home a Jalapeno Cheddar burger and then helped me eat it. He was up most the night (waiting for Kira to get off work), puking and sitting on the pot or running to it. I was in bed so I didn't feel it till later in the morning when I rushed to the toilet, too! That's the best enema I've had in a long time! But what an awful feeling. I'm still getting chills and queasy stomach, but at least I'm at work. Now I have to find out if Kira made the sandwich and possibly more customers are sick, or if someone else made the sandwich because it was Kira's last night there. Hmmmmmmmm. Interesting.
I don't think Dusty will want to share my food again anytime soon.
Oops, gotta run.
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Thursday, November 23, 2006
9:13 PM - Other things Current mood: indescribable
Happy Turkey Day, a day of celebration and for gratefulness.
I'm thankful for family.
My poor brother in Bailey, CO, is lost. His bride passed on a week ago last Monday. She was the organizer. It took my brother this long to find my sister's phone number in order to call me. He's lost without her and very troubled. Please keep him in prayer.
Mary had leukemia for the past 26 years and she had her ups and downs. This past summer she had to go in for dialysis. My brother said that she developed an infection and her liver slowly gave out. Well, not really so slowly since it only happened when she was in the hospital this past June.
Now she's cremated and gone home with her father to Peru. And Danny is lost without her. Like so many in our family, he gave his heart to her.
I wish I could have been there to comfort him. And I pray that he can move on, be strong, and find comfort in the memories.
I'm just so sad for my brother. I pray that God will comfort him.
And!!! Nicholas has a couple teeth! The second bottom one broke through today and it looks like a big one is coming through on top. But then when I looked at it closer tonight, it looks more like a canker sore possibly.
Okay, I'm off to bed because I start my second job tomorrow.
I love you all lots 'n lots, my friends.
God be with you.
MissTheresa
Thursday, November 23, 2006
7:16 AM - How is your life? Current mood: thankful
It's Thanksgiving. Nicholas is waking up. Girl is asleep on my bed. The turkey is in the oven. The house is quiet. I planned to go back to bed but just too many thoughts going through my had. Thoughts accompanied by the never ending song . . . Forever God is faithful, forever God is strong, forever God is with us, forever. Give thanks to the Lord, our God and King, his love endures forever. la da da da, la da da da, His love endures forever. Sing praise, sing praise, sing praise, sing praise. Forever God is faithful . . . FOREVER.
Nicholas is chattering away and up on all fours rocking back and forth. It will be a bit before he realizes I'm up and he fusses for attention.
Jazzy got a new bed. The neighbors two doors down were moving the same day we were and they gave us a car toddler bed. She has slept so well in it the last two night since Kira put it together. And she hasn't fallen out! Another blessing God put in our path.
Kira is changing jobs. The new one is more money and I trust God to keep her safe. I'm not enthused about her working in a convenience store, but then again, I can pray for God's protection for her.
Dusty is really trying. Please keep praying for him. God is doing incredible things with Dusty, I just have to let God work in Dusty's life as is His plan. I love my son and I love his family.
I start gift wrapping at Dillard's tomorrow. I love wrapping gifts! Even more so we need the income; maybe I can get the tires much needed on all of our cars!
Hey, I just finished reading Pastor Craig's book, "Confessions of a Pastor" and it was awesome! Reading something like that makes me realize just how much God speaks to me in different ways. The ending chapter just really struck a note even though while reading it I didn't think it applied. But it opened my eyes, encouraged me, and gave me the thoughts I needed when a coworker came to me yesterday. I love it when God uses me!
Okay, gotta go enjoy my grandson, and tell him all about Jesus.
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Tuesday, November 21, 2006
7:13 AM - first tooth Current mood: ecstatic
Nicholas got his first tooth today! Woohoo! He's getting so big so fast.
I love my grandkiddos, they are so fun!
I am blessed.
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Tuesday, October 10, 2006
12:17 AM - the convertible died
Okay, right before Dusty's heart attack, he drove my car until it quit. Stalled in Sam's parking lot, Dusty walked/ran home. So this exertion, Dr. Stephanie said, is the reason behind the heart attack. It just escalated things.
So, meanwhile, the car needed some work that I just couldn't yet afford. My brother-in-law bypassed the heater core which needed replacing - to the tune of $250. Ok, we'll have to let that go until we need heat.
But it was still leaking water somewhere and I was good at keeping it watered. Not so, Dusty. He ran it until it quit. And then brought it home again later when his wife got off work, which was about two hours before he woke me up with his pain.
Anyhow, it appears to be a blown head gasket - translation: new engine or dead car. In talking to a mechanic, his "honest opinion" is to not put that much money into a 1992 Pontiac Sunbird 4-cylinder. So where does that get me now?
Well, my brother-in-law went hunting this weekend (shot a deer but the arrow went clean through it and the deer continued on its merry way), so he loaned me his Saturn. Yes, he is awesome! But he returned today so I returned his car.
Then along comes my nice niece and her hubby. They got a brand new van and a new-to-them van. So they gave me their "discard" van. Well, it needs some work, but it runs so much better than the vehicle that I can't drive.
SO I LOVE MY NIECE AND HER HUBBY!!
Two year old Jazzy (my granddaughter) said it was Alan's van. So I explained that Alan gave this van to Nena. And when we got home, she went to great lengths to tell her Daddy that Alan gave the van to Nena and she (Jazzy) got to ride in it.
Jazzy's only problem with it is that she's not scrunched right next to Nicholas. But we fixed that by just pushing their seats a little closer together. Now if that's the worst problem we have this week, I'll know God is in control again.
Oh! One more thing. That big test that I had to take last week? I finally got there on Friday and completed the test. Woohoo! And today they called to let me know that I failed and can retake the test next week.
GOD IS GOOD!
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Monday, October 09, 2006
10:08 PM - Dusty update Current mood: complacent
Ok, Dusty is home and back into the swing of things. He's much happier - who would know?
Anyhow, he had the cath which was not like it used to be. He didn't have to keep his leg still for 24 hrs. It was much less time, but he still bled all over his bed sheets in the hospital. Now it's just really sore and he can't lift over 10 lbs.
Dusty has learned a lot from this. So have I. Thanks to my family genetics he gets to share the same diet that many in our family "enjoy" - including me. High cholesterol has been in our family for generations, and it looks like it's gonna continue.
Back on track, Dusty still needs prayer, spiritual, physical, and general prayer. Thanks to all of you who have honored my prayer requests, and please know that you are loved.
Nicholas is now six months old. I pray that his cholesterol isn't as high yet as his Dad's or his Nena's. And I pray that he lives his life healthy, both spiritually and physically. And when I'm not around I pray that someone else will always be close to encourage my grandkids. I so love them.
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4:15 PM - Why is the world square? Current mood: naughty
What color is your underwear?
Remember when the days were long and the nights were even longer?
And then the thought arose that maybe if the sun made everything cold and the moon created warmth, would the nights be days and the days be nights?
So then the bully would be the abused and the fearful child will have the strength and character. Who would be the President of our Unchanged States? Or is it Unchained States?
When the creatures prowl the railways and the rats give out an atrocious smell, will the skunks be the scarecrows or the ants the entombed?
So next time you are in a fowl or chicken mood and the frown turns into a scowl, think about how you dressed this morning.
What color is your underwear?
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Thursday, October 05, 2006
10:33 AM - Dusty said that a mother's love is forever. Current mood: exhausted
Yesterday my son Dusty went to the Emergency Room thinking that he was having a heart attack. Guess what? He was. He's now in ICU for several more days.
Today Dusty will have a heart cath, which is where they go up through the artery in the groin. They insert a tube that goes up to the heart to assess the damage. Afterwhich he must keep his leg COMPLETELY STILL for 24 hours so that the opening in the artery can close safely.For those who do drugs: DON'T. This could be you.For those who don't do drugs: Pray for those who do and learn from this so that you never do.For those who SAY they don't do drugs: This WILL be you, just ask Dusty. Stop and look at yourself. Where do YOU want to go?This was caused by ignorance? stupidity? denial? Does it matter?Dusty went to give some clothes to a boy that had very, very little. He stayed to smoke a blunt. He had a heart attack from the cocaine that was in the blunt. So, even if "it's only weed," you can never know for sure.What choices are YOU making? Who are YOU helping?
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Saturday, September 09, 2006
9:15 AM - perfection Current mood: chipper
Wow, I'm sitting here feeding my grandson.
The window is open and the air is so cool. This is nice. He's holding his own bottle with both hands, all by himself, for the first time, with no support from anyone else. How quickly they grow.
This weather is so nice. I'm thinking that I want to live where it's like this all time. But then I would miss when it's so hot that the swimming pool or lake are just great. But then, is there a place where the weather is just what I want all the time? Hmmm, my geography is not good.
But then again, there's heaven. I think about that a lot more as I get older. Oh, of course not, not me, just my body. When it gets too old to function, I will still be running around in my mind, play and teaching the children, don't worry about that!
But will it be so perfect in heaven? No snow? No tornadoes? No 110 degree heat? Or will it be just so perfect that we won't care about the weather & conditions? Will there be so much to see, so much to do, so much else to care about (like you fools I leave behind, teehee) to even think about the weather? What will be the more important things? Do we know? Or can we even imagine?
Okay, back to reality, I gotta get dressed and get things done. Today is Jazzy's first birthday party she's ever been to and I made her a princess dress that she's so excited to wear. Not that the dress will do much, she's such a princess anyway. She's my princess.
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Friday, September 08, 2006
8:45 AM - And to add to that
Okay, so I forgot one part of the "judging" phase I went through yesterday.
I was late to work. Yes, me. I was late to work. The parking lots was full, full, full. But I still went up close to our entrance into the building to see if there was a parking spot.
Okay, so I'm going between the parking spaces and the building and thinking of going up the aisle that has the smaller-than-compact-car spaces. There's an SUV coming the opposite way and since I have to turn left I let him go straight. Then a big beautiful black pickup truck dives into the open space on the end just as I'm about to head into it.
Of course I didn't say a word, no one would hear me, I'm in the car by myself. But my thoughts were not kind.
So I parked in the back forty which is like a block and a half away. Yes, I know I can always use the exercise and it will only make me a few minutes later than I already am, and it IS my fault.
But still.
The whole time I'm thinking how judgemental (does that have an e after the g?) I am being. Here's a guy jumping at an opportunity, just like me. He gets there first even though I waited longer. He has a handicap sticker on his rearview mirror, I have two quite capable legs.
So I go around the smaller building to check some other close spaces. There are none so I head for the back forty. Oh, there's the guy from the handicapped pickup and he's rushing on foot for the front door. Hmmmm, no handicap there. Hmmm, shall I shut my thoughts!?!!
Okay, the whole way out to the outer parking lot I'm reprimanding myself for my selfish, judging thoughts. Also I'm thinking of who I can tell and how I will tell my story, rotten guy who took MY parking spot. And then I get this thought (HS himself speaking in that still small voice??) that I'm being mean and need to settle down. Humility. Shutteth thy mouth.
But I want to whine!
So after arguing over what I should (not) do and what I want to do, I'm bad and tell the first person I see just how bad my day is going and how pathetic I am.
So, do you feel sorry for me or are you already praying for my salvation again......
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Thursday, September 07, 2006
9:46 AM - you be the judge - NOT Current mood: amazed
Okay, I wake Jazzy up. She talks to me and lays back down. I wake her again and tell her to go potty. She says she just did. I laugh and tell her to wake up and go potty. She gets up and moves around.
NOTE: If you know me you know I don't do one thing at a time.
So, I get back to Jazzy and she hasn't gone potty and hasn't changed clothes yet. Nicholas is fed and dressed and in the bed with Mommy. I'm searching for clothes for Jazzy for picture day today. Found another outfit for Nicholas and Mom likes it better so I change him and Jazz is talking to Mommy.
Mommy tells Jazzy to go potty. Jazzy says she did. Mommy tells Jazzy she better not pee in her pants, big girls don't do that. (NOTE: Jazzy had an accident at school yesterday and came home in a change of clothes.) Mommy sends Jazzy to the potty, Jazzy is slow, Daddy gets up now. Daddy tells Jazzy to go to the potty NOW and Jazzy said she already did. Daddy yells at Jazzy about peeing her pants and chases her off to the potty.
In the bathroom (Daddy going potty and Jazzy going potty - a lot!) Daddy realizes that Jazzy did NOT already go potty.
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Fast forward:
I'm merging into traffic on I-35 and a car doesn't let me in. (When I took driver training they made us move over if there were cars merging. Should I say, "back in the old days?") So I slow to let her go ahead and I pull in behind her and then into the middle lane where there is no traffic. Oh, there's a LifeChurch decal on her trunk! Cool! And a pink ribbon for Breast Cancer Awareness. And her license frame is PRO LIFE! Awesome! So I pull up to see if I know her. No, I don't. So I pull ahead even more so she can see my LifeChurch decal, too. And she pulls up further like as tho I'm trying to pass her! And the whole time she's smoking a cigarette and tossing her ashes out the window.
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Guess it's time to dye my hair purple again.
Of all people, Dusty should know not to judge people until they know for sure. But we all forget.
When Dusty was about 7 or so his stepdad accused him of taking a flashlight out in the yard and burying it somewhere . . . probably. For almost a year Ron accused Dusty of taking that flashlight and losing it. But when we went in the attic to get out the Christmas decorations, Ron found that flashlight - right where he had left it. Judgmental and unforgiving. He never apologized yet continued to judge Dusty's behavior on that one incident.
When I colored my hair purple (No, not all my hair, just the ends and it was rather attractive, I thought!), I learned so much from it. And through the year or so that I did have purple hair I learned more and more reasons why my hair was purple. The more that people asked the more reasons I found:
1. I like the color purple and this purple was real purple!
2. Because I could.
3. I didn't have to bleach my hair since it was already white!
4. Kids could relate to me better.
5. My job allowed it (Youth for Christ National Office).
6. Now this one I have to tell the story:
I was in the grocery store, at the checkout line. The lady was being really rude to me. I showed my aggravation also. Fuming as I went to my car and as I got in I looked in the rear view mirror. Wow! Look at me! Here I was judging a woman who was probably judging me. And wasn't that the reason for my purple hair - to remind me NOT to judge people!
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Lord, thank you for this lesson this morning. Please help me to slow down and think things through. Help me to really look into the situation before I find myself judging people. Everything is not always as it appears and I know you put these little reminders in my path each day. Thank you, Lord, and teach me to be a good servant in your holy name.
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Tuesday, August 01, 2006
9:39 AM - OPPORTUNITY Current mood: awake
So I chose to sponsor two orphans in Sierra Leone, Africa, and they are pretty special to my heart now. I just got a packet of letters from Fatmata who was just recently baptized as Mary.
The awesome agency that gave me this opportunity is 4 H.I.M. Visit them on the net and pray for these kids, if you will please.
I got this message from that same organization and I want to share it with you all. However, the bulletin function is temporarily shut down and I know I'll forget this once it's up again - if I'm even logged on when that happens!
So please share this with all your OK friends:
This Friday night at 6:30 pm there will be a concert with Jamie Smith and several of her friends ( Jenna Davis, Paul Colley, KC Clifford, Seven Chance, and Breadline ) along with a dinner and silent auction. The proceeds will go to benefit The Jesus Place. The Jesus Place is a local ministry that reaches out to unchurched youth here in OKC.
So if you are looking to do something different this Friday night. Come out for dinner and listen to some great music while benefiting a local ministry.
The cost is $10 at the door and will be held at New Life Church at 7813 NW 94th ( that is just north of NW Expressway and Counsel behind 7 - 11) . For more info call Jim Pierce at 405.819.7225 or go to www.myspace.com/thejesusplace .
See you there????
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Monday, July 17, 2006
4:16 AM - Camp??? Current mood: rejuvenated
Yes, ladies and gentlemen, it's really still the middle of the night/early morning. I've been awake a couple hours now. Is it the excitement of camp?? Of all people, I do know that I will not be sleeping eight hours a night at camp. And yes, I know I should be getting good sleep before I go. So, why am I awake??!!
Imagine getting up before 6 am each morning. And then being on the run till nearly 10 at night. Swimming, running, jumping, eating, more swimming, more running, oh that hill! Lots of food, good food. Rest? yeah, right.
I am so pumped with the theme of camp this year. Strange? No, it happens all the time. Several weeks ago in a dream this came to me. A worry? A wonder? A thought? A plan? No, it was God. How do I know? Because Pastor Scott said the same thing on the Counselor training video.
When I ask God to prepare me, to prepare my heart, prepare my thought, my words, He so does! Lord, thank you. This is why they named me "MotherMoses" and this is why I love the kids. God uses me to teach your kids, and how I love to learn it all myself. God is awesome!
Ok, so I'm sworn to secrecy but in a couple days you'll know where my heart, my mind, and my soul will be as about four hundred young girls and boys will be entrusted to the grownups (we like to think we're grownups sometimes) like me at CampWOW (Walk On Water). I AM SO PUMPED!! I feel like I'm ready to burst at the seams. But I have no seams. I am fearfully and wonderfully made (Ps. 139:14).
Okay, so I'm so excited that even my mind is not on track.
But this is an introduction. As I can get to a computer I will keep you posted on happenings this week at camp. That's LifeKids CampWOW. We leave OKC Tuesday and come back on Saturday. Baptism is Friday evening, and I can already tell it's going to be BLESSED!
Okay, now I think I'll go try some warm milk and see if I can maybe sleep in a bit. After I get this excitement to settle down.
Yeah, right.....
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Tuesday, July 11, 2006
6:13 AM - Come meet my bestest friend Current mood: ecstatic
Good morning, shoppers, and welcome to MYTREASURES.US where every day is a new day.
First, let me introduce my boss, God. His son Jesus runs the place and does ALL the training. He's my mentor and my best friend. God is a good boss, too. He forgives my many wrongs. The other day I was so frustrated with Jake that I didn't hardly speak to him for days. I kept Jake grounded and he still couldn't get the picture of why I was so angry.
Well, following in the example of Jesus, I forgave Jake (after a meeting with his Mom), and gave him a new start. All I can say is that Jesus sure knows what he's doing and I'm so glad he's my friend. Without his help Jake would still be grounded and I still wouldn't be talking to him except to give more chores!
Today we're going to tackle a new situation. I don't know what it is yet. I know it's gonna be a good one, tho, and I can't wait to see what lesson I might learn today if I just listen to Jesus and follow his example. I'm sooooooooooooooo glad that Jesus loves me enough to help me. Better yet, he's the bestest friend I could ask for ---- he's always there when I need or want him, never too busy for me, always kind and loving, and I really, really love him.
Oh, by the way, I'd love for you to meet him sometime. And he wants to meet you, too. He wants to meet ALL my friends. He's just that kind of guy.
Have a GREAT Tuesday, and call on Jesus. He's waiting to hear from you.
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Monday, July 10, 2006
10:55 AM - Yucko Monday Current mood: Changed ! ! !
Monday. Yuck. First time in forever that I really did not like a Monday. But this Monday the grandson woke up earlier than usual and I was just way too tired. First the diaper change and the pacifier. Didn't work. First time I took him to bed with me to feed him. Then burp him. Then back to his bed at my bedroom door. He can't get comfortable. Used the booger picker - big help. Back to sleep in time to totally zonk just seconds before the alarm...
Oh, shower felt so good, too good, don't want to get out.
Sorted clothes for washing. So that's where all the towels are!! Now just need time to do laundry when no one else is using washer and the rarity that I'm home to do my laundry.
Vacation Bible School starts tonight at my friend's church. She solicited (begged) my help directing the play. Gosh, I just never cease to be amazed at what I can do through God who empowers me! Who would have thought that I could direct a children's play?? Oh, yes, it's God through me because I don't know the first thing about directing a play. But MotherMoses here will listen and do just as God instructs me.
Ok, so today is my only prep day left for a busy week. Testing tomorrow morning, class in the afternoon. Two meetings on Wed. morning for which I will be official substitute secretary for the second, recording minutes and videotaping entire meeting. Guess I'm a bit nervous. My boss is on vacation this week (VBS).
Ok, calmed down now and ready to accept this day as Monday. Yep, gotta go get some work done.
Thank you, God, for this day, and thank you for direction. I'm so pumped about LifeKids Camp that nothing else really blasts my spirit and makes me kick up my heals! Woohoo!! Only one more week and the fun begins! This is going to be the GREATEST camp ever! And I can give you ten reasons why. . .
Oh, my God, you are an AWESOME God. Thank you for this Monday!!!
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Sunday, June 18, 2006
6:11 AM - Another week Current mood: excited
Another exciting week in OKC.
I started a Care Bear for my niece who is having a baby girl (Starla) in September. It's turning out so cute! My goal this week is to find some time to finish the first one and locate yarn for the next several. They are sooooooooooo cute, and basically, they are pretty easy to do.
I've been accepted as a counselor at Lifechurch.tv LifeKids Camp WOW this summer. woohoo!! I'm excited. I went last year which was their first year at CampWOW (Walk On Water) and met some pretty fantastic girls. Now those girls (and their parents) are hoping that I will be their counselor again this year. It's in God's hands and he knows best. But I'm sooooooooo excited to be there for what God wants in their lives.
My biggest pride and joy, my grandkids, are pretty fantastic, too. Nicholas has an ear infection and it seems like a sore throat. But he's still so precious and a very, very good baby. But then so was his dad until about age 14! Jazmine is growing like a tumbleweed! She's up to 35 lbs. now which will make her real happy when she graduates into a booster seat from the car seat. She is a GREAT big sister and totally LOVES her little brother.
God is doing some tremendous things in my life right now. My kids moved in a couple weeks ago and everything is going so well, Jazzie just loves it at "Nena's" house - how it went from Nana to Nena only Jazzy knows. Dusty's been sending out resumes online like there's no tomorrow - woohoo! Kira started management training this past week and is so excited. She's really got the talent for that and really enjoys her job. Of course, losing the "Mommy moments" takes its toll, but not really, really bad. She still takes quality moments with each of the kids.
Today is the best day of the entire week! LifeChurch.tv begins now, well, soon. I'm always excited to emcee the 8:30 a.m. experience because there's one boy who comes every week and I never know who else or how many will be there. But I can say it's the best experience of the six experiences at Southside campus, well, next to all the others! Today's message is awesome, and when you put that with a lot of awesome kids you get God working in the hearts of all of them. We are so totally blessed!
Ok, just looking now for my little friend in NH to add me to his list so we can keep in touch during the summer. And if you read this, my young buddy, your sister stayed the night last night and your brother is moving in with us today. And, more importantly, I missed seeing you at church last night and I just miss you. Have fun, tho, and write me.
God is good, no matter what, so be at peace with him, follow his path, know and accept Jesus, and be calm for the rewards are out of this world!
I love you all!!!
~~~MissTheresa
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Friday, April 21, 2006
9:35 AM - who, when, where, what, how, why am I?
Once upon a time in the South . . .
Here I am, humbled by others who also blog on myspace.com:
Nate Sallie - I thought I loved him for the song he sang to God, "It's all about YOU, it's not about me," and then I subscribed to his blogs. Oh, you have to see for yourself.
Salvadorpauli - a fairly new friend who I got to know a little in Mazatlan, Mexico, and then left on a misssion trip to Israel, he has no heart - it belongs to God, totally, compassionately, in total awesome wonder.
Our very own southsidechef who will leave his all to go to minister in Tepic, Mexico - know where that is??? Exactly.
Carrie, Carrie, Carrie me away . . . she carries away the youth at SWITCH and totally leads them in worship. Had I only kept singing all those years . . .
quietrevolutionengine??? What's that? Well, if you want to know what a marriage is supposed to be, look no further. God is in control and SS passes on his talent. God gave him the talent and he totally uses it in His Name! Not to mention the ministry of his wife and the inspiration she was/is to me, another great messenger of the Almighty One!
What can I say? I'm a measly servant and I love it! Let me wash your feet anytime.
Thank you all for your guidance, your example, your devotion. I love you.
MissTheresa
8:49 PM - Grandbaby!!! Category: Life
Nicholas Christopher James Elmhorst has arrived!
Born c-section at 2:47 p.m. he weighed in at 7 lbs. 14 oz. and 21-1/2 inches long. Mom, Nicholas, Daddy, Jazzy, and GrandmaTheresa doing just fine!!
Thank you all for your prayers. Will detail God's movement in this birth at another time. Busy day, and now I'm tending my grandnephews along with Jazzy, will this night ever end? teehee
My love to all!
Theresa
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Monday, March 27, 2006
6:31 PM - lost, all lost, sniff sniff
Ok, so I sat myself down at midnight last Friday after a great time with my Mazatlan Mission friends, and I wrote a fantastic blog.
And then it disappeared! Oh, my!
So, shall we try again? I can never have that inspiration again because I had the best time with my friends.
But tonight I have my granddaughter Jazzie in the other room playing with her toys so this can't be very long. She knows somethings up and she wants a lot of attention! And since she just ate a bit and headed into the toy room and is probably doing something she shouldn't be doing (she's being quiet and I know that's a scary thing!), I'm going to take advantage of that!
Tomorrow we're having a baby.
My grandson is ready and his Momma is past ready! We had the ultrasound today that shows he weighs 8.2 pounds, give or take a pound. Well, that scared his Momma in deciding that a c-section might not be so bad. The Dr. has scheduled it for 11 a.m. tomorrow, well, unless
uh,oh, Jazzie just walked in with just her diaper on and tells me her clothes are wet. I'll have to get back to you.....
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Tuesday, January 10, 2006
7:48 PM - Mazatlan Mexico Current mood: ecstatic Category: Romance and Relationships
Okay, friends, the answer is YES, now what's the question?
That's just one of Pastor Craig's messages. And I hope that you will consider that thought as you continue to read this message.
What am I about? Take some time now to sit back and watch this.
This is just part of the awesome direction God has taken me the past several years.
In September 2004 I was blessed with donations sponsoring me on a mission trip to Matamoros Mexico. I know, I know, I haven't done the website to share all the details yet, but just know that it is in the works.
It was on this mission trip that the missionaries at Way Of The Cross Mission in Harlingen TX gave me the name "Mothermoses" because I prayed and let God speak through me to those wonderful children in the Sqatter's Camp and on Fantasy Island. It was AWESOME, and I was blessed:
Ministry at the dump
MotherMoses
Translator on my left.
Prepare a place
and put Jesus in your heart.
Leaving for Fantasy Island
The Cross Walk at WOTC
Each 12 X 12 block a new blessing
Scooby Theresa!
Family Travel
The Team crossing the border
A large home
My Mission buddy
New game requires no translation!
Ask and they will come.
After the afternoon rain.
Can you believe?
Freshly scrubbed, going to meet us.
Working in the WOTC warehouse
You want this where?
Up to our elbows in powdered milk.
The Team returns
Preparing for the message.
Family
Now I've commited to another Mexico Mission: Mazatlan, February 24-27, 2006.
I need to raise $600 for the opportunity to minister and witness to thousands of kids and their families on this fantastic holiday weekend. With your help, that is. Please consider being part of my team, however God leads you.
I've got my Bible & backpack, and my camera ready. God is with me in this and we're preparing my heart.
Please respond with your prayer of support. Monetary donations can be made out to LifeChurch.tv Missions and mailed to
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RE: Theresa Callahan4600 E. 2nd StreetEdmond, OK 73034
Your quick response guarantees my seat on the plane! Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!!
Please reply your supprt to me at this email, too, so that I can keep in touch and keep you updated on what God is doing with me.
I am His messenger, you are my wings.
God is good . . . ALL the time!!
Theresa
MotherMoses2006
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Sunday, January 08, 2006
10:53 PM - Happy Birthday, Danny Joe Current mood: sleepy
Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday, dear Danny,
Happy Birthday to you.
Today is my brother's birthday. Out of seven brothers, Danny was the third, a year older than me.
How awesome family is, more especially so when they stay in touch! We're still working to get Danny and Mary online. Latest delay is service to the mountain town in Colorado where they live. Another problem is that I don't have a home phone any more. Complex problem in that Cox combined my bills to be about $100/mo for the three services. So when I paid the $100+ bill in December I was shocked when I picked up the phone one day and there was no dial time.
So, what happened was that $100 invoice included installation and not the phone. Duh, should have looked closer when I got it. So that put me behind on the phone and they just disconnected it and later came and picked up the cable box for it.
Then last night my tv screen went completely black in the middle of a good movie. So I'm thinking it the TV goes out I might as well cancel the cable service. Or I can listen to the programs and draw pictures in my own mind!
So really that all is a good thing because maybe I can finish cleaning my house, read more books (almost finished with the 2nd Harry Potter book - thank you my lovable niece), plus all the crafts I have going on.
But my real goal is to clean everything out of the storage shed and eliminate that monthly bill. Still working on the project.
Okay, my fingers are still typing while my eyes are closing.
I'd better head off to the bedroom for the night.
I love you all, and to all a good night!!
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Monday, December 12, 2005
4:14 PM - funerals Current mood: disappointed Category: Goals, Plans, Hopes
Ok, ready or not, here I am.
Funerals - won't have one myself but pretty interesting otherwise ... sometimes ... sometimes not.
I don't want someone who's never even met me to stand up in front of people who do think they know me and tell them all about me. If you know me, please tell me because I'd like to get to know me better myself.
Today was the first of three funerals this week. No, I don't believe in things happening in three's. That was my mom, not me.
The second funeral I don't even know the man. It's the father of a man I work with and I hardly know him since he's only worked there a couple months and mostly out in the field.
The third is a man whom I can't say much about because our Department is under audit and he's subject of one of the items being investigated.
The one today was family, sort of. At least it was relative. The boy is nephew to my brother-in-law. Through dysfunctional families nowadays sometimes we never get to meet the wonderful members of families & extended families. Me? I love family and wish I could spend more time getting to know them and sharing experiences and memories.
Ok, Leslie Kyle Reynolds, Kyle to those that knew him - no, he was shy and I'd only been in the same room once or twice and don't know if we'd been introduced - was nineteen in August and died unexpectedly last week.
My older son was nineteen when he died unexpectedly thirteen years ago. No, we don't ever forget ... and we certainly don't need reminders! No, this wasn't a reminder but I wouldn't want to wish the thoughts, feelings, and emotions on any mother. The hardest part? Not having the chance to say goodbye.
This service today was more upbeat, tho. Kyle's sister Keisha (whom I have met and is a very, very nice person) spoke and read some really great things. How awesome that Kyle will be spending Christmas with Jesus this year!! That would be so perfect. Sure the loss is hard but Kyle is the lucky one here.
Surprised was I to witness a moment of hate, tho. That part is sad. But then again, it's a part of this world, sad to say. I pray for those people that they may learn to know and understand the Savior, the only one who's thoughts and opinions really count. I want Him to be the one who stands up at my funeral and tells everyone about me. At least I'll know it's the truth!
But then again, he won't have that chance because #1 I'm not having a funeral nor a memorial service, and #2 He'll be busy entertaining me at my first heavenly feast!
I've always thought that if people wanted to see me and talk to me, do it before I die. Don't come see me when I'm no longer in my body and don't even look like me!
Anyhow, previously I've not liked attending funerals. That changed, however, today. Funerals CAN be good. After 40 minutes of photos enhanced by music, I got to see and understand more of Kyle's life. What an awesome kid, his personality showed in the pictures I saw today. And I know heaven is rocking with a new star.
Okay, okay, my mind is now going a thousand miles an hour and my fingers can't keep up (neither can I). So I guess the rest of this story will be in that book that I'm going to write one day.
Hope you'll all be around to read it . . . I'll have copies passed out at the funeral that I'm not going to have. Hope to not see you there!
And, no matter what you think, do, or say, it's not gonna matter unless you say it with praise to the One who allowed it all to come about, the One who wrote the Book of Life, the only Father who loves you so much that he gave his own son to die for our sins, the Father who forgave you, Wonderful, Counselor, Prince of Peace, our Almighty, All-knowing, All-loving Father in Heaven.
God bless you.
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Saturday, August 06, 2005
11:02 PM - Wow!! Camp WOW 2005
Just finished a fantastic week at KidsCamp for LifeChurch.tv and it was awesome! I have never spent such valuable time sharing Jesus with such an enthusiastic group.
Each day we had a full schedule of activities, but each day I started early with quiet time with God. Along with the physical activities we had bouts of quiet time which were as God allowed.
By that I mean, well, it's hard to explain, I mean, well, let me give you an example.
Each day we had a Memory Cheer, a verse to memorize and review throughout the day. Well, I'm one that I have to make sure that the children understand what it is they are saying. I was raised a discouraged Catholic, so rote just doesn't cut it with me.
So each day I sit quietly with the Lord and just listen. Sometimes he gives me a story, sometimes an idea, sometimes words, I just never know till I pray about it. And here is how our first full day started:
I was up at 6 a.m. and my nine girls got up at 7:30 a.m. After breakfast and cleaning the bunks we sat for our Memory Cheer. I told the girls how I get up to spend time with God each morning and explained to them how God works through me - that even though I'm writing it's really God putting the words in my mind to write them.
It was awesome the discussion! Some of the girls put this into their own words which made it easier for the others to understand. I love their questions and their own little stories.
Anyhow, I told them that this morning God had given me a story to go with the Memory Cheer if they wanted to hear it. Oh, yes, of course they wanted to hear it! So, here it is for you, too, with some of my comments for discussion in parenthesis:
Brittany was so happy. She was going to a sleepover at Mariah's house.
Mariah's mom was a really special lady. She loved everybody just the same. Even mean Lizzie. And Lizzie was going to the sleepover, too.
All the girls at school were talking about the sleepover. It was hard to pay attention in class because the sleepover was that very night.
Later at Mariah's house.
Brittany was having so much fun. Mariah's mom made lots of popcorn and there was a big tub full of ice & soda. Some of the girls were playing checkers or Monopoly, some were danicng to some really cool tunes. Brittany was creating a really fun hairdo on Mariah. And everyone was laughing and having fun.
Then Lizzie came up and pushed Brittany off the bed. Brittany tried hard not to cry because her mom always told her to be strong in the Lord. She knew Jesus suffered a whole lot more pain and humiliation when he carried the cross at Calvary. (Who knows what humiliation means? Wow! These girls were very perceptive! I was awed!!) That's what Brittany's mom said, "If Jesus can be strong for me, then I can be strong for Jesus."
Well, Lizzie went over and shoved Lori down so she could use the really hot colors of nail polish. Lori cried really loud because Lizzie pushed Lori off the bed, too. But Lori hit her head on the siderail of the bed.
Well, by this time everyone was afraid of Lizzie. It just wasn't fun anymore.
Mariah's mom came into the room and got all of the girls to sit around together on the floor. Everyone was real quiet. Mariah's mom sat down, too.
Mariah's mom had a book in her hands. She opened it up. Still no one talked and no one moved. All the girls were watching Mariah's mom. She looked at each girl and smiled. (Looking into each girl's eyes with a smile.) Her eyes shined like glitter when she smiled.
Even Lizzie smiled back and almost seemed nice!
And then Mariah's mom opened her book - which was really her Bible!
She spoke softly, "Joshua called all his people together to tell them of things that happened when bad people hurt God's people a long time ago. The Egyptian people were very bad and God sent punishment & disasters. God brought darkness between them and made the sea to cover them. And God gave good things to his people - a beautiful new homeland, lots of food, and he protected his people from the Egyptians. (Elaborated on the story and invited discussion)
"So," Mariah's mom looked up and said, "God gave them a choice. Through Joshua, he told the people they could fight and be mean which also meant they listened to the bad gods, or they could do as Joshua says,
'Choose for yourselves today whom you will serve; as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.' Joshua 24:15 "
The verse here was the Memory Cheer for this day.
The story was inspired by an incident between a couple girls the afternoon before. They were best friends by the end of the day.
God is awesome! And I love it when he works in the lives of those around me. And I love it when he uses me. I had an awesome and inspiring time at camp and I pray that these girls took some great teachings home with them that they will implement in their lives and impact others.
God IS good, ALL the time!!
One last thought for you reading this: Mark 10:15 "I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it."
God bless you all.
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Monday, June 20, 2005
9:42 PM - I'm not available to just anyone . . . Current mood: contented
Sorry I missed you, but leave a message and I'll read it when I again logon.
If I haven't had the opportunity to meet you, one of my best friends wrote this . . .
. . . keeping you from the immoral woman, from the smooth tongue of the wayward wife.
Do not lust in your heart after her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes,
for the prostitute reduces you to a loaf of bread, and the adulteress preys upon your very life.
Proverbs 6:24-26 (New International Version)
That's an excerpt from a really awesome book. And if you haven't met the Author, He's a really powerful man, and I'd love to introduce you.
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Thursday, June 16, 2005
9:15 AM - uh-oh!
Uh-oh!! Guess the really cool message that I started yesterday got lost. Hmmmm, maybe I should have posted it before I logged off ???
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Saturday, June 04, 2005
11:31 PM - Mondays to rest
Mondays used to be the day that everyone dreaded to go back to the work environment, but today I'm thinking how nice it will be to rest!Watched my grand nephew's dance recital dress rehearsal last evening, but couldn't stay for the whole thing. Jazmine didn't want to sit still and would rather be onstage dancing than sitting in fold up seats and watching! At 17 months she already becoming quite the dancer, but too hyper to sit still for long with that many people around.But when Roman was onstage dancing, Jazmine was verbalizing to him instead of the whiny screaming. The audience around us loved that! Maybe she's gonna be the dance instructor, eh?So we left there when I figured we'd disrupted those around us just long enough. Bourbon (Roman's older brother) came home with us. We were going to order pizza because we were all hungry, and then Roman and Momma could eat with us when they got done.Well, when we got settled after getting home I suddenly remembered that I couldn't order pizza because I DON'T HAVE A PHONE! Silly me. So we waited for Tonya and Roman, but by the time they got here I already had a frozen mini pizza in the microwave for Bourbon, and Roman wasn't hungry. So, we gave Momma the night off, and Roman and Bourbon slept all over the living room floor (Roman starts in one spot and before the night is over he's covered every square inch of available space!) while Jazmine slept in the playpen.Me? Oh, I slept in bed for awhile, but then moved to the living room floor when Jazmine decided she wanted to be up way too early this morning! Then all of us woke up one right after the other.We had omelets and applesauce with bread, butter, and jam, and milk. Then we just hung out for awhile. And then dressed and went outside. While I mowed a maze path through the jungle in the backyard, the kids played in the shade - way too hot in the sun. Finally, the mower decided the grass was too deep, and we decided it was too hot, so we all took our "blue juice" and went inside to cool off some.After eating freezer pops, the boys went out on the front porch to play, and Jazmine joined them after she decided to quit after two freezer pops! She loves 'em!!And then Momma got here to pick up the boys. However, somewhere along the line we lost Roman's sandals - oh, no! - and Nanny had just bought them yesterday - oh, no!Well, finally I was able to lay Jazmine down for a nap. Just as she was about asleep her Mom pulled into the driveway. Uh-oh, can't sleep if Momma's here! Kira came in the house and told me to get my shoes on because she was taking me to get our nails done. How sweet! Haven't done that for some time. And there goes the nap!Kira and I were talking because both of us realized that Jazmine hasn't cut any new teeth in awhile. The six that she has a pretty good sized teeth for baby teeth, too. So I stick my finger in to check the gums and Jazmine nearly bites a hole in my finger with her new tooth breaking through! Not to worry, Mom, Jazmine's fine on teething!! Ow!And we head off to the mall to get the nails done. Yep, that was fun and exciting: Jazmine broke the lap strap on my $2 stroller, and then just as I was at the nail dryer, Jazmine jumps from my lap and her diaper is falling off! Here comes Mom with diaper and wipe in hand - peeyew! messy pants - and while grabbing her diaper so the poop doesn't fall out, I completely messed up my fresh new nail job!! Oh, the nail tech was not happy, and let me know, too, "Don't do anything until your nails dry!" So I merely explained that I didn't think they wanted poop on their carpet, and left it at that.Kira drops us off at my house just as Jazmine has fallen asleep in the car. So I lay her in the playpen (she never stays asleep after picking her up or out of the carseat), and encourage her back to sleep. As I'm outside telling Kira goodbye and thanks(!!), little Nina comes over to see Jazmine.While I'm explaining that Jazmine is napping, Nina & Kira point behind me at the front door. Uh-oh! Jazmine has crawled out of her playpen and is excited to see Nina.There goes the nap. So they play for an hour or so, Jazmine eats some dinner & takes a bath, then it's time for church. Okay, so I tell them in her classroom that Jazmine hasn't napped all day and may want to sleep if she seems cranky. Ha! She's still raring to go. Funny how a sudden burst of energy follows a yawn!So, working (which is more fun than work) with the kids at church, I missed Roman's full recital. Then the weather stops my replacements from coming in for the second service and I miss Bourbon's graduation (from Kindergarten) party, too. Meanwhile, Jazmine's still running as fast as she can and her antics tickle everybody who sees her! She loves to dance to the music - any music!Finally, coming home from church Jazmine falls sound asleep. Again, she wakes when we get out of the car. I change her and lay her down with nite-nite kisses, and she's so good! But she still has to have her "play" time before she finally falls asleep. Jazmine talks to herself or her imaginary friend, giggles, sings, then cozies into the pillow, pulls the sheet up over her to snuggle and resumes her bottle as she settles in, finally, to sleep.Yep, can't wait for Monday! tee-hee. Kids . . . I love 'em!!
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Wednesday, June 01, 2005
6:46 AM - still small voice, ken davis, youth for christ Current mood: What a friend I have in Jesus!!
i listen and i hear. sometimes i apply, compare, think, know. sometimes it's real. sometimes it's a dream. but what's a dream? God speaking?
just heard ken davis: still small voice. yes, heard this story many times. discussed it many times. so what was different this morning?
on my way to church the other day i heard that still small voice. okay, nothing new, with God in my everyday life now, we communicate quite often. remembering back to that conversation what did God tell me now with the message from Ken Davis?
THERE IS NO VOICE.
I couldn't describe the sound of the voice, the physical qualities of the voice. The voice of God is unique! He speaks in a still (it's all quiet usually), small (no one hears but me when he speaks to me) voice (no, there is no audible voice!) - - - and that's how I know it is GOD!
Wow! What an awesome way to start the day.
Listen!! You, too, can "hear" it.
p.s. Please feel free to share and discuss this with others. You may agree, you may not, but the blessing is talking to and about God!
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Saturday, May 28, 2005
3:44 PM - It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood!
Jazmine and I took our friend Vicki out today. First we went to the Paseo Art Festival where Jazmine made all kinds of friends, flirt that she is. Just play any tune and she takes off dancing the day away! We missed the tap dancers but I made a connection with the owner. A secret dream of mine for years may become reality in the near future! Move over Country Line Dance, I want to tap to my heart's content. Jazmine took over the attention of the crowd while she danced in her stroller, arms held high, down with the beat, while the belly dancers finished up on stage. Such fun!Then we went to the Zoo. Let me tell you, Vicki can be everybody's friend. She talks and talks and talks. Living all alone and not having a driver's license, Vicki jumps at any opportunity to get out of her apartment, especially when she has a weekend off like this. So all of this was her idea and we were only to happy to share the day with her.The zoo was fun, especially the excitement of Jazmine seeing so many of these animals, I'm assuming, for the first time. She couldn't take her eyes off the giraffes, and we had fun watching the elephants bathe. Turned out to be a pretty warm day. Jazmine's overall favorite thing, though, was the water mist towers. Once I get the pictures I'll post them. Jazmine is so precious.Glad to be back inside now, rubbing lotion on dehydrated skin, resting the feet and ears, and preparing for the excitement and message with the kids in Toon Town. Pastor Craig and LifeChurch.tv was the subject of a couple articles in the paper today. God is doing mighty things with Pastor Craig and his family, both home and church families really.I can look back now and see the steps God has taken in my life to prepare me for what is to come. I can only imagine what is ahead.Missing the message last week because of our trip to Colorado, I reckon now would be a good time to view it online while Jazmine naps. That will help prepare me for the message this evening. You, too, can hear and see Craig's message online. The series is "Difficult People" and you can reach it by clicking the link:LifeChurch.tv WebcastsDifficult People, guess we all know some, guess we all are some at one time or another. But how does that related to God? See for yourself. LifeChurch.tv WebcastsNow, I need a nap, too.
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Friday, May 27, 2005
11:35 PM - more matamoros
well, I really have to add photos to tell the whole story, so when I get the webpage set up I'll lead you there. Till then just enjoy what little I can remember and am adding here. I say little, but keep watching, you're going to be hearing lots from me on this escapade.I had the best sponsors for this trip!Mother Moses. By the third day, that's what they called me. That's the greatest story with the greatest pictures. It was God's story and God's plan. I'm just glad I was available and that He used me. These kids were great!Suffer the little children to come unto me and forbid them not for such is the kingdom of heaven.
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10:03 AM - my kids
Well, once upon a time about nine months ago, I stepped completely out of my comfort zone on a whim - or was it coincidence (def: when God does something good and chooses to remain anonymous)??
Matamoros Mexico, Day 1: We arrive at Way of the Cross Ministries in Harlengen, TX, just the six of us: Keeks, Emily, Trish, Thomas, me, and LifeChurch.tv Director of Missions Steve. While settling in, I took a moment with the Lord, away from the others, and wonder why this 50+ women is dorming with the 20-something ladies? Step out in faith? Yep, way, way out of my comfort zone! But suddenly comforting hands erase the tears, strengthen the backbone, and urge my feet forward. Tomorrow is another day.
What I didn't know was that the other girls were having a peanut butter party without me!!
Lesson learned: don't wallow when you can gorge.
DAY TWO . . . stay tuned.
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Thursday, May 26, 2005
9:40 PM - RRRRRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrghhhh Current mood: can't you tell?
Oh, man! I just wrote a very special message, a welcome of sorts, and my computer messed up! Send error report to Microsoft? Heck, no, I just want the text back! I was quite inventive, humorous, and interesting, and now I'm just me. Stupid internet. I'm going to bed, might try again tomorrow. Darn, messed up, stupid . . .
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Wednesday, May 18, 2005
11:44 PM - COMMENTS WELCOME Current mood: contemplative
"...I did not come to invite good peoplebut to invite sinners."Matt. 9:13 NCVHow can we have a discussion if we all agree?How can I tell you about the greatness of God unless you disagree?†Matt. 14:14When he arrived he saw a great crowd waiting. He felt sorry for themand healed those who were sick.Emotionally sick?Physically sick?Mentally sick?Spiritually sick?Come heal and be healed.Matthew 21:22 "If you believe, you will get anything you ask for in prayer." Got Jesus? Mark 8:18 "You have eyes but you don't really see. You have ears, but you don't really listen." Mark 8:21 Then Jesus said to them, "Don't you understand yet?" Give what you have. It may be better than you think. ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow BIBLE:Basic InstructionsBefore LeavingEarthDo you have your "Basic Instructions?"Are you ready to leave earth??haveanawesomedaytoday
Monday, February 21, 2005
11:08 PM - Romans, the Bible, not Roman, the nephew Current mood: peaceful
Romans 1:16 I am not ashamed of the Gospel because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes . . .Thank about it. For everything you read in the Bible is a basis, a rule, for everyone to follow, here on this earth, a guide to eternal life.It's that simple.Follow God, the walk Jesus sampled for us, and we can survive this life for one much, much better.You don't have to see the wind to know it's there.You don't have to see God to know he's there.You can see the effects of the wind.You can see the effects of God.
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Monday, May 16, 2005
2:01 AM - May 7, 1998 tc
May 7, 1998 AshleyShe's an orphan but she doesn't understand the love that surrounds her. She's looking for another love, an elusive figment? Maybe, but to her it's real, it's lost, it's something so very nonexistant - is it real?Is there really true validated love? Does it exist?Maybe.What is love? What do I think love is? What does she think love is? Is it tangible? Is it emotional? Is it possible?I can say, "I love you," but what does that mean?Does it mean the same for you that it means to me?Think about it.****************************************************May 26, 1998She was in love, or at least she thought she was. The words came easily to her lips, his hand upon her thigh. She tasted the saltiness about his lips as he gently stroked her tresses. Be gentle, her heart cried out, while passion flooded her soul.It had only been a year since she had trusted someone so deeply and the pain lingered in the background. He had promised her all his love and their future together . . . forever . . . only to be lost in the sneering laughter as he bid her goodbye the following day. Not only had she lost her virginity but she lost her innocence, her childhood, and her trust. Love is only a word, a promise of the moment, a key to unlock the heart of naivete, only to be discarded after the abuse.And here she was again, enveloped in charm and sophistication, but dare she trust . . . again? Was she to play the fool's game again, or had she learned from that first encounter. Would love prevail? Her heart ached for his tenderness, his compassion, his soothing tones and cocky assuredness, his passion and lust to match her own.She was lost in his power as the blanket of Venus drew them into the web of two spirits ascending into the outreaches of the universe, pure and sheer ecstasy.
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Tuesday, May 10, 2005
4:26 PM - Proverbs 15:3 Current mood: pacified frustration
Taking a break from her heavy workload, Susan sat wondering. There's Margie whining to Meredith, "Susan just transfers all the calls to me, how can I keep up?"Susan overhears and thinks, "Why should I have all the work? I answer all the phones. Besides, most of the callers are asking for Margie by name. Margie should spend more time answering her calls instead of complaining all around the office."Susan looks at the note on her computer monitor: Proverbs 15:3 and she smiles.=========================="Wow," Jennifer shouted to Marissa, "April just called out again. That's the fifth time this month. She's gonna get fired!""Do you think she's job hunting?" asked Marissa as she rounded the corner. "Or maybe she just doesn't like working here.""Or maybe it's a hangover," Jennifer smirked. And the two continued creating scenarios for the whereabouts of April.About thirty minutes later Marvin, the owner of the business, came over to Jennifer's desk. The two ladies were still condemning April's actions but quickly contained themselves."I have news on April that I feel I need to share with the staff," Marvin stated. "We will have an all-staff meeting tomorrow morning at 8:15. Please let everyone know."Like fuel to the fire, Jennifer and Marissa each went off to talk to the others about April's fate. Who could have imagined what April had done!"Excuse me," Natalie piped in, "I don't think we need to make a big deal out of this. April is a sweet kid.""You think so, but you don't know anything about her outside of work," Marissa snapped. "Who are you to say that she isn't a hooker or something?"Proverbs 15:3==========================Proverbs 15:3 The eyes of the Lord are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good.==========================Due to unplanned events, April couldn't afford her rent, utilities, and other bills. Now she was adding on some tremendous medical bills, too. April had only been employed for a few months and was desparately trying to catch up on the bills that accumulated during her period of unemployment. Contrary to the gossip of the office, April had personal issues that she continually kept in prayer. However, following this last of many doctor visits, she had no option than to advise her employer of her diagnosis. Marvin was so kind and understanding that now April felt confidence in sharing her troubles. When Marvin showed his concern, he offered support that April never in her wildest dreams ever expected. Then April remembered: Proverbs 15:3, and knew God was watching over her as well as the nasty bill collectors. And that made April smile. And what if she'd heard the words of her coworkers?==========================
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