That Ohio Weather..............

Just wanted you to see what we have!!!!!! Bet you miss this,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

What Are You Wearing Part 2

I rolled over and hit the snooze button on the alarm clock...........I did not want to get up. The days events were seemingly full and my feet had not even hit the floor!

It started as the same routine; getting everyone up and ready for school, packing lunches and making sure all backpacks were ready to go. As I am shewing the kids out the door, I begin to feed and water the dogs, and inhale a Pop-Tart myself. Without even giving a thought I find myself locking the door. Yeah..........If I lock myself in, then that means I have locked the world out! I have no desire to get dressed, do last nights dishes, wash the mounds of laundry that clutter my floor, put things away, answering the phone and heaven forbid if the UPS guy comes: HE WILL JUST HAVE TO COME BACK!

I am not getting dressed and I am going back to bed............yes............back to bed. I will set the alarm and make myself get up and dressed about an hour before the kids come home, they will never know. As for myself I just feel blah, useless and like giving up!

Sound somewhat familiar?

The good news is, God gives us His words to reflect upon on.........................

"Be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid of them! The Lord your God will go ahead of you. He will neither fail you nor forsake you." Deuteronomy 31:6

"He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength." Isaiah 40:29

"For ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people."2 Corinthians 6:16

"But the Lord is faithful; he will make you strong and guard you from the evil one."
2 Thessalonians 3:3

So.........If you wake up in the morning and this is how you are feeling, try the following:
1.Do what you have to do
2.Get showered and dressed
3.Eat a decent breakfast
4. Spend some time in God's Word(You can always start by reading 1 Proverb and then 1 Psalm)
5. Last but not least, talk to God , Thank Him, Praise Him and ask Him for the strength that you need.

What are you wearing? Part 1

Often how we dress is a reflection of how we feel or what it is we are going to do.

Right?

If we are wearing dress clothes we may be going to work, church ,important appointment or just feeling real positive about ourselves. We are feeling maybe Confident.

You might have on what I call yard clothes. These are clothes we wear to do work around the house or participate in doing endless chores. We are feeling as if we have an Agenda.

We often find ourselves dressed in old or casual clothes, preparing to do something we enjoy or just being plain lazy. We are feeling Relaxed.

Perhaps you wake up in the morning just NOT wantingto get dressed at all...........you do not want to go anywhere, you don't want to answer the phone or the door. You just want to lay around and do nothing. We are feeling less than positive.

If you can relate to any of these situations...........then keep reading, I just might have something for you.

What are you wearing?

PREFACE

It was quite sometime ago that I was standing in my church, visiting my parents. I had just finished practicing with the Worship Team and was waiting for the service to start.

I had been actively involved with teaching the children at that time, when I was approached by one of the little girls tugging at my dress. She had a question she wanted to ask......I remember as if it were yesterday although years have passed " Are you singing today"? "No" I said with a smile, " Why do you ask"?

"BECAUSE YOU HAVE YOUR SINGING DRESS ON"

That conversation has stayed with me and is the basis for this story. I hope you find this story challenging in your daily walk with Christ and entertaining as well.

Not more snow,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

I thought I would take a picture of my Angel before and after the snow that is coming! I don't want more snow:(

BRRRRRRRR..........

I dont know about all of you, but on days like this..........I miss spring! I was looking through some pictures and found this of the yard this past summer. I enjoy planting the flowers but do not" I repeat DO NOT" like to weed the flowers. But it takes constant work to make them look nice. I was looking at the computer and it says it is 16 degrees! If you would add about 50 degrees to that I would be happy.

Hey...........did you happen to notice my favorite Color is Purple! Well I guess I will close the day out and get under a Blanket;)

Reminiscing.......

Here she is the "Princess"Maddison Franchesca

She would have been 8 on November 24TH

She was my life and then Randy's. What a perfect little girl she was, but that is obviously why God had mysteriously found us as new parents of "Schnapps" the Prince BEFORE Maddie died.

We have been through alot, and it has been less than 5 years!

1.We lost Randys mother to a heart attack.

2.We lost Randys niece by suicide

3. We lost his nephew to suicide.

4.We lost another niece to suicide.

5.We lost Randys ex-mother-in law, she was a very sweet lady

6.The mother of Randy's Grandson overdosed and passed away

7.We then lost his father

8. In between all of that Randy has been through 3 jobs

9. I have been through 3 jobs

10. I have had two Brain Surgeries

11. I have another Brain Tumor growing

These are all the major things without naming everything that happens day to day!

You stop and look at that all in writing and wonder how you make it? It is truly because and only because of God. I will probably never know the reasons why all of this has happened, but I do know that God gives you the peace that passes ALL understanding. He gives a Peace that only He can give.