How can a day with a moment with this be bad~
Especially when it began with this~
and this~
Thank you Lord that I get to see, smell, hold and love my grandbabies.
Baby love is comparable to God’s love –it is sweet, unconditional, transforming and always there!
Remember this is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.
Be blessed,
I think that these are some of my favorite quotes and I shared back when one or two were reading –now that there’s a few more than that I’m sharing again~
I thought I would open my book of snippets I've saved over time and share a few today.
I think that you can never read God's word to much or say a motivational word to lift someone up too much. So see if you enjoy these...
The Power of Attitude
Our lives are not determined by what happens to us, but by how we react to what happens; not by what life brings to us, but by the attitude we bring to life. A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events and outcomes. It is a catalyst... a spark that creates extraordinary results.
The Essence of Character
Your true character is revealed by the clarity of your convictions, the choices you make, and the promises you keep. Hold strongly to your principles and refuse to follow the currents of convenience. What you say and do defines who you are, and who you are... you are forever.
The Light of Optimism
Sometimes we learn the hard way that it doesnt pay to get discouraged. Positive thinking is an intellectual choice, and by keeping our eyes focused on the light of optimism, we can restore faith in ourselves, and stay clear of the shadows.
The Essence of Success
Successful is the person who has lived well, laughed often, and loved much, who has gained the respect of children, who leaves the world better than they found it, who has never lacked appreciation for the earths beauty, who never fails to look for the best in others or give the best of themselves.
The Essence of Destiny
Watch your thoughts, for they become words. Choose your words, for they become actions. Understand your actions, for they become habits. Study your habits, for they will become your character. Develop your character, for it becomes your destiny.
Destiny is not by chance, it is a choice.
Be blessed!
(Note: This post was written on 9/11 in my world-it was started before midnight anyway~ My day was full and long. It ended how I love it-with family. I went with my Mom, Dad, Brother and Sister to see my wonderful nephew Nicholas play football.)
I started today like I started that day and most other days-driving to work listening to Rick and Bubba. I heard them say a plane has hit the world Trade Center- My first thought was -what a horrible accident. As I got to school where I worked, I walked to the office and said turn on the TV there’s been an accident. Right when we turned it on we watched the second plane fly into the WTC. I could not work- I wanted to be with my loved ones. I went to my church to pray for the families and it felt like it was closer than it was. Their pain was my pain. I still become emotional when I see, hear or think about it. Going to Ground Zero and feeling the quiet Reverence there now is an experience I remember strongly. I for one am proud of Our President and the strength and Faith He showed during and since in this situation. In a speech to the USA on September 11th, President Bush said, "Today, our nation saw evil." He may have been literally correct. Later in that same speech he also said, "Tonight, I ask for your prayers for all those who grieve, for the children whose worlds have been shattered, for all whose sense of safety and security has been threatened. And I pray they will be comforted by a power greater than any of us spoken through the ages in Psalm 23: "Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil for You are with me."
I remember the Sunday after 9/11- our church was packed. People felt the need to draw near to God and each other. How I wish that feeling would stay and not just in times of trouble.
I will always Remember ! It is a part of us still.
Be blessed!
Each night I sit here on my comfy couch and I can’t hardly wait to open the laptop and read my favorite blogs and find new ones.
I truly feel so glad some of the people I love in real life are on here and I have grown attached to people I have never met also. I have laughed out loud reading some blogs. I have cried often.
I have read of prayer needs and passed them on. I asked you to Pay it Forward to Randi and Reva. Every time I go there I see a bunch of my buddies have already commented and are keeping up with these special ladies and their lives.
I love reading about your lives~the good, the bad and especially the funny! I love pictures and I thank you for allowing me a MeMe’s prerogative to show off my precious grandbabies.
I am so glad to have a forum to document things that happen- my online journal to look back through. I think I’ll share a few of my favorite early posts from when I had two people reading – Valerie who got me started in this and possibly my best friend Barbie – who has never started one herself , but reads me everyday. I’ll start with this one.
If I were a direction I'd be ......when things are looking down-look up
If I were furniture, I'd be..........the rocking chair that has rocked three kids and three grandkids so far....
If I were a liquid I'd be............warm caramel colored vanilla flavored coffee
If I were a sin I'd be...............forgiven.
If I were a gem stone, I'd be........a diamond of course
If I were a metal, I'd be............steel
If I were a tree, I'd be ...........a Magnolia
If I were a fruit, I'd be............blueberries-good for you
If I were a flower, I'd be..........a big pretty Sunflower
If I were weather, I'd be............a perfect spring day like today
If I were a musical instrument I'd be....an old acoustic guitar.
If I were an element, I'd be........ O Oxygen everyone would need me
If I were a colour, I'd be...........red, my favorite
If I were an animal, I'd be..........Lady of Lady and the Tramp
If I were a sound, I'd be........children laughing.
If I were a lyric, I'd be..........."a locket that says to thine own self be true"
If I were a song, I'd be............Why Me Lord
If I were a music type, I'd be.....Christian
If I were a perfume/cologne, I'd be....Happy by Clinique
If I were a feeling, I'd be........joy (as opposed to happiness from circumstance)
If I were a book, I'd be...........The Gift of the Blessing by Gary Smalley
If I were a food, I'd would be......turkey and dressing
If I were a city, I'd be...........Mayberry
If I were a taste, I'd be..........Salty
If I were a scent, I'd be..........Warm Vanilla Sugar.
If I were a word, I'd be...........Mercy.
If I were a verb, I'd be...........Love.
If I were an object, I'd be........Sun Glasses.
If I were a piece of clothing, I'd be......a wonderful cotton gown.
If I were a body part, I'd be......Lips-curving upward:o).
If I were a facial expression, I'd be.....a delighted smile.
If I were a cartoon character, I'd be......Nemo
If I were a movie, I'd be............Pay it Forward.
If I were a geometrical shape, I'd be........A Circle.
If I were one of the Seasons, I'd be ........Springtime!!!!!
If I were a sentence, I'd be..........."I love you."
I just wanted to say Blogging is a blessing to me.
You are a Blessing to me!
Be blessed!
This weekend passed by in a flash. On Friday night my Son in love Donny began having some heart problems and spent Friday night and Saturday in the hospital. I kept my baby girls and tried to have some fun like going to the apple orchard and out to lunch instead of sitting at home and worrying. He had some tests today at the Heart Center and we are praying for good results.
It just got me to thinking about the heart and how important it is to have a healthy one. I think it would be comforting to have tests and get an all good from doctors that you have a healthy heart.
At the same time, I think it would be more comforting to spend time with our Heavenly Father and get an all good that your heart is pleasing in His sight.
It caused me to ponder some of my favorite heart verses…
Psalm 19:14
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.
I pray this verse every single time I sing for Him and many Sundays when I feel unprepared to teach my sisters in Sunday school.
Psalm 37:4
Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart.
I believe this verse and I have it hidden in my heart as well as hung on my wall. I also believe that the desires of our heart will be honorable when we delight in HIM.
Psalm 51:10
Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
I love this song (Amy Grant) - I enjoy singing it and I pray this often when I feel like I am letting things fester in my heart that should not be there.
Psalm 62:8
Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge.
What do I need to say about this verse- I have remembered it many times when I am forgetting who my refuge is and the only true one to put my trust in.
Psalm 119:10-11
I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your commands. I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.
I remember this one from VBS as a little girl or at least from the Pledge to the Bible then finding it in my love of the Psalms.
Psalm 139:23
Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.
Remember this is from my favorite chapter of the Bible-believe me I have anxious thoughts and I know who alone knows my whole heart. Like it says in this chapter he has searched me and He knows me-when I sit and be a couch potato and when I rise.:o)
Proverbs 3:5
Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;
This is very important and explains faith really- turn what you can’t understand over to him and leave it there. Period. End of sentence.
Proverbs 4:23
Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.
Just like Donny needs medical help for his heart and tests to find the problems –its imperative to living well and healthy; we need to guard our hearts against things that should not be there like bitterness, anger and all the things that harden our hearts.
I’ll stop there for today. I’ll just leave you with God’s phone number if you need it for a heart check.
Jeremiah 33:3 Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.
Pray for Donny and my sweet, pregnant Ashley who loves her husband so much.
Be blessed!
Last night I watched the Republican National Convention and I appreciated the speech by Sarah Palin- I thought she was articulate and gave an eloquent speech with great points. I already was a McCain-Palin supporter as I shared before. My favorite part, a part I found so tender and a picture of the love that Sarah has shown her children came from Piper. This in no way has bearing on her ability to run a country, but is a picture of her as a loving mother who’s taught her daughter love and caring.
Now my ponderings of a more personal nature-
I have always thought that one of the most important things I could do in this life is raise my children to be responsible Christian good adults. It has not always been easy and they are still works in progress as I am. One constant throughout my ordeal as a Mother has been the relationship I have with my heavenly Father- I can remember dedicating my children to Him. I remember believing and having Faith that God is the only one who loves my children more than me and when I turn them over to his safekeeping hand they are held much better and safer than with me.
It is a wonderful thing to see the joys of accomplishments come as a parent, like seeing your child with children of their own and seeing them mature and make wiser decisions. I am thankful for my children. I am proud of them. Each one special in their own way.
My oldest-Mommy Girl- is pregnant with girl #3 and I love seeing her with her girls. She is the best Mom. She always had a mothers heart. It’s a beautiful thing to see her with them. She is doing a far better job than she even realizes.
My son-Bubby- I have always called him that. He was a remarkable son and now he is a wonderful Father. He loves his son so much and is very much a hands-on Daddy. 
He’s already teaching Ryder to love music.
Last, but never least to me is LULU-My Bama Princess.
She is working toward one dream and goal –to complete a good education. She’s funny- over sensitive, big-hearted and a survivor like her Mother. That which doesn’t break us makes us stronger. I can’t wait to see what wonderful things God has in store for her. I can’t wait for her to realize He is her first and best love.
Today I read a sweet birthday wish and I cried. I also began my ponderings- have I done enough, do my children know how much I love them, if I were gone would I have shared joy with them? Deep stuff for this Thursday. I pray I’ve shown them God and His love. I pray I’ve shown them mine unconditionally. Today like all the other days before, I leave them in the wonderful capable hands of the one who loves them with a Mighty love- Our Awesome God.
Children love your parents- parents love your children.
Be blessed!
I usually don’t politically share my opinions. I believe that people get so ornery about it sometimes, especially people who are politically passionate I guess you could say -which I am not.
I am passionate about being thankful to be an American. I am thankful that we have had a good Christian man in the White House. I have been a member of his prayer team and I believe He has been a good president. I am sure he has made a few mistakes , but who among us has never made mistakes. I believe he has always done what he felt was right at the time and I feel sure he has prayed about his decisions and not taken them lightly. Yes, I stand by George W. I pray God bless him and his family.
I am a John McCain supporter and I watched with interest as he chose his Vice President. Today as I watched the news as I was concerned for New Orleans and coastal area. It was very distressing to me to hear the media and some Democratic coverage who are bringing out the personal matter of Sarah Palin’s 17 year old daughter who is pregnant. I say God bless the Palins and if you judge them- I pray for you because there but for the grace of God-it could be you or your child. I am a grandmother of a little boy who was born before marriage and it was not the order that I would have chosen, but I love my son and I absolutely could not love my little man anymore than I do. We are a good family and more importantly we are loved by God. So are Sarah Palin and her daughter.It does not have anything to do with her abilities to be the right candidate and shame on those who are dragging her personal family issues into the public eye. I found it interesting and comforting that James Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family, commended the Palins for "not just talking about their pro-life and pro-family values, but living them out even in the midst of trying circumstances."
People, we need to be praying for our country- how distressing to see the violence at the Republican convention. How distressing to see the media start attacking a woman who is trying to raise a family and serve her country in a political arena. We need to be praying always for the leaders of our nation. I for one do not like all the negative media coverage that goes along with voting coverage.
I am concerned about this election and I believe Christians should really be praying about the election and our country.
I am proud to be an American and I want to keep it that way. We are fortunate to live here and have the freedoms we have and we have abused them.
Okay, thanks for letting me express myself- although it was not as well written as it could have been. Just my swirling thoughts at the end of a news heavy day.
God bless our country we need it and of course…
Be blessed!!
