The Broken Ones...

The Broken Ones

You know it is so easy to judge. We sometimes do it without thinking. We just think it and think nothing more about the thoughts we had. I heard this song on the radio the other day and I just broke and cried. I guess I never consider the journeys of other people’s lives. How sad for me. I know there are a hundred times that I have passed up to be a blessing to others and either didn’t realize it or was to absorbed with my own cares in life. Any way, this song really ministered to me. I hope the words minister to you. I know that even if I couldn’t help in a financial way or any other way, I know I can PRAY. (see the lyrics to this song at the bottom of the first song) Maybe, these songs can be found on youtube.com and you can listen to them.

The Broken Ones The Talley Trio Maggie came home one day with a raggedy Raggedy Ann She said, "Mama, look what I found in the neighbor's garbage can" Had a missing left arm and a right button eye hanging by a thread She carried it gently up to her room and laid in on her bed (Chorus) She loves the broken ones, the ones that need a little patching up She sees a diamond in the rough and makes it shine like new It really doesn't take that much, a willing heart and a tender touch If everybody loved like she does; there'd be a lot less broken ones Twenty years later in a shelter on eighteenth avenue A seventeen year old girl shows up all black and blue Needle tracks in her left arm; almost too weak to stand She says, "I'm lost and I need help" as Maggie takes her hand And says, "Come on in" (Chorus) If you call her an angel, she'll be quick to say to you She's just doing what the one who died for her would do Love the broken ones, the ones that need a little patching up See the diamond in the rough and make it shine like new It really doesn't take that much, a willing heart and a tender touch If everybody loved like He does, there'd be a lot less broken ones Tag: If everybody loved like He does, there'd be a lot less broken ones



I Can Pray (Dove Brothers) Verse 1 You say I’m not able I’m too young or I’m too old And I can’t sing or teach And no title do I hold Lord, what can I do? For I want to do my part And I want to help the hurting With all of my heart Chorus I can pray until the walls come down Until there’s healing all around That’s something I can do I can pray in my secret place Calling on your name That’s something I can do I can pray Verse 2 My family shows no interest My child has gone so far Though I try my best to reach them Their hearts just seem so hard Lord what can I do? To help bring them back to you For my family’s lost and dying And my words don’t get through Repeat Chorus You may not be a preacher You may not be a Sunday school teacher You may not be able to sing But friend there’s something we all can do You can pray In your secret place Calling on his name That’s something you can do You can pray, I can pray, we can pray I can pray, you can pray I know you hear us Lord when we pray We will pray I will pray Will you pray?

The Broken Ones...

You know it is so easy to judge. We sometimes do it without thinking. We just think it and think nothing more about the thoughts we had. I heard this song on the radio the other day and I just broke and cried. I guess I never consider the journeys of other people’s lives. How sad for me. I know there are a hundred times that I have passed up to be a blessing to others and either didn’t realize it or was to absorbed with my own cares in life. Any way, this song really ministered to me. I hope the words minister to you. I know that even if I couldn’t help in a financial way or any other way, I know I can PRAY. (see the lyrics to this song at the bottom of the first song) Maybe, these songs can be found on youtube.com and you can listen to them.

The Broken Ones The Talley Trio Maggie came home one day with a raggedy Raggedy Ann She said, "Mama, look what I found in the neighbor's garbage can" Had a missing left arm and a right button eye hanging by a thread She carried it gently up to her room and laid in on her bed (Chorus) She loves the broken ones, the ones that need a little patching up She sees a diamond in the rough and makes it shine like new It really doesn't take that much, a willing heart and a tender touch If everybody loved like she does; there'd be a lot less broken ones Twenty years later in a shelter on eighteenth avenue A seventeen year old girl shows up all black and blue Needle tracks in her left arm; almost too weak to stand She says, "I'm lost and I need help" as Maggie takes her hand And says, "Come on in" (Chorus) If you call her an angel, she'll be quick to say to you She's just doing what the one who died for her would do Love the broken ones, the ones that need a little patching up See the diamond in the rough and make it shine like new It really doesn't take that much, a willing heart and a tender touch If everybody loved like He does, there'd be a lot less broken ones Tag: If everybody loved like He does, there'd be a lot less broken ones



I Can Pray (Dove Brothers) Verse 1 You say I’m not able I’m too young or I’m too old And I can’t sing or teach And no title do I hold Lord, what can I do? For I want to do my part And I want to help the hurting With all of my heart Chorus I can pray until the walls come down Until there’s healing all around That’s something I can do I can pray in my secret place Calling on your name That’s something I can do I can pray Verse 2 My family shows no interest My child has gone so far Though I try my best to reach them Their hearts just seem so hard Lord what can I do? To help bring them back to you For my family’s lost and dying And my words don’t get through Repeat Chorus You may not be a preacher You may not be a Sunday school teacher You may not be able to sing But friend there’s something we all can do You can pray In your secret place Calling on his name That’s something you can do You can pray, I can pray, we can pray I can pray, you can pray I know you hear us Lord when we pray We will pray I will pray Will you pray?

Where did her mind wander off too???

Where did her mind wander off too???

Have you ever looked for something like your sun glasses, spending at least 20 minutes to an hour on the task before realizing, they were sitting on top of your head all the while!
OR your purse before realizing it has been on your arm the whole time?

Well, this is my Ashley. She does stuff like this all the time. The funniest one of late is when she stopped at a gas station to get gas. She put the gas in, went in to pay and then went back to her car and started to drive to her destination. She all of a sudden realized that she left her car keys on the counter and needed to turn around to go and get them. When she turned the car around, she realize, HOW CAN I BE DRIVING MY CAR UNLESS I HAD THE KEYS?? Need I say more?!

OK..doing this once is bad enough…but she did this TWICE.. HAHAHAHA. FUN FUN!

1st school day chatter…

1st school day chatter…

Ashley reported that her 1st day of school was “OK”. This is the typical teenage answer
I think she liked it more than she was willing to admit. She said all her teachers were nice and that she had a good day. This is good. Usually on the first day, she would come home with all the news on the BAD teachers. She had nothing negative to say on any of them. She did talk to us about some nice things in school. AND, I only thought we were through on school supplies. I guess some of the teachers invent needed supplies…like…a 400 count of POST IT NOTES?!
(is this for the teacher? Or the kid? HAHA!)

The school has what is called a PARENT PORTAL. This is where parents can monitor grades, lunch money, lunch purchases, absences, and receive emails from teachers. It also gives the student’s class schedule and access to email teachers. They have updated the site to allow teachers to list assignments for day to day to the whole year if they choose. Some teachers have done WONDERFUL and others have done nothing. Several of Ashley’s teachers have done wonderfully on this already. Her physics teacher has everything planed out through the end of OCTOBER. (She isn’t even teaching the first 6 weeks due to having a baby but has taken the time to get the site ready for her students!!!)
Ashley’s English teacher has vocabulary and literary terms listed for the WHOLE year. Ashley can never use the excuse that she left her words at school, if we have access to a computer, she can have the words right at her fingertips! I like this. OF COURSE, Ashley says “DEATH TO THE PARENT PORTAL! RUE THE DAY IT WAS INVENTED!”
I think it is great communication skills on behalf of the school . NOW we just hope all the teachers come on board. I know it is time consuming for them but if they had done the planning in the summer like the other teachers, they could have it all set up by now.
Oh well, just an opinion..hehehe.

Keeping snaps on Chase...

Keeping snaps on Chase...

Well, we will have to keep Chase snapped into his onsies. He can no longer just wear a tee shirt. The booger has learned to peel the sides of his diaper down and roll naked!!! gosh!

Faith...and a rocking chair...

Faith...and a rocking chair...

Tonight, I went to Chase's room to put him to sleep. I turned on a lullaby cd, sat down in the rocking chair and started to gently rock. As I sat there, I was taken back to how I was promised the rocking chair.

My mother in law and father in law had opened a little resale shop in Valley Mills. One day Chad and I went for a visit. We stood around talking at the little shop and I thought I would find some place to sit. There wasn't a lot of chairs so I sat in a rocking chair that they had for sale. It was really nice and cussioned.

For so long, Chad and I had tried to get pregnant and was not able. In my mind, I figured that it was just going to be that way even though I longed to have another baby. I prayed and wavered and prayed and wavered.

I commented on how nice the rocking chair glided. It was a glider chair. Then and idea came to me, I told my mother in law that if I was to get pregnant, I would want to have that rocking chair and she said OK, it was a deal. Well, as it turned out, the structure of the building in which my inlaws had their shop was weak. One day the store to the left of them caved and threatened my in laws store to cave. They had to move out. I figured everything would have to be sold but didn't think to much about the rocker chair after that.

When Chad and I found out we were expecting a baby, I was beyond excited. So was he. We both let our parents know. Chad had driven down to Valley Mills to visit his folks one day and found out that his mom and dad had sold their house and were moving to Arkansas. Chad came home and told me and asked about a rocking chair his mother had been keeping for me. I was really surprised. I figured that since the store collapsed that it must have been sold and didn't think anything about it. To say the least that was a special moment for me. I can't say how precious this memory is to me and will always be. We spoke a little thing in faith and even when I forgot or wavered, God didn't. What a precious thing my MIL did for me.

Problem solving day...

Have you ever had one of those days where things just needed tending to? Today was one of those days. FIRST, Chase

Pink eye Chase...

Chase has pink eye! This is his first real SICK Doctor visit. I noticed he had leaky eyes on Sunday. They were a little matty. Then Monday, he was good. No matting. TUESDAY morning, his eyes were sealed tight. It was kind of nasty. After prying his eyes open from warm water and a rag, Chase could see again. It was kind of sad...I couldn't look at his eyes without my own eyes tearing up...not because I was sad...it is weird. It just happened! I was able to take him to work with me this morning until I made him an appt. The doctor looked him over and declared..>PINK EYE.. wash your hands mom!!! We came to find out that 3 kids at his day care had previously had it within the last 2 weeks and we just found out today! A little upsetting! What if it had been chicken pox?! Anyway, he is on an eyedrop antibiotic. The doctor also said, that Chase had inherited a little bit of alergies from me since he has been congested since birth!!! I was a bit surprised. JUST SOME TID BIT INFO HERE.... HE WEIGHS 18.5 pounds.

Ashley school schedule....

We got Ashley all set up for school last week. She had schedule pick up today. When she received it, she had SPEECH twice. One of those Speech classes should have been Aerobics. (MS?) I had to call and try to get that straightened out. GEE!!!!

Ashley wisdom teeth bill...

I received a bill in the mail for having Ashley's wisdom teeth out. It was well over 1,000 dollars. I was shocked. The dentist office filed with my DENTAL insurance. However, the DENTAL insurance requireds filing with my normal regular insurance which is NOT dental first?? WHY DO I PAY FOR DENTAL INSURANCE IF THEY REQUIRE YOU TO FILE WITH YOUR REGULAR INSURANCE WHICH IS NOT DENTAL??!!! Ok...I call the dentist and they are going to file, wait for the DENIAL, then reapply with the DENTAL insurance...DOES THIS MAKE
SENSE TO ANYONE???

It may not seem like a lot...but it sure took up most of my day getting things straight!

Credit card whoas.... YESTERDAY FIX

You know that nice company I blogged about earlier? well it seems they charged my card again!!
I don't know who these people are nor have I ordered a thing from their site! I called the credit card company and disputed. They are taking care of it. They also told me that other people have been calling about the same company and disputing....SOUND LIKE FRAUD? Yeah, I thought so too. BUT...I was told, that this could happen again! Their advise, KEEP DISPUTING EACH TIME!!! Does anyone think that they should be turned in for fraud or am I the only one thinking this way? I cancelled the card and should be receiving a new card today or tomorrow...BUT, as I was told, this won't gurantee this company not charging my new card? WHY NOT? that wasn't explained to me very well. But...we'll see what happens with this card.

Butt Splash photos

Stacie, I tried best as I could to catch the butt splash in action but..(no pun intended)...Here is what I actually got. SMILE. This shows the back arch, you can't really see the lift of the bottom, then the water on the table, the side roll (he rolls to the side of the tub, which scares me, I think he is going to roll right out of the tub onto the table or floor.). Then water on the floor and my shirt after the bath, SIGH. We all shared the water together!!

Oh well...Hope you like these anyway!! HAHA.

Sometimes feathers, sometimes chickens...

We have all had those days where it seems like nothing we do makes a difference or nothing really seems to be going right. It isn't that we aren't trying, it's just that nothing is coming together enough to give us the satisfaction of accomplishment. These are my "sometimes feathers" days. This is where I lack the chickens. SURE all of us would love to be able to catch the chickens and have a nice hearty meal! We love the meat (pride) that seems to give us our fill and yes full we do feel! But on days where we lack sustenance and all we get are the feathers, these are the days that I find that I must really trust God and lean on His understanding and not my own. The arguement would be, BUT I HAVE TO EAT, Look at all the chickens I've caught today...meaning you had a really great day and acomplished much and you want your reward!!! Yet didn't Jesus say that Man should not live by bread alone but by every Word that proceeds out of the mouth of God?!(Mathew 4:4) I know I am not talking about REAL food but about real life situations and spiritual growth. Somedays we don't know what direction we are going! Other days we amaze others of how much we have accomplished and are praised for those accomplishments! Our pride grows but not our spirit man. BUT... We don't always need the chickens, because we have God's word to sustain us. If we had our chickens every day, we would never know His word for our lives. His word for our lives is so much more fulfilling than the fleshy chickens that we think we catch on our own. (We wouldn't catch them at all if not for God's grace) The feather days gives us the opportunity to depend upon God. Living our life by the Words that proceed out of the mouth of God is much more fulfilling than the chicken days where we gloat in our own pride. The Bible says in Psalms 12:6 The words of the LORD are pure words; As silver tried in a furnace on the earth, refined seven times. I would much rather have my life following the path that God's words have spoken to me because I know it is truth. God's words are truth and Pure and if I am suppose to live my life by the Pure words that proceeds out of the mouth of God, then I will take my feather days and rejoice!

The Butt Splash...

My infant son who is 5 1/2 months old loves his bath time. He has since birth. Every day we have a routine. We get up get ready for daycare. I go to work. Pick him up after, feed him and about 30 minutes later, he has a bath. If we forget or try and skip the bath, he cries. Now that he is 5 1/2 months old, he thouroughly enjoys playing in the water. His newest thing is to lift his butt up and then let it fall HEAVY into the water causing a tidal wave of water on all sides to flow out of his baby tub. Needless to say!!! Both of us, the table and the floor have shared the bath together!

School Starting...

School starting…

Well, school will be starting soon. It is nice but sad too. My daughter is growing up so quickly. She asked me the other day, “Mom, Can you believe that I am going to be in eleventh grade”? I told her that I could believe it. She said, “I am scared”. I asked her why and she proceeded to tell me that she knew it was one more step closer to becoming an adult. I know that when I was a teen, I thought how wonderful it would be to become an adult. Then, I did become one and how I longed to be a teenager again. I didn’t count the cost of losing my childhood and all that was familiar. But as time goes, you adjust and realize the new found freedoms of being an adult. You also learn new rules of living. You still have the boundaries just rearranged in a different atmosphere.
I know that it will take her time to really adjust. She does have a bit of trouble dealing with change. With some encouragement and maturity, I am sure she will do just fine as an adult. I will continue to pray for her, in that she will make wise choices, find Godly friends and a Godly Husband. I have prayed this since she was born.
For now, I look forward to the last 2 years of school for her. I want to savor every moment that I have with her. She is such a joy and a blessing in my life.

Leap of Faith...

Leap of Faith… At church one Sunday morning, they played a small clip from the movie, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. It showed Indiana Jones standing on the edge of a cliff. He needed to get across a great divide to the other side and retrieve an antidote for a friend who was on the same side as he. The span was so wide that he knew trying to jump to the other side was impossible. He stated “A leap of faith”. He then proceeded to put forth his foot and walk out. Immediately a rock bridge formed beneath his foot and spanned to the other side. He was able to retrieve the antidote he needed. I sat and thought about the clip viewed that Sunday. So many times, I find myself trying to hold on by my own strength refusing God the control that He has to make all things right by faith. What is it in me that make me feel the need to be in control? What part of the hidden little seed of doubt in my hearts makes me seek control? Do I feel that unless I control the situation that God won’t come through for me? I have to be honest with myself in asking these questions. My prayer for me is that I will have the faith spoke of in Hebrews 11:1. Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Like Indiana Jones, He took a leap of FAITH and not a leap in the PHYSICAL. My prayer is that I can walk by faith and not by sight (II Corinthians 5:7). I know that I have to trust God more and lean not unto my own understanding else I fall and fall hard. Journeying through life can be sometimes difficult and challenging but I know that God is in control when I surrender my weak control to Him and start walking by faith and not by sight. This is hard and scary when we are use to surrendering to our own flesh wants. God help me not to doubt but to have faith to trust you with my whole life and my families.