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.