What blessings that we receive, and yet in no uncertian terms, do we deserve them. My life long dream is coming true this week. We are going to Maine!!! Words can't describe how excited I am. I am so busy, I just can't believe that I am taking the time today, of all days to update this blog. I have so much to do. UGH!!
We will get to visit my brother and his family. He has children that I have never met and my brother has never met my son. Oh it is going to be a very sweet reunion.
Monday, May 11, 2009
Friday, November 21, 2008
Christmas Letter 2008
I am going to post my 2008 Christmas letter here for all of those that I don't have any other way to communicate with. Mainly online friends, but there might be a few relatives that I may have missed as well. (Totally unintentional)
Hello From Mississippi,
It has been and interesting year to say the least. Elizabeth is now 10 and Anthony is now I. It is hard to believe that I have been a mommy for 10 years!
In May, we rented a car and spent a weekend in a rented cabin in Gatlinburg, TN. We met up with a group of ladies that I met online from the site that I am a Global Moderator on. Online Christian Parents. It was really nice and the atmosphere was beautiful and we wee very blessed by the fellowship that we shared with the friends.
While there, w spent two days at Dollywood theme park. It was fun and the children had a blast!!! We went on some real wild rides that I don't think Elizabeth and Anthony would have gone on had they known what was in store. lol
In July, my job at Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation ended. The company had been purchased a few years earlier by a company from China and all of the operations were set to move overseas. I worked in the reconditioning department for five years. Since the majority of the plant was manufacturing, and that part of it was set to go to PRC (Peoples Republic of China) they chose to shut the whole plant down. My department moved to another town here in Mississippi but it would have been way too far for me to commute back and forth, so I took my severance and unemployment.
So now, I am a SAHM (Stay at Home Mom) and I am currently homeschooling my children, which is going well by the way. We are in our second year of this and in our hearts we know, that thi is God's will for us and for our children.
I am using a multi aged curriculum called My Father's World that I can teach both Elizabeth and Anthony from. They just have individual Math and English. Our main course of study this year is Geography. They are learning so very much about each continent. I am learning right along with them. It is all going very well.
Mike is still in the process of trying to get his disability. It is a long, drawn out process. The first part of the year, we went for several trips to Jackson for hi to get Faucet Injection shots in his lower back. Come to find out that they really don't help the problem, they pretty much just act like a band aid for a couple of weeks. We quit doing them. So he lives in constant pain with numbness and cramping in the back of his legs. Nothing else we can do. Our insurance runs out at the end of the year.
He also had a bout with serious depression at one time. The doctors wanted to hospitalize him for it, but we got hover the worst part of it. He tried medications for a time, but come to ind out, the meds were worse than the depression and he got off of those.
Elizabeth and Anthony are amazingly smart and we are so very proud of all their accomplishments. They are like any brother and sister though, each trying to out do the other. Sometimes it can way heavy on mom's nerves, but I suppose that is normal and to be expected.
We don't know what God has in store for us next year. But we have faith that He will carry us through and provide for our needs. He always has.
We pray that you have a very Merry Christmas and a Very Happy New Year!!
Love Mike, Sarah, Elizabeth, and Anthony!!!
Hello From Mississippi,
It has been and interesting year to say the least. Elizabeth is now 10 and Anthony is now I. It is hard to believe that I have been a mommy for 10 years!
In May, we rented a car and spent a weekend in a rented cabin in Gatlinburg, TN. We met up with a group of ladies that I met online from the site that I am a Global Moderator on. Online Christian Parents. It was really nice and the atmosphere was beautiful and we wee very blessed by the fellowship that we shared with the friends.
While there, w spent two days at Dollywood theme park. It was fun and the children had a blast!!! We went on some real wild rides that I don't think Elizabeth and Anthony would have gone on had they known what was in store. lol
In July, my job at Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation ended. The company had been purchased a few years earlier by a company from China and all of the operations were set to move overseas. I worked in the reconditioning department for five years. Since the majority of the plant was manufacturing, and that part of it was set to go to PRC (Peoples Republic of China) they chose to shut the whole plant down. My department moved to another town here in Mississippi but it would have been way too far for me to commute back and forth, so I took my severance and unemployment.
So now, I am a SAHM (Stay at Home Mom) and I am currently homeschooling my children, which is going well by the way. We are in our second year of this and in our hearts we know, that thi is God's will for us and for our children.
I am using a multi aged curriculum called My Father's World that I can teach both Elizabeth and Anthony from. They just have individual Math and English. Our main course of study this year is Geography. They are learning so very much about each continent. I am learning right along with them. It is all going very well.
Mike is still in the process of trying to get his disability. It is a long, drawn out process. The first part of the year, we went for several trips to Jackson for hi to get Faucet Injection shots in his lower back. Come to find out that they really don't help the problem, they pretty much just act like a band aid for a couple of weeks. We quit doing them. So he lives in constant pain with numbness and cramping in the back of his legs. Nothing else we can do. Our insurance runs out at the end of the year.
He also had a bout with serious depression at one time. The doctors wanted to hospitalize him for it, but we got hover the worst part of it. He tried medications for a time, but come to ind out, the meds were worse than the depression and he got off of those.
Elizabeth and Anthony are amazingly smart and we are so very proud of all their accomplishments. They are like any brother and sister though, each trying to out do the other. Sometimes it can way heavy on mom's nerves, but I suppose that is normal and to be expected.
We don't know what God has in store for us next year. But we have faith that He will carry us through and provide for our needs. He always has.
We pray that you have a very Merry Christmas and a Very Happy New Year!!
Love Mike, Sarah, Elizabeth, and Anthony!!!
My Mountian and God
What is my mountain? What my mountain is, God knows. But the issue that really needs attention concerning this, is am I going to have faith enough, and trust in God that He can and will remove this mountain from my life?
God has moved a huge mountian in my life before so I know first hand, that it can be done. But as of late, my faith has been weak. My trust level is not very high. My personal relationship with Him needs to be much closer than what it currently is. Pray for me that I can resolve these feelings inside of me so that I can once again see God move a particular mountian from my life.
God has moved a huge mountian in my life before so I know first hand, that it can be done. But as of late, my faith has been weak. My trust level is not very high. My personal relationship with Him needs to be much closer than what it currently is. Pray for me that I can resolve these feelings inside of me so that I can once again see God move a particular mountian from my life.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Anxiety
I am not one much for anxiety. But here recently, I have been. Not too bad, but it just seems like I am struggling with Satan on a constant daily basis. There just seems to be so much uneasiness all around me. I am not looking forward to the next 36 hours that is for sure. There is nothing I can do about it except ride it out. I know it will be okay, DH says it will and I trust him. I just wish we didn't have to do this. Maybe it is immature on my part, but there has been so much tension in the past year concerning this, that I wish I could just not have to do this.
I know it sounds like I am babbling and not making any sense to those of you that might be reading this. But I really can't mention details. The Lord knows what is on my heart, as does my husband. That is all that matters. I sure could use some prayers to get me through the next two days. I will be much much better after that. I will for sure need a long uninterupted nap when this is all over with. That is for sure. DH says that this will be the last time. He said that before this came up too. We shall see. It is of course in God's hands and I must trust Him to ease my tension. It is another area that I am having a hard time with.
Thank you for letting me rant. I have much to be thankful for and that is what I need to concentrate on.
I know it sounds like I am babbling and not making any sense to those of you that might be reading this. But I really can't mention details. The Lord knows what is on my heart, as does my husband. That is all that matters. I sure could use some prayers to get me through the next two days. I will be much much better after that. I will for sure need a long uninterupted nap when this is all over with. That is for sure. DH says that this will be the last time. He said that before this came up too. We shall see. It is of course in God's hands and I must trust Him to ease my tension. It is another area that I am having a hard time with.
Thank you for letting me rant. I have much to be thankful for and that is what I need to concentrate on.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
The Day After
I cried this morning when I saw the news. I hurt for the loser. I know it is all in God's plan and He is the judge, and He is in control. The final battle has of course already been won and that is the victory party that I plan on attending. But until that day, I must continue to pray that everyone will see the one choice that they truly need to make.
Pray for our country. Yes, one promise he made is true. Change is coming. On that, you can depend. Pray for our country.
Pray for our country. Yes, one promise he made is true. Change is coming. On that, you can depend. Pray for our country.
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Courting vs Dating
I found this article here:
http://christian.families.com/blog/courting-vs-dating
Courting vs. Dating
by Melissa J | More from this Blogger
Though I can't speak too much for generations before my time, there does appear to be more negative types of peer pressure on teens nowadays. There are pressures to have a boyfriend or a girlfriend, to party, have sex, try illegal substances, dress in ways that bring unsafe attention to them...
What are some things we can do to help our children to grow up safe and pure? Though I won't claim to have all the answers, I've talked with some teens in the past and gathered some perspective in how to do this. Every teen is an individual. It isn't wise to assume that any teen is going to have an easier time avoiding temptation regardless of their grades, friends or upbringing.
Sponsors (article continues below)
In dating, teens have an opportunity to go out one on one with the opposite sex and get to know each other. The problem I see with this is that teenager's hormones can get the better of them, leading them into temptations - especially when out alone! This is not a fair position for either the boy or the girl to be in. Often the moment can take over and regardless whether they have sex or not, they can still do or say something they might regret.
The idea behind courting is a bit different. Parents may have much more involvement in what their teens are doing, who they are with and where they are going. Often times, the parents will know their child's friend's parents as well. In some cases, the teen (typically the boy) go to the girl's parents and ask their permission to court their daughter.
Though courting today really varies, the idea behind it differs from dating in that dating, one isn't necessarily looking for a future spouse. The courting couples I've talked with usually get together in public places even with other couples or friends. It's an opportunity to get to know someone in a friendship-like setting without the pressures to commit, or doing anything physical with the other person.
When a person has courted another and realized they really want to be with just that person, they may start dating, continuing in the same public fashion they did before to resist temptation to do more, with the hopes they've found "the one".
Please check out my other Christian parenting blogs from this series:
Parenting Series: Intro
What to Pray For Our Children
We Are Our Kids' Role Models
Dedicating Children
Getting into Your Kid's Business
Discipline for Children
Honoring Your Mother and Father
To My Parents
Teaching Our Children Modesty
Teaching Our Children Self-Respect
http://christian.families.com/blog/courting-vs-dating
Courting vs. Dating
by Melissa J | More from this Blogger
Though I can't speak too much for generations before my time, there does appear to be more negative types of peer pressure on teens nowadays. There are pressures to have a boyfriend or a girlfriend, to party, have sex, try illegal substances, dress in ways that bring unsafe attention to them...
What are some things we can do to help our children to grow up safe and pure? Though I won't claim to have all the answers, I've talked with some teens in the past and gathered some perspective in how to do this. Every teen is an individual. It isn't wise to assume that any teen is going to have an easier time avoiding temptation regardless of their grades, friends or upbringing.
Sponsors (article continues below)
In dating, teens have an opportunity to go out one on one with the opposite sex and get to know each other. The problem I see with this is that teenager's hormones can get the better of them, leading them into temptations - especially when out alone! This is not a fair position for either the boy or the girl to be in. Often the moment can take over and regardless whether they have sex or not, they can still do or say something they might regret.
The idea behind courting is a bit different. Parents may have much more involvement in what their teens are doing, who they are with and where they are going. Often times, the parents will know their child's friend's parents as well. In some cases, the teen (typically the boy) go to the girl's parents and ask their permission to court their daughter.
Though courting today really varies, the idea behind it differs from dating in that dating, one isn't necessarily looking for a future spouse. The courting couples I've talked with usually get together in public places even with other couples or friends. It's an opportunity to get to know someone in a friendship-like setting without the pressures to commit, or doing anything physical with the other person.
When a person has courted another and realized they really want to be with just that person, they may start dating, continuing in the same public fashion they did before to resist temptation to do more, with the hopes they've found "the one".
Please check out my other Christian parenting blogs from this series:
Parenting Series: Intro
What to Pray For Our Children
We Are Our Kids' Role Models
Dedicating Children
Getting into Your Kid's Business
Discipline for Children
Honoring Your Mother and Father
To My Parents
Teaching Our Children Modesty
Teaching Our Children Self-Respect
Saturday, October 18, 2008
I Finally Did It!!
I finally did it!!! I finally got all my pictures off of my computer and on to portable scan disks!! I have been wanting to get that done for the longest time!!! I also did something else today. I finally got Sid's Salvation video onto DVD!! I actually came across that by complete accident. I was in the process of getting all my files moved from my computer to these scan disks, when I came across the Sid's video that we taped last year when he and Susan came to host the "Lock Down" with the youth at our church.
The camcorder was new, and it was basically (I can't believe I just typed that) new, and we were trying it out pretty much on them. Well, I tried, and I tried to figure out how in the world I could get the content that we recorded onto DVD. I just couldn't for the life of me figure it out. So we gave up on the brand new camcorder and stuck it in a drawer. We haven't used it since. (I even thought of selling it just because I didn't know how to use it.)
Anyhow, I came across the DVD maker by accident today flipping through folders. It was then that I was able to put all 5 sections of video onto two different DVD's. Yay!!! Now I can get one more made for Sid and Susan. I told her that I would, but I have been stuck for a year!! Talk about being two steps back!!!
I can't wait to tell Mike. But I seriously doubt he will call again today. Tonight is the busiest out of the whole weekend. He comes home tomorrow night. Kalie is going to bring him to town and I just have to go and pick him up there. It isn't near as bad as having to drive to Grenada.
The camcorder was new, and it was basically (I can't believe I just typed that) new, and we were trying it out pretty much on them. Well, I tried, and I tried to figure out how in the world I could get the content that we recorded onto DVD. I just couldn't for the life of me figure it out. So we gave up on the brand new camcorder and stuck it in a drawer. We haven't used it since. (I even thought of selling it just because I didn't know how to use it.)
Anyhow, I came across the DVD maker by accident today flipping through folders. It was then that I was able to put all 5 sections of video onto two different DVD's. Yay!!! Now I can get one more made for Sid and Susan. I told her that I would, but I have been stuck for a year!! Talk about being two steps back!!!
I can't wait to tell Mike. But I seriously doubt he will call again today. Tonight is the busiest out of the whole weekend. He comes home tomorrow night. Kalie is going to bring him to town and I just have to go and pick him up there. It isn't near as bad as having to drive to Grenada.
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