It has been an awesome weekend so far! One of those weekends that you wish you could have over and over. I haven't gotten much done, but oh well, it can wait until another day.
I've spent the whole weekend with my kids:)and nothing makes me happier than being with my kids. I took them to Hiram on Friday to Stevie B's and then I took them shopping for more fall clothes...which we need ,because the temp is getting cooler and they've all grew so much this year.
Then today (Saturday) I got to sleep in a little longer (9am)...that was nice:)
Then Bay's mom called and said we could come see her...I was so excited!!!!! I had bought her some nike's, 5 new outfits ,and 2 jackets while I was out shopping Friday and I couldn't wait to give them to her. So Ashley,Samantha, and me went to see her. She was so precious and so happy to see us:) She is growing so fast!!!! She is talking up a storm now. She talks so good to only be 13 months old. She talks alot more than Amber (my 18 month old foster baby). She repeats everything you say now:)
Her mom gave us some good news!!!! Her mom said, we can start getting her every other weekend instead of the one weekend a month, like we've been doing. We are so excited!!!!! I can't even tell you how it feels to not have her here anymore. I feel like I've lost a child, even though I know she is not mine, I still love her like she is. Having her from birth and then giving her back at 12 months ,has been one of the hardest things I've ever went through. At times it gets really hard and I miss her so bad that I can't hardily stand it...we all do. I try not to dwell on it, but it has been tough for our whole family. Brent drives me crazy wanting me to call her all the time to check on her or beg to get her, but I'm afraid if I'm to pushy it will push them away. I just want to be as good as I can be to her family. I'm just thankful for anytime I have with her. I love her soooooooooooooooo much!!!!!!!!!
Tomorrow, we plan on going to morning service and then I'm taking the little boys to a birthday party. That's it for now. I hope you are all having a wonderful weekend too.
Hugs, Sandy
1. Am I consciously or unconsciously creating the impression that I am better than I really am?
2. Am I honest in all my acts and words, or do I exaggerate?
3. Do I confidentially pass on to another what was told to me in confidence?
4. Can I be trusted?
5. Am I self-conscious, self-pitying, or self-justifying?
6. Did the Bible live in me today?
7. Do I give it time to speak to me every day?
8. Am I enjoying prayer?
9. When did I last speak to someone else about my faith?
10. Do I pray about the money I spend?
11. Do I get to bed on time and get up on time?
12. Do I disobey God in anything?
13. Do I insist upon doing something about which my conscience is uneasy?
14. Am I defeated in any part of my life?
15. Am I jealous, impure, critical, irritable, touchy or distrustful?
16. How do I spend my spare time?
17. Am I proud?
18. Do I thank God that I am not as other people, especially as the
Pharisees who despised the publican?
19. Is there anyone whom I fear, dislike, disown, criticize hold a
resentment toward or despise?
20. Do I grumble or complain constantly?
21. Is Christ real to me?
Lately, I have been receiving many emails offering to pay me or to give me free samples if I would allow their adds to be added to my blog. I appreciate the offer, but I do not want my blog to be covered with adds with all kinds of products. I get enough of those calling my house every day trying to sell this or that...grrrrr
If by chance that I do find a product or site that truly catches my eye, I will happily add the link for free, so that other people like me can enjoy the product or site.
However, please understand ,my blog was created as my personal journal and as a way for family & friends to keep up with me...not to sell items or make money on things I've never tried.
Thank you for your understanding.
Well, for the most part it has been a good weekend. I didn't get to paint like I wanted, but maybe next weekend I can get that done. I just dread having to move everything around to paint. It is a job with a house full of kids. Last time I decided to paint, one of the little kids flipped the thing of paint over in the floor...now that was a mess. Then another rubbed against the hall wall with their back and got paint all over them and messed up my wall. Painting ands kids just don't go together.
On Saturday, we had Christy's baby shower. It was soooooooooooooooo much fun!!!!!! Now we are just patiently waiting for baby Jake's big day to come. I can't wait to meet him and hold him!!!!
On Saturday evening, we had some of our old friends over to watch a football game. That was alot of fun. We had a house full of kids, but they had a good time playing together.
On Sunday, we went to Sunday morning service and then stayed after for Barbra and Tammy's birthday party.
After that, I ran to Bremen and spent a little time with my Nanny. She is doing so good these days. They changed up her meds and she is feeling better. It was good seeing her. Noone can tell me that there is no such thing as a miracle ,because I have one...my nanny. She has just amazed doctors that she has functioned and made it this long with such a poor heart and only a 30% functioning kidney, but she has. She is still here and it is a blessing.
Well that is about it for my weekend.
I hope you all had a great weekend!
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Out side my window...it looks cloudy and cool
I am thinking...about the weekend
At the moment,I am thankful...that Friday is here!
I am going...to start working on our weekend project.
I am wearing...capris and a T
I wish...I had a few extra hours in everyday to get done what needs to be done.
I am reading...Having a Mary heart in a Martha world.
I am working on...removing all the furniture from the rooms we are painting this weekend.
I am hoping...we can get it all done before Sunday
I am hearing...the ceiling fan going round...it's quiet here
Around the house...Brent put the sub-floor down in the new room yesterday
One of my favorite ... people in the world is my Nanny. Of all the grandmothers in the world, God gave me one of the best. She and I have always been like peanut butter and jelly or better yet paper and glue. She has taught me so much through the years and has been the one stable person in my life. I can't even begin to thank her enough for being what she has been to me.
1. What was the last animal you saw? a dog
2. What was the last sentence you saw? -- The one above
3. What is your hair style? -- hmmm...straight and a little longer than shoulder length
4. Have you ever gone surfing? -- No
5. Are you scared of spiders? -- Yes
6. What color is your favorite pair of shoes? -- brown
7. Do you wish you could see a dinosaur before they were extinct? -- nah
8. What is your middle name spelled backwards? -- nyl
9. What question are you on? -- 9
10. When was the last time you laughed? -- When Jada tried to tell me that Jacob's scarey mask was in the playhouse. She can't talk very well (she is only 15 months), so she acted it out until I figured it out.
11. What did you eat on your last birthday? hmmm I have no clue
12. Do you think Polka-dots are dorky? -- No I love pink and brown ones onBailey
13. Are you wearing any make up? not at the moment
14. What's in front of you? -- The computer screen
Well, where do I start? It's been a wonderful weekend. We were able to get get the baby (Bailey) and we spent every second and I do mean every second enjoying our time with her. She has changed so much since I saw her two weeks ago. She can walk and she can say pretty much anything you tell her to say. She has the sweetest little girl voice ever. She just wanted to stay outside playing and we did! Can't you tell I love this kid??? She is just the most precious baby ever. I am just thankful that her Mom is allowing us to keep a relationship with her...it is a blessing.
Other than that, we went out to eat, went shopping, and went to church. We also went to take Bailey to see my mom. It was so good seeing mom setting up in a chair holding Bailey. She was tickled that we all came to see her. Even Anna, Corey, and Dylan went. We stayed a couple of hours and then we came home to enjoy the last few hours we had before Bailey went home. Amber(my other foster baby) wasn't so happy about Bailey. She didn't like sharing the attention. So we really had to watch them closely, so that they didnt hurt each other. Other than that, it was the perfect weekend. We didn't get a single thing done ,but we spent alot of family time together and that's what means the most.
Today, well, it's back to school for us. I did take Jon to get his spacers in this morning. He is getting braces in 2 weeks. We are hoping it will help him with his headaches and the orthodontist believes it will also help his breathing.
Well, that's it. Have a great day!
It's been the longest most stressful week ever. It just seems when it rains... it pours around here. I'm so glad the weekend is here and that I can have a few days to catch up and maybe even rest...if that is possible.
Lastnight, we enjoyed a night out to dinner with friends. We went to outback. I haven't been there in a loooong time and friends of ours know how much I love crab legs and they wanted me to try outbacks and they were soooooooooooooooooo good! We had a good time.
Our weekend plans aren't really set yet. I do get to get Bay this weekend and I'm sooooooo excited about that.I can't wait to see her and hold her. I hope I can find time to take her to see my Mom and Nanny, because they miss her so much. I also want to take her to Olan Mills and get her pics taken. I may just get all of my kids pictures made. I haven't done that in a long time.
Besides that, I don't have any other plans except for a surprise party for a friend on Saturday, but I can't say who...it's a surprise :) ...lol
I may take the kids to jump with joey, but I'm not sure if I can fit that in either.
Anyhow, that is it fr now. Nothing very exciting around here.
Have a good weekend!
Just wanted to stop in and update you all on my mom. She is doing better. She is home now. She is not hurting like before ,except where they cut her and put staples, but that's to be expected. She has been up and walking more yesterday and today. She will have the staples about two weeks and once they are removed she should be feeling much better.
Thank you all so much for your thoughts and prayers for my mom.
Hugs, Sandy
Out side my window...it is a cloudy gloomy looking day
I am thinking...about how I can help Jacob understand counting money
At the moment,I am thankful...that my mom is feeling better
I am going to...to get Bailey and going to Christy's shower this weekend
I am wearing...blue jean capris and an Alabama T(don't worry I'm a GA girl)
I am reading...Having a mary heart in a martha world
I am working on...Jacob's school work
I am hoping...I can go to Red Top and take my classes
I am hearing...the dryer running...it's very quiet here right now
Around the house...I am hoping I can paint the bathroom this weekend
I bet you didn't know...that I am scared of heights
One of my favorite...things to do is to take my kids to places they haven't been.
Picture of the day... coming soon!
Hey everyone,
I'm sorry that I can't write each of you personally and thank you for all the thoughts and prayers that have went up for my mom. I can't even begin to thank you all enough.
God bless everyone of you (((hugs))) Sandy
Today they done the procedure on her leg. The clot was not a blood clot , it was a plaque clot. It was located above her knee. This was caused by the procedure that was done two weeks ago. The plaque they broke up when they done the balloon procedure had all moved into this one area and stuck together and caused a 100% blockage in her leg. This is why she was in so much pain. They were able to remove the clot and they put in two stints(I guess that's how you spell it)... this should stop the pain she had in her upper leg. She still only has a 30% blood flow but that is much better than none.
However, once he got in there he found more problems, that he had not seen before . He found both arteries going into that foot are 100% blocked and he said that there is really nothing he can do for her foot. He said mom's arteries are just to diseased. He said at some point he will have to do a bypass on that leg. Which he is hoping he will be able to use one of her vessel, if they are not to diseaed and create her a new artery. But, at this point he said it would be to risky to do it. He said he just wanted to wait and see how well she recovers from this.
While I had a chance I asked him about my mom's other leg, which was the one that he had labeled as the worst. He said the blockage in that leg was from the top of her leg and all the way down to her knee. He said he can not do anything except a bypass on that leg. The bad part is that they had already used the vessel out of that leg when she had heart surgery. So he will have to use plastic to create her an artery and he said once he did that she would have to keep coming back having it redone over and over because it is only a temporary fix, unlike a vessel...plastic doesn't last. So he wants to wait until Mom feels she can't go any further and then he will have no choice, but to do the surgery. I asked him does he think my mom will loose her feet or legs and he basically said she is at high risk, but we are not at that point yet ,and that he will do everything he can for her, and we will cross each bridge as we get to it. However, he said foot care is the most important thing because without blood flow wounds do not heal and especially in a diabetic.The surgery took alot longer than we thought, so I only got to see her for a couple of minutes . She was just waking up in recovery and they were about to move her to the icu. She will be there for a few days.
Just continue to keep her in your prayers. I'll do my best to keep you all posted. Thank you all again.
I got this from my friend Amanda. Thanks Amanda!!!!
REAL MOTHERS
Real Mothers do not eat quiche; they do not have time
To make it.
Real Mothers know that their kitchen utensils are probably
In the sandbox.
Real Mothers often have sticky floors, filthy ovens and
Happy kids.
Real Mothers know that dried play dough does not come
Out of shag carpets.
Real Mothers do not want to know what the vacuum just
Sucked up.
Real Mothers sometimes ask 'Why me?' and get their
Answer when a little Voice says, 'Because I love you best.'
Real Mothers know that a child's growth is not measured
By height or years
Or grade...
It is marked by the pro gression of Mama to Mom to Mother.
The Images of M other:
4 YEARS OF AGE - My Mama can do anything!
8 YEARS OF AGE - My Mom knows a lot! A whole lot!
12 YEARS OF AGE - My Mother doesn't really know quite
Everything.
14 YEARS OF AGE - Naturally, Mother doesn't know that,
Either.
16 YEARS OF AGE - Mother? She has no clue!
18 YEARS OF AGE - That old woman? She's way out of
Date!
25 YEARS OF AGE - Well, she might know a little bit about
It.
35 YEARS OF AGE - Before we decide, let's get Mom's
Opinion.
45 YEARS OF AGE - Wonder what Mom would have thought about
It?
65 YEARS OF AGE - Wish I could talk it over with Mom.
The beauty of a mama is not in the clothes she wears,
The figure that she carries,
Or the way she combs her hair.
The beauty of a mama must be seen from in her eyes,
Because that is the doorway to her heart,
The place where love resides.
The beauty of a mama is not in a facial mole,
But true beauty is reflected in her soul.
It is the caring that she lovingly gives,
The passion that she shows,
And the beauty of a mama
With passing years only grows!
1. How to get saved
To be saved, you must:
1.) Realize that you are a sinner. "ALL have sinned..." and "The wages of sin is death." (Rom. 3:23, 6:23;1 Jn.1:8)
2.) Realize you cannot save yourself. Jesus Christ paid the penalty for your sin (Eph. 2:8,9; John 3:16; Rom. 5:8); there is no other way to heaven except through him. (Acts 16:31; Jn. 14:6)
3.) Repent and ask God to save you. He promises to forgive you. (Rom. 10:8-13; I Jn.1:9)
4.) Receive Christ into your heart as your Lord and Saviour. (Salvation is a gift, but a gift must be received to be yours.) John 1:12
If you did the above, then thank God for saving you and begin your new life in Christ as a child of God. II Cor. 5:17 (The first step after salvation is to tell someone about it. Rom. 10:9-11)
The Gospel In a Nutshell: John 3:16
G-God so loved the world, that he gave his
O-Only begotten
S-Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not
P-Perish, but have
E-Everlasting
L-Life.
What Is Christianity?
While there are several groups that call themselves "Christian," those who follow the true Christian faith have certain core beliefs that have never changed.
The Resurrection of Christ is one of them.
His Deity is another.
Without that, our God would be as dead as those of other religions.
Bible Plan of Salvation
Step 1- Admit (confess) that you are a sinner. "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God… For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." Romans 3:23; 6:23. Death means eternal separation from God forever in a lake of fire. Rev. 20:14,15 But here..s the good news: "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." 1 John 1:9
Step 2- Realize that you cannot save yourself and that Jesus died in your place to pay the penalty of sin. "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast." Ephesians 2:8,9 " For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." John 3:16 "But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 5:8
Step 3- Ask God to forgive and save you. If you sincerely mean it, He will! I John 1:8. Then simply receive Christ as your Lord and Saviour. (Salvation is a gift, but it must be accepted.)(See the prayer below if you need help.) "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." Rom. 10:8,10,13 "But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name." John 1:12
*Prayer -- You can use this as a sample. It doesn't have to be in these words, and it can be out loud or in your heart. The key is to mean it with your whole heart:
"Dear God, I know I am a sinner and that the wages of sin is death. I realize I cannot save myself, but I believe your Son, Jesus Christ, took my place on the cross and died for me. Please forgive me of my sins and save me. I now receive Jesus Christ into my heart as my Lord and Saviour. I give my life to Him and will live for Him as best I know how. Thank you, God, for saving me."
If you were sincere with God, your sins are forgiven and you have a brand new life in Christ! "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new." 2 Cor. 5:17
If You Know You Are Saved... Tell Someone , Make Time To Read Your Bible Even If It Is Only For A Few Minutes Each Day, Pray Often (How can you have a relationship with someone you never talk to?), Find A Church And Go (The Bible warns us of failing to assemble ourselves together), and now enjoy your new life in Christ.
I've yet to meet anyone that is saved that wants to get unsaved.
Excepting Jesus is the best thing that ever happened to me!
Out side my window...it is cloudy and cool this morning
I am thinking...about how I am ging to do things today
At the moment,I am thankful...that I got an extra day off this weekend
I am going to...start school shortly
I am wearing...blue jean capris and a top
I am reading...nothing at this moment
I am working on...a schedule (still)
I am hoping...this will be our best school year ever
I am hearing...Ruby and Max playing on the TV
Around the house...we started work on our backyard yesterday
One of my favorite things...is taking pictures!!!
Picture of the day...
I took this picture yesterday and I thought it was really cute. She loves hats! Everytime one of the boys set down their hats, she picks them up....toooooo sweet!!!
On Friday, I got to go see Bay in her new home. It was so sweet when I walked in and her little face just lit up and she came to me crawling as fast as her little legs would allow. Then as soon as I picked her up she looked at everyone and started waving bye-bye, and then she pointed toward the door. She was ready to go(like we always do), but this time she wasn't coming home with me and she couldn't understand. After a few minutes she started back playing and I tried to leave but she busted out crying. I ended up leaving with her crying and needless to say I cried the rest of that day and most of that night. It was so hard. It broke my heart. I just don't think I'll go back to see her until I can bring her home with me. Please continue to pray for Bay and for us. It is just hard living without her. I worry that she may wonder why I left her and that bothers me so bad.
