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Who would have thought....
A little place.....
With lots of kids.....
With lots of moms.....
With lots of coffee.....
Give it a name....
A Latte Fun....
Would be so fun?
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Its A Latte Fun and A Lot of Fun Too.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Has it really be nine years?
Seriously?
I know I ask myself this questions each year that his birthday arrives, but really has it been nine years?
Nine years ago on November 27, 2000 at 11:16 PM, this little man changed my life, my heart and my world, forever.
As I plan his birthday party today, I can't help but think back on the very moment I touched his little warm body, the moment he was born.
I still remember the doctor telling me to stop pushing, open my eyes and look at my son half way out of me. The doctor takes his hand and waves it at me saying "hi mommy." Now I am starting to cry.
Okay Misty, you can stop bawling and go get a tissue for the snot running out my nose now.
I remember when he loved to give me 'smoochy kisses'. He would put his lips on mine and turn his head side to side, giving me the longest and the best of smoochy kisses. Now, I am lucky if I even get a kiss out of him each day. Mostly at nights before bed or when he is walking out the door to go to school.
I am so thankful for this little man in my life. My first real love.
He made me a better person by being in my life. He gave me a better reason to change and live the life that God wants me to live.
I can't believe at 22 years old, I gave birth to this little boy weighing in at 6 lbs 8 oz.
Back to planning his birthday party.
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Stellans reunion with his family- SVT FREE!
I just felt the need to share this today. Since I have mentioned baby Stellan for over a year now on my blog, asking for prayer after prayer for this little miracle.
A miracle has again shown its face through this little guy.
I thought it would only be fair to bring some smiles, tears and even thanks to GOD, the one that made this possible through the doctors in Boston, here on my blog too.
I have watched this video twice now. Once last night and once this morning, both times just bring smiles, tears and goosebumps to me. Don't you want to experience the same?
Then check out this video by Fox News and enjoy seeing a happy little family reunited. Look in little Stellans face, and just stop for a moment, embrace YOUR ANSWERED PRAYER TOO. If you prayed for this little guy, then one of your prayers was also answered. Not just this families prayer, but every ones prayer for this little guy.
He is a blessing to us all. A true gift from God. A living, breathing, crawling and SVT miracle of Gods.
I love it.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Submission: My reply to a friends post.
A blog friend of mine Leighann, has been speaking on the topic of submission over the last month.
Today, she wrote Part III on this topic. I wrote a comment on her blog that I felt to share, as it turned out, it was WAY TOO long, that blogger wouldn't post it.
So I felt I would just share it here for others to read also.
Please feel free to check our Leighann's blog post(s) also. In fact I encourage you to.
So many women/wives struggle with this topic, AS I DID TOO.
I hope to help you see things differently, AS I DO, to bring beautiful benefits to your marriage, your family and your own heart and sanity.
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I do believe that submission is both for husband and wife. The wives are NOT the only ones submitting here.
Everyone needs something or someone to 'submit' to.
Husbands submit to GOD. Wives submit to husbands, who are already submitting to GOD and then in return YOU are submitting to GOD also.
I think the submission to our husbands, and husbands to God is basically a daily and physical reminders, commandment and practice for us live our lives, treating others and love others as we would be treating and loving Christ if HE were here in person with us.
Its easy to say we would submit to God if he were physically here. That's easy to say because its just words. You don't have to put your actions where your mouth is and where your heart should be.
So God has designed a circle in the life of submission for us to follow and go by, as our practice on how to be more like Christ.
Men...they have to answer and submit directly to God.
Women, we have to trust and respect our husbands enough to then follow them, as if we are following Christ himself.
I was once told by my marriage counselor when my husband and I were having issues. Her words FREED me ever since and has allowed me to be ME again and not this insecure, paranoid, distrusting wife in my marriage.
She said "it is not my role or my responsibility to point out my husbands wrongs. That I shouldn't worry about what he is doing right or wrong. Because if he is doing WRONG.... God will handle him directly."
Going back to what you said in your post, they (husbands) will see their paths are wrong and turn and choose the right path. Maybe not right away, on YOUR TIME....but on GODS time.
Every time I feel the need to tell my husband what I think, or give him a piece of my mind. Or I feel that maybe he isn't being honest or putting me and our family's interest above his own. I tell myself, to trust my husband. Give him the benefit of the doubt....and if he isn't doing the right thing...then GOD will handle it. Freeing me of that stress, that role and those negative feelings.
Its has truly done wonders for me and my marriage.
And, I will say it has gotten easier, and easier to not even "feel' those things as much. I feel more secure than ever in myself and in my marriage.
I don't feel overpowered. I don't feel any less valued. I don't feel second fiddle. I don't feel below my husband.
We are a team.
I like to say this our is our football team.
God is the OWNER of the team. He created the team. (My husband, me, our kids)..
My husband is the HEAD COACH.
I am the ASSISTANT COACH.
The kids are the PLAYERS....
of OUR TEAM.. OUR GODLY TEAM.
You have to make the choice to TRUST YOUR HUSBAND that much.
You have to make the choice to TRUST IN GOD THAT MUCH.
You have to.
If you allow yourself to linger on past mistakes of your husband. Or present things that YOU disagree with. Take it up with GOD the OWNER of the team in prayer, not out on your husband.
If you pray for GOD to change your attitude, your heart and your ways. You will be amazed how much your husband will appear to change just by your renewed attitude and heart alone.
Take it from my personal experience.
I am a very independent women. Stubborn. Likes things MY way.
I have found that if I bite my tongue, that "I" actually get over the issue faster than if I had opened my mouth, caused a fight with my husband, and put more strain on my marriage.
Now, by doing so doesn't mean my husband will become the perfect husband over night. He will not, nor will he ever. But I have seen such a dramatic change in his behavior and heart towards me.
He desires to help me more, love me more and our marriage, our family .... OUR TEAM is benefiting from it all a GREAT, GREAT DEAL.
You as a wife can still voice your opinions in decision making in the home. The hardest thing for me in our marriage and still sometimes is today; is when I would try to voice myself in a loving manner to my husband, and his response or his toned belittled me, or shot me down in away that I felt wasn't loving...but hurtful, mean and judgemental. I hated him. I actually hated my husband.
I used to snap right back and fire my mouth, my hurt, my anger, my hate, my resentment.... everything at him.
Over time, through prayer and discipline, I learned to bite my tongue, take a deep breath and express to my husband how he could have chosen to speak to me differently, instead of the way he just did. I had to show him, as a loving wife (which isn't always easy) how his ways towards me where being hurtful. I stop him, I give him a different example and show him how I want to be treated by the way I am treating him.
At first he refused to listen, because he had too much pride to admit he was being wrong toward me.
However, I started to notice him being more quick to apologize. Not always in words, he still struggles with that sometimes, but with actions.
I have noticed him watching the way he speaks to me, his tone etc. He is a big 6'6" guy. He forgets how loud and aggressive he can come across. I am not a sissy girl, Ill stand right up to his big 6'6" self. *smiling*
I think God knew I would be the girl strong enough to stand up to my husband when needed, and yet gentle and loving enough with prayer and patients to show him and teach him how to love me back.
Its working for us this far.
We have been living back together for a year now. And we haven't had, I think, but one really huge fight in that year. When we used to have them what seemed to be every few weeks to three months cycles.
So girls.... ladies...wives.... just try it out.
Change the word submission to "change of attitude" if you want.
Its all that it comes down to.
Your love, commitment to GOD = your husband....because GOD and our HUSBANDS, it can be hard to understand sometimes HIS or their ways... and it is also hard to love them NO MATTER WHAT.
You choose to love GOD NO MATTER WHAT even if he takes a love one through death out of this world. Now choose to love your husband like that...NO MATTER WHAT, and trust them like that too.
Give your husband support and encouragement. He will be more willing and want to live that leadership role in your marriage and in the home.
If you bring a man down, he will shut off, close his heart and move out emotionally.
Encourage him. Support him. BELIEVE in him. Just as a child to a parent, he will be towards GOD, and you as his wife, and will want to please you, protect you and LOVE you more than you can imagine.
Now, I think I will copy and paste this long comment I just left, and make it my own post so other cans read it as well.
Good luck ladies....
Remember, the most freeing words to tell yourself "don't worry what he is doing wrong or right, let God deal with his behavior if he is doing wrong in anyway."
You are FREE. You will feel FREE.
Then pray for your own heart and attitude to change. Pray for your husbands protection from temptation and sin. Pray for his leadership.
If you haven't read the books:
The Power of a Praying Wife.
The Power of a Praying Parent.
You should.
Beautiful Books!!!
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
"Change is in the Air"
I finally got a sitter for Thursday so that I can go and interview the other two schools on my list. I have to tell you though, over the last few weeks I have had mixed emotions about this. Should I wait? Am I ready? Is this really necessary? Am I being selfish? She needs this! This will be good for her. This will be good for both of us. Will she change for the better or worse? I don't want her to go. I WANT her to go. I can wait another month. I want her in there NOW!
You know how the roller-coaster can go, don't you?
Days like these last few days, that roller-coaster is going down fast and I am ready for her to be in preschool part time just so she and I can get a little break from each other. She is really starting to express herself, she is starting to learn how to yell and hit. Throw full blown tantrums. I often wonder it part of it is that she is so tired of being cooped up in this house with me, as I am with her, most of the time.
I find myself in a FUNK. Maybe even feeling a little bit depressed on days. Days like today or yesterday, when she just makes things so hard on me, and I can't get her to preschool soon enough.
I pray harder for more patients, as I am running low right now.
I don't want her to go. I don't want her to grow up so fast. However, changes are coming our way, in many ways and I am starting to feel its weight. The stress, plus going stir crazy of being home with a demanding, fit throwing and very active toddler 24/7 is enough to make anyone go crazy.
Did I mention that today she put a roll of toilet paper along with five tampons in the toilet, all in the matter of a few seconds that it took me to get a pair of jeans out of the closet and put them on.? Ugh!!!
So, although change can be scary, sad and pull at your heart strings. Change can also be fun, wonderful and rewarding. This is just one of the changes taking place...the reality that Morgan is ready and so am I (at times) for the change of her growing up, needing to be around friends of her own age and in an environment that allows her to be how she should be, busy and active. Engaged in fun child like activities and learning, and not home bored out of her mind, throwing tampons down the toilet.
This will probably be one of the easiest changes on our "things are changing" list.
But....
If you would please keep our family in your prayers and Ill be sure to post more on the other changes coming our way.
It is WEDNESDAY.... So we can use this post as His Will Wednesday too. If you have a prayer request please leave it in the comment box and I'll will be your prayer worrier tonight.
God Bless.
My request:
1. My grandmother, as she just found out this past week that she has breast cancer again. Its a Stage II cancer, however, being of the age she is, she does not want to go through chemo and radiation again. I don't blame her. Also, with all her medical conditions it would also not be wise to go through a surgery as big as removing her breast. She will be having a meeting in a week with the doctors to discuss her options, which will be to probably remove the lump as much as possible and hope it slows down and doesn't become aggressive. So please pray for her strength and courage through all of this. No matter what age, this is scary stuff.
2. Please pray for a friend I went to high school with named Tonya. She and her husband so desperately want another child and have tried for so many years. Please pray that God gift her with another child, or if that not be His plans that He gives them some peace and understanding of those plans.
3. Continue to pray for my "anonymous" friend. As she continues to walk through paths of a journey that would not be fun for anyone to walk on. She needs love, support, kind people in her life, forgiving people in her life and most of all faith to keep believing in her creator. Its not a nice world most of the time we live in, but I refuse to turn and focus on all the bad, when indeed there is still so much good and beauty out there. This person is a good thing, thats been through a lot of bad things. So pray that she continues to march on and not look back in her past, but smile with confidence for her future, as God promises to prosper us. I believe he will prosper this friend.
4. Prayers answered: One of the baby's I asked you to pray for went home, healthy. Yea!!!! I love seeing answered prayers.
5. Please pray for baby Brody, a 2 year old that had a pool accident. He is in a coma, not medically induced or anything. He has been in a coma now for 8 weeks. He has brain activity and movement in his hands and feet, but has not opened his eyes. Today he went home to be care for by nurses and his family while still in the coma. A very sweet family they are and this little boy is precious. You can follow him here. Pray for his eyes to open up and that God reveal His power through this little boy with saving grace.
6. Baby Stellan is heading back to Boston on Thursday and it will be discussed for another surgery on him. So many risk, so many things that can take place and we just pray for God's wisdom in these doctors. Pray for steady hands. Pray for peace for his family. Pray for a healthy Stellan to return home to his family soon.
7. My babies in my prayer roll to the left of my blog!!! Jonah! Ryan! Abby! Kate! Noah! Belle-Belle! Eden! Maggie!
8. Pray for children that are sick, that have been abused, abandoned, neglected and whom are lonely, hungry and scared.
9. For all my current friends and blog friends that are expecting!!! Congratulations! I pray for healthy pregnancies and births for all of you.
10. Pray for all the families that are hurting during the upcoming holidays.
11. I am also praying for BIG PRAYERS that GOD use me in BIG ways to glorify HIM and show people around me HIS kind of love, grace and faithfulness. I know that is a risky prayer, and I pray it with BIG FAITH!!!
12. I pray for "Clicks of Love" to bring many memories out of love to families and children that will are have traveled down a journey no parent should have to travel down. More on "Clicks of Love" soon to come.
13. Pray for a couple of families that I am aware of. Two of which are young new parents, both in which haven't recently given birth to newborns, and both mothers passed away from different causes after the birth of their newborns, leaving the new fathers widowed and a single parent. Also, there are a couple of families that I have recently learned about, that have medical issues and it appears that these ladies do not have much time left on their hands with their children and husbands.
14. Lauren, this amazing young lady only in her teens has cancer and has been told to not expect to make it to Christmas. Pray for her and her family.
Thank you for your prayers in return.
God Bless.
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