Update

I would like to thank everyone that was/is helping us to pray about my husband's dad. We had our second bible study last night!! It is going really good. Last night he really began to open up and ask a lot of questions. And as of right now, they both are coming to church Sunday night!! So just pray that God does an absolute miracle! I'm believing it!! He promised us our families, and I am seeing to many things come to pass that God has promised for me not to believe that He is going to do something in this situation!!

Hangin' Out

Have you ever read a book and it leaves you hanging at the end? Doesn't that drive you crazy? I am the type of person that I can not stand for something to be unfinished! If I start something, I can't leave it undone!! Well, I have just finished reading a book by Dee Henderson, who happens to be one of my favorite authors. The name of it was Before I Wake. The book absolutely ended without answering any questions!! Does she end up falling in love with the sheriff, or does her and the private investigator pick up where they left off eleven years ago? Who was the murderer? Does he ever get caught? Does he end up perfecting the designer drug he is cooking? Does the town survive after the tile plant, the major source of revenue, shuts down? And as far as I know, there is not another book coming out! So I emailed Dee Henderson and I ask her! She'll probably think I'm crazy and never write me back. But at least I tried!! You may never get a yes, if you don't try for fear of the no's! Now that will preach!

The Sweetest Poem Ever

I know Valentine's Day has come and gone, but I wanted to share with you a poem that my husband sent to me. I do believe it is the sweetest thing I have ever received from him!!

Collards is green,
my dog's name is Blue
and I'm so lucky
to have a sweet thang like you.

Yore hair is like cornsilk
a-flapping in the breeze.
Softer than Blue's
and without all them fleas.

You move like the bass,
which excite me in May.
You ain't got no scales
but I luv you anyway.

Yo're as satisfy'n as okry
jist a-fry'n in the pan.
Yo're as fragrant as "snuff"
right out of the can.

You have some'a yore teeth,
for which I am proud;
I hold my head high
when we're in a crowd.

On special occasions,
when you shave under yore arms,
well, I'm in hawg heaven,
and awed by yore charms.

Still them fellers at work,
they all want to know,
what I did to deserve
such a purdy, young doe.

Like a good roll of duct tape
yo're there fer yore man,
to patch up life's troubles
and fix what you can.

Yo're as cute as a junebug
a-buzzin' overhead.
You ain't mean like those far ants
I found in my bed.

Cut from the best cloth
like a plaid flannel shirt,
you spark up my life
more than a fresh load of dirt.

When you hold me real tight
like a padded gunrack,
my life is complete;
Ain't nuttin' I lack.

Yore complexion, it's perfection,
like the best vinyl sidin'.
despite all the years,
yore age, it keeps hidin'.

Me 'n' you's like a Moon Pie
with a RC cold drank,
we go together
like a skunk goes with stank.

Some men, they buy chocolate
for Valentine's Day;
They git it at Wal-Mart,
it's romantic that way.

Some men git roses
on that special day
from the cooler at Kroger.
"That's impressive," I say.

Some men buy fine diamonds
from a flea market booth.
"Diamonds are forever,"
they explain, suave and couth.

But for this man, honey,
these won't do.
Cause yor'e too special,
you sweet thang you.

I got you a gift,
without taste nor odor,
more useful than diamonds...
IT'S A NEW TROLL'N MOTOR!!

Luv, from yor romeo

anon.

Now ladies, don't be jealous! Not everybody can be as romatic as my man!!

Old Time Radio Link

Hey Guys! Sorry about the radio link. It doesn't seem to be updating itself anymore. I have e-mailed technical support about it, but haven't heard anything yet. It was working fine. If anyone has any suggestions, I'm open for them. I can't figure out what may have happened. I checked the website and theirs is updating. Maybe it is something on their part. Well, just keep checking. Maybe it will be fixed soon.

Breaking News!

I have some great news I am very excited about and a little nervous about to. We are about to begin a Bible study with my husband's dad and possibly his mom, also! Now naturally I know this is exciting to you too, but until you know all the details, you have no way of knowing exactly how exciting it is! So let me tell you. Ken's dad served in Vietnam. He did four tours. He has received two purple hearts, a bronze star, and some sort of Congressional Medal of Honor, and too many other awards that I can't remember. Needless to say, he went through a lot to get those. So as you can imagine, he has suffered a great deal with this. Over the last few months, there has been a lot of turmoil in the family that has just built up over time. I won't go into detail at this time, but it has been very stressful for everyone involved. Well, his dad was here for supper a few nights ago, and my husband told him that he would never find peace in his life without God. That no matter how hard they tried to "de-program" him, only God could change his life. So that led to other things, and finally he told my husband that someone once told him that he could never be forgiven for all the lives he took in the war. He said some "preachers" had told him he could, but could never show him the scriptures to prove it! My husband then asked if he could show him, would he be interested in going a little further and doing a whole bible study. He said he would love it! Now, a couple of months or more ago, Bro. Hollander was preaching and he gave out some keys. They were keys to ministries!! He gave us the key to an Ananias ministry. I have to be completely honest with you. The whole time he was talking, I was scared to death!! I was thinking it was Ananias and Saphira!! The ones who God killed because they had lied to the Holy Ghost!! Talking about doing some soul searching!! Well, so I came home and looked it up and it was the Ananias that Saul (later to be Paul) went to after the Lord struck him blind for persecuting His church! (Boy, was I relieved!!) Anyway, after relaying the message to Bro. Hollander, he explained that there would be a person that we would teach a bible study to, that would become a Paul! And that we would know it when the time came! So what if this is our Paul?! Paul was known for having the saints of God killed. The Bible even talks about him being there when Stephen was stoned. A perfect example of God's mercy and forgiveness! So please just pray that God gives us the words to say. We need his complete guidance in this situation. But I will be sure to keep you updated!!

Old Time Radio

Do you remember when families would gather around the radio for a show, instead of a television. When you would have to use your imagination, instead of your sight, to see what was happening? Well, I had never had that pleasure until I got a satallite radio. I love the classic radio shows like Gunsmoke and the Lone Ranger! My boys love them too! It's the best when you have a road trip and you can just sit back and listen to the Burns and Allen show or Fibber McGee and Molly! They are hilarious. And in this day and age it's good to find something that's clean and decent that you can listen to! So anyway, this isn't advertisement for it or anything but I posted a link on my blog here where you can listen for free. It's different everyday, so you can check back if something is on that you don't like. Hope you enjoy!

Breaking out of the box!

Hi everyone!! Guess you figured I had given up on the blogging! I haven't. I've just been so busy I haven't had time to sit down and write. But oh, have things been great! Except for my little boy has the flu! That has not been great. It went from no symptoms to five minutes later, "Mom, I have a headache" to a few hours later a 102 temperature! But the doctor said since we caught it within the first 24 hours the medicine would be more likely to work. Just pray noone else in our family gets it. Because I don't have time to be sick!! Which brings me back to the great things I mentioned! In my earlier post, I mentioned how sometimes God puts things in us that we tend to leave hidden in our heart for fear of getting out of our comfort zone. We let what others may say or think rule our actions. "What if people think I'm crazy? What will they say about me? I will be the laughing stock of our whole church, school, job etc." Sound familiar? And I will be the first to admit that I have done this. Well, I am in the process of breaking out of this! I am in the process of not caring what you think!! Don't get me wrong, I want you to like me, I want you to be my friend, but I am "called according to His purpose"! Now I have to tell you, it hasn't been easy. For instance, I have played the piano for a couple of years now. I absolutely struggle with this, because it doesn't sound like I want it to. I hear the way it should sound and the way others play it and I want it to sound like that. But I don't know how to get there! So I get frustrated. And then I don't want to play, because I think everyone else thinks it's bad too. Although, I have many people compliment it. Well, since God has been dealing with me about some things, (this being one of them) I have decided that I will play the only way that I know how and do it unto the Lord. I will do it in worship and thank God for giving me the talent and the ability to do it! Then our music minister (whom I tend to depend on completely!) says, "Oh yeah, you know you will be doing all the playing while I'm gone to California, right?" I'll be honest, my first reaction was panic!! Then, I remembered, "It's not about me, I'm doing it unto the Lord." Now thankfully, Sis. Natalie is helping out with the playing on some of the services, and she is so awesome! But what would have happened if I had just climbed back in my shell and said, "There is no way I can do this! I'm not good enough!"? That's like saying, "God, I know you called me to do this, but this talent you gave me is not good enough. It doesn't work right. You will just have to get somebody else." God will equip you with the things you need to fulfill your calling! You are good enough or He wouldn't have called you to do it!! A friend of mine has told me that she is about to have her book published!! I am so excited for her! She is finally breaking out and letting God use her in a different way! Don't be afraid to let Him carry you down different avenues. Just know that He is in control! Oh and by the way, so far the services have been awesome! I can't wait to see what God has in store for me next!