A Powerful Movie!

I just got done watching this movie titled "Facing The Giants." It was mentioned in our Bible class a few months ago, so I finally received it from Netflix. I thought it was gonna be a cheesy movie, in some parts it had its cheesy moments but it was the message that counts. I won't say much about it, because for those who haven't seen it yet I won't ruin it for them. From what I heard this movie was made by a Church that has its own ability to produce these kinds of good movies and that all the actors and crew members are of that Church. It was very inspiring for those of us who are Facing our own Giants in life.

My giants may not be as big as others but we all face them no matter what. The coach in this movie was facing Giants through out the whole movie, until he turned his faith to God and gave his problems to God.

The message I learned from this movie was turn your struggles over to God and have a strong faith and believe God will provide no matter what. In time he will give you an answer the way he sees it to be answered. Even if it is not what you wanted it was an answer you needed. May God be praised forever!

An Apology For Slavery!

Finally someone has offered an apology for its role in Black Slavery. The state of Virginia announced and apology for taking part in slavery. The resolution says government- sanctioned slavery "ranks as the most horrendous of all depredations of human rights and violations of our founding ideals in our nation's history, and the abolition of slavery was followed by systematic discrimination, enforced segregation, and other insidious institutions and practices toward Americans of African descent that were rooted in racism, racial bias, and racial misunderstanding." Basically they are saying "Were sorry for being Ignorant and Stupid."

I wrote in one of my blogs that our government should've a long time ago confessed the sins of the past and apologize for the mistreatment of African Americans in the age of slavery.

I think racism and slavery is a huge black eye and embarrassment of our country. We go after other countries for their role in ethnic cleansing and our countries past is full of this kind of cleansing.

Finally somebody stepped up to the plate and tried to clean up the mess from the past. It might be a little to late for such an apology, but better late than never. May The Living God we serve continue to bring out more of the same from other state governments. And I pray "Racism" will come to an end.

Mark Martin Museum

This was a great experience today, I think shannon somewhat enjoyed it. We were bored today and decided to go exploring up in northern Arkansas. We went to Baitsville, Arkansas which is the hometown of nascar driver Mark Martin. He has a Ford dealership up there and they have put his museum there with it. I have always wanted to go see it, even though I am a Tony Stewart fan. But it was neat to see his cars that he has driven in and plus all his trophies he has won over the years.

I had never seen a real Nascar car in person before, so it was neat to see the inside of the car and under the hood. They are really a great contraption. And the best thing about it, it was free! On April 6th Tony Stewart is going to be up there signing Autographs with Mark And Kenny Wallace, so you know we'll be there. I have more pictures I'll put on my blog this week. Pardon the Viagra car it the only picture I got with Cayden.

Macy being Macy again!

The picture on the bottom is where Macy colored her white carpet in her bedroom GREEN! She is a graffiti artist when she has a marker in her hand and we aren't watching her with it. It's kind of a funny story. Shannon went to her room before putting Macy to bed. So she saw her good Sunday dress coat lying on the floor. So as she picked it up she discovered the green graffiti on the carpet. Macy had tried to hide it under her coat. As Shannon discovered it Macy was standing there and said"Mommy I forgot to tell you something." I think Mommy figured it out all on her own. So me and Macy had a talk and I told her only draw on paper. So she felt guilty during our talk and told me she also wrote all over Braydens chair. Oh! What am I going to do with her? She's an angel though and very entertaining.

No bathrooms have been flooded since I blogged about it. And Brayden's grounding never took place. He had come home from school and he was supposed to sit in the chair for an hour. I had to go to the post office and send some ebay stuff off. As I was heading home I remembered I forgot to sit him in the chair. I was all prepared to tell him to get in the chair, when I walked in the door I told him to go sit in the chair. But his mother says he's running a 101 degree fever. So he never got his grounding. I go by the theory," forgiven but not forgotten."

Reflecting Your Heart to others.

As water reflects a face, so a man's heart reflects the man.

Proverbs 27:19

I often wonder how this verse is me. I wonder how giving and caring my heart is to others. I have seen many caring people in my life and wished I had half their heart and ability to care for people as much as they do. I often find myself being selfish with my time. I have found my time by myself has become very limited with three kids. Me and Shannon don't get alot of quiet time with each other or very limited time to be by ourselves individually. But we chose to have three kids and we knew our time would be limited when it came to private time. But it's worth more to us to have time with the kids and less time with each other or by ourselves. But that's not what it's talking about here. It's stating how does your heart reflect you by giving your time to others in need or just showing concern to another by a kind word or gesture.

I lack big time in this department, I see what others do in the church and how they give their heart by giving their time to anybody who is in need. Thus the love and concern they show reflects who they are by how big and loving their heart is.

Jesus I know, is what this verse states to us today. When he saw the sick his heart had mercy and healing unto them. When he was tired and would go for some rest the crowd would continue to follow his heart. He would get up and continue to give his time to the people because of his loving and merciful heart. His heart reflected the man he was, the Son of the Living God.

We need to show who we are by our giving and loving heart we are supposed to have in Christ. Thus it reflects not only who we are, but what we are supposed to be.

Our Sunday morning bible class has some very kind hearted people in it. They want to be the example they need to be in Christ. We are slowly getting to know them and how much they care about giving their heart to each other. It is a class that has made us all cry many times with stories that have been shared some happy and some not. But it is a class where communication is key. They want to know the heart of each individual and let each one there know that they are going to be there for each other.

We all need to share our hearts to everybody so we can show the world the reflection of the man, Jesus! I'm going to try and give more of my time and my heart to others, before that time is up.

My Wonderful Valentine!

It will be 9 years in April me and Shannon have been together. I am thankful for every year and every moment we have spent together. She is my true soul mate and Valentine. We have been through everything together. We've had our ups and downs, but we have made it through all the downs with smiles and love in our hearts for each other. She has made me the happiest person through these nine years.

I met her at Harding her freshman year through friends At the time she was seeing somebody, but that didn't stop me. In the summer after graduating I moved back home unsure of our relationship and what distance would do to it. All summer we racked up our parents phone bills, talking a long time each phone call. We just didn't know what to do!

So she called me one night and said she was coming up to see me in WV. I said that would be great. She spent the weekend with me at my parents house. We went to Pittsburgh and I showed her all over town. And then it was time for her to fly back. That was a bad day when she left. All week I thought only about her and racked my brain about moving to Arkansas. 3 weeks had passed and I just decided to move down there. I had about $600 saved from working that summer so I packed my car for a week to try and find me a job, I had no prospects for a job, didn't know anybody in Little Rock but my friend Scott who I was staying with.

So as time went on I was getting ready to head back home but just couldn't leave this beautiful girl. So finally I found a job with Home Depot and I'm still here today. She is the only reason worth staying here. 9 years later I am still captivated by her sweetness and beauty. I know I've stated my dismal love affair with Arkansas, but I couldn't not live with myself if I hadn't stayed with her. Shannon is the love of my life and she will always be. God moves in mysterious ways! Shannon I love you with all my heart, forever!

Don't We All Need A Smile?

I haven't had anything that has really made me want to smile lately. I mean I smile but not the kind of smile that lasts. I used to have that smile that brought people good cheer. I thought today it's been awhile since I have really smiled at people. I smirk alot at people. A kind of smirk when you walk by somebody and using non-verbal to say hi and you give a slight nod of your head. It's not really a heart warming smile though.

I have had a bad disposition for awhile. I have really hated living here in Arkansas the past year. I go to Wal-mart and I just get frustrated with everybody there. They stand in the aisle and talk and block the area you need to go to. It just gets to me!

I've had a bad disposition with Searcy people over the past 2 years. I've tried to figure it out, but I just don't understand why I hate it down here. I think part of my problem with Searcy people was working for Cingular for the past 2 years. Everyday me and the other employee just got hammered all the time for Cingulars stupid mistakes on their bill. I have never been in the business where the customer is out to get you for something on their bill or their phone went dead. The customer always pointed the finger at us. When it should've been pointed right back at the customer. Normally the problem was the customers. They got on the Internet and downloaded a bunch of junk and their bill was outrages or they beat the snot out of their phone and said it was Cingulars fault. I guess I let it get too me. So back in November they let me and some others go. I believe it was a blessing in disguise. I've become a better person for it! But still this hate for living here roams in me. I just want out!

I used to cheer for the Razorbacks and now I just can't stand them. I used to be joyous that I moved down here, but now I regret it. I guess I just feel trapped. But I think I would be fine if we would have stayed in Little Rock. I love Little Rock, I have nothing against that city, it has everything we need. That's part 1 of my disposition. But me and Searcy are going to work things out. I just need to ask God for some patience.

Part 2: is all you here about on the news is all the bad stuff going on in the world today. There is nothing good about Iraq. We should not have ever gone there in the first place. Everybody hates our country around the world because of Iraq. The headline of the news tonight was about a little girl being murdered in the bad part of Little Rock. It's just constant. There is no light at the end of the tunnel for anything good to happen in the world today. Now all you hear about is us maybe taking on Iran. My theory: DON'T MESS AROUND WITH THE MIDDLE EAST. UNTIL YOU HAVE A SOLID IDEA TO GET IN AND GET OUT. It's just depressing!

But I believe God has used all this turmoil and my bad disposition to draw me closer to him. I feel closer to him by studying his word. I'm starting to realize I am here for a purpose. I'm not a biblical scholar, I don't have pope credentials, I don't speak in front of the large masses. But I read the section where the Bible talks of "One Body but Many Parts." I believe all of ours parts are small but we never know how our small role can really be helping somebody else. I believe my role is to make anybody laugh about something, even the in-laws (A tough crowd sometimes) I can get them to laugh sometimes. I have found that I always try to find a way to make a bad situation seem better by making a joke. Of course Shannon has said to me many times "not right now." But I love to laugh, but laughing with others. If the situation in the room seems awkward I turn on the goofy button and make it easier in the room. I don't like quiet rooms where nobody says anything, it drives me nuts. Except for funeral homes I won't be in their long enough for the silence to bother me. If your going to be around me you better talk or I will find some reason for the silence to go away.

All in all my bad disposition is going to work itself out somehow. I pray about it all the time. God's gonna get it out of me somehow and bring that true smile back to my face. We all need to smile more. We need to ignore the news and its constant reporting of bad news and just remember everything is fine with God and he's gonna make things better. Read his word and say a good long prayer about everything tonight and every night, it'll make you smile. I promise!

The Anna Nicole Soap Opera!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have been watching this fiasco the past two days on the news. I would have to say what a mess. I never cared for her much at all, but it is sad about her death and her recent death of her son. It will be really sad if both death are because of foul play. This is a fine example why you don't push your kids to be in TV or the movies. It is a disastrous lifestyle to be in.

We saw an interview she did not too long ago and she looked so awful, I told Shannon she is in a downward spiral and almost at the bottom. Well I guess I was right!

I feel for the little baby involved in this mess. None of those who claim to be the father care anything for that little girl. They just want the $475 million jackpot that comes with the title of father. I was shocked and sickened when the husband of the green acres woman (I don't know how to spell her name) Prince whatever comes out and says he might be the father. WHAT? All I can say he looked so stupid in that interview, what TRASH! I thought tonight while I was watching this unfold on the news and all the things they were saying. It just made me think "How can God tolerate us?" I don't know how he has the patience for us human beings.

I think about the things that occur outside of this fish tank I live in. I see how things work in my world, but i think about the things others are doing in secret. I've heard things in the news and can't believe the perverse things people are doing. The lives they lead, how they can think of doing such things. The most recent thing I heard the other night happened in Little Rock. The boyfriend of this 2 year old child's grandmother super glued the kids eyes shut. His face is scarred from the acetone they put on his face to get it off. I got so mad I wanted the dude's address! That is one of the most disgusting things I have heard in a long time. The poor child, my heart goes out to him and his parents who took him to his grandmothers house so she could babysit him.

So I know that this Anna Nicole thing is going to get worse. She let herself get into this mess and now it plays out without her not even knowing anything about it.

Live a good life in Christ, don't get messed up with the wrong people and be weary about who you let into your fishbowl, because the water could get dirty real quick and you might be floating upside down in the morning.

Prayer for today: Father protect those who call upon you and cast your angels on us for protection in an Evil, Evil World. May God be praised forever and ever!

The Singer Underwater Bathrooms :(

So innocent looking aren't they? Both of them are always thinking of some big plan. Allow me to give a brief description of both. The male suspect goes by the name "Brayden." We here at the Singer task force call him the "Mastermind and the Instigator." The female suspect goes by the name "Macy." We have a list of names for her: "The slickster, The Aggravater, The Noise Maker, The Food Pantry Mouse, Paula JR. and The Plan fulfiller. At least that was her role in tonight's crime, that got The Mastermind in the grounded jail for three days.

Their crimes: Flooding Bathrooms!!!!!!!

About six months ago Macy discovered at age 3 she could use her little feet and use the designed ridges on the cabinet doors of her sink in her bathroom to climb up on the counter and turn the water on. It didn't seem like anything to get to upset about. Until, she discovered her ability to push the drain stopper down and plug up the sink. She came running to me one day and said there was something wrong in her bathroom. I just thought it was about her toilet would not stop running. So I didn't rush to see what she was talking about. But she kept pulling me to go see what was wrong. So I got up, and as I got closer I could hear water running. She plug the sink,and water covered the entire bathroom floor and everything was soaked. So she quickly learned her lesson and I freaked out by grabbing every towel in the bathroom to clean it up. Never had that problem again.

So tonight I was giving Cayden his bath and walked out and heard water running again. I thought I had left the water running in the bath tub after his bath. I went back to Braydens room and low and behold the sink was plugged up water flowing over the edges with Batman and Robin floating in the middle of the sink like they had been captured by the Joker and were left there to drown. This was bad, REAL BAD! The water had been running at least 20 to 30 minutes. With baby in hand I went to the kitchen and asked who plugged up Braydens sink. Trying to take names for the investigation I forgot to turn off the water. So me and Shannon went back there to clean it up. We used every towel we owned in the house. Even hand towels and wash rags. We used at least 30 towels to soak it up. His closet and bathroom floor had a rough estimate of an inch of water. Underneath the cabinet was dripping with water all his drawers had at least 2 inches of water in them. So me and Shannon are cleaning up not cold water but hot water with fever and strep throat. UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So I grounded Brayden for three days after he confessed. His plea was, he was playing in the water with his Batman and Shannon had called him to eat dinner. I asked why he didn't turn off the water. He said "I told Macy to watch it." What a pair! I love them to much to get mad at them. But I love them even more not to discipline them. So that makes 2 for 2 for plugging the sink. Tomorrow the drain plugs are removed off every sink in the house. They can have them back when they are 18. May God bless every moment we have with our children whether good or bad. I love you Brayden, Macy and Cayden forever.

XLI :(

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What's worse him winning it or Tom Brady? GO STEELERS 2007!

THE STINKING FLU!!!!!!!!!!

This is a picture of "GERMS." These little things are crawling through the bodies of many people right now. Especially mine! We have had these stinkers running around through our house for at least a week. I was victim number five. It started yesterday, I thought I was just cold. But gave it an hour and BOOM 99.4 fever. I have had flu many times in my life but this one is the virus that makes every bone in your body ache. It stinks! I haven't had the flu in 5 years. But when it hits you, you're down for the count. It's amazing just how 99.4, just a slight fraction from your normal temperature can make you feel so bad. I will survive this battle of the flu this time, it's better than what we all had 5 years ago. The stomach flu! I'll take the aches over the puking anytime. My prayer is for all who have this stinking bug ,and that we all get over it soon. HURRY UP SPRING!!!!!!!!!

ARKANSAS FINALLY GOT SNOW : )

It took two years but we finally got snow! Brayden was the only one allowed to go out. Macy and Cayden have been battling the flu since last Saturday. It's been a bad bug. Were going to get 2-3 more inches today maybe. The weathermen are very proud of themselves here. They finally got it right after the two storms that have passed us the past couple of weeks, and we got nothing but RAIN!!!!!!!!