March 30, 2003 HAPPY BIRTHDAY MACY!

Four years ago today me and Shannon were make our plans for March 30, 2003. Our house was finished almost,enough for us to move in. We were planning moving as much as me and her brother Matthew could. I had to work that day so our plans were to start working when I got home. But I was home about and hour and Shannon didn't look good at all. She had been feeling like she was ready to pop #2 out real soon. Well she was right. We didn't move into the house that day instead we moved Shannon into the hospital. She was hurting so bad I thought about stringin' her up to the furniture dolly we had to move stuff with.

8 hours later and a lot of pain (of course Shannon's pain) we had a new baby girl to love and hold tight for the rest of our lives. I can't even describe how much I love this little girl. She is the exact opposite of her brothers. Where both of them are extremely shy, Macy is not!!!!!!!!!!!! One of her favorite things to do in public is point out people smoking. She'll say: "Brayden look that guy is smoking, he's a bad guy." Or like this morning leaving for school there was a guy working on the new house across the street, she starts laughing and saying"Daddy look that guy is bald!" I was shushing her as loud as I could. She's going to get her Dad beat up one day!

She has already made her presence known to everybody. Her first day of school this year I dreaded, because we have never sent a child of ours to school at the age of 3. Brayden cried and cried his first day and we thought the same for her. NOPE! She walked right in and didn't look back.

She is an inspiration to both me and Shannon, she has no fear at all. She will be the first to leave the nest. Where the boys will probably be here till they're 45. :( They say you can't learn anything from a child, but I did. She has taught me to be patient no matter what kind of trouble she causes(And trust me she has caused alot). But to see her everyday making new friends and bringing smiles and laughter to people makes me feel we have been truly blessed by God.

Thank you God for March 30,2003 one of the most important days of my life.

Happy Birthday Macy my little angel.

The Many Faces Of macy!

Does she remind you of someone else? She's very comical and entertaining. I took these tonight on my camera phone. She always says take a picture of me when I open it. I guess that's why I pay so much a month for the phone bill. I don't talk on it at all I just have it because Macy is obsessed with the camera.

She will be 4 on march 30th, hard to believe.

AHH! St. Patty's Day, Finally :)

My second favorite day of the year, finally arrived. My 1st favorite day of course is Christmas, DUH!

There is nothing better than celebrating your families heritage. I often think about my ancestors and wonder when and how they arrived to the United States. I wonder what their names were and what they looked like.

When this time of year rolls around it's a new begging of life for the earth. The Redbud, Bradford Pears and the forsythia are out in full bloom already. It's a wonderful sight. The Creator dresses his planet like a bride dresses for her wedding.

I am happy that my ancestor's were from Ireland. When I see pictures of its green pastures and other beautiful landscapes it takes my breath away. But to live in Ireland hasn't always been a peaceful one for those have been in the midst of the constant wars for centuries.

Thar's why I am glad they came over here instead. If it weren't for them making the voyage on rough seas and probably not the best living conditions on those boats, I probably would be living over there. But I'm not! I proud to be Irish and German, but I'm proud to be in the country I live in. Even with all the junk that goes on over here, we still are able to keep our country and it's citizens at somewhat peace. Thank the Lord everyday for The United States of America.

Spare Tire Or Steering Wheel?

"Is Jesus your Steering wheel or your Spare Tire ?"

I read this the other day on a sign outside the Baptist Church down the street. They always have thought provoking sayings on their sign every week. I don't know where they get them from, but there usually pretty good. There must be some book these churches have, to find these little daily tid-bits of information. I might stop and ask one day.

I thought about this one in particular when I was driving by taking the kids to school. Do I use Jesus only in times of need or do I give him my praise everyday no matter what happens? It kind of hung in my mind for awhile, and I came to the conclusion that I don't use him just in emergencies. Back in my earlier life that was when I only consulted Christ on a "As Needed Basis." But as I have matured in Christ over the years I see Him as the basis for every day living. So I believe he is becoming my Steering Wheel, but I'm not quite completely off the Spare Tire Part yet!

As we go through daily life we all forget to thank the Creator and His Son for another day of life. He should be the very first thought on our mind each morning when we wake up and the last thought before we go to bed. Prayer life is important to me, it relieves all the stresses of the day. It's like when we were children and we'd ask our parents about a problem and their answer would be "It'll be OK." It would relieve us from those worries. Same thing when we pray to God it's a relief.

Build a permanent relationship with Jesus and not a conditional one. Be able to stop what you are doing and bow your head in prayer and read from His word regularly. Those are the basic keys to opening the door to a permanent relationship with our Father and His Son. Make him your Guide for life not your E R for the moment. In everything give God the glory He deserves.

The Harding Mobile!

This is the PT Cruiser Harding is toting around. It's actually not a bad looking ride. Education well spent! They passed a brochure out the other day while we were waiting in line to pick up Brayden. It was a meeting they were having at the university. It was about investing for your kids education. I see they already invested four years of my kids schooling into that Ride. LOL!

Anyhow, they said on the flyer that in 15 years your child's college education for a state school would be $140,000 dollars. I think they had that wrong on the sheet. I think they meant Private college. But I don't know, I didn't go to the meeting.

It's amazing how much everything costs today. Why must products, schooling and gas go up so much? We could still go by the pricing of these things like they were back in past. My answer "GREED!" We human are so Greedy anymore, especially those who run the markets who drive up these costs.

What made me think of this is a simple Klondike bar. I was eating one the other night and thought about how much thinner these things have gotten since I was little boy. They go for $3.50 for six bars at WALMART. I think they were in the $1.60 price range when I was little. With the $3.50 price they should measure alot bigger than they are. But NO! They made them smaller so it cost them more to make them. WRONG!

What a mixed up world we live in! We all want and need more money. But do we really? We have spent alot of money on medicine since Christmas, even with insurance. Do they really need to make medicine so expensive. It's not the research that costs so much it the greedy salary of the CEO"s that's killing us with the price. I pray for the drug people that they won't go where we think they are all going.

The past two days I have been in Little Rock taking Life and Health insurance classes to get my licenses. I have learned alot about scammers and the government taxing gained interest on life policies and whatever else they can tax. I know insurance people are the worst when it comes to jacking up the price on people and ripping people off. But there is a lady in there who was a customer service rep for Blue cross and she broke down in tears about some of the calls she had. Most of the calls were from the elderly, showing gratitude for the new medicare drug policies (which are still garbage). But they were so happy that they could get there medicine cheaper and not have to decide to go without food or choose to get their medicine. One lady told her that she hadn't taken her heart medicine for over a year because she said she had to eat. She had a pretty bad heart condition is what she told the woman in my class.

WHAT A SHAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"GREED!" We have all been guilty of it. Why? Nothing we gain can be taken with us. Money is just a piece of paper. Nothing else! We could all do our work and not need money. They did without it in the caveman days. Adam and Eve didn't have money and neither did Jesus. But if we want to keep the shelter over our heads and keep the lights on and our stomachs full, the world says we need money.

I wish I could have the heart of Mother Teresa. They said when she died she had nothing to her name. She had no house, no car, no life insurance policy, no High Definition TV. In the worlds standards she was dirt poor. But in the eyes of those she helped over the years she had everything! Even the $200 K she won from the Nobel Peace Prize she gave it all to the poor. WOW!

One question about money W.W.J.D? What Would Jesus Do? He would say sell everything to the poor and follow him. Isn't that what he told the young rich man. That's would be hard for us all, including myself. Think about it? I think I need to let go of a few things and do without some things. I need to start the process now before Jesus comes back and says I had to much stuff while others had too little. I don't want to watch the gates close in front of me because I was living by the worlds standards of GREED.

The past couple of years instead of having a yard sale we have decided to give our old clothes and the kids clothes to His House at Church. I'm not bragging about it, I'm just telling we've begun the process. I drove by there one Thursday and there was huge line of those in need. I felt good that I let go of that stuff and someone else could get some good use for it.

Moral of the story is: Give what you can and don't feel so much need for materialistic stuff. Because when your gone it's the direction of where your soul is going. Up or Down.

Oh, and I didn't put the picture of the Harding car on here because they are greedy. I just thought alumni back home would like to see it.

I hit the wrong button?

I don't know what I did but I went exploring on Blogger.com and it says advertise here. Don't think that I'm trying to profit off this I just hit the wrong button and I can't figure out how to get it off. Thanks Clint

The Cross Man of Sherwood!

I found this cross about a month ago. It has great meaning to me. I was given this cross about three years ago by a man in Sherwood, Arkansas. He didn't give it to me at a church building or any type of church activity. He gave it to me on the side of the road.

I had watched this man many times out the window at work. I saw him go up and down the road at least three to four times a week walk up and down highway 107 in Sherwood. He wasn't empty handed either. It was an unusual sight to see what he did when he walked down the busy highway.

He carried a Bible in one hand and carried something else that I know hardly any of his wouldn't even think of carrying. But this gentleman put Christ first before ever thinking of what the world thought of him. He carried a huge cross one his shoulder. The cross had to measure 9 feet in height with two little wheels on the back so he didn't have to drag it down the street. I thought this was unusual but I thought it was great in the eyes of the Lord. I don't know what this man had done in his past but I know he was happy for the cross of Jesus. That he was able to put humiliation behind him and put the message of Christ on his shoulder and carry it with great hope for eternal life. And the hope that his non-verbal message would help somebody or anybody driving on that highway. To put the message of Christ's cross into the life of one person would probably satisfy him greatly.

It was five o' clock and I was shutting the gate to the garden center and he was coming to pass in front of me. He stopped in front of me and gave me the cross and said do you know the Lord? I said yes. He said good stay that way and handed me the cross. And I told him he was doing a great thing and I was proud to call him my brother. I didn't know what church he went to or of what faith he was. But that didn't matter to me, I was humbled at that moment.

We as humans in the world try to find heroes to look up to. Many try to find that hero in a movie star, athlete or rock star. I think after my encounter with that gentleman I have put him on my list of people to look up to. He has more strength than I do; I still don't think I would have the guts to drag that cross up that highway. But I think if I ever see him again I might stop and walk it up the street with him.

Matthew 10:38-39 Anyone who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. Amen.

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!!!!!!!!

Barbaro!

In the news today, I heard they had to put to sleep last years Kentucky Derby winner "Barbaro." I'm sorry but it was a horse! I feel bad for the owner, animal lovers get attached to their pets and it's like losing a member of the family.

But I didn't see on the news where the mothers of today's aborted children were mourning over such a great loss. I don't think people are adorning a fence or the mothers front porch with signs saying we loved you little fetus.

I think about abortion and it makes me sad. To think of what that person was thinking when they made the decision to get rid of a precious life. I wonder what the doctor or in my terms the "murderer", had in his mind when he turned on the vacuum and sucked the innocent life out of the womb.

I wonder what the atmosphere is like in an abortion clinic. Is there one person in there smiling? Is the mood somber like a funeral home? I know what it feels like to walk into the funeral home, I don't like it. Does it feel the same when one enters into the clinic?

I like to visit one, one day. But I don't think I will. I might be arrested!

Ignorance! I know I make mistakes everyday and I don't have any right to judge anybody. But it's so hard to think about somebody going to the abortion clinic and going through the process of killing a child. It blows my mind!

So basically, forget the horse, pray for the the little child that never got a breath. Think about what they missed out on in life. They never saw the beautiful creation of God, they never got to be held and cuddled by their mother. They may have missed out on the things in this life but they got a direct ticket to their maker and loving creator.

I wonder what God says to them when they get to him? Does he say :"Good try, we'll try it again next week or come have a seat at my table for the party is about to start as soon as all the guests arrive."

I will pray for all the little one's who get aborted. Or should we pray for them? In my mind I believe they are in safe hands with their Creator. Maybe we should pray for those who made the cruel decision to let them go from this life. I don't have the answers! I would just pray that their killers will be forgiven and make it to where they are sitting right now.

In the end I think I will pray for both parties!