August AWE

Awe ~ August, this is what the Lord is to me.

AWESOME
Noble
All Knowing
Majestic
All Present
Radiant
Irresistible
All Powerful

My refuge in all circumstances. My comfort in troubling times. My laughter in the midst of my life's' joy. My Friend, My Abba, My security, My trust, My safety. He is the answer to my prayer! I thank him for naming me! I am so in Love with him. He has ALWAYS been here for me. When life was growing me in ALL circumstances. When I fell, when I arose, when I laugh, when I sing, when I think, he is my ALL!!!

There is so much to be Thankful for.
The five senses; Sight to observe the girls' every feature & the joy in Kent's' eyes as he watches them. Smell to remember the sweetness of life with my five little women and one loving husband. Touch to feel their hugs, kisses and to wipe away the tear that may fall. Hearing, to listen to the melodies and rhythms of each musical note in a day while listening to the voice of God through those around me. Taste, ummm to savor every flavor imaginable.

Just the thought of being thankful for one more day to LOVE life and try my best to learn about TRUTH ~ in Jesus Christ. Yes August has rolled around once again and I am in AWE - Thank You Lord for one more day. I Love today and what it has to give and grow from it!

Spillt Milk ?

"No use crying over spilt milk".

Yeah so that is what yesterday was kind of like.

Shower up
Girls buzzing
Devotional Tia thought
Haddy sing along
Family smiles
Haddy hungry - we all feast
All depart separate paths

Clean home main floor
Sit and read
Haddy sleeps
Ana - buzzes
Preparation for funeral
Haddy arises - we rock and feed
prepare diaper bag
prepare bottles
Haddy cuddle time

Time to depart to be EARLY
grab bags - diaper/purse
grab bottles . . . . YIKES . . .
Milk all over the counters, throw rug, and floors and
US - change clothes QUICKLY

No use crying
I start LAUGHING she giggles
Now . . . late Ha
It's not even worth anything but T - I - M - E
to smile and LOVE on Haddy and move out the door.

"No use crying over spilt milk"
I Loved spending time with Hadassah, Kent
Ministering to and with a Family

Eight

Today is another new day! God has reminded me through Tia's devotional thought for our family! Wow!!! She is the teacher, I am the student! Her thoughts were very well penned and given clearly before we sang together! I am yet again Amazed!!!!

By eight this morning . . . I realize that she is right there where we need to be in Jesus! Fear not - ANYTHING! She gave her her thoughts on not being afraid and quoting Isaiah 41:10 'Don't be afraid, for I am with you. don't' be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you & help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand." She is right. What is it we/ I fear? Stepping out? Failure? Success? Rejection? Of the being different? Taking a stand? Starting over again - and doing better? What?

I've been Blessed with not just seven wonders but EIGHT BLESSINGS that make me wonder!

Thank You Tia you said it best when you said, "Don't let your fears get in the way of what GOD put you on this earth for!" And the song Mya talked about yesterday about "putting it all behind me."

August is a Rush . . . awww breathtaking for me!!!

I just read an incredibly well written blog by one individual that chose a very appropriate title . . . for her words . . . well . . . do SING!

August . . . Quickly came and wow is quickly passing by. My Love of my life - JESUS CHRIST is so . . . soooo . . .. sooooooooooooooooooo INCREDIBLE!!! I have been walking lately and meditating along the strides taken.

August is a Rush! It is also the title of one of my favorite movies! I've seen life given and life taken. I stood in the wake of the joyous announcement of the Birth of many new lives while I was out of town in the beginning of the month, gone to baby showers and invited to more and sadly we've been in the hospital along others who have been in deep sorrow in the loss of life quite young. Our girls have begun school once again and it is already flying by! Two of them are in their "last" August 1st mandatory school levels - really milestones. One is in her last year in elementary and another is in her Senior Year of High School. Where did the time fly? Just a few years back - She was beginning fourth grade where the "baby" is beginning this year! YIKES August is rushing by too quickly~!!!

Life . . . :-D . . . August . . . musical, lyrical, methodical . . . is simply a rush of Joy . . . no matter the season. Thank You Lord for just one more breath, one more step, one more August Rush in my life!

okay This years "first day" . . .

wow!!!!

I never imagened being here so soon!

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Needing a Boost to get physically in SHAPE!!!

Okay so now . . . in my EARLY forty's it's MUCH harder to LOOSE the weight.
Can ANYONE give me some ideas on some help?!!!

I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT!!!! I need to loose quite a BIT to be back where I was BEFORE Hadassah came to our awareness!

Don't be afraid to share - I am willing to workout hard and get it all into shape
eating habits that will be healthy for both Hadassah and I since we are still feeding mother natures way ;-).

HELP!

simply one

One can make a difference!

One struggle creates determination
One seed grows to produce much more
One smile softens the hardest of hearts
One hug melts away anger
One touch shows mercy
One life carries another (or more if He so chooses)
One song floats aloft the me mores of the mind
One kiss will ALWAYS be remembered
One smell can bring a flood of emotions
One tear can show understanding
One laugh can bring a smile
One success can cause perseverance
One changed life can make all the difference
One Man brought Life to MANY
One Creator cared enough to LOVE
One servant is greater than ALL Kings

One way to Heaven - ONLY ONE . . . !
Won't you come with me to see?

To articulate or Not to articulate

Fun, fun, fun
think, think, think

shocked and befumbled

quiet, tears, listening

remembering 16 March remembering

quiet, numb, thinking

praying, praying, praying

listening like crazy,

encouraged by saints

desiring to talk, laugh, be me
just desiring to be
and encourage others
learning, always learning

Awh hhhhh hhhhh ROUTINE again

This summer has been so incredibly fast paced that it has made my head spin. Spin so fast that . . . . I think I received a sprained neck - okay that is an exaggeration. However, a routine is greatly anticipated for some piece of normality! There has been many moments of wonder and Awe. Moments to reflect and search and . . .
Okay so in the past 24 or so years - WHEW!!! ;-P Where did all that time go? (I didn't appreciate that phrase when I was MUCH younger but NOW . . . Bwah hahahahahahahha.


Here let me be precise - specifically speaking the past 8 months. For those who may be very new to this blog - we were with child and had HER in December 2008 on Christmas Eve - now that was a wonderful PACKAGE - I think Tia thinks she deserves the credit since she said, "I think we should have her either TODAY or TOMORROW since it IS Christmas!" Life with her has been an adventure in an Awakening and somewhat breath taking kind of way. Then one teenager began discovering her faith to be her own and another discovering her identity. That has been like riding a raging river - much like . . . white water rafting but AGAINST the tide. All at the same time. Why couldn't the Lord have given a detailed "care label" . . . anyway . . . it's definitely changed the dynamics of our home for everyone!!!.



Since June . . . a few have become young ladies. Then one has blossomed well . . . to the age of definite accountability and a reflection of whom her savior is and yielding to him. One also found and discovered how special she is, for who she is and is not - (she is herself and NOT one of her sisters), then one well . . . has begun to believe in the realness of Jesus. Okay now this is all at the time of the white water rafting for our home! Needless to say, I wouldn't trade it because it is developing CHARACTER in all seven of us! And the glue . . . Jesus Christ is what has brought us through it all! Through songs, studies, sisters, sermons and SILENCE (which sometimes is so . . . quiet . . . but spectacular). "Move" has made an impacting MOVE on us like no other.

TRUE Friend

What is a true friend? How do you define a true friend?

Who?
What?
Where?
When?
How?

Wow . . . I have so many thoughts. So many questions that are somewhat rhetorical!

random memories - quotes

Hummmm . . . . have any of you heard of these?

"A daughters' a daughter all her life, a sons' a son 'till he takes a wife." unknown

"while children are young they step on your toes, when they are older they step on your heart." unknown

"The man who says he CAN and CAN NOT are both right" Henry Ford

. . . soon will return to correctly quote ;-)