Mother's Day is this weekend and we are really looking forward to spending time with our Moms on Sunday. We are planning on celebrating my "day" on Saturday.
Mother's Day is a very special day to me! It's always a reminder of how much God must love me to have blessed me with such an awesome little boy. I remember my very first Mother's Day after DS arrived. After waiting for so long to have him, I finally got to stand up along with the other mothers during our church's Mother's Day service. They gave all of the Moms a rose - I still have mine! :-)
After church, we took DS to have his pictures made ... my very first Mother's Day gift from my guys! Even though DS was a turkey when we had the pictures made (you can't tell it by looking at the pictures LOL), those pictures are still very precious to me and always take me back to that day when I look at them.
Since then, Mother's Day just seems to get better and better every year. As DS gets older, he says and does the sweetest things for me on my special day. He came to me out of the blue a few days ago asking when May 13th was and, honestly, I didn't realize what he was actually asking about and thought he had it confused with our last day of school. So I told him that we still had another few weeks to go. He said, " No, Mom. I need to know when Mother's Day is going to be because I want to buy you a present because I love you and you're my mom!" :-)
Monday, May 7, 2007
Wednesday, May 2, 2007
Attitude Is Everything
My sister sent me this really interesting story (Thanks, sis!!!) -
John is the kind of guy you love to hate. He is always in a good mood and always has something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, "If I were any better, I would be twins!"
He was a natural motivator. If an employee was having a bad day, John was there telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the situation.
Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up and asked him, "I don't get it! You can't be a positive person all of the time. How do you do it?"
He replied, "Each morning I wake up and say to myself, you have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or ... you can choose to be in a bad mood. I choose to be in a good mood. Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or...I can choose to learn from it. I choose to learn from it. Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining or... I can point out the positive side of life. I choose the positive side of life."
"Yeah, right, it's not that easy," I protested.
"Yes, it is," he said. "Life is all about choices. When you cut away all the junk, every situation is a choice. You choose how you react to situations. You choose how people affect your mood. You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood. The bottom line: It's your choice how you live your life."
I reflected on what he said. Soon thereafter, I left the Tower Industry to start my own business. We lost touch, but I often thought about him when I made a choice about life instead of reacting to it.
Several years later, I heard that he was involved in a serious accident, falling some 60 feet from a communications tower. After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, he was released from the hospital with rods placed in his back.
I saw him about six months after the accident. When I asked him how he was, he replied, "If I were any better, I'd be twins...Wanna see my scars?"
I declined to see his wounds, but I did ask him what had gone through his mind as the accident took place.
"The first thing that went through my mind was the well-being of my soon-to-be born daughter," he replied. "Then, as I lay on the ground, I remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to live or...I could choose to die. I chose to live."
"Weren't you scared? Did you lose consciousness?" I asked.
He continued, "..the paramedics were great. They kept telling me I was going to be fine. But when they wheeled me into the ER and I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared. In their eyes, I read, "He's a dead man." I knew I needed to take action."
"What did you do?" I asked.
"Well, there was a big burly nurse shouting questions at me," said John. "She asked if I was allergic to anything, 'Yes, I replied!' The doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my reply. I took a deep breath and yelled, 'Gravity'."
" Over their laughter, I told them, "I am choosing to live. Operate on me as if I am alive, not dead."
He lived, thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude... I learned from him that every day we have the choice to live fully. Attitude, after all, is everything.
"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." Matthew 6:34
John is the kind of guy you love to hate. He is always in a good mood and always has something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, "If I were any better, I would be twins!"
He was a natural motivator. If an employee was having a bad day, John was there telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the situation.
Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up and asked him, "I don't get it! You can't be a positive person all of the time. How do you do it?"
He replied, "Each morning I wake up and say to myself, you have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or ... you can choose to be in a bad mood. I choose to be in a good mood. Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or...I can choose to learn from it. I choose to learn from it. Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining or... I can point out the positive side of life. I choose the positive side of life."
"Yeah, right, it's not that easy," I protested.
"Yes, it is," he said. "Life is all about choices. When you cut away all the junk, every situation is a choice. You choose how you react to situations. You choose how people affect your mood. You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood. The bottom line: It's your choice how you live your life."
I reflected on what he said. Soon thereafter, I left the Tower Industry to start my own business. We lost touch, but I often thought about him when I made a choice about life instead of reacting to it.
Several years later, I heard that he was involved in a serious accident, falling some 60 feet from a communications tower. After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, he was released from the hospital with rods placed in his back.
I saw him about six months after the accident. When I asked him how he was, he replied, "If I were any better, I'd be twins...Wanna see my scars?"
I declined to see his wounds, but I did ask him what had gone through his mind as the accident took place.
"The first thing that went through my mind was the well-being of my soon-to-be born daughter," he replied. "Then, as I lay on the ground, I remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to live or...I could choose to die. I chose to live."
"Weren't you scared? Did you lose consciousness?" I asked.
He continued, "..the paramedics were great. They kept telling me I was going to be fine. But when they wheeled me into the ER and I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared. In their eyes, I read, "He's a dead man." I knew I needed to take action."
"What did you do?" I asked.
"Well, there was a big burly nurse shouting questions at me," said John. "She asked if I was allergic to anything, 'Yes, I replied!' The doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my reply. I took a deep breath and yelled, 'Gravity'."
" Over their laughter, I told them, "I am choosing to live. Operate on me as if I am alive, not dead."
He lived, thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude... I learned from him that every day we have the choice to live fully. Attitude, after all, is everything.
"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." Matthew 6:34
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
Sunday, April 29, 2007
Unconditional Love
What an awesome feeling to know that no matter what I do or how many times I screw up, God will never leave me alone! I may turn my back on Him and even forget He’s there, but He will not forget me.
I can picture God sitting beside me, waiting patiently for me to turn to Him. I can see Him shake his head sometimes when I make the wrong decision, but He never says a word. He allows me to make my own choices and allows me to go down whatever path I may choose.
It is when I turn to Him that He speaks up. He says to me, “I’ve been waiting for quite a while, but I didn’t mind. I knew that one day you’d come back to me!” He stands and reaches out His arms to embrace me as He’s done so many times before. He is not critical, but loving and supportive. He holds me as I cry and promises that, although I am the one who messed up, He will be the one to fix everything.
He forgives me for all the bad things I’ve done and for the awful things I’ve said. He reminds me that there is nothing I can do that would ever change His love for me. He tells me again that His love and forgiveness are unconditional and they are always available when needed.
After we talk, I let Him know that this time will be different and that I’ll never do that again. He listens and smiles as I talk to Him. I begin thanking Him that He never left me and He let’s me know that He never will. We begin to talk and laugh together again like we’ve done so many times before. I am so glad that I’ve decided to let Him back into my life again!
The rest of the day, I am at total peace. I pick up my neglected bible and begin to thumb through the pages. I find some of my favorite verses that I had totally forgotten about. I pray and pray and pray! By bedtime, I can feel His presence all around me even though I can’t see Him with my own eyes. I go to sleep that night thinking about Him and how wonderful He truly is!
And then the very next day, I begin to screw up again! I forget He’s still there and, once again, I decide to do my own thing. He sits down again and begins to wait…
I can picture God sitting beside me, waiting patiently for me to turn to Him. I can see Him shake his head sometimes when I make the wrong decision, but He never says a word. He allows me to make my own choices and allows me to go down whatever path I may choose.
It is when I turn to Him that He speaks up. He says to me, “I’ve been waiting for quite a while, but I didn’t mind. I knew that one day you’d come back to me!” He stands and reaches out His arms to embrace me as He’s done so many times before. He is not critical, but loving and supportive. He holds me as I cry and promises that, although I am the one who messed up, He will be the one to fix everything.
He forgives me for all the bad things I’ve done and for the awful things I’ve said. He reminds me that there is nothing I can do that would ever change His love for me. He tells me again that His love and forgiveness are unconditional and they are always available when needed.
After we talk, I let Him know that this time will be different and that I’ll never do that again. He listens and smiles as I talk to Him. I begin thanking Him that He never left me and He let’s me know that He never will. We begin to talk and laugh together again like we’ve done so many times before. I am so glad that I’ve decided to let Him back into my life again!
The rest of the day, I am at total peace. I pick up my neglected bible and begin to thumb through the pages. I find some of my favorite verses that I had totally forgotten about. I pray and pray and pray! By bedtime, I can feel His presence all around me even though I can’t see Him with my own eyes. I go to sleep that night thinking about Him and how wonderful He truly is!
And then the very next day, I begin to screw up again! I forget He’s still there and, once again, I decide to do my own thing. He sits down again and begins to wait…
Saturday, April 21, 2007
Have You Seen...???
If you haven't seen "One Night With The King", you should! It is my new favorite movie!!! We rented it last weekend and I finally got a chance to watch it last night. It is the story of Queen Esther (from the Bible).
It was such a great movie and one that I will be adding to my own personal collection very soon!!!
Well, this past week has been a very interesting one. So much has happened I'm not really even sure where to start. I honestly don't even know for sure what has happened, but I'll share more on this a little later...
I do want to praise God for what has happened with my younger sister. She got saved a little over a week ago!!! Isn't God AWESOME!!! :-) I am so happy for her and am really excited to see how God is going to continue to move in her life and in the lives of her husband and children!!!
It was such a great movie and one that I will be adding to my own personal collection very soon!!!
Well, this past week has been a very interesting one. So much has happened I'm not really even sure where to start. I honestly don't even know for sure what has happened, but I'll share more on this a little later...
I do want to praise God for what has happened with my younger sister. She got saved a little over a week ago!!! Isn't God AWESOME!!! :-) I am so happy for her and am really excited to see how God is going to continue to move in her life and in the lives of her husband and children!!!
Friday, April 20, 2007
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
I'm Back Again! :-)
We are all doing great!!! We are all finally feeling better and things are getting back to normal. We have 6 more weeks of school left so we have been very busy making sure we've covered everything we need to. I can't believe DS will be in the 3rd grade next year!!! It doesn't seem possible. They do grow up so fast!!!
DH and I celebrated our 13th wedding anniversary yesterday (Monday, April 16). We carried DS to his Papa's house after church Sunday and he spent the night. DH surprised me and took me out to Fatz Cafe and then took me to the movies. It's been awhile since we've been "out" so it was really nice spending time just the two of us. After the movie, we stopped and rented a few more movies and watched movies until late, late! We did regret that the next morning when we had to get up extra early and pick DS up before his Papa and MawMaw had to go to work. :-)
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