GOD is GOD

Throughout life there will be periods of disillusionment for an individual. There will be people that disappoint you. There will be situations that turn your stomach. There will decisions made by others that sadden you. There will be remarks that hurt you in the worse ways. There will be circumstances that you wonder if you will ever be able to manage and come out still standing.

The key is to remember that God is GOD! God is GOD in the big things. God is GOD in the little things. GOD is GOD!

I PRAISE my GOD in all things today. I PRAISE Him for those little things that are bothering me personally. I PRAISE Him for our crazy, psycho world that seems to be getting more and more evil. I PRAISE Him for all the hurts that are going through my head and heart this day. I PRAISE Him because HE is my GOD and in control of ALL things. I PRAISE Him because GOD will ALWAYS be GOD and there is not a soul on earth that can change that fact. Thank you my Lord and my GOD for being my LORD and my GOD.

Life is Great!

I know a week ago I was sad because it seemed as if my babies were getting way too independent.

This evening I had to go to the store to pick up some breakfast snacks for our Advisory Board. As we were walking my middle daughter noticed my son's toes. It disgusted her.

Em is a special girl. When I first brought her baby brother home from the hospital she really checked every part of him out. She wanted to take care of him. Her way of doing that has stuck with me for 9 years now.

I used to catch her (at the age of 2 1/2) take his bootie socks off and pick the toe jam from between his tiny toes. That was pretty gross in my book, but she wanted him to be clean and comfortable. Emily hated having anything in between her toes so she assumed her brother did as well.

If you were in that store with us it would have been apparent that her brother could care less what is on his feet or between his toes.

We came home and as I was loading the dishwasher I heard a slap followed by a "sit still".

Emily had her brother laying on the couch looking through a book as she cut his toe nails and cleaned them out for him. (By the way, he didn't seem to mind the slap!)

As I watched that scene, I felt so incredibly blessed. I was blessed because my babies were caring for each other. I was blessed because I got a glimpse of my 2 1/2 year old daughter once again. I was blessed because I got a glimpse of my little boy laying there so contently as he was cared for by his big sis. I was blessed because I saw how God created my daughter with compassion and a need to help others from the time she was born and it is working out to this day in her life.

Thank you Lord for allowing me to see the past in my changing children. I am blessed!

DEPRESSION

This has been a traumatic week for me!

I dropped my baby off at the park yesterday morning at 9:00am so that she could participate in her FIRST high school cross country practice. She is officially in high school :(

After practice I drove her down to Camp Neosa AND left her :( She is working there and will be gone all summer... NOT GOOD!

My husband didn't come home last night. He stayed at the corps all night working on a playground for the neighborhood kids. He and two other staff members worked ALL night... I was lonely :(

The CAVS lost :( Enough said! I didn't even watch the game. I watched a movie instead.

I wasn't able to go to the Officers' Farewell today ... United Way Day of Care day! I'm sad that I won't be able to say good bye to some dear officer friends and especially to their dear children:(

Emily has her FIRST babysitting gig tonight. She is growing up TOO FAST :( She shouldn't be old enough to babysit... she is a baby herself... my baby girl :(

I am home alone until about 9:00pm. It is a Friday night and my whole family is out doing their own thing... living their own lives. It is depressing for me :( When did they all get so independent?

I am going to go and have some time with my Jesus.... He will cheer me up :)

NBA Finals

Rasheed Wallace: "Hey Guys... should one of us stop him?"

Rip Hamilton: "I'll just wait here until he comes back down."

Chauncy: "It's only one shot... how many can one guy get anyway? I'm Mr. Big Shot...NOT LeBron."

Chris Webber: "Time out! Time out.....wait we don't have any time-outs left!"

Z: "I got your back buddy."

What more needs to be said? The CAVS are going to the finals!

Thanks Detroit for losing your "poise!"