Would I have done differently?

I don't know if you ever watch CSI or not, but it's one of my favorite shows. Anyway, a few weeks ago they showed a young girl that had hair all over and how her mom left, letting the girl think she had died, because she couldn't handle it. It wasn't the girl she and her condition that she couldn't handle so much as the way people treated her. It caused the girl to stay inside all the time and let mom handle everything.

Now the first thing I thought when I saw that was, "How can a mother do that to her child?" (You've probably done the same thing.) But after I had thought about it for a while, I wondered, would I have done the same thing or would I have stuck by my child? It's easy to say what I would have done, considering I'm not in that position. It amazes me how I look at things right off the bat instead of thinking things through and trying to put myself in that person shoes. I try to tell myself that I'm not judgemental, but after this little episode, I wonder. I didn't like what I learned about myself that night. I found out that I do judge people and situations.

I realize that I might not be painting a good picture of myself, but I wanted to let you know about this anyway. It's made me take a hard look at myself.

I hope you have a blessed day. God be with you always.

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Has God spoke to you today?

How can people say that there is no God, when he speaks to us every day? I'm not talking about words our ears can understand. I'm talking about how the birds sound first thing in the morning, or the sound of our children playing and having fun. That is how God speaks to me sometimes. I was sitting in the living room this morning enjoying the quiet of the house when I heard some geese. It was so beautiful, so calming. It was my daily reminder that God is alive and watching over me. It was my reminder that I should be thankful for this day He gave me. He never promised me tomorrow, I've heard that saying all my life, and I believe it. We all make plans for the future, I do that also. Why can't we live for today and still make plans for tomorrow as well? Our life on this earth is too short to waste thinking and worrying about things we can't control.

I worry about my children and the way this world is heading. What will they have to face as they grow older? Am I teaching them the things they need to know to live right? Am I giving them values that will last all their lives? These are the things I worry about most. Then I realize that all I can do is my best for them and pray it's enough. I try to show them God's love for them. I try to show them how much they are loved by me and my husband. I correct them when they do wrong and praise them when they do right. I try to teach them responsiblity. I try to teach them manners. That's about all I can do, that and pray for God to watch over them. I can't live their lives for them or make their decisions for them. They have to make their own mistakes and live with the consequences, even though everything in me wants to help and make it better.

I didn't mean to get so whatever I was today. Sometimes I get like this. I get to thinking about what all God has done for me and I have to let everyone know how thankful I am. Today is one of those days. I'm thankful for the fact that there is a God that is there watching over me and my family. I'm thankful for the children he's given me to teach and watch grow. I'm thankful for so many things that if I tried to write each one down in a list, it would fill more pages than the entire internet would have room for.

I pray that God blesses you and your family and sincerely hope you have a great day!

Need Your Prayers

I just found out that a cousin of my husband lost their baby today. The child was born 3 months early and had real bad health problems. The funeral is tomorrow morning and I ask that you please remember this family in your prayers. I can't imagine what it would feel like to loose a child, but I do know that all prayers are welcome.

I'm sorry it's not a longer post today, but I'm sure you understand.

Thank you for coming and reading this. I hope you have a blessed day.

3 Cheers for Pepsi

First off, let me state for the record, I am not a Pepsi drinker. Of course, I don't really drink Coke anymore either. But for a change I have to state that Pepsi, has done something I never thought I'd hear a big company do. To keep their workers, they have set up FEMA trailers in the parking lots so they would have some place to live until they could rebuild. After all the bad, we've heard about, it's nice to show some good still remains in the world, even the world of big business. And from a business, it only makes sense, this way they get to keep the trained workers they already have.

3 cheers for Pepsi! Even though they are still thinking of the bottom line, they show that they are thinking of their workers also. I'm very proud of them and had to share this wonderful story.

God Bless.

New Site on the Web

I wanted to take a few minutes and tell you about a new site I just found. It's very new, but shows promise. Your Local Christian Event Calendar. As you have already determined, I have a firm belief in God and I'm glad to know that there is finally one site where I can go to find out what is going on at various churches.

Anyway, I just wanted to share this with you.

God Blessings be with you always.

A Sick Child/A Parent's Love

Right now I'm listening to my youngest child cough, sneeze and sniffle and I know there's not a whole lot I can do to make him feel better. I can give him medicine that should make him feel better, which I've done already and can't give him anymore until much later, and leave the rest in God's hands.

I would give anything to be the one sick instead of my little one and as I think those words to myself, I wonder how many parents say the very same thing. The only difference is I know my child only has a cold and will get better. There are some parents out there that don't have that assurance. They sit there and watch their child get sicker and sicker. I can only imagine what that parent is going through. How much worse is it for them? My children are usually very healthy, and before you say anything, no, I'm not bragging. I'm trying to put myself in someone else's shoes and find I don't like the fit. This has got to be the worst situation a parent can face. There is no one to fight to save their child, no monster to slay to make them get better. All they can do is wait and pray. Not a very pretty picture, is it? I want to always keep my children safe, but I realize that there are some battles that no matter what I do, I can't change the situation and this scares me. My children are a blessing. What would I do if anything happened to them? What would you do if it were your child? Have you ever thought about it?

I do, more often than I want to. This program brings a lot of hard to face facts out into the open for me. It makes me take a hard look at myself. Sometimes what I find isn't very nice. I have to be truthfull here. Sometimes those very same facts make me want to sit here and cry for every parent that is in this position.

As you go to sleep tonight, remember these parents. Keep them in your prayers. They are going through a situation that I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. Ask for God to be there with them and to let them know that they are not going through this alone. They need comforting as much as the children do, maybe even more so.

God's blessings to you always.