My Friend Rasha :)

I had written some about my friend Rasha a while back about her 2nd brain tumor....well she had it removed about 2 months ago. But she went back in a couple weeks ago and found out that the mass is back, meanwhile, she is also presently going thru radiation. (Chemo doesn't touch the kind of aggressive cancer she has). I just wanted to do a little tribute to her. She is so amazing to me. She has been through a lot in her life the past 3 years and yet become a giant in the faith through it all. I don't hear her complain....don't get me wrong, she gets down and bummed, but never have I heard "woe is me" through this whole process! She has praised God through the whole process giving Him all the glory to believers and unbelievers alike...I know when she stands before our Lord's throne, she will have many rewards for the endurance she has shown through this process! I love you Rasha ..... You are a treasured friend...I admire your strength and faith in the Lord....I pray I have the will you do in the hard things in my life! May the Lord continue to pour out His blessing on you...keep marching on sista! God has a glorious end for you in all of this! Jer. 29:11

Napoleon Dynamite Party~~

So as much as I DID NOT think that movie was funny...I had a themed party with some friends last weekend and gave the movie one last shot! They all said if you watch it with people who think it is funny, you will laugh........I laughed at maybe 2 parts that I wouldn't have laughed at otherwise...as for Jeremy....well he didn't laugh once!!! :) He even watched all the extra stuff on the dvd thinking something would make him laugh.....it didn't! Oh well, can't say we didn't try. Had a great time hanging out with everyone anyway...a few people came dressed up....It was hilarious! We had quesadillas, tator tots, salad, iced tea and some watermelon for dinner...a good ole' Napoleon meal! :) It was fun, I am thankful to have good friends to do silly stuff with! Thanks to you all for the memories.

One more Mother's Day blib....

Maker of the Home

Little maker of the home,
What do you really do?
When all is said and done,
what will be said of you?
You rise each day and like the sun
you give your life away,
and tired, you've run the course again.

You need to hear Him say:
"Well done,
oh, maker of the home.
Well done!
You labor not alone.
And though your eyes many never see,
This home you live to make,
you make for Me.

"Your life a shadow seems,
compared to what others do,
but who would catch the tears,
and point to Me, if not for you?
And when they've grown,
imprinted on their hearts will always be,
how good, how right, to give their lives,
and build a home for me."

By Beverly Bradley

Happy Mother's Day! 2008

Happy Mother's day Y'all!! I am having a bummer day today so the Lord is really causing me to examine what I am thankful for today instead of going the complaining route! My husband has church pretty much all day today, and my kiddos are sick, so we are locked away for mom's day. I listened to Jon's message from last sunday today for my food for the day and it was so good. It was on Psalm 118, and the Lord was really speaking to me about being thankful,and when I do praise the Lord for something he is doing in my life to be specific..not just say the old generic "God is good" prayer. So today I am proclaiming that God is good for these reasons:

1. He saved me from my wretched former life...whew!
2. He gave me an amazing husband who loves Jesus first and leads our family to the best of his abilities!
3. He blessed me with 3 beautiful children that call me" mommy"...sometimes a million times a day! It can be annoying, but as I am being thankful, I realize some people never get blessed with that privilege.
4. His mercies are new every single day! :)
5. He actually uses me despite my failures and shortcomings....It is amazing to me...if it were up to me, I would be the last tool he pulled out of the toolbox...He is so good and gracious! :)
6. Obviously...there a million more reasons but those are just a few that I am chewing on today!

Anyhow...as I was sitting reflecting this Sunday morning, I wanted to share it with you all..hope you are encouraged as I have been!

Ha Ha...as I am in here focusing on being Thankful...I just heard banging around in the bathroom, and Eva (she's 2) got into the Vaseline and had her face COVERED with the entire jar! :) A day in the life of a toddler....:) So anyhow...onto my next piece of mommy stuff for today. Someone from our church gave me this quite a while ago, and I thought I would share it since today is a day to celebrate our mommyhood! She wrote it:

July 17th, 2003 by Sheryl Heynen

There are these children who are stretching us and pulling us, tugging at us constantly; wanting us to be more that we were, wanting us to see what we cannot, wanting us to comprehend a language we don't speak-to understand a way of thought we never think. They want to change us, no ,we want to change them. They only want to be understood for who they are, and we actually want the same thing from them. God made them and He made us-so different, yet with many of the same weaknesses. There is both special love for them and a butting of heads. We've been put in authority over them by God himself. But, why? We are not smart about how to raise them, understand them, encourage them, or express unconditional love to or for them;although we feel it intensely.

Thankyou that we don't give up on them, because they deserve so much more than this 'missing in action' parent who just can't get it right. But we must not give up on...who?....ourselves.

An all out wise God put this very wanted child in our arms. HE KNEW! He knew we wouldn't become what they needed in time to give it to them. Oh, how we grieve this truth. Our all wise Father knew this. O Lord, use this in both of our lives and hold us not accountable, but RESTORE, RESTORE, RESTORE, and please comfort them and us, and pray....don't waste it.
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So if anyone is struggling this day, I thought this was such a neat encouragement filled with truths we all face as moms! Lord bless you on your journey in motherhood!