This is Motherhood!

PRAISE THE LORD for Motrin & Tylenol. They are an invention that the Lord must have had his hand on the entire time they were being discovered & put together.... because they makes a very high fever go away in a 2 year old who has the flu. Not to mention it gives peace of mind to the mother who weeps with her child as she holds his hot little body in her arms.

I never knew the pain and agony a mother goes through when her child is sick. I never knew the helplessness a mother feels when there is nothing you can do but say "you're gonna be alright, momma's got you." I never knew the comfort a mother would get when her child clings tight to her neck as she rocks him back to sleep in the wee hours of the morning. And I never knew the joy a mother would have when her sweaty child's fever breaks.
I am learning that these are the things that no one tells you about, but are the experiences that the Lord uses to form you into a mother. The things that at times are painful, but that are such a blessed reward down the road. THIS IS MOTHERHOOD!
We mothers are SO BLESSED to have this opportunity! I Praise you Lord, Thank you!

Word-Filled Wednesday Jan. 28, 09

SHOCKING DISCOVERY

Okay if the smell of electrical wires burning (somewhere in the room) isn't disturbing enough, what I just witnessed in the kitchen just about put me over the edge.

I had just started to warm up leftover meat loaf in the microwave for my 2 year old when not 30 seconds into it I heard 'the sound'. It was a popping snapping sound that you would associate with an electrical short. I just froze & tried to detect the area it was coming from, when I thought it might be the Microwave. So I ran over and stopped the microwave. Then the burning electrical smell hit my nose and it wasn't coming from the microwave.

I followed the smell to the electrical outlet on the kitchen counter where we have the coffee pot plugged into. NO WAY, this couldnt be for real. So I decided to start the microwave again to see if the smell, the sound and the outlet had anything to do with the microwave running. And what i discovered was shocking. Literally!!

Within seconds of the microwave going the snapping sound accompanied with Sparks shot out from around the electric outlet on the wall. I immediately stopped the microwave and went RUNNING for my husband. I told him what was going on and he didn't believe me at first. No way could the microwave cause issues like that on the other side of the room. I followed him into the kitchen and the smell confirmed my story. He of course had to witness the sound and sparks for himself, which meant starting the microwave again. MEN!! **honestly he got some form of excitement out of that. I on the other hand was terrified. **

He said "I can fix that" and proceeded to take apart the outlet. He started the microwave again, with flashlight in hand, just so he could get 'a good look' at the situation and to see where the sparks were coming from 'exactly'. Next thing i know he says, "You cant use the microwave for a while." (My first thought was, Duh.) and then he said "I'm heading to Home Depot".

So right now my hubby is out at the local Home Depot in 28 degree ICY weather to get whatever it is he needs to fix whatever it is in the electric outlet that is causing sparks in the kitchen. Crazy huh? Needless to say, I just want him to fix it so my house doesn't catch fire while I am microwaving dinner.

SHOCKING!!!

***UPDATE***
My Super-Handyman-Hubbin' fixed the burnt wire, replace the outlet and we now have a NON-Sparking outlet again AND I can use the microwave! WOOHOO!!! GO My SUPER-HANDYMAN- HUBBIN'. I Love you!

New Year = New Blog Look

I just couldn't take looking at the Orange and Pink background anymore. The more I looked at it the more stressed out I would become. Those two colors together are not relaxing after about 5 minutes. Ya know? SOOOO I decided to look for a new blog Background and I found this amazing website that has free blog templates... for those of us who can't afford a fancy one.... called "The Cutest Blog on the Block". So I stumbled onto this pretty Brown Polka Dot one. Whatcha ya think? Me likes!

Renewing my Mind in 2009

Okay so i know that this post is 15 days late, but recouping from the holidays took a little longer for us than expected.

I am soo excited to let you all in on why & how I am "Renewing my Mind in 2009".

I have been a Christian from a very early age, in fact, I was sent to a private Christian school K-4th grade before we moved towns and I started attending a public school. Needless to say, I grew up in the church. My family would go every Sunday, but there after I entered JR. High, we as a family rarely made it to church. Once I got into HS, I became involved in the youth group and youth choir and began to make friends, so I bummed rides from friends to church until I could drive myself.

However, not having any parental examples of discipline when it came to your relationship with Christ, I would make it to youth every now and then. I would read my bible only at church and never saw the benefit of reading it at home. I didn't understand what devotionals were and didn't understand the concept of a quiet time. This mindset stayed with me thru most of college. Then my eyes were opened to the importance of Scripture and spending time with the Lord through a Beth Moore bible study. The scriptures became alive and real to me and seeing her face with such joy and seeing her love for Christ and her love for the Word of God, I wanted that!! I wanted what she had!! I wanted Christ to be real to me, to guide and direct my life. I wanted to be in love with Christ. I wanted scripture to be something that I could use in my daily life, as it was suppose to be. BUT... lack of discipline reared it's ugly head OVER and OVER again. I would get on a roll of having time with the Lord and then life would get in the way. This has been the case for YEARS now. AND - I am fed up with it!! I have been for some time now, but just didn't know how to get back on track with things. How to push life BACK and Put Christ First in my mind and in my daily life.

Well, the answer on how, came to me through Beth Moore on her Living Proof Ministries blog page. She invited her readers, to join her in Scripture Memorization (and Meditation) for the entire year of 2009. To focus on this new year to be a Jesus-Year. To Renew our Minds for Christ by putting scripture in our head and allowing us to focus on Him daily.
The goal: to committing to memorize and meditate on 2 scriptures a month. One verse the 1st-14th and Second verse the 15th-30th each month. By the end of 2009 we will have 24 verses memorized.

This is something that I've needed to do for a while now. Something that made sense and was a way to jump into Scripture without it being overwhelming to me. And something that helped me have people to whom I can help keep me accountable. I now have 3000 other ladies AND Beth Moore who I can do this with and go to for encouragement. I AM SOO EXCITED!!! :D

So my New Years Resolution, is to have a BRAINWASH, a "Renewal of my Mind in 2009", to have a Jesus-Year by putting Christ as the focus in my life, beginning with my mind. WOO!!! I am excited. I would love it if you'd join me.

If you are interested in joining me, Beth and 3000 other Siesta's in this Scripture Memorization challenge, just check out the LPM blog post by clicking HERE!
And let me know too by leaving a comment!

I pray this is a JESUS-YEAR for you too!

A Thank you

THANK YOU ALL WHO DO STOP BY THIS BLOG AND READ! :D I GREATLY appreciate it!