pictures!

Meeting was inspirational.

I love it when you get a really good speaker. one that can move and motivated you.. Amelia wasn't her best behavior wise; but it was still a good meeting

Brian and Donny have been working on Donny's clutch for his car for the last few days and I think Brian is working harder on his vacation then he does at work.. I hope it gets fixed soon for I fear for his health; out in this weather. Hes' gettin' old ya know! :)

The kids keep wanting to be 'out' with daddy and I have to keep telling them no.. it's dark , its' cold and Uncle Donnys' car could fall on them.. I think they are just bored. The children that is.. let me see if i can get you those promised pictures!

Amelias' gotten to be such a
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jw fun stuff

I found this site http://d-bop.com/tracymuck/index.php and it is really neat with so many fun things in there and inspirational things too. I thought I would share just a few with you my audience.


First some Jokes!

Theocratic Goals for 2008

Here are some theocratic goals we all can reach out for the new service year

To get to the meeting ahead of time.
To make our way to the counter to get in line
To raise our hand and comment at every meeting
To welcome strangers with a greeting
To visit a sick one and encourage
To avoid speech that will discourage
To strive for all the fruits to display
To always see the need to pray
To help clean the Kingdom Hall
To surprise someone with a telephone call

To place a book with the use of Scriptures
To teach your child with the use of pictures
To come to the aid of those who lack
To read the magazines from front to back
To correctly fill out time blanks
To welcome the speaker and tell him thanks
To greet one another with a smile
To work on that great big magazine pile
To put an end to a malicious story
To seek the Kingdom first and not to worry

To answer mildly when someone mocks
To not forget that contribution box
To keep my Bible and book bag clean and neat
To occasionally take a front row seat
To really rehearse my student talk
To watch how we speak and how we walk
To forgive and forget the fault of our brother
To prove that we're Christians who love one another
To work house to house with the circuit overseer
To get that "seven times" prophecy clear

To prepare my assignment well in advance
To show a quiet and mild spirit, the truth to enhance
To share an experience I had in the field
To study and build up strong faith as a shield
To be at the circuit assembly for each session
To strive to make true peace my possession
To speak consolingly to all depressed
To actually apply what the WT stressed
To offer a ride to our brother without
To find out what our young ones are thinking about

To use an illustration to make a point clear
To speak up loudly so that all can hear
To concentrate on the talk and not fall asleep
To grasp a new point or something deep
To willingly do a few menial tasks
To turn in your report before the secretary asks
To willingly do a few menial tasks
To show an interest in the old and young
To think before using your tongue
To read all the chapters assigned for the week
And always the other's advantage to seek

To set a goal to auxiliary pioneer
To informally witness without any fear
To stay for the service meeting following the school
To remember to stress that God's Kingdom will rule
To give a fine witness by conduct alone
To submit as a wife to the head of the home
To remember the scripture and read the day's text
To consider your mate's viewpoint and your own wishes next
To underline the answer in each paragraph
To hear a wrong comment and try not to laugh

To stay out in service a little bit longer
To sing the Kingdom songs a little bit stronger
To listen intently to the prayer said and then
To respond when it's over with a heartfelt "Amen

This is a poem a Witness student wrote for an extra credit assignment this week at school. The teacher said she had to write a poem based on an historical event, and put it to a Christmas tune. She asked if she could modify the assignment by just writing a poem on the origin of Christmas and if true Christians should celebrate it. She is very talented. Enjoy! Christmas Poem
By: Monét PhillipsChristmas time for many
Is the best time of the year.
A time to bond with family
For gift giving and cheer.
But if you did some research
Of how it originated,
You'd ask yourself, "Is it proper
For true Christians to celebrate it?"
You can ask any Christian,
Anyone on the Earth
What December 25th is and
They'll say, "Christ Jesus' birth".
Was Jesus really born in December?
According to the Bible, he wasn't.
Does Christmas come from true Christians?
No, it surely doesn't.
The Jewish month of Chislev
Or our November/December,
Was not pleasant in Bethlehem .
It had cold and rainy weather.
The Bible writer Ezra confirmed
That when cold Chislev came,
People were "shivering on account
Of the showers of rain". (Ezra 10:9, 13)Jeremiah also wrote
That when this month arrived,
People said it was so cold
You couldn't "stand outside"! (Jeremiah 36:22)
So if he was born in December
And conditions were so poor,
Why would shepherds on this night
Be "living out of doors"? (Luke 2:8-12)
Well where does Christmas come from?
I surely have to tell 'ya.
It's from an ancient festival
Whose name was Saturnalia.
During this pagan party,
People exchanged gifts.
Its date was very familiar.
December 25th.
This date was someone's birthday:
Tammuz was his name.
It was a festival that would
Give all of us great shame.
They used the tall green Christmas tree
And wreaths were all around
To represent phallus
As researchers have found.
The mistletoe had powers
They put it into use
It was to promote fertility,
The first step to reproduce!
The ornaments you've come to know
They made their use of these
Except for round glass globes they used
Human heads on trees!
If this were Christ's true birthday
And he was really for it
Wouldn't he tell us to do it?
Wouldn't he support it?
So think about this info
And read the Bible through
Then take a moment and ask yourself:
"What would Jesus do?"





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Song for my husband

Alison Krauss


When you say nothing at all

It's amazing how you can speak right to my heart
Without saying a word you can light up the dark
Try as I may I could never explain
What I hear when you don't say a thing

The smile on your face lets me know that you need me
There's a truth in your eyes sayin' you'll never leave me
The touch of your hand says you'll catch me if ever I fall
You say it best when you say nothing at all

All day long I can hear people talking out loud
But when you hold me near, you drown out the crowd
Old Mr. Webster could never define
What's being said between your heart and mine


The smile on your face lets me know that you need me
There's a truth in your eyes sayin' you'll never leave me
The touch of your hand says you'll catch me if ever I fall
You say it best when you say nothing at all

The smile on your face lets me know that you need me
There's a truth in your eyes sayin' you'll never leave me
The touch of your hand says you'll catch me if ever I fall
You say it best when you say nothing at all
That's my man :)

less like scars and more like character,

when we have our inevitable scars they make us stronger?

Stronger for what because I see some that haven't any (to be fair; any that I can see outwardly; I know that we all have our own private problems) serious 'scars' in their life. They have coped fine and they are fine adults coping fine still. So do they not have character because they haven't suffered? They seem fine to me.

So what is the point of the scars in our life? The 'make you fall down and think you will never stand again' kind of scars? How exactly do they help or is this just something that is said trying to be kind to each other?

Maybe it is.. Perhaps it is that a bad thing happened to you when you were young, yesterday or whenever.. That really stinks. i am sorry that your hurting so badly.

I think that makes more sense to me then.. this is really going to give your character because I know people with wonderful character that hasn't had to suffer to get it.

Or people that might say. yes, i've suffered in my life; but if I hadn't gone through this terrible time or times then I wouldn't be the person that you see before you!

Well, Id on't know who I would have been if I hadn't had pain.. I kind of thing I would be a better person though because I wouldn't be embittered, or afraid of new circumstances; who would I be if I hadn't been ostracized as a child in school and other places? Would that have made me better? Or would I not be as empathetic as I am now if I hadn't? I dn't know..

Also, just a thought ; but a physical scar is a scar. You really would rather you didn't have it. Perhaps emotional scars are somewhat like that too.

Just to give an example of one of my emotional scars is my little guy Danny. People that know me IRL knows my story of Danny; but for you others I'll give you a quick play by play. I babysat for him and his parents' didnt' take car of him.. So I emotionally became his mother. I had him more then half the time. Eventually his mother left the family, and even later then that she died and he actually was motherless. Danny was everything to me; and I will tell you I taught him the truth as I would anyone that I loved so much and it eventually bit me in the butt.

His father started dating again and he didnt' want her to know that he had basically given one of his children away to me; so he started to not let me see him. Then it got worse until I received the phone call telling me not to contact them or have anything to do with him again because he told his daycare that Santa Claus is a lie and Jehovah hates liars. (I'm still proud of him for that) He was almost five when this happened and I was and am heartbroken. I think of him daily, although the pain has gotten better as the years has passed by.. He will be eleven in April.

Anyway, thats' why I had Joel nine months later. and I am forever thankfult to my little guy so I guess it did work out somewhat in the end.

So did those five years I had Danny.. were they wasted years? I don't think so to tell you the truth because he came about at a time I really needed to love someone and he was just wonderful. It was such a pleasure to have him even just for five years. I hope that he remembers my teaching of the truth to him .. I hope someday he remembers .. someday I hope to look him up; but I am scared. I am scared he doesnt' even remember me. Perhaps even if he doesnt' remember me I gave him love when he needed it most.. The first five years are when I was there for him.

anyway, that's just an example.. I have millions just like them. *L*..

postive outlook; wonderful marriage

We all say to ourselves in the journey of marriage. What if I didnt marry the right person? We might see around us others that seem so much happier then us and we might feel jealous. I just wanted to throw an idea out here that the marriage that we have and the happiness that we have from that marriage is our own choice.

From great love; great love is received.

If we act and truly feel that we are blessed with a wonderful marriage or if we walk around our marriage as a martyr. These choices that we make are exactly what makes our marriage what it is.

The power of positive thinking. It really can work for you. Just stop what your thinking for one moment and restart your 'engine'.

It will not happen overnight and it won't always or even usually be up, but if we work on changing our outlook everyday; we will look back and think that this little change in our marriage; in our thinking has created a much happier marriage.

I know... a little bit uhmm.. blarmy.. but I am still going to try it. Starting today!

on the other side of course we do have an accountability

Hebrews 4
13 And there is not a creation that is not manifest to his sight, but all things are naked and openly exposed to the eyes of him with whom we have an accounting.
We might be able to deceive fellow humans, but we cannot fool Jehovah. Time and again the Scriptures exhort us to be honest with one another, for liars will have no place in an earth swept clean of unrighteousness.


Above all, honesty wins us the friendship of Almighty God.

1 john 3
19 By this we shall know that we originate with the truth, and we shall assure our hearts before him 20 as regards whatever our hearts may condemn us in, because God is greater than our hearts and knows all things.

I think that this is just a great scripture. It tells us that Jehovah is greater then our hear ts. When we get down on ourselves and feel that we don't deserve the loving kindness of Jehovah. WHen our heart condemns us that Jehovah knows our deepest inside motivation and person; he knows all things. We must never ever think that we know more then Jehovah. He loves us and we are worth loving

Joel says 'is it spring yet?'

The snow has melted and we as a family believe that winter is over. yes, we might be proven wrong; but, we think that if everyone believes it ; old man winter will run away like the coward he is; :)

Also, Amelia informed me this night that she stayed up all night by herself and she didn't even go to sleep. I asked her if she was scared and she told me that big girls arent' scared of the dark.
Nevermind that i watched her sleep last night and this morning I kissed her little cheeks when I woke up and she was still in her sweet slumber... I believe her!

Brian and I took the kids to chuck e cheses' yesterday afternoon and boy did we have fun! Daddy played racing, roller coaster, and other boy games with Joel. While I watched Mia ride the 'horsey' (pics to follow) then Mia and her dad rode the roller coaster simulater, and other fun stuff. Later, Brian and I had some friendly competition at basketball and ski ball. He won.. BARELY!!!!!!

Anyway it was a really nice afternoon and we all enjoyed being with each other..

Last night we over to Abby and Donnys' and watched Pirates of the Carribean. I had already seen it before; but no one even knew because I kept my mouth shut.. Yay me! The children were pretty good too; so it was win win.

This morning I cleaned out the car and moved the big box of trash i've been accumulating from working on the upstairs out to the curb. I hope to get more done with the upstairs this morning. Have a good day!

A blanket of snow does not warmth create

It is winter again here ; four inches of the 'cold stuff' has fallen while I blissfully unaware in my state of slumber knew of it not.

Not fun thing; getting sleeping child ready for school to get him off to school in freezing tempature. Driving him to school with barely plowed roads.


Fun.
Little daughter looking out the window with eyes fo wonder of the new world around her.
"oh mommy jehovah gave us snow last night!"
Fun
same little bit worried about where her shoes are because she has to go play in the snow right now!~