I was listening to a radio station today that I don't normally listen too and heard the DJ talk about this list. I find it totally hilarious!
It's a list of the top 10 songs that make men cry. Really guys? No....seriously?
1. "Everybody Hurts" - R.E.M <-----BAHAHHAHAHAAAAAAA!
2. "Tears in Heaven" - Eric Clapton
3. "Hallelujah" - Leonard Cohen
4. "Nothing Compares 2 U" - Sinaed O'Connor <---------THIS ONE TOTALLY CRACKED ME UP!
5. "With or Without You" - U2
6. "The drugs Don't Work" - The Verve
7. "Candle in the Wind" - Elton John <------W.O.W.
8. "Streets of Philadelphia" - Bruce Springsteen
9. "Unchained Melody" - Todd Duncan <-------GIVE ME A BREAK!
10. "Angels" - Robbie Williams
(source: Gibson.com)
Let me just say guys that if you are alone in your bed crying at ANY of these songs then maybe there is a reason why you are alone.
Toughen up for goodness sake!
;)
Friday, October 1, 2010
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Momology
Two weeks ago, we started our 2010/2011 MOPS year. ~If you are interested in a MOPS group in your area, click on the MOPS link above for more info.~ This year, the theme is Momology: The Art & Science of Mothering. It's going to be a great year! I'm so excited and can't wait to read the book that goes along with this theme.
Yesterday, we had the Minister to Preschoolers from a local church come and share to the group about how to parent preschoolers. She was great! I wish I could have all of the info to share with you but I do want to share one thing that she gave us yesterday.
Shelly Radic from the "Momology" book did a side by side comparison from Psalm 139:1-10 that is from the perspective of how God feels about us and how a child views his mother. I thought it was great and wanted to share it with you.
Psalm 139:1-10
O Lord, you have searched me and you know me.
~My mom's constantly thinking about me.
You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar.
~She organizes all the stuff I do and cares about what's going on in my life.
You discern my going out and my lying down, you are familiar with all my ways.
~She always knows what I'm doing; I think she has eyes in the back of her head!
Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, O Lord.
~She figures out what I want, sometimes even before I do. It's kind of weird, actually.
You hem me in-behind and before; you have laid your hand upon me.
~She's always trying to protect me, holding my hand when danger is near.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.
~She knows my favorite food, can find my missing shoe, and keeps a supply of snacks, Band-Aids, and toys in her purse. How does she know me so well?
Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.
~I know she'll come find me, even if I rocket to the stars or dig to the center of the earth.
If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast.
~She's there for me when I wake up in the morning, as I fall asleep each night, and every minute in between.
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Don't you just love that! I'm so thankful that God is always there for us...even for those who don't have a mom or dad in the picture.
I know after my parents got divorced that God was with us and He used my mom in a mighty way in our lives. She was our constant and our security when we felt unsure about a lot of things. Now as an adult and a mom, I can understand some of the challenges that she faced and can understand some of the hardships that parents go through for their children. We want to protect our children in every way possible and always try to give them the absolute best of everything we have. Being a parent is hard sometimes but is the most rewarding blessing of a job that we have been given. It doesn't feel rewarding in those hard times, but in perspective....it really is. You always hear that you wish parenting came with an instruction manual.....it did....it's called the Bible. If we will truly seek what God has showed us as to how to raise our children, then we will be much better for it and so will they!
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**If you are in my area and are interested in coming to the MOPS group that I attend, please send me a message on Facebook and I can give you the details. I would love to see your smiling face there!!**
This was our MOPS group last year. Great group of ladies!!
Hope each of you are having a great day! :)
Yesterday, we had the Minister to Preschoolers from a local church come and share to the group about how to parent preschoolers. She was great! I wish I could have all of the info to share with you but I do want to share one thing that she gave us yesterday.
Shelly Radic from the "Momology" book did a side by side comparison from Psalm 139:1-10 that is from the perspective of how God feels about us and how a child views his mother. I thought it was great and wanted to share it with you.
Psalm 139:1-10
O Lord, you have searched me and you know me.
~My mom's constantly thinking about me.
You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar.
~She organizes all the stuff I do and cares about what's going on in my life.
You discern my going out and my lying down, you are familiar with all my ways.
~She always knows what I'm doing; I think she has eyes in the back of her head!
Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, O Lord.
~She figures out what I want, sometimes even before I do. It's kind of weird, actually.
You hem me in-behind and before; you have laid your hand upon me.
~She's always trying to protect me, holding my hand when danger is near.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.
~She knows my favorite food, can find my missing shoe, and keeps a supply of snacks, Band-Aids, and toys in her purse. How does she know me so well?
Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.
~I know she'll come find me, even if I rocket to the stars or dig to the center of the earth.
If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast.
~She's there for me when I wake up in the morning, as I fall asleep each night, and every minute in between.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Don't you just love that! I'm so thankful that God is always there for us...even for those who don't have a mom or dad in the picture.
I know after my parents got divorced that God was with us and He used my mom in a mighty way in our lives. She was our constant and our security when we felt unsure about a lot of things. Now as an adult and a mom, I can understand some of the challenges that she faced and can understand some of the hardships that parents go through for their children. We want to protect our children in every way possible and always try to give them the absolute best of everything we have. Being a parent is hard sometimes but is the most rewarding blessing of a job that we have been given. It doesn't feel rewarding in those hard times, but in perspective....it really is. You always hear that you wish parenting came with an instruction manual.....it did....it's called the Bible. If we will truly seek what God has showed us as to how to raise our children, then we will be much better for it and so will they!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
**If you are in my area and are interested in coming to the MOPS group that I attend, please send me a message on Facebook and I can give you the details. I would love to see your smiling face there!!**
This was our MOPS group last year. Great group of ladies!!
Hope each of you are having a great day! :)
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Our Little Nemo
Bless his heart.....he's our little Nemo.
Monday night, Boogs was playing/wrestling around with his, almost as tall as he is, stuffed Spiderman and somehow flipped over it and landed on his shoulder. I had my back to him so I didn't see it, but David and my sister, Allison, saw it and heard a "pop". We immediately knew something was wrong. He couldn't lift his arm and was crying. We could also feel a knot on his bone. I took him to the Dr. yesterday morning and the x-ray confirmed that he broke his clavicle (collar) bone. There's not much they can do for a broken collar bone but place him in a sling to push his shoulders back while the bone heals itself.
He is our little Nemo in the fact that when he was born, somehow during the birthing process he broke that exact same collar bone. We didn't find out about that until his two week checkup when the Dr. felt a knot on the bone and took an x-ray and sure enough it had been broken and was in the healing process.
He had some trauma to his two front teeth when he hit a nightstand one night which caused one of his front teeth to discolor. Per the dentist, it's probably just where blood got down in the tooth and you can't really get it out until he looses it.
Then he had the hearing/speech problems which required tubes for his ears and speech therapy. He's doing great with that by the way!
But I tell you what, out of the four of our children, he has THE SWEETEST disposition. He is so sweet and shy and loving! He is our Boogie Bears and we love him so much! ...not boogtywoogty blah,blah,blah.
Please keep him in your prayers for a speedy healing process! Thanks! :)
Monday night, Boogs was playing/wrestling around with his, almost as tall as he is, stuffed Spiderman and somehow flipped over it and landed on his shoulder. I had my back to him so I didn't see it, but David and my sister, Allison, saw it and heard a "pop". We immediately knew something was wrong. He couldn't lift his arm and was crying. We could also feel a knot on his bone. I took him to the Dr. yesterday morning and the x-ray confirmed that he broke his clavicle (collar) bone. There's not much they can do for a broken collar bone but place him in a sling to push his shoulders back while the bone heals itself.
He is our little Nemo in the fact that when he was born, somehow during the birthing process he broke that exact same collar bone. We didn't find out about that until his two week checkup when the Dr. felt a knot on the bone and took an x-ray and sure enough it had been broken and was in the healing process.
He had some trauma to his two front teeth when he hit a nightstand one night which caused one of his front teeth to discolor. Per the dentist, it's probably just where blood got down in the tooth and you can't really get it out until he looses it.
Then he had the hearing/speech problems which required tubes for his ears and speech therapy. He's doing great with that by the way!
But I tell you what, out of the four of our children, he has THE SWEETEST disposition. He is so sweet and shy and loving! He is our Boogie Bears and we love him so much! ...not boogtywoogty blah,blah,blah.
Please keep him in your prayers for a speedy healing process! Thanks! :)
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Bittersweet
Yes, that is how I feel today. Besides the fact that I have come down with some nasty bug and pretty much feel like I have been hit by a truck...what happened nine years ago weighs heavily on my mind. The sacrifice and loss of life that day is astonishing. Even though we have all pretty much dealt with the grief of that day I still remember it as if it happened yesterday.
That morning, David and I were headed to the dr.s office to confirm that we were indeed pregnant with our first child, MiMi. We had been getting ready at home and David was watching the early news shows and told me that a plane had hit the World Trade Center. We were watching all of the commentaries when all of a sudden, the cameras caught the second plane plowing into the second tower. We couldn't believe it. Of course we all know what the final outcome of that day was, but I was so proud of our country and the police officers and the firefighters who so willingly climbed those towers stairs to give help and ended up paying for it with their lives. I remember the feelings we all felt the following days after. And how we seemed to all come together and love each other and be there for one another. We acted like true citizens towards each other. Everyone had the same look in each other's eyes of compassion and hurt and fear. We all knew what the other was feeling. The reason why I say it was bittersweet was because we were going through the worst thing our country had been through since I had been born, but David and I were so excited because we were going to be bringing this new little life into our world. So many mixed emotions during that time.
The anniversary of this day will always be somber each year, but I truly hope that Americans don't ever forget the feeling that was rippling through the country during that time. We were under attack and came together as a country to be there for those who had lost loved ones. To support each other, be there for each other. There was compassion for others no matter what color you were, what religion you were, what part of the country you lived in etc. It was an unspeakable love. I hope we as a nation don't ever forget.
Thank you to those of you who so willingly go and serve our country everyday!
That morning, David and I were headed to the dr.s office to confirm that we were indeed pregnant with our first child, MiMi. We had been getting ready at home and David was watching the early news shows and told me that a plane had hit the World Trade Center. We were watching all of the commentaries when all of a sudden, the cameras caught the second plane plowing into the second tower. We couldn't believe it. Of course we all know what the final outcome of that day was, but I was so proud of our country and the police officers and the firefighters who so willingly climbed those towers stairs to give help and ended up paying for it with their lives. I remember the feelings we all felt the following days after. And how we seemed to all come together and love each other and be there for one another. We acted like true citizens towards each other. Everyone had the same look in each other's eyes of compassion and hurt and fear. We all knew what the other was feeling. The reason why I say it was bittersweet was because we were going through the worst thing our country had been through since I had been born, but David and I were so excited because we were going to be bringing this new little life into our world. So many mixed emotions during that time.
The anniversary of this day will always be somber each year, but I truly hope that Americans don't ever forget the feeling that was rippling through the country during that time. We were under attack and came together as a country to be there for those who had lost loved ones. To support each other, be there for each other. There was compassion for others no matter what color you were, what religion you were, what part of the country you lived in etc. It was an unspeakable love. I hope we as a nation don't ever forget.
Thank you to those of you who so willingly go and serve our country everyday!
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Random Politicalness
As I have stated before in previous posts, I don't watch that much tv. I have kept up with the news a little bit and I know most of you have probably heard about the preacher in Florida who plans to burn the Koran this weekend as we remember the awful events that unfolded 9 years ago. I've seen a few interviews with this man and wonder what he thinks his message really is. I heard him say that he didn't think that God would want us to burn religious books but he's pretty sure God would want this particular book burned. It makes me sad.
Although I do not share the same beliefs as muslims, I also do not share the same beliefs as catholics, mormons, buddhists, scientologist or people who practice kabala for that matter. But out of respect for those people who do practice those religions, I do not agree with this preachers views on burning the Koran. Nor would I agree with anyone burning any books associated with other religions. I've seen a few excerpts from this particular book and I don't agree with it's teachings, but I wouldn't burn it just for the fact that sadly, so many people do follow it and treat it as their "bible". I know for me, if someone said they were going to burn the actual Bible, I would be sad and heartbroken. It would be hurtful to me. I think it is dis-respectful and crossing a line that shouldn't be crossed.
Only 48% of Americans believe that America is "safer" than before 9/11. Obviously, people are still in fear of radical extremists harming our country and to me, this man who "leads" a church of 50 or so is sending the wrong message. He claims to be Christian, but in fact, I don't believe what he is doing is Christian like at all and I believe that it will make non believers turn away from those that really are trying to reach out to a lost world. I think it will make people start to think that Christians are radical extremist because of an action done by one man. What I'm afraid of is this man turning people away from the true teachings of Jesus by his harmful actions. God tells us to love others. I just don't feel that this is a way that Jesus would want us to show love to others by purposefully hurting them.
I really do believe as others do, including our top commander in Afghanistan, that the actions of this man and his church will put our hard working troops in harms way. They are the ones on the front lines and will possibly pay for it with their lives which in turn affects the thousands of military families throughout this country. I also think that there will be an even more willingness of radicals to join groups associated with Al-Qaida and the like for the sole purpose of hurting/killing innocent Americans.
I am in no way claiming to know what God would feel about the actions of this preacher or anyone else, but based on what's in the Bible about loving our neighbors I personally feel that God would be disappointed about this along with the other things this country has allowed to go on. Sadly, I think this mans actions will hurt Christianity and turn people away to the good work that others are doing throughout this and other countries by sharing the gospel. We need to keep this preacher in our prayers that God would open his eyes to see that what he plans to do is going to hurt a lot of people. You don't just go around hurting people on purpose. That's not from God.
Now, on the other hand, I do not agree with other's thoughts on a mosque being built near Ground Zero. Yes, we have the freedom to practice whatever religion we choose but there should be a respect there that is just given. I saw this morning where 2/3rds of Americans do not agree with the mosque being built on that site. I just don't understand why the person in charge of that (Imam??) would purposefully want to build an islamic worship center so close to Ground Zero. Surely he has to know how Americans would feel about that. He says he's surprised by all of the protests but in reality, I don't think he is. I don't think he cares about what Americans really think. He says he will continue with his plans to build the mosque, which to me, spits in the face of Americans and especially those who lost loved ones on 9/11. He also stated that if they don't build it there, then muslims will look at it as an attack on Islam. I'm sorry what??? What about the attack on our country nine years ago from islamist who hate Americans? I have not checked into this information myself, but I heard recently that muslims will build a worship center where they had a victory of some sort. If that's true then....WOW.
"House Minority Leader John Boehner spoke out against the event(Koran burning), comparing it to the planned Islamic center near Ground Zero. "Well, listen, I just think it's not wise to do this in the face of what our country represents. ... Just because you have the right to do something in America, doesn't mean it's the right thing to do." " (Quote copied by Liz Goodwin-writer of an article written Sept. 8th about the preacher's planned book burning on Yahoo News Blog)
AMEN & AMEN!! I totally agree with Mr. Boehner!
Although I do not share the same beliefs as muslims, I also do not share the same beliefs as catholics, mormons, buddhists, scientologist or people who practice kabala for that matter. But out of respect for those people who do practice those religions, I do not agree with this preachers views on burning the Koran. Nor would I agree with anyone burning any books associated with other religions. I've seen a few excerpts from this particular book and I don't agree with it's teachings, but I wouldn't burn it just for the fact that sadly, so many people do follow it and treat it as their "bible". I know for me, if someone said they were going to burn the actual Bible, I would be sad and heartbroken. It would be hurtful to me. I think it is dis-respectful and crossing a line that shouldn't be crossed.
Only 48% of Americans believe that America is "safer" than before 9/11. Obviously, people are still in fear of radical extremists harming our country and to me, this man who "leads" a church of 50 or so is sending the wrong message. He claims to be Christian, but in fact, I don't believe what he is doing is Christian like at all and I believe that it will make non believers turn away from those that really are trying to reach out to a lost world. I think it will make people start to think that Christians are radical extremist because of an action done by one man. What I'm afraid of is this man turning people away from the true teachings of Jesus by his harmful actions. God tells us to love others. I just don't feel that this is a way that Jesus would want us to show love to others by purposefully hurting them.
I really do believe as others do, including our top commander in Afghanistan, that the actions of this man and his church will put our hard working troops in harms way. They are the ones on the front lines and will possibly pay for it with their lives which in turn affects the thousands of military families throughout this country. I also think that there will be an even more willingness of radicals to join groups associated with Al-Qaida and the like for the sole purpose of hurting/killing innocent Americans.
I am in no way claiming to know what God would feel about the actions of this preacher or anyone else, but based on what's in the Bible about loving our neighbors I personally feel that God would be disappointed about this along with the other things this country has allowed to go on. Sadly, I think this mans actions will hurt Christianity and turn people away to the good work that others are doing throughout this and other countries by sharing the gospel. We need to keep this preacher in our prayers that God would open his eyes to see that what he plans to do is going to hurt a lot of people. You don't just go around hurting people on purpose. That's not from God.
Now, on the other hand, I do not agree with other's thoughts on a mosque being built near Ground Zero. Yes, we have the freedom to practice whatever religion we choose but there should be a respect there that is just given. I saw this morning where 2/3rds of Americans do not agree with the mosque being built on that site. I just don't understand why the person in charge of that (Imam??) would purposefully want to build an islamic worship center so close to Ground Zero. Surely he has to know how Americans would feel about that. He says he's surprised by all of the protests but in reality, I don't think he is. I don't think he cares about what Americans really think. He says he will continue with his plans to build the mosque, which to me, spits in the face of Americans and especially those who lost loved ones on 9/11. He also stated that if they don't build it there, then muslims will look at it as an attack on Islam. I'm sorry what??? What about the attack on our country nine years ago from islamist who hate Americans? I have not checked into this information myself, but I heard recently that muslims will build a worship center where they had a victory of some sort. If that's true then....WOW.
"House Minority Leader John Boehner spoke out against the event(Koran burning), comparing it to the planned Islamic center near Ground Zero. "Well, listen, I just think it's not wise to do this in the face of what our country represents. ... Just because you have the right to do something in America, doesn't mean it's the right thing to do." " (Quote copied by Liz Goodwin-writer of an article written Sept. 8th about the preacher's planned book burning on Yahoo News Blog)
AMEN & AMEN!! I totally agree with Mr. Boehner!
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Big Day
My little Boogie Bears is starting K4 today. I can't believe he is growing up sooo fast!
He is just too cute! :) I was actually ok when I dropped him off. No sniffles, no tears, just lots of kisses and hugs. I am surprised though because I have gotten at least teary eyed at all of them when I have had to drop them off on their first day. But not today....probably because I know he's in great hands. He has the same K4 teacher that Mimi and Bud had when they were going there. She is great and I know that Boogs will do great in her class this year.
Yesterday, Mimi excitedly called out to me to come to her room because Pudgie was in trouble. I ran in there and like a good mom ran back out to get my camera. HAHA!!
Bless his heart, he crawled under Mimi's bed after Ittie-Bittie, my cat of 15 years. I could not stop laughing! Note to self....I am NOT a bad mom. Anyone else in the same situation would have done the same thing....right?? ;)
I love being a mom!! I'm so thankful and grateful to have been blessed with these babies! My heart goes out to those that are having a hard time conceiving and have that longing in their heart to be a mommy and hold their own precious baby. Keep trusting in God. His timing is not our timing and He has a reason and purpose for everything!
Have a great day! :)
He is just too cute! :) I was actually ok when I dropped him off. No sniffles, no tears, just lots of kisses and hugs. I am surprised though because I have gotten at least teary eyed at all of them when I have had to drop them off on their first day. But not today....probably because I know he's in great hands. He has the same K4 teacher that Mimi and Bud had when they were going there. She is great and I know that Boogs will do great in her class this year.
Yesterday, Mimi excitedly called out to me to come to her room because Pudgie was in trouble. I ran in there and like a good mom ran back out to get my camera. HAHA!!
Bless his heart, he crawled under Mimi's bed after Ittie-Bittie, my cat of 15 years. I could not stop laughing! Note to self....I am NOT a bad mom. Anyone else in the same situation would have done the same thing....right?? ;)
I love being a mom!! I'm so thankful and grateful to have been blessed with these babies! My heart goes out to those that are having a hard time conceiving and have that longing in their heart to be a mommy and hold their own precious baby. Keep trusting in God. His timing is not our timing and He has a reason and purpose for everything!
Have a great day! :)
Monday, September 6, 2010
Happy Labor Day
What a fun weekend! We have been lazy, gone swimming, played football in the backyard with the kids, watched football, cooked out, worked out, and just have had a fun time together as a family! David also fixed his lawnmower and weed eater. He's so handy! It's so nice to have him be off with us without worrying about overtime or if he should have gone into work or not. We are enjoying him being home!
The weather has been absolutely perfect! Cool sunny cloudless beautiful weekend! Of course, Saturday was football day! We thought about having Pudgie stew for dinner but decided to grill out steaks and shrimp instead. Yummy! PLUS, both of our teams won so it was a great day!
Today is the last day our neighborhood pool will be open so we are taking the kids swimming! They LOVE swimming and would spend all day every day at the pool if they could. I'm so thankful that we live in a neighborhood that has amenities. My neighborhood growing up didn't have anything like that so we were bored a lot during the summer. Of course we found fun things to do with our neighborhood friends, but a big pool sure would have been nice! :) Anyway, we are off to the pool. Hope everyone has a great Labor Day!! :)
The weather has been absolutely perfect! Cool sunny cloudless beautiful weekend! Of course, Saturday was football day! We thought about having Pudgie stew for dinner but decided to grill out steaks and shrimp instead. Yummy! PLUS, both of our teams won so it was a great day!
Today is the last day our neighborhood pool will be open so we are taking the kids swimming! They LOVE swimming and would spend all day every day at the pool if they could. I'm so thankful that we live in a neighborhood that has amenities. My neighborhood growing up didn't have anything like that so we were bored a lot during the summer. Of course we found fun things to do with our neighborhood friends, but a big pool sure would have been nice! :) Anyway, we are off to the pool. Hope everyone has a great Labor Day!! :)
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