I wanna be

**WARNING On My Heart OMH POST AGAIN** So I have been battling with some things here lately! I will have to give my friend Brooke Hill the credit for this thought provoke. She wrote this amazing blog and I wanted to quote here on something.

"I haven't felt "in" in certain situations..and if you are not in a certain group, then you don't get included..or you are left out...I know it sounds totally high school'ish..but I think our sinful nature wants us to feel liked or included. But at the moment I think I don't fit in b/c I do not partake in many of the things others do, I also know that my God is there with me and that He takes care of us and gives us encouragement as He did tonight with the message...I want to be different..I want others to say, wow, something is different about her..a good kinda different. And you know when I think about "not being asked to do something", I pray that they know my answer would be no thanks, and that I don't do that..."

She wrote exactly how I am feeling right now in my life. I feel like I don't fit in with certain crowds and certain crowds I DO NOT want to fit into. If you do not go to a certain church then certain people do not talk to you. If you do not hang out with a certain crowd then your children will not fit in because they only hang with there parents friends children. Then your children get labeled and everyone assumes your child is bad just because she likes to talk. My daughter is not BAD and I do not care who says so. I just want to live a life that I know without a shadow of a doubt is pleasing to the father. I know all of this sounds very HIGH SCHOOL as Brooke said but this is really what goes on around here. I do not want to be one of those people that will just go with the flow and just do things because that crowd this day or that crowd the next day is doing something I know in my heart is wrong. I want to love and submit to my husband just as the Bible points out for us to do. I want my children to one day rise up and call me blessed. I only have so long with them and I am guilty of letting the day to day things get in the way of being a great Momma. I have put friendships above my husband and my children. That is no longer. My friendships will as my best friend says come in a close 4th God,Husband,Children, Church ha ha Not saying its wrong to have friends its just wrong when they are in the wrong order. I am so guilty of the wrong order and praise God that no longer.

I want to be a woman of character a woman of integrity ( that's something not to many people strive for these days)a woman that says NO MATTER WHAT Jesus I am following you. I want when people first meet me to say Oh there is something about you that I need in my life. I want when I walk into a room the devil and the people he uses to flee because Jesus is so big in me that they can't stand to be in the room with me. I want people to already know my character and my boundary's and think twice before asking me to do things. I do sometimes get my feelings hurt when I am not invited to things but then just like My WONDERFUL GODLY friend Brooke pointed out maybe they did not invite us because they knew we would not go to something like this. I want relationships that sharpen me in my daily walk with the Lord. Brooke I know we have only met face to face once and only talk on the phones, emails and through blogs but I have got to give you some credit where it is deserved. YOU SHARPEN ME MORE THAN YOU KNOW! Thank you for giving me this wake up call. I hope I did not just freak a bunch of you out! ha ha This is what was my heart today! I hope everyone has a great long weekend we have got one busy weekend and holiday ahead. I pray everyone has a safe holiday weekend. Blessings!

I am such a follower funny yearbook pic's!

 

 

 

 

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Someone help me upload a video to this. I have one of "S" dancing its so funny but I can't get it load on here using that little video can it be to long to load? I am just curious?

 

One election down one run off to go!

OK yesterday was such a long long long day! We got up got the kids feed, dressed, prayed with and on the bus! Hubby and I decided to go back to bed ha ha So Hubby got an extra hour of sleep I however got two and "S" got 4. That little boog did not get up to like 15 till 11:00 which was fine by me because we were going to be on the go all day. "S" and I headed to our store to pick up Hubby to go vote then to grab lunch then back to our shop to remain the rest of the day. My Mom and Pop in law were standing at the polls all day long and there had to be someone there to answer the phones and run the front. I picked the girls up from school early because I did not want them to ride the bus home to nobody! "M" had another great day that's 4 in a row. I know most of you would be ashamed to say that your so excited your daughter is having issues at school and super excited when she has 4 good days in a row. NOT ME I am just so stinking proud of her she is learning self control and that means her daddy and I are doing our job! We are teaching her all those fruits of the spirit she is catching on one fruit at a time! I AM SO PROUD! Well we went back to the store did all our homework. I had to go to the health department to get my birth certificate that was a fast and easy process. Jackson County has one of the cleanest health departments I have ever seen. I of course remember the one down town Huntsville that smelled horrible and was missing floor tiles why you might ask do I remember the missing floor tiles well because that's were I sat because it was standing room only. ha ha When we got back to the store Silas was climbing as always and fell onto a drawer. He cut his mouth REALLY REALLY bad from his back mawler all the way up to his lip. I did not think it would ever stop bleeding! ughhh by the end of the night it looked horrible.

Well sometime around 6:30 we head down to the Rec-Com to hear the final results of all the hard work my family has been doing since my Pop qualified for office. My sister in law and nephew came into town so they were there with us just like the rest of the town was there. We were electing Mayor and 2 city council seats. I just walked and walked and walked I was getting so nauseous I have said it before on this blog It was rough on us when he got beat 4 years ago. Well it was hard to pace the front and keep up with the kids so I took all four kids back to our truck and we watched the old cartoon speed racer. I was watching all the little kids with there red t shirts running around and playing I knew something had happened when I heard a roar and saw the little red shirts running toward the front of the rec com. So the results were in and we have a new Mayor Mr. Potter whom I have met maybe a couple of times but I feel like he is going to do a great job. Let me say I pray that he is going to do a great job that's one of those positions that you just have to pray for them daily to make the right decisions for our city and I believe he will be praying that same prayer. I am happy! Now onto our race my Pop is in a run off with Gary Spears. I have to say I never saw that coming and that is no disrespect to Mr. Spears because well I did not know anything about him, but I now know he is the Vic Principal in a Scottsboro City School. I just knew we were going to be in a run off with our neighbor Buddy Simmons. The other seat is Sandy Walker (I am sorry If I got her last name wrong)and Thurmond Bell. After the election there were lots of cheers and lots of tears. I felt horrible for the ones that did not win or make it to the run off. I know I should have been more excited about us making it further but I also remember how it felt to be on that end of the stick and it was heart breaking and you feel so betrayed. I pray that these people will take a day or two to take it in then move on and try to find out what they are going to do once the new elect take office.
I have to say I have never (well maybe not never but gives good dramatic effect) been so proud to have this last name than I was last night. Most people when they win or loose hit all the parties and normally my father in law does the same. Last night NO he just wanted to be with his family. It was like very symbolic to me and It just reaffirmed to me that I was right about him all along his love for his family is what is pushing him to put himself out there like this. He above all else loves his family and just wanted to relax and be with us. Not saying he did not want to be with the people that got him this far but that he just needed time to be with us since he started we have not gotten to have that and it was WONDERFUL! I LOVE MY IN LAW'S (until they hack me off ha ha ha ha ha) Well That was my day in a nut shell. We now have six more weeks of hard work and pounding the pavement trying to let people see who my father in law as the loving, hard working man he is. I just like I have said before that I just want the town of Scottsboro to know and love this man like I do. Well I am off to go get a shower and go take my passport picture and then to the court house to get it. I hope everyone is having a great day. Blessings

I had to blog about it!

So this morning my sister sends me an email telling me to go look at a slide show that one of the families she met at the Blog Union in Cali a few weeks ago. They are in Ethiopia right now picking up there baby Abe. I hope they do not mine me sharing this link with you if so please contact me and I will take it down.

Precious Family Picking up there baby


I have dreamed about the day Laura and Sean bring there "M" home. I mean I honestly have dreams about it not day dreams but night time dreams! I have dreamed I was there with her when she first stretched her hands out and her face lit up when she saw her little girl for the first time. I have dreamed I was waiting at the hotel for the call to tell me she has her in her hands and I have dreamed I was waiting at the airport with big balloons, signs and all in t-shirts welcoming our new "W" girl (we know she is Byars, but all these little girls Laura and I have they are so "W" without a doubt they so have our attitudes).

I am and have been so excited and willing to tell anyone that will listen about my sister's adoption. I have researched (as Laura would say) and talked to complete stranger's at Disney World who's sister was adopting and sharing stories. I mean I can honestly say I think I am in love with this little girl and I have never even seen her face. I know I am not near as excited or in love with this little girl like my brother in law and sister is, but when I think about it my heart just leaps.
I know, I know some of you who know me well are thinking what you are you talking about? I know Laura and I have had our moments where we wanted to kill each other did not speak for MONTHS that's right MONTHS but no matter what even if we did not like each other we have always loved each other. I have to say I have a new love for her and for the experience she is going through right now. I know there have been a few times in my life where I would not publicly say I am proud of her but I am. I am so proud of what she is doing, she is not just talking about saving the world, she is giving feet to the word, she is making a difference one baby at a time, she is gathering humanity add to give to these other children who might not ever be adopted, I have watched her faith grow and grow and grow as she relies on God to see her through all of this. I guess I do not say it enough but LAURA YOU JESUS LOVIN MOMMA you I am proud of you and I love you.

This morning while I am getting ready to go to the polls to stand around and ask people to vote for my father in law. I will be thinking of that Momma, Daddy, brothers, sister, aunts, grandparents who are right now making a difference and like Laura said THIS IS THE FATHER'S HEART THESE ORPHANS are his children just like we are. OK I had to say all this I have watched the video over and over and cried my eyes out every time. I hope all of you who read are having a great rainy day. Blessings!

Back by Popular Demand!

HA HA Yeah right! There really has not been a lot going on! The ground is leveled and ready to have an official ground breaking. This rain we are getting today is doing my land a world of good lets face it this rain is doing everything a world of good. We have been going on the weekends buying things here and there for the house. We bought our front door and can I just tell you I am super excited because the door we priced was 4,823.00 at Lowe's well Bo goes to Dixie Salvage out in Ft. Payne and there is our door for 1,500.00 needless to say we bought it fast before they could mark it up! hee hee We have been getting quotes for dry wall, flooring, roofing, electricians, lights, cabinets. I don't know if I just did not know how much things cost or what but every time I hear a new quote I swallow all kinds of bug from the gasp I let out. During the week we are working, schooling, and homeworking. Nothing really fun or important. The Saturday before last we went to the Lions club hot dog and Bingo supper. Bo and I always have a good ol time doing that. We never ever win but we sit with the older crowd and I have to say they are way more fun then folks my age. They are so blame funny!
While we were there a friend of mine txt me and tells me a mutual friend of ours grandmother passed away while she was renewing her wedding vows on her 50th wedding anniversary! It just broke my heart she passed away with all her friends and family standing around her. From what I understand she was the rock that held the family together a true matriarch to her family. I think in a way what a way to go out of this world with all your family surrounding you and celebrating a love that lasted her lifetime. I was sad for Terrell and his family but I know they will pull together they are a strong family!
We are having a blast teaching our little kindergartner's there little personalities are starting to show they are getting use to us and We love it. This past Sunday one of our students who has NEVER I MEAN NEVER said a word out loud for three weeks straight now said his Bible verse to Bo and I got the biggest smile because I knew we were reaching these children. One of them even told me when he was leaving I love you Mrs. Lisa! awwww I love these kids they are little sponges that are soaking up the word. Its just a blessing to be apart of it.
Tomorrow is the election and I have to say I am so stinking nervous I can't stand it. I know win or loose my father in law is going to be fine for that matter the whole family is going to be fine. I just I mean I take it personal when you loose an election its a popularity contest and I feel like people are saying my father in law is not good enough. I love this man so so much and I hate to see him let down or hurt and I just want people to love him like I do. I know that's not possible you can't please everyone all the time but ughhh I just start to get a tight chest when I think about it. My hubby God love him is more laid back about it than I am. Just pray for us pray that God's will be done in this election. I am reminded of something I saw on the movie "Facing the Giants "If we win we are going to praise him if we loose we are going to praise him" that is how I feel about this. God is still on the throne if we win or loose. Well guys this is my post in all its crazy glory! PLEASE REMEMBER WHATEVER CITY YOU ARE IN WHATEVER STATE YOU ARE IN GO VOTE! A soldier gave his life for you the right to vote and I don't know about you but I can not not use that right! My father and mother have instilled in my sister's and I the privilege of voting. The day we turned 18 they took us to register. So please please please use your vote and use it wisely. Even if you choose to not vote its still a vote because its one less for the opponent! I pray everyone is doing well and enjoying the rain because you all know we need it!Blessings!

Help I missed the bus and can't shut up!

Well I slept like poowy last night so it was so hard to get up at 5:40 this morning. So hard that I stayed in bed till 5:55 hee hee My girls were up eating there cereal. They eat then go brush there teeth wash there face and do there hair! Get dressed and run to the door! As we are getting out the gate we look up and the bus comes to maybe a half a second stop and pulls off. It was like 6:36 normally he does not come until 6:40 so we were on time he was just early! The girls went into freak mode crying. Bo tells them to hop in the car and he chased the bus down and get's them on the bus then comes back to the house!

Bo called me all through the day today. I think he really loves me or is just bored out of his mind now that we are going out of pool season! hee hee MacKenzie called Bo from school twice today and he called me every time she called to tell me what she was calling about! First she left her Monday folder then the next call was because her ear hurt!

Well she gets home and tells us I had to pull 2 cards. Ok I would never ever admit this in front of the children because well that's just bad parenting. Talking I can almost take that because bless there hearts they don't get to do much talking anymore while they are in school from Kindergarten on up! I am ok with it I think these children need discipline on a huge scale. BUT BUT BUT My child today while everyone was doing there work in silence was making that's right you guessed it PIG noises like OINK OINK OINK! Can someone tell me what the heck that is all about? PIG NOISES BE FOR REAL MACKENZIE BOATNER! I need some help here Mother's of talker's what do I do to help her realize she has gotta help Mrs. Worley do her job. I told MacKenzie we all have job's at school that Mrs. Worley's job is to teach and that MacKenzie's job was to listen and learn not talk and make noises! Sheeeeesh! I don't want to have another year of spanking her bottom, taking her things away (cause lets face it she does not have much to take away here) I seriously have tried everything my sister has told me to try and nothing seems to be helping! I know some people are just talker's I am one of them but I even know when to shut up! ughhhh OH PLEASE HELP ME YE MASTER'S OH MOTHERHOOD!

On a good note our land is looking awesome and we are getting so close to breaking ground! I think we are going to wait till after this election to get started! When the head of a family runs for office the whole family runs for office. My girls have been going door to door with my in-laws meeting people and giving them a card and maybe if they are lucky a mint! ;o) No really I will say I am not a fan of the political ring. The last time he ran for Mayor and did not win It broke my heart. If anyone in this world is running for office for all the right reason's its my father in law. He honestly loves his place and believes that these people are the best you will ever find. He wants to make Scottsboro a better place and he has a lot at stake he is working not only for everyone else and there families but his legacy will be here once he is gone! He wants to continue to make Scottsboro an even better place than it already is. OK This is not a paid political advertisement its just how I feel about this man. He is amazing, he gets on my nerves and sometimes I wanna kill him, but when my hole world has fallen apart twice he was the first one there to hold me and let me cry and told me he was going to do whatever it took to help fix it because that's what Daddy's do. He has helped so many people that I for one would have told to go jump off a bridge. He is a master at forgiveness and second chances. He has his Moments but I love him and he would do this city good to be on the council again! That's just a daughter talking lol :o) Got pic's of the land check them out! Blessings!