Coming Soon!!

No, contrary to the title, this is not a blog about the rapture. LOL! How sad, I laugh at my own jokes. =) Anyways, this is just a short little post to say that I absolutely love the blog world and will be returnng to it for good in the next couple of days. I just got REALLY busy for about a week there and then I got extremely sick! I'm still sick now but as soon as I'm better, I'll post!

We support our troops!

This time around I will be very careful in what I say here. However, I will say that I get so angry when I see people on the side of the road protesting the war. Our men in uniform CHOSE to be there to fight for YOUR freedom. If you want to stand on the side of the road with signs, let them say, "We support our troops" or "Thank you for your sacrifice. We're behind you 100%" I have had friends and relatives in Iraq and they themselves have told me how much it hurts them to turn on the news and see all the people with their signs protesting the war. Our troops are willing to die for those people. They have chosen to leave their families, friends, and the comforts of home to fight for YOUR freedom. Let's support them! They believe in what they're doing over there. They believe in this war. Trust me, I have my own opinions on the war and whether we should be there or not and all of that stuff. One thing is constant though. I will support them no matter what in any way I can. I am a part of the 'Adopt a US soldier' Program. www.adoptaussoldier.org. It's a volunteer based program for people stateside to find a soldier and write him/her letters, send them packages, and just make them feel loved and appreciated. It's such a small sacrifice compared to theirs. The poem that I am posting here is one that my friend wrote and kept in the pocket of his uniform the whole time he was in Iraq.

For all the free people that still protest, you're welcome,
We protect you, and you are protected by the best.
Your voice is strong and loud, but who will fight for you?
No one standing in your crowd.

We are your fathers, brothers, and sons,
Wearing the boots and carrying the guns.
We are the ones that leave all we own,
To make sure your future is carved out in stone.

We are the ones who fight and die.
We might not be able to save the world, at least we try.
We walked the paths to where we are at,
We want no choice other than that.

So when you rally your group to complain,
Take a look in the back of your brain.
In order for the flag you love to fly,
Wars must be fought and young men must die.

We came here to fight for the ones we hold dear,
If that's not respected, we could just stay here.
So please stop yelling, put down your signs,
Pray for those behind enemy lines.

When the conflict is over, and all is well,
Be thankful that we CHOSE to go through hell.

Some family pics

Here is a montage of old and new pics of my husband and the kiddos. Hope you enjoy. This montage is a little old but I will put a new one up soon.

Make an on-line slide show at www.OneTrueMedia.com

No greater love

I've really been hit by the revelation of the greatness of God lately. He means so much more than life to me. My greatest desire is to live for him wholeheartedly. The song that says, "My soul desire, is to be used. An empty vessel, longing to be filled by you. My soul desire, is to serve you Lord. To do your perfect will. To work each day until, your kingdom comes. This is my soul desire." Since a very young age I've felt the Lord calling me towards the ministry. I lived for that. As I got a little older I went through trials like most teenagers but I never lost my longing to be used by God. I have begun to realize lately that the more succesful I am at living out God's will for my life, the more spiritual opposition I face. I have learned that Satan doesn't bother to attack our weaknesses. He already has a hold on those so why bother. He tries to undermine our strengths. There is many times I feel frustrated and overwhelmed by the attacks of the devil. In those times I look back at the many times I've helped make a difference. Then I think forward to the future and all that God has for my husband and I to do. God has given me a love and compassion for people. I don't look at ministry as an elevated position. I look at it as my husband and I living the lives of servants, not only to our pastor and pastor's wife, but also to all the saints whom we love very much. There is no greater adventure in life than helping to build the kingdom of God. We should wake up every day asking God, "How can you use me to build your kingdom today, God?" I want that to always be my attitude.

Independence Day

I decided to take this post down. Someone notified me that it offended them. Everything on my blog is of my own writing unless otherwise noted. Well this post was a forward that I received in my email. When I copied and pasted it onto here the ending, that says it was written by a dead marine's wife, had been cut off. I put it up as a reaction to some of the awful reports coming out of Iraq.

To 'Dead Mule' (The person who complained),

I'm very sorry I offended you. I see where the post was a little harsh. However, I also have very strong feeling when it comes to politics, freedom, and our military. Also, regardless of what was in that thread, I love God and his children more than anything in this whole world. That includes muslims. I pray for that country and those people. Jesus said, "Whosoever will" can come unto him. Who am I to say any different. Anyways enough time has been spent on this rebuttal. No offense or harm was intended.

Let me just leave this little snippet ,written by lil ol me, instead.

Have you ever thought about what it means to be free? Have you ever thought of the cost of your freedom? I often think of what it means to have freedom as an American. I also think a lot about what it means to have freedom as a Christian. Both of my freedoms have cost much sacrifice. So are you thankful for your freedom or are you just free? Next time you stare into the eyes of your choices just know this... for you to have freedom it cost someone something. (maybe even their life)

Wonderful Peace

I'm sure I'm not alone when I say I'm seeking answers for many decisions
I need to make in this life. There's still a lot of things that I am unsure of. Sometimes I feel like the only thing I'm really sure of is that God has placed me on this planet to worship Him and be a witness of His glory, so that the many who are lost can find there way to him. It's our responsibility to go into the world and preach the gospel of Jesus Christ. That doesn't just apply to those of us in the ministry. That's a commission to all of us. That's all of our purpose. In the meantime, i am supposed to just trust Him with the plans for my life. All of the things that I feel so unsure of, He already has the answers for. I know He has a plan and a purpose that will unfold in His time. So while I wait, I try to be still and let go of my concerns, giving them to the One who really knows what to do with them. The bible says, "His burden is light" and sometimes it feels like mine is so heavy. Then I realize He wants to carry that load for me. So why does it seem so hard to let go and trust? Why do I focus on the waves in the storm rather than the peace resting in the bottom of the boat? Only He alone can speak peace into the chaos that is sometimes life. I'm learning that in order to have peace, I have to rely on the peacespeaker. I need to stop watching the storm. I just trust that He already knows the outcome of my circumstances and He is in control of it all.

Welcome to my world!

Hello all! I've had this blog in the works for months now. I've been so busy that I never got around to actually publishing it. My first few posts are OLD news now. So I'm starting over. Thanks for the inspiration Misti. I'm a mom of three and the wife of the most amazing man of God. I know we all think we have the best man, but I truly do. There's nothing he can't do. He is incredibly talented. He is the most awesome and annointed preacher. He tears up the organ, piano, and has the voice of an angel. Along with being an unmatched and incredible husband and father. Our kids absolutely adore him and I'm a thousand times more in love with him now than when I married him. I hope my kids know how lucky they are to have such a godly example for a father. He's taught me so much as well. I've made many mistakes in my years of being alive. But if I was ever sure about making the right decision, I know I made the right one in who I chose to marry. THANK GOD! =). Now to tell you a little about my kids. Destiny is an amazingly beautiful and talented young lady. She loves God and lives for him wholeheartedly. We have been so blessed to have a daughter like her. She is respectful, kind, loving, and tons of fun. No child is perfect but I couldn't ask for a better girl than her. We've been blessed to have a very close relationship and I wouldn't trade that for anything. It is so special to me. My husband and I have been blessed to be close to all our kids. My son Alex is a little hunk. HaHa. He too is a gorgeous kid with his beautiful long eyelashes and his silly mischievous grin that he got from his daddy. He's smart and hysterical. That kid has quite a personality. My youngest Kyla, takes after him in so many ways. She has a good mix of me and her dad in her. She didn't have a chance cause her dad and I both are crazy, love to have fun, STUBBORN, we like to cut up alot. She has a mix of both of our wild sides all in one. You'll figure out how smart and fun she is as this blog progresses. I'm sure I'll have more than one story about her. She's a silly girl. She's both a mommy and a daddy's girl. I have been so blessed with a wonderful family from childhood all the way up to who God gave me for a husband and now with my own kids. I have so much to be thankful for. Anyways, I suppose you guys get the picture that I REALLY REALLY love my family. LOL. I have many others in my extended family that I love as well. I'll post about them next. Hope you guys follow along. Love you!