A Beautiful Day

We had the most beautiful day today here in Oklahoma. The weather was in the 70's and 80's. As the morning was going by it hit me that we needed to go to the zoo. So I got on the phone and called a dear friend of mine and asked her to join me. We had the best time together. Just walking and visiting and letting the kids spend some time together. My friend Silvia means the world to me. And her kids are very special to my heart, they call me Aunt Cherrie and I love it. They always give me lots of hugs and this always touches my heart because we have such a special bond. The zoo really was not up to par but the company sure made up for it. Most things were shut down for the winter so we did a lot walking and letting the kids play.

How do I describe this wonderful friend of mine. She is kind and always speaks good of others. She is wise and has much patience with her kids. We got to know each other when she was pregnant with her youngest daughter and they stayed with us. I can't believe it has been almost been 5 years. I was thinking about how her family is so dear to me. Her mom is one of the best ladies I know. She has been a huge example to me in life. And when I think of a older sister in our church she is one of those who I think about. Someone to go to for advice, someone to look upon and see the good she does, and the example that she is for us to follow. I pray and hope that the Lord will help me be wise in my life decisions so I can be that good example that I see in these two sisters. Thank you Silvia for being such a good friend to me and sharing your mom with me from time to time.

Sadness was in the air today since Sis. Betha died. My heart was heavy for our loss but happy that she was in no more pain. I know it was a hard day for you Silvia and I thank you for going with me. I am so sorry for the family and there loss. We love all of you very much.

SUPER BOWL

We had a nice little super bowl party. My cousin Jeff and Stephanie came down from Texas to enjoy the fun with us. I am not into football at all. But I do enjoy making the food and getting together with good friends. Kevin and Michelle came to join the fun with the kids. And John and Molly came also. We had a real nice time visiting and eating all evening long. I so enjoyed seeing the little babies that Michelle and Molly have. They have the cutest little bundle of joys. Seeing them does get me a little excited about the new baby thats coming. I am finding it hard to get excited about this baby. I can't wait till I get to the half way point. So then maybe my excitement will hit me. Well the Giants won and the house has settled down and I am tired. So for know I will say good night.

Lost and Found

The other day I took my watch off by my bed. At least I thought I did. My days were busy and my mind goes at times. I all the suddenly realized that I haven't seen my watch for a few days. But were could it of gone. So the search began we were scouring the house to find this very important watch. Lee just bought it for me for Christmas. I then thought that putting it on my night stand is not a good idea since I have a two year old who could reach it. I began to get very depressed about loosing this item. I offered the kids a reward for who ever found it with hopes of it appearing. I was praying constantly, asking the Lord to just let me find it. I just knew that Samuel probably put it in the trash and the trash just ran the other day. I had thoughts of the trash man giving his wife my really nice watch that he found in the trash. That night in bed I kept thinking that I needed to look in Stormies purses. My little boy loves purses so maybe it will be in there. The next morning I was picking up the house and went into Stormies room and saw her purse so I looked inside and there it was my watch. My day has been so much better. Thank you God for bringing it back to me. Such a small thing to pray about but it was very important to me.

NEWS

Well we just got back from Oregon on monday. And I feel so blessed that we got to go. The Lord worked so much out for us on this quick trip. Well on monday of last week, Lee called me and told me that he felt to go to Oregon as soon as we could. Me being a woman had a hard time with the thought of going that fast. So I looked online for a ticket and the prices were really high for a days notice. But as I looked I found a site to bid for a ticket. So I decided to take a chance and see what would happen. To my surprise we got the tickets for the same price as one at regular price. So the next day we were off to Oregon. With the help of Julie watching my kids.

The blessings were so amazing. We arrived in Portland on monday night at Bro. Dennis and Sis. Trina's house and they put us up for the night. We got up early the next morning to pick up Bro. Elvin and go see some of sick that we wanted to visit. We first headed to Harrisburg and saw Sis. Britany. I felt so blessed to get to meet this family and this young lady. We then headed to see Bro. Eric. Our final stop was to head to Redmond and see Sis. Dawn. I am so glad that the Lord allowed us to see all these wonderful brethren. We were allowed to sit in meeting with the brethren in Redmond. The next morning we headed back to Portland to be in meeting there. Being there for meeting made me so excited about moving there and it becoming my home church. I love how it is a small church. We stayed thru the weekend with Dennis and Trina. They always make us feel at home. Thank you guys!

On Saturday we took a road trip all together to see a new baby and some of the sick again. I had a really nice time seeing so many people. Seeing the love of the brethren was a beautiful blessing to see. Seeing the new life was a blessing. The next day was church and I was blessed again. I got a prophecy while we was at church that basically let everyone now that I was pregnant. Everyone was so polite and didn't hound me about it. But poor Trina could not believe that not anyone asked me about it. I actually was a little relieved. I am very excited but have been a little nervous because of my recent miscarriage. So I guess the news is out. I am pregnant and due September 23. I haven't had the talk with my kids yet. But the time is coming.

God was so good to us on this trip. So much happened that gave us the encouragement that we needed. We feel as if our bodies are here but our heart is out there.

Patience

I have decided that I need more patience. I seem to get upset with my kids easily. And I want to have the patience to deal with in a way that they will remember. And I don't want them remembering me yelling at them and bossing them around. I want to be a good mom with lots of wisdom. At least I want them to see me that way. I find myself busy at times and waving my hand at them to go away. But I also want them to know that when adults are talking it is rude to listen or ask a question. They need to wait for there turn. My Elisha likes to get in the middle of the conversation if he can. I find this very rude. But I also know he is a wonderful kid, with a heart of gold. So I just pray that God will teach me how to deal with my kids in a way that will help them grow as young adults. I want them to come to me for advice and questions that they have.


I also need patience with life. I get something in my head and I want it done right now. My poor husband gets so frustrated with me at times. I am so ready to move and I want things done now! I want this house sold now! Maybe this is Gods way of teaching me patience. Who knows? So for now I must wait for the time to come. We did get a lot done on the house and I am hoping to a For Sale sign out by the end of the week. So we will just pray that the Lord will send our buyers soon.

I'm Ready!!!!

Well as most of you know we are planning to move to Oregon. And I must say that I am so ready to go. I finally got it in my head that I will hire some guys to help get the things done I want done. So I called my insurance about the massive tree that was falling on my house. They were so wonderful to me. The guy came out the very next day and gave me the check instantly. Thank you God! What they gave me covered the cost of the tree guys. So now my yard is done. Believe me I was not looking forward to cleaning the mess. So now it is time to finish the inside of the house. I have my brother and Lee's brother coming over tomorrow to help Lee work on all the little things that need finished. I am so happy. I have hopes of putting a for sale sign out next week.


I hope someone comes along who will love this house as much as I do. Out of all my houses I think I will miss this one the most. We bought this house with a vision to remodel it. And that is what we did. I am very pleased with the out come. I know that I have not posted any pictures yet but I plan on it. I just need the time to find them and then have the time to post them. We have redone the whole house. New kitchen, new bathrooms, new roof, new central heat and air, new sewer line and so much more. It has been quite a job. But so worth the out come.


So for now we will finish all these little things and maybe this wonderful house will find its new owners soon.

My Job

I was sitting here tonight thinking about home schooling my kids. And as I was sitting here I remembered a funny story about my little girl. As most of you know she is very stubborn and thinks she knows everything. She was 2 when I started home schooling and Elisha was 4. So I went out and bought lots of bulletin board sheets and stuck them to my walls. We had the ones with the alphabet, numbers, and shapes. I used a pointer and would point at the letters and they would repeat what I said and we would do this everyday over and over. Trying to get it into there brains. Well Stormie was 2 or 3 I can't quite remember. And as we would go thru the alphabet I would get to the letter "W' and she would repeat W-me. And I would say no W-U. It seemed we went about this forever. I would get so upset because I could not get it thru her head. But as time went on I actually saw how smart that was.


I am now a much older home school mom. And my Samuel is 2 almost 3 and I would never expect that much out of him. He still seems like a baby to me. I would sit for hours with my other kids trying to teach them things. And now I don't have the time with him because I am still home schooling a fifth grader and third grader. So tonight I have decided it is time to get everybody on a schedule and get our life back on track. Samuel needs to sit learn his abc's. And I need to enjoy this time teaching them because the time is going way to fast. And I don't want to miss a minute of it. I love that I taught my kids how to read, write, do math. I love watching there progress each day. I pray that I can have the patience to give them all they need.


I want my kids to look back on there life and realize that we wanted the best for them. We want to teach them to serve the Lord, how to make a living for there family, balance a check book, I want to raise them to be good people. The kind of people that others want to be around. I know that God has given me a very important job to raise these kids. And I plan on doing the best job that I can.