"And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength." Mark 12:30
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Happy New Year...
Wow, 2009!! Just can't hardly believe it that a new year is here!! This year has been a year of life lesson's, life mistakes, life blessings, and we learned a hard lesson about each other. There is not a person that I have been talking to that 08 was not without struggles and disappointment's. It just seemed that everywhere we looked, God was teaching us a lesson of some sort. Especially these last couple of months. Lost of work, people getting sick, loved ones dieing.
There have been blessings this year, that we don't need to forget. God truly blessed us, in the fact we have a son, that have been released from the kidney doctor. God blessed me earlier this ear with the sense of me not being able to hear!! He blessed David when he was in a major car accident this year. He provided us the people and material's to fix our roof that was falling in on our house. He answered a major blessing in our life, that is to be unspoken!! God was also with us when me and David renewed our commitment to each other.
So there is so much to be Thankful for and we owe all of our Blessing's to Him. I owe him so much, and I want to make a promise to him. That I plan on making 09 count, and not to look back on what could have been, but what the future has to offer. We can not look back, but instead look ahead. NONE OF US ARE CERTAIN OF OUR FUTURE. But I am certain if God is in our life he will help us through anything. So my Blessing for you this year, is make 09 count for God!!!
Friday, December 19, 2008
Christmas is on it's way...
We had Carson's B-Day, Thanksgiving then Bame it's December. We decided to take Carson in for his four year checkup. Well he is average weight, he passed his eye exam, but failed the hearing exam. The right ear, there was no reading coming from it. So we decided to take him back to the ear specialist to get it checked out. They did the whole entire test on him, he ended up having a small ear infection, which caused him to loose some hearing at the time. So everything is good now. He also got his 4yr shots!! He did good, the last one they put in his arm hurt a little but he was such a brave boy. So we are set till he turns seven!! WOO--HOO!!
So now we start planing the Ladies get together, that was DEC 12. We had such a good time, but it completely wore me out. I had so many craft things to work on. I made the Ladies, a Candy Ornament, a Glass Ball Ornament, a Gift Tag w/Scripture, and Filled a Stocking filled with Candy in it. Put it mildly I'm on a craft low right now!!! I put so much time into working on those things for the ladies, that I didn't even make my Christmas Cards this year. I said NO WAY, this year!! But we had a blast, we had a pretty elegant dinner, and everything was so pretty.
I took three of our Long tables at church and placed them together and formed a large circle. Placed red silk table clothes on each of them. Then I took a Wreath, placed red and green glass balls on it. Placed Christmas Light's around with green garland. The Ladies got to eat out of Christmas Dinner Plates that me and my mom had. The Stage was an old rocking chair, fake fireplace, and the church's Christmas Tree. The whole thing was an event the Ladies said they would never forget. We played games and just enjoyed each other's company. We exchanged Ornament's. Plus everyone got a Door Prize to take home, from the church!! I think I've started a Christmas tradition over at our little church.
We've also had to deal with two Death's this month. One of our church member's, house caught on fire and didn't make it out. His wife and kid's went to McDonald's, so they where not around, when it happened. But he had some problems with drinking and was depressed!! We cannot judge him, only God only knows what happen in the last hour's of his life. But we had to sing, and David was a Pal Bearer!! We had his funeral. Then one of the men that we work with and came to church with us, lost his handicap daughter. She died very peacefully in her sleep. They said she had a smile on her face, like she was meeting the Angels!! So we where asked to sing at her funeral!! It just so happened that I have a song, "On the wings of an Angel." Very fitting, I thought. I tell you what it's just been something else. You wonder why God places these event's in our lives at certain time's. I think it's a lesson that none of us, don't know the day nor the hour of our lives. So make each memory and moment last!!
So as of right now, my focus is my son. And to celebrate Christmas with my family, friends, and just enjoy what this Christmas is all about. This is a special Christmas this year, because me and David have put our whole heart, mind and soul in the Christmas Gift's this year. I can't tell you what it is yet, but after Christmas I will inform you what it is!! It's a surprise for our family.
So this brings us up to the weekend before Christmas, and I only like a few things to get, then I'm done!!!!!! Like I said I want to recognize that the true Gift of Christmas is that our Lord. Sent down his love into a baby, so that we could no what true love and life is all about. I'm so thankful to celebrate his birth. So tonight we will be watching Ginger Bales, Christmas program at her church. I'm excited about watching it!! May God Look Down on us, and Bless all of us this season!!
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Counting my Blessing's...
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Friday, November 21, 2008
Carson is turning 4...
Monday, November 17, 2008
Still Here...
We also got to see the Dixie Stampede. If you haven't saw it, it's well worth your money to go and see it. You get a huge dinner and a show. The only disadvantage is there is no utensils, you eat with your hands. There is Chicken, Corn on the Cob, Potato, Rolls, and Veggie Soup. It was all good, just alot of food for just one person. Thank goodness we backed out on getting Carson a plate. He ate with me, and got to set on my lap. There was a contest North and South side. We sat on the North and ended up losing. Oh well it was fun anyway, and Dolly Parton sent us a message. "To keep Peace and Love in our hearts, as we celebrate Christmas this year". She is a wonderful women who tries to spread her message to everyone!!
It was also a good time to get a little Christmas shopping done. Carson got some clothes, a coat, and I got some Scrapbooking things. It is so worth going up to Branson this time of year. We enjoy our selves. No men, No work, and No pressure of time. Just doing what we like to do. As long as we can do it, I want to keep going!!
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Well what's been going on...
Well you know when the Cat's away the mice will play.... Mom and Dad left town for a couple of day's. So we are not really acting busy at all. I'm trying to find out how to make a spooky veggie tray for Carson's first school Halloween party. It's tomorrow, last min thing. I really wanted to do something special for him. But all I'm coming up with, the kids would prob. not want to eat. We are talking about three year old's. They are picky eater's anyway. So it will prob end up being a simple veggie tray. Anyway Halloween is tomorrow, and the costume that I had picked out for Carson he won't where!! I had it in mind, to not really spend alot of money on a goofy costume this year. I mean twenty dollars for a thing to where for one night. How crazy!! Anyway I come up with a construction worker. You know, shirt, jeans, and toy tool belt and a hard hat. We had it, no money and simple. But noooooo, he wont where to tool belt nor the hard hat. So my mother, bought the little guy a Thomas the train costume!! Spoilt I tell ya!!
So that's what we will be doing tomorrow night. I have a list of about 10-15 houses to trick or treat!! Mainly the older people at church. We save the big Trunk or Treat for last!! They have games and prizes for the kids. I try to get to everybody, but since it's on a Friday night, Carson doesn't have to be in bed early! The sad thing is mom and dad won't be able to see him in his costume!! Oh well, that's OK, we will be taking a bunch of pictures.
Carson went to Aunt Sissy's church last night and carved a little pumpkin!! He told me he took out the inside, because it represented sin!! He said he put a smiley face on it, to represent a smiling face for God. And he put a candle in to represent the light we should shine for God. How cool was that, I mean who would have thought of that!! So we will be lighting our pumpkin tomorrow night to shine our light for the world. Happy Halloween!! Be safe and Have some good fun!!
Friday, October 24, 2008
Ok...I'm Thirty!!
This week was pretty calm in the Roush household, until Wednesday!! You see even though we work for my Mom and Dad. My husband still doesn't have a work truck. We never really have pushed the ideal of him getting one. So he has to drive his truck!! Well Wednesday at noon, he got rear ended pretty bad. He went to the ER, to get x-ray's and cat scan. He as a neck sprain, other than that he is pretty sore. We found out yesterday it's going to coast over $6,000. to fix the truck (way more than what the truck is worth). The frame bent and major damage to the back. I really don't know what is going to happen. What really gets me, is we had only two more month's till we paid the thing off!! We have been very excited that it was fixing to be free and clear of money!! Also it get's me really tick off at the guy, he wasn't even paying any attention of what he was doing. He didn't know he even hit David, until the airbag came out and hit him!! Plus the guy that was riding with him, had a warrant out for his arrest!! The little s-10 wasn't even his truck. It belonged to someone else. Plus the cop told us that he keep lying about some thing's. Luckily there was insurance's involved. Otherwise we would have been up the creek without a paddle!! We just Thank God that nobody got hurt.
I hope everyone else has had a good week!! Please pray for David and I. We are singing for a benefit singing tomorrow night. I'm very nervous, because it's outside. I'm just worried I won't here our music. Anyway, just pray that we will be able to spread God's Work through Song!!
Hope everyone will have a good weekend. God Bless!!
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Happy Birthday to Me....
Friday, October 17, 2008
One More day till I turn 30...
There is nothing I would take back or do different on my Birthday's, because it was a chance to celebrate my life. No mater what the number on the cake is or was, or the amount of people that was around. I think everyone should celebrate their life. God created you and you should celebrate the miracle of your life. Soooo That's what I'm doing, because the old lady hasn't sung yet. So look Out World I'm Turning Thirty Tomorrow!!
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Three More Day's Left...
Anyway while we where in Memphis, we went to my favorite place to eat Olive Garden. I love Italian Food, the only thing is we don't have one at home. So it's a special treat, to get to go. Plus we went to Garden Ridge, Love it, Love it. It's a craft store, and it's in warehouse!! I got to go down 10 rows of nothing but Christmas Ornaments!! It's sooo cool!!
I didn't scan any pictures of my last birthday memories, before I was an adult. I will make sure and do that tomorrow. Since I only have a couple of day's left. So that's about what happened yesterday. My mom ordered my Birthday Presents online and I'm very grateful for her. It's getting exciting since I will be spending my birthday with people I love. Our church is having a weenie roast and hayride. I love it, outside, cool weather, and having fun! What could a girl turning thirty ask for!
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Four More Day's Left...
Well told you, it was crazy!! Just another birthday!
When I was younger, I lived for Birthday's, I just don't no how to react to
them now that I'm getting older!!
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Five more Day's Left....
Monday, October 13, 2008
Eight, Seven, Six, more day's left till I turn 30...
I'm blogging today on how wonderful my son is. This weekend he still had to get eye drops in his eye's from having pink eye, he is still having to do the breathing treatment's, and on top of everything he got his flu shot Saturday. By Saturday afternoon he was a very cranky baby!! He did not cry or whimper. In fact he got two suckers and two stickers. He was the only one of her patent's that had not cry yet. So he got spoilt by her. I guess for what all my son has went through, getting a flu shot is nothing to him. We go Wednesday to Memphis tn, to check on his kidney's. We will see how that day goes with him. Well got to get back to work...Just a quick post!!
Friday, October 10, 2008
Nine more day's left...
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Ten more day's till I'm 30...
There where so much I was blessed with!! Now I look back and I wonder, what did I have on, and what was up with my hair. But that was my style back then. And by this time I got my own room and my own space my own style. I thought I was in hog heaven. It truly was exciting to have your own room at my age. My friends that spent the night with me, didn't care at all to stay the night. Because we had wall's inside our house now. Wow, what some memories I have during that time of my life. I sometimes wish I could go back in time to a life that wasn't so complicated!!
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Eleven Day's till I turn 30...
Monday, October 6, 2008
Twelve Day's Left till I turn 30...
I got a Barbie doll, clothes, and a Hug a Bunch Doll.
It's alot of fun to have your birthday around Halloween!!
Only Twelve more day's left!!!
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Fourteen Day's Left till I turn 30...
Happy Birthday to You!! Happy Birthday to You!!
Happy Birthday to Mommy!! Happy Birthday to You!!
And Many More!!
I truly love her and wish her all the blessing's of life. And may I not be a pain in the butt to her!!LOL!! Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend!!! C-you tomorrow!!!
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Fifteen Day's till I'm 30...
Friday, October 3, 2008
Sixteen Day's till I turn 30...
I hope everyone is enjoying me counting down the day's.
Now updates from this week!! Carson had his very first spirit week. Paragould is having there Homecoming tonight. GO Ram's. Now that Carson is part of the school system now, he gets to participate in some of the actives. So this week they got to where PJ's, Mismatch Sock's, and Wild Hair day, and Red, White, Blue Day. It was alot of fun dressing him up. It was really neat how the preschool work their spirit week into their age group. Tuesday they had a prep rally KINDA. They had the Hallway's decorated saying GO RAM'S and Let's get into the in Zone. So what they meant was the in zone was free book's for the kid's. The Cafeteria had green paper down, with yard lines on it. Then they had book's laying on tables for the kid's to head to the in zone to get a free book. It was really cool. Carson's book was called "The Brave Frog". So alot going on this week. Ready for Homecoming tonight. We will be taking mom out this weekend for her birthday. She wants to go shopping so look out world here we come!! Have a good weekend!!!
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Seventeen Day's Left till I'm 30...
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Eighteen Day's Left till I turn 30...
Mom told me that I didn't like having the cake on my hands or in my hair. My gifts' where my Roley poly, some clothes, and book's.
While blogging today I reread my Baby Book and mom shared with me that there where alot of people that loved me and everyone wanted me. Mom and Dad had alot of baby sitter's. It just goes to show how close our family is and how we are there for each other.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Count Down till I'm 30...
But today I want to start off by; saying Thank You to my Mom and Dad. Thanks for giving me a life full of blessings, family and friends. Thanks for engraving me the tools of life; God, Bible, and the knowledge of the Lord. There was not doubt in my entire life that I would go to church, that I was to be the best person I could be, or to keep my family very close. My mom and dad meet in the Moark Association Choir. My mom lived in Piggott Ar, while my dad lived in Paragould Ar. When they first meet, my dad was interested in my mom's cousin. (How Weird)But they eventually started talking and then going out. They dated for about six month's and then my dad asked if she would marry him. He proposed in his car going to church. He asked my Grandmother for mom's hand in marriage and she said Yes.
Then on February 14, 1975 on Valentine's Day Night they said there wedding vow's. In a little church called Gravel Hill in Piggott Ar. They decided to move to Paragould Ar, where my Dad was working for Larry Cup Electric. and my mom was a stay at home wife. My mom and dad bought a single wide trailer and 3 1/2 acres of land. After a year of staying at home my mom decided to get a job, she worked at the shirt factory in Paragould. After a couple of year's they decided to build a house. So my dad had in mind to start the building project, sale the trailor and rent a house in town. While they where building my Dad had a block wall, fall on him and broke both arm's and could not work. Mom was five month's pregant with me. So mom and dad moved in with my Grandma and Grandpa. Grandma took care of me and dad while mom was working at the shirt factory. After a year of living with my Grandparent's, my mother told my dad to put up some walls and a bathroom on there land. And that formed the one room house. My family up north would come down and claim it was a furinture store. But that is what we lived in till I was ten year's old. (I tell you this because most of my Party's was in the one room house.) They went to Blue Cross GB Church and my dad was a dedicated deacon within the church. My mom was a Sunday school teacher. And the church youth loved my mom and dad. Who wouldn't love them!!
Let me try to explain them to you. Let me start with my Dad first, He is a very Godly Man, He truly loves the Lord with all his heart. He has been blessed with the knowledge of the Lord and the Lord blessed him with a gift of song and piano. He started playing the piano, when he was eight year's old. He still plays for our church today. He has alot of knowledge of Electric, Heating and Air and now Plumbing. He owns his own business called G/G Electric. While most people see him all the time our family hardly sees him. We call him a work aholic. It's not a bad thing because he always provided for us. I love him and I never want to disappoint him.
My mom is totally opposite. She is a loving, gentle, happy lady. She ardors her children and grandchildren. I have to admit we all get spoilt by her. She loves the Lord with all her heart. Her special gift is song. She loves to sing and she does that by being in our church choir. She en joy's cooking and scrap booking. She is someone you can talk to and she helps you through your problem's. I don't want to brag or anything, but my friends loved hanging out with her. She acted cool and more of a sister than a mother. And that is how I feel toward her today. She is my mentor and my best friend. I love her so much.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Going all out Spooky...
Friday, September 19, 2008
T.G.I.F...
Friday, September 12, 2008
On Your Mart, Get Set, Go...
The Kid's went around the track, about four times.
They set up a Car wash for them to go under.
They all had a good time.
After it was over, we stood in front of the Banner they had hung up.
He is only three and I know we will be helping St. Jude's out many times.
So I want to say Thank You for helping my son, raise money for a Good Purpose.