FREAK SHOW AT THE MARCYS

HERE'S ME LOOKIN AT YOU BABE 

ANGRY EYES! 

THE FREAK SHOW BEGINS IN 5 MIN. 

AWESOME MUSTACHE 

HERE'S ONE FOR YA 

HE'S CUTE IN REAL LIFE.. 

OH JAV, DON'T SCARE US 

HE CHANGES FROM ONE SECOND TO ANOTHER 

MAMMAW

WE THOUGHT SHE TURNED INTO SOMETHING ELSE WHEN WE WENT TO BED

SHE LOOKS LIKE A PLASTIC CHUCKY DOLL

OLIVIA AND BA-BA

OLIVIA OR A BIRD?

DOUBLE TROUBLE

DEAC THE MEAC DOESN'T LOOK SO MEAC

DEACON

OH NO, YOU CAN'T BREATHE NOW

GREAT GOODNESS, YOUR TONGUE IS ALIVE

BUTTON NOSE

I've been tagged

I've been tagged by Amy

thedirtlife.blogspot.com

 

 It's called 11 questions and bloggers tag each other and
 answer the questions asked to them

Here are the rules:

1-you must post the rules.

2-post eleven fun facts about yourself on the blog post.

3-answer the questions the tagger set for you in their post, and then create eleven new questions to ask the people you’ve tagged.

4. tag people and link them on your post.

5. let them know you’ve tagged them!

Here are Amy's questions to me:

1. dog or cat, and explain why?

I prefer cats any day. I love their personalities, they are easy to take care of, you don't have to take them outside to use the bathroom and you can leave them for a couple of days if you have to go out of town. (no boarding fee)

2. do you wear pink?

Not really, I only type in pink..Seriously, I do wear pink lipstick sometimes; I don't think I own 1 stitch of daywear. 

3. what is your favorite comfort food?

I LOVE macaroni and cheese please

4. what’s your favorite song to sing in the shower?

I usually pray in the shower, but if i do sing, probably something like 76 trombone da-da-da-da-da. Because I don't know the words...

5. if you could revisit any happy moment in your life, which one would you choose and why? Being pregnant, i love the closeness of having the baby inside and feeling it move

6. if you could change anything about the present, what would it be?
I'd bring Cally, Javier and Baby Elijah home

7. if there was one thing you could know about your future, what would it be? hmmm, that's tuff....How long will i own Kookys? I wouldn't want to find out when I was going to die or anything like that.

8. what is your favorite thing about yourself? That I enjoy talking with "most" anyone, no matter where they come from in life.

9. what is your biggest resolution for 2012?to keep in feet moving forward and not allow myself to get stuck

10. what is the biggest life-lesson you’ve learned so far? I am learning to live and let live. God is in control, not me.

11. if you were to adopt a baby, from which country would you do it (not including the USA)? Honduras. I'd prefer to adopt a little boy by the name Elijah Xavier Garcia, but since I can't have him, I'll take another.

My Questions for those I tag:


1. If you could be anywhere else right now, where would it be and why?
2. What famous actor or actress has inspired you the most?
3. What is your favorite song?
4. Who is your favorite Christian speaker on the radio or t.v.?
5. If a cat is supposed to have 9 lives, how many would you choose and why?
6. What is the first thing you notice about a person when first meeting someone?
7. White or wheat?
8. What kind of toothpaste do you prefer?
9. The last time you cried was?
10. What did you eat for dinner 2 nights ago?
11. What do you call restful?


I tag:
Cally-    http://rubia-mivida.blogspot.com

Deep Crevices

Psalm 63:1A psalm of David. When he was in the Desert of Judah. O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water
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Have you ever hidden sins down in the crevices of your heart? (soul)
As much as I want God to reveal to me the areas of my heart that need repentance, healing, forgiveness; Sometimes I really don't want Him to reveal everything to me, only certain things, things I'm willing to be shown.
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With hands lifted up, as to surrender I ask God to forgive me for things i've done, to fill me with His Holy Spirit, to use me like He wants to use me, and then I quickly run over to certain areas of my life and throw a tarp over it for Him to leave alone. Something I'm not ready to deal with yet, something I like to dwell on, an area where I justifiably think I have the right to hold on to for whatever reason. 


 That's futile thinking, foolish thinking. 


Do you do the same?


If so,
Since everything is laid bare before the Lord anyway, why do we find ourselves playing such a game with God? As if we are going to win. Thankfully, He sees the whole picture of our life and doesn't ZAP us dead, He doesn't give up on us. 

God always wins the game of life, in this instance, it's like He trumps us with the GRACE card. And when He trumps us, it's always SO gentle, loving and forgiving. 

The process that we go through to finally, truly surrender the hidden sin found in the crevices are destructive to us. You will never win when hanging onto the sins of the soul. It will always wear your butt out, leave you feeling aged and burnt out. 


Since God is faithful and concerned with our outcome and one to be trusted, one that cannot be hidden from, one who knows everything about us; why don't we just surrender before we put ourselves through so much unnecessary torment?


As I age, I'm slowly learning that God's way is the best way. Saying it and doing it are two different animals. The outside of our lives, must match the inside.


Today, I will pray and truly ask Him to reveal any sins that need repentance. Today, I'm feeling to tired inside for another fight with God

Come Lord Jesus and spare your people from themselves.


~ Kelly~

Baby Elijah

Dear Baby Elijah,

Oh how I miss your wet, slobbery kisses and your warm fuzzy head. I can't forget your 

gummy smile

 and your bright eyes.

Everywhere I look you are there.

 I look in my backyard and see your mommy holding you up to wave to Ba-ba out  the window of your apartment.

I look at your white car and see you in your car seat.

I go up in the apartment and see your crib

Bab-ba even has some of your clothes in her laundry room

Mommy left Ba-ba one of her favorite winter blankets that you wouldn't need in Honduras because of the warm climate.

Even at Kookys, Ba-ba remembers you sleeping in your car seat beside the toilet in her teeny tiny bathroom.

I wonder what your thinking in your little head going from a little 

Spanish to a lot of 

Spanish. To a lot of English to very little English.

Things are very different now

Do you like your new home?

I know you are loved a lot by your Mommy and Daddy and your new family.

Ba-ba can't wait to see you so she can hold you close to her again.

Ba-ba loves you sweet boy!

Katie, what the HECK are you doing?

disclaimer: I am not responsible for Katie

A message from a Messianic Jewish Publisher

THE VOICE OF THE LORD
We know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God (Romans 8:28).

Sometimes we make poor choices in life. Later, we pout over the grim consequences: a child born out of wedlock; a jail term for dealing drugs; uninspiring career options as a result of poor grades; a chronic disease but no health insurance. Is this the time to say, cheerfully, "God causes all things to work together for good ..."?

The Talmud relates the experience of Rabbi Akiva while visiting an inhospitable town. He arrived in the evening and the innkeeper and home owners refused to grant him shelter. Rabbi Akiva was forced, with his candle, donkey and rooster, to spend the night in a field by the road. He lit his candle to study Torah, but the wind quickly blew it out. Then, a mountain lion attacked his donkey in the dark and carried it away. Still later, a weasel crept into the camp and stole the rooster. What a night! But Rabbi Akiva told himself, "This too is for the best."

At dawn, he awoke to discover the whole town had been ransacked and its inhabitants carried away by a band of marauding thieves. Had the townspeople given him shelter, had his candle remained lit, had his donkey brayed or his rooster crowed, he too would have been carried away with the rest. Rabbi Akiva gave thanks and continued on his way.

...commit myself to suspend judgment when I pass through the trials of life.

Oh, how I wish to have this attitude of contentment in my life. This makes me think of the words that echo out of Katie's, my friend and co-worker, mouth. She ALWAYS says, " I'm learning to be content in all things." Seriously, do you know how much energy we would save ourselves if we had the attitude of the Rabbi and Katie Sue? 

I will admit that there are times I get it and times I don't get it. We all know that life has different degrees of pain and disappointment and it takes others longer to get it  than other people.  That's where grace comes in..

When I read how the rabbi's candle blew out, I thought of my daughter-in-law Amy. I could hear her saying, " Now that's o.k. we can read the Torah tomorrow, it's no big deal."

We can learn a lot from one another, even though we are all made so different.

I was encouraged today by this Rabbi, he got it!

I'm working on it.

~ Kelly

My Thought's on 2011

I made myself sit down and look back at the year in passing, so I could take the time and see the blessings that were given and see the pot holes of neglect that I created.

For some reason, this image came to my mind....

Imbalanced scales

Wow, it was most humbling to be confronted at the pot holes that were left undone and not filled in due to procrastination or exhaustion, or down right laziness. I could probably throw in hormone imbalances too. (that excuse is still working for me)

But, in all honesty, it did make me see where I need to regroup and RE organize for the umpteenth time. One difference between me now and me yesteryear is I have a realistic outlook on how to go about regrouping. When I was younger I felt I had to conquer it all today or this week which never happened and then defeat would follow.....Thank God for journals or in my case calendar's to point out areas  in our life where we need help..

So, my goal in 2012 for all that negative is to move forward daily in some way or another and not focus on the did nots....

But, the blessings out weighed the negatives in my life..probably, because I choose to see it that way...I'm sure that I could sit and sulk and dwell on all the negatives, but it will only dig a deeper pit in life...So I reach upward ...and 

⁴ To the LORD I cry aloud, 
   and he answers me from his holy hill

BLESSINGS

God's faithfulness even when we are unfaithful

His faithfulness to my friends in crisis..How they still walk close to Him and give Him the glory even out of some very difficult times. ( you know who you are...)

Kooky's...The Lord has opened the door for us, once again, he provides

Kooky's employees....a perfect match

God's heart in all of my children and spouses ( I could write several pages)

Grandchildren...their the best

God keeping Hunter and Amy safe and working in their hearts on the PCT

Dustin-You're a great father and husband

The new life in Mikal's belly

The passion he's given Mikal in the Post abortion ministry

My daughter's are GREAT mothers

Mikal-huge heart for God

My Family-how we love each other and understand how to extend Grace to one another

Baby Elijah-The Lord is my God (a prayer over him) born 2011

Cally-God's unbelievable rock you are, full of strength and love for others

Javier-A man of God

Honduras-God works in mysterious ways, I love the people

God's faithfulness to Cally, Javier & Elijah-bringing them to Honduras

Amy-the encourager, full of wisdom

Hunter-light hearted in this depressing world (balanced scales)

Mammaw-You teach me so much about the Lord

Mom-She loves her children

Robert-love getting to know you better

My husband-the blessing of struggles brings me to know that God is ever near..A fresh year to love you and grow with you. I'm your girl forever...

To my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ-the most forgiving and gentle God who displays unconditional love to all who don't deserve it. Full of Grace, giving us what we don't deserve and full of Mercy-not giving us what we do deserve. There is none like you...

                                      ~Kelly