Encounter

Pastor had mentioned for several months now about the Encounter Weekend..This will be the second one we have had at our church..Each Sunday since the first one I would listen to person after person get up and give their testimony on how the weekend had changed their life.

Husband and I signed up to attend it was Friday (6:30-8:00) Saturday (9am-7pm) and Sunday (8:30-10:00) Friday I had to go with Me, Myself and I because Husband had to work (and didn't get home from work until 2am Saturday morning...)

I admit I was a little nervous about spending 9 plus hours in "classes"...BUT, the time flew by and still processing all that I learned, I must say that God had every intention for me to be there....

Like I said I'm still processing.....This was a weekend of relearning things that I knew, like forgiveness...We must forgive others in order for God to forgive us...it is in the Bible, in black and white Matthew 6:14-15 to be exact....

There are things in the past that I thought I was past, I thought I had forgiven...you know that hurt that you have rapped up in a neat little package and tucked away (in my case very deeply tucked away) and thought you had forgiven...and when that hurt was brought back to my attention I knew I had not forgiven that person..and that with MANY things in my life I hadn't forgiven myself, which I have learned through this weekend is sometimes the hardest person to forgive.

In order for God to be able to use us for his work we have to empty out, what ever it may be...where there is bitterness and unforgivness there is no room for joy and compassion...He wants to fill us with so many things but first we must empty out the things that the world has offered us and we have allowed to fill our lives with...

God has called us to be his servant, to lift up those that no one else will.
To stand with those that have been left and deemed worthless...one of my favorite quotes is from the book "A Love Worth Giving" by Max Lucado this is what it says:

"He loves you when no one else loves you.
Others may abandon you, divorce you, and ignore you,but God will love you.
Always.
No matter What."
I read that quote often, and last night it dawned on me...that isn't just for me, it's for the ones that have hurt me....God loves them...always...no matter what.
Blessings!

M

Meet Pete...

I have been on the look out for a puppy...a specific breed and color, and during a search on goLSN (a website with lots of pets, located here in KY and TENN) I found an ad for just the dog I was looking for...

A Chocolate Lab...His name is Pete, and the funny thing was that the owner lived right here in Burkesville...AND with further reading I found out It happen to be my cousin that had the dog for sell (really cheap)

So after a conversation on the phone with him Saturday, we made arrangements to pick up Pete....the owner was working alot, he didn't have much time to spend with the dog and had to keep him tied, he has had him since he was 9weeks old he is now almost 2yrs old and still growing.

You see we had a dog once a very crazy, steal the neighbors shoes, bite the neighbors goat, ate the neighbors kitten, unstable very over protective different dog...but we had to give her away...Ahem..

The kids were so excited when we brought Pete home and he had been tied for about eight days so he was ready to run and play (and drag me through the yard) so without further adue...Meet Pete!!! I'm sure you'll be seeing alot more of him...(and hopefully the neighbors won't see him at all)

M

It's Prom Time...

Saturday was a busy day at the Salon, it is that time of year again for updo's, lot's of hairspray, bobby pins by the millions, and endless tanning bed visits....decisions, decisions...up or down, curls or straight, poof, or lots of poof the list could go on and on ( and believe me it does) Just a Note to all of you out there in blogger land, your hairdresser has fears, we do think to much sometimes like the night before prom I was panic stricken...Did We have bobby pins? So all night I dreamed we had no bobby pins and every store Chas and I went to were out....crazy? yes, but very true!
Just so you know the salon was stocked with bobby pins galore, and with curling irons heating, dryers running, combs teasing, hairspray flying, camera's flashing, girls giggling, and Maria and Chasity taking extra dose of Tylenoltaking it all in with ease...we made all the girls sparkly and beautiful! (They are all beautiful without the sparkly too)
So here are a few pictures from our day...it makes me feel old to see these girls going to there Senior prom, I hold them all near and dear to my heart,( we have had good hair days and bad hair days together:))

*NOTE TO GIRLS* Thank you for allowing me to do your hair for this special day I love you all and I am very proud of each one of you!

M

Tying knots and saving a life (kinda)

I was scolded by my Mother because I haven't posted anything new in awhile...My excuse? I was waiting on pictures...But since I have yet to get them I'll do the post without them...

Well where do I start?

Well Sister got married Sunday....It was quiet a surprise since we don't breath without talking to each other...But I am sooooo happy for her!!! It was just her, Daren, and the boys (and Jade)

Small, but the most important people were there, I thought it was so sweet, they said their vows, kissed, signed the papers, and loaded up and went to Allen's basketball banquet (What a way to throw a guy into the whole family thing hu?)

Daren and Melissa left this morning for the Great Smokey Mountains for their honeymoon and will be back sometime Sunday.
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So The same Sunday that Sister got married Husband and I dropped Chad (my oldest) Off at Mom and Dads so he could ride his dirt bike, (It has been in the shop for about two months now....new motor) and Husband and I went to Wal-Mart to do some grocery shopping....We stopped back by Moms to pick Chad up and I knew the moment he walked out of the house....

He got in the truck and said "I broke my front brake on my dirt bike."

If you have a child that has a dirt bike or go cart, you know it is always something...but he had only had his bike back for TWO DAYS!!

Before I could say anything he said "Mom it wasn't my fault (never is)"

This was what he told us..

He and a friend were down at the park riding their motorcycles, and two guys and a girl had dropped they're kayaks in the creek a few miles above where Chad and Lance were, the creek runs right by the park and where the boys were riding (*NOTE* The creek was up we had a few days with lots of rain)
When the people got to the spot where Chad was the girl's kayak flipped over, she was seatbealted in and could not get out or flip the kayak back over, so the guys (While trying to get to her) saw Chad and started yelling for him to help, he dropped his dirt bike (That is how the brake got broke) and helped her flip the kayak back over!

Now I must say in my mind I thought he had really taken time to think that one up, but as we were driving home low and behold what did I see fighting the crazy current in the creek to the right of the road...Yep, the three people he had told us about, and the girl looked like a drowned rat, wet hair, wet cloths, paddling like a mad woman!! And Chad yelling and pointing the whole time "THERE THEY ARE!!"

So I guess this time I'll let the whole brake thing slid..(GRIN)

Blessings!!

M

Abby In The News

I know that some that read my blog have heard me mention little Abby (her picture is on the right of my blog) So in case you don't visit the Riggs blog I thought I would share the Great news that she is home...she has been fighting leukemia for a while now...she still has 2 more years of treatment, but she is a fighter...

Funny how I have never personally met this child but I can't say a day passes that I don't think about her and her family...they truly are special people!

Well Little Miss Abby made the news so I thought I would share the video with you..Her and her family help the local news raise awareness about giving blood..

Please continue to pray for this precious little girl and her family, and take a little time and go visit they're blog just click on the picture of Abby on the right of my blog..Blessings!

M

Update on Allen

Just wanted to post an update on Allen.

He went back to the Doctor Friday, the swelling in his leg has went down some, and they gave him more medicine to take...and told him to try to stay off of his leg and apply heat...(uh? an 18year old be still...)

Anyway he seems to be feeling better (but that was Friday, I haven't seen him since)

Just wanted to post and let you know in case you were wondering..now back to cleaning house....Blessings!

M

Allen's leg..(ick!)