Saved By Grace

I Covet Your Prayers!!!

2010-07-26T10:25:00.000-07:00

With no words other than your prayers are truly needed right now.

Praise Report!!!!

2010-01-01T08:16:00.000-08:00

Giving God all the Glory, Michelle, came through the end of 2009 with an awesome victory!!!! 2009 has been a year full, (and then some) of trials for her and her family, but God brought the victory on the last day of 2009!!!! Cancer Free!!!! Amen. All her scans came through clean and free!! God we give you ALL the Glory!!! Thanks to all who have lifted her up in prayer. Continue to keep her in your prayers, she has been my link to sanity for many years!!! We love you sis!!!!

Happy New Year

2010-01-01T08:05:00.000-08:00

Wishing all of you a Happy New Year and many blessings in 2010!!! Thank you all for your support and prayers through 2009.

Continue to Pray

2009-12-21T18:03:00.001-08:00

Please continue to pray for Michelle, as she ends her journey with RT and starts a new page in life. God has truly been good to her, and she has been so faithful to God. Many people would have charged God foolishly if they were given the trial she has battled. This has been a hard year for her and her family, (this is a huge understatement!) and yet she has continued to give God the Glory and walk in His light!! Please keep her in your prayers!! I catch myself crying out to God or asking for prayer with my trials, but Michelle, is an example of a real Fighter!!!!

What Beauty!!

2009-12-21T07:07:00.000-08:00

How amazing God works. I came home to this beautiful bouquet of flowers from my daughter! And a simple "I Love you Mom" on the card. I love you too hon!!! What a beautiful bouquet of flowers, at just the time I needed something to take a bit of the load I am carrying right now. God works in mysterious ways!! Thank you is not enough right now, but I am so blessed to have my kiddos!! They seem to know when mom is down or facing trials and issues!! Please continue to pray for me/my family as the trial seems to be gripping tighter. Also pray for our lost daughters that God would bring them back in!!!

My words to hang on to for Today

2009-12-17T05:23:00.001-08:00

Another day of hanging on. I ran across this poem this morning and decided if I posted it, maybe it would help me through the day!

God Can Move Your Mountain

When things seem so impossible

And life’s so hard to bear,

God can move your mountain

Before you reach despair

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He’ll never leave you or forsake you-

Trust in Him always.

Be anxious then, for nothing

And never cease to pray.

So keep on climbing higher,

Be patient while you wait.

For God is never early

And also never late.

~Author Unknown

Please pray for me

2009-12-15T08:29:00.000-08:00

Today is not a good day for me. I will not go into details, but I do ask that you pleae pray for me. There is truly a lot on my shoulders that I won't burden anyone but God with, however I really need some prayers going up before the throne of God! Only so much you can bare right? Well, I have reached my limit today. I know I have to be strong for my family, but sometimes I just can't go anymore!

When words just don't say it!!!

2009-11-03T05:59:00.000-08:00

Please pray for my friend, Michelle, she needs your prayers and comfort right now. Her whole family does at this point!! But her heart is broken, and right now she needs JOY!!! She/they lost their "best friend" Taco(man's best friend) yesterday and this is really a true heartbreak!! I guess he was ran over in the road and she saw him on her way home. Taco was there for her with her battle with BC when no-one, (including me), were not! How I wish I would have handled everything so different!!! Been there for her even more.

Hang in there sis, Joy comes in the morning. I love you!!!!!

See the BIG boys!!!!

2009-10-09T05:41:00.001-07:00

Come on over to my Grammy Blog and see how big the miracle boys are getting!!! God is truly blessing them. I also want to say how proud we are of our daughter and son in law as they walk through this journey in life with God. They have hung on to the Hand of God so strongly through all of this. We ask that you continue to pray for their strength, and for the reunion of the brothers. Also that they get to go HOME soon!!!

Join the Team To Fight Against Breast Cancer

2009-10-09T05:25:00.001-07:00

I just wanted to encourage everyone to come on over to Michelle's blog and join in her team "Team Hope" for the fight against breast cancer. Michelle goes into more detail on the information. Plain and simple, join the fight. God can use the efforts of US to help others!

Isaiah 40:31

2009-10-06T20:32:00.000-07:00

Isa 40:31 But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew [their] strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; [and] they shall walk, and not faint.

Right now this is about all I can say. Lord; help me to be strong while I wait!!! Waiting on God isn't always easy. As a matter of fact, it can get quite difficult to say the least. Well, this period of waiting seems to be going on an awful long time!!! But, God does know what is best for us right???? Lord increase my faith, help me to be like Michelle.

Please continue to pray for the miracle boys!!!! God is moving!!

A Dedication To My Friend!!

2009-10-03T09:53:00.001-07:00

I would like to dedicate this song to the strongest woman I have ever met, Michelle, my friend . Michelle has , and still has such strong faith and trust in God. I admit I have failed her and would like to say "Sis, please forgive me for failing you. I am sorry!!!" She has hung on to The Lord through her battle with BC and never once turned her back on Him. What a perfect example that I need to learn to follow!! Click here to listen to the song that makes me cry and think of how strong she is and how weak I really am. You can follow her journey by clicking here.

Baby Micah Surgery Update

2009-10-01T20:24:00.001-07:00

Come on over to my Grammy Journey Spot for an update on Micah's surgery today. Thank you again for all your prayers. God is truly awesome. We give Him all the Glory for the miracles He is doing for these 2 precious little guys!! Please continue to pray for Michelle . Although God won this battle for her, (The whole Family), she still has decisions to make. Pray God gives her the strength and wisdom to make the right decions according to what God has planned, not man!! We give God all the praise and Glory!!

Prayer Request

2009-10-01T06:29:00.000-07:00

Good morning my blogger friends. I am asking you to go here to my Grammy post to see my prayer request for baby Micah. He is having surgery this morning at 10:00, again. Poor little guy, he sure is a fighter!!

Family Favorite Recipe

2009-09-29T13:11:00.000-07:00

I just wanted to share a recipe with you all that I borrowed from Here at Finding Joy in My Kitchen. My family has decided this is their favorite!! Even Squirt asks for seconds and thirds if I would let her!! LOL They love it and it is perfect for this cooler weather we are having. I have tweeked it just a little bit. The changes I made are: I totally omitted the butter, I used shredded carrots, (had these on hand) I used 1 whole red onion instead of minced onion (we love onion) skim milk to keep the fat out and 1 large can sliced mushrooms. This cooks up so good. And makes plenty for my big eaters and lots of left overs.

I invite you to Join Me in The Journey

2009-09-29T11:12:00.001-07:00

I haven't linked my blog about our new Twin Grandsons as I obviously haven't been posting here for a long time. I am ashamed that I have allowed time to go by so much. I apologize to all of you that I slacked up keeping in touch with. I would like to invite you all to join in our Journey and read all about the beautiful little Angels God blessed our daughter and son inlaw with. Well, us too!!! *Grins*
Click here to join me in the Journey and follow along as these little Angels continue to grow. You will have to scroll down to older posts in order to catch it all from the beginning. Lov eyou guys. Please continue to pray for Michelle. She is almost at her appointment right now as I type.

Praise Report

2009-09-28T21:12:00.000-07:00

It has been over a year since I have posted. Many issues, (besides lazy) going on in my life and I have just put it off. But with this Praise report, I can't contain it any more!!! Michelle , as most of you know has been battling the big battle of cancer. Well, Thank God the battle is won, and God gets ALL the glory!!! Click here to see her post and read all about it if you haven't been following her battle. We just want you to know that we love you sis and we are so excited to see what God is going to do next!! Who ever said Miracloes don't happen anymore? Noone can convince me of that, especially now!!! Thank God for His tender Mercy!!! The only thing I could do was thank God and let the tears roll.

CVS and Walmart

2008-05-04T22:07:00.000-07:00

Well, it has been ages since I have posted and I feel horrible about it. Health has been a little on the downside lately and just plain laziness!! Wanted to share some of this weeks/months CVS and Walmart deals. One thing I must say, since starting CVS and coupon shopping, my family has had so much more than we ever had. Pantry stocked, toothpaste, body wash, etc. Amazing how God blesses us!!!

Ok, on with the deals: Click here to see the deal Michelle and I did at CVS (she took a great photo!!), minus the granola bars, and add in 2 bags of CVS watermelon slices and a pkg. of peanut butter crackers. All of which needless to say did NOT make it home.

Then my son and daughter (Squirt) and I ventured on to Walmart Saturday and decided to attempt a few deals. It turned out great!! Here is what we ended up with! We ended up with 5 Honey bunches of Oats cereal, 6 Huggies Clean Team Wipes, 3 Old spice Body wash, Dove Deoderant, Scrubbing bubbles Kit, 4 Disposable Scotchbrite Toilet bowl brushes, 4 Johnson Buddies, 1 pkg cakesters, 3 boxes Ronzoni spagetti, and a pkg. of runts. All this for $10.08 OOP, would have been $3.00 less, but she deleted a Q and never scanned it back in. I know not great as far as OOP goes, but it was a savings of $53.00. I was happy about it. I plan to go back to get more of the toilet bowl cleaners before Q's expire. To read many more great deals head on over to Money Saving Mom.

Baby is Home

2008-01-18T15:52:00.000-08:00

Hi all. Just an update on baby Myra. She is finally home, and Mom and Dad are so happy and excited to finally have baby girl home!!! She is growing quickly. She passed the 5 pound mark, and is growing like a weed. If you can see the stitching on her outfit, "Piglet" that fits her wonderfully!!! God has truly blessed this little girl and helped her to make it home so quickly. More photos to come as soon as possible. God bless to all!!!

We're Grandparents!!! Praise God!

2008-01-03T18:13:00.000-08:00

It has been a long time since I have posted, I have really been a slacker! We want to give God all the Glory and Praise for His Grace and Mercy in what He has done in our beautiful Grandaughters life. Baby Myra Elisse entered this world on December 29th 2007 at 10:24 P.M. She was almost 7 weeks early, but God has truly been in the whole situation. Long story on the birth, but God blessed our daughter and son in law with a beautiful little girl who is strong and healthy. Lord willing she will be going home early to mid next week. She is doing fantastic, even surprising the doctors and nurses. No oxygen or anything, just needing to be where they want her to go home. We were quite surprised with her early arrival, however we are so excited she is here. Mom and Dad of course are just beside themselves!!! Michelle and I made the trip (LONG) to the hospital a little after baby was born, just in time to see them get her ready to be air lifted to the neo-natal unit. Then we went to visit on Tuesday, my how she has changed!!!!! As you can see from the photos just a couple of days apart! Grandpa has not been able to see her in real life yet because he has been sick and is not going to pass the germs on to her. He can't wait to see her and hold her!!!!

Happy Veterans Day

2007-11-12T07:16:00.001-08:00

We want to wish all the Veterans who are serving and have served at one time or another in their lives a Happy Veterans Day and to say Thank you for your dedication to this country. We know Freedom is Not Free! Someone has to stand up and fight for it. We have several Brothers and Sisters in our church, (including Michelle and her DH, Our Pastor) who have served Our Country to help us keep our freedom. A big thanks to all our Veterans in this Country, and God Bless You!

This weeks CVS Deals

2007-11-10T22:14:00.000-08:00

Ok, I am not great at this yet, but I love the deals we got this week! I am so excited about the savings, stocking up (great for gift baskets, thanks to Michelles thought on that) and not to mention the fun in all the shopping and not spending much if any $$.

I am going to try and post my deals of the week, minus a couple products,(that were consumed before we even made it home!!)

And by the way, a great big Thank you to Michelle for ALL her help, both before the accident, and YES, believe it or not, even the same day after surgery and today!!

Ok, here goes: I will probably miss something, but I hope to start keeping a better log of my earnings and spendings in the weeks to come!!!

Deal 1: With my $1.00 mfg coupon on the tums, $3/10 CVS products Coupon and my $8.000 ECB's I was OOP .62, but I earned $5.00 in ECB. Not great but a good deal for me.

Deal 2: With $50.00 CVS coupon for the Ascencia monitor from the Managing and Preventing Deabetes booklet free in the store, and my mfg $2.00 off coup on the clinical deodorant, 3-$1.00 off coup on the fruit2O, and $13.00 ECB's I saved a whopping $116.77 on this trip and get a $50.00 Mail in rebate. Plus I earned $11.00 ECB's.

Deal 3: , With coffee coupon, 2-$1.00 off coup for fruit2O, and $4.00 ECB's, I saved a total of $31.54 and earned $4.00 ECB's.

Deal 4: With 3-$1.50 off coupons on the colgate, $4/$20 coupon, $3/$15 coupon, $2/$10 coupon, and 6 ECB's I saved a total of $20.21 and earned $8.00 ECB's.

And last of all, Deal 5: With $3/$10 CVS Products coupon and .50 coup, and $6.55 CVS gift card, I was OOP $2.38, and saved 16.51 on this trip but I earned $10.00 ECB's and gained a lot of product.

The Whole week in a nut shell looks like this:
for a total savings for the week of $189.03 and an earning of $38.00 ECB's, a gift card for $25.00 for a new prescription and a pending $50.00 rebate on the monitor. I hope to get better at this CVS deal where I am not OOP at all and not using so many ECB's per transaction. I need to acquire more coupons! :-) Grins
There were a couple other transactions within the week where I was OOP more than I wanted to be but I chose to hang on to my ECB's since the earnings were so minimal. (Probably not a wise choice!!) But I am learning, I hope! Head on over to Money Saving Mom to check out many more great savings! Wow, amazing!! Oh, I forgot to mention that our CVS had the CVS Body wash on sale for .49 each, and still gave back $1.00 ECB on each one. AMAZING!

Saturday Update on Michelle

2007-11-10T06:24:00.000-08:00

Good morning all. Just wanted to update on Michelle's progess. Surgery went well as I mentioned yesterday, and she is FREE!!! She made it to prayer meeting last night, no better place to be than in The House of God!! She is in great spirits, in some pain but she is free from the hospital and on her road to recovery! Continue to keep her in your prayers as her healing takes place. Many of you may not know, but her hair is very very long!! Like to her knees and longer, and she is tall!! So needless to say, one hand combing that much hair is going to be quite a chore! Pray for her strength and help from her family. She is blessed with a wonderful family and they are great about pitching in when needed. The household chores won't be an issue, they will pick up the slack and go. Just the hair issue.. Please pray for her.

Have a wonderful Saturday and I will continue to update as time goes by.

Surgery Update on Michelle

2007-11-09T13:01:00.000-08:00

Good afternoon everyone. Just wanted to update all on Michelle's surgery. She is out of surgery and receovery and back in her room. The bad news is, she did break the balljoint in her elbow. Her DH said like an eggshell in 4 places. So that means they did have to replace the elbow with a metal balljoint. But the good news is, the ligaments and tendons are in good shape and recovery will be much faster, IJN!!! Also the cast won't have to be changed out every 2 weeks like a normal cast!! We give God the praise and glory for being with her in surgery and guiding the surgeons hands! We just want to continue to keep her in prayer as the healing process begins. That the pain be a minimal and the healing go quickly! Doctors know a lot but they don't know what our God knows!! He can make all work 100% with that new elbow. He is a God of miracles!!!

Friday Morning Update On Michelle

2007-11-09T07:31:00.000-08:00

Good morning all. Just wanted to update on Michelle this morning. She is scheduled to go into surgery at 11:00 am, but honestly we are praying she can go in sooner. She has been dealing with a lot of pain and swelling through the night. It needs to be overwith so she can start her road to recovery!! Please keep her in your prayers this morning, pray for the surgeon and the nurses that they keep their minds on what is best for Michelle. God will be in that surgery room and we are believing Him for a complete recovery. We are also believing for just putting the existing balljoint in place and not actually having to put a metal one in there!! God is able to do miracles, even at this stage!! God is a miracle worker!!!

We appreciate all your prayers and thoughts through her time of trial right now. Pray also for the family!!

Update on Michelle

2007-11-08T15:53:00.001-08:00

First I want to say thank you to all who have been praying and continue to pray for Michelle at By The Grace of God. We spent a little time with her this afternoon at the hospital and she was really in good spirits. Unfortunately, she is going to have to undergo surgery tomorrow instead of today. The Dr. said she crushed the balljoint in her elbow and they had to order parts to get this fixed. (OUCH!) So instead of being out and home already, surgery is scheduled for tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. Please pray that God guides the surgeons and nurses, and that she gets to go home quickly after recovery. That is her desire, to go home and rest in her own bed!! God is able. Besides, God can still heal the break overnight!!

Thank you for your continued prayers, for Michelle and her family. You know how things are when Mom is not home!!

Gods blessings to all!!

Urgent Prayer Request!!!

2007-11-08T06:45:00.000-08:00

Good morning all. I have been slacking in the blog business, things have been so busy. But I have an urgent request, please pray for my dear friend Michelle at By The Grace of God. She needs prayer right now in a most urgent way. She fell real early this morning and broke her elbow and dislocated her arm. She will be having surgery this afternoon. Now this is not good for anyone, but this is one busy lady and this is definitely NOT something she needs. Please pray for her surgery, that God guides the surgeons and nurses hands and minds. And pray that the healing process goes well!! I will update as time goes by.

God's Blessings!

2007-10-26T15:51:00.000-07:00

First of all I want to say sorry for being out of the net for so long! It has been a rough couple of weeks. Between sickness, (icky flu) with all of us, and then pink-eye to top it all off, and dealing with other issues, I have not made time to blog. I have been reading when I had a chance, but just not in the mood to write. Maybe afraid of what I may put down, not material for blogging.

Psa 37:5 Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring [it] to pass.

This verse of scripture is so true!! We have been praying about some situations that needed to be taken care of, and once again, God has proved His faithfulness!! Even though I have a tendency to stress, God comes in right on time! He knows our every need and He hears our prayers.

Things have been pretty rough lately in the financial area, too rough actually. But God has made a way. We had MinPin puppies we were trying to sell and it seemed like the devil just kept blocking every effort we were making to get them sold. We were putting them on Cr*ig L*st and people with attitudes kept flagging our ads. We didn;t have the $ to advertise them in the local newspaper like we usually do, so we kept trying and trying. Praying and praying, and I asked Michelle to Please Pray! Well, we sold them both. With this we were able to take care of a very needed issue, get some groceries, (necessities) and take a shopping trip to CVS. Thanks to Michelle and all the information from Money Saving Mom I was able to start my journey on saving money while obtaining lots of needed items. Michelle helped me out, as I was a chicken to use the coupons!! "Grins" It was a real blessing for me. It really works. Michelle kept telling me it works, and I believed her, I was just scared to attempt it. I know on my own I would have messed it up!! I am looking forward to more savings with coupon clipping and money saving blessings. On such a tight budget, saving money is wonderful! Now if I could get the wisdom I need to feed my family on $35.oo a week like Money Saving Mom I would be much better off. I am excited about this new journey. Below are my first savings adventures: which by the way was a lot of fun!

First trip (No ECB's to start with)
3 Tylenol 100 Tabs @ 8.69 Each = 26.07
-CVS coup 4/20
-CVS coup 2/10
- 3 $5.00 Tylenol Coup Here
total OOP with tax was $6.54 but I earned $10.00 ECB's

Next trip click here
And My late night trip last night consisted of this

Although this trip did not come as easy as the other two, I had some opposition with the cashier. For some reason the Maalox tabs did not ring up the ECB's, therefore with a little persistence, I actually ended up with $5.00 ECB's and $9.00 in gift cards. I am looking forward to more wonderful shopping trips and savings!

Thankful Thursday

2007-10-10T22:02:00.000-07:00

Psa 5:11 But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.

Today I want to say I am Thankful for such a Loving and Caring God. A God we can depend on, take our pain and sorrow to and He never turns us away!

Yesterday morning I started my (hopefully) long future plan of walking every morning. (Doc says the heart needs it)!! While I was walking my mile + (Oh on the treadmill by the way), I was talking to God, and I just knew without a doubt He was listening! I felt such a peace and comfort talking to Him and telling Him how much I loved and appreciated Him. Lifting up the needs of family, friends, saints and loved ones. What and Awesome God we serve!

I am thankful for my job, although I can't wait for God to give me a new one. Time to move on! I am thankful that this job is still there for me.

I am thankful for a 3 day holiday weekend that we just had! I got some much needed rest and was able to get things done in the house I usually don't have time to do. Plus read a bit more than usual!! (I love to read)!

I am thankful for my friend Michelle . She doesn't really know just how much she has been a blessing in my life and for my family!! She has taken so much time from her busy life and dropped what she needed to do and been here for us!! I can't even count the many times she, (and her family) have done this for us! God knew what He was doing when He sealed this friendship!! I remember so many years ago when we first started coming to church and our Pastor had all of us go up front and pray. He had Michelle Stand next to me and put her hand on my shoulder and pray with me. From that day forth God did something! He knew what I needed and was going to need in the years to come!! A VERY special friend!!

I am thankful that God is going to bring back our wayward daughter, bring her back to Him, and to us. It has been several years now since she decided to take her own path in life and leave God behind. But I know that I serve a prayer answering God and He said in Luk 11:9 And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. I believe that God hears our prayers for her and He will bring her back. I am thankful for her walking back in these doors and having a changed heart!!

To read more Thankful Thursday posts and be blessed go on over to Sting My Heart

Pretty in Pink

2007-10-07T12:07:00.000-07:00

"The Squirt" decided she wanted to be like her brothers and wear a "hat". So she wore her pink Princess hat. She is so much joy around here. No matter how my day, she brings a smile to my face somehow. God knew what He was doing when He blessed us with this little girl!! She is not shy at all, she loves the camera and a laugh. Especially if she is the one making you laugh!! Her latest thing is walking around the house singing Praises to God!! She loves to sing, "Can't Nobody Do Me Like Jesus" or "Glory Glory, Halleluiah". What a Joy this is to our souls!

WD Passport Portable Hard Drive Giveaway Sponsored By 5 Minutes for Mom

2007-09-25T21:29:00.000-07:00

Yes, Western Digital understands that Moms have some of the most important data that needs backing up. And they have generously offered to give 3 of us our own new Passport hard drive in one of their new just-launched fun colors.

She will draw 3 lucky winners and WD will give each winner one Passport in a new color with a carrying case. In addition, they would like to offer those who do not win Passport units, a coupon for a free passport case with a Passport purchase at their online store.

Coupon Information: If you don’t win a drive, you’ll definitely want to purchase one. And you can use the following coupon to get a free case with purchase of the drive. So you simply add the Colored Passport and this Carrying Case to the shopping cart and on the check out page, enter the coupon code “FORMOMS” which will make the carrying case free. This coupon offer is valid from September 24 to October 12.

You definitely want to get started with a Passport, so enter a comment at 5 Minutes for Moms and link back from your own blog to let your readers know about this great giveaway. These are invaluable for storing data and digital images.

They will draw the three winners on Friday, October 5th.

More Prayer Requests

2007-09-15T13:50:00.000-07:00

Lately it seems like I have so many prayer requests. This time I am asking prayer for our daughter Jessica and son in law Aaron. They just had a very sorrowful event take place in their lives. Jessica miscarried a set of twins. They (as we) were so excited for the new little ones they were going to bring into the world. Unfortunately they did not make it. Of course we know God has a plan for all things and He knows what is best in our lives. I am very thankful she was not very far along, although this does not dismiss the fact that she is now a heartbroken young lady, and he a heartbroken young man. Please pray for their healing through God and that bitterness will not set in their hearts. That God will help them see Him in this plan He has for them. Pray that when the time is right, God will bless them with their hearts desire.

Free Samples Thanks to a friend!!

2007-09-08T13:40:00.000-07:00

Thanks to a very special friend Michelle I am on my way to receiving my free samples and so can you. Just go to the links below and enjoy the samples!! I love free!!

Curves® Cereal Honey Crunch

Thankful Thursday

2007-09-06T21:18:00.000-07:00

Psa 107:1 ¶ O give thanks unto the LORD, for [he is] good: for his mercy [endureth] for ever.

I want to say first and foremost I am thankful for The Lord nd His mercies in my life. I am so thankful that His mercy does endure forever. Without His mercy, I would be dead or most miserable. I know that I am not worthy of His mercy, but I am so thankful He saw fit to bring me out of the gutter of sin and set me free!

This may sound funny, but I am thankful for all your thankful hearts. Reading your thankfulness encourages me each time I read. I am so glad that my friend Michelle encouraged me to start blogging. I have been blessed beyond measure with blogs I have read.

I am thankful for my young female Min Pin who had her puppies a little early and is being a wonderful mommy. Although only 2 out of the 4 have survived, she is being a very patient mommy for her first litter. She is very loving and protective of her babes. I know she gets tired of being locked up with the pups so long, but when she goes out, she is always anxious to get back to her little ones. I am so thankful the 2 that survived are doing great. Fat butterballs, ready to start venturing out a little further than their kennel each day.

I am thankful for what God does with our mistakes that we make in life and can make something negative have a positive outcome if we give it to Him. I was talking to my 19 year old daughter this evening and we were saying how thankful we were taht God is able to take our mistakes and make something good come from them! Although we tend to make choices that God would rather we not make sometimes, if we are willing to humble ourselves and submit ourselves to Him He can pick up the pieces of our lives and make the outcome a blessing. I am just thankful that His mercy is there for us!!

I am thankful that this heatwave is almost over! I don't like hot humid weather, (why do I live in Kansas??) grins, and I am so looking forward to Fall!!

I am thankful that God is going to someday bring our wayward daughter back home. It has been a long time since she decided to take her life into her own hands and walk away from God, but I believe that as long as we hang on to our Faith, and don't give up on God, that she will turn back to Him, she will be back in His safety and with her family who so misses her!

To read more Thankful Thursday posts and be blessed go on over to Sting My Heart

Urgent prayer requests!!

2007-09-03T15:16:00.000-07:00

I am asking everyone to please pray for a couple of needs we have in the church. One is for a brother who is really ill, and they are contemplating amputating his foot. Please pray that God intervenes with this and Heals his foot quickly. It has been a long ongoing infection that he has had but we know God is a healer!! Pray for his wife also, she is really having a rough time with this situation, as she is not real well herself.

Also pray for our guy Josh!! He is not our son, but he is my best friends son, and he is a wonderful young man, and our family loves him!! He was at the ER for most of the morning yesterday with an issue. Pray God keeps His hand on him, and stop whatever the devil is trying to put on his body!!

Wow, Another Great Prize Giveaway

2007-09-01T21:09:00.000-07:00

BooMama is having a great prize giveaway for Casting Crowns newest CD release. Just click here to check out the link and to have a chance to win.

Joanna (Squirt) Is 2

2007-08-29T22:25:00.001-07:00

A little late on posting her birthday as it was the 31st of July but she is quickly growing up!! She has been such joy to this family since our older girls are all grown up and married. Joanna puts a smile on my face no matter how I feel!!

Thankful Thursday

2007-08-29T21:42:00.000-07:00

First of all things I am Thankful For The Lord Jesus Christ and His Love, Grace and Mercy to me and my family.
I first of all want to apologize for being away from my blogspot for so long. Things have been so very busy lately, I haven't made the time to sit and type for just a few minutes. But I did want to get back in here and try again!

I want to say how thankful I am for Gods love. How He takes care of us from day to day. Since my last postings, lots of things have happened. Our van, which was on its last leg died. I was on my way home from work on a Friday evening and it gave out. Needless to say, it is history! God has so much mercy, He made sure we had the ability to replace it before He allowed it to give out on us. Just that very day He provided the financial means for us to purchase a used one. Of course we didn't know it was in His plan for it to give out on us that day. Long story short, He blessed us with a great van, for the price we had been praying for for several weeks! God is totally awesome, and NO payments!!

I am thankful for my family. For my husband for being so patient with me when I don't cook..... which seems to be often lately. (Always running here and there every day it seems)! He is always willing to help wherever he can, or wherever I ask him to. For my boys for being so helpful with their little sister (Squirt) who by the way is 2 now!!!

I am thankful for my job. Although I am really ready for a new job, I am thankful that this one is still ongoing, (as a contractor for the US Army it can be dropped at any time). God has kept this job open for me a lot longer than they expected it to be. He knows!!

I am thankful for out Pastor and His Wife! They always keep us in their prayers, (God knows we need them)! I am thankful that they continue to be the examples and leaders that we and our children need.

I am thankful for my future grandchildren!! Yeah.... we are so excited!! God is blessing and ading to our family!!

I am thankful for this blog community, I am so blessed by so many of your blogs I read. You will never know just how much I am blessed when I read your stories and blessings!! Keep us in your prayers, and God bless!!

To read more Thankful Thursday posts and be blessed go on over to Sting My Heart

New Contests @ 5 Minutes for Moms

2007-08-29T15:46:00.000-07:00

Wow everyone. Look at what 5 Minutes for Moms is giving away. 2 great giveaways! First a HP Photosmart A626 Compact Photo Printer. This is a wonderful prize! Check out her blogspot, and link this giveaway to your site for the chance to win this awesome printer. I know I could sure use one. Thanks 5 Minutes for Moms. For More information and to enter the contest head on over here. to check out this giveaway, and don't forget to link her to your blogspot. 5 Minutes for Mom will draw the lucky winner on Monday September, 10th, so hurry on over.

Her next giveaway is a $100 Gift Certificate from Land's End. Wow, imagine what you could get with that!! For More information and to enter the contest head on over here.

Meet Joanna a.k.a."Squirt"

2007-06-21T22:30:00.001-07:00

This is The "Squirt" that so freely gives smiles. I have to tell you a funny story about what she did in church last night. I was in the nursery with her during service, "she is forever hungry!!" and she stopped what she was doing with her friend and said " Mommy, I have to go poop". Well, she is in the process of potty training, and this is the first time she ever stopped to tell me she had to do "that". So we quickly walk to the ladies restroom, and to my surprise, she had NOT done her business in her pull up. I sat her on the stool and sure enough, within seconds she did her business. Needless to say I was very excited about this milestone and she was excited that I was excited! This was an accomplishment and I hope to see more days like this.

Thankful Thursday June 21

2007-06-21T21:38:00.000-07:00

First of all things I am Thankful For The Lord Jesus Christ and His Love, Grace and Mercy to me and my family. Without His Amazing Grace I would be so lost and undone. Even though I am so unworthy of His Grace and Mercy, He so freely gave His life that I, we could be saved.
I am thankful for the peace God gives me even in the midst of our trials. Financially things have been a struggle for quite a while, and our van is on its last leg, (pray God opens the door for a new one really soon), no AC in teh van, Central Air out at home, and on the list goes, but through it all God has given me peace and strength to praise Him no matter what I face in this life. This world is not my home, I'm just passing through. Like Phl 3:14 states: I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. (KJV) My husband and I have sung the song titled He's In The Midst a few times and that is how my heart feels today. No matter what I want to be thankful.
I am again thankful for God's faithfulness and for being a prayer answering God. I am so happy He has heard the many prayers that have gone up not just from us, but from our daughter and son in law, friends and other family members. We are so excited for them and for us that we will be grandparents early next year! God is just so awesome!!
I am thankful for my boys, Daniel-11 and Caleb-7. There are many days when I think they suspect mom may be troubled or worried about things and they just give me a hug and tell me they love me. They don't usually ask questions, they just hug me and *kiss* me and say "I love you mom"! They don't realize the impact that has on me, how much it makes me rejoice that they are there for me. They freely give their love, especially if they think mom may be sad.
I am thankful for Joanna a.k.a "Squirt" and her precious love and smiles. She always has a hug and smile for me when I come home from work, no matter how hard or stressful my day at work, she smiles and puts a smile on my face.
I am thankful for this community of bloggers who have truly blessed my heart beyond measure. For more Thankful Thursday hearts go on over to Sting My Heart

Thankful Thursday

2007-06-14T04:00:00.000-07:00

Luk 11:9 KJV And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
1). First of all things I am thankful for Jesus' Love, Mercy and Grace. For loving even me. For giving me a new life!
2). I am so thankful we serve a prayer answering God. I couldn't wait to tell everyone that I am thankful we are going to be grandparents!! Regardless of what the doctors may have tried to say, God said different!! He has blessed our daughter and son in law by making their hearts desire a reality!! Like Luke 11:9 says, Ask.... Prayer most definitely works!!
3). I am thankful for the blessings we DO have. At times I mope about what we don't have, but today I want to Thank God for the things we DO have.
4). I am thankful for a strong church and Pastor & His wife that are dedicated to the work of God and lead by example.
5). I am thankful for my friend!! She may not realize how much of a help she has been to me in the last 15 years or so, but I know, and I just want to tell her thanks!!! Too many times I have called in the middle of the night, with a broken heart or a situation in life, and she has never turned me away! That is a friend!!
6). I am thankful for life. Although this world is not my home, and I await the next life with my Lord and Saviour, I am thankful for the ability to be alive and hopefully be a witness to someone while I am here.
7). I am thankful for this community of bloggers and Thankful Thursday. My heart is always blessed by so many thankful hearts.
To read more Thankful Thursday posts and be blessed go on over to Sting My Heart

Contest!! Father's Day Giveaway Sponsored By 5 Minutes For Moms

2007-06-10T21:44:00.000-07:00

We have another gift idea for Dad in Part 2 of our Father’s Day contest - once again courtesy of the fabulous folks at Best Buy - the Rocketfish™ Twister Wireless Laser Notebook Mouse.
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For More information and to enter the contest head on over here.
God Bless and wish you the best.

Thankful Thursday

2007-06-07T18:59:00.000-07:00

1Ch 16:34 KJV O give thanks unto the LORD; for [he is] good; for his mercy [endureth] for ever.

First and foremost I am thankful for Gods love and Grace. He is so wonderful to me. I am so thankful for His daily peace and strength.

I am thankful for Thankful Thursday posts, as I read more and more Thankful Thursday posts, I grow more and more aware of Gods awesome blessings.

I am thankful for our Pastor and his Wife. They are wonderful people always prayerful and so dedicated to the work of God.

I am thankful that I still have a job today. Work has been very busy and stressful lately to say the least, and then to top it all off, I was told on Wednesday that unless I completed some recertifications by COB I would not have a job today!! Well, needless to say it was not my fault these recertifications had not been done yet, between technology and time, but that was of no excuse to the HR people. Well, by the Grace and Mercy of God I was able to complete the recertifications; (8 hrs worth) in about 2 hours. I give God all the Glory for that. I was almost ready to throw in the towel!!

I am thankful for the job God going to provide for my husband. I am thanksful for this by faith!! I know He has a plan and there is a job being prepared for my husband.

I am thankful for my children. For their unconditional love and smiles! They are very patient with mom!! "Squirt" just gives smiles all day long, (unless she is tired or hungry!!) Grin.

To read more Thankful Thursday posts and be blessed go on over to Sting My Heart

What an awesome God we serve!

2007-06-04T16:00:00.000-07:00

God is so Awesome. We had a wonderful service in Church Sunday night. God just seemed to move in the service Sunday night in such a powerful and beautiful way. He just seemed to sweep over the sanctuary, touching and strengthening people. Without this well of strength to draw from, my week would be really difficult to deal with. I am just so thankful for God's love and strength.

Psa 18:2
The LORD [is] my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, [and] my high tower. KJV

Thankful Thursday

2007-05-31T16:30:00.000-07:00

How excellent [is] thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings. Psa. 36:7 KJV

* First of all I want to say how thankful I am to The Lord for His Grace and Mercy. Without His Grace and Mercy I would be totally lost. He has been so good to me and my family. Even in the midst of trials, He is always there. My faith and trust are in Him.

* I am thankful for my children, for the love they so freely give. Even when I fail them they have their arms wide open for a hug. I am thankful for the help my boys give us, with all of our older girls gone and married, having a 22 month old "Squirt" at home can be a very busy life when I work full time and try to keep up with the household chores. They are very helpful.

* I am thankful for my loving husband who is beyond patient with me! I seem to slack often when it comes to a decent meal on the table for him, but he doesn't complain, he just helps out. He takes up the slack for me where I can't get things done, even with his health issues, he is there and ready to do whatever needs to be done.

* I am thankful for friends that are there when you need them. Without my most faithful friend, I don't know what I would have done all these years that things have been difficult. She has always been there, no matter what time of day or night, she listens and helps me out of the dumps!! And she helps me with "Squirt" beyond mention!!

* I am thankful for my job, although it is time for a new job, I am thankful that I do have this one for now.

* I am thankful for a wonderful Pastor and his Wife that are always there to pray for us, listen and to encourage. I am so glad they follow after God and His word to preach the Gospel to us without compromise!

Memorial Day

2007-05-28T07:09:00.000-07:00

Today is Memorial Day 2007. For many, a reminder of our loved ones who are no longer with us in the present, but dearly remembered in our hearts. As another Memorial Day comes and goes, I need to remember that God should always be first and foremost in my life. Life is short, and if I am not right with God, then all of my life would be in vain. I sometimes need a gentle reminder from God that no matter what situations come my way, He is there to help me through, I just have to allow Him to take control.
We give honor and thanks to those Soldiers who have and still do today, serve this Country so that we can lay our heads on our pillows at night and feel safe and secure. Thank God for a Free and Safe Country, and thanks to those who serve to keep it that way. May God Bless you and your families.

Weekend Blessing

2007-05-12T15:55:00.000-07:00

First of all, I wanted to mention that I am a garage sale nut. I love to find great bargains at garage sales. Never know what someone else may not want anymore that I amy want, or need!!! We have been needing a new countertop in our kitchen for quite a while, and I would much rather get a great bargain than pay full price!!. Especially when finances are on the tight side. So, this morning the kids and I went on our garage sale hunts and there was a nice looking countertop bigger than what we need, which of course Michelle said, "Use extra piece for the other side of counter"..... duh here. But it's a perfect idea!! Anyhow, the countertop is in great shape, and hubby just needs to cut it to fit. God is so awesome and always knows what we need and want!!! Pray we find a "cheap" sink to go with it. :-) Well, Michelle picked it up for us and now it awaits being cut to fit. Yeah!! I also got Joanna, a.k.a "Squirt" a kitchen set for a great price!! Photo will be posted soon.

New at Blogging

2007-05-07T21:37:00.000-07:00

I am new at this blogging and I hope to learn a lot in my journies. I have read so many wonderful blogs, and now it is time to venture out and try it, with some help of a very special friend of mine!!