Archive for July, 2007
I subscribe to a Daily Devotional Blog written by Bryant Wright at Right From The Heart. I will copy the post exactly here and then discuss.
“…As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to Me, and every tongue shall give praise to God.” – Romans 14:11
Will it take six strong men to get you back in church again? Six strong men to carry your body in a casket down the aisle?
The church is a place to worship, to be encouraged, to be spiritually rejuvenated, and a place to learn what it means to have a true relationship with God. There’s no perfect church because there are no perfect people. And imperfect people need God and the forgiveness and salvation He offers in Jesus. I encourage you to find a church. If six strong men have to carry you there, it will be too late.
I don’t think I could have said it any better than he did. There are all kinds of flavors of churches out there. Some traditional, some more modern, some contemporary, some eccentric. Whatever the case is, I think there is a church out there that will fit you. The thing we have to be careful of is finding a church that preaches the truth and not some fluffed up version that sounds all nice and appealing. The truth is not always easy to accept; but our God is a fair, just, and loving God.
My prayer is that if you are reading this then you would find a church home if you don’t have one. Going to church will not make you right with God, you have to earnestly seek Him; but going to the right church will surround you in people that love God and want to know Him personally. They will share the same struggles as you do. We don’t have to go through this life on our own, which is totally contradictory to what is taught in our American culture… “Survival of the fittest”. If you seek Him, you will find Him.
July 30th, 2007
Erin tagged me awhile ago, and I’m just now getting to answer her questions. Here they are:
First memory – First real vivid memory. Being in South Dakota with my family and seeing Mt. Rushmore. We also rode this train thing and saw a locomotive engine.
First real kiss – Real (good) kiss was Josh… dangit, I can’t even remember his last name! Ha!
First love – Bret Page but my only true love is Kevin, of course
First thing you think in the morning – What time is it?
First pet – Alicia & I had a cat named Crystal.
First question you’ll ask in heaven – Take me to my relatives! (I know that’s not a question, but if I wrote “Where are all my relatives?”, you might think they are somewhere else…)
First thing you think of when you hear the word vacation – beach
First best friend – Andrea Stegall. We went to elementary school together but she moved away in 4th grade. We were pen pals until we were roommates our freshman year of college.
Last time you dressed up – Sunday for church
Last thing you ate – brownie (I cooked them too long and they were like chiseling chocolate to break apart.)
Last CD you bought – Mercy Me for Katrina’s birthday in February. (can’t remember which ones)
Last book you read – I’m in the middle of reading a bunch right now… Last one I finished was Generation NeXt Parenting by Tricia Goyer. I highly recommend it.
Last time you cried – coming back from Galveston. (read my post about it)
Last time you told someone you loved them – Just now, when Kevin put Colby to bed. Then Colby kissed me and said, “Night-night Mama, wuv you too. MMMMM-AHHH!” (that was a kiss, don’t you know?)
Last really funny thing you did – Colby & Kennedy think it’s hilarious when I fake sneeze. They both laugh!
Last thing you watched on TV – “What Not To Wear”
Hooray! I tag all my A-friends: Ashley, Alicia, Amanda, Aynsley. 
July 27th, 2007
Kevin’s dad just bought a flat panel HDTV that he’s hanging on the wall. Kevin’s comment to me – “I want a tv we can hang on the wall.”
Kevin’s comment to me about the blog lately – “Stop entering us in all these contests!” To which I said, “Okay, then I guess we won’t try to win a tv you can hang on the wall? And, it’s from Best Buy.” (his favorite store)
(Long Pause)
“Okay, I guess you can stop after this one.” We’ll see.
July 27th, 2007
I’m not sure who first said that, but I’d like to guess that it was a Mom of small children. Last week when we were traveling back home from Galveston, both kids were fussy and so I hopped in the back seat and sat in the middle of them. I gave Kennedy her pacifier and let her hold my fingers, which is what she likes to do to fall asleep. I leaned Colby’s seat back and gave him his cup to drink. Then Kevin and I started talking and I noticed they had stopped crying. They were both asleep! I breathed a sigh of relief and then looked at their sweet angelic faces. Tears poured from my eyes. I realized that in that moment, “All was right with the world.” I held hands with them and said a prayer of thanksgiving to God for blessing me with such wonderful children.
I know I can’t always make everything right for them, nor will I be able to in the future, but I am so glad to be their Mommy. God has given me such a great responsibility for them and I only hope I will make Him happy.
Can you guess what time it is right now? *shhhh!* Yep, naptime. Indeed, “All is right with the world.”
July 27th, 2007
That’s what Colby calls “Veggie Tales”. I never pushed Colby to watch tv, and he never had an interest in tv until he watched the movie “Cars”. But now I am so glad he has taken to liking G-Tales. The series first came out when I was in high school. I remember youth functions where we would get together and watch Veggie Tales, because we truly liked it. There’s a lot of humor there that children may not pick up, and I appreciate the creators for realizing that if you’re going to watch something with your child, it may as well be entertaining for both audiences.
Anyway, if you’re not familiar, the two main characters are Bob the Tomato and Larry the Cucumber. Except Colby calls them “Bob May-no” and “Ware-ry Cu-mummer”. (Cu-mummer sounds a lot like what he calls Grandmother – Gam-mummer.) Some people think Veggie Tales is weird because they don’t like talking and singing vegetables. I think it’s great. Colby will now pick up a tomato and say “Bob!” Then when the tomato is cut up and he’s eating it, he says, “Bye-bye Bob.”
What do you think? A ploy for kids to eat their vegetables? Or weird and uncomfortable?
By the way, every time I hear “The Hairbrush Song”, I think of mab. I think she was one of the ones to first introduce me to G-Tales, and I thank her for that.
July 27th, 2007
This morning Colby asked if he could have some juice. “Peez, Mama,” he said. So I filled up his cup and we went to Kennedy’s room, where I was putting away some of her clothes. Kennedy was sitting in her rocker and Colby sat down next to her and said, “Say prayers, Ken-dee?” Then he put his finger into her closed fist, bowed his head, closed his eyes, and started praying, “Dear God, thank you for food, thank you for Ken-dee, and Mommy and Daddy, AAAA-men.” And with that, he lay down on the floor and started drinking his juice. Kennedy smiled.
I only wish I had a picture. But, I’m confident that won’t be the only time Colby will pray with his little sister. I am so glad I got to witness this first hand and not from someone else’s eyes and ears. And when I told my mom, she said, “Don’t you know that just makes God smile?” I agree. When children pray earnestly, God hears them earnestly.
July 25th, 2007
Before you read this, know that I am a born & raised Aggie. I always knew I wanted to go to A&M. I loved being a student as much as anyone. And, I am not, as we say, a 2 %-er.
I know we still live in Aggieland and that we’re co-dependent on the University for their academic calendar, but now that I’ve graduated, I really could not be farther from it in my mind. I was trying to remember what A&M’s website was and I had no idea… I had to Google it. It might have something to do with the fact that I have a husband and 2 kids now and I have other things on my mind, or it might be that I haven’t needed to look on the A&M website since I was in college almost 5 years ago. (*gasp*… WOW.)
(By the way, it’s tamu.edu and I should have remembered this since my email was jenna03@tamu.edu for 4 years.) I am way too dependent on Google.
July 24th, 2007
For those of you that believe babies should be seen and not heard, well good luck with that. But, I found a site today that sells products with a heavenly message. Check out Blessed Baby for more info. Also, enter this contest to win a onesie from Blessed Baby. These would be cute for baby shower gifts, and I plan on getting Kennedy one that says “Faith Baby”, to match her middle name.
July 11th, 2007
So its time for another video update. These videos are a few weeks old, but show some pretty cute things. Colby has really taken on the role of “Big Brother” quite well. He loves Kennedy and kisses her all the time.
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Kennedy has been smiling a lot lately, but this video is from some of her first smiling a few weeks ago. What a cutie:
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And last but not least is Kennedy with her favorite item right now, the bird. This is a little blanket with a bird that moves around and “tweets”. It was one of Colby’s favorite toys as well.
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July 8th, 2007
Well not actually. But this is a pretty cool baby carrier. When Colby was born, I tried out the typical baby carriers you find at Target and Toys R Us and none of them fit me right. Turns out I wasn’t shopping in the right places. Now I know all kinds of friends that sew slings and wraps (which is great because I don’t sew). And, I’m finding all kinds of giveaways for slings and wraps and carriers and such.
Why, here’s one now! Go here to enter. This contest has been brought to you by, the letter G and the number 2003. whoop! No really, by All Natural Mommies.
(By the way, Kevin showed me how to link! Hooray!)
July 6th, 2007
Found this site today too. It’s a review blog about anything Mommy-like. (Mostly products for kids and Moms.) Let me know what you think!
July 6th, 2007
Wow, I love free giveaways. Who says there’s no such thing as a free lunch?
(ahem, this is not for a free lunch, it’s for a super cool Vera Bradley bag and coin purse from Pinks & Blues Girls, plus some coconut body butter from The Body Shop. Total Value=$90. Check out their links!)
July 6th, 2007
Found this site today. Looks like they’re having a giveaway… on July 4th!
July 2nd, 2007
