R, S, L

good to see you again;)

okay so, along with the rest of you..... I have been busy. I never realized how many clients I had until you all need to come see me at the same time. Wow. You all have been great working with me. It has been great to catch up with you all. I want to say thanks to Ann Grimes for the home-made pimento cheese, oh yeah!!! Hot Heads, Bridget, Nikki, Tiffany, Penny, Jenny, and Maxine.... you guys are awesome! These girls had a money jar set up and blessed us with it last week. Branch Chapel, "Growing in Christ", Sunday school class blessed us with a generous donation! Also, Stephanie Starling took up money at her hair studio. Bethany said something about a poem she had read describing how people in our lives for reasons, seasons, and lifetimes....... you girls have kept in touch, reached out to me when I needed you most and I am so humbled and blessed to have you in my life! Many reasons, seasons, and lifetimes have come my way and you all have proved to be faithful and you are dear to me. Melissa, everyone keeps asking me about you... I think they love you:) The most dear... you are. You are what friendship is all about. You are what Jesus wants us all to be.... a real person, that does real things without thinking of yourself first. You are truly amazing because I know your heart. I know you do for others even when you don't feel your best. I thank you from the bottom of my heart, for a Lifetime:)

Muah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


*Here's the Poem Bethany spoke of*

Reason, Season, Lifetime............................

People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away. Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.
Some people come into your life for a SEASON, because your turn has come to share, grow or learn. They bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh. They may teach you something you have never done. They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy. Believe it, it is real. But only for a season!
LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons, things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation. Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your life. It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant.
Thank you for being a part of my life, whether you were a reason, a season or a lifetime.

better

sorry its taken me so long to post... i am doing much better. i have to take it easy. so i am. we have had a great weekend and i am looking forward to david's last week of preschool, so that we might be able to sleep in at least one day a week, if possible. and then when shendi gets out, oh yeahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!! we will be sleeping in then!

i am still putting together thank you notes. don't give up on me if you haven't gotten yours.. you will:)

love you all

Not feeling so good today. I have pressure in my back and neck, fatigued and queazy. We'll see. I will wait it out. I might be doing too much, too soon. Just pray.
love ya'll

mother's day

hey. happy mother's day to you all. it's been a wonderful day. church was awesome. the kids gave me a beautiful card and david made a picture frame with his picture in it, along with an iris bulb. nate gave me a card as well. we ate lunch at damon and kathy's house. damon has a closet full of costumes for his shows, so the kids played dress-up and they danced to harry connick. "a music party" is what sam called it. he called himself "the music king", we agreed. some of the adults also dressed up and kathy actually sang to us. we had a wonderful time!!! that's what "mother's day" is for.

i am doing great. i'm stiff and sore at times but nothing compared to before. work went well this week. the first night i was a little dazed once i got home but all in all, i am thankful to be back. i have had fun with my friends at work. the adult company is needed:)

nate came home this morning from work with lots of gift certificates totalling about 850.00. his co-workers pitched in and blessed us tremendously. he also has a good friend named giles who has blessed us too!!!! thank you giles and family:) you all are storing up your riches in heaven!

we love you all and are so blessed to have you in our lives.
happy mother's day mama!

going back to work

I realize it's been a week since my last post. We have been busy getting ready to get back to normal. We spent the weekend at the beach having a relaxing vacation. It was so nice to get away and not worry about home. We all needed to get away. So, we are all tan and we've finally gotten all the clothes washed. You know how it is when you go away, you come back and have to clean and wash and get everything situated. So it's situated.

Tomorrow I will go back to work and I am very excited to. I miss my co-workers and most of all my clients. You all have been so caring and supportive.

I have decided this is going to be a fight. This weekend when we were away, I didn't go to the gym or move like I have been. Man, I got pretty sore and stiff and just feeling awful. It wasn't until today that I have felt better. And it's because of the exercise that I can even get through the day. I told Nate, it would be much easier to ly on the couch and take some pain meds. I am going to have to fight my way through this. But if you know me at all, then you know I AM a fighter. Strong-willed, determined, and most of all so independent. There are certain things I can't do and I know that. So I will find a way to get through it.

Someone said to me yesterday, "just when you think you have it bad, you meet someone that has it a little worse". Yes, that is true. I am just thankful I am able to fight. There are people who can't. Like a good friend of mine. She can't fight because she has to be medicated to get through a day. And yes, she HAS to take medicine. It burdens me so. I know that if she were in my shoes she would do exactly what I am doing. So, I will not take for granted the health that I DO have. I love you girl.

So wish me well tomorrow. I will let you know how it goes.

"faith without works is dead"