Psalm 16....My Portion

vs. 1:
You are my Lord
Apart from you
I have no good thing
God sometimes I doubt
I don't know my way
Where do I belong

bridge:
You speak to me
Inside my heart
I hear your voice
You instruct my heart
You show me your way
Night and Day I know...

chorus:
You have placed my portion before me
Your grace helps me embrace it
Your love completely surrounds me
My cup runs over with joy

It is good...you are enough for me
I have abundant life
When I'm in your hands

vs. 2
You are my Lord
I know your will not abandon me
God, I am secure
I rest in your love
I belong to you

When I'm An Old Lady

So..I am so thankful this season for my kids. I love them so much. They do truly bring me joy.
My mentor sent me the poem below that made me laugh right out loud because even though I love my kids there are days when I shake my head at the end of the day and think, "why? why? why do they do the things they do?" Do they not see the big picture of what I am trying to teach them or that I really am trying to raise them to be ladies and a gentleman? Of course not! They have no real understanding of all that.....yet! But at night when I do creep in to see if they are okay- they are sound asleep and so precious, I stand over them and thank our God for giving me such precious children!! What gifts!!

Enjoy the poem....laugh out loud!!

When I'm An Old Lady

When I'm An Old Lady, I'll live with each kid
And bring so much happiness...just as they did
I want to pay back all the joy they've provided,
Returning each deed, Oh, they'll be so excited!
(When I'm an old lady and live with my kids.)

I'll write on the wall with reds, whites and blues,
And I'll bounce on the furniture...wearing my shoes
I'll drink from the carton and then leave it out
I'll stuff all the toilets and Oh, how they'll shout!
(When I'm an old lady and live with my kids.)

When they're on the phone and just out of reach,
I'll get into things like sugar and bleach
Oh, they'll snap their fingers and then shake their head
And when that is done, I'll hide under the bed!
(When I'm an old lady and live with my kids.)

When they cook dinner and call me to eat,
I'll not eat my green beans or salad or meat
I'll gag on my okra, spill milk on the table
And when they get angry...I'll run...if I'm able!
(When I'm an old lady and live with my kids.)
I'll sit close to the TV, through the channels I'll click
I'll cross both eyes just to see if they stick.
I'll take off my socks and throw one away
And play in the mud 'til the end of the day!
(When I'm an old lady and live with my kids)

And later in bed, I'll lay back and sigh
I'll thank God in prayer and then close my eyes,
My kids will look down with a smile slowly creeping,
And say with a groan, "She's so sweet when she's sleeping!"
(When I'm and old lady and live with my kids)

Author Unknown

My son likes to dress up and enjoys being an animal, a superhero, a cowboy, a doctor, and lately he loves being Billy Blazes, the firefighter. But this particular morning he decided to emulate a cartoon character on his cereal box!! So..I couldn't resist capturing this funny moment.
"It's Great!"

Every morning we study in our Awana Cubbies book...he then becomes Cubbie Bear for awhile!
I never know who it is that is living in my house from day to day, moment to moment....
I love my son!!

Election thoughts...

My children and I have watched the election very closely. We have studied all aspects of the campaigns and prayed over the men and women running for offices in our government, particularly the president's office.
We have discussed carefully what our response should be if our particular candidate didn't win the election. Well, that has happened.
I am amazed at the derogatory remarks, disrespectful attitudes of many Christian adults toward our President Elect. This saddens me. I do not agree with him, I do not in any way, shape, or form support many of the agendas he has, but I believe that God has laid it out in Scripture that I am to respect the office of president that he will occupy. I must now support him through prayer. If I have any issues that I disagree with then I should look for ways to get involved to change the course of those agendas NOT criticize and speak with malice about him. But, sadly, I am not seeing that in many of the adults that I have spoken with. Instead I have heard many malicious comments toward our President Elect or at the very least comments that totally tear down and not encourage or help....
What are we teaching our children? Are we ignoring God's Word, are we saying it is okay to say things in politics about people when it is never accepted to speak that way to individuals we are daily involved with?, and are we proving to our children that we don't really trust God and his ways? I mean, God is still in control and uses all people to bring about his glory whether or not they "want" to bring him glory (think of Pharoah....Nebachanezzer....Pilate...)!
I really want to help my kids to understand that right now God is in control and he will use these next four year to shape his people. I do not know what the future holds but I know who holds the future and I trust HIM (Almighty GOD) to keep me in his hand as well as my children. God can and will give us the courage and the will to stand for him in the days to come. He will show us how to be actively serving him and actively working toward seeing his principles put into practice whether it be in our lives individually or collectively as a nation.
I hope that we as Christians can look to our President Elect and pray with pure hearts for his turning toward God's voice and God's principles. I pray that we as Christians will stand up and be a beacon of light in this nation even when we are not particularly thrilled with the outcomes of elections, world events and so on...
Please pray for our President Elect- Barack Obama as he gets ready to serve and work for our country. Pray because God requires it of us.