This is a very unique fundraiser I found in the wee hours of the night, after my kiddos went to bed. I was so excited about it! I have a very special friend, Shelly, who has the same heart for orphans that I have. She is adopting three kiddos with special needs, and needed help fundraising. So we have paired up to help each other raise money for our adoptions!!
These flower bulbs are 100% guaranteed! What a PERFECT Mother's Day present!! And 50% of the purchases go toward our adoption fundraiser!!! Please go have a look, and order some pretties for your garden or your mom's garden, or your grandma's garden!!!
http://www.flowerpowerfundraising.com/campaign?campaign_id=15812&user_campaign_id=373140
Friday, April 12, 2013
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
The Boat Song
Thinkin' of someone special today... missing and wishing that Someone Special were here to hold. Soon, my Darlin'. Soon.
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Unconventional
Unconventional /un-con-ven-tion-al/ adjective.
Not based on or conforming to what is generally done or believed.
Not bound by convention, rule or precedent.
Being out of the ordinary.
For the most part, I lead an ordinary life. I have an ordinary house, in an ordinary neighborhood. I drive an ordinary minivan, and have an ordinary dog. I wear ordinary clothes and ordinary shoes. I don't stand out from the crowd much, and that is completely intentional. I do not like to have all (or any) eyes on me. I like to live my quiet, ordinary life.
I do like to think I have an extra - ordinary husband, because I think he is rather charming and intelligent, witty and handsome and debonair. He makes that U.S. Air Force uniform look good!! :) And I also like to think I have extra- ordinary children, too. They are much more beautiful than any other children I have seen, and they each have an inner beauty and individuality that I think is extremely precious. And the military life isn't quite as ordinary as I wish it could be, but it does afford us some pretty neat experiences I would not trade.
So when we announced to family and close friends that we are doing something rather unconventional and doing this intentionally, we got a pretty vast array of reactions. Some were surprised, some were excited. One friend, a very dear friend whose eyes are set on Christ, nearly cried with joy! Some were visibly disappointed in our choice to subject our family to such unconventionality, but with unconditional love vowed their support despite their verbal fears and worries.
It was very difficult for me to subject them to this disappointment, so much so that the fear of telling those I knew would not be overjoyed at our decision, the fear of being a disappointment to those whom I love made me physically ill. This is not the first time I have subjected them to this kind of disappointment by veering off the conventional course, though, so I should be used to it, right?
Truth is, I should always set my heart to please Christ, not everyone else. It feels GREAT to be accepted by those you love! But that was never what Christ-followers were called to do.
This has been a verse God has used to speak to me for quite a while now. I am a perfectionist, by nature. It's sometimes debilitating. I don't want to disappoint those I love. I want to be perfect for them, so they are proud of me. But I am becoming more and more focused on making GOD proud of me, of letting Him use me for HIS glory, and not my own. So I have to step out of my own comfort zone, and let Him stretch me and lead me. I can't conform to this world and still be a light for Him.
Not based on or conforming to what is generally done or believed.
Not bound by convention, rule or precedent.
Being out of the ordinary.
For the most part, I lead an ordinary life. I have an ordinary house, in an ordinary neighborhood. I drive an ordinary minivan, and have an ordinary dog. I wear ordinary clothes and ordinary shoes. I don't stand out from the crowd much, and that is completely intentional. I do not like to have all (or any) eyes on me. I like to live my quiet, ordinary life.
I do like to think I have an extra - ordinary husband, because I think he is rather charming and intelligent, witty and handsome and debonair. He makes that U.S. Air Force uniform look good!! :) And I also like to think I have extra- ordinary children, too. They are much more beautiful than any other children I have seen, and they each have an inner beauty and individuality that I think is extremely precious. And the military life isn't quite as ordinary as I wish it could be, but it does afford us some pretty neat experiences I would not trade.
So when we announced to family and close friends that we are doing something rather unconventional and doing this intentionally, we got a pretty vast array of reactions. Some were surprised, some were excited. One friend, a very dear friend whose eyes are set on Christ, nearly cried with joy! Some were visibly disappointed in our choice to subject our family to such unconventionality, but with unconditional love vowed their support despite their verbal fears and worries.
It was very difficult for me to subject them to this disappointment, so much so that the fear of telling those I knew would not be overjoyed at our decision, the fear of being a disappointment to those whom I love made me physically ill. This is not the first time I have subjected them to this kind of disappointment by veering off the conventional course, though, so I should be used to it, right?
Truth is, I should always set my heart to please Christ, not everyone else. It feels GREAT to be accepted by those you love! But that was never what Christ-followers were called to do.
"For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ." ~ Galatians 1:10
This has been a verse God has used to speak to me for quite a while now. I am a perfectionist, by nature. It's sometimes debilitating. I don't want to disappoint those I love. I want to be perfect for them, so they are proud of me. But I am becoming more and more focused on making GOD proud of me, of letting Him use me for HIS glory, and not my own. So I have to step out of my own comfort zone, and let Him stretch me and lead me. I can't conform to this world and still be a light for Him.
"Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect." ~Romans 12:2 (emphasis mine)So, here I go, setting out on a grand adventure of non-conformity and unconventionality. I am deliberately choosing something that goes against the grain, but that I know without a doubt that is exactly where God is leading me. And just like the grand adventures I have taken in the past, the ones I had to step out with courage and faith in the unseen, I am floating on a cloud, knowing that this is exactly where I need to be.
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