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Time for an Update!!

Time for some pictures of the cutest little girl I know! Apparently though...I've forgotten how to upload pictures on here, so they're in reverse chronological order. Whoops. :) I think you'll still enjoy them anyway. There's a video or two to come as well!!

Still Around...

Well. I'm still here...I just haven't been around much to be honest. The summer seems to have slipped through my fingers...as it always does. Here we are in August already. It was just May...I swear. You know...So much has happened over the past three months, I scarce know where to begin. And really, I don't think I'll even try. I think I'm just going to leave it at God is a merciful God. He is a mighty, and wonderful God. He is just...He is loving and kind. But sometimes He allows us to go through desert times that we just don't understand. It's during those times that we learn to depend solely on His providence. We learn to trust that He will give us the breath we need to survive to the next moment and the strength we need to get through the next day. I don't always understand why He allows the bad....but I always trust that He sees the good in the broken times and that He will continue molding me into the woman He wants me to be while I'm in the valley. That's all I've got to say this evening. Thanks...and goodnight.

Wow

It's been awhile...Things have been a tad busy. But let me update. Things have been quite interesting around South Bend....President Obama was in town to speak at Notre Dame's commencement yesterday. The whole controversy surrounding that was that he supports abortion and Notre Dame is a Catholic university - which typically does NOT support abortion. There have been all sorts of protesters - on both sides of the fence. Obviously you know where I fall. :-) Most intriguing to me; however, was the woman that was arrested on campus for protesting against his presence here....Norma McCorvey. That name didn't sound at all familiar to me when I read the news story this morning. But I did a little digging. You may recognize her as Jane Roe...most famously known as the Roe in Roe v. Wade. Yeah, from that case. She was THE primary person in the pivotal case that paved the way for abortions to be legalized for all women across the country. Interestingly enough, she herself has NEVER had an abortion. The premise of her case was that she was raped - and that's why she needed an abortion. Never happened - and she later admitted that. The Lord touched her heart down the road and she has since come to Him. He has done a miraculous work in her life and she fights now to reverse the decision to make abortions legal. She gave birth to the little girl she was pregnant with during the trial. She put her up for adoption. Come to find out, she gave birth to three children total over her life. And she realized that a fetus IS a child...it is a baby...at all points from conception on. When did she realize this? Working at an abortion clinic...while Operation Rescue worked right next door. O.R. reached her. Ironically enough, the woman that at the same time in Georgia was accomplishing the same monumental decision, Sandra Bensing, is also now pro-life. Her case, Doe v. Bolton, occurred on the VERY same day! She also never had an abortion. Both women...who represented "a woman's right to choose..." never used that right and feel that the right to choose doesn't outweigh the right for that little baby to live. Their stories are incredible. Should you have the opportunity...You should check these out:

http://www.forerunner.com/forerunner/X0474_Roe__v._Wade.html

http://www.cnn.com/2003/LAW/01/21/mccorvey.interview/

By the way. This is so good, I'm posting it on both sites. :) Sorry if you're reading it twice!

New Blog

So, I've started a new blog - not to replace this one...just to kind of raise awareness about something that I think is a HUGE problem in America. I really think people are being deceived about the tragedy of abortion. I think believers have become complacent - we need to stand up and share the love of Christ. We need to reach those who are scared and don't know what direction to go...we need to save the little lives that are being lost. Anyway. Obviously prayer is the most important step to take...but I really feel compelled to start spreading the word. So. Here is my new blog. It's just going to be a place where I share thoughts...post information...and research that is going. Check it out if you want...if not...I just ask that you pray.

http://psalm139preciouslife.blogspot.com/

Puppies!

So, here are some pictures of my "babies" over the past few weeks. I love 'em. They make me happy!

Peyton crawled up in the chair behind me...Just to cuddle.

Cooper is just a happy dog. All the time! He's happy. Just wants to play!

Peyton has been keeping me company since I've been home sick. He's been a naked puppy too! Been running around w/o his collar!

Cadence likes to sleep on the back of the couch...she's pretty cute.

The picture on the right is of Cooper trying to catch the laser...He's so funny!

The picture on the left is Peyton trying to hide. He forgets how big he is!

Updates on Life!!

Well, I haven't updated in a long time! Things have been pretty busy. We got a motorcycle...so we've been riding quite a bit...Which can only mean one thing...the weather has been very nice!! I know that Shana hasn't felt well, so I'm going to post some pictures of Aylah! :)

Love is Here

So this has been quite the interesting week. For starters, I didn't sleep more than a couple hours each night. (my meds took a little longer to come in than I planned for...) Add to this stress from work, the duties of cleaning, cooking and doing laundry as well as a dog that eats shoes and one that has been having accidents almost daily in the house. Of all the weeks for me to have a bad week, it just happened to be holy week. I'll get to the importance of that momentarily. I hit my breaking point yesterday...the tears flowed like rain...I felt like I had no control over anything. We ended up going out to dinner with my parents and brother and had a wonderful time. We laughed till our sides hurt and ate till we were full! I got up this morning and took Peyton to the vet....he has a bladder infection - thus the source of his accidents recently. I was all excited to hear that and the fact that he is a VERY healthy puppy otherwise. But then they told me the total. Wow. He's more expensive than me...and that's sayin' a lot! Anyway. God has provided some support for us, and we are very grateful for that. I'm sure you're wondering if I'm ever going to make a point...and, well, I'm not sure that I will. Anyway...got home and took a little nap while Ean worked on the bike. Then a little bit later, we went on our second ride of the season. There's something about the wind whipping past you and the sound of the motor revving that is entrancing. Kind of forgot about everything that had been wrong and just smiled. After our ride, I made dinner and we decided to watch The Passion of the Christ. I've seen this a couple of times before - but it's been at least three years since the last time I watched. It was too painful to watch more. The scene that always brings a steady flow of tears is when Jesus is being scourged...and from what I hear, the real thing was even more graphic than what was shown in the movie. His skin was ripped from His body. He was beaten into a bloody pulp. His beard was ripped from His face. People mocked Him, spit on Him and laughed at His pain. They actually enjoyed watching His "punishment." The thing is, Jesus never did anything wrong. He never sinned. He never gossipped while He was at work or snapped as His friends or family because He was tired or grumpy. He was tempted in EVERY WAY we are, yet without sin. His stripes bore my sin...paid for everything I am...and everything I am not. He didn't have to suffer - but because He is LOVE...He chose to. That is humbling. VERY humbling. There's a song that really gets me lately...here are the lyrics:come to the waters, you who thirst and you’ll thirst no more.come to the Father, you who work and you’ll work no more.and all you who labor in vain and to the broken and shamed:love is here.love is now.love is pouring fromHis hands, from His brows.love is near,it satisfies.streams of mercy flowing from His side.cuz love is here.come to the treasure, you who search and you’ll search no more.come to the lover you who want and you’ll want no more, no.and all you who labor in vain and to the broken and shamed,yeah:love is here.love is now.love is pouring from His hands, from His brows.love is near, it satisfies.streams of mercy flowing from His side.yeahand to the bruised and fallen,captives, bound, and broken hearted.He is the lordHe is the lord,yeahby His stripes he’s paid our ransomfrom His wounds we drink salvationHe is the lordHe is the lordlove is here.love is now.love is pouring from His hands, from His brows.love is near,it satisfies.streams of mercy flowing from His side.streams of mercy flowing from His side.cuz love is herelove is here.

I am LOVING His Word!!!

Today I'm going to post some of the verses I've been reading lately. I've been doing a study through Proverbs and decided to add Psalms in there as well. :) I also got a new Bible, so I have been going through to highlight my favorites. Anyway. God has been challenging me to dig deeper...so, here they are:

Proverbs 3:5-6 ~ Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways, acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight.

Proverbs 2:6 ~ For the Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.

Proverbs 4:24-27 ~ Put away from you a deceitful mouth and put devious speech far from you. Let your eyes look directly ahead and let your gaze be fixed straight in front of you. Watch the path of your feet and all your ways will be established. Do not turn to the right nor to the left; turn your foot from evil.

Proverbs 15:1 ~ A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Proverbs 18:21 ~ Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.

Proverbs 19:1 ~ Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in speech and is a fool.

Psalm 73:26 ~ My flesh and my heart may fail but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever

On the Mend

Ean is getting better. :) That's exciting. Work is busy...also a good thing. I'm tired though which is a bad thing. But that's ok. We're already almost halfway through the week!! I have decided that Peyton is the most people like dog I've ever met. He's the biggest baby in the world! Last night he crawled up into the chair with me and wanted me to hold him like a baby. I mean really. :) Of course, I let him...so I suppose that's partially my fault. Oh well. Hmm...what else is going on? Nothing much I suppose. Sometimes I think I have a boring life. But other times I think we're too busy....not sure which is best. I think it's very easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of today and the worries of tomorrow. Sometimes I think we get so worried about what's going on that we forget to LIVE in the moment. And I definitely think that it's too easy to rest in the Lord. I just forget so often that He provides rest for the weary...I think one of my favorite passages...One I need to meditate on more often...is Isaiah 40:31..."But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up on wings like eagles, they shall run and not grow weary, they shall walk and not faint." How powerful is that? Wait on the Lord...and HE shall renew our strength. I think I wait on people too much. And that....will always end up in disappointment at some point. It's so much easier said than done though! How often have I put my faith in a person instead of God. Even now! But people will let you down. It's not like they're trying to...they're just human. And to be human is to be flawed. Anyway. Just random thoughts for tonight. Sometimes I just have to write what comes to mind...for no other reason but to get it out of my head. Here are some pictures from yesterday - to further prove that Peyton is goofy. :)

My Poor Hubby!

Well, not much to report. Ean is REALLY sick...He's been running a fever on and off all weekend...mostly on...and it was 102! Anyway. Here are some pictures from the past few days. The dogs were trying to make him feel better. :)