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Who Are You?

11/30/2011

I heard it said once, you are not who you think you are. Your not who they think you are. Your who you think they think you are. Geez that's a mouth full!! Probably a lot of truth to that though. It makes me realize how important it is to tell our children who we think they are, don't you think?? I've always told my granddaughters, you are so sweet and so smart and so pretty. I have also added important to that now. I want them to know how I see them, but more important, I want them to know how God sees them. He didn't make any junk.... The Bible says He even knows how many hairs are on our heads. WoW!!

I love you all so much. Thanks for being there for me and making me feel important. I know what my Daddy says about me. I'm working on believing it. I'm getting better every day!!

BlessingS
Carol/MJ
Psm 138:8

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Memory Triggers

11/29/2011

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When we got to the TA truck stop in Santa Rosa today......the first thing I thought of was the last trip I ever took with Jeff. We all had an Ipod or a dvd player or something to occupy us. Jeff did not. So we spent a lot of time stopping trying to find him a little portable dvd player, LoL. I had the thought, I wonder if I had known that was my last trip with him if we would have talked more?? Probably so..... One of the last things I remember him saying to me before he went to the hospital was: "You really are a pretty woman honey" Precious, oh so precious memories. I have no regrets at all from my time with Jeff. I knew everyday of our life together that he loved me. I am so very grateful for the time I shared with him.

Don't put off till tomorrow what you can do today and cherish the ordinary things in your life.....that's what memories are made of!!

Love y'all
BlessingS
Carol/MJ
Psm 138:8

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Friends

11/28/2011

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I am so abundantly blessed with friends. From Canada clear down to Florida and all in between. Again I'm not braggin on me, I'm braggin on HIM!! i do however wish I got to see y'all more than once a year. Thank you Sir for all you have blessed me with. I pray I can be a blessing back to each and every one of you!!

Oh how I love y'all!!
Carol/MJ
Psm 138:8

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Missin'

11/26/2011

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One of the worst feelings in the world to me is missing somebody. Just about the time you think you have it whipped it creeps back up on you. I find myself intentionally not putting myself in a position to miss anymore. If that makes any sense. I know that our emotions are by choice. I work on it everyday.....but the last few days have been missing days. My Mom and Dad, Nanny and Pa, Jeff, my family, cause we are gone. I'm glad the grieving is over, and it's probably not a bad thing to miss. It would be awful if we didn't miss them at all.

I started this blog a long time ago and just finished it today. I'm gonna decided that that missing is not a bad thing after all. I have a lot of good memories to lean on. I'm gonna be thankful for the time I had with each one of them instead of sad about the time I don't. It's my choice.

BlessingS
Carol/MJ
Psm 138:8

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Wounds

11/23/2011

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I believe broken hearts are a lot like deep wounds. So say you got a deep cut on your hand. It certainly wouldn't heal over night. It would take some time to begin to heal. It would get a scab on it after a few days. Then you begin to use your hand again and you might knock the scab off. So now you have to start the healing process over again. Eventually thru the natural healing process it will get well. It certainly did not get well over night, did it? It's the same way with our hearts...... After Jeff went to be with the Lord, it took me about 14 months to begin to breath again. I didn't realize I wasn't breathing though until I started breathing again. I don't even remember the first month after he left. I continued to do everything I had done, thinking I was alright. But then it was like the Lord took the lid off of a dark box and the light came shining in!! Wow....Wow!!! I laughed for a solid three month. I would be sitting in church and just begin to laugh for no apparent reason and I couldn't stop. The healing had come. The grief was gone. But remember I said I was still doing everything I used to do. I didn't lock myself in my room. I wanted too, but I didn't. I surrounded myself with my Smiles when the days were too much to handle. That was the medicine God used to heal my wound. I didn't keep it all bottle up inside of me. My precious daughters and my son and son-in-law were there to let me vent. So I guess what I'm trying to say is, we can heal if we let HIM in our life to heal us.

Psalms 147:3 "He heals the brokenhearted, and binds up their wounds."

BlessingS
Carol/MJ
Psm 138:8

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The Hugs~N~Kisses

11/22/2011

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We all decided that we wanted to cook together the other day. Cause just being together doing anything is fun around here, Praise the Lord. So as everyone began to get here I noticed the babies coming and lovin my legs while I was cooking. Nannie, I love you. I love you too baby. I don't know about y'all...but that lights my fire. Seriously lights my fire. They always run to meet me with hugs and kisses. They always leave me with hugs and kisses. There are always lots of laughs in between. I am so blessed!!!

SOOOOO don't forget the hugs~N~kisses....they go really well with turkey and dressing!!

BlessingS
Carol/MJ
Psm 138:8

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Thankful ~ Reposted from Kim Grinstead ~ Thanks Kim!!

11/21/2011

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Today I am thankful that no matter what times have held for me, I've never seen my family go hungry, homeless, or without what we needed, the Lord always provided.

Is thinking you never know and cherish what you have until you see what others don't have. You will be made rich in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God. 2 Corinthians 9:11

BlessingS
Carol/MJ
Psm 138:8

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We Can Always Find Something Wrong....But Why?

11/19/2011

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It might seem like I'm fussing and maybe I am a little bit. I wonder why we are so quick to complain? Have we just been so programmed by the things around us that we fall into it. When I catch myself complaining it makes me sick. What on earth do I have to complain about?? I have a wonderful family and friends. I have a warm home, a great vehicle, food, clothes... I can go on and on counting the blessings I have. I think you get the point. So what i am suggesting to you is QUIT WHINING. Nobody wants to be around someone that whines all the stinkin time. I know their are times we need to vent. I do too. Find someone you trust to vent to. Don't do it in public or on facebook. I promise the more we count our blessingS the more blessingS we will have.

Part of my goal with this blog is to encourage you all to see, just to slow down and see... Try to start seeing the other side of the situation. Don't be so quick to assume you know why people act the way they do. Instead of saying what on earth are they doing...think it's not like them to be that way.....Stop judging and start loving and caring..... I sure do love y'all!!

BlessingS
Carol/Mj
Psm 138:8

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What's In A Name

11/18/2011

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This was a topic at the conference. When I think about my Daddy, I always think of integrity. When I think about my Momma I think of love. When people think of us....what do they think? I don't always get everything done that I want to do, but I am working on getting better. What we do here on this earth after we get saved doesn't determine if we get to heaven or not. Only accepted the free gift of salvation does that. What we do here on this earth after salvation helps lead others to Jesus! We do not have to earn our salvation, it is a free gift, Jesus already paid for it. Matthew 5:16 says "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven."

BlessingS
Carol/MJ
Psm 138:8

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The Conference

11/17/2011

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Oh my goodness what an awesome three days I had in Seguin. The Lord really blessed me with some new friends and to catch up with some old ones. I don't really even know where to start.... I'm still pretty jacked up about it!!

The first morning I went down to the breakfast area at the hotel for coffee. There was an older gentleman sitting there. (Y'all know I've been working on noticing people, LOL) I started not to speak and decided I should say hi and introduce myself. His name was Bill Manning and he was there for the conference too. I liked him right off. Well come to find out, the doctor had only given him six months to live. He was told his lungs were gone. Well Bill had already decided not to believe the doctor and had made it from Oklahoma without his oxygen. Praise the Lord.

Tuesday night Bill got to preach. He never missed a beat and said he had walked more during his message than he had in a long time. My friend Dave Simmons was up to speak after Bill. Dave said Carol I feel like the Holy Spirit wants you to sing before I speak. I said whoohooo I'd be blessed too, what would you like me to sing? He said sing something upbeat and rock the house. I said I'm not sure if I have anything with me like that let me look. I sat down with my Ipod (high tech redneck that I am, LoL) and began to look. Well there it was...Power In The Blood and it's a kick butt version. Well when Bill got done preaching it was all very reverent and he spoke over some people about some different things. I'm kinda doubting my song choice by now. But I kept feeling like that was the one. So they asked me to come up. We cranked it up and oh my goodness the Spirit of the Lord fell in that place and HE Rocked the house!! Bill and Pastor Cody took off running and you know if Bill wasn't healed he could not have been running... Well the next day Pastor Cody said thank you for singing that song and I said your welcome and didn't think much about it. Well come to find out last night when we were talking. Pastor Cody had asked the Praise leaded to sing Power in the Blood and he didn't know the song. Pastor Cody had felt like the Holy Spirit was wanting that song. He said you didn't know I had requested? I said I had no ideal.... WHOOOHOOO Ain't God great. If you are willing and obedient to do what HE ask you to do He can accomplish great and mighty things. I am so glad I can hear HIM!! Thank you again SIR for letting me help!!!!

BlessingS

Carol/MJ

Psm 138:8

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Who Are You?

Memory Triggers

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Wounds

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Thankful ~ Reposted from Kim Grinstead ~ Thanks Kim!!

We Can Always Find Something Wrong....But Why?

What's In A Name

The Conference

PSM 138:8

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