When Jeff and I first got married we noticed that every time we told the kids something they would say I know. It would aggravate us everytime. If you know then why don't you do it?? So we came up a way to fix this problem in our new family. Instead of saying I know, just say yes sir or yes ma'am. It worked. They still got to respond, but the respond was sweet instead of controversial. I was reminded of this as I was visiting with someone the other day. Sometimes we just need to be heard. We aren't really looking for a respond from the person we are talking to. So I am reminding myself again that I don't always have to have a story to match your. I'm grateful just to hear yours.
I sure do love y'all! BlessingS and MERRY CHRISTMAS!! Carol/MJ Psm 138:8
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Went to Starbucks on the way to the Sands this morning. I know you can't hardly believe that but we did..LoL. We have been going to the same one the whole time we have been here. We have made friends with Robert. When he hears our order he looks up and says there's my two Texas Sweethearts. How sweet is that... Then we were leaving the Sands and because we got done early I thought I should give my $10 parking pass to someone in the line coming in. Why waste $10 dollars right? So I felt like the folks in that truck were the ones. So I put Betty in park and jump out and say here's a parking pass. They smile and I'm running back and they say are you going to the other place. I say sure and they give me their $10 parking pass. WHAT FUN!! So we go to Mandalay Bay and pull in the parking lot (it's free) and someone taps on my window. A man collecting money for meals on wheels. For a $10 donation you get a cap. So of course we need four caps. So he walks away and we get out. He says and you even have a nice figure. Oh my goodness, bahahahaha I find a few things I've been looking for at that trade show. Whoohoo Now we are back at the room getting ready to go to the rodeo. Am I BLESSED!!! I SURE AM!! And we still get to do church in the morning!! AND yes I did gets some hugs today too!!
Whewweee that made me tired telling ya all of it!! LOL BlessingS I sure do love y'all!! Carol/MJ Psm 138:8 Don't feed the drama and it will starve itself to death.... My son Josh has a couple of australian shepherd dogs (my granddawgs). When we used have that big ol herd of horses they would go with me to feed. If one of them got after a horse and I yelled, they would just get after them harder. It bout drove me crazy. I thought I know they hear me so why don't they stop. Well one day i finally figured it out. They thought I was yelling at the horses and they were trying to help me. I mean surely I wouldn't be yelling at them, right? They were doing what comes natural to them and if I yelled then surely I must need their help. So I decided to try talking to them in a calm voice. Do you know that worked. Those dogs automatically assumed they were my best friends and they were suppose to help me. I hope you are getting my point here. A lot of people say things out of, I'm gonna say ignorance for lack of a better word. They don't know all the details. They may even think they are being loyal to someone else's defense. I'm not saying it is easy to walk away from those situations, but walk away anyway. LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO BE MAD ALL THE TIME!! Quit it!! Please starve the drama!! Your probably thinking you don't know what they did to me. i sure don't. I do know what HE did and will do for you though!!! Remember it's your choice. Happiness is a choice!!
Proverbs 25:21-22 says "If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat; And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink; 22 For so you will heap coals of fire on his head, And the LORD will reward you." I sure do love y'all!! BlessingS Carol/MJ Psm 138:8 I just wanted to say Thank You very much for all the prayers sent my way. Today was a long, but wonderful day. That yucky ole feeling is gone. I guess more than anything else. I want you to know that all of us have trials. All of us get down sometime. I've always said it's ok to get down...it's not ok to stay there. I truly love each and everyone of you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for being my friend and supporting what we try to get done out here. YOU ROCK!!
Thank you Sir for all my blessingS! The last couple of days have been a little different. It always seems like about half way through this trip I get to feeling a little down. I know it's just because of all that's going on around me. I stayed at the room last night and just listened to the rodeo on the internet. I really don't want to get home and think why didn't I do more while I was in Vegas though... ugh!! Anyway I'm up and at it today. I'm gonna make the most of what I've got as best I can. I want to be refreshed for the vendor's church service this Sunday. So press on in the power of HIS might!! Whoohoo
BlessingS Carol/MJ Psm 138:8 I hear a lot of people say well I wasted this day on my diet just because they eat more than they should for that one meal. Well no!! You just may have wasted that one meal....Don't throw the whole day away! I think this applies to trying to do things right in our lives as well. Just because you mess up doesn't me you have wasted your whole life. It just means you messed up. We get to start fresh after every mistake because of God's grace. I know it's hard to imagine that He loves us enough to forgive us every time, but that's what the Bible says. Just repent and start over. If we think our sins are too big to be forgiven than we are being prideful. God sent His Son into the world to redeem the world not condemn it. Whoohooo that makes me happy!!
BlessingS Carol/MJ Psm 138:8 Have you ever had a preconceived ideal of what someone wants from you? Then only to find out that it wasn't anything at all what you thought? I hate when that happens....grrrr! So today Sir I once again apologize to you for my stinkin judging. Please give me the mind of Christ and your eyes and hears to be sensitive to you and not to me.. Oh how i love you Lord!!
Y'all have a GREAT day too BlessingS Carol/MJ Psm 138:8 I am feeling pretty spoiled right now. I'm sitting in a very very nice resort hotel. I got to sing at two church services this morning. I got to watch the rodeo live feed with friends again today. My family is healthy and happy.....I can go on and on and on. So instead of being spoiled I think I am well loved!!
I love you Lord and I am very grateful for all my blessings.....YOU ROCK!!! BlessingS Carol/MJ Psm 138:8 I was thinking about that old saying "You want your cake and eat it too". What the heck does that even mean??? YES if I have cake then I would obviously want to eat it. It kinda reminds me of how a lot of us are. We have the Word of God (the cake) and we don't even use it....kinda sad and dumb don't ya think??
3John 1:2 "Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers." See...you can have your cake and eat it too!! Thank you Sir!! BlessingS, y'all have a GREAT day too!! Carol/MJ Psm 138:8 Do all the do's and the don't's will take care of themselves. I have heard this all of my life. I just figured out that if you do all the do's you don't have time for the don't's. LOL I like that.....Short but sweet!!
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