Happy Holidays!!!

Happy Holidays everyone!

Sorry it has taken me so long to get back on the website.This year I have been making Christmas presents for my family. For the neices & nephews I have made pillow pets & for the families I am making tree skirts. It has taking me a whole year to make all of these but I am glad to say that I can relax. I enjoy crocheting, it is one of my stress release. But it can also get stressful when I tell someone I will have something done by a date & it does not look like I am going to complete it by that date.

My Thanksgiving was nice I was able to spend some time with my Grandmother from Texas and with my mom in Georgia. I was able to relax and get allot of my crocheting done.

Happy Birthday Alex!

Tomorrow morning when Alex wakes up to go to school she will be 12 years old. My baby girl is becoming a young lady. She is a mircule from the very beginning. Todd & I had been married 6 years when I found out that I was pregnant with Alex. The day I found out I was pregnant was Aug 25, 1995, I was already four months pregnant. I was on birth control pills at the time I found out. I was told the antibiotic that I was taking effected my birth control. On Oct 28,1995 I was having contractions all day & I finally told Todd around 11 p.m. I was unaware that I was having contractions, finally around 3 a.m. we woke his mom up to tell her something was wrong. That night she took us to the hospital to make sure nothing was wrong with the baby. All day the next day the doctor tried to stop my contractions. Finally on Monday Oct 30,1995 we were told that the contractions were not going away & to prepare to have a baby at any time. A call went to my mom in Georgia & to my dad in Texas. My mom was able to come at a moments notice & arrived right before Alex made her appearance. My beautiful baby girl arrived at 5:55 p.m. on that Monday evening. She looked just like her dad & her Mimi. She was born at 26 weeks 4 days into my pregancy. I was told that she would have to stay at the hospital until she was at least 5 pounds. At her birth she was 2 pounds 3 ounces & 21 inches long. My baby girl was born small but healthy. During her 3 months in the hospital I knew deep in my heart that the Lord has blessed me with the little girl I have always wanted. I also know in my heart that the Lord could of taken her to heaven with him instead of letting me borrow her for a season.
She loves the Lord & I know deep in my heart that she will be with God one day and that blesses my heart just as much as the day she was born. Thank you God for letting my have our baby girl. Just remember to never take for granted our children we are only borrowing them for a season. Happy Birthday Alex!

Judgement House

Friday night our church 6th graders & youth went to Judgement House in Hartsville SC. Alex & I have never been so we did not know what to expect. That was an awesome experience. If you are not saved you will want to be saved, if you are not living right then you will be. After a night a getting a glimpse of what heaven & hell looks like makes you want to walk that straight & narrow road with Jesus. Afterwards we ate at Cici Pizza in Florence, which was nice. I can not wait to experience Fall Festival at church on Friday night Oct. 26,2007. For those who are close by please come & join us and experience a church where "Everyone is Somebody".

It's a Sad Day at Assurant.

Hello People! I found out yesterday at work that one of my co-workers was found dead at her home. She was young & it has put a damper on the atmosphere at work. It seems when you work with people it hits close at home when you find out that they have died. I did not work with her personally, but I still knew her & she was a nice woman to work with. The sad thing about it is that the cause of death could possibly be murder. That hurts when you find out that someone would kill you for your life insurance. I am hoping that murder is not the cause of death. You can never trust the rumors that goes around either. I not sure if she has children, but please lift this woman's family & friends & co-workers up in prayers.

Bad Fast Food Service

Last Night I went to Hardee's after Church. We ordered $27 worth of food. After we got our food thru the drive thru last night we checked our food to make sure it was correct & then I had to go inside & have them fix my order. The manager was not nice or polite. In fact she scared me. When we got home my food was still wrong. I received a thick burger & not a double thick burger. By this time I was angry (there is no need to deny the way I felt) I call the Hardees that we went to & gave them a piece of my mind & then asked for the 1-800-number. I called them & told them I was very displeased with their service & had repeatedly received bad service from them before. They took my name & my information. They asked if I wanted coupons & I refused because I told them I refuse to go back to Hardee's anymore.

Have you ever felt this way about a Fast Food Restaurant? I was mad but I promise you one thing I did not cuss at the people, even though the Devil was right there edging me on. I have been served bad service so many times that my anger had built up so much I just had to release it. And at Church the preacher was preaching on the Armor of God & Prayer. I was not were I needed to be last night. I am ashamed to admit that, but I am being honest about it.
I am going to be working on putting on my whole armor of God over the next month on a daily basis. Because it only takes 21 days to become a habit. Pray for me in my new adventure.

Special Prayer Request

Today was an awesome day for me. I am praying that it is a start to a new found love. My husband Todd went to church this morning. Even though the preacher was preaching to Todd, he was not upset when I got home. I have been saved for a little over 11 years and even though it has been a struggle in the past couple of years I have not given up on Todd's Salvation or MY GOD. I was nervous about Todd being there listening to the message, but I knew that God had sent to church this very day to hear this very message. Preacher Allen preached on blockades to heaven. He touched on drugs. I just hope that Todd will go back next week.

My prayer request is to lift Todd up, and to keep Alex & I from getting our hopes up. We truly love the man that we know that Todd can be.

Lord, keep me close & guard my heart from being broken hearted.

South Florence Baptist Women's Banquet

Last night was an awesome night. We had our first annual Women's Banquet and it was truly a blessing to me & my mother-in-law. As you read yesterday's post about our home life. The banquet last night truly showed me what I need to do through the testimony of Cindy Beard. I could feel the Holy Spirit of God all over Cindy. I could feel the Holy Spirit of God all through that fellowship hall. I get a blessing out of my Mary's Heart WOM group every month. Through all of my struggles that I am going through in my life today I realize last night that He is first & foremost in my life. I appreciate the prayers of my SFBC Bloggers.