Welcome Liz and My Baby is So Smart!

Welcome to the family seems a little cheezy to say but I guess would be a sentiment that is appropriate. Having someone in the house that shares my likes and dislikes it always fun! LOL

We've been teaching NikiRhe Hebrew! She's learning so fast! It is so much fun to listen to my little girl learn and develop more each day. Some days we struggle of course, and yesterday was one of those. My emotions got the better of me. But this morning I feel a bit better.

I'm mostly just tired. My little one is so needy right now and it's difficult not to get frustrated when she is crying for several hours at a time. Thankfully I've got an extra pair of hands right now to help me when she's difficult.

Well I'm going to go up and snuggle with my little princess until time to rouse the house.

Wow People are so Quick to Judge!

The last time I checked I was and adult who is more than capable of determining when I'm being told the truth!
I don't care for people who assume that they should just tell me that I'm making the wrong decision when they don't even know what is truly going on in my life.

It's wrong of anyone so assume that just because you read a few blog posts or a few facebook statuses that you KNOW me if you've never met me in person or spent time with me in the last 15 years. I'm a completely different person than I was 15 years ago, I'm married to the mad God intended me to be married to. I share my heart with a few special people in my life and just because you've READ some things I've said doesn't mean you KNOW me.

Don't assume I can't see for myself if I'm being deceived, lied too, or swindled. Isn't it my mistake to make? Isn't it my life to live? Is it not my responsibility to listen to God when he guides me?
Do not think for a moment that we as a family do not go to the Creator FIRST in all our decisions. We KNOW how to seek His will.

Thank you for your concern but we are capable of choosing how and when to expand our family.

Getting Ready to Welcome Liz to Oklahoma

We have been working this weekend to get the house ready for Liz to come to Tulsa!
We are excited to have her coming to stay with us.

Life is going to get a little crazy for a bit, however we are going to enjoy each and every moment.
Lord, Thank you for Liz and her love, kindness, and willingness to come to this crazy household and be a part of the family and be a student and start a new life.
We praise you Lord, for all  you have done and will do for this family! In Jesus name ~Amen~

Feeling as if we will never get ahead

I know it's normal to struggle with finances when someone changes careers but OMG I forgot what it was like for my husband to work 12-14hour days and the paychecks not be what I felt they should be because of taxes.
We are taxed to death! man oh man, will we EVER get ahead? With one car it's almost impossible for me to work outside my home and what I love to do suffers because it requires me meeting with families one on one.
I guess I could start setting appointments at MY kitchen table and offering refreshments or something!
All I know for sure is that God will provide if we ask him too. We had ONE too many items coming out of our money and this is what happens when I don't pay attention. UGH...Oh well the LORD WILL see us through!

Getting Ready to Welcome Daddy Home!

Niki and I have struggled through the last 13 days as we have been unable to have restful sleep, she is very clingy with severe separation anxiety and we miss Ernie! I am determined to get a few more things accomplished before he gets home tomorrow but my "nanny" took the night off and will not be back until sometime tomorrow.. She said first thing in the morning but she won't get up very early and by the time she gets here it will be close to noon. So I'm going to do what I can with a fussy, clingy, child and then run the errands that HAVE to be run before going to the airport tomorrow night @ 9:30.

I can't believe it.. she just showed up!!!

Well she is still up and we really should go to bed. My right shoulder is killing me and she is starting to melt down... so it's good night for us!


Lord Give him a safe journey home.
~G~

Learning the true meaning of Titus 2

 ¹ But you must speak what is consistent with sound teaching. ² Older men are to be self-controlled, worthy of respect, sensible, and sound in faith, love, and endurance. ³ In the same way, older women are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not addicted to much wine. [They are] to teach what is good, ⁴ so that they may encourage the young women to love their husbands and children, ⁵ to be sensible, pure, good homemakers, and submissive to their husbands, so that God's message will not be slandered.


As I read this passage I first thought, "Wow! How much responsibility that is to be responsible to the young women in my life to be able to teach them how to be good at all those things." Then it dawned on me. If I am living this life, being Biblically submissive to my husband, being a good homemaker and loving my husband and children then it should not be so hard. 

    ⁶ Likewise, encourage the young men to be sensible ⁷ about everything. Set an example of good works yourself, with integrity and dignity ^[a] in your teaching. ⁸ Your message is to be sound beyond reproach, so that the opponent will be ashamed, having nothing bad to say about us.

I was always told growing up that I should be careful of the friends I choose and the activities I participate in because it reflected back to my grandparents (they were raising me). I never understood this until we had teenagers in our home. Now I truly understand that regardless of what is instructed about being judgmental people always will be. Our actions and words will help others form opinions of us as humans and Christians. 

    ⁹ Slaves are to be submissive to their masters in everything, and to be well-pleasing, not talking back ¹⁰ or stealing, but demonstrating utter faithfulness, so that they may adorn the teaching of God our Savior in everything.

I realize we no longer have slaves, however we have "jobs". If we are submissive to our managers and do our work without talking back, stealing and by being on time and dependable we are showing our true Christian spirit. 

    ¹¹ For the grace of God has appeared, with salvation ^[b] for all people, ¹² instructing us to deny godlessness and worldly lusts and to live in a sensible, righteous, and godly way in the present age,¹³ while we wait for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ. ¹⁴ He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to cleanse for Himself a special people, eager to do good works.

    ¹⁵ Say these things, and encourage and rebuke with all authority. Let no one disregard ^[c] you.

As modern day Christians we tend to find it difficult to live in a Godly way. We MUST remember that Christ came to die for us. He came to save us from all unrighteousness and evil. We have been given power over these things through the Blood of the Lamb. 

As a woman and a Gen X-er I can now more easily see what applying Titus 2 to my life really means. Living as an example to the young women around me and teaching my daughter the godly art of homemaking and mothering. Teaching the other young woman in my home how to be a godly wife, mother, sister, and friend. Also keeping my patients and cool when something is not done the way I think it should be.. In other words dying to my perfectionism. 

Putting God first in my life and keeping to His commandments and loving others before myself!