FOR TODAY
September 22, 2009.
Outside my window... It is sunny and warm
I am thinking... that I should have not signed up for that 4th day this week :(
I am thankful for...All the blessings that God has given to us.
From the learning rooms...WE are learning about pyramids and the kids are through reading a Wrinkle in TIme....they said they did not like it
From the kitchen...My kitchen likes take out better than cooking...From a working mother of 8 I love convenience
I am wearing...Black yoga pants and a green tunic type shirt
I am creating.....
I am going...To work tonight, to take of the sick and dying
I am reading...magazines lol
I am hoping...that I will figure out why we are up here in Kentucky and why people take advantage of us that live in Arkansas
I am hearing...Garrett and Wyatt fighting and some song on Nick
Around the house...It is mostly picked up, Fall/Harvest pumpkins scattered
One of my favorite things...Is sleeping ;)
A few plans for the rest of the week:Work, work , work :(my blog.
thanks for the neat idea....http://thesimplewomansdaybook.blogspot.com/
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Once again with much prayer and consideration, we have decided to homeschool again. Jacob has come to live with us and had started here in Adair county middle, there are so many things that have happenned in just these first few weeks of school. The demoralization of outr society is evident at the school. It is so sad to know that these teachers are subjected to the actgions of these kids whose parents use them as glorified babysitters and not educators. I spoke to the Superintendants office today and was told that I should really speak to the principle at the middle school. Although she seemed very upset herself that these kids could possibly be acting like this. I also called the middle school and spoke to the vice principle who was also sympathetic to my voicings. I Felt as though God gave me the words to say, and through it all she even offered their textbooks if need be. I told her I had textbooks for this year but would need to set up to do achievement tests yearly. She asked me to allow them to stay through tomorrow for a mini achievement test that they were taking tomorrrow morning....I agreed....So our journey picks up where it left off, with wanting to do what is best for our children that God gave us to take care of.
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Psalm 27:4
One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after:
that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life,
to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in his temple.
My opinion
I have had a problem with the Twilight series, one, the fact that she uses a "demonic" hero, a vampire what is a vampire?
- A reanimated corpse that is believed to rise from the grave at night to suck the blood of sleeping people.
- A person, such as an extortionist, who preys upon others.
- A vampire bat.
Sure, little girls need to be told they are beautiful, boys need to be strong, but I do not think that we need to give in to this fantasy. Edward's "super powers" are fiction. Little boys are setting themselves up to fail by comparison.
When this book first came out millions and millions of dollars were spent on this, money that could have saved souls, girls read these books almost like the Harry Potter series in years past, however, people who opposed Harry Potter, readily bought into Edward,even though they both had "powers" Edward's were wrapped up in a dreamy romantic package that were justifiable to ones formerly opposed to a geeky 12 year old Harry.
Mothers read these books along with their daughters because of this Edward the "perfect boyfriend"
I heard from numerous of Olivia's friends, girls in our childrens High School stated they wanted to move to Washington State to find this Edward, several girls broke up with their boyfriends and stated they wanted an Edward...their human boyfriends did not compare to a fictional vampire hero that was perfected over months by a writer that created the perfect "boyfriend"
Secondly, we should not put our trust in humans, whether man or woman. We should not be consumed with this obsession of love. Christ should be our only obsession/passion. These girls have read the whole series times over, but have they read the Bible? Did they pick up the Bible while becoming obsessed with this book?
Boys learn by example, and sadly they are not being taught in this generation, however, I think that this book character is not going to give the men in our society the character traits and knowledge they need to be a man. Through Christ alone can we achieve perfection. We need to be Christ-like, not Edward-like.
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Galatians 1:6-9 I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel— not that there is another one, but there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of Christ. But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed. As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be accursed.
After seeing a popular evangelist go on Larry King live who was unable to say directly that gay marriage was wrong and never say that anything is absolute, I am scared that our children are going to believe these wolves in very well dressed sheep clothing and our world as we know it will get even worse in the next few years where convictions and morals are only a memory..........
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Well I am back on...not sure what was wrong with my password not working...We are out on spring break, Grayson is gone to his dad's, we had Mikes here last week plus the fiance' which turned out all right...I guess the older I get, the more laid back I get...Or maybe it's just exhaustion. I really have been doing well at work PTL!! I am working night mainly and like the people a lot. We have had a bout with poison oak,sumac, ivy...who knows...went to the local doc in a box because Dr K was off that day......Got some meds and cream....The human itching post was better after that. I am going to try and do something fun today for Garrett...Just ahve not had too much energy........
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The past few days have been quite hard, I am not sure if it is because I am running on empty as far as energy is concerned from working nights this week,or if it is because I really feel as though the kids ever returning is hopeless and that is making me internally sad that is taking it's toll externally. My husband still takes the stance that God will work it all out.....I know that to be a good wife I must trust God first and him seceond, sometimes my faith is so little though. I want instant action, it has been 8 months since they went to their birth mothers, it feels like eight years, and I don't feel as though I even know them anymore.( hence th last post about the dress) All the years of trying to understand, take care of, bond etc was for what?? I don't know anymore. I almost lost my own two boys in the midst of trying to love four children that never wanted my love, only their mother's. I have such a hurt in my heart daily for these kids that turned their back on me and their Dad and clung and made excuses for a person that wanted nothing to do with them.....Rejection is a terrible thing and it is not any easier as an adult. I dont think Mike feels as if they rejected him....He's a man, men have different bonds with kids than women. Maybe I wanted them to reject her and tell her that I was the one that God used to heal their little hearts, maybe it's a pride thing. Maybe it's a guilt thing, I wish this chapter in my life would be clarified and that i would understand how it pertained to the next chapter, Oh I wish , I wish , I wish..............
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I am not happy at all about the dress that Olivia and her birth mother picked out. She is just 16 years old and I am not sure what the purpose of this dress was, it is so inapropriate, and I think it is setting Olivia up for something that her Dad would never want her be thrown into. I need help, and prayers to decide what to do, I have talked to Mike about it and he says that ALL prom dresses look terrible to him so this one is no different......I would not be totally unhappy if it did not have the keyhole cutout ( Even though it looks way too big on her and too mature). She is going with a Senior from the church who is already telling her he wants to marry her......Her mother allows her to go places alone with him. He has no supervision parents are divorced etc etc.... He says he is a Christian, but does not seem to respect Mike as the Father and her mother has said that are very physical, after I stated my displeasure, she stopped telling me about their
relationship.I have not talked to her in several months since the kids were here at Christmas and she sent inapropriate clothes and shoes with holes in them......Anyone have any suggestions besides pray? I just wish that Mike would understand the severity of this..........I am enlisting the prayers of the saints ......
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My favorite Valentine's has to be the 2005. At our church the week of valentines Day there was a Native American preaching. It seems like he was from Utah. Anyways, the only night I got off early I went to the revival which had just gotten underway. He spoke a wonderful spirit filled message and at the end told everyone to write down on a piece of paper three things that are their hearts desire.....I wrote house (we
needed a bigger house with 6 kids in a three bedroom), I wrote job, (I hated my job) and I wrote baby because after 2 miscariages from my prior marriage we had already been married 2 months with no baby in site.....So when we all put them in the bucket he prayed over them and said what ever you asked God for you will receive a double blessing......Hailey Mae and Michael Wyatt Sullivan were born October 10, 2005, our double blessing and the joining together of our two families given to us by God!!!!!!!!!!!!
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"Contraception," argued Pelosi, "will reduce costs to the states and to the federal government." Her comments came on ABC's This Week when asked by host George Stephanopoulos how expanding "family-planning services" to the tune of millions of dollars will stimulate the economy. OneNewsNow sought reaction from Susan Fani, director of communications for the Catholic League. http://www.facebook.com/ext/share.php?sid=62838706689&h=AtapF&u=m-ebl
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi stirred up a hornet's nest by promoting the idea of spending of millions of dollars on birth control and abortion as part of the economic stimulus package.
"It's quite shocking, actually, that the Speaker of the House -- who claims to be Catholic -- would go on national television and claim that contraception would reduce the cost to the government," exclaims Fani. "It's just beyond words, really
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Thank you for all your prayers, yesterday was truly the best day I have had at the hospital. I really felt that God was there, Mike prayed over me the night before, and I had two pt that were both good, both had sitters, and both were really GOOD pt's.
The girls mother from my post Friday stopped me to aske how I was, she was concerned about ME, and wanted to make sure I was not in trouble. I assured her that she did not need to worry about me, I was so much more worried about her daughter, she was the only one that needed concern aat all. I tried my best to help them all day. The pt is doing well, she was up, talking , walking, etc. All in all she probably needed that extra dose, her Dilantin levels droppes 12 points in just a few hours, so she may have been low that next morning and had another seizure. I pray that is why this mistake happened, God can use what we believe to be good and bad to work to his will. Also continue to pray that God keeps me safe in this situation. I still need a job. I do not think I would get wrote up over this, but you never know. I do not want anyone to not have faith in me as a nurse, lack of confidence is a horrible trate to have in a hospital. I hope my character continues to shine, and that all who come in contact with me see the light of the Lord, I need to have strength to overcome stress, and the toll it takes on my health. The ICU locked the doors yesterday and limited each pt to two in the room, I told Mike that God kept the evil out all day long, which coincidentally was one of his prayers the night before. I have been writing GOd Bless You on our pt bulletin boards because other nurses say that it keeps the demons at bay, to cover the room with God.....I agree.....Keep all nurses, not just me in prayer, I need safety from unseen things to keep me continuing to be a safe, covered in the blood of Jesus Nurse!!!!
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Yesterday I had something bad happen, I gave an extra dose of a IV medication to a pt. I did what was right , told my supervisor, she called pharmacy( who in looking at all the facts actuality had made the error to begin with by not checking to see if the ER had already charged out the dose) and we called the doctor, who told the pt, etc, etc. The pt is fine, I called and checked on her today after worrying all last night about the zillions of side effects every med has, even Tylenol or aspirin. I have been stressed out all day number one because I am an oldest child even though I do not have ALL type A personality traits, over the years I have gotten more perfectionistic, And I do not like to make mistakes on the job. In six years I have only had one other drug error. I gave meds to a pt that stated his name as his roommates, not real smart huh..... Thankfully he had nearly the same identical meds as his room mate and the doctor just said watch him..... No body is perfect, I guess I am venting this to let everyone know that even in bad situations we have to do the right thing, did I hesitate and think maybe I should not say anything? I would be lying if I said no, for a split second I thought it and then I thought of the consequences, what if she got another dose and her levels were already sky high, what if she had more reactions that were mistaken for seizures, would I not want to know if it were Wyatt ,what if , what if , what if. So I said a prayer and took all the information to my supervisor. Thankfully she knows that I always try to be as honest as possible , even with Satan sitting on my shoulder whispering, and the Lord always convicts my heart to do right, as his child we are his and he does convict us. I heard Adrianne Rogers speak on the way home from work the other day and he said that even though we see people get away with things and sometimes they get away with it forever, He said that their judgement will come one day, We are the responsibility of our Father in Heaven to convict to do right the right thing. When he is our father, sometimes he makes us miserable until we do what is right. He has this job day in and day out. I am letting everyone know to always pay attention when your family member is hospitalized and know that sometime good nurses make mistakes. I did go to the mother and appologize, I think she realized my heart and how devistated I was and it was an actual error, not intentional, not really of any fault of my own. She is a Christian and their youth minister prayed over her daughter. Everyone keep this young girl in prayer. They are really unsure of what is wrong with her and this situation happening Friday probably did not help.......Please keep me in prayer for wisdom in handling situations, that God will keep evil from me and work all to his glory......
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I watched the inauguration day before yesterday, during President Obama's speech I was captivated by his speach and got back online to re-read this line after a friend made a similiar observation............."The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history; to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation: The God-given promise that all are equal, all are free, and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness."
Apparently to Obama, all are equal, free, and deserve a chance to "pursue their full measure of happiness" Of course that is IF they make it out of the womb...before then it's OK to kill them.
Why do we spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to save a 23 week gestation child born too soon, but in an unwanted baby at 23 weeks we rip its body apart and throw it in the garbage!
WE need to pray for this country and Obama that when he is about to sign these terrible bills/laws, he sees his own two daughters in front of him if they were pregnant and how his heart would feel....If they were saying abortion to him,,,,,,Its always easier when it "happens to someone else"
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This is what we woke up to Monday, Snow makes everything look pretty!!!!
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Well I guess I need to update for the week. I have been working the past two days, and am exausted after a long day. The boys have done fine at school, in fact I think it may be a bit easy for them, oh well, it could be worse. I too am going to start a diet/workout this year. I am going to do the curves thing. I loved going a few years ago(maybe 4+ years) We did not have a curves anyweher within a 20 minute drive in Arkansas. it is 99 dollars for 3 months, not too bad. As their ad says less than on coke a day;)
I took the babied to the dentist the other day, not a good report, Wyatt has at least two cavities :( I am quite sad a bout this. I tried so hard to keep their teeth brushed. We have to go to Campbellsville tomorrow( Monday) to a pedi dentist. But one neat thing is that the hygenist here in Columbia, her daughter is Miss Kentucky. Her name is Emily Ann Cox. Her Mom is really nice and said that her daughter got first runner up 2 times took a year off, and then won. But miss Alabama is from my alma mater high school Briarwood. I don't religiously watch the pageant, but maybe this year I will.
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Well I think all in all the boys first day went well, Grayson said he could not even eat his lunch because all the people around his table wanted him to talk to them and answer questions....Grayson also said his Pre Algebra was easy YEAH. Garrett said everyhting was pretty easy too. I hope that continues.....I want them to do really well...thanks for all the prayers and kind words. All in all it was not bad, I had a hard time getting Grayson enrolled due to the whole name change at 13....I think they were confused about what name he used first. And for all my fellow homeschoolers, they really scrutinize home school courses, grades etc. They would have had to "test" them had they not went to Public school last year. Sad but true. Well I had an ok day at work, I think all your prayers gets me through the day...Thanks!!! Well so long til' tomorrow.....
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