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We need a hero!

Posted in My sweet sister!, Some AWESOME God stuff!, Uncategorized on September 28, 2010| Leave a Comment »

Last night I was chatting via text with a friend.  Someone very close to her had passed away and she was there for the funeral.  She said, “To everyone else he was something else, but to me…..he was a hero.”.  This statement has resonated with me all night long.  And this morning I feel like this is so true..we all need a hero….or many heroes!

My sweet friend....my hero.

Last week was the birthday of one of my best friends in this world.  Only problem is that she is no longer a part of this world.  She died last year.  She was one of my heroes.  We met only 3 weeks after my second son was born.  I was 18 and she was 22!  She took me under her wing and became my best friend.  She loved me unconditionally and we had a blast doing life together!  She is the one that led me to Christ.  She is the one that showed me what it looked like to walk with Him!  She became a part of my family.  When the boys died…..she is the one that came and slept in my bed and held me when I cried!  I miss her….but will try to be like her with the rest of this life I have been given.

Two of my biggest heroes!

Here are two more of my heroes.  They are some of the strongest women I know.  The one in the middle is my little sister. And the one in the hat is my mom.  Both of them have battled breast cancer.  My mom’s first battle was when she was 31.  I was in 5th grade and my sister was only 2.  Mom had a horrible reaction to her chemo but she battled with grace and strength.  Then, at 47 she faced her second battle.  And again, at 49 she faced another battle.  This would be the battle she fought the hardest.  The one they said would only last six months…but she made last a year and nine months!  This is the battle that took her life…

And my sweet sister….at 28 diagnosed with breast cancer.  She is now a six year survivor and the biggest and best advocate this world has EVER seen.  While walking through her battle with cancer she has reached out and helped so many other women and families…I can’t even begin to tell you!  I think that she is one of the bravest women out there.  I have even heard her say that it isn’t so much that she is glad God gave her breast cancer…but she is thankful for the ministry she has now because she had breast cancer.  Talk about strong!  She has allowed God to shine through her and she is the biggest fighter I know.

I could go on and on….about these and other heroes in my life.  I have many more friends I could share their stories with you….But just one more….

God is my hero.  The day my boys died I had so many people at my parents house with outstretched arms and tears to share with mine.  And I love each one of them for it.  But by that evening….I had to get away.  I had to go and be with my Father.  I was able to go into a room by myself….light some candles and just talk to God.  Because He understood my pain.  He had lost a son too.  He knew my heartache and my pain.  He wanted to hold me and to share His tears with mine.  He lost His son….by His choice.  To make up for everything that we would do…..to make a bridge so that our sins would not keep us from Him…so that He could hold us and we could have assurance that we would all be with Him again some day.  He loves us that much……..now THAT is my hero.

There are souls in this world which have the gift of finding joy everywhere and of leaving it behind them when they go…   ~Frederick W. Faber

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Dodgeball!!

Posted in Uncategorized on September 26, 2010| 1 Comment »

My sweet birthday boy!

Today we celebrated my son’s 11th birthday!  First, a 2 hour party with family.  Yes…..PaPaw and MeMaw, cousins, Aunts and Uncles and all family got in on all the fun!  When I first mentioned our family party would be here, I don’t think the family knew what they were in for!  I am sure they thought that they were going to come and watch all the kiddos play some dodgeball!!!  OH NO!!!  Little did they know we had more in mind!  We had all the family involved!  And it was a BLAST!  I don’t think we have smiled and laughed quite so much in a long time!  Especially when we had the kids against the adults!  Some of the adults were taking this seriously….as were the kids!

The kids side.....

The adult side.....

See…..everyone is getting in on the fun!  This was the best birthday ever!  My son didn’t care about presents or anything….just playing and having fun!  Which we did LOTS of just that!  I don’t remember who won!  I think we all did!  Today was just another precious reminder to enjoy the little things.  Birthday parties…..kids games…….things sometimes I think we just might think we are “too grown up” to do some of this.  I say nah!!!  My father in law said he hadn’t played dodgeball since he was a kid!  But he had a blast!  I say throw caution to the wind and have fun!

Yes...even I got out there! And got hit a few times!

I even got out there and had a ton of fun.  So for today I want to leave you with this.  You have heard that the laundry and things like that can wait……well they can.  But memories like the ones we made today…well…..they can’t wait.  But they do last!  We will always remember this crazy day!  We celebrated with friends and family……..made memories and laughed and just plain had fun!  Don’t wait to do it!  Don’t put it off until tomorrow.  My son won’t have another 11th birthday……this is a special day.  EVERY day is a special day.  Enjoy each and every day you are given.  They are gifts….waiting for you to unwrap them and just waiting to see how you will play with them!  Remember…today…this moment…just like every moment…..is a choice!  Today…..I chose DODGEBALL!!!

Where your pleasure is, there is your treasure.  Where your treasure is, there is your heart.  Where your heart is, there is your happiness.

~Saint Augustine

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Rubies & Pearls

Posted in Uncategorized on September 25, 2010| 5 Comments »

Giving it to God

What an AWESOME eveing I had last night at the Rubies & Pearls Women’s Event!  There were so many women there and it was truly a life changing event!  I truly believe that God was there with us as we shared and laughed and cried together!  I was able to share what God has done through my life and to try to give hope to others that He is with us in every situation….every joy and every pain we walk through.  I was blessed by so many who came up to me to share their story with me.  Through tears we realized that we truly aren’t alone.  Maybe noone else shares our exact same story, but there are so many of has that have stories.  So many of us that have walked through valleys.  And somehow, just knowing that someone else has walked through it and has emerged on the other side of it….and can still see that God really IS good…ALL the time, well, it gives us hope.  Hope that with Him, we really ARE strong enough.  Hope that when we truly give it over to Him, He truly WILL take it from us!  And most of all Hope that we can be broken and still be whole……all at the same time!

Thank you to every one who was there last night.  Your faces touched my heart.  I have struggled with being on that stage and putting myself out there.  But last night you showed me that God truly is in this and it truly is HIS story.  You reaffirmed in me that if I am the vessel, His work will be done and His name will be glorified!  Praise God for the blessings I received last night.  Your names and stories are forever etched in my heart.  The picture of you waiting in a line to nail all your pain to that cross will forever stay with me.  Your courage to embrace the strength that through Christ WE ALL HAVE continues to bring me hope!

Please pray for me as I will be praying for you.  Pray that I will be open to everything that God has planned for me!  Blessings to you all!

“Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, harsh words and slander, as well as all types of evil behavior.  Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you.” Ephesians 4:31-32 NLT

The cross

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Hello world!

Posted in Uncategorized on September 23, 2010| 1 Comment »

Today is a very special day for me!  Not only is this my first official blog post!  BUT most importantly it is my son’s 11th birthday!

Eleven years ago today I woke up and went to the hospital!  You see, about two weeks before delivery I found out that my bundle of joy had done a somersault in my belly and had basically gotten his head stuck up in my rib cage!  So I did everything I possibly could to get this boy to turn back around!  The day came to go to the hospital and he still had not turned.  So they did a version.  Now, if you have never had this done…I would not suggest it.  They basically take their thumbs and try to coax one end (the rear) and the other end (the head) to move.  They do this on the outside of your belly!  OUCH!  My sweet son’s rear was moving but his head just wasn’t going to budge. *I guess I should have considered myself forwarned about him then….“head strong!”*  So the doctor told me that they were going to have to do a c-section right then.  Now, not to take anything away from any of you moms that have had c-sections…..but this momma just had a hard time accepting this.  I mean, my other kids were all born naturally with no pain meds and I was just fine!  This is SURGERY!!  I was scared!  Not to mention I truly felt like I was robbing my sweet husband of the miracle of birth!

Then comes my sweet baby sister.  I will never forget her words.  She told me that maybe this was God’s way of making this baby different from his brothers.  Maybe this was God’s way of making this a brand new experience for me.  And that is exactly what it was.  This was God’s gift to me.  A new son….a new life…..a new experience….a new family.  Thank you God.  Thank you for the precious gift of my son.

I call him my rainbow.  Because to me….after all the bad….Bryce is God’s promise to me…that I can live again as a mom.

Bryce is a wonderful, kind hearted…old soul.  He is wise beyond his years yet the most tender-hearted soul.  I can’t imagine ever not having him.  He has a lot of each of his brothers in him.  Yet there are so many things that are uniquely his own.  When he was born the doctor didn’t say the normal, “It’s a boy!” or “he looks healthy!”.  My doctor simply said, “Oh my God, it’s a football player!”.  And what foreshadowing that was.

Tonight we celebrated at the football field, in the pouring rain, where his team had a huge victory.  I sat on the sidelines cheering them on.  But also, just thinking that without the rain.. the promise of the rainbow would mean nothing.

So through my story….now my rainbow shines.  Thank you Lord, for my promise.  Because I love being a mom!

Every good and perfect gift comes from above. James 1:17

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