I have been noticiably absent from the stream for a few days and i would like to ask all my fellow streamers for some prayer regarding the reason for my absence.
I have just started school for the fall semester last week with a full class load. Algebra, Keyboarding and Psychology ,with the added pressure of having been excepted into the Licensed Nursing Assistant Program three days a week. I will even have classes on Saturday!

I also have all three kids in school this year and have been having a problem with a bully on the bus beeting on my little son. Last year this kid had a crush on my six year old daughter and was too affectionate towords her and she rebuffed him( he is 7) and now aparently he has decided to try a new tactic...beating up her little brother to get her attention. We are talking with the teacher and have moved all of them away from each other on the bus,but he is relentless and Friday he started in on my son again and my teeny tiny little son(who is five) had enough and beat the kids but so bad the boys older sister had to carry him off the bus!!!!
Needless to say we talked to him about not fighting and that Jesus would want him to turn the other cheek, but I can't help being proud that my little boy kicked the older and much bigger bullies behind! I am bad I know...
I have to go to the school today and talk to the teacher and the principal about the incidents today. Why do I feel like I am the one who is being callled to the principals office to be disciplined? I feel like shouting " He started it! My boy just finished it!" LOL
I am not looking forward to this afternoon to say the least!

Plus all this melodrama I have the added pressure of the fact my husband is not here to help me out. My Hubby is in the hospital.He has been having chest pains and anxiety issues for a long time now and they have come to a head. He went to the Emergancy Room on Sunday morning with chest pains and some shortness of breath, His arm was hurting and his face was feeling numb. This has been happening alot for a long time now. The doctors did some tests and put him in the Behavioral Health Ward for some observation and gave him some massive doses of anti- anxiety meds to calm him down,but about the middle of the night he had the rapid heart and the pains again. The doctors have moved him to the ICU and are monitoring his heart. They think(finally!) that something is wrong with his heart. He has been going to the ER for about six years now with this and the problems have been getting progressivly worse. They kept on saying it was stress, heartburn, acid reflux problems, or anxiety.
When he had his 'episode'a year and ahalf ago they said it wasn't a heart attack that it was 'heat exahaustion' and sent hime home. I was pissed off because I knew it wasn't 'heat exahaustion' it was an attack anf that they didn't even do the tests because we did'nt have insurance. I think that is the root of most of the problem here. If we had good insurence this would have been taken care of a long time ago. The doctors think that he may have an infection in his heart lining that has gone undetected and has been getting worse, or he has some kind of blockage. We won't know for sure untill they do some more tests. I am a complete wreck at the moment. I am so scared that I might loose my man. I don't know what I would do without my love. He is my other half of my coin.He is the gift GOD gave me and I am petrified at the chance that I might loose him.
I am asking all streamers for help. Please please, PRAY for me. I need your support more than I can say right now.
I know that GOD will lead me through this,and I am mad at him right now for giving me all this on my plate. I am not sure I am strong enough to handle this on my own. I am trying to be strong for my kids, do well in my school work and I am floundering and feeling overwhelmed. Please pray for me.
RED

Please take a moment of rememberance on this day the five year anniversary of the evil spawned on our beloved soil and pray for the surviors, those who have been left behind, the heros, and those who have departed for the Lords arms.

 

Where Were You  

Alan Jackson

Where were you when the world stopped turnin'
that September day?
Out in the yard with your wife and children;
Or working on some stage in L.A.?
Did you stand there in shock at the sight of that black smoke
Rising against that blue sky?
Did you shout out in anger in fear for your neighbor
Or did you just sit down and cry?

Did you weep for the children
that lost their dear loved ones?
Did you pray for the ones who don't know?
Did you rejoice for the people who walked from the rubble
and sob for the ones left below?
Did you burst out in pride for the red white and blue
And the heroes who died just doin' what they do?
Did you look up to heaven for some kind of answer?
And look at yourself for what really matters?

(Chorus)
I'm just a singer of simple songs;
I'm not a real political man
I watch CNN, but I'm not sure I can tell you the difference
in Iraq and Iran
But I know Jesus and I talk to God
And I remember this from when I was young
Faith, Hope and Love are some good things He gave us
And the greatest is Love.

Where were you when the world stopped turning
That September day?
Teaching a class full of innocent children;
Driving down some cold interstate?
Did you feel guilty 'cause you're a survivor
in a crowded room did you feel alone?
Did you call up your mother and tell her you love her?
Did you dust off that bible at home?

Did you open your eyes hope it never happened;
And close your eyes and not go to sleep?
Did you notice the sunset the first time in ages;
Or speak to some stranger on the street?
Did you lay down at night and think of tomorrow;
Go out and buy you a gun?
Did you turn off that violent old movie you're watchin'
And turn on "I Love Lucy" reruns?

Did you go to a church and hold hands with some strangers?
Stand in line and give your own blood?
Did you just stay home and cling tight to your family
Thank God you had somebody to love?

(Chorus)
I'm just a singer of simple songs;
I'm not a real political man
I watch CNN, but I'm not sure I can tell you the difference
in Iraq and Iran
But I know Jesus and I talk to God
And I remember this from when I was young
Faith, Hope and Love are some good things He gave us
And the greatest is Love.

I'm just a singer of simple songs;
I'm not a real political man
I watch CNN, but I'm not sure I can tell you the difference
in Iraq and Iran
But I know Jesus and I talk to God
And I remember this from when I was young
Faith, Hope and Love are some good things He gave us
And the greatest is Love.
And the greatest is Love.
And the greatest is Love.

Where were you when the world stopped turnin'
that September day?

©2001 EMI Music / Tri-Angels Music (ASCAP)

 

Here is My Question for the day....

 Do you remember where you were when the terrorists attacked on September 11, 2001?

I remember where I was on 9-11-01 very clearly. I was living in in Morganton, North Carolina. I was on my bed nursing my little 3 month old son Gabe and watching PBS cartoons with my kids. My husband was just getting home from working his third shift job. My one year old daughter Lexie was laying across  my lap and my four year old daughter Marissa was half asleep beside me waiting anxiously for her daddy to come through the door.We were eating froot loops from the box and getting them all over the bed.

When the news broke in and showed the first scenes from the towers all aflame I stared in disbeleif and screamed when I finaly grasped what was going on because I knew people who worked in the towers.I saw the second plane hit live on TV and I remember that I started to cry and my kids got really scared and my son stopped nursing.

My husband had came in the door in time to see the live shots of the second plane and I told him what I had seen about the first tower. We all gathered around the bed on our knees and prayed together, my husband and I bawling like babies.I remember my church calling and we had an emergancy prayer service that niight at the church and going with my kids. I cried buckets and prayed till my knees ached,but it made me feel like I was doing something that mattered.

That is what I remember about where I was on September 11,2001.

What about You?

RED

Last night I dreamt of Daisies

in a feild of endless land

you and I were walking

my hand within your hand

 

the grass felt like cashmere

the sky was clear and bright

the daisies were surounding us

the petals a blanket of white

 

there was no time or season

there was only you and me

and I knew without a doubt

no other place I wanted to be

 

I could feel your love and peace

around me like a veil

I was warm and protected

your grace was without fail

 

I knew my earthly life was done

and this was my walk home

I turned to look at you my saviour

the very air exuding prasie like song

 

your whisper was like the breeze

words I have longed to hear

"My child your wait is over,

my Beloved you are here"

 

"I wrote your name in the book of life

when you bended your knee many years ago

my darling all pain and sorrow is over

you have reaped what you have sown"

 

I could hear the sound of the Ocean

Of waves gently caressing crystal sand

I smelled the salt and the shore

and I felt you squeeze my hand

 

The sand slipped through my toes

as soft as a bed of down

I heard your laugh beside me

a rich and pleasing sound

 

along the distant horizion

small lighted shapes appeared

they slowly came into focus

and stated walking nearer

 

all my long gone loved ones

gathered around in one embrace

my beloved Papa reached up and tenderly

brushed a lock of hair away from my face

 

my journey was now complete

I was where I always dreamed I would be

with my saviour LORD and loved ones beside me

to spend eternity by the Heavenly Sea.

 

RED

 

 

 

 

I have recently been turned on to this really cool group called Freecycle...

I think I may be hooked on this.

 The Freecycle Network provides individuals and non-profits an electronic forum to "recycle" unwanted items. One person's trash can truly be another's treasure!

The Freecycle Network is made up of many individual groups across the globe. It's a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (& getting) stuff for free in their own towns.

 Each local group is moderated by a local volunteer (them's good people). Membership is free. To sign up, find your community by clicking on the region on the left. You may then go directly to your local group by clicking on "Go To" or you may immediately joining by clicking on "Join." It will generate an automatic e-mail which, when sent, will sign you up for the local group and send you a response with instructions on how it works.

How does it work?

When you want to find a new home for something -- whether it's a chair, a fax machine, piano, or an old door -- you simply send an e-mail offering it to members of the local Freecycle group.

Or, maybe you're looking to acquire something yourself. Simply respond to a member's offer, and you just might get it. After that, it's up to the giver to decide who receives the gift and to set up a pickup time for passing on the treasure.

Our main rule:  Everything posted must be free, legal, and appropriate for all ages.

Non-profit organizations also benefit from The Freecycle Network. Post the item or items you want to give away and specify that you wish the gift to go to a nonprofit cause. It's entirely your choice! It's a free cycle of giving.

Who can use The Freecycle Network?

Think globally, recycle locally. The Freecycle Network is open to all communities and to all individuals who want to participate. Freecycle groups are moderated by local volunteers from across the globe who facilitate each local group - grassroots at its best!

 Tell a friend about Freecycle™!

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Heres your gift peachy!

THE CHIP N DALES !

OOPS! those are the CHEAP n Dales!

Let's try this again...

THE CHIP N DALES!

OH MAN! I did it AGAIN! That there's Chip and Dale!

Let me try ONE MORE TIME....I KNOW I CAN GET THIS RIGHT !

    

Oh yeah, Now that's the ticket, HUH?

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PEACHY!

 

 

RED