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July 31, 2007
July 30, 2007
100 Things About Me!
It's my 100th post!!!
1. I am a believer.
2. I was saved at a young age.
3. I met my husband at church camp.
4. I met him when I was 17.
5. He was 21.
6. I married when I was 19.
7. He was 23.
8. We were married in Greenwood, MS.
9. My anniversary is August 1st.
10. We will be married 9 years this year.
11. My birthday is March 2nd.
12. I am short--5'3''.
13. My husband is tall--6'2".
14. I live in the DEEP South.
15. We were raised in Pentecostal churches.
16. We attend an Assembly of God church.
17. I am a speech therapist.
18. I work with children and adults and like my job very much.
19. I found that having children gave me much more compassion for my patients.
20. I have 2 daughters.
21. My oldest was born with a hemangioma on her nasal tip.
22. She has undergone many laser treatments and one big surgery to correct it.
23. She still has some abnormal coloration.
24. It is 300 times better than it was.
25. She still has more treatments ahead.
26. I lived in Memphis, TN for 8 years.
27. I never went to Graceland.
28. I did sign the wall in front of Graceland.
29. I use to live just a few miles from Jerry Lee Lewis.
30. I use to play in the band in Jr. High and High School.
31. I played the saxophone.
32. I don't play it anymore.
33. I played softball most of my life and also played in high school.
34. I love to play softball.
35. I never learned how to play fast pitch softball (but I wish I had).
36. I play the piano a little.
37. I like to sing and use to sing at church.
38. I thought about doing it again but I don't like to be in front of people (even in a group).
39. I always got really nervous before going on stage.
40. I am an only child.
41. I always wanted a brother/sister but being an only child has its perks, too.
42. I will be glad when my husband finishes graduate school.
43. I love going to the mountains--Pigeon Forge, TN is one of my favorite places to go.
44. My husband and I want to travel one day.
45. I really love my husband.
46. I think he's hot!!!!;)
47. I love diet coke.
48. I love chocolate.
49. I love to shop.
50. I drive a Honda Accord.
51. I live close to most of my immediate family.
52. My whole family prayed that we would live close to each other for 8 long years.
53. When it happened, I considered it a miracle from God.
54. My favorite book is "Redeeming Love" by Francine Rivers.
55. I love recipe books.
56. I get this from my mother. She collects recipe books.
57. The name of my blog, Grace & Hope, are combined parts of names of people in my family.
58. I had gestational diabetes with my last pregnancy.
59. Since then, I have quit drinking anything containing sugar.
60. I have trouble cutting sweets from my diet.
62. I have a serious sweet tooth.
63. I love to go to the movies!
64. My husband go to the movies any chance we get!
65. The last movies we saw were Transformers and Oceans 13--both in the same night!
66. Right now, my favorite place to eat is a local restaurant in our hometown and I love their Asian Chicken Salad.
67. I eat most things plain.
68. Sonic is my favorite fast food place to get a hamburger!
69. I am IRL friends with Jenny and Jenna.
70. My husband is also wonderful friends with their husbands and my oldest thinks they all hung the moon.
71. The hubs and I had dinner with Jenny and her husband last night. You can read about it here.
72. I work at Baptist Memorial Hospital .
73. I love my job!
74. I want more children.
75. I've always said that I wanted 4 children. I have 2 now and we'll see how 3 goes.
76. I like to send packages to soldiers overseas who are fighting in the war.
77. I (and my husband) correspond with one and send him boxes of goodies as often as we can.
78. I don't watch much TV.
79. I don't like how it consumes me.
80. If I let myself, I could watch hours of TV at a time.
81. I find that I'm much more productive and don't struggle as much with negative thoughts when I don't watch TV.
82. However, I do see more than my fair share of Veggie Tales, Elmo, Doodlebops and Barney!
83. I like to exercise while listening to my IPOD but I don't get to much right now.
84. I am trying to change this!
85. I have a dog named Molly (a jack russell mix).
86. I found her at Walmart.
87. I have a cat named Sox.
88. I named him Sox because he is gray except for his white feet.
89. I LOVE Christmas!!
90. I will be spending the Christmas holiday with my entire family in the Smoky Mountains!
91. I love the snow but we don't get it much here in the deep South.
92. I would love to be a SAHM one day.
93. I have to keep working until we are through correcting my oldest daughter's nasal tip hemangioma due to insurance reasons.
94. I don't mind working. The Lord has blessed me to only have to work 3 days a week to keep us on that insurance.
95. I will be married 9 years on Wednesday! UH-OH, I think I've already said this. I'm running out of things to say!!:)
96. I would marry my husband all over again!
97. I love to cook.
98. I have missed out on meeting some blogging friends.
99. I would really like to meet you someday!
100. I am blessed to have a wonderful Savior, fantastic family, and great friends!
1. I am a believer.
2. I was saved at a young age.
3. I met my husband at church camp.
4. I met him when I was 17.
5. He was 21.
6. I married when I was 19.
7. He was 23.
8. We were married in Greenwood, MS.
9. My anniversary is August 1st.
10. We will be married 9 years this year.
11. My birthday is March 2nd.
12. I am short--5'3''.
13. My husband is tall--6'2".
14. I live in the DEEP South.
15. We were raised in Pentecostal churches.
16. We attend an Assembly of God church.
17. I am a speech therapist.
18. I work with children and adults and like my job very much.
19. I found that having children gave me much more compassion for my patients.
20. I have 2 daughters.
21. My oldest was born with a hemangioma on her nasal tip.
22. She has undergone many laser treatments and one big surgery to correct it.
23. She still has some abnormal coloration.
24. It is 300 times better than it was.
25. She still has more treatments ahead.
26. I lived in Memphis, TN for 8 years.
27. I never went to Graceland.
28. I did sign the wall in front of Graceland.
29. I use to live just a few miles from Jerry Lee Lewis.
30. I use to play in the band in Jr. High and High School.
31. I played the saxophone.
32. I don't play it anymore.
33. I played softball most of my life and also played in high school.
34. I love to play softball.
35. I never learned how to play fast pitch softball (but I wish I had).
36. I play the piano a little.
37. I like to sing and use to sing at church.
38. I thought about doing it again but I don't like to be in front of people (even in a group).
39. I always got really nervous before going on stage.
40. I am an only child.
41. I always wanted a brother/sister but being an only child has its perks, too.
42. I will be glad when my husband finishes graduate school.
43. I love going to the mountains--Pigeon Forge, TN is one of my favorite places to go.
44. My husband and I want to travel one day.
45. I really love my husband.
46. I think he's hot!!!!;)
47. I love diet coke.
48. I love chocolate.
49. I love to shop.
50. I drive a Honda Accord.
51. I live close to most of my immediate family.
52. My whole family prayed that we would live close to each other for 8 long years.
53. When it happened, I considered it a miracle from God.
54. My favorite book is "Redeeming Love" by Francine Rivers.
55. I love recipe books.
56. I get this from my mother. She collects recipe books.
57. The name of my blog, Grace & Hope, are combined parts of names of people in my family.
58. I had gestational diabetes with my last pregnancy.
59. Since then, I have quit drinking anything containing sugar.
60. I have trouble cutting sweets from my diet.
62. I have a serious sweet tooth.
63. I love to go to the movies!
64. My husband go to the movies any chance we get!
65. The last movies we saw were Transformers and Oceans 13--both in the same night!
66. Right now, my favorite place to eat is a local restaurant in our hometown and I love their Asian Chicken Salad.
67. I eat most things plain.
68. Sonic is my favorite fast food place to get a hamburger!
69. I am IRL friends with Jenny and Jenna.
70. My husband is also wonderful friends with their husbands and my oldest thinks they all hung the moon.
71. The hubs and I had dinner with Jenny and her husband last night. You can read about it here.
72. I work at Baptist Memorial Hospital .
73. I love my job!
74. I want more children.
75. I've always said that I wanted 4 children. I have 2 now and we'll see how 3 goes.
76. I like to send packages to soldiers overseas who are fighting in the war.
77. I (and my husband) correspond with one and send him boxes of goodies as often as we can.
78. I don't watch much TV.
79. I don't like how it consumes me.
80. If I let myself, I could watch hours of TV at a time.
81. I find that I'm much more productive and don't struggle as much with negative thoughts when I don't watch TV.
82. However, I do see more than my fair share of Veggie Tales, Elmo, Doodlebops and Barney!
83. I like to exercise while listening to my IPOD but I don't get to much right now.
84. I am trying to change this!
85. I have a dog named Molly (a jack russell mix).
86. I found her at Walmart.
87. I have a cat named Sox.
88. I named him Sox because he is gray except for his white feet.
89. I LOVE Christmas!!
90. I will be spending the Christmas holiday with my entire family in the Smoky Mountains!
91. I love the snow but we don't get it much here in the deep South.
92. I would love to be a SAHM one day.
93. I have to keep working until we are through correcting my oldest daughter's nasal tip hemangioma due to insurance reasons.
94. I don't mind working. The Lord has blessed me to only have to work 3 days a week to keep us on that insurance.
95. I will be married 9 years on Wednesday! UH-OH, I think I've already said this. I'm running out of things to say!!:)
96. I would marry my husband all over again!
97. I love to cook.
98. I have missed out on meeting some blogging friends.
99. I would really like to meet you someday!
100. I am blessed to have a wonderful Savior, fantastic family, and great friends!
July 25, 2007
Today, I'm Just Sad
I wanted to write something today but was having trouble getting in the mood. I'm just sad. A friend of mine that works at the hospital with me went through in-vitro to become pregnant. She was so excited to find out that she was expecting triplets. Not long ago, she found out she was going to be having 3 boys. Two days ago (at 19 weeks gestation), she found out that they had died. Not only did she lose all 3 babies, she had to be induced to deliver them. She delivered at 6:30 am today, but she won't be able to take home her babies. I just hurt for her. I know that God knows all and that He is completely sovereign. I believe that with all of my heart! My heart still aches for her when I think about what a loss she must feel.
Since I heard about this, I have thought about the blessings that I don't always remember...fertility and the ability to carry a baby full-term. So many women struggle with this and how, I know, they must ache for a child. The Lord has blessed me with two healthy babies! I can't thank Him enough!
Lord, bless the women (and their husbands), who are struggling with infertility. Work YOUR will out in their life because you are GOD and you know what is best for them. Give them strength, hope and, most importantly, reveal your love for them so that those that don't know you will learn what an awesome God you really are. I don't know how they cope with these situations without You!
Since I heard about this, I have thought about the blessings that I don't always remember...fertility and the ability to carry a baby full-term. So many women struggle with this and how, I know, they must ache for a child. The Lord has blessed me with two healthy babies! I can't thank Him enough!
Lord, bless the women (and their husbands), who are struggling with infertility. Work YOUR will out in their life because you are GOD and you know what is best for them. Give them strength, hope and, most importantly, reveal your love for them so that those that don't know you will learn what an awesome God you really are. I don't know how they cope with these situations without You!
July 23, 2007
No More Monkeys Jumping On the Bed
My oldest daughter just upgraded from a toddler bed to a full size bed. I ordered new bedding for it and, as soon as I put it on, both our girls decided it was the perfect time to have a little fun jumping on the bed!
Birthday Party Pictures from the Weekend
Here are some pictures from my MIL's 72nd birthday party this weekend!
My grandmother and MIL
Here is my MIL--stylin' and profilin'
My youngest--stylin' and profilin'
Chocolate icing is just too much temptation for my oldest daughter
My niece acting normal
My niece acting goofy
My good looking husband about to chow down
July 20, 2007
Weekend Reflection
I haven't done a Weekend Reflection in a while. We've been so busy! We've been blessed with health, family and friends! The Lord is good!- Monday--This was one of my days off. My mother came over to help me take the girls to Sears to get their pictures taken. My oldest daughter did a great job but my youngest was scared and cried the whole time. We got a few good pictures. You can see a couple of the girls and I on my sidebar.
- Tuesday--Work day! I enjoyed my day of treating patients! At one point in my career, I had become so discouraged in my work and wasn't enjoying my patients. I prayed that the Lord would give me a heart to love them, see their potential and help them reach it. Since then, the Lord has really helped me build connections with my patients.
- Wednesday--Work day! The girls and I went to our home church. My oldest is loving her 2 and 3 year old class. I'm enjoying the adult class. Our pastor is teaching on the book of Judges.
- Thursday--Work day! I met my parents for lunch at a local restaurant that serves good Southern cooking. I enjoyed corn souffle, green beans and fried green tomatoes. For dessert, we shared a large chocolate chip cookie (cooked and served in a cast iron skillet) topped with chocolate chunks, vanilla ice cream, whipped topping and chocolate syrup! It was wonderful! My husband and I were able to put the girls down to bed and enjoy eating supper and watching a movie together. (My husband actually slept through the movie!) :)
- Friday--I'm off today. After my husband gets off work, we will be going to my parents house. My grandparents are coming over and we will be celebrating my mother-in-law's 72nd birthday tomorrow. She has requested fried chicken (and the fixings) and coconut cake. She is a special woman and we all love her very much!
3 Things I'm Thankful for This Week:
1. My patients and their families. I treat children and adults and have come to love and respect them. Whether it is a stroke, congenital condition or just a speech/language delay, most of my patients' families bring them faithfully to therapy and even work with them at home to help them make progress. They encourage me with their strength!
2. My mother-in-law--She is a wonderful lady! She raised my husband and sister-in-law by herself. (My father-in-law died when my husband was 6.) She never learned to drive and was only educated through the 7th grade. She always trusted the Lord to feed and clothe her children! She is a strong and faithful servant of the Lord!
3. My blogging friends--I've seen a few of my blogging friends actually get to meet IRL. I'm a little jealous (in a good way):) and hope to meet many of you in the future! I read your posts and am encouraged and blessed that the Lord has placed you in my life!
For more Weekend Reflections, visit Judi at Mommy of Two.
July 17, 2007
Putting Our Oldest to Bed
This is usually what happens when my husband puts our oldest daughter to bed! I love this picture!July 16, 2007
Bacon-Wrapped Jalapeno Thingies
I had planned to fix these for our monthly birthday lunch at work but figured I better try them out first. I fixed them yesterday and, boy, were they good!! I think my husband used the word "extraodinary"! However, I highly recommend using gloves when fixing them. I didn't use gloves but washed my hands afterwards. However, even after washing my hands, I touched my face and "OH MY WORD"--my face was on fire!!!!! My hands burned all night long!!!!! WOW! I actually had a paper towel with ice inside lying on my face!! To sum it up: USE GLOVES!
Ok, on to the recipe!
BACON-WRAPPED JALAPENO THINGIES
BACON-WRAPPED JALAPENO THINGIES
Fresh jalapenos, 2-3 inches in size
Cream cheese, softened
Thin (regular) bacon, sliced into thirds
Cut jalapenos in half, length-wise. With a spoon, remove the seeds and white stuff (leave a little white stuff if you want it HOT). Smear cream cheese into each jalapeno half. Wrap jalapeno with bacon. Secure with toothpick. (You can freeze them at this point, if you like).
Bake (I put them on a cookie sheet) at 375 degrees for 20-25 minutes. You don't want the bacon to shrink so much that it starts to squeeze the jalapeno. If the bacon isn't brown enough after 25 minutes, broil them for a couple of minutes.
Recipe and picture from http://www.thepioneerwomancooks.com/
July 15, 2007
Christmas in July
I'm looking way ahead to Christmas time in anticipation! This is where we will be spending our Christmas holidays with our family! This cabin is in Townsend, TN, which is close to Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg -- all of which are in the Great Smoky Mountains! If you've never been, GO! It is beautiful!!
July 14, 2007
Parents Night Out
I haven't written in a quite a few days. After working this week, the hubs and I were blessed when my mom agreed to keep the girls while we drove off for a night away in Birmingham, AL . It was wonderful! When we got there Friday night, we went to eat at Johnny Rockets . My husband thinks they have the best hamburgers! After eating, we went straight to the movies. At 8:00 pm we saw Transformers . My husband had already seen it and highly recommended it. To be honest, I wasn't impressed enough by the trailers to want to see it. However, I'm so glad I went! It was a great movie!! As we were leaving the theater, my husband saw that Oceans 13 was playing at 11:00 pm. Knowing that I had wanted to see it also, he said, "Do you want to stay and see it too?". I said sure and we ended up staying at the movies until 1:30 am. Today, we slept in, went to eat lunch at The Cheesecake Factory and went shopping at The Summit. It was so nice to spend time together. These times really are refreshing for us! We sure were excited to see the girls when we got home!July 9, 2007
July 7, 2007
We Are Going To See The King
Soon and very soon
We are going to see the King
Soon and very soon
We are going to see the King
Soon and very soon
We are going to see the King
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
We are going to see the King
No more dying there
We are going to see the King
No more dying there
We are going to see the King
No more dying there
We are going to see the King
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
We are going to see the King
**I love this old song. It brings joy to my heart! My husband and I have been singing this song all day today. My oldest daughter picked up on it and started singing with us tonight--except she says "Hallelu-lah". :)
We are going to see the King
Soon and very soon
We are going to see the King
Soon and very soon
We are going to see the King
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
We are going to see the King
No more dying there
We are going to see the King
No more dying there
We are going to see the King
No more dying there
We are going to see the King
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
We are going to see the King
**I love this old song. It brings joy to my heart! My husband and I have been singing this song all day today. My oldest daughter picked up on it and started singing with us tonight--except she says "Hallelu-lah". :)
July 6, 2007
The South and BBQ
I don't know if everyone knows this or not, but we Southerners love our BBQ. Now, Deep South BBQ is different than BBQ you might get in North Carolina. North Caroliners (and others I'm sure) like a vinegar based BBQ sauce. You don't get that as much in the Deep South. We like a sweet or tangy BBQ sauce. Tomorrow, we will be enjoying such BBQ at a famous Southern restaurant in AL called Dreamland.
When you sit down, they bring you Sunbeam white bread and their BBQ sauce for dipping. That's it. That's your appetizer.
Their menu is rather simple. Ribs, pork sandwiches, smoked sausage and chicken. You can also order french fries and their WONDERFUL banana pudding.
I will be trying to watch what I eat, but I'm looking forward to enjoying a nice lunch with my family!
I hope everyone else has a wonderful weekend!
July 5, 2007
Night Time Sweetness
When I stay with my parents (which has been a lot lately), I usually have my 2 year old in the bed with me. Tonight, as I was laying with her, she rolled over put her face on mine and shouted, "Not by the hair of my chiny chin chin!". I had to giggle.
Then, she layed her head on my chest and said, "You're my best friend".
WOW! My heart felt so full at that moment!
Then, she layed her head on my chest and said, "You're my best friend".
WOW! My heart felt so full at that moment!
July 3, 2007
Molly
The Lord has answered a prayer for me. I know that not all people are animal lovers, but I am. We have had our dog, Molly, for about 8 years now. The hubs and I found her at Walmart early in our marriage. In fact, my husband wasn't too thrilled to take her home. Especially when she jumped in his lap in our car and leaked milk all over his pants. (She had obviously been dropped off after having puppies). I don't get to spend as much time with her as I use to, but I love her nonetheless.
She went missing about 3 days ago. My husband left our fence gate open and she escaped. She's done this before but has always come back. My husband printed fliers and posted them around the subdivision and has driven around calling her for the last 3 days. Tonight, he went to the Humane Society and actually found her there.
I wasn't a good owner and did not have a collar on her. Anyway, they won't release her to us until we show them a picture of her to prove that she is ours. That's ok. I have one and we will go get her on Thursday. (They are closed tomorrow).
I've been praying that the Lord would help us find her. I actually fell asleep praying for that last night ! I'm so thankful the my Lord answers prayers. He even cares about the stuff that some people would think as foolish! He knows MY heart and cares for MY hurts. He is a good God!!
She went missing about 3 days ago. My husband left our fence gate open and she escaped. She's done this before but has always come back. My husband printed fliers and posted them around the subdivision and has driven around calling her for the last 3 days. Tonight, he went to the Humane Society and actually found her there.
I wasn't a good owner and did not have a collar on her. Anyway, they won't release her to us until we show them a picture of her to prove that she is ours. That's ok. I have one and we will go get her on Thursday. (They are closed tomorrow).
I've been praying that the Lord would help us find her. I actually fell asleep praying for that last night ! I'm so thankful the my Lord answers prayers. He even cares about the stuff that some people would think as foolish! He knows MY heart and cares for MY hurts. He is a good God!!
July 1, 2007
Snot--The New Hair Gel
I was in my bathroom the other day getting ready when I heard my oldest say, "Look, Mommy, I'm making her pretty"! I looked down to find my oldest wiping snot from her nose and putting it on my youngest daughter's head and then "fixing" her hair with it!
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