Friday, April 24, 2009
Happy Birthday Allison Jade!
My baby girl, Allison Jade, turns two today, April 25th. She was born on a Wednesday at 4:58pm. She weighed 7lbs. 9 oz and was 18 in. long. She was 3.5 weeks early and was conceived with an IUD in place. The IUD was never found. The Lord wanted this child here for some reason. A reason not yet known. I am so glad I am her mother. She brings me such joy everyday. She is a comic and is so smart! God Bless her on her birthday and everyday! Please enjoy this montage that I made for her on www.Slide.com
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Hi/Lo Thursday
This post is part of "Hi/Lo Thursday" on the Riggs Family Blog. Check out their blog to read everyone else's "Hi/Lo" posts and get your link on their site.My "Highs":
Reading Lil April Rose's Blog and knowing her heart rate was in the 130's; being able to have a car to drive this weekend; thankful that Emma's speech teacher thinks she may be able to be in a "normal" kindergarten come September; having all three of my girls that I never expected to have because I was told I would never have children; living to this ripe old age (I know so old) of 31 when I have survived a pituitary tumor, a spinal cord tumor, and the regrowth of the pituitary tumor. God is good... He listens to our troubles, He listens to our prayers for others..... He is good!
My "low's":
Not knowing what is going to happen the next time I go to the doctor's; not knowing if Allison will also need Speech therapy like my little Emma receives (she will be two Saturday and only speaks 23 words); wishing my father were still here and not looking forward to the anniversary of his death, April 29th; wishing I could provide a more stable financhial "bed" for my children; working a PT job at Walmart because I was laid off of my good paying job and Walmart pays more than unemployment would; not knowing how I am going to pay the bills next month
New York State Department of Motor Vehicle
Need I say more? No, seriously....... I had an insurance lapse, but PAID my insurance. Little did I know they sent out a suspension notice on plates and my license. I never received it. Come to find out, the DMV does not forward mail. It is returned as "non deliverable". So, Lo and Behold, we are going to my fiance's father's for his birthday and we are passed in the opposite direction by the police. They have a plate reader. We pulled into the gas station (our first stop anyway) and he pulls in behind us. He says, "Are you aware your plates are suspended?" No, I wasn't. He take smy license. your license is also suspended...... REAL NICE! So, by the grace of the Lord, he lets me continue to my inlaws because I had all three kids in the car and I promise him I will stay put, but had to go to DMV first thing Monday (this happened on Friday). I go and tell them never got a notice, yadda yadda, well coem to find out, I cannot re register my vehcile until I have "served the full term of suspension. July 20th! I can drive, but I have to pay $85 for my license plus I paid a fee of $110 for a fine for the suspended plates. GREAT! So, I said why did I not get the notice? I filled out the ONLINE change of address form. Her reply, the system must have been down or you did not submit it properly. GREAT! So I am without a vehicle until July 20th. Here sits my car in my driveway and I can't use it. All because they did not forward my mail...... I need to move to a new state!
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Interesting Email That I Received
If any of you agree, please feel free to cut, copy, and paste... sne dto your family and friends. Praise God! He is good!
Love and prayers~ Hope
This one is definitely between you and God. Don't disappoint. Read to the end.
GOD: Angels, do you know what I was just thinking about?
ANGELS: What were you thinking about?
GOD: Christians seem to have forgotten what kind of power they have available and the devil keeps on deceiving them!
ANGELS: God, exactly what are you driving at?
GOD: I have made my children in such a way that when the people of the world are sitting, they would be standing, when the world is standing, they will stand out, when the world stands out, my children must be outstanding and when the devil dares the world to be outstanding, my people will be the standards to be used!
JESUS CHRIST: They (Christians) are also forgetting the words in Ephesians 1:3.
GOD: Please read it out!
ANGEL: PRAISE BE TO THE GOD AND FATHER OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST , WHO HAS BLESSED US IN THE HEAVENLY PLACES WITH EVERY SPIRITUAL BLESSING IN CHRIST .
ANGEL: So what do we do now since the end is almost near?
HOLY SPIRIT: My Presence is still among men and I will teach and remind the Christians of all that we have discussed. I will also make sure that they pass this message on!
JESUS CHRIST: I will also keep on interceding for them & stand in for them even in their weaknesses.
GOD:
I will also make sure that I give to all those who ask of me, seek me and try to find me . The blessings I have promised them through My Son, Jesus Christ will be delivered to all those who discover that I, Jehovah, am ready to bless them! Not because of any special things that they have done, but just because I LOVE THEM !
JESUS CHRIST: I will also give all My followers who are willing to pass this conversation on, enough strength to carry on!
ANGELS: We are all backing THE TRINITY and even the devil cannot stop us! How funny! Christians are finally taking over and ......
DEVIL (eavesdropping behind the gates): I hope you all heard! I will deploy more troops (demons) and make sure the Christians pray less, read their Bibles less, preach less and
make sure this mail does not move anywhere! Also......
YOU SURE HEARD THAT! THE DEVIL WILL MAKE SURE YOU DO NOT PASS THIS ON BUT PROVE HIM WRONG AND SHOW HIM THE POWER YOU HAVE IN CHRIST JESUS AS A CHRISTIAN. PRAY MORE, STUDY THE WORD MORE AND PREACH THE WORD! DO NOT DISAPPOINT GOD ! PASS IT ON!
The Lord is my Shepherd ,
I shall not want,
For in Him, I will put my trust.
Love and prayers~ Hope
This one is definitely between you and God. Don't disappoint. Read to the end.
GOD: Angels, do you know what I was just thinking about?
ANGELS: What were you thinking about?
GOD: Christians seem to have forgotten what kind of power they have available and the devil keeps on deceiving them!
ANGELS: God, exactly what are you driving at?
GOD: I have made my children in such a way that when the people of the world are sitting, they would be standing, when the world is standing, they will stand out, when the world stands out, my children must be outstanding and when the devil dares the world to be outstanding, my people will be the standards to be used!
JESUS CHRIST: They (Christians) are also forgetting the words in Ephesians 1:3.
GOD: Please read it out!
ANGEL: PRAISE BE TO THE GOD AND FATHER OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST , WHO HAS BLESSED US IN THE HEAVENLY PLACES WITH EVERY SPIRITUAL BLESSING IN CHRIST .
ANGEL: So what do we do now since the end is almost near?
HOLY SPIRIT: My Presence is still among men and I will teach and remind the Christians of all that we have discussed. I will also make sure that they pass this message on!
JESUS CHRIST: I will also keep on interceding for them & stand in for them even in their weaknesses.
GOD:
I will also make sure that I give to all those who ask of me, seek me and try to find me . The blessings I have promised them through My Son, Jesus Christ will be delivered to all those who discover that I, Jehovah, am ready to bless them! Not because of any special things that they have done, but just because I LOVE THEM !
JESUS CHRIST: I will also give all My followers who are willing to pass this conversation on, enough strength to carry on!
ANGELS: We are all backing THE TRINITY and even the devil cannot stop us! How funny! Christians are finally taking over and ......
DEVIL (eavesdropping behind the gates): I hope you all heard! I will deploy more troops (demons) and make sure the Christians pray less, read their Bibles less, preach less and
make sure this mail does not move anywhere! Also......
YOU SURE HEARD THAT! THE DEVIL WILL MAKE SURE YOU DO NOT PASS THIS ON BUT PROVE HIM WRONG AND SHOW HIM THE POWER YOU HAVE IN CHRIST JESUS AS A CHRISTIAN. PRAY MORE, STUDY THE WORD MORE AND PREACH THE WORD! DO NOT DISAPPOINT GOD ! PASS IT ON!
The Lord is my Shepherd ,
I shall not want,
For in Him, I will put my trust.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Refelctions
I log on daily to read my email, look at job postings, apply to jobs, chat it up on the message board, but I also follow the blogs of Lil' Ones who need my prayers. Lil' Ones who need not only my prayers, but others as well.
Handsome lil' Stellan. Such a trooper! His mom has more strength and faith then any person who I have known in real life. Although this is about someone who I read about on the internet, I feel since I began reading about this lil' boy that he has made a way into my heart. He has made away into ALOT of hearts. I pray that the doctors can find what needs to be done for this handsome lil' man and that he continues to grow, thrive, and fight!
Lil' April Rose, not yet born. Diagnosed with a condition known to be fatal. So many prayers..... I have read a few stories of children diagnosed with Trisomy, but only read one that the child made it past three months and then passed on.... I pray that this child continues to grow in her mother's womb and is able to survive her birth and grows into a beautiful lil' girl. Let this child be a miracle! Let this happen for this family!
The I look at my three munchkins.......
Kayla Anne born 9/15/01 4 days after September 11th
Emma Rose born May 2, 2004
Allison Jade born April 25, 2007 with an IUD in place and three and a half weeks early
Three Lil' Miracles
These three children I NEVER thought I would have. At the age of 17 I was told pregnancy would be impossible based on my medical history (multiple ovarian cysts and a pituitary tumor which made my hormones screwy). I did miscarry right before my 18th birthday, so I thought the doctors could be wrong. Then I married at 19 and we tried and tried and tried. Nothing! We divorced because my exhusband was very controlling, very mentally abusive. I fell in love with a man who I had known the whole while I was with my ex and lo and behold became pregnant fairly quick! Then three years later along comes Emma and three years later, Allison with an IUD in place no less. This just shows me that God is good. He listens to our prayers..... He provides in our darkest times and helps us make the decisions we need to.
Whenever I have times of trouble, I turn to Him. He is the one who guides me to the decisions I need to make. I am a very Christian person. Do I consider myself worthy of some of His graces, no. I feel I am a sinner like many others in the world. But He forgives. He loves us. When everyone else turns their back, God is always there. He has helped me in extraordinary ways and my gift to others is to pray for them. To give to them if they are in need of not only prayers, but material items as well. I am not a rich woman, far from it, but I love to help people and be there for others. I thank the Lord He has given me the patience and the understanding to do what I need to do on a daily basis.
I add the patience part because I am the mommy of a child with developmental delays. My daughter Emma has a speech delay and fine motor issues. She is a trooper! Working so hard with her therapists to overcome her difficulties. She teaches me so many things and for that I also thank God for giving me a child who shows so much love for people in a world full of hate.
I ask anyone who may read my blog to sit and think about your life. Talk to the Lord, whomever your Lord may be. I know not all people out their are Christians. We have a world of many faiths. Think about what the Lord has done for you and what you can do to give back to Him. To give back to others. Doing for others and having my children are the most rewarding things in this life for me and I wouldn't trade it for any amount of money in the world!
God Bless~
Hope
Handsome lil' Stellan. Such a trooper! His mom has more strength and faith then any person who I have known in real life. Although this is about someone who I read about on the internet, I feel since I began reading about this lil' boy that he has made a way into my heart. He has made away into ALOT of hearts. I pray that the doctors can find what needs to be done for this handsome lil' man and that he continues to grow, thrive, and fight!
Lil' April Rose, not yet born. Diagnosed with a condition known to be fatal. So many prayers..... I have read a few stories of children diagnosed with Trisomy, but only read one that the child made it past three months and then passed on.... I pray that this child continues to grow in her mother's womb and is able to survive her birth and grows into a beautiful lil' girl. Let this child be a miracle! Let this happen for this family!
The I look at my three munchkins.......
Kayla Anne born 9/15/01 4 days after September 11th
Emma Rose born May 2, 2004
Allison Jade born April 25, 2007 with an IUD in place and three and a half weeks early
Three Lil' Miracles
These three children I NEVER thought I would have. At the age of 17 I was told pregnancy would be impossible based on my medical history (multiple ovarian cysts and a pituitary tumor which made my hormones screwy). I did miscarry right before my 18th birthday, so I thought the doctors could be wrong. Then I married at 19 and we tried and tried and tried. Nothing! We divorced because my exhusband was very controlling, very mentally abusive. I fell in love with a man who I had known the whole while I was with my ex and lo and behold became pregnant fairly quick! Then three years later along comes Emma and three years later, Allison with an IUD in place no less. This just shows me that God is good. He listens to our prayers..... He provides in our darkest times and helps us make the decisions we need to.
Whenever I have times of trouble, I turn to Him. He is the one who guides me to the decisions I need to make. I am a very Christian person. Do I consider myself worthy of some of His graces, no. I feel I am a sinner like many others in the world. But He forgives. He loves us. When everyone else turns their back, God is always there. He has helped me in extraordinary ways and my gift to others is to pray for them. To give to them if they are in need of not only prayers, but material items as well. I am not a rich woman, far from it, but I love to help people and be there for others. I thank the Lord He has given me the patience and the understanding to do what I need to do on a daily basis.
I add the patience part because I am the mommy of a child with developmental delays. My daughter Emma has a speech delay and fine motor issues. She is a trooper! Working so hard with her therapists to overcome her difficulties. She teaches me so many things and for that I also thank God for giving me a child who shows so much love for people in a world full of hate.
I ask anyone who may read my blog to sit and think about your life. Talk to the Lord, whomever your Lord may be. I know not all people out their are Christians. We have a world of many faiths. Think about what the Lord has done for you and what you can do to give back to Him. To give back to others. Doing for others and having my children are the most rewarding things in this life for me and I wouldn't trade it for any amount of money in the world!
God Bless~
Hope
Monday, April 6, 2009
New To Blogging
Hello everyone out there in internet land! I am new to the "blog craze". Lately I have viewed some blogs of people who are encountering terrible hardships in there lives and that has made me reevaluate how precious life is. Yes, we all have hardships in our lives, but what would we do at the possibility of losing our child? What would we do if someone who we committed to love violated that committment and beat us and we had to escape on our own, scared, alone, with children and not have any money, any furniture, just an apartment to call home? What if a fire or storm took your home away and you had nowhere else to go? What if? People think they have it so bad and then you hear stories such as these.... what would YOU do?
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