LOVE

As I was cleaning out my closet I came across a little book that guests wrote advice in at my bridal shower over 8 years ago. And as I was flipping through it I saw this in an entry. I thought I would share.


Ten commandments of love


Thou shalt put thy mate before thy mother, father, son, and thy daughter, for thy mate is thy life long companion

Abuse not thy body with excessive food, tobacco, or drink, that thy days may be many and healthful in the presence of thy loved ones

Permit neither thy career nor thy hobby to make of thee a stranger to thy children, for the most precious gift a parent giveth his or her family is time

Forget not the virtue of cleanliness

Make not thy mate a beggar, but willingly share with thy mate thy worldly goods

Forget not to say, “I love you” even though thy love may be constant, thy mate doth yearn to hear those words

Remember that the approval of thy mate is worth more than the admiring glances of a hundred strangers, so cleave unto thy mate, and forsake all others

Keep thy home in good repair, for out of it cometh the joys of old age

Forgive with grace. For who among us does not need to be forgiven?

Honor the lord thy god all the days of thy life, and thy children will rise up and call thee blessed

Aunt Kiki is my new name

Bryten Charles McClure

is finally here!!!! So exciting! My sister went into labor Tuesady night and gave birth to a beautiful baby boy at 8:08 Wednesday morning. He weighs 7lbs 6oz. He is so sweet! Thank you to all that have been praying for them. I am uploading photos right now and will post some pics as soon as I get them loaded.

Still waiting.........

on my first nephew to be born. We thought that he was coming on Friday but we were wrong. So, the waiting game continues. I have never been on this end of it before. I must say that it is different than being the preggo. Regardless, I cannot wait to get my hands on the little guy. Both of my boys are getting bigger and rowdy, as boys tend to do. So to be able to hold a precious baby again will be wonderful. It will also be wonderful to give him back to his momma when he is crying and hungry, knowing that I won't be the one up in the middle of the night. Just kidding. I loved it! Such blessings from above.

So, I was thinging about any other updates and to be honest there aren't really any, at least not that I want to put out into cyberspace.

My husbands sister is coming into town this next week. It will be great to see her. She has been gone for quite a while living out her dreams out West and will be visiting us. We are all excited.

My house is quiet at the moment. All 3 of my fellas (hubby & boys) are napping. Which leaves me a little quiet time. I should go take advantage of it.

Ciao!

God, give me happiness

I was reading a book yesterday and there was a quote in the very back. Sorry if I can't remember it perfectly but roughly it read:

"Lord, give me happiness.
The Lord answered, "NO, I have given you many blessings,
it is up to you to choose to be happy about them.""

It is funny how something so simple and small can speak volumes when it is relevant to what your are already feeling. It has been no secret that I have been in what my family calls a "funk" lately. I have been restless, discontent, unhappy, unsettled, the list goes on and on. But the past few days I have been searching the Lord about it all. And I realized that all of the things I have been feeling do not come from my loving, gracious, forgiving, compassionate, merciful, kind, and unchanging Father. I have been focusing on the storms swirling around me when I should have been looking up to Jesus.

So, today I choose to fix my eyes on Jesus and all He has in store for me. For only He knows what I need, where He is taking me, what He wants to do in me, and how He is going to accomplish it all. I feel such a peace knowing that I don't have to take care of it, all I have to do is trust in Him, His plan, and be obedient to do what He asks of me.

So, to anyone else out there that is struggling with similar feelings, please join me as we lean on our Father and Savior. He can handle whatever it is we are facing. And lets pray for one another, for there is power in the prayer of agreement.