Favorite Movies
Well I have a few favorite movies throughout the years...Here are a few clips from my Top 4 list....
Steel Magnolias
Beaches
Gone With the Wind
Dirty Dancing
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Monday, May 30, 2011
30 Day Blog Challenge: Day 6
A Picture of something that makes me Happy....
Well this is an easy post...first of all I don't believe THINGS make people happy. It is a choice. You can choose to happy or you can choose to be bitter and angry, etc etc. But a something that makes me realize how happy I am is my family. So todays blog is just that...a picture of MOST, but not all of my family. And although sometimes they drive me crazy, I am fortunate to have them...and having them around makes me happy:)
Well this is an easy post...first of all I don't believe THINGS make people happy. It is a choice. You can choose to happy or you can choose to be bitter and angry, etc etc. But a something that makes me realize how happy I am is my family. So todays blog is just that...a picture of MOST, but not all of my family. And although sometimes they drive me crazy, I am fortunate to have them...and having them around makes me happy:)
Friday, May 27, 2011
30 Day Blog Challenge: Day 5
A Song to Match your mood....
Well this always changes of course, however recently the Song Blessings by Laura Story.
Here are the lyrics
We pray for blessings
We pray for peace
Comfort for family, protection while we sleep
We pray for healing, for prosperity
We pray for Your mighty hand to ease our suffering
All the while, You hear each spoken need
Yet love us way too much to give us lesser things
Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops
What if Your healing comes through tears
What if a thousand sleepless nights
Are what it takes to know You’re near
What if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise
We pray for wisdom
Your voice to hear
And we cry in anger when we cannot feel You near
We doubt Your goodness, we doubt Your love
As if every promise from Your Word is not enough
All the while, You hear each desperate plea
And long that we'd have faith to believe
Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops
What if Your healing comes through tears
What if a thousand sleepless nights
Are what it takes to know You’re near
And what if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise
When friends betray us
When darkness seems to win
We know the pain reminds this heart
That this is not, this is not our home
It's not our home
Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops
What if Your healing comes through tears
And what if a thousand sleepless nights
Are what it takes to know You’re near
What if my greatest disappointments
Or the aching of this life
Is the revealing of a greater thirst this world can’t satisfy
And what if trials of this life
The rain, the storms, the hardest nights
Are Your mercies in disguise
and here is a link to here it
Well this always changes of course, however recently the Song Blessings by Laura Story.
Here are the lyrics
We pray for blessings
We pray for peace
Comfort for family, protection while we sleep
We pray for healing, for prosperity
We pray for Your mighty hand to ease our suffering
All the while, You hear each spoken need
Yet love us way too much to give us lesser things
Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops
What if Your healing comes through tears
What if a thousand sleepless nights
Are what it takes to know You’re near
What if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise
We pray for wisdom
Your voice to hear
And we cry in anger when we cannot feel You near
We doubt Your goodness, we doubt Your love
As if every promise from Your Word is not enough
All the while, You hear each desperate plea
And long that we'd have faith to believe
Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops
What if Your healing comes through tears
What if a thousand sleepless nights
Are what it takes to know You’re near
And what if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise
When friends betray us
When darkness seems to win
We know the pain reminds this heart
That this is not, this is not our home
It's not our home
Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops
What if Your healing comes through tears
And what if a thousand sleepless nights
Are what it takes to know You’re near
What if my greatest disappointments
Or the aching of this life
Is the revealing of a greater thirst this world can’t satisfy
And what if trials of this life
The rain, the storms, the hardest nights
Are Your mercies in disguise
and here is a link to here it
Blog Challenge Day 4
My Parents:
Well, I am a fortunate lady. I was not only graced with one set of parents, but I received two! My Mom is Judy. She is retired and working again. She took 6 months off and couldn't stand it. She has a work ethic that goes beyond anything else. Work is her joy and passion.
Well, I am a fortunate lady. I was not only graced with one set of parents, but I received two! My Mom is Judy. She is retired and working again. She took 6 months off and couldn't stand it. She has a work ethic that goes beyond anything else. Work is her joy and passion.
My dad is Larry. He was a great man that loved baseball and family. He had a great heart, almost to a fault. I think I take after him some days. He passed away July 4, 1990. I was only 9 at the time, therefore the memories are somewhat jaded seeing that I was a Daddy's girl:)
I then have a set of parents that have adopted me as their Daughter. They have 2 wonderful sons, but never had a daughter, so here I am:) It is actually my Mother's sister Roverda and her husband Shermer. They are both retired. Ma is a retired teacher and Pa is retired from Duracell.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Blog Challenge Day 3
My First Love
My first Love was Jesus....I remember the day I was saved. I was at Fort Caswell for a church retreat during the summer. I remember feeling the spirit. I remember singing Awesome God for the first time and I remember the feeling that I was loved by someone/something that I couldn't explain. I had never met Jesus, but I KNEW he loved me and that I loved Him. A love that went beyond the stories from Sunday School. The Bible verses became so clear. I understood the love they were talking about in Matthew. I finally "got it". I must have been about 10 or 11 years old. I don't recall exact dates.But I do know that summer changed my life...forever. And if you have never felt that kind of love, you are missing out on something truly AMAZING!
This is the Cross At Fort Caswell. It has been there for as long as I can remember. I know all my burdens were laid at that cross 20+ years ago and I am sure I am not the only one.
My first Love was Jesus....I remember the day I was saved. I was at Fort Caswell for a church retreat during the summer. I remember feeling the spirit. I remember singing Awesome God for the first time and I remember the feeling that I was loved by someone/something that I couldn't explain. I had never met Jesus, but I KNEW he loved me and that I loved Him. A love that went beyond the stories from Sunday School. The Bible verses became so clear. I understood the love they were talking about in Matthew. I finally "got it". I must have been about 10 or 11 years old. I don't recall exact dates.But I do know that summer changed my life...forever. And if you have never felt that kind of love, you are missing out on something truly AMAZING!
This is the Cross At Fort Caswell. It has been there for as long as I can remember. I know all my burdens were laid at that cross 20+ years ago and I am sure I am not the only one.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
30 Day Blog Challenge: Day 2
What is the Meaning behind my Blog name? Well this is an obvious answer....So many adventures in our home which is located on a street called Ammons.....that was very self explanatory! Any questions?
30 Day Blog Challenge: Day 1
Introduction
Well who am I? If you are reading this, I am sorry to disappoint...I am no one famous. I am an ordinary 30-something single mom. I am an elementary school teacher ( and love it 95% of the time). I am a christian. I am a mother, a daughter, a sister, an aunt, and a friend. I have many titles. But most of all, I am who God made me to be and I struggle every day at reaching for the person God wants me to be.
Well who am I? If you are reading this, I am sorry to disappoint...I am no one famous. I am an ordinary 30-something single mom. I am an elementary school teacher ( and love it 95% of the time). I am a christian. I am a mother, a daughter, a sister, an aunt, and a friend. I have many titles. But most of all, I am who God made me to be and I struggle every day at reaching for the person God wants me to be.
This is a photo of Maxwell and I taken by the amazingly talented Claudia Page Carter (The Portrait Gallery). This was taken at Tanglewood on a very hot May afternoon this past year. This was a Mother's Day present to myself after a long difficult year. One of my favorite purchases if I must say so myself!
15 Facts
- I am an ECU graduate and a VERY proud Pirate!
- I am a cancer survivor (twice)!
- My favorite color is periwinkle
- I enjoy knitting and reading
- Although I don't enjoy writing things I HAVE to write about, I do enjoy writing.
- I was inspired to teach by my Aunt Roverda and my fifth grade teacher Mrs. Harris.
- I have a dream of visiting Italy, The Holy Land, and South Africa before I leave this world.
- I love spending time with my son...I can't imagine my life without him
- My favorite food is anything pasta!
- My favorite sport to watch is Football and Baseball
- My favorite sport to participate is softball and swimming
- I have been married and divorced and don't regret it. I have a wonderful son, Maxwell. And I got the privilege to be apart of Claire's life for a many years.
- I have a close bond with my brother, even if he still annoys me at times
- I have a dear mother who will be there for me, if I ask.
- My least favorite chore is doing dishes and putting away laundry.
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