42 TODAY!!!!

I woke up this morning singing Mighty is the Power of the Cross.  I thought it was a perfect reminder of the greatest gift one could ever be given!!!

What can take a dying man and raise him up to life again?

What can heal a wounded soul?
What can make us white as snow?
What can fill the emptiness?
What can mend our brokenness?
Brokenness

Mighty, awesome, wonderful
Is the holy cross
Where the Lamb laid down His life
To lift us from the fall
Mighty is the power of the cross

What restores our faith in God?
What reveals the Father's love?
What can lead the wayward home?
What can melt a heart of stone?
What can free the guilty ones
What can save and overcome?
Overcome

Mighty, awesome, wonderful

Is the holy cross
Where the Lamb laid down His life
To lift us from the fall
Mighty is the power of the cross

It's a miracle to me [2x]
And It's still a mystery [2x]
It's a miracle to me
The power of God
For those who believe

Mighty, awesome, wonderful
Is the holy cross
Where the Lamb laid down His life
To lift us from the fall
Mighty is .......
Mighty is.......
Mighty is the power of the cross

Thank You for the cross [2x]
Love the cross [2x]
So Powerful...... ohhhhh yeahhh
What can take a dying man?
And raise him up to life again?

Worship You Jesus
By your wounds we are healed
By your wounds we are saved
Mighty is the power of the cross [2x]
Thank You Jesus for the Holy cross

Turning 42!

I'm turning 42 on Wednesday.  I AM SO EXCITED!!!  Yes, I am one of the few women who look forward to their birthday each year.  I have no problem growing older.  Although, I do wish my children didn't do it so fast!  I blinked a couple times and my eldest is now at boot camp ... **sigh**

Anyway, we have a big day planned!  **cough cough**  There are three dental cleanings and a minimal amount of school work to be done (just enough to keep each one busy while their siblings have their appointments).  Then I'm going to relax for a few hours and read.  I haven't decided yet what I am going to make for my birthday dinner.  Maybe panCAKES ... !!! 

The Bondage of Anger

I am in bondage to anger.

Anyone who knows me knows how difficult it is for me to admit this. 

I have always been a fighter.  I'm actually quite good at it.  I've always fought for the little guy and against the injustices of this world, but being a fighter brings with it a certain amount of anger. 

Or maybe it's the anger that brings about the fight in a person.  I'm not sure.  And at this point I don't really think it matters. 

I know that anger in and of itself isn't a sin, even Jesus got angry.  I think it's the kind of anger that one harbors in their heart that turns into sin.  That is the anger that gives the "foothold to the devil."

Maybe some brutal honesty about the anger will help me lay the roots of it all at His feet and maybe then I will be able to move on to truly enjoy all the wonderful blessings He has given me, namely my husband and our six children.  And at the moment, this adorable two-year-old who has put on his Batman mask and would like me to tie a blanket around him to serve as his cape.  :)

We're sick.

Yeah, that's about it.  :P~~~~~~~~

Going Away and A Little Bit of Mischief

We had our son’s going away party Saturday. My best friend of over 30 years made his cake.  It was wonderful to have so many people there to support him. Even people who weren’t able to attend sent cards. One of the children who was there made a huge card for him telling him by taping 8 pieces of paper together. She colored it and wrote in the inside of proud of him she was and that she would be praying for him. One of the little boys painstakingly colored several pages from his coloring book for him. It was so sweet!


After we left the restaurant, my mom and lifelong best friend and her family, came back to our house. There was just a little bit of mischief going on when people weren’t looking…

What my best friend encouraged my mother to do to my bathroom...

What my best friend and I did to my mother's car ...

What I did to my best friend's car the next morning while she was still sleeping ...