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Theme Song for 2006

Superchick Pure Flow

This is my brand new day
starting now
I let go of things that weigh me down
And rob me of the beauty
that's to be found
And life all around

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This is my prayer without ceasing
The negative releasing
And as I rise above
my burden is easing

CHORUS
I bring pure flow
Like water around
the rocks of life won't
pull me down
I bring the pure flow
Drink so deep
The river of life
My soul at ease
I bring the pure flow
Like water around
The rocks of life won't pull me down
I bring the pure flow
Rising above
The storms of life to live and love
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This is my brand new day
In the light
Troubles rising up
on the left and the right
I keep my eyes fixed on
where I want to go
The rest will follow

This is my prayer without ceasing
the negative releasing
and as i rise above
my burden is easing
CHORUS

This is my brand new day
starting now
letting go of the ways that I fall down
The old can be made new
The lost can be found
The lost will be found

And this is my prayer without ceasing....
My soul is at ease
and I am free
This is my day

La la la la

Coming Soon....2006

It's almost here. I wonder what this year will bring. Last year I thought I was starting a new chapter in my life in Corvallis Oregon. That was not the case. Little did I know that I'd travel to Israel and spend two life changing weeks there. Unbeknownst to me I'd buy my parents old house and let go of a long held desire as well as a few other things that went with that.

This past year I also celebrated ten years of knowing God. What a journey it's been. Ten Awesome, hard, fulfilling, wonderful, tough, stretching, eye opening, character revealing, weakness exposing, refining, purifying, sin purging, freeing years. I feel I've come full circle and am starting the next ten years (God willing) building on the foundation He's given me. I've started this next ten years in a cloud but I think clarity is coming. I hope so.

So I won't even begin to guess what's going to happen this year. Instead, I'll say, "You go God and I'll follow!" Maybe we'll go to California, maybe we'll stay put. Maybe we'll head back to our home town. Maybe we'll go somewhere that we don't even know of. We just know we want to live and live healthily following the Lighted Path of our Savior Jesus.

Just to note I'm listening again to country tonight...just heard a nerdy song. But in country's defense since I've been slammin it lately. Can I just say I love Keith Urban's last couple of songs he's put out as well as Sara Evans and Alan Jackson. Oh and I like Rascal Flatts too. I'm sure there's others. These just come to mind

It's just raining like crazy here lately. Here's a pic of our ditch and the culverts bustin at the seems. I've never seen it like this before. It was really cool. I'm supposing all the white dots are the rain. It was raining when I took the shot.

Oh and I'm learning my pooch don't like rain. I take him out to potty and he turns right back around and heads for the door. It took him forever before hi finally went today.

Have fun in the new year.
~Moi

So this New Year my family and I are making a resolution to becoma a healthy family. Not just physically but in all aspects. We want to be healthy physically, emotionally, spiritually, mentally. Not that we're disfunctional because we're really not. We're just into personal growth...but I for one really do need to get healthy in all those areas.

I tend to be a bit on edge more often than not. I have gotten better over time but I still strive for a completey healthy, rational, head on straight, got it together, kind of girl. I can always grow.

I don't want to exist but live. I definately want more out of life right now. I want my family and I to set out and take hold of life and go. Take what God's given us and run with it. I tell you it is so easy to stagnate. So easy to get in a rut and just exist.

So I'll let you know how it goes. I'm thinking maybe if I blog it that it will be sort of an accountability thing? Maybe. I should get the word out about my blog so I have a group to be accountable to. :) Otherwise I'm just kidding myself. Who knows.

Well hmm. Tonight I am listening to Christian music. I get 90.3 Air 1 so that's cool. It's coming in pretty clear although I can hear a light fuzz. But it's good enough. It was on counrtry and there was this line about a hick town and seeing a neighbor's buttcrack...and I had had about enough. :)

Now I'm listening to some awesome lyrics about knowing God more, seeing his Kingdom come and His will be done and about desiring only to be His. That's good music.

Adding a couple more links today. One is a friend of mine who is aspiring to be a country singer. And the other is my fave church. The church I went to Israel with this past year and the church that I really miss since I moved

~Moi

My sweet sour mug is all cuddled up on the futon snoring away. So maybe we'll be California bound late Spring/early Summer. Only time will tell. I think it'll come down to my family ok'ing us to go. By that I mean it isn't mandatory and my dad is my husband's boss...and some other employee could go. So they might miss us you know what I mean.

I would miss everyone too. But it would be a good opportunity for many reasons. Plus we like new experiences. We like to go places.

But we could save some money and sell this place which is sucking us dry. Which if a nice house was important to me it wouldn't bother me and I'd adapt to it. But it's not. So I get angry when all my money goes to bills and mortagages (sp????). Not what I want to spend my money. It's a waste.

We're only here for a little while and I don't want to be strapped the whole time I'm here because I'm living in a house I can't afford. This house will be an investment which is why we got it and it was only going to be short term. Having to move for work will get us out of here even sooner.

I do like the house but it's time to say goodbye. It will be a little sad because it's been in our family for over a decade now. My water broke on the carpet in this house! Ha. I got ready for my wedding in this house. But this is the first house my parents lived in that I didn't live in because I was out of the house and off to college.

Oh well. Everything changes and change is a good thing.

Country stations are not playing good songs tonight. This new radio I got for Christmas doesn't play my fave AM station nor does it play any FM Christian stations clearly. So now I'm "rockin" out to Clay ... not Clay Aiken but I can't remember this guy's last name....darn what is it??? Clay, Clay, Clay??? Hmm oh well the song is over.

Well hmm~Adios all and all
~moi

Open Book

Late night again...
Nothing wrong
It's just me

Dreaming a dream
Grass ain't greener
It's just me

Save it till later
Procrastinator
That's just me

Stifle the truth
Don't always let it out
Yep just me

Might not always be right
Might even do wrong
It's just me

Will keep on
Won't give up
That's just Him

Holding my hand
Extending Grace
It's just Him

Clearing the Fog
Lighting the way
Yep just Him

Drying my tears
Restoring my joy
It's just Him

My Dog

This is Blackjack. He is my sweetie who currently is snoring away right next to me and who graces me with his nasty gas serveral times a day.

New Look

I got a new template that I could add links too. I tried adding the HTML code to my old one but it wouldn't work so I just changed my whole template.

Now people can link to rebekah's blog.

:)

High on Country Music

So I went to the grocery store tonight. Fred Meyer to be exact. Why do I always feel I spend so much money at the grocery store but feel like I didn't aquire very much. It seems like all the groceries I buy are gone in an instant.

I become mildly stressed while grocery shopping. I know it's because I'm not the most creative woman in the kitchen. So I go to the store with this deer-in-the-headlights look....uh duh...and so then I always get the same ole thing. When ideas do come across my mind I then worry I'm spending too much because I know what I have in my cart already is going to be a lot so I don't do anything.

So the W. house staples are: Oatmeal, Peanut Butter & Honey, Coffee & Creamer, Bread, 100% Juice, Kidz Clif Bars (one of our newer additions), chicken breasts, frozen veggies, and spaghetti. I'm blessed with a husband who's not too particular about my cooking so that's good. In fact he's not a big dinner guy at all. Mostly he's into chips and graham crackers...(staples as well).

Guilty pleasures: Bologna and mayonaise sandwhiches (me), ice cream (all of us), Hubby enjoys a cold beer after work, fruity pebbles (me again), top ramen (me and kids)

*insert* can someone rescue me from my dogs gas puleeze

Non existant: Hamburger Helper (nast), canned stuff like chef boyrdee,

I like what a purchase but think I could've so easily got sooooooo much more. Who knows. When I first got married I was terrible at the housewife role. It's been 8 years now so at least I can say I have improved some what.

I am listening to country music right now. I don't do that all that often. I for the most part like country music...all sorts for that matter...I like music in general. I like listening to the words especially when they are really good and I think that is awesome song writing.

Or when they cause you to think or go into this other world altogehter. That's fun. As long it's not a bad, scary, dangerous, or evil world...just a daydream world.

I like to daydream I live on a small east coast town and I work at a coffee shop or something ... wierd I know... but just being honest.

By the way... some country music is so funny because it's so hick. Like the song I'm listening to know... Got it going on like Donkey Kong??? What's that suppose to mean?

I'm just rambling. Ok bye.
~Moi

PS long gone done me wrong packed her bags and now she's gone...

His mercies are new every morning...

I rely on that a lot. I just have my bad days and then I wake up and remember this truth. Praise God for it!!

It's like Monday today for me since my husband was off yesterday. So I have to get back in the swings of things. The holidays are wrapping up and maybe my life will get back to normal and I can get back into the grind of doing the "housewife" thing. Ha ha.

I love being a housewife and stay-at-home-mom! It's a blessing I am very thankful for. And I'm glad to be getting back to the normalcy of everday life.

So here I go....

Well sissy is feeling better today. That's good. Just a touch of the too much sugars...I had that once I remember when I was little on my way home from Grandma's after Easter.

So my hubby is off today and we're going to pick up and and just hang out. My cousin might bring over her dog Maggie to play with Blackjack. That ought to be interesting.

The kids are playing with their new toys. Dora is currently dancing around my kitchen floor.

Rebekah's mommy and daddy visited my blog and I was quite surprised in a good way. I was touched. I'm so glad our paths crossed.

Well duty calls both my children are calling me for this and that.

~Moi

Merry Christmas

Christmas will be over in a little less than three hours. I'm fighting off heart burn because of all the junk I've been eating. New Year's Resolution here I come.

Our little girl apparently had too much junk yesterday as well because she spent all night throwing up into the morning. So today on Christmas she didn't get to enjoy any sweets or any liquids but water. She didn't really have an appetite anyway. Mommy and Daddy are pretty tuckered as well since she puked about every hour on the hour last night.

But despite that today was pretty good. My husband though seemed to be worried sick over our girl. I knew it was just eating bad, which did give me guilt and I know I can't let that happen again, but he had a hard time relaxing today.

Right now I'm wearing a super soft pink robe I got from my MIL. Awesome. And she also got me the Chronicles of Narnia collection I can't wait to start reading. I'm also wearing soft pink slippers my mommy got me for Christmas. I'm so comfy right now.

Last night at my parents house was neat. Just the other day I gave my dad Rebekah's page and I think it really tugged on his heart. He's already contacted her family and has helped them out a bit and plans to continue. So for Christmas for me and my sisters he donated some money to them in our name as well as encouraged us to help and pray for this little girl and her family.

Little did I know that when I told my dad about her blog how he would help and jump to action. Praise God!! I really feel God is shining through this little girl's life for His glory and even though this is a sad and hard trial He's going to use it for good in soooo many people's lives. God has a way of doing that.

I know Rebekah has already changed my life as well as my dad's! Keep fighting strong girl and keep smiling. I will be praying for you.

~Moi

Rebekah's Inspiration

I want to encourage anyone who reads this blog to visit www.rebekahspage.blogspot.com. I don't know if this will link to it because I don't know how to add links. So maybe it just does it automatically. Anyways I just thought that this page is good for everyone to know about and help and pray for this little girl and her family. Also around this season (really it should be all year) we need to remember what we have...all the blessings we have and focus on that instead of what we don't have or wish we had.

Not like a guilt trip or anything but just a reminder to keep our focus on what's important. I know in the midst of my own pity parties I selfishly say ... well so what that people may be going through things that are worse than what I'm going through this is what i'm going through right now and it hurts. Which has some truth to it. Our pains hurt even if they are not as bad as other people's pain but wallow in them I and we should not.

I challenge us all not to wallow in our self pity this new year and instead take that energy and focus it somewhere positive and definately off our self. Do something nice for someone, give a friend a call, pray for someone, clean your house, plan a romantic evening for your spouse, do something you've been putting off and off and off, go workout, hug your kids and play a game with them... you get the picture.

A new addition is here!!

and his name is Blackjack!! He is a cutie but he likes to squirt on my carpet. No the poor thing is so sad. He has left behind a family and a girlfriend. His face even seems sad. But today he is doing a tad bit better. Let's hope that continues.

Yes so yesterday after the third squirt on the carpet I about went insane and wondered if I did the right thing in getting a dog. My husband reassured me but I am still yet to be thoroughly convinced.

I'm sure it'll be fine as time goes on and as I get used to having this four legged creature in my home. I'm sure some day it will be hard to imagine life without him. I hope that day hurries up and comes quickly.

No really though he's sweet and loving and very cute.

On a different note I have coffee brewing because my AWESOME mommy is bringing me some creamer. Never will I ever doubt my mom's love for me! What a precious poopsie she is. Now I can drink my caffeine and get back to my normal self.

Merry CHRISTmas everyone. Yes I celebrate Christ's birth during this season. Pretty soon us Christians are going to be the rebels of society because we won't be allowed to practice our faith anywhere except our home in our free country.
I do think America is slowly loosing what it means to be free and live in a free world.

This is not anything having to do with the world. I'm just talking how we are not truly free in this country. I'm thankful to God that we're free-er than a lot of countries and we can live peacefully without fear of persecution but if I wanted to cut the trees down by my house right now I couldn't because it's against the rules.

Oh what a pitiful argument...but really for sure like there are like so many things that just really make me so mad .... like oh my gosh.

~
Moi

Insane in the Membrane

I'm so scatterbrained right now. I'm not super anxious I just feel like everything is whirling about my head like a tornado. Nothing is in it's place, i am super unorganized, and I'm way behind in things. I feel like like I'm taking one thing at a time but just in the nick of time...

Anyway...gotta jet because my husband needs to talk to me about some crucial issues.

Adios

A new addition

hee hee I'm about giddy!!!!!!!!

we are getting, God willing, a new addition to our family. Non human that is and I CANNOT wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It won't be til Saturday so I'm going to have quite the wait but a fun week of preparing and praying all goes well.


Oh Lord thank you thank you thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Too Distracting

What's too distracting? All my thoughts...trying to figure everything out. But all I do when trying to figure things out is think, pray, and read the Bible. Is that all I need to do? Or do I consult and get a hundred different opinions. Do I do research and hear each side of the story each with convincing arguments and leave no better than I came. Or do I just think, pray, and read the Bible and trust God with what he tells me and where he takes me?

That sounds simple enough. But then am I being ignorant. Am I not searching enough and just going with what feels right? Or should I be ashamed for saying God's leading is what feels right? When really it's his truth leading me and by saying it's my feelings I'm lacking faith?

So still the first sounds better but I'm still bombarded by the opinions and may I say very different opinions of the many Christians in my life. One believes this way, one that, one website says this and one says that. All have Scripture backing them up and real life experiences, confirmations, and answered prayer to back them up. I get so confused.

So then I sit down with my journal and Bible in hand, I pray or cry out rather...God help me. You're not the God of confusion...why am I so confused? Lord get me back on track. And all though He doesn't answer all my questions right then and there I have peace. And what a feeling that is.

That is until the next flow of opinions come and I'm confused again. Why is it that I haven't formed my own opinions? Do I lack depth? I used to feel that I had them and then all these other ones come along and say no that's wrong and you missed the mark there, and you don't do this so you're way off track... At first I resist but then I give it all to God. And sometimes those other opinions are right. But them sometimes they're not. Sometimes they sound so right but them I research it and another person says no no no that is not right.

I'm being vague on purpose. I don't have it all figured out. And so what? Does it really matter. When I get alone with God it doesn't. What matters is that I sincerely seek Him, completely trust Him, and love and do good when the opportunity presents itself. God will draw me close to him because I'm drawing near to Him. He'll give me his Holy Spirit because I sincerly seek it and I'm his child. He leads and I follow and we walk together on this dot in eternity.

At least God is not an opinion. Jesus says, "I am the way and the truth and the life..."

~Moi

Can Someone Help Me

I'm trying to figure out what to do for my son's Kindergarten Christmas Party. I'm helping plan it and I'm meeting with another mom tomorrow to discuss ideas. I've thought of decorating sugar cookies, talking about the candy cane story and having candy canes too (incorporating that somehow) should we bring a present and have a gift exchange?

Any suggestions from cyberspace?

Home away from Home...

I'm posting from my parents house. My husband is out of town as well as my dad so I thought ... might as well have a sleep over at my mummy's. It's a little bit more hectic than at home because my kids are sensitive to their environment and their routine...but they are doing good. As well as my son is a bit allergic to dogs which my parents have a big white Lab.

Speaking of the white Lab...if you ever need a shower just come on over. She'll lick you clean if you let her. She's really missing her daddy. She's his baby. I used to be but that went out years ago.

So like totally cool mayn! Nothing really exciting to post except that I'm chillin out, maxin, relaxin, all cool... just playing some b-ball outsidda school...when a couple a guys... who were up to no good... startin makin trouble in my neighbor...I got in one little fight and my mama got scared...she said, "you're movin with auntie and uncle in BelAir...

Shall I go on? :)