Moms are very often chauffers. I have been chauffering my children all over the place "forever". Of course, now it's just my youngest daughter....
For a period of about one year, I was a chauffer to my step-daughter(s). Originally it was just the one step-daughter. Then it ended up being both step-daughters. I mainly took them to work and picked them up from work. Occasionally a doctor's visit was thrown in. It used up a lot of gas and it put a lot of miles on my car. I lost sleep doing this, therefore, I was sleepy a lot. Sometimes I was even sleepy when driving home at night.
BUT! Being their chauffer meant I spent time with them. A lot of the time it was one on one time. We would talk about anything and everything. Alcohol, friends, family, drugs, animals, work, school, boys, the past, etc. I treasured those times with them.
One time we took the oldest step-daughter to an appointment at Remington College. She was checking into their Dental Assistant program. On the way there, I-35W was blocked off because of a very serious/deadly wreck. Little did I know that I-35W was going to be blocked off on our way home!! What should have taken us maybe an hour to get home, actually took us 3-4 hours!! BUT! It was an adventure with the three girls! We had to try to figure a way home. The gps was not cooperating. My hubby was not answering his phone. It was an adventure for sure!!
I would joke often about being a chauffer to the girls. I fussed about the price of gasoline. (It's ridiculously high.) But again, I treasured those times with the girls.
I AM BLESSED!!!
Keep Smiling!! :)
God Painted a Pretty Picture
Saturday, September 24, 2011
July 13, 2011 Devotional
"Then the Lord said to Moses" Exodus 31:12
That's it. That is the whole verse. But it speaks volumes!! Think about it! "Then the Lord SAID to Moses". The Lord was speaking directly to Moses. One on one. They carried on a conversation together. Of course, not face-to-face. If Moses had looked upon the face of God, he would die. But still, they spoke to each other. How beautiful and wonderfully awesome is THAT?!
I hope and pray that one day I will be blessed to have a conversation with God.
I AM BLESSED!
Keep Smiling!! :)
That's it. That is the whole verse. But it speaks volumes!! Think about it! "Then the Lord SAID to Moses". The Lord was speaking directly to Moses. One on one. They carried on a conversation together. Of course, not face-to-face. If Moses had looked upon the face of God, he would die. But still, they spoke to each other. How beautiful and wonderfully awesome is THAT?!
I hope and pray that one day I will be blessed to have a conversation with God.
I AM BLESSED!
Keep Smiling!! :)
Wandering & Lost
Luke 15:1010 In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
One day Ethel had puppies. She had them under the bunk house....or you can call it a shed.One day my husband was on the porch and he heard the puppies. So, he looked through the cracks of the porch and he saw one of the puppies. It was black and white spotted. Then he called me so I could go look at the puppy.
The next day my hubby got the puppy out from under the porch and found another black and white spotted puppy. He brought them both in the house, then brought Ethel into the house. Ethel nursed them and wanted back outside. My hubby watched her and he saw that she went back under the bunk house.
This time he listened hard and he heard noises at the back of the bunk house. Puppy noises! So he crawled under the back of the bunk house and found three more puppies! One who had brown spots and two who looked like Ethel. He brought the other three puppies into the house.
The two puppies who scooted away from the rest of the litter, their brothers and sisters, reminded me of people. These puppies had their eyes shut, so their world was dark. They left their family, they wandered away.
Sometimes people will shut their eyes to Jesus, and to the light, the knowledge and love He gives them. They wander away from their family and from Jesus into a world of sin, of darkness.
Ethel kept going to her wandering puppies, taking care of them, trying to keep them with the family. Jesus keeps going after people lost in the darkness of sin, loving them, caring for them, wanting them back in His family.
Jesus is awesome.
I AM BLESSED.
Keep Smiling!! :)
Marijuana/Alcohol
1 Samuel 15:22
But Samuel replied: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the LORD? To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams.
To be honest, I'm not sure how connected this little blog will be. I wrote down my notes a few months ago, then never had a chance to get on here and write it out. But... here goes.
Who would have ever thought I would blog about marijuana?! Have I ever used it? NO. But I have known plenty of people who have. Have I ever wanted to use it? NO. I have seen the results. It alters the person's behavior - which means it affects the brain. There is someone dear to me who used to drink and do drugs. He would be mean while on drugs - including marijuana, and mellow when drunk. Wow. It altered his behavior. Imagine that.
I understand that it can relax a person, help them chill, etc. Just as alcohol does. But there are many more ways to "chill" and/or "relax" than using either. Marijuana and/or alcohol is often a gateway for stronger drugs. Those using them are looking for a "better high". Lives are lost, families are ripped apart, people are homeless - most because of their addiction.
Addiction. Some people can handle more than others. Everyone is different. Then there are those who take one drink - they become an alcoholic, or, smoke one joint - they are addicted. There are social drinkers and there are social smokers. It depends on whether the person has an addictive personality and/or if addictions are prevalent in the family. Do you think that someone just decides to become addicted? "Oh, I think I'll become addicted today to....". No. That's not how it happens. It can be progressive. Don't try to tell me it's not harmful. Tell the friends of mine who are now dead....those who started out with smoking joints and then went on to "bigger and better" drugs. Tell the friends of mine who are dead....those who started drinking with their buddies, became alcoholics, spent time in jail and then ended up dead because of drinking and driving. Tell the friends of mine who are still alive.... and now addicted to crack, heroin, coke, etc.... and either on the streets selling their bodies or spending time in prison. Tell my friend who is now a crack whore, who lost every one of her children....who started smoking weed.
An argument FOR marijuana is "marijuana is natural". Yes, it is. So is poison ivy. Do you want to smoke that?
Another argument is a lot of smart people smoke weed. Sure a lot of smart people smoke weed. Smart people also drink alcohol. But, you cannot say that they do not harm the body. It is a proven scientific fact that marijuana and alcohol do kill off brain cells. Imagine how smart these "smart people" would be if they didn't use weed or didn't drink. In fact, someone super dear to me told me a few months ago that a young lady we knew used to be very smart, but she smoked too much weed. Wait.... USED TO BE? SMOKED TOO MUCH WEED? The person who told me this used to smoke it himself and would love to again.
I have a question: Should pregnant or nursing women smoke or drink when pregnant or nursing? No. Why? Because the baby ingests it. It's harmful. Well, if it's harmful to the baby, then it's harmful to the mother. By the way, this was a question I posed to someone who is PRO marijuana use. SHE was the one who said no.
People who want to use it think that marijuana (and/or alcohol) are okay. They will always come up with arguments to justify their use. But that doesn't make it okay. "Do not speak to a fool, for he will scorn the wisdom of your words." Proverbs 23:9
But Samuel replied: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the LORD? To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams.
To be honest, I'm not sure how connected this little blog will be. I wrote down my notes a few months ago, then never had a chance to get on here and write it out. But... here goes.
Who would have ever thought I would blog about marijuana?! Have I ever used it? NO. But I have known plenty of people who have. Have I ever wanted to use it? NO. I have seen the results. It alters the person's behavior - which means it affects the brain. There is someone dear to me who used to drink and do drugs. He would be mean while on drugs - including marijuana, and mellow when drunk. Wow. It altered his behavior. Imagine that.
I understand that it can relax a person, help them chill, etc. Just as alcohol does. But there are many more ways to "chill" and/or "relax" than using either. Marijuana and/or alcohol is often a gateway for stronger drugs. Those using them are looking for a "better high". Lives are lost, families are ripped apart, people are homeless - most because of their addiction.
Addiction. Some people can handle more than others. Everyone is different. Then there are those who take one drink - they become an alcoholic, or, smoke one joint - they are addicted. There are social drinkers and there are social smokers. It depends on whether the person has an addictive personality and/or if addictions are prevalent in the family. Do you think that someone just decides to become addicted? "Oh, I think I'll become addicted today to....". No. That's not how it happens. It can be progressive. Don't try to tell me it's not harmful. Tell the friends of mine who are now dead....those who started out with smoking joints and then went on to "bigger and better" drugs. Tell the friends of mine who are dead....those who started drinking with their buddies, became alcoholics, spent time in jail and then ended up dead because of drinking and driving. Tell the friends of mine who are still alive.... and now addicted to crack, heroin, coke, etc.... and either on the streets selling their bodies or spending time in prison. Tell my friend who is now a crack whore, who lost every one of her children....who started smoking weed.
An argument FOR marijuana is "marijuana is natural". Yes, it is. So is poison ivy. Do you want to smoke that?
Another argument is a lot of smart people smoke weed. Sure a lot of smart people smoke weed. Smart people also drink alcohol. But, you cannot say that they do not harm the body. It is a proven scientific fact that marijuana and alcohol do kill off brain cells. Imagine how smart these "smart people" would be if they didn't use weed or didn't drink. In fact, someone super dear to me told me a few months ago that a young lady we knew used to be very smart, but she smoked too much weed. Wait.... USED TO BE? SMOKED TOO MUCH WEED? The person who told me this used to smoke it himself and would love to again.
I have a question: Should pregnant or nursing women smoke or drink when pregnant or nursing? No. Why? Because the baby ingests it. It's harmful. Well, if it's harmful to the baby, then it's harmful to the mother. By the way, this was a question I posed to someone who is PRO marijuana use. SHE was the one who said no.
People who want to use it think that marijuana (and/or alcohol) are okay. They will always come up with arguments to justify their use. But that doesn't make it okay. "Do not speak to a fool, for he will scorn the wisdom of your words." Proverbs 23:9
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