I gotta a new LOOK!

Do you like my new blogger look? Wow! I can't believe it, it is beautiful! Just like the lady who helped me with my new look, she is beautiful too and I've never even met her! Thank you, thank you, thank you for Heather! She was so wonderful to do this for me.

So send your comments my way to tell me if you like the new look!

FRIDAY!

It is Friday and I'm so very thankful! My kids and I have had a full week of school, football & cheerleading practices, church, awanas, and more! I like fridays because it seems to be a slower day all around. This friday I'm not so sure. We have PE this morning (which right now seems to only run 1 hour whereas normally it is 2) and then we have a spelling bee and a grammar game on this day. So three fun things all in one morning! However after school I must go to the grocery store! WWWWWHHHHHIIIIIINNNNNEEEEEE! Can you tell how much I don't like the grocery store? We have to eat so I must go! After that though I think we are free this afternoon. Free to do what? Not sure yet, could be the park, could be just sit and veg, could be something altogether not thought of yet. One thing is for sure though we have a long weekend in front of us and I get to go out on a date with My Man! So for this Friday it is going to be good and Thank God It Is Friday!!!!!

I'm going to start something my friend does on Wednesday and she calls it wordless Wednesdays, but I'm going to call it Friday Photos! I will try and post pictures of our week or other pics! These pictures are from Zech's Children's ministers files from camp. Have a great holiday weekend!

13 Presents!

I emailed and blogged and called many a friends in my frenzy furry to do something special for my Sarah's 13th birthday! I had no idea what to do. My mom is the crafty one in the family and she always gave me inspirations and helps, but she is busy with Jesus right now. So I prayed to the Lord Jesus that He would send me one of those inspirations that I needed and He did! Mike and I wanted to give Sarah presents that respresent her turning into a young woman and that we embraced that for her! So this is what we did:


Sarah’s 13th Birthday!

We wanted to get you 13 things that would help you as you turn 13 and the journey beyond!


#1 Cool Teen outfit to always look your best

#2 and 3– Two cuddly stuffed toys to always hold onto your childhood

#4, 5, and 6– Three posters to claim your own space as every teenager wants to do!

#7 – A lamp to always keep shining the light of Jesus as you’re reading His Word!

#8 – A bouquet of roses to show you that you are growing into a beautiful young woman

#9– Two great books to guide you into the scriptures that proclaim He loves you and cares for you and to stretch your imagination for His Kingdom. (God's own heart for Young women & Kingdom's Hope)

#10– A journal to record your dreams, your needs, your heartaches, and your joys and to give it all to Jesus!

#11 – A CD that will point the way of grace always! (Point of Grace new CD)

#12 – A bookmark to remind you where you are and that God has you in his heart and has a plan for you in His Word. (it was silver with a scripture engraved on it)

#13 - A figurine displaying a single rose named “Love”. You stole our heart from the time we knew about you. You are as unique as a single rose and you bring so much love in our lives!


We Love you with all our hearts, and so very, very proud of you!


She had so much fun opening each present as she read what each one of them represents. Her Posters are a cross admist a rainbow setting, the names of God in purple, and a big pink poster with God's Girl written across it! We have already put them up. Thanks for all of you helping me as I was figuring this out. (Yes, I cried many a times that weekend just because my daughter was turning 13! I was beginning to think I was loosing it, but I'm better now!)

My 13 year old!

Around 1:30 am on August 24th, 1995, I awoke to a cramp (or so I thought). I continued to feel the need to go to the bathroom, but then after a few times I realized that my water had broke, and the "cramps" were getting worse. Of course being the wonderful wife I am, waited until my husband's alarm went off to let him in on what was happening. Around 9:00 that morning, contractions getting worse we made it to the doctors office and then checked into the hospital to deliver a baby. We were clueless as to what we were having (boy/girl), but I was sure it was a big, bouncing baby boy. Somewhere close to 9:00 that evening I still had not made any progression, even though they had done everything and hooked me up to every machine, so a C-section was scheduled and off I went. "It's a girl!" was the main thing I remembered and then I cried. I had always wanted a little girl of my own. God had blessed Mike and I with a beautiful, healthy, blue-eyed baby girl. Oh, how she stole our hearts 13 years ago as we held her and beheld her. She was so beautiful and still is!

Sarah Alyssa Roberson turned 13 yesterday and I cried happy and sad tears. The bittersweet emotions you have as your children grow up is tremendous some days. As I was preparring her presents (this was way hard, but I figured out what we were going to do) I realized that God has truly given me a gift. I thank my God always for her. She might be stubborn, hard headed, very litteral in all her ways, and loves to debate with us, but she is ours. Ours to watch for a couple of more years, before she heads out into the great unknown world. Praise God, she has a relationship with Him, and our prayer is that she continues to follow Him! Happy Birthday, my first born and first teenager (and pray for us!) She got thirteen presents and that will be the next post (tomorrow).

Floods, goodbyes, & hello's

This week has been full! Overwhelmingly full and God once again has proven His faithfullness to be there everyday through it. We've had lots of rain here in our city and some flooding occurred in different areas around town. One of the church members lost almost everything in his house and this week has been spent helping this family get back on their feet as much as possible as they await insurance and FEMA. Even though they've said goodbye to a lot of their possessions they are so very thankful for all that has been arranged for them and God's wonderful provision.

Another family lost a beautiful loved one to an act of senseless violence. She was so young and it was devasting to this family. She will be missed so very much. I never met her but her legacy from her family stories are wonderfully touching to hear. They said their goodbyes for now on earth, knowing they will see her for all eternity with her Heavenly Father!

We've said hello's to new school subjects this week (we are up to all but one subject which is added next week), new church members, and new hair-do's. We've had birthday celebrations all week (I'll blog more on this later), papa came in, shopping to do, and eating out. Many people, places, and things to do in our life this week.

Overwhelming though, Jesus has been here through it all. Our circumstances around us changed everyday and there is a storm a brewin on the horizon, but Jesus has stayed firm beside us and will guide us through the upcoming storms. He will hold us steady and is our anchor throughout the day and night! Thank you Jesus!

Locks of Love!

My oldest daughter has been growing her hair to lengths that were hard for me to imagine. She has very thick hair and it was a tangly mess most of the time. She really tried hard to keep it manageable but like I said, it was hard! Well about two weeks ago she came to me asking for a haircut. Her hair was bothering her and she had hoped that cutting it would alleviate some headaches she had been having. So I set up the appointment and we went yesterday and she was able to donate her hair to Locks for Love organization. They will take her hair and make a wig for little girls who struggle with cancer treatments and the loss of their own hair. I was so proud of her because she had to cut it shorter than anticipated. I think she looks very grown up now and I'm so proud of her for donating her hair and withstanding it a little shorter than she really wanted.

Scorpion King strikes again!

A friend of mine recently had posted on her blog dealings with a scorpion and her son from thousands of miles away. Thankfully all was well and everything was back to normal. They said they saved the scorpion for her to see as a "surprise" when she returned from her mission trip. I think however word got out to the other scorpion's and their families because the scorpion struck at our house this morning!



Yes, as I was preparring for school early this morning I hear a scream, a cry, and in a loud voice, "A SCORPION" "WHERE?" "HE STUNG ME!" and I start to investigate the problem. It was indeed a scorpion and it did sting Sarah on the bottom of the foot because she stepped on it not knowing it was there. I felt sorry for her, but I have to preface this with, this is my very touch sensitve girl. Literally the slightest touch and she is wounded and it seems at times for life. However with a brave face, she hobbled into the school room and I checked it out and couldn't find anything. At first I thought maybe she hadn't been bit, just thinking she had. I had to also caution her (who is likely to panic) that if she experienced difficulty breathing in the next 15 minutes or so she needed to let me know. She looked at me with horror on her face. She did fine! It welped up a little but not much and tonight she is saying it is fine.

So mommy went in with a shoe and a knife and killed the scorpion! I don't like scorpions! I don't even like them when they are dead. However I had to be the brave one and kill the scorpion King and emerge a hero. Yeah for Supermom! It is dead and hopefully never to return but in order to ensure that, Mike got a call from me that we need to do something about these scorpions running inside our house. He agreed and so hopefully we will once again reign in our house and not the scorpions!

P.S. Laura by the way even when your in the same house you worry about your children!