YAY! Congratulations goes to BETHANY MORFORD! She is the lucky winner of a $10.00 giftcard to get wild and crazy in Coldstone Creamery! Woohoo! You go girl! Get your icecream fantasy on!
I hope it’s delicious!
Thank you to all the new visitor’s that stopped by and entered to win. We seem to have some great things in common. Icecream rocks! Come on by again sometime. We may have more than just that in common. 🙂
Go say Congratulations to Bethany!
What is it about us? We people…..we human beings? We get so wigged out over things in our lives. At least I do. I consider myself to be a little on the anxious side. I get stressed and worry over things…maybe you do too. Usually it’s things that I don’t need to be concerned with. But hey, it’s my crazy personality. I tell myself later…..”See …… STOP IT!”. God is in control!
I posted this picture of Phillipians 4:4-7 in my Bible because as you can see…..I need the reminding! Do not worry! I should really be spending more of my time “rejoicing”! Now that’s the kind of attitude a worrier like me needs. One of thankfulness and peace with what God is doing in my life. Sometimes, I just feel out of control! Well, my life does. So I do what just about every other human does…..I struggle to control it myself. Which never works out for my good. Ever! I’m learning to STOP IT!
Did you know that the antidote to anxiety is “thanksgiving”? It’s the best way to acknowledge God as our source of peace, joy, trust and more. Which leads me to the attitude we should have when approaching God with our needs. We need an attitude of thanksgiving. Try it! You’ll see something happen, I promise. Remember, prayer is the lifeline to peace. Who doesn’t need peace?
So, whatever you’re going through….guess what? You haven’t caught God off guard, friend. He knows. Trust him. He’s got you covered. Focus on loving Him and thanking Him….even if you don’t feel like it. Do it verbally….eventually you will begin to feel it. You’re building character…one that is speaking volumes to a lost world. I love verse 5…..”Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.” The ESV Bible says it like this, 5 “Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand.” In other words, don’t freak out! God is in control!
Thank you God. Forgive me when I forget and worry. I think you are AWESOME! I praise you for just being YOU! My peace and my joy!
Amen.
On Monday when everyone was all up in a tizzy over this “alleged” snow storm….I was cool, calm & collect, as usual! Oh I kid! In my heart…I was happy dancin all over the place. But since I am one to actually like days off from school (thanks to inclement weather) I wasn’t going to get all worked up and then hit hard at the reality of NO SNOW! I like to be SURPRISED!!! Don’t you? Oh boy….was I surprised!
Today (Wednesday) has been the bigger snow day out of the two so far. We woke up to some major snow falling outside….everything was really covered this time. Our 4wd vehicle was in the country with our two oldest kids…snowed in at Alli & Lauren’s house. The roads were way too bad to be driving. Even this evening when they could try to come home….it was really nasty. Sweetboy said he was very nervous the whole drive…especially after seeing cars stuck in the ditch. All is well, they are home safe and sound.
We tried to do some shoveling in the driveway so that we could move some cars around…..forget that! It’s a wreck out there. I managed to get hubby’s car stuck all cattywampka in the driveway. Oh well…we aren’t going anywhere, so who cares? We do have my 4wd burb if we need to really get out. Which brings me to having cabin fever. Why is it when you CAN’T go somewhere….all you can think about is going somewhere? Huh? Tell me! Gates and I have thought of all sorts of things to do today….and then got all bummed out when we realized we couldn’t go. This too shall pass, huh? Tomorrow? Day #3 no school due to snow.
How about some Indiana snow pictures?
Hubby chopping wood…doesn’t everyone do that right at their front door? 🙂
Gavin, Ally & Uncle Dean (I bet he’s real glad he visited from Florida this week, heehee)
I love these days. It is like a present! I get so excited to get to sleep in, then I can’t sleep. I’m whacky! Oh well. Tomorrow has been cancelled too. It is still sleeting and the snow is piled up pretty high. We went out earlier to the grocery store and barely made it up our neighborhood Kilamanjaro hill! Poor “faux jag”….it’s little worn out wheels (hubby has really bad tires) spun and spun…until they were smoking and smelling horrible. But we finally made it out of the hood. The streets and main highway were terrible! We slid and slithered all over the place. There were no people out…..only handfuls here and there.
I took a little video this morning….but I’m having trouble uploading. I’ll try again. It’s not much….but it’s at least a small taste of the lovely I see outside here in Indiana! I heart you, Indiana! You make me smile. 🙂
Notice “faux jag” and real bmw covered in snow? I love parking in the garage! heehee!
Snow Day 1/27/09 from Wanda Galloway on Vimeo.
I haven’t even told you about my basketball game palooza weekend. I have been so busy…I forgot! Friday night was the big JCHS homecoming game. We won, finally! Yeehaw! On Saturday night we attended Tyler’s game in South Decatur (they’ve been winning and have only lost to this team)….so this game was in rival mode. It was a great game! South Decatur lost right at the very end, tragic! Then on Sunday night, hubby and I took Ally & Tyler to see the Pacer’s play in Indy. They won! Another great game even if our seats were up in the nose bleed section. 🙂 We still had fun!
Here’s the Cougars…..Tyler is #15! Go Tyler!
Untitled from Wanda Galloway on Vimeo.
Can you tell we wanted them to win? Ahhhhhhhhh!
Hello Bloggy friends……It is the week we’ve all been waiting for! Bloggy Giveaway Quarterly Carnival week! If you’ve never heard of it…..let me tell ya! GO CHECK IT OUT, YA’LL!! It’s the motherload of giveaway happiness. You will be in contest heaven!
I’m playing along and I’ll be giving something very dear to my stomach heart! A $10.00 Coldstone Creamery giftcard! I know. It’s not something you want to win if you’re watching your girlish figure. Sorry. I love that place and only treat myself every once in a while.
If you looooooooooooove Coldstone Creamery….like I love it…leave me a comment. Tell me what your favorite choice of yummy goodness is at Coldstone! That’s it!
My favorite: Mudpie Mojo! Oh….baby! It’s like a party in your mouth!! 
Contest ends Friday (Jan. 30).
Goodluck! I’ll pick a lucky winner by random generator Friday night @ midnight. Make sure you leave me an email address if you don’t have a google account.
It’s not easy being a parent. I should know, I am one! I wanted to be one from the time I was a little girl. As a matter of fact, I was naming baby dolls, Barbies and playhouse people for as long as I can remember. These critter’s not only had names….they had lives! I would get up in the morning and start them right back up where I left off the night before. It was serious stuff. I had all intentions of being a good mama. You’d really have to ask my kids if it all worked out or not. It’s actually still a “work-in-progress”. I am trying to do it God’s way and I long to face Him with no shame or regret someday. It’s Him I truly want to please!
I’ve had a little experience with kids. Not only do I have some of my own, I have taught in both public and private school and Sunday school. I like them! I enjoy being around them and want to encourage them to be all they can be for God. I know what a little investment can do in a person’s life. I’m a product of someone doing just that for me. I could have ended up anywhere….but God had other plans.
It’s no secret that kids are trying things these days that would have blown our parents minds had we been caught doing them in high school. Many teens are walking a tight-rope of dangers that if they aren’t careful will change their lives forever. When I was in high school (back in the 80’s), I still remember THE girl who had to leave school because she got pregnant. Today, my school is like many all over this USA….loaded down with pregnant teenagers. There is no shame in it at all. No embarrassment, no fear, no reality of the consequences! Nothing!
Pregnant teens aren’t even what I want to talk about tonight. I want to talk about meanness! Bullying! It is rampant among kids. I’ve seen it over and over in school. Recently, I’ve watched as my own kids have experienced it first-hand. It is crippling and wounding to the spirit, especially when it comes from “church” kids. One would think these are the ones being raised to love and honor other’s, right? But I’m finding that to not necessarily be the case. It’s disturbing and painful to watch! It’s even more hurtful to be on the receiving end of their wrath.
The most revealing part of bullying issues can be found in the parenting or lack of from the parents involved. When I spoke to the parents of the girls involved in a situation with my daughter, both told me very frankly that they didn’t feel it was “their place” to get involved. These two girls were “breaking” up their friendship (they were supposed BFF’s) with my daughter because she allegedly made fat jokes about them. This was a very mean untruth and they both knew it…..but because my daughter was the “skinny” friend, one of the mom’s told me….she had NO CLUE what it was like to be overweight and surely must have insulted them somehow. It broke my girl’s heart. She loved both of these girls, truly loved them and would never have hurt them with fat jokes.
Now going to school is like entering the “war-zone”. These girls, their friends, relatives and anybody who will listen to them snub and act horrible when my daughter is around. They have even done it to me. I am appalled! I cannot imagine one of my children pretending to hit someone with a cane behind their back like one of these girls did to mine. These are the victims, remember? It is a very poor reflection on the parents. Both refused to hold their children accountable for their actions. The results may not show up for them today….but friends….someday they surely will. I will not allow my kids to hurt anyone! It will not be tolerated and they know it. Thankfully, the Spirit works even harder than me when it comes to conviction and correction. They yield to that and I am grateful.
This article(see Heart-ache prevention Jan. 12) written by Vicki Courney just hit home with me. I know that I’m not alone in facing bullying and meanness through my children. Parents all over this country are dealing with it. What can you do? How can you stop it? When it’s even in your churches? Here’s a few questions for you if you’re a parent. I’m wondering what you think…..
1) If your child was involved in a disagreement with a friend would you get involved? Why or Why not?
2) If you knew of the disagreement, would you encourage your child to do the “right” thing even if it revealed them to be the guilty party?
3) Would you hold your child accountable to God and other’s for their behavior?
4) Would you automatically believe your child to be innocent?
5) What if you knew your child were mocking an adult or classmate in an ugly way…would that be a tolerated behavior?
One more thing…..Are you teaching your children to own their mistakes and to repent and ask for forgiveness? Not only to God…but to other’s? Oh friends…..I sure hope so. It’s our job as mom’s and dad’s. God will hold us responsible. He has trusted you and me with some very serious stuff. Will you do what’s right? I pray you will.
Psalm 37:23 “If the Lord delights in a man’s way, he makes his steps firm; though he stumble, he will not fall, for the Lord upholds him with his hand.”
Oh God, help us as parents to do the right thing. Show us how to discipline and hold our children to your standard. Convict us Lord Jesus when we fall short in our leadership in our kids lives. Do not let us rest until we have obeyed You and your precepts for our lives and to those you’ve trusted to our care. Thank you for the gift of being a parent….it is the greatest example of how you feel about us. We love you and praise you!
In Jesus name, Amen.
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