Wordless Wednesdays

Life is going at the speed of light or should I say life

My husband and I took some time off work last week to spend around the house and with each other.  The time flew by.  The kids are keeping us busy.  There's some exciting things going on at our church.  Angel has the first round of that television show this weekend.  There's always ups, downs, laundry and dishes to do.  I feel like I barely have time to sleep most days.   So, here I am taking a minute to do something that I enjoy....just a minute or two! There, I stopped and watched the world go by.  Now here I go....back to working on a million things at once.  Have a great day!  Enjoy the chaos that is your life.  There will come a time where you might just miss it.

So your Middle schooler isn't doing their homework?

So your Middle schooler isn't doing their homework?  What do you do? 

Report card came home yesterday.  My middle youngin, my tomboy, who would rather be running outside then sitting inside doing homework any day, got an F and a D on her report card. Both of the teachers that assigned those grades said that she's just not doing the work.  Well my husband and I hadn't decided what we're going to do about the situation.  So we let it go last night and decided to take a couple days to think about our game plan. Then I get an email from one teacher and then this afternoon a call from another. She didn't turn in her homework again.  What am going to do with her?

So it goes without saying that she's grounded. No phone or computer privileges and she won't be going anywhere or doing anything fun with friends for the next 6 weeks until she brings up her grades.  But will that be enough to get her to shape up and do the work that is required of her?  I just don't know.

What would you do?

What is your testimony?

This month is Pastor or Clergy Appreciation Month. So we (the members of our church) are writing notes to our Pastor, Steven Furtick, and thanking him. We are prompted to give him our testimony and tell him how Elevation has changed out lives. I have struggled with this for some time. I have just felt like I didn't have a testimony. I cannot pinpoint one particular moment in my life that changed the course of things for me.

Then the other night it hit me....my whole life is a testimony. I am the testimony. God has always been part of my life and always guided me in the right direction. I am the testimony. What is your testimony?

Angel has a blog!

She is starting a blog about all her exciting accomplisments in music and everything that she is learning along the way. You should check it out.

The Angel of Melody

13th Acre Haunted Trail in Monroe NC

Angel did a commercial for a local haunted trail today. Here is one version of it that will be used on their website.

Check this out: The 13th Acre

Sometimes life can be frustrating. You think you have it all figured out and under control. Then there comes that curve ball! And wham...you miss it.

I had a job opportunity that would have been a great answer to prayer. I have spent the last week in negotiations for it and I was really excited about the prospect of the added income and what it would mean for my family. I thought long and hard about applying for the position and thought even harder about my requested salary. I have prayed all week for God's guidance in the situation while I addressed their questions and concerns. I should have been notified of the final decision today and I haven't heard anything and I just have this feeling that they have went with someone else. I am disappointed, but trying to remind myself that if it was God's will then I would have gotten the position.

It really stinks when the wind is taken right out of your sails, doesn't it?

Rip the Hallways

There's a new TV program coming soon in NC. It's called Rip the Hallways. It's similar to American Idol but for high school students. My daughter made the cut for the show. We need some people to register for us on the site and let us know so that we can get some free tickets from the producers. Let me know if you can help us out.

Register with Rip the Hallways

Homecoming Weekend!

What a weekend we had! Things have been very very hectic around here for the last several days. Thursday Angel had the first showing of her Talent Show for her school. Then Friday we had to go to the school for Homecoming. She made homecoming court and she was so beautiful! (pictures to follow) Then Saturday night she had the second showing of her Talent Show. She also found out Thursday that she made the first cut for the production of Miss Saigon at her school. Callbacks are 10/12 so hopefully she will make it through that round of cuts as well. To top the whole weekend off she also heard back on a television show that she had auditioned for. I will post more information as that gets closer.