The 14th of June 2002-
God has big plans for you little one
He made your unformed body
in your mother's womb
God has big plans for you little one
Your father in heaven saw to it
that you were placed by your mother
with a family to give to you her very best
It was an agonizing choice to make
& the road has been tough without you
But, like the Lord above sacrificed His life for us
true love never fails. It goes all out for those it loves.
The one prayer I pray is that you know of this love for you from your father in heaven
and that if we don't meet you this side of heaven, we will see you there eternally!
Happy Birthday Dear Abigail Rose!
I love you
from your biological Grandma Kelly
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
A special girl
I pray to the Lord for this special girl I'll be seeing every week on Mondays & Wednesdays. She is a new client.
I'll be massaging her hands, feet, & legs to stimulate the nerve endings & aid in circulation.
You see, she's paralyzed from the chest down.
She is 19 yrs. old & a C6 quadriplegia.
She just got back with her family from Russia
She received her first round of stem cell injections into her spine
She now has movement in both thumbs and
sensation in one index finger.
I'll be massaging her hands, feet, & legs to stimulate the nerve endings & aid in circulation.
You see, she's paralyzed from the chest down.
She is 19 yrs. old & a C6 quadriplegia.
She just got back with her family from Russia
She received her first round of stem cell injections into her spine
She now has movement in both thumbs and
sensation in one index finger.
I know I must not try to go into this by looking at the outcome -
That's not my job.
My job is to be the care giver
she is the care receiver
and Christ is the cure giver
That's not my job.
My job is to be the care giver
she is the care receiver
and Christ is the cure giver
Dear Father
You are Love
more than I can comprehend
You bring good things to all you touch
You are the radiance of God's glory,
the morning star
I turn to you to touch me
as a servant on bended knee
Help me Lord to radiate you in all your
wondorous ways and be a light of your hope
to one so precious to you. I ask of nothing of what I can do,
but only what you alone can do through me. I know nothing
of these plans of what you have planned in advance with this daughter of yours.
I believe you have orchestrated this whole thing . I'm excited and humbled and grateful
I get to be apart of this glorious work - not my work...but yours..not my will...but yours.
Thank you dear Lord for your love, compassion, and mercy
In Jesus Name-
Amen
This is Love: that we walk in obedience to his commands. As you have heard from the beginning, his command is that you walk in love. 2John 6
4 Weeks & 5 days!
That's creation in that picture....see the dot? That's an embryo...that's my grandchild. I had picked Molly up from work and as we were pulling into the McDonald's drive thru to pick up a quick burger she said "Mom, I gotta tell you something" As I gazed into her eyes I already knew what she wanted to tell me. I told her " I know what it is you want to tell me" There was a little pause as her eyes started to water. She said "How do you know?" I said "I don't know, I just saw it in your eyes" She said she was scared to tell me thinking I might be mad at her and disappointed in her. How could I be mad at her? I told her I gotta live with what life gives me and accept things as they are. Then something deep in my throat filled with gladness as I blurted out "I truly am happy for you Molly" She said in tears "Mom, thanks so much, God couldn't have picked a better time to allow this to happen." It is what it is. All I know is God offers new beginnings to those who return to Him & that children are a blessing from the Lord.
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Moving on
It's been a crazy life for the past 3 weeks. Lots has happened. The Lord is faithful and so worthy to be praised. His love endures forever! Thank the Lord I'm on solid ground!
The Grace Community Church "All For You" CD project live concert was a huge success! There were about 500 in attendance to worship the King of Kings! I know that the Lord was blessed & worshipped authentically. It was an awesome experience to be apart of. I will miss singing in the choir all summer long as they've cancelled the choir during the summer months.
I got a fish tank and bought some fish. I chose 6 tiger barbs and a catfish to keep the tank clean. I set it up in my massage room. It adds a relaxing and tropical touch to the room and the fish are interesting to watch.
On the home front, Billy has signed up for some summer college classes. He's doing well and may go full time after the summer. We spent some time together and today he came over for a visit and to do his laundry. He's got some challenges and decisions to make and we talked about those.
Molly moved to New Orleans last week to live with her boyfriend and was able to see from the experience it wasn't going to work for her. I flew down to pick her up, her dog Minnie, and her stuff & met all the family. Then we all went to Cafe Du Monde for Cafe Au Lait and hot Beignets & to the jazz club her boyfriend's mother owns located in the French Quarter. It was a good visit and car ride home with Molly. I was blessed to sit next to an old woman who was blind on the plane ride down who had never been on an airplane before. I felt compelled by the Lord to love her.
Massage has been very busy and I have a few new clients. The one young boy client returned with his mom again and he told me that getting a massage reminded him of his Dad. When he was a little boy, he & his Dad would take turns rubbing each other's back. It was one of those endearing moments he remembers well spent with his father and he missed those long ago days. I felt special he had shared what was special to him with me. Another client told me about her adoption of two siblings from CPS. It brought tears to my eyes when she told me their story. The missionary from Bangkok had some miracle stories too of God's great power and mercy!
Steve and I have been very diligent on doing our bible study and praying together every morning. A few days we missed and it was like we disconnected. It so grounds us together. He's been marshalling for the Colonial Golf Tournament this week and enjoying it. Now we can get back on track.
Tomorrow we leave for Austin. Steve has a mediation to attend to and I think I may get a massage and do some shopping. A little get away is good.
The Lord's been speaking to me through his word and other people about leadership. He tells me that a leader is a person who sets an example by modeling it, a person who shows us how, and a person who passes it on. It is not necessarily one who leads an army of people, but can be one person at a time and that most of the time leaders don't even know that they are leaders.
Some people are born to be leaders (which has to do with personality) and some are not and is something to be learned and practiced. Anyways... if you have time...please let me hear your thoughts on leadership. I know there's lots of good books out there though and I have a few too.
The Grace Community Church "All For You" CD project live concert was a huge success! There were about 500 in attendance to worship the King of Kings! I know that the Lord was blessed & worshipped authentically. It was an awesome experience to be apart of. I will miss singing in the choir all summer long as they've cancelled the choir during the summer months.
I got a fish tank and bought some fish. I chose 6 tiger barbs and a catfish to keep the tank clean. I set it up in my massage room. It adds a relaxing and tropical touch to the room and the fish are interesting to watch.
On the home front, Billy has signed up for some summer college classes. He's doing well and may go full time after the summer. We spent some time together and today he came over for a visit and to do his laundry. He's got some challenges and decisions to make and we talked about those.
Molly moved to New Orleans last week to live with her boyfriend and was able to see from the experience it wasn't going to work for her. I flew down to pick her up, her dog Minnie, and her stuff & met all the family. Then we all went to Cafe Du Monde for Cafe Au Lait and hot Beignets & to the jazz club her boyfriend's mother owns located in the French Quarter. It was a good visit and car ride home with Molly. I was blessed to sit next to an old woman who was blind on the plane ride down who had never been on an airplane before. I felt compelled by the Lord to love her.
Massage has been very busy and I have a few new clients. The one young boy client returned with his mom again and he told me that getting a massage reminded him of his Dad. When he was a little boy, he & his Dad would take turns rubbing each other's back. It was one of those endearing moments he remembers well spent with his father and he missed those long ago days. I felt special he had shared what was special to him with me. Another client told me about her adoption of two siblings from CPS. It brought tears to my eyes when she told me their story. The missionary from Bangkok had some miracle stories too of God's great power and mercy!
Steve and I have been very diligent on doing our bible study and praying together every morning. A few days we missed and it was like we disconnected. It so grounds us together. He's been marshalling for the Colonial Golf Tournament this week and enjoying it. Now we can get back on track.
Tomorrow we leave for Austin. Steve has a mediation to attend to and I think I may get a massage and do some shopping. A little get away is good.
The Lord's been speaking to me through his word and other people about leadership. He tells me that a leader is a person who sets an example by modeling it, a person who shows us how, and a person who passes it on. It is not necessarily one who leads an army of people, but can be one person at a time and that most of the time leaders don't even know that they are leaders.
Some people are born to be leaders (which has to do with personality) and some are not and is something to be learned and practiced. Anyways... if you have time...please let me hear your thoughts on leadership. I know there's lots of good books out there though and I have a few too.
Sunday, May 13, 2007
Good Morning Sisters!
I pray a wonderful Mother's Day for each of you today! In reflecting my experience of being a mother, I have gained the most love, the most joy, the most patience, & the most growth. Being a mother has been one of the best life training & teaching moments for me. I will add the most pain: pain when you see your child hurting or sick. I wish I could take it away or put it on myself . It is the powerlessness I feel. The other pain to experience is when my child makes choices that are not what the Lord would want them to make. You all are eternal mother's with me. I know you will ALWAYS be with me in heaven and on earth. I thank the Lord for each one of you for your love, encouragement, wisdom, & strength. May the Peace & Joy of God in which we share & serve be like a ripple of water reaching out far beyond what we could imagine and when we both see Him face to face our Joy will be complete! God Bless each one of you today & always!
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