Makayla's Haircut

Makayla's been wanting to get her hair cut short. It is so hot here with heat indexes nearing 110. Last summer her hair was long almost all the way down her back. We cut it mid back well as you can see in the pics. Then this time she went really short. Funny to think she use to say she wanted it to grow to her ankles, but after a summer of it being almost to her waist. She said enough.

Forgiveness

I hear alot that when you forgive someone you forget what they have done to you. I'm sure some will disagree with me, but I don't think this is always possible. Sometimes the hurt is just so deep you wonder if you will ever get past it. I know that with God all things are possible, and in time that might happen. But right now, I just can't come to grips with what has happened. I pray for answers everyday, but somehow, there just not there. I'm sure there's a lesson to be learned here somehow, somewhere. But where is it? How do you get answers, when they just don't seem to come? You pray and pray for wisdom in certain situations, but nothing seems to get any better. Can you tell I'm tying a knot in the end of my rope. No I don't mean as far as my belief and faith in God. That will never waiver. His ways are not our ways. And I'm sure he has it all in control, but then theres the BUT. The what ifs? The hurt, the disbelief, the broken trust, the disrespect., and the loss of respect. How do you get past all that other than with time.?

Check It Out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcFp6SlVBOM

I haven't ever tried to put a link from you tube. Can't get it to show the little box, just the link. But go check it out. It's awesome.

We're finally home !!!

Before moving here we basically lived in the vicinity of where I had lived all my life. I had went to the same church all my life and I could never see myself leaving. But after almost two years of driving about 45 minutes each way for three services a week, then we went to two services and then it was just Sunday morning. During the summer when there was six of us getting ready and leaving an hour before church even started, it just got too stressful. We tried two or three churches here in town a few times, but none really felt like home. Well the weekend that Makayla had to go to the burn center for her hand, we were all exhausted. So that Sunday morning we went to http://www.merrywoodbaptist.com/home.cfm . And from that moment we knew we were at home. I have never met people that are so caring and full of love. There hasn't been a service yet that someone doesn't greet us and the pastor always hugs us. The third service that we were there the pastor (Bro. Will) came over and put his arm around Makayla and prayed for the burns on her hand. That touched me in such a way. For someone to go above and beyond the call of duty. Then I asked Megan to go with us. Her first question after arriving, was are you sure this is a baptist church? Everyone is so friendly. Then the next week Denny, her husband came with her. And now even his Mom is coming with them, and she is asking others in her family to come too. So I know for sure now that this is the church were suppose to be at. It's an awesome growing church, that if you live close by you should try. But you have to get there early it's standing room only on Sunday mornings.

TAX FREE in GA

It's hard to believe that school is starting back Monday. Wasn't it just yesterday I spent the last week of school with Makayla. Helping with parties, AR carnival, and then watching her walk across the stage for her awards. Not to mention Michael graduating from High School. Time is slipping by way too fast. We need to savor every moment of it. Makayla and I went to open house yesterday to meet her teacher. She wanted to hold my hand walking down the hall, and I asked her, do you think that's okay? Your going to the 4Th grade now. But then we saw her BFF in front of us and he was holding his Mom's hand. There we were the four of us looking at the lists to find what class they were in. Strange you find your child's name, then you look at the rest of the list to see what names you recognize from previous years. You want them to know at least one person in their class. But yet not one they will get in trouble with. In her class is several of the girls from the two previous years that she's been at this school. But her bff is not in there. I thought he was going to cry. Makayla took it in stride, didn't bother her at the time. It might later on, but I looked over at him and his Mom was consoling him and he actually looked like he was going to cry.
We met her teacher and she seems to be very nice, quite like me, so we didn't have a lot to talk about. Then we visited previous teachers. Her second grade teacher is the one that was expecting twin boys and has lost one of them. She has six weeks until her due date, so please keep her (Yvette) in your prayers. Also found out her health teacher (Bethany) from that year is pregnant having a girl in October. She was just glowing yesterday. I told her we had no idea.
So today we're off shopping. Why do we wait until the last minute to school shop? Well this year it seems to have just slipped up on us. But not sure what other states does it. But this is TAX-FREE WEEKEND in GA. So most stores are having awesome sales. We will soon find out.

Going Home

My Mother-In-Law is going home from the hospital today. The Doctors originally told her it could be up to two weeks in the hospital, but after 6 days shes going home. The second day she was there one of the Doctors just knew it was cancer, and mentioned chemo. But the next day all tests confirmed NO CANCER. It was diverticulitis, no special diets, surgery again in six months and then all will be back to normal. God still answers prayers. I told her that was a heck of a way to get a vacation, and possibly lose a few pounds. I know I would rather be lying on a beach somewhere than in a hospital room.

Kitchen

This is the ugly color my kitchen was before I painted it. I thought I had taken a picture of the cabinets before I painted them. But they were a dingy yellowish white. The walls were a dark cream.

And now my cabinets are a glossy white, with the walls a butter yellow. I was aiming for a little lighter yellow. But I love them. It looks so country in there now. The knobs had been brass colored and my wonderful husband spray painted them silver for me. And WOW!! the change a little spray paint did to them.

Now if I can just get him to finish hanging the doors back up and take the tacky nasty fan down. Who puts a fan in a kitchen? It does nothing but gets greasy then dusty. GROSS!!!

Next I think seriously of continuing the color yellow into the dining room since the two connects. Probably lighter but it has really brightened up this small kitchen.