HOW THE LOST GET FOUND!

DOES LIFE EVER SLOW DOWN? I HAVE NOW LEARNED THAT, NO IT DOES NOT ( NOT IN THIS FAMILY ANYWAY) I'M ALWAYS THINKING THAT THE NEXT WEEKEND WILL BE NICE AND RELAXING, WE WONT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO, BUT BY THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK THE NEXT WEEKEND IS ALREADY FULL. HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN? SERIOUSLY, THE NEXT 3 WEEKENDS ARE ALREADY FULL FOR ME! SEPTEMBER IS ALWAYS CRAZY BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY BIRTHDAYS' IN OUR FAMILY IN THIS MONTH. ITS BIRTHDAY PARTY AFTER BIRTHDAY PARTY. THERE ARE 6 OR 7 PEOPLE IN MY FAMILY WITH BIRTHDAYS IN SEPTEMBER! CRAZY!!!
ANYWAY, THE KIDS DEDICATION WENT REALLY WELL. I HAVE TO FIND MY CAMERA WITH THE PICTURES ON IT TO GET ON HERE. YEA I'M NOT SURE WHERE THAT IS RIGHT NOW BUT ILL GET THEM ON HERE SHORTLY!
CARTER AND JAYCIE ARE GROWING UP SO FAST. ITS CRAZY HOW I'M WITH THEM EVERY DAY AND I STILL SEE HOW MUCH THEY GROW EVERYDAY! THEY ARE BOTH GETTING SO TALL. WHERE DO THEY GET BEING TALL FROM? I'M NOT TALL, GENE'S NOT TALL...DON'T KNOW. I'M HAVING TO BUY 24 MONTH JEANS FOR CARTER AND OF COURSE THEY ARE FALLING OFF HIM BECAUSE THEY ARE SOOO BIG IN THE WASTE BUT FOR THE LENGTH, HE HAS TO HAVE THEM. JAYCIE'S THE SAME THING, SHE'S IN 0-3 MONTH STUFF RIGHT NOW BUT I'M SEEING THAT IS GETTING A LIL SHORT ON HER NOW. MAYBE THEY WILL BOTH BECOME GREAT BASKETBALL PLAYERS OR SOMETHING. WHO KNOWS!
CARTER IS INTO ELMO NOW! WE DID ONLY OWN 1 ELMO VIDEO UP IN TILL YESTERDAY BUT HE WORE THAT ONE OUT. GENE AND I DECIDED TO GO BUY HIM 5 MORE SO MAYBE JUST MAYBE WE WONT GET SO TIRED OF THE SAME ONE. OH AND WE NOW HAVE A DVD PLAYER IN OUR TRUCK SO GUESS WHAT PLAYS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD NOW, YEP...ELMO! I'M NOT SURE WHATS WORSE NOW, BABY EINSTEIN OR ELMO. I'M SO MISSING THE DAYS HE DIDN'T WATCH TV BUT YET IT IS A LIL MORE PEACEFUL IN THE TRUCK AND I DO GET A FEW SECONDS TO MYSELF TO STRAIGHTEN UP THE HOUSE NOW. YOU CANT HAVE YOUR CAKE AND EAT IT TOO!
JAYCIE IS SITTING UP SOME BY HERSELF. SHES DEFINITELY CUTTING TEETH. I'M HAVING TO GIVE HER TYLENOL AND TEETHING TABLETS EVERY NIGHT JUST SO SHE CAN GET SOME REST AND SLEEP A LIL. POOR THING!


MY LIL BROTHER HAS BEEN SICK WITH THE FLU THE PAST WEEK. NEEDLESS TO SAY I HAVE BEEN PRAYING AND PRAYING THAT ME AND THE KIDS DON'T GET IT. WOULDN'T THAT BE HORRIBLE! I CANT IMAGINE. THEN HEARING ABOUT ALL THESE KIDS DYING FROM THE FLU HAS REALLY GOTTEN TO ME! I'M SO SCARED FOR MY KIDS LIVES! I'M SUCH A WORRIER! WHY IS THAT! I HATE HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT EVERY LIL THING! I GUESS THAT'S MY JOB, THAT'S HOW GOD MADE ME!
CARTER HAS BEEN DOING GOOD ON POTTY TRAINING. WE STILL DON'T HAVE IT DOWN PAT YET BUT WE ARE WORKING STILL.
I THINK I'M GOING TO GET ALL OF MY FALL STUFF OUT THIS WEEK AND DECORATE! I DON'T THINK I CAN WAIT ANOTHER WEEK, FALL IS JUST IN THE AIR AND I'M LOVING IT!!!
THE OTHER DAY DRIVING TO DYERSBURG, I SAW THIS HUGE BILLBOARD THAT SAID IN BIG LETTERS " GOD IS IN CONTROL"
WOW, JUST WHAT I NEEDED TO SEE AT THAT VERY MOMENT AND I'M SURE IT HAS HELPED OTHER PEOPLE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ALSO. SEE, NOW WHY CANT WE HAVE MORE SIGNS LIKE THAT AROUND THIS WORLD. WHY CANT WE HAVE MORE POSITIVE THAN NEGATIVE. DO YOU THINK THAT IF WE ALL HAD POSITIVE ATTITUDES AND LOOKED TO THE LORD IN EVERYTHING WE DID, THAT THERE WOULD STILL BE SO MUCH VIOLENCE AND NEGATIVE IN OUR WORLD? WHAT IF EVERY PERSON SAID ONE KIND WORD TO A STRANGER EVERYDAY, OR ONE BIG SMILE? WHAT IF WE ALL TRIED A LIL HARDER TO BE LIKE JESUS? WHAT IF WE ALL DID ONE THING TO HELP SOME ONE IN NEED? THERE ARE SO MANY SMALL THINGS THAT COULD BE DONE TO HELP AND MAYBE IT WOULD BE CONTAGIOUS TO THOSE PEOPLE WHO DONT KNOW JESUS!! I'M GUILTY ON NOT DOING ENOUGH! I ASK MYSELF EVERYDAY WHAT I COULD DO TO HELP OTHER PEOPLE. DID I SMILE ENOUGH TODAY, DID I SAY ENOUGH KIND WORDS AND I LOVE YOU'S TODAY? DID I HUG AND KISS MY OWN CHILDREN ENOUGH? DID I LOOK TO GOD IN EVERYTHING AND GLORIFY HIM ENOUGH? I KNOW MOST PEOPLE SAY , YOU ALWAYS HAVE TOMORROW TO CHANGE WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE DONE WRONG TODAY...BUT I DON'T LIVE BY THAT. I SAY THAT WHAT IF I DON'T GET TOMORROW OR WHAT IF I NEVER SEE THAT PERSON AGAIN? DID I DO ENOUGH OR MAKE SURE THAT PERSON KNEW HOW I FELT. PROBABLY NOT CUZ I HAVE A HARD TIME WITH WORDS IN FRONT OF PEOPLE BUT FOR THE MOST PART I WANT TO MAKE THE BEST OF EVERY DAY. MAYBE THAT'S WHY I CANT SAY NO AND I STAY BUSY ALL THE TIME.
GOD IS STILL WORKING ON ME. HE HAS SOMETHING PLANNED FOR ME AND I'M JUST PATIENTLY WAITING.
THERE IS THIS NEW SONG IVE BEEN LISTENING TO A LOT BY BRITT NICOLE...ITS CALLED "HOW THE LOST GET FOUND"..IT SAYS.. DON'T LET YOUR LIGHTS GO DOWN, DON'T LET YOUR FIRE BURN OUT,CUZ SOMEWHERE SOMEONE NEEDS A REASON TO BELIEVE, WHY DON'T YOU RISE UP NOW, DON'T BE AFRAID TO STAND OUT, THAT'S HOW THE LOST GET FOUND, SO WHEN YOU GET YOUR CHANCE ARE YOU GOING TO TAKE IT, THERE IS A REALLY BIG WORLD AT YOUR FINGER TIPS, ARE YOU GOING TO MAKE THE CHANGE?
WOW THOSE ARE SOME POWERFUL WORDS! IT HAS REALLY GOTTEN ME MOTIVATED TO MAKE THAT CHANGE. TO HELP THAT PERSON IN NEED, TO BE THAT CHANGE IN THE WORLD THAT OTHER PEOPLE NEED TO SEE. SO I ENCOURAGE US ALL TO TAKE THAT EXTRA STEP TO HELP SOMEONE, TO DO SOMETHING FOR SOMEONE IN NEED, AND HELP THE LOST GET FOUND!