Tuesday, December 1, 2009

I FINALLY GOT IT !


YOU KNOW THAT 6 FOOT CROSS THAT I TOLD Y'ALL I WANTED BACK IN SEPTEMBER? WELL I FINALLY GOT ONE, EXCEPT ITS NOT 6 FOOT TALL...ITS MORE LIKE 12 FOOT TALL! I FINALLY GOT MY BROTHER AND GENE TO MAKE ME ONE OUT OF THE LEFT OVER WOOD FROM OUR FENCE. SEE, WE ARE RECYCLING! LOL! ITS SO PRETTY AND LOOKS GREAT UP NEXT TO THE HOUSE. I OUTLINED IT IN PRE- LITE GARLAND! 
I FINALLY GOT ALL THE DECORATING DONE INSIDE AND OUT! I THINK MY HUSBAND WILL KILL ME IF I ASK HIM TO DO ONE MORE THING! IT LOOKS REALLY GOOD THOUGH! I HUNG SOME BIG ORNAMENTS FROM THE PORCH AND DECORATED MY WREATH AND SMALL TREES WITH RED BOWS AND PUT A BIG RED BOW ON MY MAILBOX!
IM REALLY GETTING INTO THE DECORATING THING THIS YEAR. I GUESS BECAUSE I HAVE KIDS THAT ENJOY IT NOW AND I REMEMBER CHRISTMAS ALWAYS BEING REALLY SPECIAL WHEN I WAS A KID! OUR HOUSE AND MY GRANDMOTHERS HOUSE WAS ALWAYS DECORATED REALLY PRETTY AND IT WAS JUST A REALLY SPECIAL TIME! I WANT TO MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO MAKE EACH HOLIDAY VERY SPECIAL FOR MY CHILDREN SO THEY REMEMBER IT YEARS FROM NOW! WE ALSO WANT OUR KIDS TO KNOW THE TRUE MEANING OF EVERY HOLIDAY. ITS NOT JUST ABOUT GETTING PRESENTS AND SANTA COMING! ITS A LOT MORE SPECIAL THAN THAT! A SAVIOR WAS BORN! HOW AWESOME IS THAT! GOD IS SO GOOD TO US! CHRISTMAS IS ABOUT JESUS BIRTHDAY AND TRYING TO GIVE TO OTHERS! WHEN WE GO OUT SHOPPING, WE ALWAYS SEE THE PEOPLE RINGING THE BELLS FOR MONEY! I TRY TO ALWAYS GIVE CARTER A DOLLAR TO PUT IN FOR THEM! THE FIRST TIME HE DID IT, HE WAS VERY CONFUSED ABOUT WHERE HIS DOLLAR WENT! HE KEPT SAYING DOLLAR DOLLAR? I SAID WE GAVE IT TO THOSE PEOPLE TO HELP OTHER PEOPLE. HE STILL DIDN'T UNDERSTAND SO I TOLD HIM IT WAS FOR PEOPLE SO THEY COULD EAT. THEN HE GOT IT. HE SAID EAT EAT...I SAID YES TO EAT. HE WAS SATISFIED THEN! 
THIS HOLIDAY IS SO EASY TO JUST BUY SO MUCH FOR MY KIDS. I KEEP SAYING THAT IM DONE BUYING FOR THEM, THEY ARE DONE, BUT YET EVERY TIME I GO OUT SOMEWHERE I BUY THEM SOMETHING ELSE. SO I THINK IM GOING TO TAKE A FEW TOYS EACH FROM THEIR PILES AND TAKE THEM TO A TOY DRIVE! I CANT IMAGINE A CHILD NOT HAVING A TOY ON CHRISTMAS BUT I KNOW IN MY HEART THAT  THERE ARE A LOT OF KIDS THAT DON'T GET ANYTHING FOR CHRISTMAS AND THAT MAKES MY HEART HURT, BAD!!! SO THIS CHRISTMAS I WANT TO TRY TO GIVE BACK AS MUCH AS I CAN AND MAKE SURE THAT THERE ARE A FEW MORE KIDS THAT GET A TOY ON CHRISTMAS! WE TAKE SO MUCH WHEN WE SHOULD BE GIVING, SO THATS MY NEW MISSION IS TO TRY TO START GIVING A LOT MORE. ME AND MY KIDS DON'T NEED AS MUCH AS WE HAVE! 
SO MY PRAYER IS TONIGHT, LORD PLEASE HELP ME START GIVING A LOT MORE INSTEAD OF ALWAYS THINKING OF MYSELF! HELP ME BE A BLESSING IN SOMEONE ELSES LIFE EVERY DAY!

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