Oh Dear!

Well, I haven't written in my blog in a few days as you can see. No special reason, mainly because I haven't had time. Friday I went to school and had a great day. Each child in those two class rooms has a place in my heart. Oh...I could talk about them for hours.

There is this one kindergartner and he was in the first and second grade class for the week. Every Friday is Chapel and the whole school goes into the church auditorium. Well, I was just about to take my pew with a few of the students. The first and second grade teacher was taking the second pew with the rest of the kids.All of a sudden the little boy grabbed my arm and said he wanted me to sit with him!Aww isn't that the cutest thing you have ever heard of?!?!

On the subject of school, I decided I am going to blog about something that had happened to me a few Friday's ago.This happened while I took a quick restroom break before I headed down to the cafeteria for lunch.

I am a quiet person by nature. I can get to talking when I start to get to know you, but your first impression of me would probably be "She is either shy or a snob." lol... I have gotten both but I am not a snob. I am just shy!

Anyhow...so I am in one of the stalls getting ready to exit when the door would not open. "Oh dear!" I tried it again. Nothing. The third time I was starting to panic. There was no way I was going to draw attention to myself and cry for help. I was going to get out...but how, was beyond me!

When I decided that the door really wasn't going to open I weighed my options. I could stand there all day until somebody realized I was gone. I could pray until my head started to ache that God would give me a miracle and open the door. Or I could crawl under. Now you have to remember this is an elementary bathroom, the stall doors almost hit the ground. I was thinking the only thing that could be more embarrassing then this is if I got stuck!

After a few more silent seconds I decided crawling under or jumping over would be the only solution and there was no way in my life I would have even dreamed about jumping over. So I got on my hands and knees and crawled under the stall and prayed that no one would witness it. Thankfully nobody did.

I found out later that it happens often and you have to lift the door to lock and unlock it.
That was some useful knowledge. lol...

I hope all the mother's have a great mother's day today. I am going to head down to the kitchen to have dinner with my mom and my family.

HOT!

WOW....I am hot! (In the weather sense.) lol... But, there are some great things that come with the summer. Flip Flops, how could you live without flip flops? Could you imagine living in Alaska? No flip flops! They might have the cutest boots but no flip flops. I would be quite sad.

Next: sun glasses, I love sun glasses. At least I could use sun glasses in Alaska half of the year. You know, the great thing about sun glasses is you can get them in any color, in every shape and in every size...(sigh) I need to get to Penny's. It's Sun glasses shopping time again.

Toe nail polish. Now I must admit, I am one of those people who paints her toe nails in the dead of winter. Having bare toe nails is just ewww! lol...But, in the summer people can see my toe nails and I can see them and it's just a happy place.

Water, I love being able to sink my polished toes in the nice cool waters of a pool or beach. Sounds heavenly doesn't it?

Okay, enough of my ramblings I need to get a Popsicle.

A Mother's Prayer

Yesterday I was thinking about a mother that a friend of mine told me about. Her little boy is in a very progessive stage of Cystic Fibrosis. I received an email a week or so ago that he wasn't doing very well. I am not sure if this family is saved, but I wrote a poem with this mother in mind and I wrote it from a Christian prospectve. I ask you to pray for this family and that little baby.

A Mother’s Prayer

It was like a dream come true Lord, when I first held my newborn son. Do you remember how I couldn’t stop thanking you for the precious blessing you had given us? I was scared when they told me and my husband that our son had a disease. But I prayed Lord, you know. I prayed that he would be healed despite what they say.

Months turned to a year and every day he has gotten worse. Lord how can this be? He’s my son, my baby son. I know his every move, when he cries and when he laughs. He fills my heart with pleasure and the dreaded truth.

Every moment, every day I pray Lord, I pray. For one mighty touch on his precious heart to make that disease go away. I watch him decay away and my heart cries for this to change. Lord he gets worse every minute of every day. PLEASE MAKE THIS DISEASE GO AWAY!

Lord, I am sorry I just can’t accept that this child in my arms will soon draw his last breath. I fall on my knees and other days I praise, but, days like these I rant and rave.
Every moment he lives is a testimony to you. And one day soon I know he will be with you.

On days when I can’t get over the truth I think about you. I see the cross and your Son on that tree. Yes, you had to see him leave. Then my heart screams with joy for I know because your Son had to die for our sins and rose again. I will be able to see my son healthy and whole again.

I must admit, I know I will have to be reminded again how much you love me. For when I see my baby in his crib I ask you Lord, why does my son have to die?

Written By: Ginger

The Cross

The cross is such a controversal thing. If you mention Jesus dying on that cross you can have so many reactions. People can say "I do believe he died, but I do not believe he rose again." Or "I believe he was crucified, but I think he was just an ordinary man. Not the Messiah." Or you can have the total opposite "I don't believe he even existed"

I was thinking about this subject on Sunday night when the pastor was preaching about how when Jesus was crucified he had us on His mind. Can you imagine that all the people who deny Christ even existed were on His mind? The people who curse His name every single day, acting like it's as normal as starting the car for work in the morning, were on His mind? How about the ones that turn away his perfect gift of salvation? They were on his mind. The most amazing thing is, I was on His mind. You were on His mind. Sinners that would be saved by the task He sufferd through on the cross, were on His mind.

Wow, it's quite amazing. I love it though that death couldn't hold Jesus. He arose again three days later and is coming again! Are you on His mind right now? Is He tugging at your heart to be saved? Come to Jesus now don't let another day go by.

Shopping!

We went shopping Saturday afternoon and I think I did pretty well if I do say so myself. I bought two tops for six dollars, a skirt for a dollar, a cute purse for three dollars and some other stuff including a cute pink cordless phone! So, I was happy with my finds!

I was able to change my earrings yesterday. I recently got double pierced ears and it hit the sixth week mark yesterday. So last night before I went to bed I changed my silver studs to cute blue ones that I also got on my shopping spree.

Lets see... we went to Burger King for lunch after we went to Marshall's (That's where I got my two tops). We also went to the dollar store where I picked up four graduation bears for my k5 students who are graduating this June. At Walmart we went grocery shopping and that's where I found most of mine finds.

Right now my family is playing Monopoly with the guest pastor who preached at our church today. His wife (my friend) is taking a nap so I decided to skip the game also and write in my blog. I meant to write yesterday after I came home, but for some reason the PC was giving me troubles. So I waited for today.

I guess I should end for now.

Friday!

Friday has always been my favorite day of the week. It used to mean a lot more to me when I was in school but I still enjoy it. Me and Carole usually will stay up and watch movies in my room or read in bed. Sometimes we will decide we want to pretend we are younger. ...lol...We watch Disney animated movies...like "Finding Nemo" or "Jungle Book 2." Thankfully we do not do that often. We are usually putting on one of our many seasons we have or movies like "Cinderella Story" or "Prinncess Diaries."

Today I would be at school but this week they are on vacation. I miss it! lol...Hopefully my daycare will begin in the summer so I won't be pining over working at the school. I am also hoping that my daycare won't be the only thing that I will be starting. I want to drive!! I really want my licence. lol...No, I don't have my licence yet but I am hoping I will have it before this year is up. I have driven around the yard. The first time I tried last summer, we had an old Lincoln and it was like driving a boat! I was so scared...lol....so was my dad. I was hitting the breaks so fast I think my dad got whiplash!lol...

Tomorrow we are going shopping. I am hoping we will stop by Marshalls. I love that store that and JCPenny's. I can get the cutest clothes for the lowest prices. Ahhh...yes I am very frugal. Although, sometimes I can't resist and spurlge on an adorable purse for fourteen dollars. Yeah...I know it's kinda high but you would have to see it to understand. I just had to have it!

I hope you all enjoy your weekend. I will let you know how my shopping went!

New York

I can't believe it, but, it has been two months since my cousin Tommy went to be with the Lord. He was twenty six years old and left behind his wife and two young children. He was suffering from Hodgkin's Lymphoma and his battle ended on March third.

We traveled to New York for his wakes and funeral. Even though it was a very tough time we had peace in knowing where he is. He was a born again Christian. We know he is in heaven and one day I know I will see him again because I am also saved. So it wasn't all sorrowful. We had some fun and an interesting time being in Brooklyn.

Well, there is something you need to know. My dad hates the city! He didn't want to be driving our mini van but we really didn't have a choice. We followed my older brother's very huge van around New York City. He had a GPS and my dad knew Stephen knew where he was going. However sometimes the New York drivers didn't appreciate us "tourists" and tried to cut between my dad and brother. lol...that was fun! "Ginger, get on the phone!" Okay, we had a cell in the car and whenever someone got between us and my brother, my dad would flip!

Now we are going through a tunnel and I am wracking my brain "What is his number?" Now I had about three different numbers in the phone for different family members in the other van. I couldn't for the life of me remember how to get them. So I winged it. I dialed a number, a male voice picked up I thought "Oh good, I got it" I said "Stephen, dad wanted me to call you and let you know a jerk just cut us off." I wait for a response... laughter rings through the phone. Why Stephen thought this was humorous is beyond me. And then I knew. .. "Umm...I'm not Stephen." I let that register in my mind. "Oh my goodness, I am so sorry!" "No problem. Sorry about the jerk." lol...ooopps! When I dialed again I got Stephen and they were slowing down for us to catch up.

We definatly had some times to remember on that trip. I might share some more at a later time.

Advice: when you travel through New York make sure you know how to use a cell!