Twas The Month Before Christmas

Sarah C. emailed this poem to me...It is soo sad, but true!

So I want to be the First to wish Everyone a...Merry Christmas!

Please read this!

Twas the month before Christmas*

*When all through our land,*

*Not a Christian was praying*

*Nor taking a stand.*

*See the PC Police had taken away,*

*The reason for Christmas - no one could say.*

*The children were told by their schools not to sing,*

*About Shepherds and Wise Men and Angels and things.*

*It might hurt people's feelings, the teachers would say*

* December 25th is just a ' Holiday '.*

*Yet the shoppers were ready with cash, checks and credit*

*Pushing folks down to the floor just to get it!*

*CDs from Madonna, an X BOX, an I-pod*

*Something was changing, something quite odd! *

*Retailers promoted Ramadan and Kwanzaa*

*In hopes to sell books by Franken & Fonda.*

*As Targets were hanging their trees upside down*

* At Lowe's the word Christmas - was no where to be found.*

*At K-Mart and Staples and Penny's and Sears*

*You won't hear the word Christmas; it won't touch your ears.*

*Inclusive, sensitive, Di-ver-si-ty*

*Are words that were used to intimidate me.*

*Now Daschle, Now Darden, Now Sharpton, Wolf Blitzen*

*On Boxer, on Rather, on Kerry, on Clinton !*

*At the top of the Senate, there arose such a clatter*

*To eliminate Jesus, in all public matter.*

*And we spoke not a word, as they took away our faith*

* Forbidden to speak of salvation and grace*

*The true Gift of Christmas was exchanged and discarded*

*The reason for the season, stopped before it started.*

*So as you celebrate 'Winter Break' under your 'Dream Tree'*

*Sipping your Starbucks, listen to me.*

*Choose your words carefully, choose what you say*

*Shout MERRY CHRISTMAS , not Happy Holiday !*

Please, all Christians join together and wish everyone you meet during the holidays a

MERRY CHRISTMAS Christ is The Reason for the Christ-mas Season!

Honesty Award Again~

Hello Everybody~ Jason gave me this Award! Thank you, Jason! Don't worry about the comment thing~ We are praying for you, and hope you make it home for Christmas, safe!

Since Lindsay already gave it to me, and I already listed my 10 things...

I'm just gonna give it to some people!

Renee

Tsavah

Brooke

Courtney

Jonathan

Stephen

Sharon

Here's the Rules for ya'll...

1.Say thanks and link to the person who gave you the award.

2. Share ten "honest" things about myself (in some of these cases, I have discovered that the word "honest" is synonymous with "embarrassing").

3. Award this to seven people who's blog design/content I admire or who have encouraged me, and inform them of their win and of the rules of this award.

Sarah's Birthday Party

Hey Ya'll, Sarah had her party, on Friday...it was a week after her Birthday, Because Sarah had something at school the week before. Anyway here's some pictures of her 18th Bday party!


Sarah with her Birthday Cake...we are getting so old now, Sarah that our cakes glow like the adults in the family. That's kind of scary!



Sarah pouring the Tea...I love Aunt Amy's Sweet Tea!!!!!



We had Hotdogs...Donnie had to get another Weenie~
Weird Picture~

The Fight for the Bunny Ears...Ahhh to be young again...

Sarah with her Money...

Sarah with her New Mp3 player!!!!!!!

Candy...

Socks!!!! Trust me, Sarah did want socks...she loves them!

Okay, Twister time!!! The girls tried it...but we all wore straight skirts, so we decided to let Daddy and Donnie entertain us!




It became a very funny situation...and a very loud one, too.

Don't worry I thought of ya'll, here's the video of Donnie becoming very distressed, because Sarah was trying to make him fall...But he finally moved his hand on red!

After the Party...

We sang around the piano... Some Patch the Pirate songs, some Hymns, and just songs we love to sing!

Me, Sarah, and Megan...it was a fun night!

~~~Random Randomness~~~

Hello, I'm Back, did ya miss me? hehe I know it's been awhile... I have actually been doing this post for a couple of days..I am finally posting it!
So far Jennifer and Katie have done this little random post...it origanlly came from Brooke, she emailed it to me, so thanks to her, we all get to do this post~hehe... I'm sure someone else has already done it, too...So Now
My Turn!

Where is your cell phone? In my Purse...probably dead...Everybody is always getting on me for letting my phone die..sorry~


Your significant other?He is somewhere, doing something, I just don't where...but I think about him and pray for him, and dream about him...and hopefully someday soon we will be together.


Your hair? curly, light brown..I actually just got some blondish,brownish, redish highlights...it looks alittle different...

Your Mood?Tired..Daydreamy...if that's a word~

Your favorite thing?Campmeetings...Revival's...Fellowshipping...Materalistic favorite thing...Fingernail polish...I love doing my nails...it's something I rarely do..but I love taking time to relax and just pampering myself...I know I'm terribly wicked, aren't I?hehehe


Your dream last night? It was a very Random dream, Jennifer was married and she called him on the phone...we were at The Sword Conference at Gospel Light... a girl we know named Carol was there, and a guy we know named Ben was there...they were talking about The Crown College...Bethany got sick in the Hotel room~ ewww~ I had a super cute outfit on...it was Purple my favorite color! and at the end we were all going down the hill toward the gym, and I saw Paul Shinn...told ya it was random!!!


Your favorite drink? Coke...Sweet Tea!!!!


Your dream/goal? To be Happily married to the one God has made for me, the Love of my life..and to have a family...serve the Lord together....raise the next generation of warriors for Christ!



What room are you in? The Living Room...on the couch...my blogging place...



Your hobby? Blogging, Photography, Knitting, Playing and Teaching the Piano...



Where do you want to be in 6 Yrs? Let's see I'll be almost 25....Lord willing I'll be married...serving the Lord with my husband...where ever he sends us.... and Lord willing I'll be a mother!!!!



Where were you last night? Church...We had a good service, Daddy preached on Praising the Lord!!!! We had a Praise and Worship service..hahaha~ you know what I mean!



Something that you aren't? Like Katie I am not Tall...I often get ''your 15'' or ''do you still wear children's clothes'' it can be alittle irratating! Though I'm only 5' nothing...it's okay...enless I marry a midget, I wont have to worry about being taller than my man!!haha

Muffins? Chocolate Chip, please!

Wish list item? Okay on the top, I can't lie..it's my man! I'm not totally consumed, it's just always on top of my Christmas list~hehe

Last thing you did? Sweep the yard...where I'm from that means Rake the yard..don't know why everybody says sweep...we call a rake, a Yard Broom...hence, sweep the yard. Anyway that's what I did, with all the rain down here, we haven't been able to clean up the yard...so that's what we did!

TV? We watch dvd's, we have one of those new boxes, but all they have on there is the News and such...and the News usaully depresses me! So I stick with Andy Griffith DVDs, Road To Avonlea, Anne of Green Gables, Old Movies..especially Cary Grant, Jimmy Stuart, Gary Cooper, and good black and white classics, I occasionally watch a basketball game with Daddy and Jennifer...But I'm lost when football's on.

Your pets? We have two dogs, and a cat...but technally there not mine~


Friends? Jennifer, Katie, Bethany, Sarah, Donnie, Megan, Sarah K., Brooke, Dave, Mrs.Melodie, Mrs.Karen, Mrs.Glenda, Jesse, Rachel, Paul, Ben, April, Jamison, Andrew, Jared, Rebecca, Jason, Tabitha, Rachael, Termite(Yes He is a person), Taylor, Lot's of Blogger friends...and people that I just randomly love...My Church...Other people in my family...

Your life?Fun, Kind of Crazy~

Missing someone? Always...

Drinking? I'm a Cokeaholic!!!! I admit it, they say that's the first step to recovery!

Smoking? Ewwww...fill my lungs with black goo...No Thanks!

Your car? Had a 88 station wagon...But I gave that hot rod up!...Sold it, so my dear Sister could go to California...tear~

Something you're not wearing?Good one Katie~ I'm not wearing a Ring, either...on my left hand....hmmm....

Your favorite store? Walmart... and Goodwill> that's where I buy most of my clothes!

Your favorite color? Purple~ then Sky Blue...it depends on my mood;)

The last time you cried? A week ago, an old man died at the library...it still brings tears to my eyes! I couldn't believe it...it was so terrible to sit and watch someone die, right in front of you!!!
and No one seemed to care!!!

Where do you go to over and over? Church...Mcdonalds...Walmart...and Goodwill!

Favorite place to eat? El Taptio...I love Mexican Food! But When I can't afford it, Mcdonalds!!!

Happy Veteran's Day!!!

Today we honor those who fight for our Country! We are so blessed in America, to be free... But Freedom isn't Free!!! Many have paid the ultimate price, given all, so we might live with the freedoms in this great country today! Today I honor one of my favorite veterans... My Papa.

Who served in World War II, United States Navy.

He loved his Country,

He fought for his Country,

Just like Many Soldiers today!!

Thank a Veteran Today!

My Papa...isn't he handsome?
Papa and his Mama

Papa after a hard days work...this is my favorite picture!

Are You An Ultra Crownie?

I found this weird quiz, a The Crown College quiz..

so for all the Crownies out there here's the quiz for you!

I took it just to see what kindof Crownie I'd be...I'm a Choir Crownie..I agree with part of the description, but the other half..I'm not the type to wear my skirt just below the knee...and all I care about is lipgloss...hehe. But other than that it was pretty true..

Here's the link

My Favorite Part of Facing the Giants

God Wants Your Best...
Are You Giving It?