I love Chicken Mini's

Let me start off with -- I am really not the type to get into a debate over right and wrong, what is politically correct or incorrect.

But, my goodness am I tired of hearing about Chick Fil-A.

My opinion or thoughts doesn't matter in regards to gay marriage.  At the end of our lives, we will stand upon the Gates of Heaven and will have our final judgement.  It is not my right to place judgement upon anyone for a sin. A sin, is a sin.

Chick Fil-A is standing by their morals, good for them!  If I owned a business and wanted to support various organizations with my money, I would do so.  To me, Chick Fil-A supporting an anti-gay group would be like me supporting the NRA.  It's different views of different people - but it is my money and I support who I want to support.

Let's be honest here -- August 1, 2012 Chick Fil-A Appreciation Day -- I am not going to 'support' Chick Fil-A because they have taken a stance on something and supported a group based on their morals and values.  Shouldn't we do that EVERYDAY?

Instead of going to Chick Fil-A and spending 10 dollars on August 1, 2012.... go to church, ANY CHURCH, get down on your knees and thank God for what you have.  You have ten dollars, you probably have a car that you drove there, a loving family, a job, along with many other Gifts from God.  Leave 10 dollars in the offering plate of that church.  Now that is who I want to support for morals and values.

I love chicken mini's and I love Chick Fil-A - they have amazing customer service.  I wish more fast food restaurants were that way!  I don't base where I eat, shop, etc. on what groups the particular company supports and doesn't support.  If we started digging deep into all the places that we go to daily, I'm sure we wouldn't be thrilled about where their money is going as well.

Let it go people, a dude marries a dude....We have people walking into movie theaters and going on a shooting spree.


Step back and open those baby blues!

Facebook [Part 1]

I thought that I would compile some things to go by using Facebook for some of the newcomers and not so newcomers who just simply annoy over 50% of their 'Friends.'

Back story:  I joined Facebook in 2005 - when you were required to have a valid college e-mail address.  I can remember reaching 50 friends and being beyond excited about it.  I can also remember being so mad when they started allowing high school students to join the Facebook world.  I thought that Facebook was one place where college students could be college students, not worry about high school kids telling parents what we were doing when we moved hours away.... But now, everyone [besides Cory] and anyone can have Facebook -- thank the dear lord for restrictions, blocking, and being able to customize the viewing of information.

Here are 10 of my many thoughts on Facebook users these days...

1. If you want a diary, buy one. Facebook is s social network, a place to communicate with others, not a place to tell everyone that you drank a glass of water, unloaded your dishwasher, and had your heart broken.  Try blogging, it's fun and can be much more like a diary!
2. If you are having personal or family issues, don't put it all over Facebook.  FYI -- LOTS of people talk about what they see on Facebook and most of the time it isn't nice.  Small town USA - let's try to avoid turning Facebook into Topix.
3. If you post something about a debatable topic, don't get upset when someone goes against your thoughts.  Don't put it out there if you don't want someone to say something about it.
4. If every other status you have goes from praising Jesus to talking crap about someone - you need to pray and get off Facebook.
5. Pictures are great, pictures of your kids (or dogs) are wonderful, pictures of yourself in a [dirty] mirror aren't so cute.  If you don't like viewing a particular persons pictures -- you can 'Hide Story' or 'Unsubscribe.'  I do this OFTEN.
6. If you are new to Facebook - a 'Status' is viewed by ALL of your friends unless you have chosen otherwise.  This can get you into trouble, easily..... until you figure this out.
7. 'Share' if you love Jesus, 'Like' if you hate cancer.  Come on people, Facebook was not created for the sharing and liking of pictures like these.  Of course I love Jesus and of course I hate cancer... but keep that crap off my Newsfeed. [See Rule 5]
8. When someone makes a status, it probably isn't directed to you, so you don't have to comment as if it is.
9. Stop complaining, cut the pity party wanting everyone to feel sorry for you.  Yes, we get it, your life sucks.  Moving on.
10. You kids love each other - everyone gets it.  Try this thing out, it's called TEXTING!  You don't have to cover your Facebook and your significant others Facebook with "I love you's, baby girls, sweetie pies" and whatever else people call each other.  We get it, you are happy, in love, and want the world to know but lay off  -- It's annoying.

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Naming a Few

I Love To.....

• Smell Pine-sol
• Eat Macaroni with butter and salt
• Write dates down on my calendar
• Mix up homemade chocolate chip cookie dough with no chocolate chips
• Watch tv all day long and never get out of bed.
• Mow my yard with my new fancy lawnmower
• Use Whiteout.
• Put creamer in my coffee
• Snack
• Make 'To Do Lists' and check things off one by one
• Take roadtrips with Cory
• Wear comfy clothes
• Post pictures on Instagram
• Shave my legs
• Squeeze Jersie until he tells me I'm squishing him
• Get my hair did
• Backroad
• Drink smoothies that I make from scratch 
• Clean my house from top to bottom.
• Listen to the sounds of the night in the country
• Dip Outback bread in chocolate sauce
• See Cory smile

Think about what you love to do and be thankful that you are able to enjoy them!!!

Happy Monday Peaches!!!

Kids say the darndest things!

Dear Parents,

You had children because you wanted a piece of each of you.  I am one half each of you; one half Mom, one half Dad.  It was your choice to have me, which I am thankful for.  It was not my choice to have you, though.  When the two of you decided that you could no longer be married, you tore apart every single bit of faith in love, relationships, and marriage that I had apart.  You may not have realized it then or even now.  It is not my fault you got a divorce, it is not my fault that you no longer loved one another, and it definitely not my fault that you two can no longer see eye to eye.  With that said, don't drag me through your problems and your hatred.  I am really sad that I no longer have one house, that I have two bedrooms now with two different closets.  I don't like leaving either one of you to go spend time with the other.  It makes me sad to think about you sitting home all alone all weekend or that you may be alone on Christmas morning.  It's heartbreaking.

You are both my parents, I love you equally, and it is not my fault that you are no longer married.  Have respect for me, my feelings, and how when you got a divorce it not only hurt you.  Your decisions that you make as parents have a lasting effect on my life.  Even though you are divorced, please be courteous that you are both my parents and I shouldn't have to pick.  Stop being selfish.


Sincerely,

Your Child who has Two Separate Christmas's 


***True story!!!!

Sufficient Grace

But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. 2 Corinthians 12:9


Grace.  A term heard so often -- God's grace, giving grace, having grace, divine grace, sufficient grace.  I hear and often say, "Have Grace, be more Christlike, act with Grace"  Easier said that done.  

Sunday's church service was on Sufficient Grace and it was a wonderful sermon.  Our pastor spoke about problems, situations in our life where we often hear "God will not give you anything that you can not bear to handle."   I have always thought, in any particular situation that I can handle it (even though sometimes I think that I can't) because God wouldn't put me thru something I couldn't bear to handle myself.  This has always been difficult for me along with many other Christians, why do things happen the way they do?  When I pray and what I pray for doesn't happen, why is He doing this?

Come to find out, God will give you burdens that you cannot handle but he will step in and take care of you, handle what you can't, take up the slack for you.  I guess I have never looked at it that way.   In all reality, in particular situations, we should pray, depend on him to carry us through, support us and guide us.  Without him, we may not be able to handle the situation.  This is where prayer and Christ's Power comes in.  Even if what we pray for may not be answered how we would like it, His grace is sufficient. 


Weakness + Prayer = Sufficient Grace

Weakness + Christ's Power = Sufficient Grace



 Happy Monday, Y'all!