tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76430242281897952082024-03-05T02:40:17.639-05:00Kimberly's Kollection of ...random thoughts & shared blessings from a wife, mother & Nana's heart.Kimberlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11279985610608547022noreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7643024228189795208.post-72605702900250511342018-01-19T06:43:00.000-05:002018-01-19T06:43:55.845-05:00I Will Not Forget Thy Word <div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">11</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;">Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against Thee. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">12</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">Blessed art Thou, O Lord: teach me Thy statutes. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">13</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">With my lips have I declared all the judgements of Thy mouth. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">14</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">I have rejoiced in the way of Thy testimonies, as much as in all riches. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">15</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">I will meditate in Thy precepts, and have respect unto Thy ways. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">16</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">I will delight myself in Thy statutes: <b>I will not forget Thy word.</b> </span><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Em</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">phasis mine</span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>Kimberlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11279985610608547022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7643024228189795208.post-5866423224558125702016-12-31T16:58:00.001-05:002016-12-31T17:25:02.979-05:00Tomorrow <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Tomorrow. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">2017. Geesh, that didn't take long!</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 2016 was swift. It flew by faster than any year in my memory. That's not necessarily a bad thing because, in addition to it's speediness, 2016 was often unkind. Frankly, there were moments when it was downright mean, nasty even.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It found those I love the most in the midst of confusion, uncertainty, heartbreak, divorce, financial angst, emotional distress, diagnoses with uncertain prognoses, fear for our nation, concern for our community, changes in careers, the workplace and friendships.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Family and friends lost loved ones, some sadly anticipated but others left suddenly. Gut-wrenching, unexpected. Some I've held and cried with while still others, in far away places, I've wept and prayed for from afar. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Looking back sends my mind reeling. You name it, 2016 touched it. It's Winter too harsh, Spring too short, Summer too wet and then, suddenly too dry. Autum too ... did we even have one? So, while I can't imagine I'll look back on it with much fondness or, for that matter, miss it at all, to be fair, </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">it was not without it's blessings ...</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Papaw and with our youngest little elf on his first Christmas Eve</td></tr>
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Remember, tomorrow we're off to a new start. I think the fact that it's on a Sunday is a good thing. We'll be starting off a whole new year at the beginning of a whole new week. Perhaps it's a sign. A sign of good things to come. Happy New Year! </div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;">Happy New Year!</span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Can you believe it's 2016? </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Me either.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">As usual, the end of something and the beginning of another prompts a gal to thought. I'</span><span data-dobid="hdw" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">ve thought about it and prayed about it for a while now and have </span><span data-dobid="hdw" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">decided that 2016 needs something to define it, to plan on, look forward to, strive towards. A theme of sorts.</span></div>
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<span data-dobid="hdw" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">With that said, my </span><span data-dobid="hdw"><span data-dobid="hdw" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">intention is to be intentional this year. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">adjective: <b>intentional</b></span></span></div>
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<span data-dobid="hdw"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> in my <strong>marriage.</strong></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"> in my <strong>home.</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"> in my <strong>church.</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> with my<strong> family.</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"> with my <strong>health.</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"> in my <strong>community.</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> in my<strong> job.</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> in my<strong> friendships.</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"> (and perhaps even) in my <strong>blogging.</strong></span><br />
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Kimberlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11279985610608547022noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7643024228189795208.post-55647149767179652912014-11-01T22:01:00.000-04:002014-11-01T22:36:46.404-04:00Let The Thankfulness Begin! Today is November 1st. Are you thinking what I'm thinking? "Where has this year gone?"<br />
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It was one of change in our home and thankfully, unlike it's predecessors (aka 2011, 2012 & 2013) those changes were overwhelmingly positive and have left me full of hope.<br />
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I like that about 2014.<br />
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November 1st is kinda the unofficial start of the holiday season, don't ya think?<br />
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In a few weeks we'll be in the throes of it all. The 4th Thursday will find us (hopefully) surrounded by family & friends, stuffed to the gills, going through the sales paper to plan our Black Friday attack and from that point, it's on but for now ... <br />
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Right now ...<br />
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We have time to think about the past ten months. What they held. What changed. What we wished had changed. <br />
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I have no idea what season of life you're in. You may be exactly where you want to be or very close to it. The thought of that makes me happy for you --- whoever you may be.<br />
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But wherever this post finds you, I challenge you to take the time to look around and count your blessings. Some will be obvious to you. Others you may have to seek out. <br />
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I suppose it's unfair of me to assume your 2014 whizzed by as quickly as mine did but whatever it's speed, I pray it treated you & those you love with kindness.<br />
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Let the thankfulness begin! <br />
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<br />Kimberlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11279985610608547022noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7643024228189795208.post-82414801138405694532014-01-31T22:24:00.002-05:002014-01-31T22:24:13.254-05:00Unforgettable. That's what you are ... <br />
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<span class="st"><strong>unforgettable</strong>: <em>adjective, </em> earning a permanent place in the memory; <span class="st">impossible to forget; indelibly impressed on the memory ... </span></span><br />
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I'd say that pretty much sums <em>you</em> up, January Twenty-Fourteen. <em>You</em> with your brutal temps. <em>Your </em>ice & snow freezing mountainous rural roads, making travel treacherous and nerve-racking. <br />
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"Please Nana. Can we have a slumber party?"<br />
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So January 2014 ... <em>you</em> were not without your charms.<br />
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I think Nat King Cole summed it up perfectly ... "<em>unforgettable in every way and forever more, that's how you'll stay" ... </em><em>You've </em>made your mark and y<em>ou'll </em>not be soon forgotten.<br />
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<br />Kimberlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11279985610608547022noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7643024228189795208.post-78323075263202822062014-01-15T21:10:00.001-05:002014-01-15T21:10:27.657-05:00Mom Years <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My oldest son & his family left today.<br />
I've had a good cry.<br />
My heart is heavy.<br />
Residual damage.<br />
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Which goes to prove what I've long suspected to be true.<br />
Proof that it never gets easier.<br />
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He'll be 34 in 13 days and yet, as I watch him drive away, my heart doesn't seem to be able to differentiate between the screaming infant placed on my sterile-draped abdomen early that January morn and the handsome, broad-shouldered sailor who has traveled the world.<br />
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Don't get me wrong.<br />
My head gets it.<br />
My heart does not.<br />
Which is regrettable on days such as this.<br />
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It had been two years since he'd been home.<br />
That's a long, long time.<br />
Especially in <em>mom years.</em><br />
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In case you didn't know,<br />
<em>Mom years</em> are even longer than dog years.<br />
Of course, I just made that up.<br />
But I challenge you to find a military momma who disagrees.<br />
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Before he left there was mention of another visit this year.<br />
This Summer perhaps.<br />
As wonderful as that would be, history has taught me to err on the side of caution. <br />
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So for now, I'll cherish the memories of the past eleven days.<br />
I am truly grateful for the time spent together.<br />
I have enjoyed every moment. <br />
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Normally a lack of evidence that Winter has arrived would make me happy -- ecstatic even -- but this year, not so much. This troubles me. Greatly. It's not normal. Not even close. Not for me any way.<br />
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It's 60 degrees outside. Right now. On December 22nd. It's kinda starting to creep me out AND the fact that it's kinda starting to creep me out IS kinda starting to creep me out. Are you with me? Comprende? Or, as <em>they</em> say here in Appalachia "Com-pre-HEND-o?" Actually <em>they </em>don't say that at all but the hubs has, when he's being especially silly and, thankfully, not often but I digress.<br />
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Do you know what happens when the temperature stays above 32 degrees and precipitation falls from the sky in the form of rain? When you're surrounded by hills and dirt and ... in valleys and dirt and ... grass, (extra soggy from all the rain) on top of dirt and ... gravel on top of (what was) dirt, and ... dirt on top of dirt? ... <br />
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Yes, folks (ding! ding! ding!) we have a winner! </div>
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After all, it would make the kiddos happy, my neighbor Sara would be thrilled and, oh heck, who am I kidding? I know lots of folks that would be over the moon if we had some snow on Christmas Eve & Christmas Day ... </div>
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Of course, I read the whole chapter.</div>
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It's so beautiful, uplifting, encouraging.</div>
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Everything a psalm ought to be ...</div>
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So I'm going for it. The theme (& song) for today is Psalms 25:1-22.</div>
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Let me encourage you to read it too.</div>
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I feel certain this early morning wake up call wasn't meant for me alone.</div>
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Kimberlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11279985610608547022noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7643024228189795208.post-57361522484976092562013-08-17T23:49:00.001-04:002013-08-17T23:49:04.949-04:00laundrylaundry. saturday. synonyms?<br />
not technically<br />
mr. webster's answer would be "no" unequivocally<br />
but what did he know about working women and laundry?<br />
i dare say not much<br />
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it's saturday and you know the old adage <br />
"the more things change, the more they stay the same"<br />
the <em>change</em> being that my boys are grown and<br />
the <em>same</em> being saturday means laundry.<br />
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i'm convinced that regardless of what stage of life you're in if you're a woman and you have a job that takes you outside of the home during the week then (more often than not) <strong>saturday is laundry day</strong>.<br />
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this morning, while emptying the hamper and separating clothes <span style="font-size: x-small;">(two small loads. three if you count towels) </span>my mind wandered back to a time when saturday would have found me <strong>covered up</strong> in piles of a week's worth of dirty clothes -- piles of jeans, khakis, socks, underwear, jerseys, t-shirts, nike shirts (galore) and last but not least, football uniforms (not one, but two) from friday night's game -- my hallway often looked like a mine-field. <br />
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have you ever just had a moment with your laundry? <br />
have your eyes filled with tears and your heart ache as your mind is flooded with memories? <br />
anyone else miss smelly football clothes in the fall of the year? anyone?<br />
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let me preface what i'm about to say with this. i would have never, ever imagined that i would miss massive amounts of laundry and, lest you think me diagnosable, it's not the laundry i miss at all. <br />
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it's the process that finds me melancholy standing in front of the washing machine early on a saturday morning. the process of raising children. <strong>my children</strong>. those precious babies God so graciously trusted me to keep and care for and yes, do their laundry. <br />
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<br />Kimberlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11279985610608547022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7643024228189795208.post-87373742657592643942013-07-21T19:34:00.001-04:002013-07-21T19:34:44.749-04:00Trains I heard it long before I saw it as I was leaving work on Friday evening so I quickly pulled out my phone and snapped this as it went by ...<br />
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I had been thinking of Joshua for most of the afternoon. He's on my mind more often than not but more so that day because the previous Friday I had been anticipating our visit. You know a "this time last week" kinda thing. The visit was short and wonderful but now it was behind me and I was missing him ... again.</div>
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As I walked to my car my heart was overwhelmed.<br />
Thoughts of <em>that</em> day ran through my mind. <a href="http://kimberlyskollection.blogspot.com/2013/03/forever-thankful.html#links" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">(You can read about it here)</span></a><br />
My breath caught in my throat and tears filled my eyes.<br />
"Calm down Kimberly. He's fine" I whispered to myself.<br />
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The truth is he is fine.<br />
He's more than fine.<br />
My boy is far away and getting ready to move father but he's alive.<br />
Not just alive.<br />
He's alive and well. Thriving.<br />
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I never hear a train whistle that I don't think of him.<br />
Never.<br />
I never cross railroad tracks that he doesn't come to my mind.<br />
Never. Ever. <br />
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These moments of panic, those "what ifs" -- when what could have been invades my thoughts -- have come more and more often in the last year or so. Is it my age? Hormones? Satan? A combination of all three? <br />
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Perhaps.<br />
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Whatever the reason, I have made a decision.<br />
I will be thankful for those times.<br />
I may never understand why things happen but I will be thankful for them.<br />
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Don't get me wrong. I'm not there yet. I'm a work in progress -- on oh so many levels -- and, honestly, I wonder if I'll ever not be in need of an "under construction" sign to wear around my <em>spiritual</em> neck. <br />
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You see I personally know three families who have lost a loved one to a train so I know people don't come out unscathed when it comes to locomotives. They generally don't come out at all. </div>
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So, what if the sound or sight of a train made my heart cry out in praise to God? <br />
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What if I fought the thoughts of "what if" (i.e. he had died or suffered irreparable damage) and instead made it a point to <strong><u>thankfully acknowledge</u></strong> what did happen -- God spared my son -- and <strong>give Him praise </strong>for it.<br />
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Recently, I've been <strike>trying</strike> making it a point to find the awesomeness in every day life. The simple gifts that surround me. I've intended to write them down -- make a list. I believe that if we're not careful, we'll get so caught up in the wear and tear of the mundane that we'll get to a point where we have to be reminded to even be thankful for the big stuff -- the miraculous -- never mind the small stuff and that's a shame. <br />
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I thank God for that train last Friday evening. I needed to see it exactly when I did. The timing was perfect. I heard it coming. I looked for it and it prompted me to thought. Coincidence? I think not. <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">1. Trains. </span><span style="font-size: small;">While it may sound strange to others, they will forever be a reminder to me of God's protection and faithfulness. </span></div>
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Kimberlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11279985610608547022noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7643024228189795208.post-36084558484582399342013-06-22T17:53:00.003-04:002013-06-23T07:22:19.862-04:00Wisdom by Boochie<div style="text-align: center;">
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"Isn't she lovely? Isn't she wonderful?<br />
Isn't she precious?"</td></tr>
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Her Papaw Bozo declares she's the most like me of all four grandgirlies and he may be right. It's here that I feel the need to insert that she has him totally wrapped around her little finger. It happened early on and I have evidence. Ladies & gentleman, I present to you Exhibit A ...</div>
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Every once in a while, I talk to the girls about being careful ... mindful ... of strangers or even people that they know or are acquainted with who may, for lack of a better word, make them feel uncomfortable or uneasy.</div>
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<span style="color: purple;">"Not everyone loves God."</span> (Well, yes Wise One. Exactly). </div>
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Emily chimed in and (impressively) both girls <span style="background-color: white;">remembered all the things they were supposed to in order to thwart the evil plan of our imaginary abductor. <span style="color: magenta;">"Scream -- loud. Never stop screaming. Scratch.</span></span><span style="color: magenta;"> Anywhere. Everywhere. Kick -- hard<span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: black;">(in their "daddy parts" if possible).</span> </span><span style="font-size: small;">Poke them in the eyes. Bite. Bite hard .... "</span></span></div>
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Kimberlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11279985610608547022noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7643024228189795208.post-15705538964842096302013-03-26T22:39:00.001-04:002013-03-26T22:39:27.290-04:00Stagnation You don't have to know me well at all to know that I enjoy & follow the ministry of Beth Moore.<br />
She almost always makes me laugh. She sometimes makes me cry.<br />
She encourages believers to read & study The Word because she knows The Word is life to God's children. She's right. <br />
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But today, she provoked me to thought. I believe that's the mark of an effective minister or ministry.<br />
In fact, I think it's the job of those in ministry, nay, their responsibility, to do just that and do it often.<br />
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If I'm not thinking, I'm not learning. If I'm not learning, I become stagnant.<br />
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<strong>Stagnant: adj., not flowing; stale; not advancing or developing</strong>. Ewwww ... no bueno. <br />
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<strong>"What do you look like when you love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength?"</strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I read it again. Only this time it was personal:</span><br />
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<strong>"Kimberly, what do you look like when you love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength?"</strong><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">If I'd been standing in front of mirror at that moment, I fear I would have been unrecognizable.</span><br />
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The truth is I hadn't thought about anything faintly resembling that in quite a while. <insert stagnation here> The elements contributing to the stagnation process?<br />
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Anger but not too much. Just enough to bring on ...<br />
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Isolation.<br />
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Distraction.<br />
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What is important is recognizing the process exists, regardless of it's stage. Acknowledging it.<br />
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I believe that complacency is cancer in the life of the Believer. There's no place for it. Never. EVER.<br />
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God doesn't un-call those He has called. He doesn't un-anoint those He has anointed. He doesn't change. I <strike>like</strike> <strong>love</strong> that about Him.<br />
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I've taken a good long look and I don't see the same woman in the midst of ministry, full of joy & so in love with her Savior. The woman so appreciative of her salvation, never doubting He loved her and always confident that, in His time, He would meet her every need.<br />
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I miss her. I don't think I realized that until just now. She needs to get back to doing her Father's business. If she has to do it tired and hurting than so be it.<br />
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Who would have thought an impromptu blog post by someone several states and a timezone away would have prompted so much thought? I bet Jesus did. He's awesome like that. ;)<br />
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Kimberlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11279985610608547022noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7643024228189795208.post-39687387413762586982013-03-09T18:17:00.001-05:002013-03-09T18:20:55.557-05:00Forever ThankfulThirteen years ago today, my (then) 20 year old son, Joshua Isaiah, had an accident while on his way to work that included being catapulted into an oncoming train. The impact caused both airbags to deploy and he was ejected from the vehicle backward through the driver's side window (with such force that his shoes were left in the floorboard) and thrown 40 feet onto the highway. Miraculously, he was not hit by traffic on this normally very busy stretch of road.<br />
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He was transported to the hospital via ambulance. The assumption was that after such an incident he would surely have broken bones and internal injuries. After a thorough exam by the emergency room physicians and head-to-toe x-rays, his only injuries were a broken tooth, lacerations on his neck (that stitches fixed beautifully), multiple scrapes and scratches on his face and arms and a pretty bad case of road rash on his torso. He was kept overnight for observation and released the next morning. <br />
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March 9th will always be a day that finds me with a thankful heart. I know the outcome could've been very different. Considering the nature of the accident, it probably should've been different but it wasn't. Thankful doesn't cover it. It's not adequate but for lack of a better word, I'll use it.</div>
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If I live to be a 150 years old, I'll never be able to thank God enough for the gift He gave me the morning of March 9, 2000. I'm at a loss. There are no words.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I think of you a lot.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I revisit the events of the evening.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the moment ... the hurt ... </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"></span> <span style="font-size: large;">Handsome.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Looking more like your Uncle Ray than either of his children!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Intense.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Lover of family.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Fiercely protective.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A career? A wife & children? </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Family get togethers still include you.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Stories told and retold of you and</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">(dare I say it ;)</span> <span style="font-size: large;">your </span><span style="font-size: large;">shananigans.</span><br />
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Jack, Ker-Rae, Gregory, Kimmy (rear)<br />
RayRay, Shanny, Freddie (sitting)<br />
Philip, Joshua -the great grands (front)<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our family has grown since you've been gone. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Between the six of us,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">your brothers & four cousins,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">there are 14 great-grandchildren.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You have four nephews.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Oh how you would have loved them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You would have been an </span><span style="font-size: large;">awesome uncle.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Their biggest fan.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">No. Doubt. About. It.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Great-great grandchildren have been added to the mix</span></div>
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and this number will grow by leaps & bounds in the years to come!</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My four favorite people call me <em>Nana</em>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My heart now knows why they loved us so much.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So did they.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A life too short.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Twenty-three years later.</span><br />
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Rest in peace Cousin.<br />
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Kimberlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11279985610608547022noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7643024228189795208.post-43365099884784311792012-12-31T14:44:00.000-05:002012-12-31T14:44:46.263-05:00"Nana, I miss Kylie" ....Anna: ".... I wish she could come to your house and play with us".<br />
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Anna: "Can you call her mom or dad and ask them to bring her to 'Follow' Creek so she can play with us?"<span style="font-size: x-small;"> (Her older sister, Emily, called Fall Creek "Follow" Creek when she was a toddler. I suppose she heard <em>follow</em> when we said <em>fall </em>but it was just too precious to correct so we didn't. For safety's sake, we eventually corrected her just in case she ever really needed to tell someone where Nana lived. They both know it's Fall Creek now but still refer to it as "Follow" Creek. It makes me smile)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Me: "Baby, Uncle Josh isn't home and Aunt Gina can't bring her here. She's far away".</span></span><br />
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Anna: "I know but she better come here before she moves farther". (Outta the mouth of babes.)<br />
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Although Kylie (along with her daddy & mom) moved away to Great Lakes, IL a month before Anna Elisabeth was even born, she misses her cousin. From Great Lakes, IL (for 7-months) the Navy moved them to San Diego, CA (for a year) and from there to Mayport, FL (where they've been for 4-years). Kylie was only 16 months old herself when her family moved to Illinois. <br />
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Em and Anna won't realize how much time was spent away from their cousin until they are all, a bit older. Here at Nana's house, and in their home as well, pics are everywhere of Miss Kylie and her parents. Conversations include her on a regular basis and it feels (to them) like they know their cousin very well even though they've shared very little time together in the physical sense. She's not here physically but she's always, always in our hearts and that's a big deal. <br />
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New Year's Eve always finds me sentimental (I can only imagine I'm not alone in this ladies. Am I right?) I reflect on the past year. It's memories. It's circumstances. I compare it to our present state of being (this is not always a good idea) and then I think of the actual day. <br />
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What were we doing New Year's Eve 2011? <br />
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Last year both my sons along with their wives and daughters were here with us, in the home they both grew up in on "Follow" Creek. There was lots of food and lots of giggles from the grandgirlies. It was a good night. One that I've thought of several times in 2012. One of the times that a momma keeps in her heart and draws from when that Sailor and his family feel even farther away then they actually are. <br />
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This evening, as we prepare for the new year (and by prepare I mean eat out at the local Mexican restaurant and stop by the store to grab a head of cabbage) I can't get my Sailor son and his family out of my mind (not that I've tried ;). April 2013 will find him back home with his wife and daughter before he's transferred to Texas which, as Anna predicted, is indeed farther away. The difference being is that he'll be on shore duty for three years. That makes his momma very happy. <br />
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2012 will go down in the history as a very different year for The Dials here on <em>Follow </em>Creek but that's okay. We're a tough lot with faith in a great God. Everything and everyone will be okay. I know that. <br />
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Of course, Miss Vivi was still in-utero this time last year and didn't make her appearance until April 2012. Her momma named her "Vivian" which means <strong>"alive, animated, lively"</strong> and she has certainly lived up to her name. I look forward to seeing what next year holds for "Vivilicious" -aka "Squishy" in certain circles ;) <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Happy New Year to you and yours my bloggy friends. </span><span style="font-size: large;">I pray choice blessings overtake you in 2013!</span> <br />
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<br />Kimberlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11279985610608547022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7643024228189795208.post-43782167789874455342012-12-25T19:47:00.002-05:002012-12-25T19:47:25.109-05:00Christmas 2012<div style="text-align: left;">
Today is December 25th, which means it's Christmas!</div>
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I hope this finds you either in the midst of enjoying every minute of the day or maybe just having finished up having a grand time with family, friends and all those you hold dear.</div>
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Christmas is something I have struggled with this year. Not struggled in the way you might think. I love Christmas. In my opinion it really is the most wonderful time of the year. </div>
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The truth is that 2012 has been a very different year in our home and I've had to work up every ounce of Christmas Spirit I've had. I've literally had to will myself to be merry & I can honestly say that I've never had to do that before. </div>
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Soon the tree will come down, "Edgar" (our "Elf on a Shelf") will be packed away (which reminds me, I gotta get him down from the tree top before the grandgirlies wonder why he didn't go back with Santa last night) as we prepare to welcome 2013 (silly Mayans! ;) </div>
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It's then that our lives will return to <em>normal</em>. While 2013 will not be without it's challenges I'm looking forward to the new year. I plan to use this last week of December mindfully, wrap up 2012 in a pretty bow & put it behind me. </div>
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I believe that one day<span style="font-size: x-small;"> (only God knows when)</span> I'll look back on this year and know why those lessons learned were necessary but until then, I'll trust in the Lord. It's a must. </div>
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~ Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him and he shall direct thy paths (Proverbs 3:5,6) ~</div>
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Sounds like a great place to start.</div>
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Merry Christmas! </div>
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Kimberlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11279985610608547022noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7643024228189795208.post-52036347160559678402012-11-24T14:09:00.000-05:002012-11-24T14:09:02.056-05:00Oh where, Oh where ....<div align="center">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Oh where, oh where can it be?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm not sure.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well, that's not entirely true.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I kinda know.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The story could, quite possibly, involve Kleenex &</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Kimberly's Kollection"</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">is decorated for the season but </span><span style="font-size: large;">the house, now that may be a while longer. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Thankfully this year November had five Thursdays</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">so we still have a week before it's even December.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">That will work in my favor for sure.</span></div>
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<br /><span style="font-size: large;">"Why don't you have your tree up <strong><u>yet</u></strong>?"</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">or</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Why hasn't "Edgar" come to your house <strong><u>yet</u></strong>?"</span></div>
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(Edgar is our "Elf on a Shelf")</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Brilliant!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yep, that'll work ... </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">for a week any way ;)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I hope this finds you having just enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving & preparing for a Merry Christmas with lots of family & friends. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As for me, I'm off to watch more Christmas movies on</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Hallmark Channel & I thought about making pumpkin bread ...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">that sounds like a recipe for some Christmas spirit, right? ;) </span></div>
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Kimberlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11279985610608547022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7643024228189795208.post-76928540043155606872012-08-26T11:17:00.001-04:002012-09-20T17:50:30.896-04:00My baby is thirty ... sniff, sniff<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I know that you mommas will all agree. There is nothing in the world that will make you more sentimental than your children's birthdays. No matter how old they are.<br />
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My baby is 30 today. Since I didn't take my own 30th birthday well, I see no reason to take his well either. Having woke up in the wee hours of the morning, my thoughts have been directed toward the birthday boy and his brother (his senior by 2-years, 6-months & 26 days :). These thoughts have prompted me to cry for them, laugh for them but, most of all thank God for them ... and their daddy who made it all possible! (I told you I was feeling sentimental & not just a little ;) <br />
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Regrets? Of course. There are a few but really only three. Well, three biggies any way & I believe - all sentimentality aside - that without these three things nagging at my maternal heartstrings - all others would be rendered moot. <br />
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<strong>#1 I wish I'd taken more time to soak both of them in, slow down and cherish more of the moments with those precious boy bundles God so graciously entrusted to me</strong>. You see, I'm a firm believer that "The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world". Motherhood is the highest calling & to do it well takes everything you have within you and then some.<br />
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<strong>#2 I wish I had never uttered the word "hurry" to either one of them.</strong> What was I in such a hurry about anyway? If I could, I'd go back and replace every "Hurry" with "Don't worry. Momma will wait. Take your time precious one" ... but I can't and it makes me sad ... very sad. <br />
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My pregnancy with him was uneventful. His birth was not. I'll spare you the details ("You're welcome") but an emergency Cesarean produced a beautiful, 8 lb., 9 oz. baby boy with a head full of black hair ... perfection! We both came home 5-days later, which also happened to be my 21st birthday. <br />
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His brother had some difficulty pronouncing the words <em>baby</em> and <em>Philip</em> so our new addition quickly become known within our family as <em>"Bobby Phipp" </em>. We've long since dropped the <em>bobby</em> but he remains <em>Phipp (or Phipper) </em>... nicknames in Appalachia hold hard! <br />
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<strong>#3</strong> <strong>I wish with all my heart that I'd had more children.</strong> At least two more. This regret is not a new one. I've felt it since they were both in junior high. The decision to stop at two children was strictly financial and now (5-days shy of 51) that seems an especially foolish decision to make so early in life (I was 21 - what was I thinking!) Of course, if you've known me (since becoming a mother) you'd know that the feeling of Fall in the air brings about visions of newborn wonderfulness & I ovulate ... even post hysterectomy! ;) <br />
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With all that said, I'm so thankful for my boys. I never had a preference as to what gender either pregnancy produced. I never gave it a second thought either way. Health was my only concern. (Perhaps I would've eventually had an opinion if I'd continued and kept popping out sons!) Of course, back in the Stone Ages, you had to be prepared for either/or. There was no ultrasound "Gender Day". You bought lots of green & yellow and you had two names picked out. (I still remember them - Joshua Isaiah would have been "Rhonda Leigh" & Philip Andrew would have been "Candace" - <em>her </em>middle name was still up in the air :) I stand amazed by God and His forethought and care for our future ... Of course, He would give me sons. There was no room in my home for another female suffering from PMS ... He gives us what we need ... He is infinitely wise! :)<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Happy 30th birthday Philip Andrew! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Your momma loves you more than you'll ever know my sweet boy! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well, you know what they say ...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Better late than never" </span><br />
(<em>they </em>are always saying things like that, aren't <em>they</em>?)<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I know. I know. Pathetic. I'm Pathetic.</span><br />
(That's what you're thinking. Admit it.)<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">When things get so busy that your Friday photo dump becomes your </span><span style="font-size: small;"><strike>FridaySaturdaySundayMonday</strike></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Tuesday photo dump perhaps life has gotten a little out of hand.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Perhaps.</span><br />
It was supposed to be a Monday dump but my pics took longer to upload than usual & alas, the clock struck midnight ... thus the reason it's a Tuesday dump. See, I'm not as lame as you thought.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trinka, ever present, regardless of the time, day or night, right by side. I love her!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anna Elisabeth (aka Boochie) says she's had enough ... not much of an outside girl anyway ... the heat, humidity and "work" were more than she could take!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My corn has gotten pretty tall (except for the bit blown over by the storm the night before)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And it's TASSELLED! Can cobbs of corn be far behind? I think not! So exciting!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well, that's it but it's not. I'm not sure where my VBS pics are. Why are they not in this folder? Hmmmm, I have no idea. Well, being that last weeks very impromtu VBS was a huge part of the reason this post is so late, I should show you a few ... my fear is that it will be Wednesday before I locate them so, it will have to be for another day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My Thirty-One kit arrived today. I'm excited ...</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The flowers soaked up today's rain ... I believe I'm going to have to thin out the perrenials by the backdoor at Summer's end ... </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I did add a few impatients early on but you can hardly see them!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This hill is sunny & the only place I can have ferns & hostas is behind the house but they flourish there ... my ever faithful companion, Trinka, leads the way to the garden ...</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This purple coneflower is having an identity crisis ... </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">when it decides what's it's gonna do I'll share it ...</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">it's trying to be purple, really it is ...</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I love that these "Brown-Eyed Susans" just volunteered to show up & beautify the back of the hill ... aren't they lovely?</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">those 'brown-eyed girls' certainly makes the mess look prettier, don't they? ;)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Cilantro ... how do I love thee? Let me count the ways ...</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I love in thee in salsa & salads & well, I love thee in everything ...</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">you're my favorite herb but don't tell the others! </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">my neighbors gave me 4 plants & this is the lone survivor of them all ... need I say it again? Yes, I shall "dumb deer!"</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm very excited & yes, in answer to your question, I will be making zuchinni bread this weekend, I have no doubt!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">(What? You weren't thinking about me making bread? Sorry, my mistake ;)</span></td></tr>
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I mean deep in your heart ...<br />
In fact I'll be so bold as to say KNOWN you've been called<br />
Had confirmation ...<br />
Acted on it and all was right in the world ... my world ... then<br />
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Circumstances change ...<br />
The unexpected happens ...<br />
The situation becomes difficult ... nearly impossible ... you simply can't see how you can continue on in this manner ... something needs to change ... quickly ... the NEED is great ... <br />
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My first response is to fix it 'cause that's what I do ... <br />
At least it's what I've always done.<br />
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I'm great in the midst of an emergency ...<br />
I don't panic ...<br />
I don't cry ...<br />
I jump into action ... <br />
I do my very best to fix it ... whatever "it" may be ...<br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">(Admittedly ... when it's all over, I panic & cry & re-enact the whole scenario in my mind and think "OMG, what if this or that had happened?" ... which clearly it didn't but I my brain won't shut off!)</span><br />
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It's this very reaction that I'm fighting to contain ...<br />
I tell myself "Patience is a virtue, Kimberly" ... <span style="font-size: x-small;">(who coined that phrase any way? is it based on scripture? I need to "google" it ;)</span><br />
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What if going headlong with your first instinct to "fix it" (quickly) without waiting to hear from God would effectively put what you had been called to do on the back burner ... indefinitely ... <br />
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What then? :/ See where I'm coming from ... not so easy now, huh? <br />
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Scripture is very clear when it comes to waiting on the Lord.<br />
It seems David spent a lot of time waiting ...<br />
Psalms is full of scripture about it ...<br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">(I really like 27:14)</span><br />
I've got one thing to say about that ...<br />
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Why is it so hard to wait? <br />
Is our impatience a result of our fallen humanity? <br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">(Sorry, I didn't mean to go dark on you!)</span><br />
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Is it because in this day & age we're simply not good at waiting on anything at all ...<br />
Instant gratification ... to go!<br />
Even when it comes to God? ... Lord help us ...<br />
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Or maybe, just maybe, we don't want to ask for help before we've had a go at it ourselves.<br />
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As much as I hate to admit it, I think the latter is my problem ...</div>
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Such an unattractive trait ... it comes from years of dealing with others who, for one reason or another, had an agenda ... "You scratch my back & I'll scratch yours" ... </div>
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"I'll tend to it myself. Thank you very much" ...</div>
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Don't get me wrong ... please know that that's NOT been my experience with God ...</div>
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No sirree! ... I can say without hesitation that the Lord has been good to me all the days of my life ...</div>
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I've been blessed ... <br />
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My waiting will also <strike>need</strike> <strike>involve</strike> <strong>require</strong> <strike>some</strike> a lot of <strong>seeking</strong> ...<br />
<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">By reading The Word ...</span><br />
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<strong><span style="color: magenta;">I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: orange;">The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: orange;">Lamentations 3:25</span></strong></div>
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I am <strong>confident</strong> that an answer is coming ...<br />
I'm waiting in <strong>full expectation</strong> ...<br />
But this <strong>anticipation</strong> <strike>cannot</strike> <strike>should</strike> <strike>not</strike> must not be accompanied by fear and anxiety ... <br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">I won't even attempt to get into the scriptures regarding fear ... </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">That's for another post ... another day... time .... season ...</span><br />
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Oh my ... I've rambled on so ...<br />
Thank you for listening ...<br />
I'd love to hear what you think ...<br />
Have you (or are you) having a similar experience? <br />
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Until then, here I'll be ... <br />
Praying ... reading ... studying The Word ... <br />
Waiting ... <br />
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<span style="color: lime; font-size: large;">Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-style: italic; line-height: 19px;">spent in the company of those you love.</span></div>Kimberlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11279985610608547022noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7643024228189795208.post-3753874540359119742012-06-09T12:17:00.000-04:002012-06-09T12:17:18.993-04:00Photo...Photo<strike>Friday</strike>Saturday <br />
This past week went by so quickly ...<br />
Oddly enough I felt a day behind all week long ...<br />
Which makes no sense at all ...<br />
I would have thought it's fast pace would've made me feel as though I was a day ahead ..<br />
At any rate, PhotoFriday has turned into Saturday this week ...<br />
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