Mommy Rhapsody

If you're a Mom, you've got to see this new video on God Tube! It's very creative and funny! It's called "Mommy Rhapsody." http://www.godtube.com/featured/video/tribute-mommies-mommy-rhapsody&utm_source=newsletter062810&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weeklytopvideos

I was reading in 2 Kings and 6:15-17 stuck out to me. This is the passage: ¹⁵Now when the attendant of the man of God had risen early and gone out, behold, an army with horses and chariots was circling the city. And his servant said to him, "Alas, my master! What shall we do?"   ¹⁶So he answered, "^(A)Do not fear, for ^(B)those who are with us are more than those who are with them."
   ¹⁷Then Elisha prayed and said, "^(C)O LORD, I pray, open his eyes that he may see " And the LORD opened the servant's eyes and he saw; and behold, the mountain was full of ^(D)horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.

  Here are my notes: Sight looks at appearances (of people, circumstances, etc.) and produces fear; whereas faith looks to God and finds peace in ANY circumstance. :o)  

  Here is another good quote I had written down: "Peace means the absence of fear (I would also add "worry") and turmoil - NOT the absence of pain and grief." I really like this quote and the truth found in it. This is one truth I cling to like right now, when we have our 11th baby due in 6 weeks. We are not guaranteed any safe, easy-going birth/deliveries and every birth/delivery is different...so, when fear and worry creep in, this quote really comforts me! I also have a handful of bible verses I cling to right now. :o) 

  Like us, you may be in a circumstance right now, that when viewed at their "appearance," would cause us to be fearful (and cause our relatives and friends to become fearful for us)...but, when we keep our eyes on the Lord, He gives us peace amidst our circumstances and we can rest in Him no matter what!  And, we can encourage our critics to do likewise. :o)

6th Yoursphere Post

Janna recently got an account with "Yourspere.com." She's having fun learning how to make "sphere's," play the games, etc. Here is what Janna had to say: ""I like how Yoursphere has different sections, called "Spheres" and there are many different types of "Spheres" like Fashion and Our World. And I really like the contests! I also like how you can visit with other friends on Yoursphere.""
"I wrote this review while participating in the Yoursphere Test Drive program by Mom Central on behalf of Yoursphere. I received a free lifetime Gold membership on Yoursphere.com, Yoursphere t-shirts, and a $50 American Express gift card to facilitate my review."
If you want your child to try it, here is the access code: YSMC-0003

5th Yoursphere Post

Kaylee's first post about "yoursphere.com" - Yoursphere is cool! I especially like entering the contests! "Our World" is a game where you have your own avatar and you play different games and do different challenges and it's really fun! I've also created two "spheres." One is about Texas and the other one is about Beagles. The spheres are so other's can read about them, you can post pictures on them, etc. I've also earned "credits" that can be used for doing other things on Yoursphere and you can save them up for cool things like gift cards, clothing, electronics, etc.
"I wrote this review while participating in the Yoursphere Test Drive program by Mom Central on behalf of Yoursphere. I received a free lifetime Gold membership on Yoursphere.com, Yoursphere t-shirts, and a $50 American Express gift card to facilitate my review."
If you want your child to try it, here is the access code: YSMC-0003

4th Yoursphere Post

I just received this from "yoursphere.com," so if you're interested in signing up, now would be the perfect time! : Starting this week, we have an exciting new incentive for your readers tied to your referral code! Anyone who uses your code to register on Yoursphere.com will be entered into a weekly drawing to win a $50 gift card. The Mom with the most referrals above 200 will win a $1000 American Express gift card!?? Your referral code: YSMC-0003
"I wrote this review while participating in the Yoursphere Test Drive program by Mom Central on behalf of Yoursphere. I received a free lifetime Gold membership on Yoursphere.com, Yoursphere t-shirts, and a $50 American Express gift card to facilitate my review."

What a Blessed Surprise!

When you have a large family, it's impossible to go anywhere unnoticed. That's hard for someone like me, who would rather just fade into the crowd at all times but, God knows how to stretch us and get us out of our comfort zones, doesn't He?

Last night, our family enjoyed a nice dinner at Chik Fil A in McKinney, thanks to some coupons we were able to use. Plus, they were having a preview taste test for their new Spicy Chik Fil A sandwich, which will be on the regular menu soon. It's good (as everything else there), but too spicy for me!

Anyway, as I looked around at the other customers, we got the usual stares and smiles. Through their stares and smiles, they are usually saying things like, "Are all those children their's?, Did that lady have all those children...from her own body (LOL, I love that one!)?, How do they handle things with all those children?, Children are a gift from the Lord, or I'm glad we stopped at 2!" I quit trying to figure out what people are thinking, because I'm usually wrong. I often will intrepret people's stares (non-smiles) as negative thinking about our family. Then, those people always end up being the ones who come up to us when they leave and say things like, "I really enjoyed seeing your family," or "Your children are so polite and well-behaved," and things like that.

Toward the end of our meal, our son Noah, went to buy an "Ice Dream" cone. The gentleman behind the counter said "A man bought milk shakes for your family." Well, the next thing we know, two employees came up to us serving 7  milkshakes and two large smiles! We asked who paid for them so we could tell them "thank you," but they had already left. They did give us a description of him though. We felt so blessed and grateful! :o) Don and I said a prayer for them right then and there, and thanked the Lord for him and asked the Lord to return the blessing. We also talked to the children about what a blessing it was (and an affirmation) to receive that gift.

I believe it was a man (and his family) who was giving us one of those stares, but he never said a word.