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Tuesday, September 22, 2009

A Darling Wedding!!!

Hey Y'all,

We went to a darling wedding over the weekend of a childhood friend of my girls. I have known Jennifer since birth and her mom and I have been friends for years. Her baby got married just 3 weeks before mine!!! The wedding spirit is alive in my house! Here are a few pictures from the reception.


The Future, Mr & Mrs Martin...Blake and Erica on the dance floor






The beautiful bride, Jennifer and her sweet big brother Justin



The current college and career Sunday school class at our church. Kyle and Jennifer are the first to marry. Blake and Erica are next!!



Weddings are just so fun. Of course I cried my eyes out at the ceremony. It was just so precious watching these two young people pledge their lives together before God. Very serious committment. I just pray that this young couple, as well as my own future married couple, stay focused on that very committment they make before God. As hard (and it is VERY hard at times) as marriage is life outside the will and presence of God is harder. Pray for all these young folks! The world is just waiting to grab them.

Bless Y'all,

Cindy

Thursday, September 17, 2009

It's official...I have lost it!


"The Happy Couple"

Hey Y'all,

This has been a very harried week. Erica had her last shower and it was HUGE!!! She and Blake got so much stuff it was unreal. Two more packages arrived today. I was so nervous about this shower I could have thrown up. But instead I kept my fingers in the chocolate fountain. It was divine. A dear sweet friend made the curtest cupcakes you ever saw. They were orange swirl with buttercream frosting, chocolate with little leaves and acorns on them and apple spice with creamcheese frosting. I gained 3 pounds licking the box. I just finished making the pew markers and I have no fingerprints left. Hot glue is straight from the pit of hell. Honest to goodness I have never cussed more in my life than when I was putting these things together. A sweet, precious, "Sister-Sue Better Than You", said to me at church last night, "Well, I guess you need to get on your knees about that cussing." I responded, "Actually, I probably need to get flat on face to tell the truth." I am too smart-mouthed for my own good. Last week was a very pressure filled week for me. I am doing better this week, with lots of prayer and tears, that is. I have several dear friends who are praying for me right now. Most have no clue as to why but praying they are. That is what is so wonderful when you have lost it...Sisters just pray, they do not ask. This is such a random post because my mind is in A.D.D. overdrive. I need to finish about 3 or 4 centerpeices for the reception and put together the favor bags and I think I will be ready...for the most part. I promise I will post some pictures of all these crafty things I have been working on and putting together. Some of them are really pretty...if I say so myself. I just hope that in the rest home I don't cut loose with a hot glue gun! With no fingerprints I'll never be caught!!!!!

Bless Y'all,

Cindy

Saturday, September 5, 2009

My head is full...My heart is heavy

Hey Y'all,

Have you ever had such an overload of information come at you that your head is just full? Well this week my head is just bulging. Some information has been good and very helpful. Some I could have lived three lifetimes without. Just when you think things are going pretty smoothly....BAM! A bomb just drops. With my daughters' wedding a month away I really do not need bombs in my life. I have found myself wondering what to do and how to go about decisions that really need to be made quickly. I have been praying for wisdom and discernment and also some heavy doses of mercy. Mercy for myself. I truly struggle with meanness at times. If it was not for the Lord I would be a "mean girl." You know the type. Just plain ole mean. I don't want to do anything out of meanness or bitterness or anger or vindictiveness. But there comes a time when you must take a firm stand and let the chips fall where they may. God is in control of my circumstances and He will not allow anything to come to me that I cannot stand. We think to ourselves, "I can't stand this!!" But....we can. With the mercy of our Father. With His grace He will cloak us in His loving and strong arms. No matter if it is family who acts ugly to your child or an outsider trying to wedge strife in your life or whatever the enemy has in store. I read a devotional this week that Satan actively pursues the ones God is using. Satan has been hot on my trail for a while and frankly I am weary of it. I need some time to "Be Still". I need a fresh falling of mercy. Thank the Lord He does provide new mercies daily. One of my favorite songs is "As the deer pants for the water, so my soul longs for thee." I am panting Lord, panting in my desert and waiting for refreshment.

Bless Y'all,

Cindy