Inspired Blog

I am "stealing" the idea..If you haven't had the opportunity to read the blog to the right entitled "Audrey Caroline"..YOU MUST!! This lady has had so many life experiences and everyday her blog just lifts me up in an unbelievable way! She posted yesterday about the "Blinks" of life...the times in life that we take for granted, put in the back of our head, or store somewhere in that scrapbook of our mind. Those moments when you may not have had a camera..but if you blink you save them to remember...She also went on to talk about our scrapbook for God..what does he have in his pictures of us..oh the times, I wish I could go back and erase the memory card in his camera...but I can't...I can only live for this day forward and help to create a book that any parent would be proud of..so I have created several blink moments throughout my life...

Growing up on Gant Road..being able to run freely up and down the street..climb the trees, jump ditches...and play 'till the sun went down.

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Being able to go next door and see my grandmother. She always was either cooking, cleaning or rared back in her recliner watching "The Price is Right". She always seem to understand me..to love me...to want me to do good in life and to love Jesus! She was a very lovely lady who had one of the HARDEST lives of anyone I know..but you would never know it..even if a tear came to her eye..she sucked it up and wanted to know what was new in your life...

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Spending the night at my grandparents house..(well, not the whole night)..I would cry and Pawpaw would get up and take me to the top of the mountain to meet my Daddy who would come get me when we called.

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Christmas growing up...Christmas Eve Day with Mawmaw W's family, Christmas Eve Night with Grannie G's family...Christmas Morning..when Santa left me the chalkboard with a note on it..and an exercise trampoline...Christmas at MawMaw and PawPaw G's house..which is not the same...I loved it when ALL the family were together and enjoying eachother's company...Don't misuderstand me..I DO love all my family I have now and how we still get together..but those times when ALL were together were the best...just another example of how the devil can tear families apart..things he rejoices in..but leaves families crumpled. I miss those times!

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Burying my grandmother..the day that I thought would never come..and when it did..She was BEAUTIFUL...buying her dress to lay her body in..knowing that she wasn't there..she was already in Heaven..but wanting her corpse to be radiant and lovely..dressing her up with pearls and lipstick..giving her something she deserved a long time ago...knowing that she loved me with ALL her heart..and NOTHING could ever change that...knowing that she is my angel who has watched over me many times...

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Sitting on my front porch on F Avenue with the neighborhood kids playing cards and just talking until the evening faded...

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Asking the Lord Jesus to come in my life and to be my Lord and Savior for always...only to realize that many times I would turn my back on Him and not live as I should..(one of those moments I would like to erase...) scared for the many I could have touched and shared His love with..but didn't...for worldly reasons..like not being cool...or popular... Such small things now that I know the devil used...Lord Please forgive me!!!

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My parents ALWAYS being there for EVERY important time in my life..from school plays, to tball games..they were there....All my friends called my Daddy "Diddy" b/c that was what I called him...

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Meeting Kenny for the first time...a friend wanted some gum..and he told them he had to give his last piece to his future wife..and handed me the gum...(and here we are now!) Kerry telling me to go ahead and give him my number when he wanted it while at a basketball game...Talking to him ALL night December 8, 1995....the beginning of our friendship and love!

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My Daddy standing before his family in Gatlinburg and telling them that some things may change in our family..and that he would support his daughter in whatever venture she chose and he hoped our family would do the same...(all the time knowing that Kenny had asked for his permission to marry me)...which leads to our wedding day..to have all of my family there on the beach in support of Kenny and my marriage...(that meant alot)...to have my Uncle C bring the interracial marriage issue up and to boldly state that our God did not speak against it in any way...to marry my BEST friend to begin our journey together...

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Telling my parents that they were going to be grandparents! Going through pregnancy, labor, and delivery...what an AWESOME experience..MANY times to remember and grow from...ALL of us...EVERYTHING happens for a reason..and WE have understood that in God's timing and plan we will understand all that happens..having a BEAUTIFUL healthy baby girl...that only our God in Heaven could have created...her first cry, her beautiful face, and the love and bond I felt at that moment....At the time..I didn't expect anything different than what happened..but now after reading so many stories of parents that haven't been as fortunate..I stop and Thank God that all was normal and that nothing went wrong...I am no different than any of those moms..It could have been me..nothing I have done or do makes me deserve the Love and Grace He gives me everyday..the way He takes care of us..is only by his Grace and Mercy!!! And I thank Him for that!!!

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Afraid when I was told that my daddy was in an accident..fearing what my mother and I would face as we arrived at the hospital...finding him (not suprisingly) smiling..through the pain..that is the type of person he is..he is always "OK"..even when he is not..the journey that this fall put us all on..the hard times..the good times..and the times to come..we are all so thankful for him and that God spared his life for me his daughter...mom..his wife...and his grandchildren (Brylee...at the moment)

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On this journey called MOTHERHOOD....what a journey it is!!! From the first crawling..first walking..first speaking...to all her firsts..it has been a journey..that is going by too fast...her first daycare experience...her teacher calling her the wrong name..and me not being able to correct her b/c I was afraid of hurting her feelings...

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Moving all over only for it to lead us to where we are now...where I feel God wants us to be..where we are growing in Him to lead better lives that glorify Him and show Him in Us...as a family and as individuals...Adding to His scrapbook good moments of us...

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Watching Brylee do new things daily that show she is growing and developing her own personality and loving Jesus..Her BFF...As Angie stated..her daughter raising her hand to worship the Lord...that is an awesome feeling...I want Brylee to grow up knowing the True meaning of worship from the beginning of her life...(something I didn't learn until later on)..That worship is about our lives...and something that we should do everyday...giving ALL honor and praise to HIM...When Brylee raises her hand...it blesses my heart..whether or not she really understands or not..she is doing what she sees her mommy and others do and I pray that she grows to love and honor our Lord...

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Scared to death of what this world has in store for her...and how she will react to it..I want her to be armed with the Word of God and know that there is nothing out there better than a relationship with Him...

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So...these are just a few moments in my life that I BLINK and would love to record in history..trust me..there are many more..but if you are still reading this..I am sure you wouldn't want me to go on..so I hope and pray that you will take a moment and think about the times that you wish you could BLINK and take pics of your special moments. Have a great weekend!