Happy Birthday Honey!

My Sweet Husband, Daniel's Birthday is tommorrow (June 25th).....I just wanted tohonor him in this blog! He's been working so hard! He's put in to get all the over time that he can on his job.....and boy has he gotten it......he hasn't been at home before 8:00 for the past month....the only off day he's had has been on Sundays and most of those have not been a full day off!

So, I'm very proud of him! He's an awesome husband, a wonderful father.....matter of fact my kids love him so much.....they made him these huge cards with their pictures on them, neat little stickers, and drawings.....of course they couldn't wait to give them to him, so they gave them to him yesterday when he got in from work.....and he cried! They helped me make him a

homemade red velvet cake....they thought that was just the biggest thing to do for their daddy!

Even though....all the trials we've been through...God has brought us closer together.....He's taught him how to be a strong man in the Lord!

He's just such a sweet man, he's got a good heart, he's very caring.....and I love him very much!! So, to all those looking for a good man out there......they do still exsist!!

Happy Birthday Honey!!

Oh, and that is my husband I'm kissing in the Santa Suit!!!

While You Worship

I've really been stuck on a certain song over the past few weeks......

"While You Worship" by Martha Munizzi! It has been my anthemn!! I thought I would put the words in this post, so that it will be a blessing to someone else!

"You can make it through the storm
You can make it through the rain
You can make it through the trials
You can make it through the pain
And though you may not understand
There's a purpose, there's a plan
So while you worship, He'll bring you through it all
The rain won't last forever, the sun will shine again
And you'll make it through, just knowing that He is your friend
The storm will make you stronger, it drives you to your knees
And only when we worship, can His glory be seen

And only in HIS presence, can the answer be seen

So, while you worship, He'll bring you through it all"

I geuss I've been in a bit of a dry season lately.... I've really never been at a place

in my life like I am right now. It's truly a "Cave" experience, so to speak!

I love to sing, God has placed that passion in my life to be used for His glory.....I started out on a worship team over 10 years ago, and for the past 3 years or so, I've been the Worship Leader at a church that we are a part of, a church plant that totally impacted my life! Our Spiritual Parents moved to Chicago, and I miss them so much, I miss the church so much.....see the Church plant merged with another local church when our spiritual parents (the founders/pastors of the church) moved to Chicago......our plans are to move there as well....but at the present time, we are in a time of strategic planning/saving/preparing for this move.

I've taught Praise & Worship sessions on "Praising your way through".... "Setting the Atmosphere, through Praise & Worship"...... and now I really believe that God is saying okay big girl..... let's see if you practice what you preach!!!

So, pray for me, as I truly Praise & Worship my way through!

So, back to my "anthemn"....I geuss you can see why this song is such a blessing to me right now! It's so true that while we may not understand everything...frankly...we really don't have to understand everything.....if we just keep our focus....our worship on Him...we can make it through the storm! Because "While we Worship" He'll bring us through it all!

Recent Pics of my Blessings!

Happy Father's Day!

Okay, so I missed Wordless Wednesday.....I'm catching on to this whole Blog experience!!

This is my Father's Day pic! My sweet hubby! He's a good Daddy!!

Your True Image

No.....this is not about Jessica Simpson.....she's just there as an example!

I work for a surgeon's office.....9 surgeons to be exact. We have 7 general surgeons, and 2 plastic surgeons. I'm faced every day with Life and Death.......In what way? You might ask? Here's how....Our general surgeons treat alot of patients faced with the news of breast cancer, our plastic surgeons give "New Life" (so to speak) to alot of breasts!

We are cramped in a small office, with very little area in one waiting room.....so, recently our plastic surgeons decided to renovate an old chart room (just off of the current waiting room) into the plastic surgery waiting "Suite"! This suite is "Sweet"......I loooove to decorate.....so this room is really something I would love to do in my Living room....it's got a flat screen tv, plush chairs......all the comforts of home!

So, you've got the picture.....you come in, and myself along with about 5 other employees who work up front are faced with the issue of placing you in the general/ordinary/old waiting room.....or if you're here to have a make-over you get to wait in the plush/cool/"new life" waiting area..........here's my issue.........Now I'll be the first to say that as soon as I can save up the money (after loosing some weight!!) I would have a little nip/tuck here and there, I don't think anything is wrong with it.......so, I'm not being judgemental.....let's get that issue out of the way!! My issue is that this whole situation is just a little bit backwards......these breast cancer patients should have just as much "Special" treatment as the plastic surgery patients, if not more! It's so sad to me that this is what our world has come to......it's all about "The Image".....but How WONDERFUL it is to know that our Heavenly Father looks at the inside, not the outside! His word says that man sees only the outside, but the Father looks at the heart! I truly believe that my current job and location is only a training tool to the ministry that God has for my life......I strive to take every chance I can, to learn from this experience, so that it can be used to help others! My prayer is that.....as women we realize that Beauty is more than what's on the outside......it's truly what's in your heart that matters! I believe that when you get your heart right.....then and only then can the outside be Beautiful! So, to all the Breast Cancer Conquerers out there (you're not just a survivor, you are a conquerer!)......know that God sees you as a Beautiful Star! Be Blessed!

Christy

"Vent Session"

I'd Rather Have A Root Canal......

this will not be an "expression" that I will ever use again in my lifetime! I have had the most stressful 2 weeks!

Our baby girl (she's 6yrs old!) had this tooth trauma, that began 2wks ago today. She began to have pain in her back tooth, and something just told me that this could be an abcess. Well because of insurance/job changes within the past 2yrs, it's been a while since they've been to their regular dentist for cleanings. So, I had to call around and get her into the first dentist that would see her.

This Dentist's ad in the phone book stated that he has a family practice....so I thought it would be fine......SOOOO the opposite! Well, it was an abcess, a pretty bad one, at that! He immediately did a baby root canal......so, long story short we went back today to have the permanent filling put in.....oh, it was so stressful! You would think that I was having the root canal done! I was so nervous for her.....she's such a strong person......she's been through so much! The tooth got taken care of, but there was still some infection, so they put her on very strong antibiotics.

The biggest part of the stress for me was dealing with this new dentist in town....who has the (quote) "God Complex". He truly had no bedside manner, treated my little one like we were trailer trash! Pretty much said (in not so many words) that I'm an unfit mother. I just don't get some people sometimes! I am a God-fearing, very loving person .....I'm a person who tries my best to avoid conflict in my life.......therefore, guess what test I keep having to take over and over "FACING CONFLICT" .....I have a past that lies with allowing people to walk all over me, and never stand up for myself......but, "But God" has taught me, to become a strong women in Him! I'm just ready for this chapter, this area in my life, to be fully conquered......I want to be able to face any GIANT, any "Goliath", the same way David did......I know that no one ever said that this walk with God would be the easiest way to go, but sometimes I wonder how people who don't know HIM ever make it through life! So, this was my vent session for today, I have some things that the Lord is sturring in me, as I have a chance I'll post them.....I just really needed to vent....Check back in later....and remember.....God will never put more on you than you can handle, He has made us More Than Conquerers through Him......so, never use the expression "I'd rather have a root canal, than do that"!!!