Matty's new hair cut

Matty is pretty much afraid of everything. I got the camera out and she started cowering down and moving away from me. I do not know why she is afraid of everything but, she is. Hope you enjoy the pictures. She just got her hair cut a couple of days ago.

She moved away from me and laid down.

Here she is running from the camera and getting
ready to hide under Derricks chair.

~Just Life~

Well, if anyone has any ideas for me to paint my room I would really appreciate it. My new bed set is Gold and my new curtains are gold and Burgundy. My carpet is Mauve. So, tell me creative people - should I paint my walls burgundy with some gold in them or just gold or what? I am not creative at all!

If I can remember to buy light bulbs for my room I will take some pictures and see if you can get any ideas for the walls.

Also I will get a picture of Matty's new hair cut today to post. She is really cute!

Pictures from Surprise Birthday Party

I told you that I would post some more pictures of my surprise party as soon as I got them. Well, here they are. As you can see in the first picture I am a bit surprised. (not a very good picture)

They were kind to me and did not want to
have to call the fire marshall for a birthday cake.

This is my little buddy from the Daycare - Cordell.
He is talking to me very intently and wants to know
what my "number" is. (he was asking how old I was)

Cordell wanted to sit with me while he was eating
his cake and I was opening my card.

Denise gave me an awesome little scrap book from the surprise party they had after church on my birthday. It is very cute. They also got some unsightly pictures of me. I think that she said Lorna put the book together for me. I thank them very much for there kindness!!!! Denise gave me the book last night at the ladies night out event.

The ladies night was very nice and refreshing. Deanna's new edition on her house is very pretty! She has very pretty decorations and colors! It was also very kind of her to allow us in her home for ladies night out.

****Wisdom****

Did you know that the word "Wisdom" is in the bible (KJV) 234 times and is in 222 verses? Do you think that God is trying to tell us something? Should we seek for wisdom? Or should we just go along status quo?

What does Wisdom mean?

Webster dictionary says: (1) a: accumulated philosophic or scientific learning: knowledge b: ability to discern inner qualities and relationships :insight c: good sense : judgment d: generally accepted belief wisdom among many historians — Robert Darnton>(2): a wise attitude, belief, or course of action3: the teachings of the ancient wise men

A standard philosophical definition says that wisdom consists of making the best use of available knowledge. As with any decision, a wise decision may be made with incomplete information.

Aristotle defines wisdom as knowledge of causes: why things exist in a particular fashion.

In the Christian Bible, the magi (or "wise men") are sent by God to give the newly born Jesus three types of gifts. Wisdom is also represented by the sense of justice of the lawful and wise king Solomon, who asks God for wisdom in 1 Kings 3. Proverbs 9:10 says: "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom," and 8:13 "To fear the Lord is to hate evil;". The Catholic and Orthodox deuterocanonical books of the Bible include the Book of Wisdom (Wisdom of Solomon).

There is an oppositional element in Christian thought between secular wisdom and Godly wisdom. The apostle Paul states that worldly wisdom thinks the claims of Christ to be foolishness. However, to those who are being saved Christ represents the wisdom of God. (1 Corinthians 1:17-31) Also, Wisdom is one of the Seven gifts of the Holy Spirit.

God thinks that is worthy enough to be a gift of the Holy Spirit, and that it is worthy enough to put in the bible 234 times....do you not think that it is a good thing for us to seek the Wisdom of the Lord? It takes wisdom to make decisions that we are faced with in life. It takes wisdom to be a parent and raise your children in the manner that the bible teaches. It takes wisdom to know when to speak and when not to speak. It takes wisdom to choose the right job. It takes wisdom to choose the right mate, etc., etc., etc.

Life without some wisdom is a life of destruction??? Would you say that could be true? What if you just do not have knowledge???? Do we need to seek knowledge before we seek wisdom???

I believe that we need to gain knowledge in order to have wisdom. How can God give us Wisdom if we refuse to gain knowledge? Of course we need God's help to gain knowledge but, we have to want the knowledge in order to gain wisdom.

I am asking God for wisdom and am committed to gaining knowledge in the process. What is your take on this issue?

Life Changing Events.......

This past week has been a big week for my life. Actually the past 2 weeks.

~~On Wednesday, October 10th I was working at the day care and got this over whelming feeling that Jamie was going to call me and tell me they were moving. Now we had discussed the fact that my youngest brother was trying to get them to move to Nevada for a long time but, that was never really an option. So, 2 hours after I started having this feeling Jamie called me on my cell phone. I looked at my phone and it was 10am. I knew what she was going to say and could not bring myself to answer my phone. I finally called her back about an hour later......She told me they would be moving and that Michael was going out there first to make some money and come back to get them.

I was devastated. I know my brother has to do what is best for his family. (at least what he believes is best for his family) I also know that most of the reason for me not wanting him to move is very selfish!!! My youngest brother has 2 children and lives in Las Vegas and I rarely get to see them but, it has always been. My mom lives in California and I rarely get to see her, and, it has been for a really long time. But, Michael he has been here for close to 12 years. I have been around all of his kids since they were born. I was actually in the hospital when 3 of them were born. There 4th child was born on my birthday. I would prefer to see them go to another country on the Mission field serving the Lord with all there heart but, not to Las Vegas.

Since I was 15 years old I have only lived with my mom less than a year (that was my senior year). Other than that I have been away from my extended family. I ran away 2 weeks after I turned 15 and moved back home my Senior year then when I graduated I went into the Air Force. My youngest brother, Martin, (once grown) has always lived many miles away from me. My middle brother, Michael, well.....that has been different. He lived 2 doors down from me for almost 3 or 4 years. Life is going to be very different!

We have never been able to do much as far as taking vacations. That is a luxury that we usually can only afford something small and for a couple days. Not trips to the west. ( that is why I have only been out there 2 times in all of Cheyenna's years)

So, anyway back to events....I am told that they are moving.

~~On Monday the 15th we had a birthday party for Tahner because his birthday is also Wednesday the 17th but, Michael was leaving that day.

Here is his cake.

~~On Tuesday the 16th we were supposed to go play games with some friends and it ended up being a surprise Birthday party for me. (I guess since I was going to turn 40 on Wednesday the 17th they thought it was a big deal) Here are a couple pictures. (I was having a really bad hair day from the rain. It was very curly and frizzy.) Sara has a couple more pictures but, I do not have those yet. I will post those when I get them.

I was feeding Taressa my icing. She was loving it!

~~On Wednesday the 17th I turned 40. (:-o Not a real big deal but, it was kind of a weird feeling when I would say I was 40. Also, I was flipping through the radio stations in my car (which, I rarely do) and ran across a song that was one of mine and my friend DaNel's favorite songs when we were teenagers and in our early 20's. The song was ~~Boston - More than a Feeling~~ It was on WGRR the OLDIES station.. :-(

Then, I took Michael to the airport. Jamie was doing well until it was time for him to leave. I felt so horrible for her!!!!! Nothing I could do!!! Nothing I can do for her while he is gone except pray for her and be there for her where I can.

You would not believe what just happened. I am sitting here at the store writing this blog and all of a sudden I heard something hit the papers (splat) that were stacked up beside me. I look over and it was a spider about the size of a half dollar. It dropped from the ceiling and landed about 6 inches from me. Oh me oh my I do not like spiders!!!!!!! I finally found it and killed it. But, it was really scary - it landed right next to my open purse also. Thank the Lord it did not land on me or go in my purse I might have had a heart attack.

I took some pictures of there family before we left to go to the airport. It was hard taking him to the airport. But, we had a really nice talk on the way. We talked about what God has done for them and how important it is to take care of his soul and the souls of his family. We talked about how important it is for him to get in a good church and become the spiritual leader of his home. I thank the Lord for the words that He gave me and the nice conversation that Michael & I had. I want them to make it to heaven! He truly believes that he is doing this to better take care of his family. I pray that this is the right decision for him.

Tahner would not let me take his picture until
I took a picture of his caterpillar.

Wednesday night at church Sister Truesdale made 130 cupcakes and brought them for a surprise. She also made a big poster board that said "Happy Birthday to Michelle, Brittany, and Tanner". (Our birthdays were all on Wednesday.) Jewelie Hoopers birthday was also on Thursday the 18th. She taped the poster board to the trunk lid of there car and served the cupcakes out of the trunk. She is really an awesome person and I thought that was very kind!! It was also way over the top! Too bad I do not have any pictures from that or I would post them. But, maybe she will post them because she had Dan taking pictures of everybody.

~~Thursday night the 18th - Derrick was supposed to leave for Red River Gorge on a camping trip with Jason & Raquel and to meet several other people that left Thursday morning. Because of a weather forecasts of severe storms Jason & Raquel stayed the night and they left Friday morning for Red River Gorge. He will be back Saturday night. (It is good they waited to leave because there was a pretty bad storm Thursday night.)

God is really awesome and gives us grace as we need it. I thank him for how he has been helping me through all of this and more. I got to the point on Tuesday morning that I was telling God how he has promised not to give us more than we can bear. I was standing on that promise and He came in such a very special way with just what I needed at the time!!! I love the Lord with all my heart and want to draw closer to Him! He is the reason that I live and OHHHH...What a REASON!!!!!

Thank you very much to all of you that take the time to read my blog. Next post I will tell you about life after 40 :-) hee hee.