Blessed with Six

My title is a little different, it is a quote from my favorite show, Duck Dynasty. I love this show. I love this family. They are such a positive influence. I have also read their first book, and it is wonderful! I recommend it, highly. The main point of the show and the book, is Christ and Family.   I really needed this Duck Dynasty Marathon today. It has been a rough one.   Today Daulton and I traveled to Auburn University for a showcase that his travel team was hosting. It was one of those mornings where he woke up 45 minutes later than when I got him up and we ended up getting stuck in stand still traffic on 75 and had to take back roads to 285 in order to make it to his game. We got there 30 minutes before game time. I was furious. I think it was the maddest I have ever been at him. We got into this huge argument that led into this huge heart to heart, which led to us both crying and asking for forgiveness.   As I am sitting there in the stands watc...

It has been almost a year since I have posted anything, this past year has been quite an adventure. My post today is about Daulton and his path for the past 14 years. This time last year I would have never dreamed we would be where we are with him right now. God is good, and I have to tell you, walking with Jesus is not boring. We are in the pre season of Daulton's last year of high school baseball. I have mixed emotions because that means my boy is about to graduate and leave home. Bittersweet. From the moment I found out I was pregnant I knew that I was going to have a son and I wanted to name him Daulton. I was a Darren Daulton fan and loved how his name looked on the back of his baseball jersey. My son was going to play baseball and football. We all have those dreams for our kids, right? My husband is a huge sports fan and it just seemed fitting. Daulton arrived on Father's Day June 18, 1995 weighing 9lbs 110z and was 22 inches long. This child has loved this game si...

I love the Old Testament. There are so many great lessons to be learned. Don't get me wrong, the New Testament is wonderful, but there is something that I enjoy about the old. I know the entire Bible leads right back to Jesus. One of my favorite stories from the Old Testament is the story of Gideon. The Israelites had been invaded by the Midianites and Amalekites for a while, due to their evil in the sight of the Lord. For seven years this went on, and seemed to have lost hope. They had to hide in mountain clefts and hide food. They finally cried out to the Lord for help. The Angel of the Lord came to Gideon and told him "The Lord is with you, mighty warrior" Gideon could not understand this since his tribe was the least and he was the smallest in his tribe. But the Lord equipped him and told him that he would be with him, not to be afraid. Gideon defeated the Midianites and the Amalekites with a small army, with the Lords help. God can equip any of us. We have to be obe...

I finally got to see the movie "Courageous" with my family this weekend. I highly recommend it. It is a very inspiring movie. I am amazed how God has worked through Sherwood Baptist Church to bring the Lord's message to the big screen. This movie really made me think. Really got my wheels turning. While the message in the movie is about father's standing up to be the leaders in their family, it also has a message for mothers. After seeing this movie my heart was drawn to Matthew 24:14-30. The Parable of the Three Servants. "“ Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his wealth to them. To one he gave five bags of gold, to another two bags, and to another one bag,[a] each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey. The man who had received five bags of gold went at once and put his money to work and gained five bags more.  So also, the one with two bags of gold gained two more.  But the man who had rec...

The past month has been a literal roller coaster. Emotionally, spiritually, you name it everything else. I really can't explain my feelings right now. It isn't a storm, it is almost like that eerie feeling it is outside right before a storm comes, but sometimes it doesn't hit but it comes awfully close. You might experience a drop or two, but the climate outside is almost dangerous. I have learned so much this past month, about friends, family, faith, truth, and that people are just plain crazy. No joke, there is no other word to describe it. As I get older I realize more and more how sin sick we as humans are. God still initiates the relationship, he doesn't want us to live the lives we are living. So many people run from our Lord, when in doubt he is the only thing that can give us peace. I have failed him so many times. I keep going back to the saying, "I can't brag about my love for Christ, but I can brag about his love for me." I do love my Savior, I...

Tomorrow my youngest turns 5! She was the biggest surprise and the sweetest blessing, She brings joy to my life daily. I just can't believe how fast the past five years has gone. My prayer is that the Lord blesses her and protects her, I pray that she grows in the Lord and all of her dreams come true. I pray that she grows to be a smart and loving young lady who has a heart to serve the Him. I pray that she will have a little one that will fill her life with smiles and laughter like she has filled mine. -mommy

I know the title is a little dramatic, but I couldn't think of a better one. Today as a nation we come together to remember the tragic events 10 years ago. Anyone over the age of 5 ( yes I am stretching it, my middle son was two and he doesn't remember) remembers how our time as Americans stood still. Everyone that remembers, remembers what they were doing at the exact moment that we found out our country was under attack. For me, I was at home with my youngest two children at the time. Devyn and Daulton were in school and I was in my living room feeding my baby ( Gracie was three weeks old) and Brady was watching Blues Clues. My mother in law called me and told me to turn it to the news, a plane had just flown into one of the towers of the World Trade Center. I sat there in shock as I watched the towers collapse, the eerie feeling of not knowing what else was to come. I remember thinking, " Wait, what about all of those people that are still inside?" My heart was hea...