Time for Christmas

Well, I'm officially Christmas shopping, ugh! I am not a crowd person & I don't enjoy getting to the store early to get the best deal! Really, I prefer to shop online when possible! I don't know exactly what the boys are getting for Christmas. Afterall, they already have way too much stuff. I think I need to toughen up & just get rid of the stuff that they don't play with, even if it's in good shape! That's my problem, I am forever holding on to stuff because it's still good. Well, if no one plays with it, it's just in the way. I think I may work on this today, otherwise, we will be run out of our house by toys this holiday season!
Now, onto other subjects. We are going to vacation next week! Really, it's just a small vacation, 4 days & 3 nights in Gatlinburg but we are so excited! It's the first vacation we've taken since we got married 5 years ago. Usually, when Kevin gets vacation time saved up we have a baby & he spends vacation time at the hospital!! I'm actually a homebody but it will be fun for our little family to just get away! Kevin needs it because his job is driving him crazy right now! He works 2nd shift so we have very little time together since I work mornings...but I guess you do what you have to do....
Now, I'm thinking about putting up the Christmas tree! We will probably do that the day after Thanksgiving! Kevin hates putting it up that early but I love it. It gets me in the mood for the holiday season & the boys love it. I love to see their little faces when they lay on the floor under the tree & look up at all the pretty lights. I get tired of fighting for them to leave my ornaments alone but they're a little older this year so maybe they'll listen to reason, haha!
I know Christmas trees & toys are not what Christmas is all about & I'm sure I put too much emphasis on these things. I am trying to figure out how to make this Christmas special for my boys & teach them what the season is really all about. Poppy Joy's mommy posted a wonderful idea on her blog about making each day a learning experience about the true meaning of Christmas. I thought this was such a great idea because as we raise these children we are responsible for giving them truth, first & foremost. Hopefully, when we give them a strong foundation they will not be so easily swayed in the future. I want my boys to always be thankful for a Savior that was born to this earth just so he could die on a cross so that we can spend eternity in Heaven with Him. What an awesome thought. Even before there was Christmas God loved us enough to do that. Amazing!!

God & Religion

A relative, to remain unnamed, says that we are not electing a preacher, we are electing a president. My question, not to her because I don't care what she has to say, but to anyone else is this, Why would I keep my core beliefs out of my decision for president? My core belief is that we were created by God Almighty & He sent His precious SON (His baby!!) to die on a cross so that I would be allowed into His Heaven if I accept Him as my Lord & Savior! This belief should form my opinions in all matters.
All decisions that I have made in my life have not been centered on this idea. The decisions that I have made in my life that were for myself & without thinking about what God thinks have ended in disaster in my life. Even now, all my decisions are not centered where they should be. I am working on that & trying very hard to always think of what God wants me to do.
So, again, why would I keep my beliefs out of my decision for president? I wouldn't! My beliefs are my fundamental center. My core beliefs are what makes me who I am. My decisions are based on what I believe! My beliefs are not a religion but a relationship with my Creator.
Abortion is my number one issue. I don't believe that God appreciates a woman's "right to choose". God, our Father, knows us by name & knit us together in our mother's womb. He knows the number of hairs on our heads. There is no one that can tell me that He is happy that people have made murdering His precious children okay.
I feel sorry for a person that thinks they can keep their fundamental beliefs out of their decisions. You can't because what you believe is who you are. Maybe some don't believe in anything & I really feel sorry for those people.
I will not sell out my future or the future of my children by voting for the most liberal Senator in Washington! Liberals have given us legal abortion, the idea that homosexual marriage should be accepted & welfare. I will be voting for John McCain & Sarah Palin on November 4th. I am praying without ceasing that people would wake up & see Barack Obama for the danger that he is. There are people that are so blinded by their own ignorance that no matter what happens they will be voting for Obama but for anyone that is on the fence or that actually has core convictions the choice is glaringly clear.
I hope next Tuesday all Christians will vote their core beliefs & convictions. I will be!

Trying this again!

I'm not super poetic & I'm not really a writer but I do want to create an outlet for my thoughts & what's going on, so here goes.

I am 31 years old, (ugh!), I live in Mississippi & have for my entire life! I am married to the love of my life, Kevin. He is incredibly special & I am so lucky to have found him. We have 3 beautiful little boys. Eli is 4 years old & so sweet. He is so shy & mostly laid back. He, like all of us, has his moments. Joshua is 2 years old & also sweet, but strong willed. He is not at all shy or laid back. He loves for everything to be going his way! Jacob is almost 4 months old. He was born on June 22 & I don't think there has ever been a sweeter baby. He always has a big, beautiful smile for anyone that talks to him & he is a cuddler. Of course, all of my boys love to cuddle which works out well because I do, too!

I work part-time outside the home. I am only away from the boys about 4 hours per day. I try to look at it as a nice break. The boys either stay home with Kevin, (he works 2nd shift, 3pm to 11pm) or they stay with my mom. That is really a life saver. I wouldn't be able to leave them if I had to take them to daycare! At least this way I know that they are with people that love them the way I do! Anyway, I've worked for Covenant Express for 9 1/2 years. Really, since I was a child (22 years old). I've learned alot there & I am glad to work there.

We plan to homeschool our kids. I was homeschooled & I liked it & with the endoctrination that goes on in public schools now I don't want someone else to teach my kids how they should think. I think that happens far too often in schools.

I am a born-again Christian. I was saved by grace when I was 6 years old. I have had times when I wasn't walking the Christian life as I should & for those times I am truely sorry. Luckily, I have a Savior that forgives my trespasses & loves me through all of it! I was blessed to be raised in a family that loves the Lord & that has always been a part of our lives. For that I am eternally thankful (literally)!

I am, I guess, what you would call an "Extreme Right-Wing Conservative". I suppose a liberal might even call me a "Kook", but I have very conservative values. I enjoy politics, mostly. They do begin to drive me crazy after a while but I believe our freedoms depend on who we elect to public office. The presidential election that is coming up, I believe, may be the most important of our lifetime. We will make a decision on November 4th that could change the whole make-up of our country. While neither candidate is ideal, in my opinion, I believe that John McCain is the best choice. Barack Obama has dreams of changing our Capitalist country into a Socialist country, ie: redistributing wealth & creating an even bigger welfare state than what we already have.

I tend to be a bit of a worrier, so I will be happy when the election is over. All I know to do about the election, besides vote, is pray hard & pray often.

Well, that's a little about me. I am just a regular girl. I love God, I love my family & I love my country. I am very fortunate in many ways.