Thursday, January 29, 2009

iPod Tag... lots of fun! (Who Knew... read on, to see what this means)

If you are reading this post... please scroll down and also read the post I made yesterday!!

I saw this posted on another blog and thought it looked like a lot of fun!! I actually did what is asked last night but didn't feel like posting it. Some of it is kind of silly and truly doesn't apply to me but I had a lot of fun!! It also gives away my extremely ecclectic taste in music... my iPod contains songs from the many CDs I own as well as those I haved ownloaded from iTunes.

Here it is:

1. Put your iPod (or MP3 player) on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS!
4. Tag friends who might enjoy doing this.

IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY" YOU SAY?
Above All………. Michael W. Smith

WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?
Live Like You Were Dying……. Tim McGraw

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
Jesus is Life………… Steven Curtis Chapman

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
Breathe……….. Michael W. Smith (Wow… what a song to play for this one!)

WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
I’m Alright……………. Jo Dee Messina

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
I Will Survive…………… Gloria Gaynor

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
Angel Eyes……… The Jeff Healey Band

WHAT IS 2+2?
Live Out Loud……… Steven Curtis Chapman

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
I Don’t Want to Miss A Thing………… Aerosmith

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Even God Must Get the Blues……. JoDee Messina

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
I Don’t Want to Wait…….. Paula Cole

WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Butterfly…………. Mariah Carey

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Lessons Learned….. Carrie Underwood (Ha! Ha!)

WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
With Arms Wide Open……….. Creed

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
Inside Your Heaven………. Carrie Underwood

WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
Who Says You Can’t Go Home……. Bon Jovi & Jennifer Nettles

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
Big Girls Don’t Cry……………. Fergie

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Steady On………….. Point of Grace

WHAT'S THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN?
You Dropped a Bomb on Me………… The Gap Band

HOW WILL YOU DIE?
8th World Wonder………. Kimberly Locke

WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU REGRET?
Anyway…………………. Martina McBride

WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?
100 Years……….. Five for Fighting

WHAT MAKES YOU CRY?
When Love Takes You In…….. Steven Curtis Chapman (how appropriate… a song about adoption)

WILL YOU EVER GET MARRIED?
A Broken Wing…………….. Martina McBride (Hmmmmmmm...)

WHAT SCARES YOU THE MOST?
Shadow………. Ashlee Simpson

DOES ANYONE LIKE YOU?
Tears in Heaven……… Eric Clapton

IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE?
You and Me………….. Lifehouse

WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW?
Every Day………… Rascal Flatts

WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?
Who Knew………. Pink

Basically, if you read my blog, consider yourself tagged!! I don't do things like this very often, but I really needed some good fun and a laugh.

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Fight FOCA (Freedom of Choice Act)

Edited on Jan. 29th.... I was finally able to watch the video on the website and all I can say is.... Wow. Please, please... sign this petition.

A friend of mine forwarded me an e-mail this evening. Here is the text of this e-mail:

Please take a few minutes to read about the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) that President-elect Obama has promised to sign into law. This Act would undo thirty years of pro-life legislation at the state and federal levels. It would allow partial-birth abortion and would force faith-based and other private hospitals and doctors to perform abortions. It would undo parental notification laws as well. You can sign the petition against FOCA at the website below. It's very easy and takes about 15 seconds. Also there's a brief video of Mr. Obama on the right at a Planned Parenthood meeting.

I have visited this site and have signed the petition. If you believe that extinguishing the lives of the unborn is not the way of God, I urge you to do the same. Simply click on the button I have placed here, and it is now in my side bar as well.


Monday, January 19, 2009

Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let is Snow

So we are expecting snow tonight and into tomorrow. I've lived here my whole life so have learned to never believe it until there is accumulation... not that we ever get that much accumulation anyway!!

We do get snow. The biggest snowstorm that has happened in my lifetime that I can recall was in 1980. We had huge snowdrifts, the entire city was practically paralyzed. The hospitals were taking to the news stations to call on all people with 4 wheel drive vehicles to help get medical personnel to work. I was 13 years old at the time and we lived in a ground floor apartment. The unit above us was occupied by a lady with 2 teenage sons that my sisters and I were friends with. We had fun jumping off their balcony into the snowdrifts!! I cannot remember how much school we missed. One of the biggest news stories surrounding this particular storm is that the circus was in town and people actually had to spend the night at Norfolk Scope because the authorities would not let anyone leave.

Mary... you'll love this!! (if you don't know who Mary is, she's one of my blogging buddies and lives in Wisconsin). We are expecting maybe 3 or 4 inches and it is all over the news like crazy!!

ETA.... sorry for such a boring post but I"m really trying hard for more than 31 posts in 2009!!!

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Praying for Abby...

Won't you join me?? See the button in my sidebar, it will link you to her family's blog. This precious little girl needs our prayers.

Saturday, January 3, 2009

Decisions, Decisions

It strikes me that life is full of decisions. These decisions make a major difference in a person's life. In the last few days, I have been seriously thinking of the various decisions I have made in my life and how they have affected me. Then it hit me... how many of these decisions have I tried to make on my own and how many of them have I put in the hands of the Lord and trusted Him to direct me in the right path? I'm afraid I have been quite lax in not trusting my Lord and Saviour to help me with the big and little areas of my life. I have always leaned towards Proverbs 3:5 as my life's verse: "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding." Now I realize that I need to look at Proverbs 3:6 as well: "in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight."

This makes so much sense to me today, but it really didn't in the past. I have been a believer for 10 years now and it never gets any easier to put all my worries into His hands and trust that he will set me straight. I've been praying about this a lot lately. The clear direction I am seeing right now is that I need to take action in some areas of my life. Since my employment debacle of a couple months ago, I have really been seeking guidance. I love what we do - help children. I don't love the financial aspect of it, and it is my job to "sell" the program. We do make a difference in the lives of children, I just hate telling parents how much $$$ it will cost them in order for this difference to be made. And the hardest part of this position is the working hours. I work until 8pm at night so I eat way too late and stay up way too late, thus not getting up early in the morning to get things done around the house and run errands, etc. This is what I envisioned for my life when I first went full time with this company in May of last year. I can't keep working this schedule - it has turned me into a crazy night owl and I can't even go to bed at a decent time and wake up at a decent time on the weekends. So, in this crazy economy we are all living in, I have made the decision... no wait, I have asked for and gotten a clear answer on the path I should take... to look for something that better fits my life. At the present time, I still have no health insurance, no life insurance, and no retirement account to contribute to. I don't know what kind of vacation time I am allowed either... all questions which have been asked and not answered.

The biggest reason I have been on this new journey in life, to seek God's will and get on the right path, is so that I can finally adopt a child. I have been researching what countries are available to me and there are more countries than I originally thought. I need to get settled in a comfortable work environment with hours that are conducive to parenthood so that I can make this dream come true.

The only thing in my life I am not willing to give up to make this dream come true is my Faith. Without that, I am nothing but a shell.