Bigger

Today I am angry. Today I am hurt. Today God is showing me how to be a bigger person than I want to be.

I have a very hard job. Being a nurse is a very hard job. Being a nurse where I am a nurse is a very hard job. I work in a huge hospital, with one of the largest birthing centers in the country. It takes team work to get the job done. It does not take division. Last night I was faced with division and it made me angry.

I am a labor and delivery nurse, but there are several aspects to my job. One aspect in particular is not my favorite and it is known around the unit that I do not care for it. I have found support and encouragement as my reasons why are valid and reasonable. However, 2 ladies took it upon themselves to create a problem. They apparently decided to report this dislike of mine as an intense fear to a manager that has met me one time. In order to get me over my fear I will be placed on this particular assignment for 4 weeks.

Well ladies, I would like to thank you. How sweet of you to help me overcome my "fear". I just don't know what I would do without your support and encouragement.

I am so tempted to return the favor. However, while thinking up my sweet return God reminded me that I am to turn the other cheek. I am to heap abundant love and kindness on to the heads of these two women. As hard as that was last night, I was a sweet coworker. I helped where help wasn't needed, I took advice when advice wasn't needed, I said good night and good morning. I socialized nicely, I stocked and charted, I rolled patients and cleaned patients even when it wasn't my patient to roll and clean. I will continue to heap coals of kindness over their sweet little heads! Now, I fully expect God to work on my sweet little attitude........

Amy

Not Me Monday

It's time for Not Me Monday and I have NO confessions to make. Nope, not a one. I would never pile all my clean laundry on the love seat instead of folding it. In fact I would never let it get to the point that it is creeping across the living room floor. I would never drop my fork on the ground at a tailgating party only to pick it back up and use it because I didn't want to get out of my chair for a new one! I would never get involved in my neighbor's teenager's drama and offer to charge her for hubby to fix the hole she put in her wall. I'm always sweet to all teenagers whether they deserve it or not!! I don't love Fab the Mayor at all, she's not totally the best neighbor ever and I won't miss her a bit when we move. I also didn't tell my current landlord that when we move he needs to require the next tenants to host the 4th of July party next year. It's not my house and I would never be so bold to tell my landlord anything he MUST do! My children change their underwear and brush their teeth EVERY single day! I am not always lecturing DQ to change her underwear! She is a very responsible, no drama whatsoever, 10 yr old who has hygiene first on her list!!!!! Finally, it's not 1:30 and I'm not still in my pj's. I hopped right out of bed and jumped in the shower and got dressed for the day at 6:00 am to drive the kids to school. I would never be so bold as to drive them in my pj's and no bra!!!!! Nope, not me. Not ever! Now, please go over to Mckmama's house for more funny Not Me Mondays!!!!!

Villages and Reminders

While things are going well here at Hworld, God has been swift in reminding me that Satan is alive and well. I was shocked into reality several times this week. I have several friends that are really under attack right now and I covet your prayers for them. While I won't be going into detail, I will give you some direction for your prayer. Marriages are struggling, couples are hurting, children are wanted, people are depressed and sick, and children are hurting.

Now I know these things are going on everywhere, and some of these things are very expected, sometimes these things will rock you to your core. I have been rocked to my core this morning. A dear friend of mine reminded me this morning that affairs can happen to anyone. Heartbreak can occur at anytime and in anyplace, the unexpected should be expected and we should be prepared. Ladies, please beg for the Lord to guard your marriage. Pray for your husbands: they need it. Men, pray for your wives: they need it.

Raising children takes a village and never expect anything less. While disciplining our children may actually hurt us more than them, they do not see it that way. The children feel as though they are being wronged. They are not. God tells us that if we spare the rod, we spoil the child. In my limited experience at raising children I have found that this so very true. There are so many times when it is just easier to overlook bad behavior than to do anything about it. This morning I was reminded that sometimes we need a hand with our children. I am so thankful for good friends that have reminded me of that at times. I need help and so do you.

I was also reminded this morning that when we as parents are hurting it also hurts our children. BB reminded me of that. He said "Momma, he knows his mom is hurting, but it's not his fault". That broke my heart. She's hurting which hurts her baby. Parent's, it's okay to hurt, but we also have to heal. It takes a village to heal. It takes prayer, it takes other believers, it takes Jesus. God is faithful to provide us our needs, but are we faithful to take what He provides, or are we too stuck in our flesh to see what a gift He has given?

Reminders are a gift. Sometimes they are shocking, sometimes they are unwanted, sometimes they are helpful. Be thankful for what you are given, and be willing to help another who needs a gift.

Amy

Happy Day

Despite the day #3 of constant downpours I am seeing nothing but sunshine! Guess what? I am no longer a house stalker, I am a house OWNER! I know!!!! I own a house! So here are a few pics..... enjoy!

Not Me Monday

It's Not Me Monday time again! I've actually missed venting my shame for all to read! Be sure to go to Mckmama's for more Not Me Monday fun!

So let's see.... I certainly am not a psycho house stalker who drives past my hopefully future house daily, peaking in the windows, dreaming and imagining. I also have not already started thinking about fabric for windows I don't yet own. Hubby and I did not convince the realtor to let us in one more time so we could measure for a fridge to go in a house we don't yet own. We are not at all hopeful and excited!









Last week on the way home from work I did not pull over three times to be ill. I also didn't steal the empty sanitary napkin bag from the bathroom in case I needed to be sick before I could pull over. I also didn't snag an empty shopping back as well in case it happened twice! I don't take my work to heart at all, and I didn't get food poisoning from the Kroger chicken salad I had for dinner the night before!

I wasn't secretly excited for DQ to get her braces on today. Don't ask me why, but she's just is bound to look adorable in them.... or not. I'm also not at all excited for her to have gorgeous teeth once all this dental torture is over.









I didn't ponder sneaking over to my neighbor's house last night to see if she had any left over ice cream from her daughter's ice cream party. I would never be so rude and greedy. Ice cream is yucky and I hate the stuff!!!!!

Finally, I didn't go to the UGA game this Saturday and silently wish the SC Gamecock fans behind us would just go home because they were not annoying me! I'm a really good sport and always gracious to the other team! Yup that's me!!

Amy

Never Forget

Timeline & Images on the Morning of September 11, 2001.


Card Tells Bush
in Florida School
7:58 a.m. - United Airlines Flight 175 departs Boston for Los Angeles,
carrying 56 passengers, two pilots, and seven flight attendants. The
Boeing 767 is hijacked after takeoff and diverted to New York.

7:59 a.m. - American Airlines Flight 11 departs Boston for Los
Angeles, carrying 81 passengers, two pilots, and nine flight
attendants. This Boeing 767 is also hijacked and diverted to New York.

8:01 a.m. - United Airlines Flight 93, a Boeing 757 carrying 38
passengers, two pilots, and five flight attendants, leaves Newark, N.J.,
for San Francisco.

8:10 a.m. - American Airlines Flight 77 departs Washington's
Dulles International Airport for Los Angeles, carrying 58 passengers,
two pilots, and four flight attendants. The Boeing 757 is hijacked
after takeoff.

8:46 a.m. - American Flight 11 from Boston crashes into the North
Tower at the World Trade Center.

9:03 a.m. - United Flight 175 from Boston crashes into the South
Tower at the World Trade Center.

- U.S. Federal Aviation Administration shuts down all New
York area airports.

9:21 a.m. - Bridges and tunnels leading into New York City
are closed.

9:25 a.m. - All domestic flights are grounded by U.S. Federal
Aviation Administration.

9:45 a.m. - American Flight 77 crashes into The Pentagon.

10:05 a.m. - The South Tower at the World Trade Center collapses.

10:05 a.m. - The White House is evacuated.

10:10 a.m. - A large section of one side of The Pentagon collapses.

10:10 a.m. - United Flight 93 crashes in a wooded area in
Pennsylvania, after passengers confront hijackers.

10:28 a.m. - The North Tower at the World Trade Center collapses.



WTC Attacked

Pentagon Attacked
Fireman WTC Stairs

Fleeing Manhattan
Stairwell Escape

White House Sealed
Manhattan Darkness

Washington Gridlock
Flight 93 Crashes

Do you remember? "Let's Roll"

Love Letter

Dear 5th and 6th grade teachers,
My children have gone insane. You are giving them too much homework. They have no time to play, they have no time for chores, and they are just mean and cranky. So I have a request..... please stop giving them so much homework. I'm tired, hubby is tired, and they are tired. Oh, and if I can't do the work, and hubby can't do the work, and they can't do the work, is it possible the work may be a little too much? Thanks so much for your time and all that you do. We really do appreciate you, just ease up will ya??????

Sincerely,
Amy