Believe In Yourself....

I thought of our son when I read this quote. He has had so many challenges in his life. Challenges that would cause many such a setback that they never recover from it. He had three things going for him though: A mother(1) & father(2) who cared enough to see him succeed to be involved in his life keeping him going in the right direction and protecting him as well as a God(3) who protected, directed & guided him when we weren't able to do so. Families who stay together and know how much they mean to one another are the families that are successful in life and all other endeavors as well. Those families can set themselves and other generations up for generational wealth as long as they don't live lives that are the status quo of all that you see in the world today.  

Example: I was thrusted out into the world at 18/19 years of age to make it on my own. It's what most parents tend to do. They tell their kids get an education (which they pay on for most of the rest of their lives), get a job (that they are tied down to because they have so much debt they owe), buy your own car (on credit - and basically pay double for it), buy your own house (which leads to even more debt to be paid). When instead they should do all they can to minimize the debt by making it so that they can stay either at home or put another home on land the family already owns which also minimizes debt. They all chip in to pay for it all and they keep generational wealth going because then their debts get paid off quicker. But they also prioritize their family above everything with the exception of God who comes first and foremost above everything. Buying enough land as a family that you can put multiple homes on and having basically a family compound may sound controlling to the rest of the world but it's not when done right.  

Faith, Family & generational success is what it is all about at the end of the day. As parents we should do all that we can to make sure that our kids have an inheritance that will last for generations of family members down the line. It's what families did back in the olden days. It how they not only survived but thrived in life. It worked then and it will work now provided that your family all wants the same thing. But honestly, who doesn't want to be set up for success for the rest of their lives and not have to struggle all of their lives. I'd bet it's fair to say most would jump at a chance to have success with a tight knit family rather than struggle all of their lives just to pay all the bills and their debts. It's how the rich and famous continue to get richer. They know how to stick together and make even more gains. Just saying.

Chem Trails...

What you are seeing in this picture is not actually clouds. They are chem trails (Statipheric Aerosol Injections) put there by airplanes paid to do so. The Chem Trails/SAI's purpose is to spray Aluminum, Barium, Strontium, and other metals that create a cloud layer to repel the sun and cool the earth but what it is really doing is poisoning the people and the planet.

I don't know if there's real proof, but I'm willing to bet there is, but I believe that since they've started this back in the mid to late 60's, and of course now they are spraying this stuff at an alarming rate, that this spraying is causing even more people to be diagnosed with cancer who normally wouldn't have. Let that thought sink in for a moment. It's definitely something to be concerned about at any rate.  

That stuff being sprayed into the atmosphere is not good for us or the planet we live on. We are breathing it in all the time.  There's no getting away from it. Stuff that was never meant to be in our bodies is being forced into them and it's to no fault of our own other than we live on this earth and we have to have air to live so we have no choice but to breathe it in. Whether we want it to or not does not matter one iota. We have no choice in it and the powers that be won't do anything to stop it. It's pure and simple genocide that happening in a tapering manner. It's done slow so no one even realizes what is happening. It's another way of controlling things. At least that's my opinion anyhow. I'm no expert so what do I know, right. I'm just going off of what I see and the statistics of how much cancer and other diseases have went up since they started spraying this stuff. Don't believe me but instead do research for yourself and learn all that you can about SAI's.  

Valentine's Day Yesterday...

I meant to make a blog yesterday wishing my guys a Happy Valentine's Day. As usual though, our days are always busy ones. There's never enough time in a day to get done everything that we want or need to do.  

We did take our evening to enjoy some chill time together though. And I wanted to make sure to post here what I posted on my social media outlets for my guys. They are my world and I love them to the moon and beyond.  

Here is what I made and shared on my social media outlets:

Like I said, "they are my world". Apart from my relationship with God they are everything to me. God is first always and forever then them. But they are the closest of seconds to God😊.  

Scot is God's greatest gift to me. I had surrendered to being single for the rest of my life then God brought Scot into my life in my late 30's. So for all the singles that may read this don't ever think you won't marry because I had thought the same thing then God!

Tim joined us two years into our marriage. He would be the only child we would have. I've always chopped it up to that Tim was my last viable egg...LOL! Of course God knew what he was doing by giving us only one child because Tim had enough energy as a little one for a handful of kids. We put that energy into something positive, TaeKwondo. He did that from age 4 until 15. At age 8 he started doing the elite side of the sport, TaeKwondo fighting. At age 15 though he moved on from that to weightlifting. He just became too short for the sport anymore and he needed a change because the negative coach environment had gotten to be just too much for him and us. Weightlifting was the best change ever! He's soared at it. He now has 6 National Level medals,  will be turning 18 in May & graduating high school in May as well. To say Scot and I are proud parents is an understatement. This mommas heart is so full.

My life is so full and so blessed. Valentine's for us isn't celebrating a "love" holiday one day out of the year but reflecting on all the love that we share all year long. It's what I encourage for you all. Don't make Valentine's Day your one day to show love but show it every single day of the year. I know we do and I'm so glad that we do. We know how much we all mean to one another and even though there are some days we miss the mark and don't act as we should to one another we always come back to the love and remember how much we cherish our lives together. I pray you do the same. God Bless!

February 13th SpaceX Crew 12 Launch Seen in NC...

I wanted to share a picture with you here of the SpaceX Crew 12 launch from the 13th that was seen here in the wee morning hours in North Carolina.  The picture I'm sharing was shared to me because I was not awake at that early morning hour to see it for myself.  It's circled in the picture below.

Verse of the Day...

The phrase "coming and going" (v.8) refers to the general activity of life.

TPUSA's Halftime Show....

TPUSA's halftime show this past Sunday was awesome.  It was nice to watch a halftime show that was more family friendly than I've seen in many, many years.  Watching their halftime show reminded me of how the halftime shows used to be when they put making sure it was family friendly of most of importance above everything else.  When they were considerate of the little eyes that were watching.  When it mattered to have a halftime show that was more American than in more recent years.    

I really believe that Kid Rock is making an effort to change his image because he himself has changed.  On his last song they highlighted the stage with his real name, Robert Richie.  I know that the public wants to continue to call him Kid Rock but when I saw his real name that's when I knew that he's really trying to make a real change away from how everyone has always associated him as being.  I believe it was his way of saying Kid Rock is dead and now Robert Richie lives and he's living for God.  

Mine, Scot and Tim's Caricatures...

You decide which of Tim's you like best.  

Graduation To Do List....

This is just one part of what I'm having to do for his Homeschool Graduation from our Homeschool Group.  I've already filled out all the information for his diploma, next is choosing 5 pics from birth to now (that took some time to sift through the pics to use), after that is Tim's bio for the program (which I've gotten done) they will be giving out at the door, then there's our speech that has to be done.  I pretty much have it all done although I keep going back and tweaking it.  So excited for Tim to be done with this portion of his life so that he can move on to what's next for him and for now that will be working with his Dad learning/growing the business and continuing to train and do weightlifting Meets.    

Today's Verse...

Trials aren’t presented as optional in this passage — they’re assumed. What is commanded is our response.

James calls believers to count trials as joy, not because hardship is good, but because God uses testing to produce endurance. And endurance, when allowed to complete its work, leads to maturity and spiritual wholeness.

Notice the progression in the text:

testing → endurance → maturity.

Careful observation helps us see that God’s purpose in trials is not to break us, but to grow us.

When pressure comes, do you ask God to remove it — or to complete His work through it?

Homeschool Bowling Social last Wednesday...

Tim had a great time at the homeschool bowling social last Wednesday. After the ice from the weekend before everyone was ready to get out of their homes for a bit before the next weather system of snow came in. Here's some pictures:

Snow (from Saturday)...

We ended up with 5" of snow in Wendell, NC. Here's a picture of our flag blowing in the wind as the snowfall came down.

Learning to Drive in the Snow...

 We took Tim out on Sunday after it snowed on Saturday for him to learn to drive in the snow.  He did really good driving in the snow.  There's always chances for learning experiences you just have to make the time when circumstances allow for them.  He's always learning something new that will help him navigate life as a man.  

Boy Probs....

We did this last night after getting home from Tim's training session. He's almost 18 years old and instead of going through stuff periodically and taking out what he can't wear anymore he just kept piling more clothes on top - and he laughed about this too btw.  Everyone is like that's a boy for you. To me that's just pure laziness. He has tons of space in his drawers for clothes now🙄.  Never a dull moment being a boy mom, that's for sure.

The Groundhog Got It Wrong Yesterday - As A Result....