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!

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.  

The Bible Recap...

 

I've started this bible reading plan again this year.  It's not easy to stay up to date with doing a reading a plan.  You can get behind, and I did quite a few times last year, but you can make time and get caught back up.  I'm looking forward to going through the bible again this year with this reading plan.  I know something different will stick out to me this year than last year because God speaks to us differently day after day & year after year as we read his Word.  You will never get to the point where you know it all because God speaks to us so differently depending on where we are in our walk with him at any given moment.  I love that about him and his Word.  We will never have learned it all because there are always more aspects of him that we can learn.  My goal is that as I read through the Word more that day after day & year after year I will grow more in him.  That my faith will grow and that I will become who God wants me to be doing what he wants me to do.  I love God.  He is everything to me.  I love his Word because it helps me know the God that I love even better.  Next in line are my husband and son.  Outside my relationship with God they are everything to me.  They are my world.  I love doing life with them.  God Bless you all!  

Verse for 2026...

This is the verse for 2026 that we are keeping before us. We always have a verse that we keep before us each year for that year. Last year it was Philippians 4:6-7 & this year it's Exodus 14:13-14. Egyptians = Obstacles. For the people Moses was leading the Egyptians were an obstacle. He made sure to tell them the Lord himself will fight for them & all they need to do is stay calm/be still. Man, that will preach. All too often we try to help God in our circumstances or obstacles we are facing when all he really wants us to do is stay calm/be still and allow him to fight for us.

Happy New Year - 2026🎉🥳...

We pray this New Year brings you health, happiness, love & laughter that cannot be contained.  May God overflow your life with so many blessings that it also overflows into the lives of everyone that you touch.  God Bless!  

Verse of the Year...

The Bible RECAP...

I just finished reading through the Bible using The Bible Recap plan on the Bible App. Over my lifetime, I’m sure I’ve read through the Bible many times, but never with the intentionality I had this past year. This is the first time I’ve truly followed a reading plan and completed the Bible in a year, and it feels incredibly rewarding to have accomplished this goal.

Sunday Blessings...

It's the Sunday before Christmas.  It's my favorite time of the year.  Even though history shows that Jesus was actually born back in September (Jewish Calendar) I'm still so thankful that we have a day that celebrates his birth because without it we wouldn't have a way to get to heaven.  Jesus is the ultimate gift to us all and I'm so thankful for that gift and that I get to spend eternity with him. 

Next Week is Thanksgiving😱...

Can't believe next week is Thanksgiving😱.  It some ways it seems this year has gone by fast and in others it seems like a daze.  In two years time we lost my husband's parents and life is much different now.  We go through bouts of missing them like crazy.  Staying busy with our work and Tim has helped a great deal in the grieving process.  

I've been thinking about all I'm thankful for this year, and pretty much every year, and it's my family and friends.  God has blessed my life so much and I'm forever grateful for all the blessings He's showered on me through the years.  I don't know how folks go through life without God being the center of their universe.  He's everything to me.  I don't know how we, as a family, would have gotten through Scot's parents passing without God.  Having God in your life makes all the difference.  

So often at this time of year everyone is sharing things they are thankful for and it's usually a crazy long list of material stuff.  Mine is always simple, my family and my friends mean the world to me and I'm thankful for every ounce of the time that I get with each and every one of them until  I get "sucked off" to go be with Jesus in heaven.  

You'd have to watch the show Ghosts to understand the term "sucked off".  It's a comedy but when the ghosts do an unselfish deed they get "sucked off".  As a Christian I know that is not how you get to heaven because you have to have asked Jesus to be your Lord and Savior but I've always envisioned when it's your time to go that the sucking off portion is what happens when you go to heaven.  On the show you can get "sucked off" to heaven or pulled down to hell.  They make the part about how you get to heaven or hell as close to what most imagine it to be as possible and they make it seem more real.  Funny show with some twists to it that seem more real.  That's your tv show review for today...LOL!!   It was a long way to explain the "sucked off" comment, I know.  But at least you were entertained by it.  

Anyways, I hope and pray that you hold your loved ones a little tighter this year and that you let your friends know just how much they mean to you.  Life is short and you want to live it with no regrets having cherished every moment with those you love.  God Bless!    

Coming Out of The Homeschooling Fog...

I'm coming out of the Homeschool Fog that I've been in for 14 years now.  I've been an MIA Friend to many of the friends that I was extremely close to prior to marriage and having Tim.  I want to go on record and apologize for having been MIA for so many years.  I was just starting out in marriage and having a baby when most of you had been married and in the throws of raising kids for quite some time.  We were in two different times in our lives.  I was in M.O.P.S when you were doing middle school, if not, high school with your kids.  Not excusing not having stayed in touched better just pointing out that the roads we were traveling on were very different at the time.  

Now, all these years later, my journey of being a homeschool mom is coming to an end.  As Tim graduates I'm hoping and praying that these old friendships that I've held near and dear to my heart all these years will meet me on a new journey in life where we can reconnect. A journey that will allow us to grow together as we navigate these later years in our lives.  Where we can share our lives and all we've learned on the journey that we've been on while apart.  Where God can enrich our lives even more deeply as we spend time together.   

I've been more intentional recently about making connections again.  I'm sure some have been scratching their heads & wondering why now and the change in my journey in life is the why now.  

It's actually weird to be on this side of things now.  It seems wild to me that Tim will be 18 in May and just 5 short days later a High School Graduate.  

I take solace in the knowledge that even though Scot & I missed the mark at times, all parents do, while raising Tim that we have taken our job as parents and his teachers seriously.  We've poured into him to overflowing.  And now we pray as we release him fully into God's hands who gave him to us to raise.  We pray that God will be 1st in Tim's life above everything and everyone else as he goes out into this world and lives his life.   

I pray as a mom that Tim lives a life worthy of God.  That his is a life that represents the Kingdom of God well.  

I pray as I seek to reconnect with friends that God opens doors and that our reconnection will be even better than our initial connection years ago.

Above all I pray that God is Glorified in all of our lives in a Mighty way!!! 

God Bless!!!  

Charlie Kirk Day!

Today we celebrate and remember the life of Charlie Kirk!  When you click on his name it will take you to a link so that you can learn about who he was but you'll need to click on his name/picture.  The most important thing you should know is that he was a child of God!  He loved the Lord with all his heart, mind and soul!  His Savior came 1st in his life!  He was a man making a massive impact for God with the Gen Z'ers.  His message was strong and firm and he never wavered in his stance or faith.  Sharing Jesus with these young people was his most important calling over everything else that he did.  

Christian nationalism asserts that the United States is a country founded by and for Christians.  Christian nationalists in the United States advocate "a fusion of identitarian Christian identity and cultural conservatism with American civic belonging.

If you really study history you will see that the majority of the signers of our Declaration of Independence were in fact Christians.  If you go further back you will see that the first settlers in our country were also Christians.  Christians are why we are a nation.  If not for them there would be no USA.  It was their faith that led and guided the early days of our government.  It was their faith that grew our nation.  It is how it should be today instead of the torn up/apart mess that it is.  God's intent and mans intent are only the same if one is totally committed to God in every aspect of their lives.  Without that kind of committed and dedication to God our society crumbles as it has been doing for so long now.  

May the memory of Charlie Kirk be more about his faith than his politics.  May his legacy grow so large that he will live on forever.  May we never forget that he gave the ultimate sacrifice one can give because he died while making the absolute best effort that he could to change lives for Christ!  

We need to remember that as lives are changed for Christ they are also changed politically as well.  Those on the other side of the fence hated that he was making real change and that he was reaching our youth with his message and they wanted it stopped.  What they didn't bargain for was the uprising that it would cause.  TPUSA is larger today than it has ever been because of his assassination.  What others meant for evil God is changing for our good and His Glory!  

To God be the glory, great things that He has done,  so loved He the world that He gave us His Son, who yielded His life an atonement for sin, and opened the life-gate that all may go in.  

Praise the Lord, Praise the Lord, let the earth hear His voice!  Praise the Lord, Praise the Lord, let the people rejoice!  O come to the Father through Jesus the Son, and give Him the glory, great things He has done!

Check out this great message from Charlie Kirk on a podcast at this link:

Charlie Kirk on Dr. James Dobson

Well Done Good & Faithful Servant!!!

Yesterday we watched Charlie Kirk’s Remembrance Service in parts because of our crazy work schedule. It was such a “well done” service for such an amazing young man who heard “Well Done” from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I’m ever so thankful for the courage this young man had to make a stand for Christ and to keep Standing and while standing reaching so many for the Kingdom of God. 

Our son, Tim, is a young man (17 1/2 years old) that was impacted by Charlie’s boldness. Unbeknownst to his father and I he's been watching and keeping up with Charlie Kirk for quite a long time. He knew more about the man than we did. We didn't know much about him because quite frankly we aren't the age group that he was trying to reach but our sons age group, the Gen Zers, are who he was reaching. They are the future of our country and if our country is to have a future they are the ones that need reaching.  

After watching many videos on Turning Point where Charlie was debating these college kids I'm so thankful, as a parent, that our son was impacted by Charlie's life. It makes me feel good, as a parent, to know that our son thought enough of Charlie to watch/listen to his messages to his age group. Our son is quite the thinker and Charlie brought home good solid points that left an imprint on him. It gives me peace of mind to know that our son is a "right" (pun intended) thinking young man. It's definitely how we've raised him but he has a mind of his own and with him being such a thinker and researcher on things he could have easily been led astray by the "left" and I'm so glad to see he's just the opposite.

Thank you Charlie Kirk for the impact that you made on so many young lives that was far more reaching than you probably ever realized. May your family and all those closest to you be blessed for years to come by the legacy you left behind that will spread farther than even they could think or imagine. Your voice and message will live on! RIP Charlie Kirk! You have "done well!"

Studying The Bible Just Got Better...

I've spent the better part of a couple weeks organizing and getting rid of books.  Some books were homeschool books that just aren't needed anymore with Tim graduating this school year.  Others were either given away or boxed away for Tim to have for his own bookshelves when he has his own place someday.  I now have all my Bible study guides in one place along with most of my study books.  It sure feels good to have this done.

A Quote From A Friend...

A friend posted this on their social media page and it was worthy of sharing.  It's worthy of everyone hearing too.  It should be shouted from the roof tops for everyone that have it in their hearts to take lives.  

C.harlie K.irk (sha.red from Tur.ning Po.int)...

Every one of us at Turning Point USA is crushed and devastated by the hateful murder of our founder and guiding light, Charlie Kirk. All of us have lost a leader, a mentor, and a friend. Above all, our hearts are with Erika and their two children. Charlie was the ideal husband and the perfect father. Above all else, we ask you to pray for the Kirks after the incomprehensible loss they have suffered.

More than anyone, Charlie believed in the power of argument and good-faith debate to find the truth and guide people towards, if not agreement, then at least mutual understanding. Charlie was no stranger to threats. He received thousands throughout his life. But he always prioritized reaching as many young Americans as possible over his own personal safety. Now, Charlie has become America's greatest martyr to the freedom of speech he so adored.

In his thirty-one years, Charlie lived more than any of us will in a hundred. He had an overwhelming passion for life and a deep belief in his power as an individual to make a difference. With the spirit of a pioneer, Charlie launched Turning Point out of his parents' garage as an 18-year-old with no money, no name recognition, only a dream. His energy and drive were awe-inspiring, without equal and deeply infectious. Charlie refused to squander a single day of his life. He was a natural builder and problem solver, who loved a challenge and saw every setback as a chance to learn, grow, pray, and try again. He was fundamentally decent, always eager to make new friends and allies and to support and defend the ones he had already made. His values were timeless American ones: Honesty, forthrightness, duty, loyalty, and fair play.

Charlie loved America, its people, its Constitution, its freedom, and the limitless good all of them have done for the world. But above all, Charlie lived every day with an overflowing love of the Christ he knew he would one day get to see. When asked, Charlie said that above all he wished to be remembered for his faith. Far more than any political victory, Charlie wanted to see a spiritual revival among America's youth. He wanted a nation of happy, thriving families who loved God and each other. At his final public speech, just days before his murder, Charlie witnessed to Christ to an audience of non believers. Even in his very last moments, Charlie was professing the Gospel. He ran his race well all the way to the end Now, he goes to his heavenly reward.

Although Charlie is gone, his legacy will endure. He shall not grow old; age shall not weary him. For all time, he will remain the brave young man who inspired tens of millions of Americans to better themselves and take action to better America. All of us will miss Charlie. None of us will ever forget him.

For The Haters...

This was shared on social media last night and I wanted to share it here.  

Here's the thing.  After seeing all that I saw last night on social media concerning this man and then watching some of his videos on his Turning Point Youtube channel I get why the haters would want him gone.  Charlie was reaching far too many Gen Zers for Christ and he was making a real impact on their politically thinking.  He had them all really questioning what they had been brain washed and fed all their lives in their schooling to believe and think.  He was opening so many of these young peoples eyes to see what my husband and I, and so many our age that are like us, already knew....Patriotism matters!  That we need to be Pro Our Countries People 1st!  Jesus is real!  He is Lord!  Family really does matter!  Getting married and having children in that order is how we preserve our future and the future of our nation!  This way we don't all die off because we aren't growing our country!  All life has value - Pro Life!  

    His message was a strong in your face message!  It had everyone thinking.  You either loved him or you hated him.  There was no room for middle road thinking/feeling when it came to his messages to everyone.  

    I pray Gen Zers rise up.  They stand tall.  They multiply his message in way that he never could.  That they open pandoras box so to speak.  Like the Japanese famously said after bombing Pearl Harbor, "I feel we have awakened a sleeping giant!"  Make the haters see that they have awakened a sleeping giant.  Make an impact that will have Charlie's legacy living on for eternity!

Death of an Awesome Man of God...

In recent years there have been so many deaths and attempted assassinations in our country that it breaks my heart.  It's like there's no moral compass anymore guiding our nation.  When I was growing up there was still some semblance of a moral compass even though it was in the beginning stages of the dwindling process.  Folks for the most part went to church on Sunday's.  Most homes still believed in God to some extent even if they didn't live it on a daily basis.  Most of our small towns pretty much closed down on Sunday's.  No business was done and it was truly a day of rest.  

  Fast forward 45-50 years and I don't even recognize the nation that I knew back then.  It's business as usually 7 days a week.  There's hustle and bustle all the time.  Sunday's aren't reserved as a day of rest to the Lord anymore.  The majority of homes in our nation don't believe in Jesus.  There are so many who hate Jesus and are turning the table on those who do saying we are like Hitler.  I don't know where in the world they are coming from with that because Hitler hated Jesus.  He hated the Jews who loved God.  He didn't want anything to do with God.  

    They called Charlie Kirk a Hitler type.  He loved Jesus therefore he loved God.  Nothing about the man screamed that he was that kind of person at all.  

    Today he was shot while speaking at a college campus in Utah.  I'm sure the doctors did everything they could to save him but he couldn't be saved.  He leaves behind a wife and two young children.  He was only 31 years old.  

    Here's what I would love to know, How could someone's opinion (Charlie Kirk's) cause someone to do something like this?  How could someone be filled with that much hate to murder someone in the prime of their life?  Now his kids will grow up without a father and their mom will have to do life raising her two kids without her husband by her side.  My heart breaks for them.  I'm deeply saddened at the state that this nation is in.  

    His family are in my thoughts and prayers as they deal with all the aftermath in the days ahead.  All of our young people are in my thoughts and prayers as well.  I pray that if this young man impacted your life at all that you make a stand for Christ in remembrance of him.  That you make an impact for Christ with your family and friends as well.  Don't let his death be in vain.  Give him a legacy that is worthy of the man of God that he was.  

Don't Go Gentle Into That Good Night!

Don't be passive!  Rage and Burn with the dying of the light!

Life Is Precious And It's Vitally Important That We Fight For It At Every Turn!

Let Us Maintain A Fierce Spirit Rather Than Succumb To A Peaceful, But Complacent, Ending!