Tuesday, June 14, 2011

A triple celebration weekend...

This weekend we celebrated Pentecost, my grandparents 65th wedding anniversary, and the anniversary of having Big Red for 2 years now.  We will never forget the weekend that we bought Big Red because it landed on Pentecost weekend - and no, we did not plan it that way - it was all part of God's perfect plan for our family!  Here's a few pictures of this terrific, triple celebration weekend for us....

5 children, 22 grandchildren (11 of which are in picture), 48 great-grandchildren (and counting) and 65 years of marriage and still going strong!! 

Grandpa B and Grandma B with their 5 children (my mom is the their only girl)
 
Our 6 Young Ones all decked out in red for Pentecost and Big Red's anniversary

Big Red with my 6 Young Ones

Friday, June 10, 2011

A wish for a "backwards" kind of day...

Today (only for a little while longer) is one of those fun, 5 Minute Friday's where I get to read a simple prompt and write on it and not worry one bit if it is perfectly right or not. 

Today's prompt is....  backwards.

Ready.

Set.

Go.

Ever have a day when you wish you could just rewind and go backwards in time?  Uhhh, this is like every day for me.... 

Why did I just say that?  Why did I not keep quiet and think before I speak?  Words can be so hurtful, especially when a momma takes out her own stresses on an innocent child by being short or sharp with them.  Sometimes, the rewind button, going backwards and redoing would be great.

We do lots of re-do's in our house.  These are geared for our kids to give them a second chance when they have made the wrong choice, not only because I want to correct bad behavior, but most importantly because I want to allow the heart to be right even more.  Re-do's allow for a second chance at fixing a wrong.  Mercy!  
Although I don't have the rewind button for my own life, I do have the opportunity to go backwards, to rewind, to re-do.  First it starts with an apology and asking for forgiveness, if I can get over my pride (that's the hard part!).  Second, it involves restitution for the wrong, trying to make the wrong choice right this time.

Lord, forgive me when I screw up.  Help me walk backwards and go back to the wrong and make it right.  Have mercy on me as I know I will fall and fail time and time again.

Stop!!  Ding!  Times up!

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