Memories

I am @ beth moore tonight. I am remembering such a good friend and a powerfully blessing we both received 2 years ago. I love you and miss you deeply. I pray gods hand over you in all things and you are never far from my mind girl.
Sincerely.
Rhonda
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Loves the tennessee rain. Thank you lord.

Just saw some shoes on britney that seriously I MUST have!!!!

Just saw some shoes on britney that seriously I MUST have!!!!

Ok so I just finished watching some New TRTV (trash reality tv). Khloe & Kourtney in miami. I think I sense a new addiction coming on

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Kindergarten!!!

Ok friends, today is the first day of Kindergarten for Macie Blair....WOW has this day been a long time coming! I woke up this morning a little melancholy and then realized that I have waited for this day for a long long time....I have watched her grow into such an amazingly intelligent little girl...She is completely prepared and I have no doubt that this will be a wonderful new chapter in her little life. I remember the day that Rob and I took Madeline to school for the first time. We were already divorced and thought that it would be a breeze...She was scared, she was hesitant, and she was very anxious....It broke my heart and I have to admit that i truly broke down relying on the only person taht was there to watch...MY EX_HUSBAND!!!!! Oh the horror....
Here we are 7 years later and Macie is A-OK! Just like her mother she is confident, aware, and completely excited to walk into her own independence. Now, today I am fully prepared to be that comfort for someone else....MY husband! Now of course i have a heart, can't really beleive that she is really going but i am so thankful that she seems to be so excited and ready....My husband on the other hand, well lets just see how tough this marine is....I have a feeling i will have to be the one to watch him break down! More to come.........We are on our way out the door and off to the school!!

Happy Birthday Madeline

Madeline turned 13, I CAN NOT BELIEVE IT!!!!

What a wonderful birthday we had....Maddie invited about 7 of her friends over and they hung out on the deck listening to music eating pizza and picking on each other just like all the other teenagers do....She was very excited when she got news that she was getting an ipod touch from her dad (jason) and I........ Our neighbors came over for cake and we all sang in the newest chapter of our lives!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TEENAGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! All the girls spent the night and had a wonderful time. Madeline really does do a good (not great) but good job of being careful to choose friends wisely...It is not very often that a bad one slips in......



She is now old enough to fold her own laundry, pick out her own STYLE of clothes (god help me) and choose how she wants to spend her money (within reason) but most of all she is FULLY in charge and responsible for her own ATTITUDE!!!!! Everyone says that this will be the toughest year and I completely believe it.....I am prepared....My new top 3 things to say are the following

1. Thank you Madeline for reminding me of why you are already grounded.
2. What are you suppose to be doing? (repeated till she says for herself what the directive was and understands that she is NOT going to talk me into anything else(
3. I am sorry, i do not understand disrespect, PLEASE ask that again in a more loving and respectful tone.

However, since beginning these 3 new statements, I have realized that the choice of ATTITUDE is WAAaaaayYYY WORSE.......I know that things ALWAYS get worse before they get better and i am prepared for that....However, it is somewhat of an anomaly that she has lived to be 13 and I have to say that the reason they only turn 13 once is because the chances of them reaching 14 are SLIM TO NONE!

All in all we are looking forward to this new experience and are grateful for the fact that we do have a wonderful child that loves us (most of the time) and loves god. That is beautiful inside and out and is only testing her independence a little in very manageable ways.....God is good and has blessed Jason and I tremendously with this one!

We love you Madeline!

DEEP thoughts today...

To befriend the unfriendly we must learn to love the unlovely. To love the unlovely we must learn trust the un-trustworthy. To trust the un-trustworthy we must learn to have faith in the unfaithful....To have faith in the unfaithful we must learn to forgive the unforgivable.. Instead of building a new friendship, shouldn't we focus on fixing the broken ones first? Any thoughts?

Friendships come and go, I get it....I am not a stranger to the whole reason, season, and lifetime concept...However there are friendships that end because of "issues" and honestly one or both parties are not strong enough to discuss them. Is this blog about one in particular in my life, YES....Am I sad, NO....am i curious where God is leading and how he wants me to respond. YES,
What are your thoughts....