tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76082783378524618092010-06-03T10:13:19.536-04:00Mama Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13261274685167928027sewrtess@aol.comBlogger170125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7608278337852461809.post-66762270429930999312010-06-03T10:11:00.001-04:002010-06-03T10:13:19.545-04:00

This week has went by really fast. I guess it's due to the extended weekend with the holiday. Can't wait for this weekend to hang out with the family! It's rained all week so it's been wet and we've had storms every night. But on a positive note my garden is growing like weeds. It won't be long and I'll have more produce then I know what to do with. I picked my first two strawberries this

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I got a new camera for Christmas this year.  Photography has always been one of my hobbies and I finally got around to taking some pictures of my daughter and one of her friends to try my luck at headshots and a couple candids. Check these out and tell me what you think. This was my niece walking with Angel and her friend.  Turned out really cute. I thought this was neat. I know a lot of

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Check out Restaurant.com for the Memorial Day weekend special. Now through 5/31 purchase a $25 gift certificate for only $2.  Just enter the promo code FLAG and then hit Apply. Just a great deal. And you can purchase them as gifts and hold them until you are ready to decide what restaurant you want to go to then send them to yourself.   Here is some of the restaurants participating in our area:

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I plan to go further in depth in these topics, but I wanted to just get you started by telling you the sites that I am currently using at home myself. Here is my favorite site with coupon tutorials, printable coupons, and she even breaks it down and lists the best deals by store and tells you the best way to purchase the items. I would definitely check out her tutorials on cvs extra care bucks

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And I am still here. Just never get on HERE! But I have been itching to write more so I am compiling a list of blog topics I plan to write on. I plan to start with my recent couponing endeavor. It's become an obsession of mine and I can't believe all the money I've saved recently or the free stuff I've scored. So watch for those blog entries!

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Still here, chugging along. Life keeps moving, ever changing. The kids are growing. Angel turned 15, is in driver's ed, probably going to get her permit here very soon. Alyssa has turned into a young woman before my eyes. She's actually taller than Angel now. Patrick is doing well in school and continues to teach me patience, lol. We are still attending Elevation and loving it. Life is

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I am borrowing some things (including my title for this post) from a website I recently checked out, http://lcsmithphd.com/Criticism.html.  I have been thinking and praying about how I handle my children and how I speak to them. I worry about how my actions will affect them in the long run.  I have thought long and hard and I keep coming to the same conclusion.  No one feels good when you

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def of trust: to have confidence in a person or thing, especially in reference to a person and having confidence in their integrity, ability, or character. That definition is put in my own words after skimming several different definitions and sites. The other day while driving down the road I was having a conversation with my son about earning my trust if he wanted to be able to do things and

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Angel and I found this guy on youtube and he has some great tutorials for praise songs on guitar.  It's really helping Angel with some of the songs she needed to learn as worship leader for YCI.  I thought I would give him a quick plug. Tutorials by Acousticselection

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I am playing catch up one again. It's that time of the year. Things just keep getting more and more hectic and after a while I just can't keep up with it all.  So hear I am playing catch up once more.  Here's just some of the things that have been happening in our lives. We are still waiting to hear of a final competition date for Angel on the Rip The Hallways competition.  They are a little

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My Angel put up another video last week.  I just love this song.  It's such a beautiful melody and I think she did a really good job with it.  What do you think? Angel Marie Cur sings Almost Lover

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My husband and I took some time off work last week to spend around the house and with each other.  The time flew by.  The kids are keeping us busy.  There's some exciting things going on at our church.  Angel has the first round of that television show this weekend.  There's always ups, downs, laundry and dishes to do.  I feel like I barely have time to sleep most days.   So, here I am taking a

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So your Middle schooler isn't doing their homework?  What do you do?  Report card came home yesterday.  My middle youngin, my tomboy, who would rather be running outside then sitting inside doing homework any day, got an F and a D on her report card. Both of the teachers that assigned those grades said that she's just not doing the work.  Well my husband and I hadn't decided what we're going to

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This month is Pastor or Clergy Appreciation Month. So we (the members of our church) are writing notes to our Pastor, Steven Furtick, and thanking him. We are prompted to give him our testimony and tell him how Elevation has changed out lives. I have struggled with this for some time. I have just felt like I didn't have a testimony. I cannot pinpoint one particular moment in my life that changed

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She is starting a blog about all her exciting accomplisments in music and everything that she is learning along the way. You should check it out.The Angel of Melody

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Angel did a commercial for a local haunted trail today. Here is one version of it that will be used on their website.Check this out: The 13th Acre

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Sometimes life can be frustrating. You think you have it all figured out and under control. Then there comes that curve ball! And wham...you miss it.I had a job opportunity that would have been a great answer to prayer. I have spent the last week in negotiations for it and I was really excited about the prospect of the added income and what it would mean for my family. I thought long and hard

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There's a new TV program coming soon in NC. It's called Rip the Hallways. It's similar to American Idol but for high school students. My daughter made the cut for the show. We need some people to register for us on the site and let us know so that we can get some free tickets from the producers. Let me know if you can help us out.Register with Rip the Hallways

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What a weekend we had! Things have been very very hectic around here for the last several days. Thursday Angel had the first showing of her Talent Show for her school. Then Friday we had to go to the school for Homecoming. She made homecoming court and she was so beautiful! (pictures to follow) Then Saturday night she had the second showing of her Talent Show. She also found out Thursday

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A few weeks ago our church held a baptism service and my entire family including my 9 yr old son got baptized. It was an incredible experience and I am so grateful for our church for where we are right now. Thank you Elevation. Thank you Pastor Steven, and of course thank you God!Here are a few great pictures that were caught during the event!

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The family and I went to the Biltmore Estate in Ashville this past weekend. We had an awesome trip. The trip was paid for through my job and it was great!The family and I went to the Biltmore Estate in Ashville this past weekend. We had an awesome trip. The trip was paid for through my job and it was great!

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I am having a hard time keeping up with this thing right now. There is just so much going on in my life, but I will keep trying to post at least a few times a week. There is so much that I want to say and too little time to get it all typed out! I have been keeping notes though so I can go back to some of the topics.Thanks for continuing to read. I really appreciate all who do.

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What an awesome weekend at Elevation. This was Student Takeover Weekend. The message that Pastor Steven taught was extremely powerful!You should definitely check it out at http://www.elevationchurch.org/ and click on the current sermon.This whole weekend was directed at students and teenagers and how they can control their lives and that they each have a calling from God. It was some powerful

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Monday things took a sour note. First I was exhausted. All the working and cleaning finally caught up to me. Then when I got home I got the call that my Dad was on the way to the hospital. We weren't sure what was wrong with him. He was having pain from his chest down so it could have been many many things.Then my son had an episode...not really sure what else to call it. It was a sort of

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