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2008,Right around the corner now.I reflect on year's past,mistakes made and accomplisments finished.Dissapointments and tear's,achievements and laughter.New additions in the family and new one's one way for 2008.As well as the new one's that would have been but never made it.These little one's in Heaven now ,i am left with a sorrowful heart that i never got to hold them .While at the same time glad they are with Jesus above now,laughing and having a great time awaiting the rest of us down here that have put our trust in Jesus.I am referring to abortion,not me ,but of another family member.The babies are my grandchildren that i didn't get too hold.I named him September ,the month i lost him.One day in Heaven i shall get too know him i am assured through my father.
For the past 11 months i have been raising our 2 grandsons ,Kolby age 2 full time and Billy ,age 5 ,split time with the other nanna.It has been difficult at times ,due to health problems i have as well as the other stress going on around me now,but i am glad this is the way it is .I know where my grandbabies are and they are fine.They have love,food,learning about Jesus and a home of their own.It has been an unplanned transistion of middle age becoming parent again,but it has been the most wonderful blessing i could have gotten .They are now my strength,They need me so i must stay strong for them.
Drugs as well have taken their toll on a family member.Meth is becoming ,or has become ,a destructive killer.It is very addictive to even the strongest wills if ever allowed into a person.If you do not want to be an addict,NEVER BEGIN!For over 5 years now meth has been an intruder in my family.Takes common sence and throws it all away until you are left with a demented picture of reality that only you,the addict,can comprehend.This reality is a mixture of paranoid dillusions,half truths,anger,rebellion taken as survival,health issues,and complete resentment of anyone who tries to help you ,even out of love.Anyone that tries to show the trueth to you is cut off,new friends or old one's with the same addictive personality ,are the only one's you will stay around.They make you feel better about the choices you have made instead of allowing you guilt and pain ..Two of the things that just may allow you to free yourself from this deadly foe.Friend please don't be confused...You do meth,Meth becomes you ...You are lost even to your own self and family.
Alcohol as well will steal you away.The same as with drugs,just cheaper to buy and readily available for your consumption.People usually begin drinking just for the fun of it.At parties and socials with your closest friends.Some begin drinking just too try and make it easier to deal with painful situations.This is the worse in my opinion.I have seen more lost to the addiction in this matter than any other.The more you hurt ,the more you drink.It does not make it easier really,just puts off the ineveitable chore of dealing with it.
Life is hard for most any of us anymore.When you have to be the person who lives or loves one or more of these addicts,it is ten times harder.You become the peacekeeper,the watcher shall we say.We must stand by and watch your life be eaten away day by day and seem helpless to stop it.While at the same time ,expecially if it is inside your home,babysit the situation constantly to keep it under control as much as possible.Tempers flare,patience is at it's lowest due to the same thing happening over and over with this person.Other's have ran out of patience for the excuses and the apologies that are unfelt any more.
Prayers have held you up until you yourself wonder''Are you there''? You know God is but you wonder why an answer has not come..Don't get me wrong,in my heart i know he is and it will happen at God's timing.But with our human nature we wonder...We Don't doubt,it just happens.
I wonder why my daughter can't see all that has happened and know why we can't just act like it is ok now anymore.Those days are over.She must stand up strongly and fix this mess,and it want work just by saying ''it want ever happen again''.
Rehabilitation of some kind must be taken,too ensure a greater chance of her complete recovery.She must make new friends instead of hanging on too the very one's that are just as weak as herself.She must learn too stand on her own two feet instead of needing a man there constantly,any man.These things she seems to be blinded by.The need for a life different than what she has had.I pray and hope for her.She is not a bad person,she can have one of the biggest ,given freely,hearts i have seen.But she has hidden it deep away,or rather drugs have.The results of the drug use are there,memory problems,easy to anger,confusion,resentment,blaming others for the problems and pain she has placed on us...No honest look at now.
Life has a way of making us look really deep inside ourselves.We can choose to learn from it by taking all the pain upon ourselves and trying to make sure this never happens again ,or we can choose to look for other reasons that this happened.Someone hurt us somewhere down the line,someone said mean words,took something from us.
You know that is where i have a probem with mental help .Most of them try and find out the REAL UNDERLYING REASON this HAD to happen to you.And thus making an excuse to the person for things being this way.From why you have destructive thooughts to inflicting pain on others.Instead of making that person realize they are in control of their future by the choice's they make ,they almost excuse it,thus making them empowered to do it again,simply because someone ,somewhere,in their past caused this.
''it's not their fault'' THEY SAY!!!!!!!!!!
I DISAGREE SO BADLY ON THIS.I have had some really bad things happen to me through my life.Rape,drugs,abuse-mental and physical over and over,theft,alcohol,much anything you can think of.DOES THAT EXCUSE ANYTHING I DO?????? NO ,NO,NO.
Can i use this as a learning tool? YES.
Anything that does not kill you can and will empower you for positive actions.The choice is your's to either become the victim and find more victims ,or be the one to overcome.I choose to live my life as full as i can.I try and help, not be the deciever of friends.I choose to trust God and allow him to help me grow and change my life.I choose to forgive pain instead of letting it eat me alive.I choose to love.
i CHOOSE TO LIVE..
I CHOOSE TO PRAY..
I AM THE WATCHER..
What will 2008 hold for me? What are my plans? Stay tuned for next blog>>>>
Betty~Simply Southern
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GIVEAWAY: Pedometer
With the new year coming, many will probably make losing weight a part of their New Year's Resolutions.
In an effort to help you meet one of your goals, I am giving three pedometers away.
If you don't know what a pedometer is, it's a handy little gadget to count your steps. So you can walk off the weight.
To enter this giveaway, just leave me a comment below.
If you blog about the giveaway, you'll get a second entry. (this step is optional).
This giveaway ends December 31st at 11:59 p.m. EST
Head over to laura's!!!
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AN ISLAND LIFE!!!
Giveaway: 2008 Hawaiian Pictorial Wall Calendar
I was cleaning out my closet today and realized that I still have three 2008 Hawaiian Pictorial Calendars left. Want one?
Just leave a comment below before midnight on December 31st. That's it! Three random winners will be selected and notified on January 1st.
CLICK TO READ MORE!--->AN ISLAND LIFE GIVEAWAY
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This is just the most beautiful bassinett i have ever saw!I would love to win this with the new grandbabies coming along in march and april.They will be here a lot and this would be so very nice...Guys make sure you go by and enter....
mod*mom giveaway :: modern bassinet $360
baby star is offering an adorable classic white modern bassinet by cariboo!
this is my favorite bassinet ever. i LOVE it's simple classic design + quality.
to enter to win a cariboo classic white modern bassinet, tell me in the comments, what baby star products are your favorites + why?
(include your email address + web url so i can contact you when you win!)
before midnight, new year's eve, monday december 31
modmom giveaway!
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5 minutes for mom!!
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I love linen contest!
just by chance found a link over to i love linen!Beautiful..make sure you bookmark her to come again!
I'm posting is because I did indeed mention a give away this past week. I'm feeling extra generous lately. Must be the holidays still buzzing around in my head, ah yes and tomorrow is a special day for me. (You'll find out why tomorrow. ^_^) Plus, I like to liven things up around here a bit and also people delurk and say "hello" which is really cool too.
So here it is:
Last time I picked one person, but this time I will pick 3 people!
now click here to visit and enter......
I love linen contest!
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laced with grace
As 2008 approaches, we wanted to thank our readers with this little giveaway. We pray that God will continue to use the team blog to encourage you in your walk with Him.
The package will include a Women of Faith study Bible (NIV/Hardcover); Lisa Whelchel’s Bible study tool for busy moms; a coffee mug from “Mugs of Truth“; the DVD “The Nativity Story“; the book “Love and Respect“; and a music CD by Becky Knight, who just released her first CD.
You can sign up to win this package through Jan 1st. Link from your blog to this post and sign Mr. Linky below. If you don’t have a blog, you can still participate. Just share the giveaway with your friends and encourage them to stop by. We will announce the winner on Jan 2nd, 2008.
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mommy knows is giving away TWO Ju-Ju-Be MiniBe Diaper Bags! Value $140 USD
The 1st Winner will be choosen randomly from all new comments posted between now and January 1, 2008.
The 2nd Winner will be choosen randomly from all the bloggers that post about this contest on their websites (make sure to come back leave a link in the comments section, so I know who you are).
Mommy Knows!
Kim the owner of thebabymarketplace.com - a great online spot for Baby Clothing, Shoes, Toys, Gifts and Cloth Diapers is hosting the December JuJuBe Diaper Bag Give-Away @ mommyknows.com go on over and comment and be entered to Win one of two great JuJuBe MiniBe Diaper Bags!
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Giveaway Sponsored By The Body Shop
It’s giveaway time again here at Spoiled Pretty. Which means another opportunity to win fabulous prizes! This time, we’re partnering with The Body Shop.
One first place winner will receive a spa in a box; the Spa Wisdom Rainforest Paradise Gift includes: 8.5 fl oz Spa Wisdom Dreamboat Milk Bath, 8.5 oz Spa Wisdom on a High Hydrating Puree, 12 oz Spa Wisdom Africa Spa Salt Scrub, and a delicate Pink PEVA Flower Lily. (a $65 value)
A runner-up will win sugar and spice and everything nice, with must-haves from the Body Shop Vanilla Spice range. The Vanilla Spice Quartet Gift includes: 1.7 oz Vanilla Spice Body Butter, 4.2 oz Vanilla Spice Body Lotion, 0.3 oz Vanilla Spice Lip Balm, 3.5 oz Vanilla Spice Soap. ($25 value)
To enter the contest, leave a comment in the comments section below by 9 pm EST on Wednesday, January 2nd
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BOSTONMAMAS
Win a $100 Tiny Prints gift certificate. This contest closes at midnight, EST December 31, 2007
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modmom contest!
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WIN A $250 GIFT CERTIFICATE TO THE SILLY WAGON at the COOL MOM PICKS SITE!
A big welcome to all of our new readers - and what a month you picked to become readers.
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the opinionated parent contest
The Caboose is extremely easy to use and requires nothing other than itself and the diapers you have anyway. Invented by industrious American stay at home mom Suzy Smithson and produced right in her native USA (not China!), it consists of two hard plastic clam shells that fit together with any size and brand of disposable diaper tucked strategically under the rails.
The cleanup couldn’t be easier - just wipe, drop the wipe in the diaper, fold up the diaper and throw it away. I like to pre-load mine after cleaning so it’s all ready for the next time. So much better than some other models I’ve seen that use a transparent zip-lock bag which you then zip up and carry around until you find a garbage. Ew.
Another inspiring story of a mom with a vision who follows it through and makes the lives of other parents easier. I love it!
Win a Caboose for your cutie patootie! To enter the random
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MAY GOD BLESS BLESS US ALL AND KEEP US SAFE....
BETTY~~~SIMPLY SOUTHERN
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1 comment:
Thanks for blogging about the contest and entering!
Good Luck!
Laura
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