Mother's Day and Giveaway's-- woo hoo

  My friend over at Tip Junkie has a great Mother's Day Gift Guide



    You are going to love that she is having a fabulous giveaway too! Now that is what I call Great Mother's Day. Have fun and check her out
http://www.tipjunkie.com/2010/04/mothers-day-gift-guide-2010.html

My Cinderella Story

Yesterday my little Grandbabe Chloe met her hero, Cinderella. She went to Disneyland with her Daddy, Mommy and brother Christian. There were three princesses there Sleeping Beauty, Snow White and Cinderella. Now everybody likes all of the others princess ladies how could you not they are princesses right. But Cinderella is a very special princess; she is the rags to riches girl. Isn't that our dream when we are young is to grow up and be a princess? Don't we all want to be Cinderella to have a wonderful prince that loves you? To take you from the ashes invite you to a beautiful ball and then fall in love with you even before he speaks to you. To pursue you when you run away, and then search everywhere until he finds you. Then he puts on that glass slipper that only fits you and no one else and then he takes you away to a beautiful castle and you live happily ever after. Well that's how my King pursed me, He loved me even when I was in my mother’s womb, and as I was running around this crazy hard world, He caught my attention. He sees me as a lily among thorns, He thinks I am beautiful. He took me out of my ash-filled life, and gave me a life of joy. He holds my hand as we walk together and never leaves my side, I am his bride. And someday He will take me to His beautiful castle and I will live with Him, my King, my Prince, my happily ever after. I guess we can all grow up and really be Cinderella. It’s not just a fairytale after all.

April Tricks for Kids

April Fools Tricks for Kids

April Fools Day is tomorrow. I love these ideas they are fun but yet not mean spirited. Great ideas for a surprised filled day. Now what prank do I try to pull off tomorrow....

Caution - Danger Ahead!

http://www.thesanctuarychurch.com/GLMBlog/blog/

Wow this was a great inspiration to me especially during this time of financial struggles that everyone is experiencing in one way or another. I encourage you to read this blog post written by Jennifer Lord that I can now call my friend

Here's a little peek "A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge,

but the simple keep going and suffer for it." (Proverbs 22:3)

Meet Dr. B

See this guy; this is the guy that is the head cheerleader of my cheering section. This guy is My doctor; this guy is My Dr. B. This guy is my friend. He is an incredible inspiration to so many. Dr. B loves life and wants to make sure people keep on living. He challenges me as a person and as a child of God and he also loves God. This was his first marathon and he told me it was a great spiritual experience for him and the whole time he was running he said he was thinking of me. I know you are probably thinking yea right he says that to all of his cancer patients and I actually said that to him. You know what his response was; no really, you are my hero you have inspired me. Yesterday he told me that there is NO medical explanation why I am alive and why cancer has not invaded my lungs, liver, or brain, the only explanation is that I am a miracle. I have now outlived my determined life expectancy for the type of cancer I have, and its original aggressive behavior. Therefore, I am a miracle touched by my Father's hand. Look how great God is he takes an awful situation and makes it good. He took an ordinary girl like me and made me extraordinary, He took an ordinary relationship and made into extraordinary relationship. You start with a common bond like cancer or life and you add a whole lot of God and poof you have a miracle! The miracle of life and the miracle of a friendship, today really is the best day ever!

I want to do that!

Oh my have you ever saw something and said I can do that!!!... well I have found a new blog that I think will be my new drug of choice :) I want to make this lhttp://makeitandloveit.blogspot.com/2010/01/knit-scarf.html and this http://makeitandloveit.blogspot.com/2010/03/interchangeable-flip-flops.html now if I can just get a hold of a sewing machine I will start (hint hint oh lovely daughter-in-law of mine). You just have to go over to my new friends blog she has tons of stuff to make you say "I want to do that!!".

 

Animal Scans

Went for my animal scans today PET/CAT/MRI. I don’t know why they all sound like something that is supposed to be cute because they are not. In the morning, as I walked in to the Roy Disney Cancer Center I almost began to weep. Thankfully, I no longer enter in to this with fear not knowing what to expect because I do. It was just walking in the door again. There, going through this crazy cancer journey are so many people. Some have the look of shock with wide eyes of fear knowing they have just heard those awful words "you have cancer" . Some with all stages of hair loss from the thinning hair to the complete baldness, some wear hats to hide, some just have gotten so use to the baldness they wear it proudly knowing they are still here. I fit somewhere in between all of them I am no longer shaking with fear, and have lost my look of shock, but I am still scared to accept the familiarity of all of this. I like denial it keeps me safe it keeps me not accepting a death sentence and yet it does keep me hoping that I will live to see my healing. So I was grateful today that this reality has changed my life for the better. So gratefully, I have such a loving Father that held my hand the whole time.

Amazing Love Amazing Grace

The history of this cross: In 1782, Father Junipero Serra founded the San Buenaventura Mission. Soon after, a large wooden cross was placed on a neighboring hillside as a guidepost for travelers. Over the years, the original cross and a series of replacements were lost to the elements, but locals never gave up. The current cross has stood atop its circular stone pedestal since 1941.

When I first saw this, I have to tell you it took my breath away. The old wooden cross with the beautiful blue ocean as it back drop. How awesome it was that I just happen to be here during the Lenten season. The time set aside for reflection on Christ life, death and resurrection. My heart was reminded what Christ did for me on the cross, took all my pain all my sin he suffered it all for me. I know that He is alive and I am, redeemed, saved, and most of all loved. Don't you just love how much God REALLY love us! After all, He loved us even before we love Him. Amazing Love... Amazing Grace...

God Can Talk Through An Ass

So today is my big debut at The Angeles Clinic, to see Dr. I Know Everything About Melanoma. We will see if there are any new and effective clinical trials for me. Hopefully, there is a non-balding one but if not I will start my chemo cocktail my doctor has recommended. So with all that said I had ask for prayer because I will be driving to the “Big City” (it is only about 35 miles) and is totally out of my comfort zone. I received so many posts on Facebook from dear sweet friends that really encouraged me, especially this one “If God can talk through an ass in the bible He can do anything”. Don’t you just love it! I know I am the apple of my Father’s eye and I am more than an ass so I am expecting God to do great and mighty things. He always does He always will!

Beautiful Christian Sister

'A woman's heart should be so hidden in Christ


That a man should have to seek Him first to find her.'


When I say... 'I am a Christian' I'm not shouting 'I'm clean living,'


I'm whispering 'I was lost, Now I'm found and forgiven.'


When I say... 'I am a Christian' I don't speak of this with pride.


I'm confessing that I stumble and need Christ to be my guide.


When I say... 'I am a Christian' I'm not trying to be strong.


I'm professing that I'm weak and need His strength to carry on.


When I say.. 'I am a Christian' I'm not bragging of success.


I'm admitting I have failed and need God to clean my mess.


When I say... 'I am a Christian' I'm not claiming to be perfect,


My flaws are far too visible, but God believes I am worth it.


When I say... 'I am a Christian' I still feel the sting of pain...


I have my share of heartaches, so I call upon His name.


When I say... 'I am a Christian' I'm not holier than thou,


I'm just a simple sinner Who received God's good grace, somehow!


Pretty is as Pretty does... But beautiful is just plain beautiful!

By Maya Angelou