Happy Mothers Day Mom!

I know I will get lots of arguments but I have to say, my mom is the BEST mom ever...anywhere around. She was a "mean mom" as Pastor Joe phrased it in the sermon yesterday but I respect her SOOOO much for it now. And she is an even better "Mem". Bentlee and Rylee call her "Mem" and they think the world of her!
I hope I can be as pretty and sassy as my mom when I am her age (not that she is old, LOL!).

Bentlee's First year of dance is over

On Saturday Bentlee had her very first dance recital! She did fantastic along with the other girls in her class... I think she had the best "shake" but I was only watching her so I couldn't really tell, LOL! She had no stage fright or anything, got right up there and did her thing. Wade and I were so proud.
Bentlee has really enjoyed her first year of dance...and I have to admit, we really were hoping it would improve her "grace", but we weren't that fortunate, LOL! Bentlee will miss it this summer, she looks forward to "dance day" each week.
Maybe she will be an actress someday because she doesn't have stage fright, she already has the "drama" part down, now we just need the grace.....hahahaaaa!

The prayer of a child

This email pertains to my friend that was in the wreck. I received this from Ken's wife , they are separated and according to Melissa, "there is alway an underlying love for the man of your children, regardless of the circumstances"....this is very touching.

The email read...
"Many of you may have already heard about the horrible accident my husband was in on Sunday and some of you may not have. Ken was in a motorcycle accident on Sunday and is in the hospital and I had to tell the children about his condition yesterday and I have never been so nervous to talk to my own children about anything. I had been to see Ken earlier that day and I was a basket case so I was expecting the worst I guess, but children surprise you with their strength. Chase has done really well, but he is a lot like his Daddy and holds a lot in (tough guy syndrome is what I like to call it). I will be going to see Ken again tomorrow and I thought I would type up the prayer that Chase said the night I told him about what happened to his Daddy and that his Daddy was in the hospital hurt. I think when he finished saying his prayers, I just sat there for a second with tears streaming down my face because I had never seen or heard that side of Chase and I knew then that God had a plan for something good to come out of this accident for Ken and Chase. Please read the attached prayer and keep Ken in your prayers."

A CHILD'S PRAYER
By Chase Rountree
(and Abby)
Dear God.
Please make my Daddy better.
Be with him and make him stop hurting.
Make him better so me and my Momma and Abby can go and see him.
Hold his hand and make him better.
because I love him so much.
Amen

"Since I told Chase his Daddy had been in accident and had been hurt, Chase has prayed
this prayer every night before he goes to bed. Sometimes your children will amaze you
and lift you up and I hope that is what this prayer does for Ken because he has so much to keep him moving forward toward getting better."

I couldn't copy and paste the picture of Chase and Abby at the bottom of the prayer but you still get the "picture".
Pray for them all.

Laugh or Cry?

WEll.....I went to the hospital to visit my friend and he was not doing well. He had been heavily sedated through yesterday morning and had not "come around". He was agitated and groggy. I spoke to him a couple of times and he opened his eyes but did not say anything. He had a 6 hour operation on Monday so I guess I shouldn't have expected him to be "good"...I just felt so sorry for him, I don't wish anyone to be in his condition. I am not sure what else to say except I sure hope he turned around during the night...pray for him please...

So, I left the hospital and this is where my day got interesting...there was an accident in the midtown tunnel, I was not sure how to get out by the downtown tunnel so I called work and got two guys on the phone that helped me maneuver to where I needed to be...one and a half hours LATER, I made it to the downtown tunnel...it was AWFUL and I heard on the radio "very unusual for traffic to be this backed up in this area"...go figure, my luck.

I made it back to Chesapeake, got ALL of my gifts bought and in the car, stopped at one last store and was going to make my way over to Chick-Fil-A and head home...I pulled out of my parking space, got another 200 yards or so and my car "died"! My faithful Honda Civic! my sweet ol' Honda with loads of Goldfish crumbs in the backseat...my dirty ol' Honda! I love that car, not the room, but I love the way it drives on country roads and takes $36 to fill it up (used to be $19 ;o( )...it was 7pm and I am in Chesapeake, by myself (which is not unusual)...BROKE down...no AAA and no idea what to do. I broke the news to Wade, called my dad to see if his trailor would hold my car, and NO DOUBT...my Dad insisted on coming to get me! He was in the bed, remember yesterday was his first "down day"...I begged him not to come but didn't get anywhere...he promised me mom would drive and he would rest. NOPE! He drove all the way there and home. Once they got there I asked two guys at the Gator bar (I was in between Outback and the Gator bar if any of you are familiar with the area) to help us get it on the trailor, we grabbed a bite to eat, and we were Carolina bound!

My poor old Honda now sits in the yard waiting for the guy to come and check it out! Thank goodness we have three vehicles between the two of us! But I want my HONDA back! And I am sure I will get it, but whats it gonna cost!?

If you have a set of AWESOME parents like I do, you can relate, but I cried after we got the car loaded...my mom and dad to the rescue again! What will I ever do without them...Dad assured me I was lucky and he is right, I broke down in a parking lot, not on the side of the road and I was safe. And I need to add, the lady driving the parking lot security truck was very nice and came by to check on me a few times.

So, I wasn't sure whether I wanted to laugh or cry. I think I did a little of both ;o) so, here's another day in the life of ME! Don;t you wish you were me these days? LOL!

GIFTS in the month of MAY!

Like Wendy, I have SO much going on this month...

Dad's Birthday
Nurse's Week
Teacher Appreciation Week
Bentlee's dance recital
Mother's Day
Jerry's Birthday (father in law)
Wade & Elliott's birthday (yes, husband has an identical twin)
Michele's birthday
Haircut fundraiser at church for dad
Dalton's birthday
2 more parties
and My 8th wedding anniversary!

AAAAAHHHHHH! I need money! ;o)

Updates

Melissa Swank is being buried tomorrow. From what I have been told, she did die of some sort of cardio pulmonary something (heart and lung problem)....sorry to be so vague but as I said before, my medical terminology is not great. The funeral is at 3pm at the Methodist Church near their house. The viewing is from 12:30-2:30pm at the church. We can only imagine the pain her family is going through, remember them tomorrow during that difficult time...and many days after.

My friend had a long surgery yesterday, had his bladder, shoulder, and pelvis repaired and what not. I am going to see him today. He may or may not know I am there but I need to go and support them. Please keep him, his children, and his family lifted up.

My dad started his "bad days" today, 5th through the 14th days after chemo are the "bad days". He is very tired and his thinking is not so clear but thats okay, he will come around. He claims he is going fishing this weekend and there is no doubt in my mind, he will!

Just in case any of you need to know, its National Nurse's Week and National Teachers Week! My mom is the best nurse and my kids teachers are the best also! Let them know how much you appreciate them this week...like Machel says, she spends more time with Rylee (and did with Bentlee) than Wade and I do!

Update on my friend in the accident

My friend is in bad shape, it seems he has a bladder injury and is in surgery to repair that this afternoon. He still has not had his shoulder and pelvis operated on, there was a delay on Monday. Overall, he is better and his pain is somewhat under control but he has a long road of recovery ahead of him.

I am asking you all to pray for him and pray for his sister. She is the "backbone" of that family and she is deeply concerned about how she is going to manage everything considering the long recovery. She is going to need lots of prayer...as some of you may know, the equal victim is the family in alot of cases...its just as hard on the family as it is on him.

I wish I could reach out and help but I am not in the position to do so...all I can do is pray and I need for you all to pray. This family is weighing on my mind heavy...like I said before, I have known them for years, grew up with him from Kindergarten through 12th grade, I was there the day they buried their mom, my husband and I were friends with he and his wife, and I have befriended his sister the past couple of years.

I know I have alot of prayer concerns but I have witnessed what prayer can do and I know I have to put my faith in the man upstairs. I pray today that this family will pull through and net them closer together.

Be sure and read Melissa's comment on this post b/c I failed to mention the children...and she is right, its going to be difficult on his children as well.