Home with Tracy

A friend sent me this link last week and I just got around to watching it in its entirety.  It is extremely moving.  It will make you think.  It will convict you. http://ellerslie.com/Depraved_Indifference.html Mathew 25:31-46  31 - "When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. 32 - All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another as a shepherd  divides his sheep from the goats. 33 - And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on His left.  34 - Then the King will say to those on His right hand, 'Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: 35 - for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; 36 - I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.' 37 - Th...

Have you ever been so tired and worn out that you want to just go sit in a corner and cry.  That is how I am feeling today.  My husband is on a business trip and three of our kids are sick.  One of which woke up in the middle of the night with a high fever and I was up with her for over three hours. Not only are the kids sick, but I am behind on everything. And I mean everything.  I had such great intentions of getting things done this week so my husband would come home to an organized home, with an organized wife. That didn't happen. My plans for the week didn't happen. I am exhausted.  I am worn out.  I have no more of my strength in me. It is at these times, when I have nothing left in me, that God reveals His strength in sweet marvelous ways.  While my son was taking his breathing treatment this morning he was singing as loud as his little lungs would let him, "Rise and shine and give God the glory glory".  He sang it over and over again. ...

On June 28th I read a blog and saw a precious picture that changed my life.  As I read this blog and looked at the pictures of the precious child that the blog was referring to, I felt God's presence.  Ask about him! I talked with my husband about it and after he spent time in the Word and praying, he told me to inquire about this precious little boy.  I got in contact with the agency, read the requirements, look at more pictures and videos.  Each time I see this child I am a roller coaster of emotions. Today I took the first step in starting the adoption process.  Today I filled out our family information form and submitted it to the adoption agency.  As I filled it out I was filled with excitement and wonder.  It is still not certain if we will be able to adopt him or not.  There are several road blocks (mainly financial).  But I know that I serve a God who sees no road blocks.  A God that can make things happen that we could never...

Let me just start by saying I love Christmas music.  I could listen to it year round (and I do if my husband isn't around).  My absolutely favorite Cd is Glad, An Acapella Christmas .  And when I say favorite, I mean favorite, not just favorite Christmas. Because we live sort of in the middle of mountains, the Christian radio station doesn't always come in.  This Sunday, on our way to church, I put on my Glad Christmas Cd and to my surprise, my husband didn't say anything about it. YAY!  I was so excited.  I sang and sang and sang. As I was singing it suddenly dawned on my why I like Christmas music so much.  I should probably clarify something quickly, when I say Christmas music, I mean music that celebrates the birth of our Savior, not anything that has to do with Rudolph, or trees, or anything along those lines.  Its not that I don't like those songs, but that isn't what I am referring to. So, back to my original thought - as I was singin...

I don't know about you, but sometimes my life feels like a sitcom.  I think God puts these times in my life so I can replay them over and over, especially on days that seem to be long and tiring. One of my favorite sitcom memories is when I bought backpack leashes for our twins.  Now, I must confess, when I was single and had no children I would question the parenting skills of women who would put such things on their children.  I think that is why God blessed me with twins...after already having a 1 and a 3 year old. I used to be known around town as "that woman who pulls her twins in the red wagon."  When the twins were about 2 years old I decided that my wagon pulling days were over and they should be old enough to walk around on their own.  Because there were two of them I thought I would give the backpack leashes a try, then I would at least be able to keep them close and safe. We made trip to Walmart.  I let each of the twins pick out which back...

I am now supposed to be on my 19th day of my challenge, instead I am on my 16th day.  I don't know about you, but I am a natural giver-uper.  If it is easier for me to quit or I can come up with an excuse to quit - sometimes it doesn't even have to be a good excuse - then I quit. Around day 11 of the challenge I started getting migraines and feeling sick to my stomach.  My husband told me that he thought I wasn't eating enough.  What?  Aren't I supposed to eat less so I can loose weight?  My husband was right.  I wasn't eating enough.  But I didn't start eating more, I just stopped doing the challenge.  Makes sense, right?  NO!  So now I am back on the challenge again and happy to report that so far I have lost over 6 1/2" just in my upper body and I have lost around 5 lbs.  Woo Hoo! Okay, so now for my spiritual cleansing.  I just love how God places just the right tools in front of me when I need them most.  The...

In the past few months God has placed orphan care and adoption on my heart.  I have been struggling with the fact that I had a tubal ligation after the twins were born, a decision I regretted almost immediately.  My obstetrician said that it really should be done because of how many caesarian sections I had.  When I had the twins I wasn't right with God.  I didn't consult him on any decisions in my life.  I now know that my husband and I should have consulted the Great Physician instead of the obstetrician. God knows my love for children.  He knows that I desire to have more.  He has turned that desire towards adoption.  My husband and I are in the inquiring stage of adopting a little boy.  If you could see him, his amazing smile, he would light up your day.  At this moment my husband and I don't see how it is possible that we will be able to adopt.  We see road blocks.  We don't necessarily meet the income requirements and w...