♥ A Beautiful Sunday Morning! ♥

My favorite college football team, OU, won the game last night against OSU!  It was a great game!  Both teams played well & it was close all the way to the end. 

OU 47   OSU 41

Today I want to share a scripture from the Bible.  I love reading the Bible.  It means a lot to me when I can pick up the Bible & turn to a random page & something on the page will catch my attention & really mean something to me.  For today I chose Proverbs 4:18

But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.

To me personally, this says that we must always be fair & just in our everyday dealings.  If we do this, we will be living as God wants us to live & be on the right path to meet Him when He calls us home. 

Our God does not discriminate against anyone.  He is fair & just.  He died for our sins & forgives us for ours.  He doesn't just toss you out after you mess up...He gives us the chance to pray for forgiveness & repent for our sins.  He is a very forgiving God & loves us without condition. 

God is Great!  God is Love! 

XOXO~
Just A Girl 

♥ It's Bedlam Baby! ♥

Tonight is the Bedlam game!  It's a much anticipated football game between two state rivals...OU & OSU.  I am personally an OU fan!  Boomer Sooner baby! 

Our household will be watching this game tonight & there will be lots of yelling & cheering for our team!  No matter who wins...it will be fun times!

BOOMER SOONERS ALL THE WAY! 

XOXO~
Just A Girl 

♥ The Day After... ♥

Well, it's the day after Thanksgiving & I'm still stuffed from all the great food I ate yesterday!  I was going to indulge in a little Black Friday shopping, but I'm not so sure that I want to brave the crowds.  I saw this collage photo frame at Wal-mart for $7 which I am really wanting to go get, but still really not sure that I want to get out in all the mess!  For now, I'm going to get some cleaning done & try to play catch-up on my laundry...maybe I'll get out later when things quiet down a bit.

We had a great time yesterday with my family.  My BF, the kids & I went to my mom & dad's for Thanksgiving.  I was running late as usual so by the time we got to eat it was almost 4 & we were supposed to eat at 2!  I don't know why I have such a hard time being on time anywhere I go! 

It was great getting to see my sister & her family!  My nephew is getting so big & talking so much!  He's so adorable! 

I guess I'm off to do some much dreaded cleaning...I've had 2 cups of coffee & I'm still not really motivated to do anything, but I've got to get it done today! Here I go! 

XOXO~
Just A Girl 

♥ Gobble Til You Wobble ♥

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

I just wanted to get on here & wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!

I am thankful for my wonderful family & great friends!  Hope everyone has a blessed day!

Love you all! 

 XOXO~
Just A Girl

♥ Ah.....Life! ♥

  I've been busy here lately battling a depression of some sort....cry all the time & just got the 'blues'  I hope they hurry up & go away, but if not, I'm prepared to try something to help me out. 

 Dealing with battles of the heart is one of the hardest things I've ever had to do & I don't like it at all.  I'm slowly learning that there are things I just have to let go of & realize that everything happens for a reason.  I need to learn to be happy with my life because it's not a bad one at all....just had some things that didn't go exactly as I had planned but then again, does anything ever work out like we want it to? 

I have awesome kids, a great man, a good family, a goofy dog & a house to live in, food to eat, clothes on my back & a good bed to sleep in....I am thankful for all of it!  Sometimes I want to rip my heart out & replace it with steel armor, but I know that wouldn't be good for my body!  I am trying my best to keep a smile on my face, but some days it's a battle I lose.  In fact, since the time change...it's been a battle I pretty much lose everyday, but it's slowly getting better...seems like the closer it gets to the holidays..things hit me the hardest. 

This Thanksgiving is going to be hard...but I can do it...knowing they are watching from the heavens & they will always be in my heart & one day I'll see them again!  For those that don't know..I'm talking about my grandparents...my grandpa passed back in 2005 & my grandma just passed May of this year...it's hit me like a ton of bricks & I'm still in the grieving stage...I think it made it especially hard because I didn't get to say goodbye, but I am thankful that her death was a comfortable one & that she went in her sleep.  I always prayed that when God took her that he would do it in her sleep & that it wouldn't be painful or slow...he answered that prayer.  She lived a long, good life & she was ready...I personally think she had been waiting 5 long years for that day so she could once again join my grandpa in Heaven. 

 My man let me pick out & order a necklace from The Vintage Pearl & so I ordered one in remembrance of my grandparents.  The one I ordered is the layered Mother of Pearl.  The inner layer says 'in loving memory of grandma and grandpa' & the outer layer says 'until we meet again may God hold you in the palm of his hand'  I can't wait to pick it up & finally wear it around my neck!  Only a week to go! 

Well, I guess that's about all I have to say for this post...I have some other things going on in my life, but that's a whole other post which I will get to later on today....thanks for reading & to all of you who support me emotionally...it's been a long tearful journey & I pray for better days soon.

XOXO~
Just A Girl 

♥ Thankful ♥

Today, I am thankful for my children....they keep me sane, literally.  They are my world & they brighten my days.  They are always saying things that crack me up.  My firstborn with all her boy drama LOL oh my!  I don't remember being that boy crazy when I was that young, but maybe I was....too far back for my memory.  My son always has little funny stories to tell or funny drawings to show me.  Some of the things that come out of that kid's mouth is just crazy funny.  My youngest just says the cutest things right now.  That along with her tattling, about everything, always gets me to laugh. 

I'm not the best mom ever by any means, but they tell me I am on a daily basis & that's good enough for me...as long as they think I am...that's all that matters! 

I'm thankful that I have 3 healthy, beautiful children!  I've always wanted one more...felt that tugging at my heart like I was meant to have one more, but now I'm not so sure anymore.  I still would love to have another one some day, but with all the trouble I'm having I just don't think it's going to happen for me.  I have to be ok with that & I know that, but it's hard & it's emotional & it sucks big time.  I've been getting upset lately over the smallest things...bawling at every little thing & it is driving me nuts!  I don't know what's going on with me right now.  I don't know if my endo is acting up & if my body's producing too much estrogen & that's causing me to just cry at everything or what, but I can't handle it.  I'm thinking it's time to go back to the female doctor & talk about my options, but I'm scared & I'm sad about it.  It would make it permanent & I don't know if I'm ready for that yet.  It would be like taking a part of me away forever & it's something I could never get back & even talking about that sets me off to crying again.  This was just supposed to be about something I am thankful for & it turned into a sob story...it's just that this has been on my mind a lot here lately & I needed to get it out.

I am definitely thankful for my babies that God has blessed me with & now I'm going to thank God for all he has given me in this life & pray for strength to get through this rough time. 

XOXO~
Just A Girl 

♥ Where Has The Time Gone? ♥

My beautiful firstborn daughter just turned 11 on the 10th of November!  I can't believe it!  It seems like just yesterday I woke up in a big puddle of some warm liquid & was hoping & praying that I hadn't wet myself in my sleep!  I ran downstairs to tell my mom & she said surely not...I bet your water just broke!  I can remember taking a shower & getting cleaned up while my mom made me eggs & bacon for breakfast.  I also remember her running back in the house to grab a towel for the seat in the car just in case I had any more 'accidents' on the way to the hospital!  I was in labor for nearly 16 hours!  I pushed for about 45 minutes & finally at 10:54pm out came my adorable 8 pound 6 ounce papoose!  She had the most beautiful full head of dark hair & the biggest most pretty blue eyes I had ever seen!

For her birthday, my BF & I stopped & got her a bouquet of flowers & had them delivered to her classroom at school. 

Our little neighbor's birthday is the day after hers, so the weekend before their birthdays, we got them a huge cake & grilled burgers for them.  We had a great time celebrating their births together! 

Happy Birthday to my beautiful daughter & her beautiful friend!

Hard to believe it's been eleven years already!

XOXO~
Just A Girl 

♥ Melt-Me Momentos ♥

I swear I could write a book with all the sweet comments my man says to me.  He is always saying the sweetest things & I absolutely love it!  I really didn't think there were any genuine romantic guys out there anymore.  I'm just so glad that I happened to meet one & that we fell in love!  The most recent sweet thing he said was...

"The more I'm with you...the more I'm not afraid of marriage"

I do hope one day that we will tie the knot, but I'm in no hurry...we are happy as we are now & like the saying If it ain't broke...don't fix it...I don't want to mess this up! 

XOXO~
Just A Girl 

♥ Moments I Fall In Love With Him A Little More ♥

This incredible man amazes me more & more everyday!  He is so great with the kids & they just adore him.  He brushes the girls hair every night after they get out of the bath.  He makes them laugh, talks to them about everyday things, & makes them feel so special & important.  He doesn't believe in spanking so whenever they do something they aren't supposed to...he corrects their behavior by talking to them about what they've done & what they should have done.  My son has warmed up to him so much that he told him that he loved him one day as they were getting off the phone with each other.  I was so surprised by this that I almost started crying with tears of joy.  I am so glad they all love him like they do & that he returns that love tenfold. 

 XOXO~

Just A Girl