So Blessed

I. Am. So. Incredibly. Blessed.

Ahh, thank you God, for wonderful friends that give just the right advice, right when I need it :)

"I will praise You for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are your works, and THAT, my soul knows right well." Psalm 139

The urge to blog - how strange!

I feel an incredible urge to blog - lol. This does not happen to me much any more. I want to blog about my day, my week, and just in general, so here goes.

My day: So well, today I have been in a very weird, giggly-ish mood. Almost nothing makes me laugh. I think it is because I am very happy for all my friends that have gotten bit with this strange thing that must be in the water somewhere. But not in my well, sadly. They have all gotten bit by the 'boyfriend bug'. LOL I love the fact that they are happy, but it is saddening all the same.
I keep going back and reading a friend's blog, because it just cracks me up! She's like a kid in the candy store with her new boyfriend, and its just so CUTE!
I watched movies today while I sewed, to keep me company. The Fighting Kentuckian (John Wayne of course) was followed by August Rush and than an old camp movie. Oh, and Lady and the Highwayman. What a collection!
Tonight I got to FACEBOOK! It seems like forever, but it was really just a few hours. LOL
I have had so many good chats with good friends today, I don't want to sleep - It will all end!

My week: I am in the process of sewing an incredibly gorgeous ball gown for a more gorgeous friend. It is turning out better than I was expecting! I'm so happy!!
And I need to make some phone calls this week that I have been putting off, that's for sure!
I have to work three nights this week, so that takes out of my day like I wish it didn't. This weekend is the last weekend before..(insert drum roll).....LIENDO! I AM SO FREAKIN' EXCITED! Not that you can tell of course....

This is gonna have to be 'it' for tonight. I'M TIRED!

I just flew a flag on Facebook for Veterans Day, tomorrow. I want to especially thank my friends that are in the Military currently:

Thor Sumner(Marines,Afganistan),

Kelley Duke(Army,West Point),

Trey Campbell(Army,Germany)

~Vic

Get behind me, Satan!

Satan is desperatly trying to ruin a wonderful conversation by messing with phone batteries, and whatever else he can get his hands on. Get away from me, satan! God is with me. There is nothing you can do to harm me. Thank you, God!!

New website!!!!

Yay!! I finally made my own website. You can find it here - www.southernrosebuds.webs.com

I'm pretty excited about it! Check it out, and leave a comment if you want!

How's that for "America's got Talent"?

Ok, so I have a brother that is very good at this whole "trick riding" thing. Here is our reliable horse, Ranger, and my brother. This horse will follow him anywhere, probably why this does not work for me.

He can ride around like this all day - no problem.

And did I mention that my brother looks just like Nick Jonas? Odd.

My Birthday

I should have posted this almost a month ago. Time flies!

Here are some pictures from my big "19". :)

Me :)

The most amazingly awesome cheesecake that my wonderful mother made for my birthday. Yum!

It was a good birthday. :)

Can you spell I.N.S.A.N.E???

Well, I sure can!!! That has been the title of my life the last few weeks. Whew!

One thing for sure: I am insanely happy that our house is done-er than it has been for a long time! We have been moving various things, and the "old" house is beginning to look really empty. That's good though! I have some recent pictures from the new house that I would like to share with you. I'm just so excited about moving!!

Dad is building allllll the cabinets for this house. Trust me, there are a ton!!

Mom's Sewing room

The kitchen

Ha, you can tell where the sink will go! :)

Laundry room

These cute little cubbies are to stack folded clothes in. Cool, huh?

Some pictures of my sewing room before the cabinets were finished.

Man, I have so many more pictures, but first I need to get them off the camera. Will update soon with more recent ones.

As far as the rest of my insane life: I am trying to finish up sewing projects before the first weekend in October. The Battle for Fort Crawford should be interesting. If you wonder what it is that I do for a living, you can find out at www.southernrosebuds.webs.com.

The insanity has traveled into my personal life as well....I didn't know that life could be this complicated?!?! Part of growing up, I guess.

Well, I hope you enjoy the pictures, and I WILL POST SOON AGAIN.

God Bless, CallMeVic

Nightmares

God, why do you give me these nightmares? I really don't understand. This last one about blew me to pieces....was asking him about it the right thing to do? It is so comforting to know that he is ok. Nightmares are horrible. Give me peace. Keep him safe.

Right now I need prayer for 2 friends of mine. One stationed in Iraq, another soon to be shipped to Graffen, Germany, then Afganistan.

My life the past few weeks...

The past few months and weeks have been stressed. I wonder why? So much has been going on in my life. Changes, feelings, accomplishments...

Late night chats with friends have helped me to keep my life in perspective. Thank God for them! the past 2 weeks, I have felt so alone. Mom is gone, and it's just me at the house during the day. That lonely feeling just creeps in and stays there. At least until someone texts/facebooks me and cheers me up again. I have also found that baking cookies seems to be therapy for me. Or maybe it's the "eating them" part? The best thing is the last 2 weeks was that I finally DID get my driver's license. I love being able to go somewhere. :) That was definitely a highlight. Along with that comes this: I get to run errands and go the grocery store now. By myself. :) Hehe.

I love music. And lately I have been listening to alot of Rascal Flatts. I love his music. So I am going to share with you, my favorite of his songs. Hmm..I have alot of favorites, but this one is really just for 'me' right now. I have found this song to be so true for me.

Another highlight of the month: I will be spending the weekend with my best friend and her family. I love that I have the opportunity to do that. Sadly, that's not until the last weekend of the month. :( Still, I'm very excited!

I will be gone for 10 days this month. We are going to Virginia to get my mom and sister. I am looking forward to the opportunity to drive on the way there. :) It should be fun, and I am excited about spending time with my Aunts, Uncles, Grandparents, and Cousins. I also have a rush order to get out. Fast. I hope that I can do it around everything else.

The 4th was a big thing in town this year, so Judson and I went to check it out.

Oh , and I figured out why moms are so tired. I have almost gotten my fill of housekeeping, and being the 'mom'. Between all the laundry, dishes, packing lunches, making supper, and everything else I find to do, the day..... goes poof! And some moms even work, on top of all this!! You're my hero, I love you, Mom!!

P. S. Please, either make the rain stop, or finance an Ark for me? :D

-CallMeVic

Tim McGraw - Live Like You Were Dying

I love this song as it teaches me to take on day at a time, and to treasure what I have....

Good/Bad News

Ok, so I'm sure you have all heard about the volcano in Iceland. All the ash that is in the air is prohibiting air traffic to and from USA and EUR. 17,000 flights were canceled on one day!! That's how bad it is. The ash gets sucked into the plane engines, and suffocates them.

So, bad news first. Flights have been delayed for 2 weeks. This timeline comes AFTER the time that my Mom and Brother are set to return FROM Europe. This makes me very sad that they could be stranded for an indefinite amount of time. I pray that God will blow all this smoke and ash away.

Now, the good news. A friend that was supposed to be shipped out from San Diego, will most likely be delayed because of this ash. I am comforted to know that he will indeed be safe for even a few days more.

As in all things, I pray for God's will in both of these situations.

That he will make me content with whatever HE decides.

Thank you, Father!! I have peace in YOUR will.

Why, God, Why??

God, why now, of all times, are you useing this situation to teach me something, I have yet to get a hold of? Is it not enough, to have the pain of him leaving, but also telling me something through it all? I just don't understand!!!!!I wish i didn't have so many regrets about it...Give me peace, and your presence around me.

Please.

Our Military...

I just found out that good friend of mine will be shipped to Ft. Knox in 4 days. I am saddened by this news.

I respect our Military, and am proud of the things they do, but it is still hard to let them go.

My prayers and thoughts are with you, Trey. May HIS Blessings rest on you.

Is your house ready for company?

Today I baked cookies, and made Granola, a favorite of my Dad's. All this is in preparation for the 3 weeks that Mom will not be here. I feel like I am getting my ''house in order''.

It reminds me that every morning, we need to get our ''houses'' in order with the Lord Jesus. He expects us to spend time with Him, and to feed from His word. Cleaning the rooms of our heart, and preparing for His coming, are all part of this. Just as we clean our houses and prepare for company. One day we will look up and see Him, and be so happy that our ''house'' was in order!!

John 14:2

''In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.''

Grrrrrrr....

Right now I'm really disgusted. Disgusted at someone. They won't talk to me at all, through not fault of mine. We haven't talked in 4 months. Isn't that kind of long to hold a grudge???

I don't know, I'm just really disgusted.......

I feel powerless in HIS strength

Powerless. Thats how I feel.

This past week, so many problems have come to my attention: People hurting, emotionally, spiritually, physically...I, in my earthly body, want nothing more than to "fix it".

The Great Physician, has reminded me so many times, that it is HE that does the fixing, not me. When will I learn to give my will and way over to Him completely??

Some problems are trivial, some more outstanding, with more consequences. Putting my will on the line is the most difficult thing I have to deal with.

Being the strong-willed person I am, this has to be done, over and over and over.

Prayer, is what I am asking for. Not for me, but for the situations that arise.

God answers prayer. He is the HEALER.

How to give a cat a pill

Here is for all you cat lovers. :)

If you have ever tried to give a cat a pill you know

how difficult it is. The following instructions are fool proof!

1. Pick up the cat and cradle it in the crook of your left arm
as if holding a baby. Position right forefinger and thumb on either
side of cat's mouth and gently apply pressure to cheeks while
holding pill in right hand. As cat opens mouth, pop pill into mouth.
Allow cat to close mouth and swallow.

2. Retrieve pill from floor and cat from under chair. Cradle cat
in left arm and repeat process.

3. Retrieve cat from bedroom and throw soggy pill away.

4. Take a new pill from foil wrap. Cradle cat in left arm holding
rear paws tightly with left hand. Force jaws open and push pill
to back of mouth with right forefinger. Hold mouth shut for a count of ten.

5. Retrieve pill from goldfish bowl and cat from top
of wardrobe. Call spouse in from garden.

6. Kneel on floor with cat wedged firmly between the knees. Holding
front and rear paws, ignore low growls emitted by cat. Get spouse
to hold cat's head firmly with one hand while forcing wooden ruler
into mouth. Drop pill down ruler and rub cat's throat vigorously.

7. Retrieve cat from curtain rail, get another pill from foil wrap.
Make a note to buy a new ruler and repair curtains. Carefully
sweep shattered figurines from hearth and set aside for gluing later.

8. Wrap cat in large towel and get spouse to lie on cat with it's head
just visible from beneath spouse's armpit. Put pill in end of drinking
straw, force cat's mouth open with pencil and blow down straw.

9. Check label to make sure that pill is not harmful to humans. Drink
glass of water to take taste away. Apply band-aid to spouse's forearm
and remove blood from carpet with cold water and soap.

10.Retrieve cat from neighbor's shed. Get another pill. Place cat in
cupboard and close door onto neck to leave head showing. Force
mouth open with spoon, flick pill down throat with elastic band.

11. Fetch screwdriver from garage and put door back on hinges. Apply
cold compress to cheek and check records for last tetanus shot.
throw t-shirt away and fetch new one from bedroom.

12. Call the fire department to retrieve cat from tree across the road.
Apologize to neighbor who crashed into fence while swerving to avoid
cat. Take last pill from foil wrap.

13. Tie cat's front paws to rear paws with garden twine and bind tightly
to leg of dining room table. Find heavy duty pruning gloves from garage.
Force cat's mouth open with small trowel. Push pill into mouth followed}
by large piece of fillet steak. Hold head vertically and pour 1/2 pint
of water down throat to wash pill down.

14. Get spouse to drive you to emergency room. Sit quietly
while doctor stitches finger and forearm and removes pill remnants
from right eye. Stop by furniture store on the way home to order
a new table.

15. Arrange for vet to make housecall.

-Taken from "How to give a cat a pill" via www.mamarocks.com

J-o-y

"Everyday joys abound. It's a matter of perspective. For every trial there is joy. For every loss there is a gain. Finding the benefits to typical challenges brings to focus the beauty of daily life.

The scent of a fresh breeze. The handshake of a friend. Sounds and sights. Aromas and textures. Life is a grand blessing, but it's one that is carefully made of tiny and simple joys.

Just like a mural, it is pieced together stroke by stroke with the light and dark elements living together ( one is never found without the other)." Thomas Kinkade

We need to open our eyes and hearts to these tiny but tangible building blocks that can create a world of celebration...and a life of possibilities.

Joy needs to be a part of our life every day. I know for myself, sometimes it's hard for me to find joy in a situation, but I always have to remember:

You may not find happiness in a certain situation, but you will always have JOY, if you have trusted your life, and it's care to the Shepherd.

A milestone

Well, I just finished my Driver's Ed course online. And I passed. SOO relieved to have that done and finished. Next week will be another milestone: the driving test.

God has blessed so much recently, in getting all of this to fall into place. I was worried for a while, but He has made everything work out to His will.

I am so happy!

The Lord Bless you, CallMeVic

I'm a Blogger

Wow...I never thought I would do something like this. I will really enjoy a place to write down my thoughts, prayers, and concerns.

I will do my best to keep you updated on my life, what 'life' I have anyways.

God Bless!