Guest guest Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 I love reading about !! Good for him for standing up and telling his story!! As for the pew, we always tell people we have to sit in the same pew every week because our boys both left teeth marks on the pew in front of us when they were small and teething!! It's all part of being a child at church!! The tough days are really tough, but there are these special moments that more than make up for them, don't you think? Estevan, SK Canada -- My son!!! Last night at church people were giving little testimonies. stoodup and waved his hand until he was called on. He gave a very boldheartfelt testimony in front of everyone. Couldn't understand a word of it (He has he own language much of the time) but I was so filled with joy and pride that I cried my eyes out. Must I mention that afterwards he got carried away with a crayonand colored the floor in front of the pew? Thankfully we will be getting a new church soon. This one is so old and wore out that the crayon art just adds to the charm. =) Jodi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Hi Jodi, You got me in tears here too! What a blessing for your little guy to testify unto God this way, and I am sure that God understood every single word of it too, and He touched many other hearts there. That is so wonderful you will be getting a new church, but I am with you, I love the charm of artwork on the floor too. ;0) Maybe at the new church you can have a bulletin board for kid's art. Well I am sitting here this morning not knowing what to do with myself. We had a sermon yesterday morning on passion, what gives you passion in your life, and I couldn't find an answer.I don't have a lot of passion lately and would like to find something I could be passionate about again. I love the Lord with all of my heart, but don't seem to have a lot to do anymore that gets me excited. I am the kind of person who likes a challenge, my life has always been such a challenge that now when things have settled down I feel bored. Guess I should just rest and enjoy it though huh! Probably a lot of it is dysfunctional, I was always on an adrenalin high dealing with some sort of crisis. Now things have settled down the adrenalin has dropped too. I am trying to get interested in physical fitness, plan on going on a bike ride today, it is sort of warmish out, rainy but will be in the high 50s. It is perfect biking weather, I don't like it when it gets hot. I just took the kids to school, they called because it was raining. I kind of envied them, at least they have something to do all day... Yesterday after church I took them to the mall, and we had lunch, and they looked at things. I got one of those little push cars for Lucas to push him in, and that sure helped, he was in the front seat and all our things in the back seat. We were gone over 4 hours, then went to church last night. It was good too. My son Marty seemed to enjoy it, but he was having small seizures and when we went to leave he couldn't stand up and almost fell on the floor so we had to sit him back down again. I was worried about him last night, he seemed hot so I took his temperature, but it was normal, so that was good. I have a prescription for antibiotic in case he needs it, but he is not coughing so I don't think he does right now. My heart is a little heavy today, it is about my mom. My son Tommy called me on Sat. and told me I needed to call her, and "make up," we had not spoken in about a month since she got mad at me and ordered me out of her house, and never to come back. So I told him I would call her, and I did. I told her I wanted to make up with her, why didn't we do the Christian thing; I would forgive her, and she could forgive me. Sounded good to me. But she did NOT want to, and carried on about her grievances against me. She told me I had bawled her out and cussed at her, and called her dirty names at the store that day!! This is such a lie, I told her we didn't even get in a fight until I had her almost home, and she got mad at me and told me to shut up! Then the fight was on, but I pretty much just got her groceries in and left. She has had a grudge against me for years, all my life I think. I have no idea why. I asked her on Sat., how am I going to come and get her and take her to the store if I cannot come into her house, and she said she STILL does not want me to come over, and she does NOT want me to take her to the store anymore. And yet I am her only daughter, and she is 89 years old! It is like my own mom has disowned me now! Well that is about it here, rambling I know. Hope you all are doing well today, I love to read your letters and I sympathize with all your problems, and all you are going through and I pray the Lord helps you all, each one of you! ;0) Carolyn My son!!! Last night at church people were giving little testimonies. stoodup and waved his hand until he was called on. He gave a very boldheartfelt testimony in front of everyone. Couldn't understand a word of it (He has he own language much of the time) but I was so filled with joy and pride that I cried my eyes out. Must I mention that afterwards he got carried away with a crayonand colored the floor in front of the pew? Thankfully we will be getting a new church soon. This one is so old and wore out that the crayon art just adds to the charm. =) Jodi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 This is precious!!! Thank you for sharing this story with us In school, I taught to raise her hand and I'd help her with the answer if she was called on. I love it that your son did it on his own, wish I could've seen it! Love, Colleen www.annarosejewelry.com : : mothers bracelets : : autism support jewelry > > Last night at church people were giving little testimonies. stood > up and waved his hand until he was called on. He gave a very bold > heartfelt testimony in front of everyone. Couldn't understand a word > of it (He has he own language much of the time) but I was so filled > with joy and pride that I cried my eyes out. Must I mention that > afterwards he got carried away with a crayon > and colored the floor in front of the pew? Thankfully we will be > getting a new church soon. This one is so old and wore out that the > crayon art just adds to the charm. =) Jodi > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 Carolyn, I'm so saddend about what you are going through with your mom. Perhaps she has alzhimers sp? or some mental disorder? It just seems so out there and I can imagine you are a wonderful daughter. I hope she comes around soon. Thank you for being here for and I. I have too many passions and so little time. My farm animals, missions, teaching SS. I hope you find something that brings you much joy. Jodi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 Hi Jodi, I am afraid my mom dwells too much on the negative in her life is all, don't think she has Alzheimer's, as she can remember what people did to her over 80 years ago, and in detail! Her mind is sharp as a tack, nobody can beat her at Scrabble. One problem I think, is she has started watching this program called Far Out TV, and has gotten filled with all sorts of conspiracy theories, etc., for example she thinks President Bush had 9/11 arranged, WE bombed those buildings, also the government is poisoning our air, and food, and water. Mom is big on conspiracy theories, I think from dwelling so on the negative for so long.;0( I, on the other hand, am like my dad, always cheerful and positive. In fact the fight we got into the other day, well about a month ago now, was because she was so negative and I was trying to point her to the positive and she told me to shut up. I said, well some of us look at the glass half empty, while others look at it half full, that is when she lost her temper and told me to shut up. She is bitter and resentful about bad things that have happened to her in her life, and refuses to forgive. It is a mind set, she has always pretty much been that way. Carolyn Re: My son!!! Carolyn, I'm so saddend about what you are going through with your mom. Perhaps she has alzhimers sp? or some mental disorder? It just seems so out there and I can imagine you are a wonderful daughter. I hope she comes around soon. Thank you for being here for and I. I have too many passions and so little time. My farm animals, missions, teaching SS. I hope you find something that brings you much joy. Jodi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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