Humility= having children!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
When giving birth to our firstborn child, I got toxemia (blood pressure rises,spilling protein, and possible danger for mom and baby.............so during delivery, a doctor (when I was in transition) came in with a class,since they had been studying toxemia. On any other day I would have said "GET OUT", but at that point I just didn't care.(oh yeah, this was after 36 hours of labor).
this was my first intro. to parenting humility............Of course, it gets better... being pooped on, puked on, talked back to, kids getting in trouble at school, etc.
When I was expecting our ninth child, I was humbled yet again... but this time I spoke up. The Dr. wanted to do an amniocentesis on me because the Dr. thought she may have had downs syndrome. I knew what this entailed , so I refused this test! I was mocked and intimidated, and was told I needed to be prepared....even was told I could choose to end the pregnancy! At that point I told the Dr. that that was NOT an option!
I went home and was trying to figure it all out and be prepared. Then, I prayed !
I was still trying to help figure out how this would all work because the children were all young.
I decided to take a bath, and when I got in the tub I heard in my heart..You don't trust me! TRUST ME were the next words!
Jill Briscoe's words echoed through my mind..."You can't He never said you could! He will, He always said He would"
Thats when God totally took the fear, and worry out of my heart!
I repented and realized I couldn't figure this out so I knew that God would supply all that was needed!
Bethany was my ninth child , but it didn't get any easier!! She was a breech baby, and the Dr. said he wanted to try a natural birth... but an anesthesiologist was standing over me in case things went wrong .
When I was in hard labor once again the medical students came in to observe as they were studying breech births! More humbling!!
My little beautiful baby girl was born safely..... butt first! When I would go to the nursery Id just tell them that the baby with her legs over her head was mine!
She was perfectly fine AND the Dr. later apologized to me for being rude!
He had also said that I was getting too old to have babies.....I was 35 at the time! Since then , I had five more children, with the last one born when I was forty five!
Nine boys, five girls! All creative , strong willed, confident, loving, artistic, some are great ballerinas, and I wouldn't trade any of them even with lots of drama and trauma and YES total humbling on my part !
It isn't always easy but I know Bill and I were obedient to what God had spoken to both of our hearts about having children.
For me, and the children I have learned... we haven't arrived. We are ALL in the middle of our testimony !!!
Jesus understands and He prays for us!!!
He ever lives to intercede for you" Heb. 7:25
Thank you, Lord for helping me stay humble!!! I really need this and you gave me 14 children that make sure I don't start getting prideful!!!!!
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Monday, April 20, 2020
Learner...that's me! Sometimes fast , but mostly slow!
I am a Christian! I wish I could say that I've "arrived"...but the more I learn, the more I know I don't know!
I used to try to keep my house spotless (who was I fooling)? As soon as the house was clean, I'd make the children load up in Vanna White and go for a lonnnggggg drive. Christa says she is scarred for life from me playing Irish music on our drives!
The truth is I needed the house to be clean and I knew if we stayed there it was hopless...so we drove! I now realize that my insides weren't clean so I tried to keep control of my surroundings!
This was a losing battle, and the more children that we had the harder it became!
I tried to get involved in alot of good activities, thinking that would help. Teaching children's church, being in Women's ministry, teaching adult classes, being on the missions committee all good things...just not God's best for me. I found out I was trying to show God I was needed............
Spring 2020: Quarantine Edition
It's 2020 ..... an abnormal new normal!!!
We are under quarantine in the United States..... stay at home orders, only essential business, parks are closed, churches, schools, and for us my family! We have a family of sixteen. Add to that nine spouses or significant others, and five grandchildren....we could be arrested for getting together!
It's almost Easter and everyone goes to church and gathers here to celebrate our RISEN SAVIOR!
This year it will be very quiet and small with only five of us here! I don't know how to cook small....
That's only the half of it! Everyone is getting cabin fever as the weather gets warmer, the sun is calling as well as blue skies and green grass.
Last week, my husband Bill showed off his phone proficiency (at least he gets an A for trying) by getting our church service on zoom.... I told him to just do audio, but he did video as well .... so everyone could see each other. I just told him to not include me in his video!
After a bit, Bill went upstairs to get ready for a shower.......hmmmmm , can you see where this is going???
As Bill was climbing the stairs, my daughter Sarah saw Bill heading up the stairs in his pajamas.
The problem was Sarah was at her house because she was on the church video ...Sarah started texting my daughter Elisabeth (who lives here) to warn her because she could tell that this could REALLY become a situation!!!
Elisabeth started laughing so hard she was having a hard time yelling at Bill to turn the video off...and Bill made it to the bathroom, and he finally heard Elisabeth warning him that everyone that logged into the church service could see him.
THANK GOD that people only saw his p.j.s and his face!
Elisabeth couldn't stop laughing, and I was so embarrassed for him!
When he finally finished showering and came downstairs he was laughing about it too.....
It's really true about a little knowledge being dangerous!!!
As Proverbs 17:22
"Laughter does good, like medicine"
We all had a good dose!!
That was just part one..... Bill and I decided to get curbside service at a nearby restaurant for breakfast.We got our food, and went by the church that we had our first date at. We drove by the pond that is one of our favorite prayer places.
We were about to eat and Bill saw another person pull up so of course Bill wanted to say hi. He got out of the car and they exchanged pleasantries, and then we finished our meal and decided we would go by a lake....... that is if we could find one that was open....these stay at home rules are really stressful!
We got on the road and there was a really loud clunk on the trunk of the car, really puzzling, that is until I asked him where his phone was..We went back and sure enough , it was lying in the middle of the road! At first he only found the case but finally found the phone. Someone had already driven over it so it was not only broken, but curved into a smile shape.So, ....change of plans! We first went to the phone store, but because of the pandemic all non essential businesses were closed. Bill has all of his business contacts on his phone, so he needed to have it.Next, we headed to Best Buy as they had curbside service. He picked out a phone, but they wanted our social security numbers and the computer didn't accept either one of ours...my daughter later told us it was probably because they would use his tax number for a business account....MORE FRUSTRATION!
Bill needed to have computer access, so he decided to buy a laptop for his business.
I have been asking for a laptop for years and he asked the salesman if they had anything Id like. I just happened to have a picture on my phone of the one I've been wanting and of course I asked if I could get it in ROSE GOLD! They said I could get it in two business days delivered to me.. so here I am writing on my lovely new laptop!
Romans 8:28
"all things work together for good to those who love God"
Now for part three
Bill and I didn't let all the strange events ruin our day...We went by three lakes, but more importantly enjoyed some much needed time together!
Then to top off the day had ice cream!
On Monday, Bill took his ruined mess of what used to be a phone to the phone store.....Got a new phone, but no data could be saved. In typical Bill fashion though, he pointed out that the case he bought for his old phone was guaranteed for life.... and would they stand by their promise....Well, this story ends where it started ...
Proverbs17:22
"Laughter works like good medicine" (I don't think the employee knew Bill was serious)
All the best,
Laurie
We are under quarantine in the United States..... stay at home orders, only essential business, parks are closed, churches, schools, and for us my family! We have a family of sixteen. Add to that nine spouses or significant others, and five grandchildren....we could be arrested for getting together!
It's almost Easter and everyone goes to church and gathers here to celebrate our RISEN SAVIOR!
This year it will be very quiet and small with only five of us here! I don't know how to cook small....
That's only the half of it! Everyone is getting cabin fever as the weather gets warmer, the sun is calling as well as blue skies and green grass.
Last week, my husband Bill showed off his phone proficiency (at least he gets an A for trying) by getting our church service on zoom.... I told him to just do audio, but he did video as well .... so everyone could see each other. I just told him to not include me in his video!
After a bit, Bill went upstairs to get ready for a shower.......hmmmmm , can you see where this is going???
As Bill was climbing the stairs, my daughter Sarah saw Bill heading up the stairs in his pajamas.
The problem was Sarah was at her house because she was on the church video ...Sarah started texting my daughter Elisabeth (who lives here) to warn her because she could tell that this could REALLY become a situation!!!
Elisabeth started laughing so hard she was having a hard time yelling at Bill to turn the video off...and Bill made it to the bathroom, and he finally heard Elisabeth warning him that everyone that logged into the church service could see him.
THANK GOD that people only saw his p.j.s and his face!
Elisabeth couldn't stop laughing, and I was so embarrassed for him!
When he finally finished showering and came downstairs he was laughing about it too.....
It's really true about a little knowledge being dangerous!!!
As Proverbs 17:22
"Laughter does good, like medicine"
We all had a good dose!!
That was just part one..... Bill and I decided to get curbside service at a nearby restaurant for breakfast.We got our food, and went by the church that we had our first date at. We drove by the pond that is one of our favorite prayer places.
We were about to eat and Bill saw another person pull up so of course Bill wanted to say hi. He got out of the car and they exchanged pleasantries, and then we finished our meal and decided we would go by a lake....... that is if we could find one that was open....these stay at home rules are really stressful!
We got on the road and there was a really loud clunk on the trunk of the car, really puzzling, that is until I asked him where his phone was..We went back and sure enough , it was lying in the middle of the road! At first he only found the case but finally found the phone. Someone had already driven over it so it was not only broken, but curved into a smile shape.So, ....change of plans! We first went to the phone store, but because of the pandemic all non essential businesses were closed. Bill has all of his business contacts on his phone, so he needed to have it.Next, we headed to Best Buy as they had curbside service. He picked out a phone, but they wanted our social security numbers and the computer didn't accept either one of ours...my daughter later told us it was probably because they would use his tax number for a business account....MORE FRUSTRATION!
Bill needed to have computer access, so he decided to buy a laptop for his business.
I have been asking for a laptop for years and he asked the salesman if they had anything Id like. I just happened to have a picture on my phone of the one I've been wanting and of course I asked if I could get it in ROSE GOLD! They said I could get it in two business days delivered to me.. so here I am writing on my lovely new laptop!
Romans 8:28
"all things work together for good to those who love God"
Now for part three
Bill and I didn't let all the strange events ruin our day...We went by three lakes, but more importantly enjoyed some much needed time together!
Then to top off the day had ice cream!
On Monday, Bill took his ruined mess of what used to be a phone to the phone store.....Got a new phone, but no data could be saved. In typical Bill fashion though, he pointed out that the case he bought for his old phone was guaranteed for life.... and would they stand by their promise....Well, this story ends where it started ...
Proverbs17:22
"Laughter works like good medicine" (I don't think the employee knew Bill was serious)
All the best,
Laurie
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