tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49054583069801184842024-02-18T20:49:00.953-05:00Ringmaster of the 3 Ring CircusMaster of the 3 Ringed Circus
I often feel like when we go places that the circus has come to town. There is constant motion, usually a few tricks and you almost never know what will happen next. But who doesn't love the circus? So I hope you enjoy reading about the craziness of my day to day life!**TRACY**http://www.blogger.com/profile/08575774842781510807noreply@blogger.comBlogger168125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905458306980118484.post-4417340898484382532016-08-01T22:02:00.000-04:002016-08-04T22:04:59.182-04:00Stuff<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This past weekend was a difficult one. There's no doubt that none of this is easy, but getting rid of things that meant something to someone is hard. These are things my mom treasured, things she worked for...</div>
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We were in Columbia trying to pack up some things. There is just so.much.stuff. My mom was a self professing pack rat. Every time I was having a yard sale, she would ask if there was anything she wanted. I would tell her no and we would joke about how one day I'd just have to get rid of it all over again. I wish that "one day" hadn't come so soon...</div>
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There are things we are keeping, things that are going to charity, things that are going to help others. I feel good about that. I believe she would want to help someone start over. I pray her stuff will go to a woman leaving an abusive relationship, a family who's been burned out, to people whose need is raw and real. </div>
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But (isn't there always one?) loading her stuff and dropping it at a donation site is emotional. This little bench is one she bought for her grandkids. So when the donation team at Goodwill took it away, my heart hurt. I stood and watched, wanting to tell them they couldn't have it. But I didn't, not at first. I fought tears as we drove away and throughout most of lunch at Fatz (the waitstaff must have thought I was crazy), but I finally admitted to Donnie what was bothering me. So when we left, we went back to Goodwill and asked for the bench back (pretty sure they thought I was crazy too). They had to chase it down from the sales floor, but they were kind enough to let me have it. Now it sits in my classroom, and every time my students have read or written this week around the room, someone has chosen this little bench. </div>
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<br />**TRACY**http://www.blogger.com/profile/08575774842781510807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905458306980118484.post-71818774251821876532016-07-25T21:41:00.000-04:002016-08-04T21:42:55.047-04:00New FriendsThis precious lady is a new friend to my family and to Corey. She is just the nicest person and I have enjoyed the two visits I have had with her. Last week she and her husband came to church with us and we had the joy of having lunch with them. This week they ate with our family as we celebrated Corey's birthday. As we were sitting in church the thought came to me that she is the nicest person I wish I didn't know.<br />
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It is totally nothing personal; as I said they are wonderful and I'm enjoying their friendship. You see, our meeting was born in tragedy. Paula was one of the first people on the scene in the wreck that killed my mom. She and her husband had arrived in South Carolina from Texas only days before, and she was actually looking at houses with her realtor when she came upon it. She was there when I could not be. She did not leave Corey until we got to the hospital - insisting on riding to the hospital with him, shielding him from things no one should have to see at 13 or any age, keeping him calm. I will forever be grateful for her, for the way she ministered to my son that awful day. I'm so amazed at how God works, because not only did he send us a precious lady to help our son, he sent a sister in Christ. Worshipping with her and her husband these two weeks blessed my heart, because as hard as this is, I know God has a plan. I love to watch people worship, truly giving their focus to God and as I've done that, I think it's cool that not only is she a sister in Christ, she <i>gets</i> us. Worshipping with hands held high in a "not so traditional" church was not a foreign thing to her. I so love that! I'm thankful that God has brought us together in this difficult phase, and I know he is going to do great things in all of us.<br />
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**TRACY**http://www.blogger.com/profile/08575774842781510807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905458306980118484.post-33468898557807923322016-07-02T00:41:00.000-04:002016-07-02T00:41:19.514-04:00Great LossWith life at warp speed, a return to teaching a few years back, and now 5 kids (my nephew has come to live with us) my blog has fallen by the wayside. I also found that many people who read my blog were just easier to keep up with on Facebook. As many of you know, though, my mom passed away as the result of a car accident last week and now I need a place to process. I know...this is the internet, this is public...but I hope that this will, in some way, help others. So here goes...<br />
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Mom and Corey developed a bond over stargazing at the beach just this month. They were, in fact, heading to the planetarium when the accident occurred. Tonight as we were returning home from a trip, he started telling me the things she told him about stars. Then we started looking to see if we could find Mars, which is what they did at the beach. I could hear him crying in the seat behind me, and all I could think was, "How could they have sat out at the beach 3 short weeks ago on a Friday night like this one looking at these same stars?" When we got home we got out the telescope and tried to find Mars. He told me he borrowed the telescope so she could look with him, and yet there I was...not her. Oh how my heart hurts for him, for all of us...for the time that was stolen and all that should have been. <br />
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I don't really even know how to end this, and I'm sure there's more to come...**TRACY**http://www.blogger.com/profile/08575774842781510807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905458306980118484.post-63990420824371145492013-02-18T15:04:00.000-05:002013-02-20T15:06:20.936-05:00A Surprise Snowfall<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Saturday we were supposed to have baseball tryouts and guess what happened?! There was snow in the forecast...seriously. Now I LOVE snow and have been waiting for 2 years for snow, but it really picked an inconvenient time to happen. As we called all the ball players to let them know about the cancellation, it snowed big beautiful flakes...and not a one of them "stuck." It quit after about 30 minutes and did nothing for hours. I figured it was over. So we took a family trip (minus Corey who was hanging with some friends) to go out to eat and to the mall twenty miles away. On the way there Corey I got a text from Corey that is was snowing and sticking. We stopped at Denny's and got rained on as we dashed inside. By the time they came to take our order the rain had turned to snow. It snowed so quickly that by the time we finished our meal the parking lot and cars were covered. Needless to say, our mall plans got cancelled and we headed back home. We had a few minutes to play in the snow, but it was really too dark so we headed inside after a few. It was a nice surprise!</div>
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Hannah trying to catch snowflakes on her tongue.</div>
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Allie getting snowed on.</div>
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Who doesn't love a cup of hot chocolate after playing in the snow?</div>
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The view from my front door the next morning...BEAUTIFUL!</div>
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Of course we headed back out the next morning</div>
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Getting a snowball ready...</div>
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We even found a mysterious snow circle left by aliens...(ok, so its just a hula hoop the kids left out, but it did look funny.)</div>
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Her party was a success, even if it was thrown together at the last minute. (but hey, that's how we roll.) I'm getting pretty good at telling stories through pictures, so I figured I'd stick with the trend. Hey, if a picture is worth a thousand words, I'm becoming rather grandiloquent.</div>
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The partiers...</div>
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Bubble gum contest...we did bubble gum under whipped cream. They first to find the gum (without using their hands) and blow a bubble won the game. </div>
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Well, we awoke this morning with a teenager. So far, she's still the same kid that she was yesterday. She has not morphed into a sassy, eyerolling, argumentative, drama queen...oh, wait, she's been all that since she was 3. Today's pictures are a lot more hodge-podgish than the other posts because they are, for the most part, pictures Hannah has taken herself. She has developed a passion for photography. She will take pictures of anything, anywhere, anytime...many, many pictures. All I have to say is, "Thank God we live in an age of digital photography where she can do this." She is saving for a camera...not just any camera...a bells and whistles camera. I think she will be saving for awhile. If you have enjoyed these and would like to send a donation please mail it to....(ok, I'm just kidding, sort of ;-) )</div>
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Hannah's first middle school dance. She was excited to say the least. I think she'd been dress shopping on line for close to a year. I'm not kidding. </div>
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We took our family vacation to Disney World. Hannah loved the atmosphere, the street performances where people sang and danced. I'm trying to convince her that she would be much better suited for that as a career than a job in Hollywood. Plus, I could go to Disney World a lot and that would suit my fancy just fine. </div>
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The rest of these are pics Hannah has taken. Of herself...</div>
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on the train tracks</div>
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a wide variety of them at that...</div>
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of things from a different perspective...</div>
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This one was for the Soil and Water Conservation District Youth Photography Contest. She won the county and the STATE!! We were very proud of her, to the least!</div>
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Hannah and Corey went with Dad and Papaw and Jason to the Carolina spring game that year and had a great time.</div>
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Hannah's class field trip in 5th grade was to Washington, DC. Donnie went with her. They logged a lotta steps on that trip and had a great time together. </div>
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Last Day of School Pic. Hannah was officially done with elementary school...</div>
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...and ready to move on to middle school, as you can see in this first day of school pic.</div>
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For our family vacation we stayed at a place near Charlottesville, VA. Each of our kids got to pick one thing they wanted to do and Hannah chose kayaking. She and I had a nice time on the water. We also took a day trip to D.C.and saw some of the sights she and Donnie had seen months earlier and a day trip into Charlottesville. </div>
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Hannah with her cousins in December at PaPa's</div>
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I love this photo of Hannah that I took on that same trip to PaPa's. She took lots of pictures as well. She really developed an interested in photography and loved trying out my new camera.</div>
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Hannah started playing saxophone in the band in 6th grade. She started out playing mine from when I was in band. Here she is at her first concert.</div>
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She was a Hunger Games FANATIC! I mean,over the top. She got me reading the books too, and we went to the movie when it came out. (I secretly enjoyed it.)</div>
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The Hannahs - friends since age 2 </div>
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Love this pic. Don't tell anyone...they really do love each other. They fight and argue, but what siblings don't? </div>
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The perfect gift for a budding star!</div>
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Hannah's 12th birthday party...a skating party!</div>
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The weekend after Hannah's 10th birthday, we went down to visit PaPa & Ganny. Snow was forecasted, but we had no idea we'd get this much! We had so much fun playing in it. It melted quickly so we were able to return home that day. </div>
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Making A Snow Angel</div>
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Hannah and I enjoyed playing Scrabble together. </div>
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Hannah's science project was comparing real hula hooping to Wii hula hooping. She did a great job on her first project and won first place for 4th grade.</div>
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Hannah and Allie in their matching dresses on Easter.</div>
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Hannah was sooo excited to win the lead role of Stuart in Stuart Little for her school's spring theater presentation. She did and an awesome job and we were sooooo proud of her!</div>
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We took a trip to Charleston as soon as school got out and visited the market, took a harbor cruise and went to the water park.(Our personal favorite)</div>
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Back to school - 5th grade. That same year Allie started K5. </div>
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Hannah played in the little theater's summer play again. It was "A Kid's Summer Night Dream."</div>
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That year we took our beach trip in September. It was so nice. Hannah and Corey enjoyed boogey boarding together. I love this picture of them.</div>
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Hannah getting ready to go her first high school football game.</div>
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For Christmas that year Hannah got her ears pierced. She was excited to finally get to wear earrings.</div>
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On New Year's 2011, we enjoyed riding go karts and shooting BB guns.</div>
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Hannah turns 11!!</div>
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Hannah as a 9 year old...a picture journey</div>
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A visit to the ice cream truck</div>
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Hannah practicing piano with a little help from her little brother</div>
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We took a day trip before school started back and went to Looking Glass Falls and Sliding Rock. One trip down Sliding Rock was enough for all of us.</div>
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We went to the zoo for the day with Grandmommy, Aunt Kelly and cousins. </div>
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Vacation! Hannah's favorite thing to do that year was boogie board. </div>
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<span style="text-align: center;"> Hannah participated in the little theater's children's summer workshop for the first time. She was in Alice in Wonderland. She loved every minute of it! Here she is getting her make up done before the show.</span><br />
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We took a trip during fall break to Gatlinburg. We enjoyed Ober Gatlinburg, driving cars in Pigeon Forge, riding the trolley...</div>
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Walking through Gatlinburg was a lot of fun. We stopped to take this shot in this neat part of town.</div>
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Hillbilly Hannah on Halloween</div>
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For Hannah's birthday when she turned 10, we had a friend party at home. Her friends played Wii games, danced and decorated their own cakes. It was a fun party!</div>
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Hannah's biggest accomplishments when she was 8 were becoming a big sister (again), and starting piano lessons. She really enjoyed both. She was in the same class at school, this time in 3rd grade.</div>
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Easter at Uncle Ricky and Aunt Laura's </div>
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Hannah was an enterpreneur. She made potholders and sold them at the end of the driveway. She sold quite a few - mainly because her our neighbors couldn't resist her cuteness - and donated some of the money to charity. We were proud of her for doing that. </div>
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She and her cousin were playing one day and they dubbed May 1st as opposite day. So she is dressed up as a boy and he is dressed up as a girl. They make quite a pair, don't ya think?</div>
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In May they got a new swingset. The two days it took to build it were totally worth it. They really enjoyed it.</div>
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Our vacation that year was one of the best. We stayed at Myrtle Beach and Grandmommy joined us for a few days, but we had a few days to ourselves. That was one of the first times we'd had a vacation with just the five (and a half) of us. Hannah was determined to catch a crab in the inlet.</div>
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Hannah's Barbie house. It used to be mine and my sister's and we pulled it out of storage and repainted it since we finally had room for it.</div>
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Hannah's first day of 3rd grade. She's sportin' her glasses which she got at some point after turning 8. </div>
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Hannah won a reading award at the library. She read books in a variety of categories. She was the only one to win the award that year.</div>
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Since Jon Tyler was about to arrive, we took a quick trip to the mountains for a weekend in August. We visited an Indian village and played at a park where there was a mountain stream and they had a blast. It was nice relaxing get away.</div>
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Hannah and her baby brother Jon Tyler. </div>
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Sweetness!</div>
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My Halloween motley crew</div>
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Watch out Hollywood! Hannah got her first video camera. She was a producer in the making!</div>
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Hannah with cousin Amy, who got to open for Avalon! Hannah was so excited she made a fan poster! We all enjoyed going to the concert.</div>
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Hannah's 9th birthday...we celebrated with a small family party. </div>
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Hannah turning 9 was a hard year for me. I realized that half her time as a kid was over. Not that I'm kicking her out when she turns 18, but it was hard knowing that half the time she would spend with us (potentially) was gone. </div>
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As a 7 year old Hannah was a good natured and well rounded kid. She developed interests in movie making and acting. She would take her younger brother and sister and assign them parts and make them act out a play. I remember Corey and her arguing because she insisted he do the plays and he didn't want to. So she would bribe him to get him to go along with it. At 7 she was still playing with Barbies and loved Hannah Montana. She was in a 2nd/3rd grade combined class. It was a good thing for her since she was only in 2nd grade and was able to be challenged. She had 2 wonderful teachers and loved school!</div>
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Hannah did a science project about the solar system. I think this is when she was still in first grade, though.</div>
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We went to visit Grandmommy over Spring Break and went down to the beach. Even though it was not warm enough for bathing suits, we had fun climbing the lighthouse and playing in the sand.</div>
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On vacation that year, Hannah got to have a makeover and "Libby Lou." It was a perfect place for her!</div>
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Hannah loved to read. I love this picture of her reading to Allie.</div>
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First day of 2nd grade!</div>
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By the time Hannah started 2nd grade we were getting really close to finishing the house. This is Hannah's room. She picked out the color and helped paint.</div>
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Hannah lost her first tooth the last week we lived in our old house. </div>
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Hannah's early "movie making" included this Barbie concert. She set them in various poses and took pictures.</div>
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For Hannah's 8th birthday, she had a makeover party at Mrs. Connie's and had two friends sleepover. </div>
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Hannah with her friends...they had a blast!</div>
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Oh, yeah, and days before Hannah turned 8, we had quite a surprise for her...she was going to be a big sister...again.</div>
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Shortly after Hannah turned 7, our family took on a new adventure - local politics. Hannah took to it quite well. She would proudly ask people to vote for her daddy. She got to hold the Bible at his swearing in ceremony. I love the look on her face here. She looks so proud!</div>
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At Easter that year all cousins, except Shannon, were able to be there so we snapped some pictures of them all dressed up.</div>
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Hannah loved her jeep and loved riding Allie and Corey in it. They would spend hours riding it and I loved it because they could ride it all around the neighborhood.</div>
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Vacation at the beach - of course Hannah posed for a picture in the ocean</div>
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Hannah and Corey loved being buried in the sand.</div>
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Hannah's first day of first grade. She went to a new school that year and had Mrs. Wyatt, who was an absolutely wonderful teacher. Everyone told me how much we'd love her, but they didn't tell us how much she would love Hannah. Hannah was a natural reader. She really excelled at her new school.</div>
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Hannah's favorite day of the entire school is tacky day. She still loves it. </div>
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A princess, a pirate and a Carebear - Halloween 2007</div>
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This picture was taken at my grandmother's house with her cousins Rayden and Quay. It was our last Christmas with MaMa.</div>
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Hannah at Christmas.</div>
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Her "big" present that year was her bicycle - a Barbie one, of course.</div>
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Hannah turns 7! We had a family party and went bowling with her cousins.</div>
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Hannah was excited about getting Heelies for her birthday!</div>
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<br />**TRACY**http://www.blogger.com/profile/08575774842781510807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905458306980118484.post-61103349972986998812013-02-03T21:06:00.000-05:002013-02-03T21:06:20.683-05:00Countdown to 13 - Day 7Since we have entered the digital era and I have soooo many more pics to choose from I have decided to do a pictorial story for Hannah's 6th year.
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We spent a lot of time (by we, I mean Donnie and his father) working on our house. We added room additions and totally remodeled the existing house. Hannah and Corey and I often stopped by to <strike>supervise </strike>check on the progress. Hannah usually grabbed a broom and swept.<br />
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Hannah's baby sister Allie arrived on May 3, 2005. She was such a good helper and she loved holding and feeding her baby sister.<br />
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Hannah was a determined little girl. One day she decided she was going to fly a kite. She ran and ran trying to keep that kite going.</div>
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We vacationed in Myrtle Beach again with some family friends. Hannah enjoyed building sand castles and getting buried in the sand.</div>
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Hannah's first day of kindergarten. She was super excited! I was not. I cried for days. My baby was going to be with her teacher and her friends longer each day than she would be with me. She did great, of course. Her teachers were Mrs. Murdock and Ms. Owens. </div>
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Hannah played soccer. She did great and got to play goalie. This picture is of her and her cousin Jordan when they got their medals.</div>
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**TRACY**http://www.blogger.com/profile/08575774842781510807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905458306980118484.post-57013394220309690022013-02-02T17:49:00.001-05:002013-02-02T17:49:31.569-05:00Countdown to 13 - Day 6When Hannah turned 4 lots of exciting things started happening. That year we had her first big birthday party. It was at church, but we walked over to the fire station and had a tour as part of her party. Two weeks later, it snowed like crazy and by the time it stopped, there was 11 inches...the most in decades. She and I went snow tubing on the "new" hill behind our church. It was the first time either of us had ever been. It was flat out awesome! About that same time, our church started having small groups that met in homes and our family hosted one.<br />
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In June Hannah and her cousin AJ were in an outdoor wedding for a girl who often babysat for them. In July we went on vacation to Myrtle Beach with Grandmommy. In August, we learned that Hannah was going to once again, be a big sister. We bought a new house in September, but it needed A LOT of work. <br />
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Hannah still loved Barbies, playing video games (old school Super Mario Bros. and she was pretty good at it too), reading, drawing, swinging, Disney princesses (esp. Rapunzel)...she was a girly girl and yet she didn't mind playing with her boy cousins and her brother either! She was developing into such a well rounded kid. She amazed us and lots of others with how smart she was!<br />
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**TRACY**http://www.blogger.com/profile/08575774842781510807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905458306980118484.post-69271111733971888652013-02-01T23:41:00.002-05:002013-02-01T23:42:25.470-05:00Countdown to 13 - Day 5From the age of 3 - 4, not much changed around our house. We had a nice routine and Hannah was learning and growing and doing all the things normal preschoolers do. She was in Mrs. Crystal's class at Horizons. She loved her brother, singing, and drawing. She could write most of her letters and was a genius (again, not biased)!
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Hannah playing dress up(obviously she was dressed up as a housewife here. lol). I don't know if you can see or not, that Corey is behind her with the "curling iron." The things little brothers will do for their sisters!</div>
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**TRACY**http://www.blogger.com/profile/08575774842781510807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905458306980118484.post-40754487493657201792013-01-31T22:19:00.001-05:002013-02-01T23:43:56.798-05:00Countdown to 13 - Day 4By the time Hannah was three, she had a baby brother and a toddler attitude. She was not a fan of a nap and had mostly given it up by her third birthday. She went to 2 year old kindergarten at Horizons, enjoyed story time at the library, and was learning her abc's. She loved to write and draw and was very artistic. It was my first year at home with her, and I will always cherish my time with her. She had such an imagination and fun spirit. Her intelligence and memory always floored us. She once memorized a book about a firetruck; she could "read" it page by page from memory. She loved to sing, too. She could sing "Amazing Grace." It was so funny to hear her sing the line "who saved a wretch like me." Hannah's personality continued to entertain us all. She was just so stinkin' cute.<br />
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Hannah was a great big sister. She did have her moments, like the time when Corey was about a month old and she somehow wrestled him out of the carseat and was carrying him. Before that, when he was about a week old, she came running and said, "Come quick, you have to see dis." We came to the living room and there he was with a pair of her sunglasses on. She never really asked us to give him back though, and once he was old enough to play with, she thought he was pretty cool to have around.<br />
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For her 3rd birthday, we took her and Grandmommy to the Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus. It was a great night and she really enjoyed every bit of the circus.<br />
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Hannah as a proud big sister.
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**TRACY**http://www.blogger.com/profile/08575774842781510807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905458306980118484.post-10521217383217544222013-01-30T21:38:00.001-05:002013-01-31T08:34:07.186-05:00Countdown to 13 - Day 3
Hannah's second year was filled with lots more new discoveries. She pretty much spent her first year sitting pretty...literally. Wherever we put her, she stayed...for the most part. (I did say she was an easy baby, right?) She did finally learn to scoot on her butt toward the end of her first year and that was her favorite mode of transportation until she was 16 months old. She rarely crawled. She didn't like those push behind walkers either. She would stand there and cry. We tried and tried to get her to walk to no avail. One day she just walked a few steps and decided it was for her. Then came the talking. Her first sentence came at 19 months - "I want french fries." She hasn't stopped talking since. She discovered TV and loved it! Her favorites were Veggie Tales and Blue's Clues. One of her favorite toys was a Barbie Powerwheels Jeep. She couldn't even reach the pedals, but she loved for us to press the pedal so she could "ride." Before the end of her second year, she was preparing to be a big sister, too.
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Easter pictures from Hannah's second Easter
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Hannah's first trip to Springmaid Beach. We had a great relaxing vacation, and as you can tell, Hannah loved the ocean.
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Second Christmas pictures
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Hannah wasn't really thrilled about this picture.
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Hannah's Birthday Party was Veggie Tales that year and we had a family party at our house.
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Hannah's birthday present...a tricycle!
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<br />**TRACY**http://www.blogger.com/profile/08575774842781510807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905458306980118484.post-84065703790441742472013-01-29T21:36:00.002-05:002013-01-29T21:36:58.719-05:00Countdown to 13 - Day 2Hannah made life as a parent pretty easy. She slept all night at 3 weeks, a feat no other Wade kid even came close to. She was pleasant and easy going. We were told how much life changed after having kids, and it did...but it was not a difficult transition for us. I stayed at home with her for 8 short weeks. Going back to work was one of the hardest things I had to do as a new mom, but I knew one day I would get to be a stay at home mom.<br />
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One of Hannah's favorite things were sunglasses. I guess we started that at an early age. This picture was taken when she was about 3 months old. She also enjoyed her rocking chair and exersaucer.
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Hannah at 4 months old. She could barely sit up to take the picture. <br />
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Hannah's first Christmas = more toys than we knew what to do with...and yet that was only the beginning!
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This is one of my favorite pictures of Hannah. It was taken at her first birthday party in her new wheels - her little red wagon. Her cousin Liz who was about 7ish at the time pulled her around outside our old church and I snapped this picture. The mill in the background is where my father-in-law worked and it has since been torn down so it's got some sentimental value as well.
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**TRACY**http://www.blogger.com/profile/08575774842781510807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905458306980118484.post-78230085277357568872013-01-28T19:46:00.000-05:002013-01-28T19:46:08.567-05:00A Monumental Occasion - Day 1There is about to be an occasion so big, so monumental in this family that I have decided to re-enter the blogosphere to commemorate it. This family is about to have...(drum roll) a teenager!! Oh where has the time gone?!? Hannah will be 13 on February 10, which is 13 days away. So over the next 13 days, I am going to post about her, highlights from each year, special things about her. Today I will start with her birth.<br />
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The week before she was born will always be magical in my memory. It snowed - twice - and there was ice. I love snow, and I'd never seen it snow as much or hang around as long as it did that week. We had a week off from school! We had neighborhood snowball fights and friends over for dinner. I had time to get lesson plans done and everything ready for Hannah. It was perfect!<br />
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Hannah was due January 29. Do you notice a big gap between her due date and her birth date? Yep, she was nice and comfy and determined (to the very end) to stay put. We chose Feb.9, Donnie's sister's birthday as our induction date. How cool it would be for them to share a birthday, or so we thought. Coincidentally Donnie's sister-in-law's birthday is Feb.10, so as the day wore on, I think they were taking bets as to whose birthday she would come on. Hannah was born at 4:06 am, after 21 hours of labor. She was the most beautiful baby we'd ever seen. There were so many things I'd never thought of until she was born, like how cute it was when she stretched or smiled in her sleep, what it felt like to love so differently, what I would do the first time Hannah got her feelings hurt (the role of mama bear came easily), how I wanted her world to be just right...I could go on and on.
It's hard to believe that was 13 years ago. Time flies when you're having fun!
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**TRACY**http://www.blogger.com/profile/08575774842781510807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905458306980118484.post-50433340341607838582012-08-05T00:13:00.000-04:002012-08-05T00:13:36.878-04:00My Two Cents WorthWell, many people have weighed in on the Chick-fil-A issue, so why not me? Usually, I'm a self-proclaimed ostrich. When it comes to news and events, I stick my head in the sand and don't care, pretend they didn't happen, whatever. Well this Chick-fil-A thing has been on my mind and I've read things from both sides regarding the issue. I have gone back and forth...glad that Chick-Fil-A had supporters and that Christians have (finally) taken a stand together. I have been ill that the whole thing has been blown out of proportion and drawn lines.
And then...I saw this picture a few days ago and it rubbed me the wrong way.
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I don't know why exactly. I think it's for more than one reason. At first I thought, "Well, rarely have I seen anyone - Christian or otherwise - lined up to help at a food bank/homeless shelter." I'm not saying there aren't volunteers who faithfully feed the poor and give to the needy. I just don't think that kind of event gets our attention like standing up for "our rights." But also because I see a little bit of truth there and it stings. I had some time over the weekend by myself (I know, rarely does THAT happen) and I was able to put together my thoughts on this.
I drove past a Chick-Fil-A and my first thought was, "Why can everyone have an opinion and express that opinion but Christians? Why is it that anytime a Christian does express their opinion people get offended, call us bigots and declare us wrong?" It made me mad.
My second thought was this...we have done it to ourselves. Really, please read that again, and then, stick with me. Obviously we have been so judgmental, so pious, and so wrapped up in our "religion" that people hate us. And not only do they hate us, they hate everything we stand for. I don't believe this has been an overnight thing. I don't believe one generation or denomination has caused this. But I do want to know...how do we right this wrong? How do we show Christ to people who want NOTHING to do with Him? How do we affect our culture without being misquoted, misrepresented and mistaken? How do we change things that have gone wrong for so long? I know the answer is to love people with a genuine, Christ-like love. What I really want to know - for myself and my fellow Christians - is when are we going to do that? What does that look like? Do we line up outside food banks and homeless shelters to volunteer? Do we take the money we would spend on a Chick-Fil-A (or other restaurant) meal and give it to those organizations? Do we volunteer at abuse hotlines? Do we spend time with kids after school? Do we pick a day to start to make a difference? And if we do - will it be met with the same support that Chick-Fil-A had last week? Or will we let this be another chance we don't seize when we could have shown Christ's love to a lost world?
Just my two cents worth...**TRACY**http://www.blogger.com/profile/08575774842781510807noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905458306980118484.post-91739074414281288252012-02-15T22:07:00.006-05:002012-02-27T10:54:39.070-05:00Speaking Gold and SilverSometimes I am a failure of epic proportions. I don't say this because I am having a bad day or a low self-esteem moment. We are all victims of this thinking from time to time. No matter how hard we try to do everything right, sometimes we manage to mess up a two car funeral. I wake up everyday determined to have patience and speak kindly to my husband and my children, but inevitably by the end of the day, I have spoken something to hurt someone's feelings. No matter what stage of life you're in, you have to deal with people and dealing with people can sometimes get ugly. We hurt the ones we love, the ones we live with, the ones we work with and play with. We hurt our friends and we hurt those we hardly know. But there's good news - we cannot take back the hurtful things we say, but we can ask for forgiveness. Better yet, we can grant forgiveness. Just as we hurt others with our words and actions, we have been hurt by the words and actions of others. After all holding on to a grudge hurts you more than the person who inflicted that pain on you. There's a verse in Proverbs I especially like. It says that "a word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver." I got a clearer picture of that a few years ago when silver and gold jewelry became popular. It was just the right mix and made both the silver and gold stand out beautifully. That is what our "fitly spoken" words are. Beautiful. I hope today that someone speaks kindness to you and that you have the opportunity to speak kindness to others. You might not get it right every time, as I'm sure I won't, but words spoken in love can make something beautiful.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTJexV8T4iH5sUzVG5Wsgl-bAF-27Do49MdS19sFGQY8NBL0KJjBS9dGjDxsoxbOY1vT4qH9sshsmGW6HqWPdrX8ZYUpU19fIJKZkESgm_8RschI9HfA-YBU8LGIrB4a2DHKfjLLVoZXsm/s1600/silvergold.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 192px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTJexV8T4iH5sUzVG5Wsgl-bAF-27Do49MdS19sFGQY8NBL0KJjBS9dGjDxsoxbOY1vT4qH9sshsmGW6HqWPdrX8ZYUpU19fIJKZkESgm_8RschI9HfA-YBU8LGIrB4a2DHKfjLLVoZXsm/s400/silvergold.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713843678672772226" /></a>**TRACY**http://www.blogger.com/profile/08575774842781510807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905458306980118484.post-40350680069388231112012-01-25T18:58:00.000-05:002012-01-27T19:15:18.348-05:00Wordless Wednesday: When No One Was Looking<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHQ4tHQksc2atAJp0Xtia2uSoi9qsamM1bJYIUlNoaWNUuRgkPeNsNsgZeJgXtju5troN3MbnMs6b98oRA7LUMspyoMMJdI-OI1UyjXYfcXVHkxitXy0hd0I_5YP-TzL8H0ixRE3rYs4TH/s1600/DSCN0793.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHQ4tHQksc2atAJp0Xtia2uSoi9qsamM1bJYIUlNoaWNUuRgkPeNsNsgZeJgXtju5troN3MbnMs6b98oRA7LUMspyoMMJdI-OI1UyjXYfcXVHkxitXy0hd0I_5YP-TzL8H0ixRE3rYs4TH/s400/DSCN0793.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702466511555905314" /></a>**TRACY**http://www.blogger.com/profile/08575774842781510807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905458306980118484.post-28446188166559981752012-01-24T21:22:00.001-05:002012-01-27T18:56:03.593-05:00A False StartWell, my last <a href="http://www.ringmasterofthe3ringcircus.blogspot.com/2011/11/starting-where-i-am.html">blog entry </a>was about starting to use my blog to share more than just stories about my kids. I am supposed to be using my blog to share my heart, to share the things God is showing me. I guess I was off to a "false start." I kept thinking of things to share, but I just haven't taken the time to blog. At first my excuse was the holidays but that came and went. Now my excuse is I don't have enough hours in the day. I don't have enough time for <strike>Facebook, Pinterest, eBay</strike>,cooking, cleaning, caring for my children and husband and blogging. Add to that I have an incredible urge every January to buy every possible organizational thing advertised and reorganize something. This year I set my sights on the computer room, cubbies, and snack cabinet. None of those are finished, but they are at least a work in progress. <br /><br />So enough of excuses...update time. Our new year has been off to a good start. Corey and Donnie and a few friends went to the Capital One Bowl and had a BLAST! Not only did they have a fun time, they got to watch an awesome game! Corey really wanted an XBOX 360 for Christmas, but Santa brought him tickets to the game instead. I am sure it was an experience he won't forget! Also Hannah was able to contacts, instead of glasses, which she has been begging me for since last year's eye exam. Thankfully she was a good candidate for them and after a few days of stress about not being able to get them in, she has the hang of it. Allie has started taking ballet lessons, and she loves it. It is so fun to watch her. Soon enough I will remember to bring my camera so I can share pictures. Jon Tyler is just enjoying hanging out with me, I suppose. At least that's what I gather from the fact that he is very reluctant to leave his momma.<br /><br />School started back on the 9th. Some people assume that I am thrilled when they go back to school, but it is usually the opposite. It is so much calmer around here during the day, but I pay for it at night when everyone has homework and is grumpy from being in school all day. This is the longest nine weeks we have - literally - they actually have to go 11 weeks. State testing interferes with our schedule since we aren't a traditional school. Believe me when I say those 2 extra weeks are really L-O-N-G. <br /><br />I am...well, I'm trying without success to find time to do everything I need and want to do. My earlier kidding aside, I am trying to find time to work on my novel that has been floating around in my head and for the first time in years, I have actually put more than a paragraph on paper. (well, in the computer, anyway. I really miss actually writing, but that's a side note and yes, I know I'm a nerd.) I also am toying with a way to start a small (maybe tiny is the better word) card and craft business. This is probably a phase, but I would love to find a way over the next two years to make enough money at that not to have to go back to work full time. It think it would be best for my family if I can be on a flexible schedule even when they are all in school. <br /><br />Well, unless you are one of my kids' grandparents, you probably found this post incredibly boring. I apologize for that. But stay tuned...Wordless Wednesday is coming.**TRACY**http://www.blogger.com/profile/08575774842781510807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905458306980118484.post-11768685673585010622011-11-16T21:12:00.007-05:002011-11-16T22:10:50.866-05:00Starting Where I AmOur Sunday church service was wonderful, and I was very glad to be a part of it. There was a spirit of worship, and I was able to stand back and see God work in several ways. We have been talking about our calling. So many people get hung up on this word. It tends to make people think of being in ministry when, in fact, it can be as simple as doing what you are doing where you are. Donnie and I and about 15 other people were part of a presentation where we shared our calling. We had to write our calling on a large piece of cardboard and hold it up for the congregation to read. I shared that mine is to be a stay at home mom (which I am) and a future writer (which I am working on and have been for a very.long.time.) When we got there and were running through our presentation, Hannah came to me frantically reminding me that we had KidsJam (aka Children's Church). I had traded with a friend and didn't realize that our time was so soon. I had nothing planned. Nothing. And we had the older kids (1st through 3rd grade). If you've never worked with kids you may not realize that no plan means they will eat you for lunch. My topic was peace, and suddenly I felt anything but peace. I had about 15 minutes to pull together something. I prayed (begged God for an idea) and I grabbed my Nook and searched my Bible for peace, finally settling on the story of Mary as she annointed Jesus feet with oil. When we left the auditorium I realized what a large group I had. Preparing to be eaten, I got everyone settled and started into the lesson. We started with a game of Hangman and talked about peace and what came to mind when we thought about peace. The more we got into the lesson, the more I realized what a sweet peace was there. The kids were attentive and everything flowed amazingly well. It was one of the best lessons I had ever taught. After the lesson was over we returned for the end of the service and there was a challenge by our pastor to take our calling out into the world. He ended the service with a candle lighting service and it was beautiful. It was beautiful not because of all the candles being lit but because of what it signified. I was standing at the end of a line and one of our youth came by and asked me to light her candle. After a few minutes passed, one of the kids I just taught asked me to light his candle. Then in just another minute, Allie, my youngest tugged on my shirt and asked me if she could hold my candle. It was amazing to watch that...to realize we are not only called to take the light out of the church and into the world but we are also called to pass it down from generation to generation. My final moment in Sunday's service was a message that has changed the way I look at my blog. I was thinking about the word "future" on my card, and I was bothered by that. I want to write one of these novels floating around in my head. Then God spoke very clearly to me. "Start where you are." That leads me to my blog. This is where I am. Yes I love sharing the funny things I see and hear in my day to day life, and I will still share those. But I also want to use this as a way to share some deeper thoughts, some insights God has given me, and some things to prayerfully encourage someone. I hope you will look forward to reading! Please check back and leave a comment!!**TRACY**http://www.blogger.com/profile/08575774842781510807noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905458306980118484.post-22296415554372410592011-11-05T23:47:00.002-04:002011-11-05T23:56:37.665-04:00Funniest Threat I've Ever Overheard a Momma ThreatenOur town has its very own redneck entertainment every Friday night - amateur wrestling. Only don't tell the die-hards I used the term amateur. I do still have to live here. Friday night I was leaving the Fall Festival with my kids when there was a family in front of us. The oldest child looked to be about 6 and was wailing, just crying hysterically. This continued all the way to the parking lot. Now I will admit, I had an "If that was my child..." moment. She said nothing to this child and I began to wonder if she was just going to ignore her forever. But we were nearly to the car when the momma looked over to the kid and said, "Do you wanna go to wrestlin'?" The little girl nodded. "Then hush," came her reply. I have threatened a lot of things, but that has to be the funniest thing I've ever overheard.**TRACY**http://www.blogger.com/profile/08575774842781510807noreply@blogger.com0