Psalms 61;2b

When my heart is overwhelmed, lead me to the rock that is higher than I

Thursday, May 17, 2007

A little more about me...

1. What time did you get up this morning?   6:26AM
2. Diamonds or pearls?  DIAMONDS
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema?  WILD HOGS  <----I'm dying to ride those hogs!!!!!
4. What is your favorite TV show?  GREY"S ANATOMY
5. What do you usually have for breakfast?  CEREAL,or FRUIT BAR
6. What is your middle name?  RENEE
8. What food do you dislike?  TOMATOES
9. What is your favorite CD at the moment?  BROOKLYN TABERNACLE CHIOR "I'M AMAZED"
10. What kind of car do you drive?  2006 HONDA PILOT
11. Favorite sandwich?  ROAST TURKEY,  RANCH AND SWISS
12. What characteristic do you despise?  SELFISHNESS
13. Favorite item of clothing?  DENIM CAPRIS
14. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go? IRELAND
15. What color is your bathroom?  BURGANDY
16. Favorite brand of clothing?  VAN HUSAEN sp??
17. Where would you retire to? TENNESSEE, HOME SWEET HOME 
18. What was your most recent memorable birthday? WHEN I WAS 16, MOM ARRANGED A SURPRISE BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR ME AND INVITED ALL MY CLOSE FRIENDS!!! MY MOTHER NEVER MADE A BIG DEAL OVER BIRTHDAYS SO THIS WAS A BIG DEAL TO ME.
19. Favorite sport to watch? TENNESSEE VOLS FOOTBALL, OF COURSE!!!
20. Furthest place you are sending this to? ??
23. Favorite saying? YADA YADA YADA
24. When is your birthday? OCTOBER 29, 1973
25. Are you a morning person or a night person? NIGHT!!!!!
26. What is your shoe size?  9
27. Pets?  A CAT AND A ROTTY
28. Any new and exciting news you would like to share with us!  UM...IS THERE ANYTHING IN MY LIFE EXCITING???!
29. What did you want to be when you were little?  A TEACHER
30. How are you today? KINDA MOODY
31. What is your favorite candy?  M&M'S
32. What is your favorite flower?  IRIS 
33. What is your full name?  SHERRY RENEE RICHARDS LAWSON
34. What is the last thing you ate? A CLUB SNDWICH, FF, COTTAGE CHEESE
36. Do you wish on stars?  SOMETIMES...BUT USUALLY I WISH LIKE A PRAYER...
37. If you were a crayon, what color would you be?  GREEN OR PURPLE
38. What is the weather right now?  CLOUDYAND ABOUT 65 DEGREES
39. Last person you spoke to on the phone? DR. BLAINE
41. Favorite soft drink? MT DEW
42. Favorite restaurant?  GREGS PIZZA OR OLIVE GARDEN
43. Hair color? DARK BROWN
44. Sibling(s)? 2 YOUNGER BROTHERS
45. Favorite day of the year?  JULY 4TH
46. What was your favorite toy as a child?  BARBIES
47. Summer or winter? SUMMER
48. Hugs or kisses? HUGS
49. Chocolate or Vanilla?  CHOCOLATE
51. When was the last time you cried? 4 DAYS AGO, WHEN I READ MY FRIENDS BLOG WHO HAS BREAST CANCER.
52. What is under your bed?  MEMOIRS FROM MY CHILDHOOD AND THE KIDS KEEPSAKES IN PIZZA BOXES AND DUST BUNNIES
53. Who is the friend you have had the longest? KIMBO
54. What did you do last night?  WENT TO CHURCH
55. Favorite smell? LILAC
56. What are you afraid of?  HEIGHTS  AND TRAINS
57. Plain, buttered, or salted Popcorn? BUTTERED WITH SALT
58. How many keys on your key ring?  5
59 How many years at your current job? 5 MONTHS
60. Favorite day of the week? FRIDAY
61. How many towns have you lived in?  1
62. Do you make friends easily? HMMM...YEAH, I GUESS
 
 

Saturday, May 12, 2007

Kristi, my friend and her journey

My heart is heavy. My spirit is low...but hers is not. I just got finished reading about her journey. The path that she has to go down in not in her choosing, but obviously God saw that she could handle this and encourage others. She just had both her breasts removed because of cancer and she is cheerful and is to be admired for her attitude toward this awful disease. I cry everytime I read her blog about her journey. I cry because this awful disease is so close to home. Kristi is younger than me. Is that what affects me most?? No, I don't think so. Kristi is such a better Christian than me. Why did it have to be her? Kristi has 3 small kids. Is is right to ask God why? I am sure she has asked many times. Some people think it is not right to question God, but many men and women question God in the Bible. David being one that comes to mind. He asked God why he had left him, he asked God if he had forsaken him, he asked God many questions. God knows that sometimes things like this will cause us to question. What I see is the answer. In Krisit's attitude. I know that I couldn't do as well as she has. That is why I cry. Not because I am sad for her, but because I am encouraged by her. Yes, my Grandmother Vivian had cancer and my Grandfather Burton died of cancer. But they were old. You know, you kinda expect something like that when you get old. Not young. Not younger than me.I think about her every day many times, although I haven't talked to her. It seems like she don't need to hear from me, because I will get her down. I will cry. I will dampen her spirits. I will make her cry. I don't want to do this. I have posted on her blog several times, but I can't just read her blog anywhere. I have to be at home in the privacy of my scrapbook room, cause I know how I will feel from it. Someone may say this is not fair to her. I know. I feel greedy. Greedy because she needs support and I am unable to give it to her. She needs encouragement and I am unable to do nothing but cry. I feel very bad every time I read her blog. Bad because I should be the one to encourage both her and her sister, who is my best friend. Her sister is a nurse. Is that why this has affected me so much? Because I know way too much about this deadly monster? Is her sister having as hard of time as me? I hope not. I just really feel like a very useless friend right now and it is all because I can't deal with things like this very well. Kristi, please forgive me, I love you. You are such a trooper. Your children will rise up and call you blessed. Happy Mother's Day.