7 Quick-takes (Vol. 1)

Update....alright, little did I know (thanks to Kelly) that Conversation Diary does this 7 Quick Takes every Friday and even includes a Mr. Linky thing. So here's my first (Vol. 1) even though this post was written on Tuesday:

1. Did you watch American Idol tonight? I thought it was pretty good! I wasn't sure about having the new judge, Kara, on there just because I'm old school. But I think I like her. She's beautiful, for one. And I liked her attitude when bikini girl came in...that was so, um, I can't think of the word. Give me a break. And I agreed with Kara, I don't think bikini girl can sing. She's already on my nerves. And she kissed Ryan?! Get over it girl. Okay, sorry about the rant, but really...


So who did you like tonight? I liked the blind guy tonight. And the oilfield guy from Jasper, TX Let me know your faves!

2. Maier Memories awarded me the the "Butterfly Award" for the coolest blog ever! It's my second award (Ash, I've still got to do your award...), so I feel honored and humbled. Thanks!!!Now, I get to award someone, and I award Kelly at Love Well. If y'all haven't read her blog, you need to. She is SO cool, I just love her. She has a precious family. Her writing is very, well, professional, unike mine. Go give her a visit and leave a comment because she's big on comments. Like me. So why don't you go ahead and leave me a comment, too. :)

3. I'm feeling a ton better than from my last wisdom teeth post. Praise God. Someone asked me the other day which was worse, a c-section or getting my wisdom teeth out. They're both pretty bad, but having any kind of terrible pain in your mouth just makes you feel bad all over. And you can't eat, or drink out of a straw, or talk normally, or sleep on your side or stomach like I do every night. It's been miserable. But having a c-section was pretty painful too. The surgery itself was fine, but it's all the other stuff (that is not 'blog-able') that comes with having a baby. If you really want to know what I'm talking about, email me, but most of you mamas probably know what I'm talking about. I don't mind sharing, but just don't really want to put my sufferings on the www if you know what I mean. So, needless to say, c-section and wisdom teeth, both painful, but in different ways. Plus with a c-section, I got something beautiful out of the pain. What do I gain from wisdom teeth removal? Nothing. Loss of wisdom, maybe?

4. I've updated my Prego List, so make sure you check out the updates! I plan on working on a list or something on the side of my blog.

5. Speaking of my blog...I need an update. I seriously need one. I want a professional one done. But I hate to pay for one, you know? They're not cheap and since my hubby thinks this blogging stuff is for the birds and doesn't understand how I can have "blog friends" or why I like to spend my free time reading about other people's lives, I don't think he's gonna go for spending that kind of money. Humph. Guess I'll be doing some updating on my own.

6. If you haven't visited Amanda's blog, go visit her and be a blessing to this family who is enduring so much heartache. I am so sad for this family. I plan on sending a letter to the family. Would you consider it?

7. Would you say a prayer for this pretty little girl?She's been asking a lot lately about asking Jesus into her heart and about Heaven. She tells me that she thinks about Jesus and she prays sometimes "just in her head with her eyes open" (hehe, which I think it so sweet). One her very good friends recently asked Jesus to come into her heart, too. Well, the other night (Jan 5th, to be exact), Jim and I were in the kids' room. We had read them a book and started saying prayers. The boy prayed, then the girl prayed, and then me, and ending with Jim. When it was the girl's turn, her prayer went like this, "Dear Lord, thank you for this day. Help us to sleep good. Help me to be good and forgive all my sins, 'cause I want Jesus to come into my heart. I want to go to Heaven. Amen." Y'all. She's five. I was in tears. And then I had to pray after that. Oh. My. Goodness. Now, I don't know if she completely understands it all. After we had all finished praying, I asked her if she really meant that or if she understood what that meant. She said no. I asked her if she knew she was a sinner and she said yes. I went on to explain how we all are sinners and asked her why she thought Jesus died on the cross for us. She said, "Because he loves me and so that I wouldn't have to." I asked her if she wanted to talk to Mr. Brian (the children's minister at church) or Pawpaw (my dad, since he's a minister) and she said no. I asked her if she wanted to get baptized and she said no. I asked her if some of her friends asked Jesus into their heart, and she named ____ (the girl I spoke of earlier) and then ____ at school but he does it every time he prays. I explained to her that once Jesus comes into your heart, he's not going to leave. He's wants to live there forever. The whole while, she kept trying to change the subject and would laugh at the boy doing something because I think she got a little embarrassed that I kept on about it and made kind of a big deal about it, so I just told her that I would pray for her. Then in a little while, she comes walking into the kitchen where Jim and I were standing and asks me with tears in her eyes, "When are you going to pray for me?" I said, "Sweetie, I pray for you all the time. All day long. But I will pray for you tonight, okay?" Then she just burst into tears. (And let me say that I can remember the night so vividly when I asked Jesus into my heart. I was so emotional and remember crying with my mom and dad.) So I sat down on the couch and held her (while she cried for her Lola, my mom, whom she always wants when she's really upset like she was). Then I laid in bed with her for a while and just prayed over her. For her to really truly understand what all of this means. That God longs for a relationship with her. That when she surrenders to Him, she is saying that she believes and is putting complete trust in Him. For God to protect her heart and mind from the enemy, because I know that she is learning and beginning to yearn for God and the enemy despises that. Would you pray for her? And for Jim and I? That we would be ready to answer her questions. I'm not going to say whether the other night was "the time" she was saved or not. I can't judge that. I just want her to truly understand it all.

Now, something to lighten things up a bit...we were at my parents' house the other night and she just volunteered the information to my parents and said, "I asked Jesus into my heart and I know what that means." Well, okay sister. Amen if you know what it means! Of course, my mom was very encouraging about it. But really, this is a prayer of mine for this new year. That I would be the godly example of what a Christian woman should be and that she would see Jesus in me. Now, any advice for me???