Wednesday, November 19, 2008

prayer chain

HELLO!! SO IVE BEEN THINKING(WHAT ELSE IS NEW!) MY CHURCH I GREW UP IN HAD A THING CALLED THE PRAYER CHAIN. MY MOM WOULD GET PHONE CALLS DURING THE WEEK ABOUT PEOPLE WHO NEEDED PRAYER..LIKE IF THEY WERE HAVING SURGERY OR WERE SICK OR LOST A LOVED ONE!!AND SHE'D WRITE IT DOWN AND CALL THE NEXT PERSON ON OUR LIST AND SO ON AN SO ON.AND WE WOULD PRAY FOR THEM THAT WEEK..SO I THOUGH I COULD START ONE!!

SO I HAVE A FEW THINGS.. MY SISTER-IN-LAW SHANNON IS HAVING SURGERY TOMORROW AND SHE IS VERY NERVOUS.(HER THYROIDS ARE BEING TAKING OUT)PLEASE KEEP HER IN YOUR PRAYERS AND ALSO A FRIEND AT WORK FOUND OUT SHE HAS LUNG CANCER(IN BOTH LUNGS). SHE STARTS CHEMO SOON,PLEASE PRAY FOR HER AND HER FAMILY,ALSO PRAY FOR ALL THE PEOPLE WHO ARE STRUGGLING WITH ANYTHING IN THERE LIVES AND PRAY THAT THEY FIND PEACE AND STRENGTH!!

OKAY SO IF YOU HAVE ANY JUST BLOG AND ILL KEEP THEM IN MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS!!!
<3 TANYA

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

I THINK GOD GAVE ME AN ANSWER...

WELL,AS YOU MAY KNOW I HAVE BEEN STRESSING ABOUT OUR BILLS AND HOW WE AREN'T DOING SO WELL WITH THEM..I HEARD FROM A FEW PEOPLE SOME OPTIONS AND LOOKED INTO THEM...BUT THE OTHER DAY I WAS SO FRUSTRATED THAT I EVEN TALKED TO MY HUSBAND ABOUT FILING BANKRUPT!!!

BUT TODAY AT WORK MY FRIEND IN THE BUSINESS OFFICE ASKED ME WHAT WHAT WAS WRONG AND I TOLD HER MY STORY AND SHE SAID BEFORE WE GO THAT ROUTE I NEED TO GO HOME CUT MY CREDIT CARDS UP AND SEND EACH ONE A LETTER OF INTENT..WHICH NEEDS TO STATE THAT WE ARE TRYING AND THAT WE DON'T WANT PHONE CALLS EVERYDAY ALL DAY ..YES WE KNOW WE OWE YOU MONEY!! AND THAT WE'LL PAY THIS (OUR)AMOUNT EVERY MONTH TILL IT IS PAID OF AND THAT WE ASK FOR A REDUCTION INTEREST RATE

SO I GOT HOME AND WE CUT THEM UP AND I AM IN THE PROCESS OF TYPING THE LETTERS...WHEN I HEARD WHAT MY FRIEND SAID, A SIGH OF RELIEF CAME OVER ME AND I THOUGHT WOW..IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ANSWER!! YAY! SO KEEP US IN YOUR PRAYERS!! <3 TANYA

Saturday, November 8, 2008

BLANKETS FOR EVERYONE!!

SO A COUPLE MONTHS AGO I MADE A U OF L BLANKET FOR MY HUSBAND AND A STEELERS ONE FOR MY SISTER-IN-LAWS HUBBY...THEY ARE NO MORE THAN $20 AT WALMART..IN THE FABRIC SECTION.....THEY HAVE ALL DIFFERENT KINDS ..ONES FOR KIDS AND EVEN ADULTS...




HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED


1.3 YARDS OF THE FABRIC YOU CHOOSE..EXAMPLE-U OF L


2. THEN GET A SOLID COLOR FOR THE BACK ..3 YARDS OF THAT 2..EXAMPLE-WHITE


3.ALSO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE SCISSORS AND PINS TO KEEPS THE BLANKETS TOGETHER.(I GOT THE ONES WITH COLORFUL TOPS SO THEY ARE EASY TO FIND IF YOU DROP)


4.AFTER YOU PUT THE PINS IN YOU CUT STRIPS(THEY SHOULD BE AT LEAST A HALF AN INCH BIG) ALL THE WAY AROUND AND DOUBLE TIE THEM...(I ONLY DO 3 AT A TIME)


5. YOU MAY HAVE EXTRA FABRIC..JUST CUT IT OFF!


6. ENJOY YOUR COSY BLANKET!!

Friday, November 7, 2008

7 THINGS YOU DIDNT KNOW ABOUT ME!

SO I HAVE BEEN READING SHANNA'S BLOGS AND I'M ALMOST DONE WITH ALL OF THEM!! HA HA!! AND THERE WAS ONE THAT I THOUGHT WOULD BE FUN TO COPY!
IT WAS 7 THINGS I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT HER..SO NEAT...SO I'M REALLY BORED AND CANT THINK OF ANYTHING TO BLOG ABOUT....SO HERE YOU GO..ENJOY

1.I WAS ADOPTED AT THE AGE OF 9!

2. I WENT TO HAMBURG CHRISTIAN SCHOOL FROM 4TH GRADE TO 7TH GRADE!! I LOVED IT!! THERE WERE 4 KIDS IN MY CLASSES..NO MORE THAN 12!! IN 8TH GRADE MY MOM AND DAD COULDN'T AFFORD THE TUITION SO I HAD TO GO BACK TO PUBLIC SCHOOL! :(

3.I AM THE GRUMPIEST PERSON WHEN I WAKE UP! SERIOUSLY,DON'T TALK TO ME FOR AT LEAST 10 MIN...HA HA!

4.I WAS BAPTIZED AT AGE 9. THE CHURCH I WENT TO WASN'T REALLY USED TO THAT AND THEY THOUGHT IT WAS SO NEAT..(MY PARENTS DIDN'T KNOW IF I WAS BAPTIZED WHEN I WAS A BABY SO...

5.I HAD A BAD SKIN RASH ON BOTH MY FRONT LEGS...I WOULD SCRATCH IT TILL IT BLED ..MY MOM FINALLY FOUND SOME CREAM THAT TOOK IT AWAY..IT WAS SO EMBARRASSING!!

6.IM GOING BLIND! REALLY! I TOOK MY GLASSES OFF TODAY AND I CANT SEE ANYTHING FURTHER THEN 3 INCHES AWAY FROM MY EYES!!

7. I MOVED TO KENTUCKY ON A WHIM...AND I ASKED MY DAD WHAT HE THOUGHT ABOUT IT AND HE SAID "YOU MAY MEET THE MAN OF YOUR DREAMS THERE"....AND I DID!!! ..WOW!

Thursday, November 6, 2008

WHY DO WE STRUGGLE?


MY HUSBAND AND I GOT MARRIED ALMOST 6 MONTHS AGO AND AT THE SAME TIME BOUGHT A CONDO. LITTLE DID WE KNOW THAT IT WAS GONNA BE STRESSFULL. LET ME NOTE THAT WE DO NOT HAVE CAREER PAYING JOBS. AND WE HAVE NO BABIES..YET.

I AM THE BILL LADY.I HANDLE THE MONEY .HOW MUCH WE NEED, WHATS LEFT AND SO ON. BUT LATLEY I MUST HAVE LOST MY BRAIN CAUSE I KEEP MESSING UP. I THINK I HAVE THE MONEY,THEN I DONT AND WE ARE IN TROUBLE! YES,WE PAY THE MORTGAGE BUT THE CREDIT CARDS ARE GETING OUT OF HAND.SOME OF THEM WE GOT TOGETHER AND SOME WAS HIS IDEA OR MINE. SO I AM LOST. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR A NEW JOB OR A PART TIME SECOND JOB.BUT I DONT WANT TO WORK ALL DAY! WHAT AM I DOING WRONG?

DOES ANYONE KNOW A BOOK OR COMPUTER PROGRAM I CAN GO TO,TO HELP MANGAGE OUR MONEY BETTER. BECAUSE IT IS CAUSEING US TO ARGUE AND BRING STRESS INTO OUR LIVES!

THAK YOU AND GOD BLESS!

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

tug-a-war




my dogs are very unique!! nalla is our first dog and she is a (almost)3 year old hound/beagle..i think.the girl i got her from hated dogs and told me she was a boxer..wait till you see the pic she is loveable but very hyper..we have to hold her back when people come over cause she wants to sniff and lick you to death!! and shes great with other dogs which brings me to buddy,our 4 year old terrior mix..his story is ..my boss got him from a friend and she lived with her daughter. well she and her hubby moved to an apt so he didnt have to do yard work and couldnt keep buddy ...her daughter kept him till her house caught fire and she lost everything ..she decided she didnt want buddy and my boss was heartbroken cause she couldnt take her to her apt.so i offered to care for him ..so she now has "visitation rights" i take him to work with me 1 every 2 weeks.


buddy was very sad when we brought him home and nalla wanted to know how long he was staying!!....now they play together..with "the rope"..its is so funny!! nalla tests him to see how far he'll go...and always wants to play...buddy is a little dare devil..he goes right under her and takes it away!! so funny!! ...i love my dogs....


OUR NEW PRESIDENT

TODAY WE HAVE A NEW PRESIDENT!! BARACK OBAMA!!! I AM A DEMOCRAT. AND I VOTED FOR HIM! I HOPE AND PRAY HE CAN LIVE UP TO HIS EXPECTATIONS! OUR COUNRTY NEEDS CHANGE!!

NOW SOME OF YOU MAY BE MCCAIN SUPPORTERS SO LET ME TELL YOU WHAT I LIKE ABOUT OBAMA.

HE IS AN AMZING SPEAKER.HE LOVES HIS COUNRTY. YES,HE IS PRO-ABORTION AND I AM PRO-CHOICE..WHICH I THINK IS THE SAME THING...IF YOUR DAUGHTER IS RAPED AT THE AGE OF 12 WOULD YOU WANT TO HAVE THE OPTION OF NOT LETING HER HAVE THE CHILD? OR LET HER HAVE A CONSTANT REMINDER OF WHAT HAPPEN TO HER AND HOW AND WHY SHE BROUGHT AN INNOCENT BABY INTO THE WORLD??

AND HEALTH CARE...I CANT AFFORD TO HAVE MY HUSBAND AND I ON THE SAME INSURENCE!!! THAT IS REDICULOUS!! SO I HOPE HE CAN MAKE IT MORE AFFORDABLE.

I ALSO THINK THE PEOPLE WHO WORK 2 MONTHS OUT OF A YEAR AND MAKE MILLIONS TO DO NOTHING WITH SHOULD SHARE THE WEALTH!! I WORK MY BUTT OFF AND I AM STILL STRUGGLING!! SO I HOPE HE RAISES TAXES FOR PEOPLE WHO MAKE MORE THEN 250,000 A YEAR!!!

AND LASTLY PEOPLE DONT LIKE THE FACT THAT HE IS AFRICAN AMERICAN...WHY??? WE ALL CAME FROM THE SAME PLACE..WHY DOES IT MATTER WHAT COLOR SKIN WE ARE ....WE ARE NO BETTER THEN ANYONE ELSE!! THEY DONT HAVE AN EXTRA BODY PART....WE ARE ALL HUMAN BEINGS!!!

SO I HOPE AND PRAY WE CAN COME TOGETHER AS AMERICANS,AS HUMANS,AND SUPPORT THE NEW PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES!!!!