37 weeks-no picture

I am 37 weeks today and I am sorry I do not have a recent pic to post. Hope to get one on here soon as time is flyin....

Babies head is down and seems ready for labor...

Mama (that's me) is preparing my mind for the pain because I know once I feel that first contraction it'll all come back to me of all the labors in my past. I wish each kid you had the labors become less painful but so far for me they have not.

It is so worth it though and I can't wait to see him and look at him and praise God for another little miracle.

Love in Christ,
mk

It feels like summer time here!!!

Hello hello hello blog fans and friends.

I know it has been a while since I last posted...and I got so many comments about how much you missed me blogging so I just knew that tonight I could not let my blog followers down....

So...

This is what we have been up to:

-lots of fun since the weather has warmed up. Swimming, playing outside, eating ice cream and popsicles and inviting friends over to play...
-which leads to distractions from school work...but that's o.k. because we are having fun....
-and having some disappointments. Nothing major, just the Cavs losing, pet snails dying, and having to take 2 baths in one week after playing in the dirt and mud....
-still waiting on baby. I am 36 weeks....
-praying for a quick and safe delivery...and dreaming of one too!
-noticing that our lawn needs some major attention and the property owners' association noticing too...
-and I am noticing how I have changed my mind about not needing help after baby is born. Looking forward to my family coming to help and looking forward to meals being made as I humble myself to these gracious people helping me (so so hard to do, but I can get used to it!!!)
-so thankful that His mercies are new every morning....

Love,
mk

Baptized

Kamelah was baptized yesterday and I am trying to post the video but it is not working...this computer does not like me....(Kristen...help me!!!)


But anyway I hope to post the video soon.

Here is Kamelah and the other kids right before the baptism:

Kamelah is coming down to get baptized:

This was a very exciting day for me to see my daughter being baptized. She asked Jesus to come into her heart at three and then at a VBS she asked Jesus into her heart again when she was six. She made the decision to be baptized and in doing so has made it public that she will follow Jesus the rest of her life... it is a celebration... it makes me feel overjoyed to see her doing something so important that will impact her forever....

yet I know the celebrating is not over. It is a moment by moment decision to follow the Lord. It is not easy. She will have to continue to work out her salvation through trials, tribulations, hardships....Jesus said to pick up His cross and follow him daily even when others are not. Even when the road He has you on seems to hit a dead end...

Let me preach a little bit more to ya because I need to hear this myself...(can I get an amen!!)

I am proud of my daughter and what she is becoming. I am thankful that God is working in her at an early age and I hope and pray that she continues to seek Him with all her heart. I pray that her relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ would continue to grow and that she would continue to glorify Him in all she does.

For His glory alone.....

32 Weeks!!!

I am thirty-two weeks this week!!! (Does it look like I am carrying twins because two people have already asked!!) I do feel like I am carrying bigger with this one than the other three. My youngest was 8 lbs. when born so I hope he won't be much bigger than that. Looking forward to this little one coming soon....

I found this verse in 2 Cor. 4:16-18 that really speaks to me this season in my life. "Therefore, (I) do not lose heart. Though outwardly (I) am wasting away, yet inwardly (I) am being renewed day by day. For (my) light and momentary troubles are achieving for (me) an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So (I) fix my eyes not on what is seen, but what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal."

Each day brings new trials, challenges, and sometimes heartache but there is purpose in all that I do and all that I go through...which renews my soul and strengthens my spirit day by day. I am to fix my eyes on what is unseen, what is eternal...that is what counts. Eternity seems so far away to me while living day by day here on Earth, but in retrospect it is not that far at all. Eternity looks like this:

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That dot represents my life here, but that line represents eternity. The scripture commands me to fix my eyes on the line, where there is no more pain, suffering, hurt. That line means experiencing loveliness, holiness, perfectness, and total oneness with my Creator and my Lord and Savior forever. I am sure looking forward to that....

But in the meantime there is a purpose here on earth in which I need to strive to achieve. God has given me a purpose here and so I need Him to renew me day by day in order to go and do the things He has called me to do.

That means going through hardships and trials and.....pain sometimes in order to get there. I hate pain....I am thinking about labor pains right now. I know once that first contraction comes the pain and the memory of it will come back to me. But I also know that with each contraction it will bring me closer and closer to seeing my son whom I have been blessed and priviledged to have and whom I have been praying for, for a very long time. God is so good in creating and bringing this precious little one into the world and I pray and hope he and I will be glorified, shining the light of the Son of Man to others through the truth of God's word and through the Lord Jesus Christ.

For His glory.....

these days are passing fast...

I would like to update you all on what we've been since the last time I blogged.


We had an Easter Party, went on a picnic and Easter egg hunt, took shuttle to the Easter service as we parked in the overflow lot so that Mommy (that's me) could get a free cup of coffee, tried to get my driver's license, failed the test, tried to get car insurace, almost didn't get it, but God found favor upon me and got it just before I went out of town, went to Columbus, GA, saw lots of friends, stayed up late way too many nights, worked on being patient with the kids even when kids were irritable, impatient and demanding to me, drove 8 hours home with kids and stopped three times, was a nice drive and would do it again, saw husband and was happy to see him after a month and a week of not seeing him, we worked on the garage until 1:30 am in the morning the day I got back from my trip, was tired, but woke up ready to go to church, heard a message on our purpose, really learned how to believe and trust in God in the midst of difficulty, pastor said he gets concerned when he has a lot of good days in a row, through the difficult times the Lord is strengthening you, growing you, giving you a deeper sense of your purpose here on Earth, read the Psalms last night, said in Psalm 27, "teach me your way, O Lord; lead me in a straight path", made me think about listening and hearing him speak to me throughout my day in teaching me to be more like Christ, that he will lead me safely and not cause me to stumble...and so then today we went to Bible study, went to the library, made a pecan pie for daddy, taught the girls how to knit, and blew bubbles outside....

So that is it in nutshell on our past two weeks. I am 31 weeks pregnant and feel baby kicking harder and harder it seems each day. Am looking forward to seeing him and holding him. What a blessing!!

Love to you all.

Happy Resurrection Day (a day later!)

Hello All,

What a beautiful day here in North Carolina to celebrate the Resurrection of our Lord and Savior. Early this morning I was awakened in order to prepare myself for the day. Spending time in prayer and the Word and reading of how Jesus conquered death and sin for us all in the book of Luke excited me once again!!!

How humbled I am to have a Savior that cares for me that much to be willing to die for me. And not only that, but to give me a new life, a new heart, and to cleanse me of all unrighteousness. I thank Him for His glory within me. His Spirit is in me and I am a new creature. I am at awe at His goodness and graciousness that He has showed me especially these past few months. I have been trully seeking Him (as life experiences have caused me to be desperate!) and listening to the voice of the Holy Spirit as I teach and train my children and myself. They are teaching me to be patient, gentle, and kind as I work and walk along side them and as the Holy Spirit guides and directs me. I am eternally grateful that I have the Spirit as a comforter, a friend, and a close companion, who is with me 24/7 during these difficult times with Phil being gone, and three children to raise in a dark and depraved world.

I plan to continue to celebrate His resurrecting power within me each day, and thank Him for the gift of the Holy Spirit and for the gift of salvation. He broke every curse that the enemy has on my life and my families life and for every man, woman, and child here on Earth. What great news for all to hear and to accept... Thank you Jesus. You are Real, you are True, and you are the only way to God!!!!

For His glory,

Mary Kay

Romans 6:4-6

"Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. For if we have been united together in the likeness of His death, certainly we also shall be in the likeness of His resurrection, knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin."

The Lord disciplines those He loves!!!

"My [daughter], do not despise the Lord's discipline and do not resent his rebuke, because the Lord disciplines those he loves, as a father the [daughter] he delights in." Prov. 3:11-12

It has been a while since I posted. We have been in AZ and back and are now getting ready to go out of town again next week. My man is gone for a month and we really miss him...

But I know that him being gone has been good for me. The Lord disciplines those he loves and have I been goin' through the spankin' process with the Lord. Not physically of course but in my heart.

My husband's postion requires him to be away from us quite frequently. I have been learning how to let go and to trust God with my man. I love my man but I am loving my Lord and Savior more and more. I am lonely many nights but I am not alone.

I have had to rest in Jesus when frustrated and hurt. I could not do that before. I would be anxious and not fully put my trust in Him. I am learning how to love my children and see them through God's eyes. I am relying on the Holy Spirit more and more and asking Him to teach me and guide me and train me in training my children. He will speak to me but I have to listen. I don't like to hear what He has to say sometimes but I know He cares for me and wants me to be more and more like Christ. I have been going through healing in areas where sin once stood its ground. I am living out the word of God and its truths. God does not want me to stay where I am at right now, but trully wants me whole and healed this side of earth. I have to be willing to give Him everything and to trust Him. I praise Him for waiting for me patiently in giving of myself to him. I am to offer my body as a living sacrifice which is holy and acceptable to Him. This is my spiritual act of worship. So.....

Lord,
I do not want to conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but I want to be transformed by the renewing of my mind. It is so hard when family, friends, and neighbors do not seek Your ways but the ways of this world. Make me stronger, and my family stronger to follow and seek only Your ways. Your ways are good for us because You have a plan and purpose for us and it is a good plan to use us to further Your kingdom here on earth. Help us to continue to seek after you and be molded into the image of your son Jesus Christ.

For it is His power and glory alone that live in us. Let Your light shine upon us so that we can be a light to others in this dark and disturbing world....

mk