Hello to all! I just wanted to post to let everyone know that I am still alive. Being an "Everyday Christian Mom", I have been focusing on following him as I handle the ups and down of kids, life and more. A break from the blog was in order to make the important things were taken care of.
In an effort to make more time for what's important, I am taking a completely different professional route,pursuing my passion for Art and helping others. I am excited to be in the process of opening a Chapter of Art Without Boundaries in the New Orleans Westbank Area by becoming certified as a Mneme™ Therapist. What is MnemeTherapy™ you ask?
Mneme Therapy uses singing, story telling, and movement in addition to painting in a way that involves "whole-brain communication."
MnemeTherapy™ uses everyday
pleasures such as singing, movement,
painting and story telling in a unique
combination to stimulate dramatic
changes in the brain. Although our goal is
to provide a rewarding experience,
documented testimonies show significant
improvement in some clients in verbal
skills, mobility, combativeness, spatial
acuity and understanding instructions.
The Art Without Boundaries Mission
To Improve The Quality Of Life For Individuals With Autism, Alzheimer's Disease & Other Related Disorders Of The Brain By Promoting MnemeTherapy™. Through MnemeTherapy™ We Are Able To Witness A Meaningful Improvement And Renewed Interest In Life.
You can help us raise money to open the chapter through the IMAGINE THAT program. For a small donation ($5.00 for 5 images), you can purchase down-loadable images of artwork that has been created by individuals with autism, Alzheimer's Disease, and other related disorders. When you make a donation please specify AV123 as the recipient, so that the funds will go to our chapter!
Check out the slide-show below to learn more about Art without Boundaries:
Art Without Boundaries SlideShow
Becoming a Mneme™ Therapist will allow me to pursue a passion, help others and make my own schedule (making time for the family). I am very excited about this new chapter of my life! Thanks in advance to all that can help!
Monday, April 12, 2010
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Fort Hood Soldiers Prayer/Thoughts Thread
Let your voice be heard! Add your thoughts below on each slide of the voicethread in remembrance, support, and prayer for those affected by the Fort Hood Tragedy. Just click the play button, click "comment" (at the bottom of the voicethread window) and choose your method of participation (web cam, microphone or text). No additional software or downloads are needed. For further instructions or info on using a voicethread, see the links below the voicethread window. Thanks for participating and God Bless you.
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Thursday, September 3, 2009
My Kids Amaze Me!
This post is one that I wrote over at the Everyday Christian Moms Network to go with our weekly blog theme, "My kid's Amaze Me."
We would love to have you come on over to the network to participate. We welcome, previously published posts from your personal blog, as well as links your blog.
My kids continue to amaze me by teaching me something new almost daily. I firmly believe that children are God's way of revealing Himself to us. The joy of parenthood lets us experience a piece the love that God feels for us as His children.
To illustrate how my kids "teach" me, I will share a story that actually happened this Sunday.
We were on our way home from church (I had my 9 year old daughter and four year old daughter in the car with me) and the road that I usually go home on (a highway) was blocked off. They did not do a very good job of providing detour signs. Now, anybody who knows me understands that I can get lost in a paper bag! Turn me around once and I am helpless! With us being new to the New Orleans area, I had no idea how to get home. So of course I did what any sane person would do, I went around and around in circles (each time ending in a spot that was back BEFORE the road blockage, even though I thought I had passed it). Every time we came back to the blockage I would exclaim, "What? how did we get back here? Dagblasted, dogone it!" (Like most moms, I used made up curses to avoid using bad language in front of my kids)
Finally after coming back to the road block 3 times, my nine year old looked at me and said, "Mom why don't you just pray about it and we will get home. Your way of handling it doesn't seem to be working."
I just looked at her and wondered two things. Why was she being so cheeky? and Why I hadn't thought of that before? Then my emotion turned to being amazed that she had said something so profound. So there we were in the car, saying a prayer together for God to get us home. Sooooo... I think you can guess what happened next. Almost immediately, I recognized a landmark and we made our way past the roadblock and back onto the highway. As we got onto the highway we all yelled. "Yay!" (you have to remember we had been driving around for an hour so this was a big deal)
A little bit down the road, I hear a little voice from the back of the car say, "Thank you, God!" It was my four year-old Lilly. Deborah and I joined in the thanksgiving for the miracle that God had performed on our behalf (again, if you know me, you know that it was a miracle that we found our way!)
So, that is my story about "how my kids amaze me". They amaze me by loving God with an innocence that seems to get all mixed up for us as adults. I thank the Lord for sending these precious ones into my life! He reveals His love to me through them on a daily basis!
Matthew 18:2-4 (New International Version)
2He called a little child and had him stand among them. 3And he said: "I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. 4Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
We would love to have you come on over to the network to participate. We welcome, previously published posts from your personal blog, as well as links your blog.
My kids continue to amaze me by teaching me something new almost daily. I firmly believe that children are God's way of revealing Himself to us. The joy of parenthood lets us experience a piece the love that God feels for us as His children.
To illustrate how my kids "teach" me, I will share a story that actually happened this Sunday.
We were on our way home from church (I had my 9 year old daughter and four year old daughter in the car with me) and the road that I usually go home on (a highway) was blocked off. They did not do a very good job of providing detour signs. Now, anybody who knows me understands that I can get lost in a paper bag! Turn me around once and I am helpless! With us being new to the New Orleans area, I had no idea how to get home. So of course I did what any sane person would do, I went around and around in circles (each time ending in a spot that was back BEFORE the road blockage, even though I thought I had passed it). Every time we came back to the blockage I would exclaim, "What? how did we get back here? Dagblasted, dogone it!" (Like most moms, I used made up curses to avoid using bad language in front of my kids)
Finally after coming back to the road block 3 times, my nine year old looked at me and said, "Mom why don't you just pray about it and we will get home. Your way of handling it doesn't seem to be working."
I just looked at her and wondered two things. Why was she being so cheeky? and Why I hadn't thought of that before? Then my emotion turned to being amazed that she had said something so profound. So there we were in the car, saying a prayer together for God to get us home. Sooooo... I think you can guess what happened next. Almost immediately, I recognized a landmark and we made our way past the roadblock and back onto the highway. As we got onto the highway we all yelled. "Yay!" (you have to remember we had been driving around for an hour so this was a big deal)
A little bit down the road, I hear a little voice from the back of the car say, "Thank you, God!" It was my four year-old Lilly. Deborah and I joined in the thanksgiving for the miracle that God had performed on our behalf (again, if you know me, you know that it was a miracle that we found our way!)
So, that is my story about "how my kids amaze me". They amaze me by loving God with an innocence that seems to get all mixed up for us as adults. I thank the Lord for sending these precious ones into my life! He reveals His love to me through them on a daily basis!
Matthew 18:2-4 (New International Version)
2He called a little child and had him stand among them. 3And he said: "I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. 4Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
God Speaks to Us Where We Are-Even Through the Phone
I was just sitting here doing my daily bible reading and realized that it is truly a sign of the times that I am reading the bible on my iphone! With the application I am using, it is so easy to change the translation, search, bookmark, read, follow a bible reading plan and have it all at my finger tips. Since I take my phone everywhere, I always have the WORD at my side. It has actually encouraged me to refer to it more, what a blessing! I can pull it out while I am waiting somewhere or when I am a passenger in the car. While many say that technology takes us away from what is important, I have to say that when used correctly, it can be a tool to help us grow in our walk. Never before has the good news been so available and accessible to so many. God is using it to speak love into the lives of those that will listen.
I shared this poem before on the ECM blog awhile ago and will share it again in the context of this post:
Cell Phone vs. the Bible
I wonder what would happen if we treated the bible like we treat our cell phones?
What if we carried it around in our purses or pockets?
What if we turned back when we forgot it?
What if we flipped through it several times a day?
What if we used it to receive messages from the text?
What if we treated it like we couldn't live without it?
What if we gave it to kids as gifts?
What if we used it when we traveled?
What if we used it in case of an emergency?
What if we upgraded it to get the latest version?
This is something to make you go...hmmmm...where is my bible?
Oh, and one more thing, we don't ever have to worry about our bible being disconnected because Jesus already paid the bill!
So I have found a way not to have my cell phone at odds with the bible, but working together with the word as a tool to help me grow my spiritual walk. God is so good, He will speak to us in so many ways (even through my cell phone!) How great is it that He meets us right where we are?
Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God.
Luke 11:28 NIV
I love this Mercy Me Song. It talks about letting the Word of God speak. Whether it is through your phone, the counsel of another person, a fleeting thought, an act of kindness, traditional bible reading or in deep prayer; take the time to listen to Him, reflecting on His word. He will meet you and speak to you right where you are.
*Please Note*
You must scroll to the bottom of the page to turn off the music before playing the video.
I shared this poem before on the ECM blog awhile ago and will share it again in the context of this post:
Cell Phone vs. the Bible
I wonder what would happen if we treated the bible like we treat our cell phones?
What if we carried it around in our purses or pockets?
What if we turned back when we forgot it?
What if we flipped through it several times a day?
What if we used it to receive messages from the text?
What if we treated it like we couldn't live without it?
What if we gave it to kids as gifts?
What if we used it when we traveled?
What if we used it in case of an emergency?
What if we upgraded it to get the latest version?
This is something to make you go...hmmmm...where is my bible?
Oh, and one more thing, we don't ever have to worry about our bible being disconnected because Jesus already paid the bill!
So I have found a way not to have my cell phone at odds with the bible, but working together with the word as a tool to help me grow my spiritual walk. God is so good, He will speak to us in so many ways (even through my cell phone!) How great is it that He meets us right where we are?
Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God.
Luke 11:28 NIV
I love this Mercy Me Song. It talks about letting the Word of God speak. Whether it is through your phone, the counsel of another person, a fleeting thought, an act of kindness, traditional bible reading or in deep prayer; take the time to listen to Him, reflecting on His word. He will meet you and speak to you right where you are.
*Please Note*
You must scroll to the bottom of the page to turn off the music before playing the video.
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