Thanksgiving

I have been thinking about how I want my table to look for Thanksgiving. I can remember several years ago, Mark's Aunt Jozada hosted Thanksgiving. I will never forget how lovely her table looked. She has beautiful antique turkey plates. She told me they are very hard to find. Her goal is to have a twelve piece place setting for each of her boys. That is so nice of her; she is a sweet person.

I am thankful for the internet. I can always get ideas from several different sources.

This past weekend was a great one!! We stayed home Friday night, and did the normal Saturday things. (Walmart, etc.) Sunday after church, I went wa---y out of my comfort zone. I am a firm Sunday afternoon nap taker, and Titan watcher, but this Sunday after church I went four-wheeler riding with mark and the kids. I had a great time and learned it is nice to get out of my comfort zone!:) I had never been riding where they rode, and it was beautiful. Mark and I talked about it and he brought up a good point. We would never get to see this unless we had a four-wheeler. I agreed, but I honestly think he is trying to get me in the right frame of mind to drop the bomb. He wants a side-by-side something. Mark takes the bumper sticker on the back of our boat to heart. (which I did not even know was on there until recently) It reads, "Whoever dies with the most toys wins" ( or something like that) I know it is coming, I just do not know if it is a side-by-side or a jeep! He kept on saying, "Now Momma (he calls me that when he wants to persuade me) you would not get scared at all if we had a side-by-side.:):):) Anyway we went to some caves, the lake and alot of pretty places. I think spur-of-the-moment trips are the best. And I read being spontaneous keeps you young, so by all means, I will be!!!
I think it is neat the kids still "let" us be around. We like to think they always will...but probably not. You know me, I like having everyone in the nest!!! I am thankful that I realize to enjoy everyday and live it, because there may not be a tomorrow. When I was younger, I was just worried about "getting things done" and moving to the next function; That is sad, because I feel like I have not done several things that I should have, but I will make up for lost time and live for today. and maybe, just maybe I will be skinny and look younger too:):):):): Dream--------weaver------:):):):):)

Some of my favorites

I like A.J. because he is just a good-ole-boy, that just happens to get paid the big bucks to be himself. He is so down-to-earth. I love folks like that! I will share a quick funny with ya...we were at the lake and I saw Alan's houseboat. I quickly lectured the kids to not stand up and yell at him that he deserved his privacy. Well, the closer we got to him, I noticed I got nervous. By the time we reached his boat, I was up yelling and screaming, ALAN, ALAN, ALAN!!! I was having an-out-of-body, well anyway, when I regained by composure, I looked and the kids and Mark were just sitting there calmly looking at ME being....well, Debbie!!!
Trace is just a gentleman. Every since Celebrity Apprentice, with the Donald, I have like Trace. Miranda Lambert is just a fireball!! Love,love, love her. And George, well he is soooooooo fine-------I love ALL his songs and him.

Seven Facts about Myself..strange/weird/funny/unusual...

1. I sing to Nick daily.
2. I am a carnivore (love meat)
3. I love fresh, real horseradish on peel and eat shrimp
4. I drink a diet coke every morning
5. I call my brothers "the thorns" of course I am "THE ROSE":)
6. Mark and I have nicknames that go wa-----y back, Poo and Doo, now we have the pooling and dooling and our grandchildren are going to call us Poo Poo and Doo Doo:)
7. I crow like a rooster at inappropriate times!

I feel like I have been to some kind of therapy, sharing my "guts". Kim Cantrell tagged me to share seven facts about me. Well, there you go. If you think I am a nut case (you would be right) I tag Kat and Susan. This should be great. Come one ladies, make me look normal:)heheheheheheheheheheeeeeeeee

My thoughts today...

I have thought a lot today about many different things. Christmas, (and by the way I will say Merry Christmas! People are trying to be too politically correct these days)Thanksgiving, prom, sr pictures, getting carpets cleaned, dog groomed, my birthday, work, project graduation, prom dresses, limos, leaves, Kallie not feeling well, supper whew-wwwwwwwwwwww I am in overdrive.(aren't we all)

I have promised my self to be true to God. To speak-up about my religion when it may be hard or uncomfortable for me to do so. To confess I worship a very real-loving-alive God and try to convience others to do the same. However, I also will admit I am a sinner. I think it is my responsibility to teach non-christians, that christians are not perfect. I have noticed that is the title some give to christians. This is such a mis-conception. We are just forgiven, however, grace is not a license to sin. We need to be the best we can be, and pattern our life after the perfect example,Jesus. I make many mistakes, but GRACE is a gift, (it cannot be earned) a gift from a loving-God that I want to serve. I also think it is important to realize we are here TO serve and not to BE served. Jesus, our example, served daily. I try to help someone in some small way every-day. It is not the extraordinary things we do, it is the everyday small things we can do, that lightens others loads that can makes a difference. I want to make a difference.

I am tired of thinking now!!!! My friend Delia thinks a lot and I often kid her about it!! I can't see how see does it; it wears me out!:)))))))))

My thoughts today...

Ben Stein on Religion

The following was written by Ben Stein and recited by him on CBS Sunday Morning Commentary.

My confession :
I am a Jew, and every single one of my ancestors was Jewish. And it does not bother me even a little bit when people call those beautiful lit up, bejeweled trees, Christmas trees.. I don't feel threatened. I don't feel discriminated against. That's what they are: Christmas trees.

It doesn't bother me a bit when people say, 'Merry Christmas' to me. I don't think they are slighting me or getting ready to put me in a ghetto. In fact, I kind of like it It shows that we are all brothers and sisters celebrating this happy time of year. It doesn't bother me at all that there is a manger scene on display at a key intersection near my beach house in Malibu . If people want a crèche, it's just as fine with me as is the Menorah a few hundred yards away.

I don't like getting pushed around for being a Jew, and I don't think Christians like getting pushed around for being Christians. I think people who believe in God are sick and tired of getting pushed around, period. I have no idea where the concept came from that America is an explicitly atheist country. I can't find it in the Constitution and I don't like it being shoved down my throat.

Or maybe I can put it another way: where did the idea come from that we should worship celebrities and we aren't allowed to worship God as we understand Him? I guess that's a sign that I'm getting old, too. But there are a lot of us who are wondering where these celebrities came from and where the America we knew went to.

In light of the many jokes we send to one another for a laugh, this is a little different: This is not intended to be a joke; it's not funny, it's intended to get you thinking.

Billy Graham's daughter was interviewed on the Early Show and Jane Clayson asked her 'How could God let something like this happen?' (regarding Katrina) Anne Graham gave an extremely profound and insightful response. She said, 'I believe God is deeply saddened by this, just as we are, but for years we've been telling God to get out of our schools, to get out of our government and to get out of our lives. And being the gentleman He is, I believe He has calmly backed out. How can we expect God to give us His blessing and His protection if we demand He leave us alone?'

In light of recent events... terrorist attacks, school shootings, etc. I think it started when Madeleine Murray O'Hare (she was murdered, her body found a few years ago) complained she didn't want prayer in our schools, and we said OK. Then someone said you better not read the Bible in school. The Bible says thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal, and love your neighbor as yourself. And we said OK.

Then Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our children when they misbehave because their little personalities would be warped and we might damage their self-esteem (Dr Spock's son committed suicide). We said an expert should know what he's talking about. And we said OK.

Now we're asking ourselves why our children have no conscience, why they don't know right from wrong, and why it doesn't bother them to kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves.

Probably, if we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure it out. I think it has a great deal to do with 'WE REAP WHAT WE SOW.'

Funny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder why the world's going to hell. Funny how we believe what the newspapers say, but question what the Bible says. Funny how you can send 'jokes' through e-mail and they spread like wildfire but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord, people think twice about sharing. Funny how lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene articles pass freely through cyberspace, but public discussion of God is suppressed in the school and workplace.

Funny how we can be more worried about what other people think of us than what God thinks of us.

Tennessee TITANS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can hardly contain myself thinking about the game Sunday. I hope we can hold our composure and "bring it" to Jacksonville!! What a defensive line, and what about Kerry Collins??????? MVP (aged to perfection:)!!)GO-OOOOOOOO Titans!!