Growing in the Lord: I can really tell that the Lord has been working on my heart. Yesterday the girl that babysits Isaac (our nextdoor neighbor), came and asked me if her friends could play with a ball of Isaac's. It's one of those huge red ones, and they kids were playing kickball with it. When I went to put it away last night, I could tell it was a little smaller than before. I was a little ticked, but then I remembered the ball only cost me $2.50. I thought, well, that ball didn't even get the kids $2.50 worth of fun! (instead of being mad that the kids may have broken it) Then the kids came over and were playing with it again tonight....and I had to smile. Now, if this had happened last summer I may have gone out there and took the ball away. But this yr, with the Lord in my life full time, I don't care near as much about the little things like this! I kinda wanted to watch them play but I thought they might think I was watching the ball and not them, so I snuck in a couple peeks but didn't stare, lol. Then I got to thinking that I might go buy another ball for them, since this one seems to be deflating. I don't even care that Isaac gets to play with it, as long as when he wants to play they let him. He really wasn't as interested in the ball as I thought he would be. I always wanted to be the person the neighborhood kids came over to see...you know, the one person they come to for advice and all that. Maybe I can be the ball lady. Hey, maybe I will buy a huge toybox and fill it with balls for the kids. There ya go. Anyways I just wanted to let you all know, that the neighborhood kids like to play kickball with Isaac's big red ball. LOL! back top Year in Review: 2002 December, 2002 This year has been the most wonderful one for me yet, even including 2001 when I became a mommy. IN September this year, shortly after I found this board, I came to understand what the Lord TRULY has done for me and that I should start to really, really give back to Him. The board has helped a LOT in that aspect, making sure I get my daily dose of Praise and Prayer, ect. I really needed help in making God a part of everyday life and you all are a MAJOR part of making sure I do. At the end of Sept, I went to a women's retreat that changed my life forever. I came home a whole new woman. I was renewed in Spirit a million times over during those three days and I will never forget it. So yes this last year has changed almost everything about me...from growing as a mother (my BABY turned ONE this year!) to growing in Spirit. I am a completely different person that I was last year at this time. This is Debbbie with her son, Issac, Christmas 2002
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