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Thursday, May 7, 2009
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Update from the front lines.
Drama of the week: Monday - Jacob wakes up with 102 temp. We spend the entire day at the E.R. and then Vandy Hand Clinic. Tuesday - Mom has minor nervous breakdown - no biggie. Wednesday - mom is on the verge of full-fledged nervous breakdown. Our house is officially on the market and have a ton of work to do on it along with trying to keep it clean. Jacob starts hand therapy today that I have no idea how I am going to get him to and Chris is out of town. God never gives us more than we can handle, right? RIGHT???
Oh and I am having a yard sale on Saturday. :)
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Well, the latest drama unfolds at the Brown House.......
Jacob was playing with some kids Saturday afternoon and put his hand through a plate glass window. He sustained a VERY BAD injury to his left hand and was transported from here to Vanderbilt Children's Hospital in Nashville. After undergoing some extensive hand surgery he is home and doing well. He will be out of school for a bit and then will undergo therapy to try and regain movement and feeling in his middle finger and feeling in his index finger. The good thing is that they were able to save his fingers! We are thankful to God for being merciful to us......
Please be in prayer for our family as we put our house on the market. I am ever sure that God is leading us to sell our home, so I know that I need to have faith that He will make that happen, but I am very anxious about it. I am really in need of prayer in this area.
Thanks and love to all!
Melissa
Jacob was playing with some kids Saturday afternoon and put his hand through a plate glass window. He sustained a VERY BAD injury to his left hand and was transported from here to Vanderbilt Children's Hospital in Nashville. After undergoing some extensive hand surgery he is home and doing well. He will be out of school for a bit and then will undergo therapy to try and regain movement and feeling in his middle finger and feeling in his index finger. The good thing is that they were able to save his fingers! We are thankful to God for being merciful to us......
Please be in prayer for our family as we put our house on the market. I am ever sure that God is leading us to sell our home, so I know that I need to have faith that He will make that happen, but I am very anxious about it. I am really in need of prayer in this area.
Thanks and love to all!
Melissa
Friday, April 24, 2009
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Easter 2009
Just a few pics from one of the most enjoyable Easter Sundays I remember having in a LONG time. I miss my family and when they are in town I relish every moment I have with them. Enjoy.....
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Not much going on the Brown House lately. I guess the biggest news is that I am going to be typing from home again in the afternoons after I work at the church in the mornings. This will allow me to make some much-needed extra money and be at home with the kids at the same time. I have basically concluded that I am never going to have a "career" or figure out what to "do with my life". Just doesn't seem in the cards for me. I would much rather be at home with my kids as much as I can. Money just doesn't compare to being able to be with them while they are still at home.
We are preparing for Easter at our house and I am excited that my family is going to be able to come spend the day at our house. If there was one thing I could change, it would be to love closer to my Dad, sister and nieces. I am so blessed to have them. Sunday will consist of church and then eating some ham, rolls, green beans, potato casserole and macaroni and cheese (our traditional Easter meal). I can't wait!
We are preparing for Easter at our house and I am excited that my family is going to be able to come spend the day at our house. If there was one thing I could change, it would be to love closer to my Dad, sister and nieces. I am so blessed to have them. Sunday will consist of church and then eating some ham, rolls, green beans, potato casserole and macaroni and cheese (our traditional Easter meal). I can't wait!
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Pine Ridge Mission Trip 2009
Well, we are gearing up for our 2009 trip to Pine Ridge Reservation. This year we will be gone June 7-12 to Oglala Recreation Center on Pine Ridge. While there we will help with Vacation Bible School and also with some manual labor needed in that area. If you feel led this year to make a contribution to help us with our trip ($1500.00 approximately), you can make a check to Winchester Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 200 2nd Ave, NW, Winchester, TN 37398. You can notate "Brown Mission Trip" on the memo line and you will receive credit for it for your 2009 tax return.
This year we know what we are getting into and although we know it is going to be an absolutely exhausting trip, we also already know the blessings we are going to receive while we are there. Love to all! Melissa
This year we know what we are getting into and although we know it is going to be an absolutely exhausting trip, we also already know the blessings we are going to receive while we are there. Love to all! Melissa
Friday, March 27, 2009
The Proctors
Please check out the new website link that I have posted to the right. It is called proctorpassages.org and highlights the African ministry of some dear friends of ours. Meredith and Philip were friends of ours when we lived in Chattanooga and we have had the wonderful opportunity of watching them move on to ministry in Africa (which is where their heart lies). They are doing wonderful things for the kingdom of God. Visit their site at:
www.proctorpassages.org
www.proctorpassages.org
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Inspiration from a friend on Facebook
This is an inspirational note that a friend of mine posted to her Facebook Wall. I found it so true in my own life right now. We have to stop fighting and just let go. Start truly loving others and ourselves. This is not a "Christian" devotional, but has such words of wisdom for all of us......
I am at a time in my life/journey that I can say I finally get it... When in the midst of all my fears and insanity I stopped dead in your tracks and somewhere the voice inside your head cries out - ENOUGH! Enough fighting and crying or struggling to hold on.There are times when I compare myself to a child quieting down after a blind tantrum, wait I still have those today so I guess I am still a child :-) my sobs then begin to subside, I blink back tears and through a mantle of wet lashes you begin to look at the world through new eyes. This is my awakening. I am learning the importance of loving and championing myself and in the process a sense of new found confidence is born of self-approval. I stop bitching and blaming other people for the things they did to you (or didn't do for you) and I have learned that the only thing you can really count on is the unexpected. I am learning that people don't always say what they mean or mean what they say and that not everyone will always be there for you and that it's not always about you. So, I am learning to stand on my own and to take care of ME and in the process a sense of safety & security is born of self-reliance.For me today it is all about opening up to new worlds and different points of view. Learning the difference between wanting and needing is something that I am really looking closely at. I will be the first to admit that I don't know everything, it's not my job to save the world and that you can't teach a pig to sing. Distinguishing between guilt and responsibility and the importance of setting boundaries and learning to say NO are actions that are right in front of my face today. I am also learning about about love. Romantic love and family love, how to love, how much to give in love, when to stop giving and when to walk away. You learn not to project your needs or your feelings into a relationship.The one important thing that I am finally understanding is to look at relationships as they really are and not as I would have them be. You stop trying to control people, situations and outcomes. You learn that just as people grow and change so it is with love.... and you learn that you don't have the right to demand love on your terms... just to make you happy. And, you learn that alone does not mean lonely...You come to the realization that you deserve to be treated with love, kindness, sensitivity and respect and you won't settle for less. And, you allow only the hands of a lover who cherishes you to glorify you with his touch... and in the process you internalize the meaning of self-respect.And you learn that your body really is your temple. And you begin to care for it and treat it with respect. You begin eating a balanced diet, drinking more water and taking more time to exercise. You learn that fatigue diminishes the spirit and can create doubt and fear. So you take more time to rest. And, just as food fuels the body, laughter fuels our soul. So you take more time to laugh and to play.And you learn to deal with evil in its most primal state - the ego. I am learning that negative feelings such as anger, envy and resentment must be understood and redirected or they will suffocate the life out of you and poison the universe that surrounds you. Admitting when you are wrong and to build bridges instead of walls. You learn to be thankful and to take comfort in many of the simple things we take for granted, things that millions of people upon the earth can only dream about: a full refrigerator, clean running water, a soft warm bed, a long hot shower.Slowly, I will begin to take responsibility for myselff by myself and make myself a promise to never betray myself and to never ever to settle for less than my heart desires. When I hang a wind chime outside my window, I listen to the wind. And I make it a point to keep smiling, to keep trusting, and to stay open to every wonderful possibility.Finally, with courage in your heart and with God by your side you take a stand, you take a deep breath and you begin to design the life you want to live as best as you can.
I am at a time in my life/journey that I can say I finally get it... When in the midst of all my fears and insanity I stopped dead in your tracks and somewhere the voice inside your head cries out - ENOUGH! Enough fighting and crying or struggling to hold on.There are times when I compare myself to a child quieting down after a blind tantrum, wait I still have those today so I guess I am still a child :-) my sobs then begin to subside, I blink back tears and through a mantle of wet lashes you begin to look at the world through new eyes. This is my awakening. I am learning the importance of loving and championing myself and in the process a sense of new found confidence is born of self-approval. I stop bitching and blaming other people for the things they did to you (or didn't do for you) and I have learned that the only thing you can really count on is the unexpected. I am learning that people don't always say what they mean or mean what they say and that not everyone will always be there for you and that it's not always about you. So, I am learning to stand on my own and to take care of ME and in the process a sense of safety & security is born of self-reliance.For me today it is all about opening up to new worlds and different points of view. Learning the difference between wanting and needing is something that I am really looking closely at. I will be the first to admit that I don't know everything, it's not my job to save the world and that you can't teach a pig to sing. Distinguishing between guilt and responsibility and the importance of setting boundaries and learning to say NO are actions that are right in front of my face today. I am also learning about about love. Romantic love and family love, how to love, how much to give in love, when to stop giving and when to walk away. You learn not to project your needs or your feelings into a relationship.The one important thing that I am finally understanding is to look at relationships as they really are and not as I would have them be. You stop trying to control people, situations and outcomes. You learn that just as people grow and change so it is with love.... and you learn that you don't have the right to demand love on your terms... just to make you happy. And, you learn that alone does not mean lonely...You come to the realization that you deserve to be treated with love, kindness, sensitivity and respect and you won't settle for less. And, you allow only the hands of a lover who cherishes you to glorify you with his touch... and in the process you internalize the meaning of self-respect.And you learn that your body really is your temple. And you begin to care for it and treat it with respect. You begin eating a balanced diet, drinking more water and taking more time to exercise. You learn that fatigue diminishes the spirit and can create doubt and fear. So you take more time to rest. And, just as food fuels the body, laughter fuels our soul. So you take more time to laugh and to play.And you learn to deal with evil in its most primal state - the ego. I am learning that negative feelings such as anger, envy and resentment must be understood and redirected or they will suffocate the life out of you and poison the universe that surrounds you. Admitting when you are wrong and to build bridges instead of walls. You learn to be thankful and to take comfort in many of the simple things we take for granted, things that millions of people upon the earth can only dream about: a full refrigerator, clean running water, a soft warm bed, a long hot shower.Slowly, I will begin to take responsibility for myselff by myself and make myself a promise to never betray myself and to never ever to settle for less than my heart desires. When I hang a wind chime outside my window, I listen to the wind. And I make it a point to keep smiling, to keep trusting, and to stay open to every wonderful possibility.Finally, with courage in your heart and with God by your side you take a stand, you take a deep breath and you begin to design the life you want to live as best as you can.
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