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Thursday, February 11, 2010
15 years!
My parents have been married for 15 years! They were married Feb. 11, 1995. I was three years old.
I still have the dress I wore, in fact it is hanging up on my closet door, lookin' pretty. I can't believe I was once small enough to wear it!
My parents have lived in around 15 different houses since their wedding, and have lived in 5 different states, across the US. They've had 13 children, some who went home early, and nine healthy ones with one due in may.
Speaking of may, my mama is 28 weeks along, nearly 29 weeks! She is seven months and has 2 1/2 months to go.
She is due may 2nd.
I am crocheting a blanket/poncho for the baby with my limited skills... I am trying to learn new stitches! :)
Can't wait!
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY Mama and Daddy!
~Morgan~
I still have the dress I wore, in fact it is hanging up on my closet door, lookin' pretty. I can't believe I was once small enough to wear it!
My parents have lived in around 15 different houses since their wedding, and have lived in 5 different states, across the US. They've had 13 children, some who went home early, and nine healthy ones with one due in may.
Speaking of may, my mama is 28 weeks along, nearly 29 weeks! She is seven months and has 2 1/2 months to go.
She is due may 2nd.
I am crocheting a blanket/poncho for the baby with my limited skills... I am trying to learn new stitches! :)
Can't wait!
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY Mama and Daddy!
~Morgan~
Monday, February 1, 2010
Some Thoughts
When I was ten, I would count the years until I was thirteen. I saw thirteen as a big adult age and I couldn't wait to be there. Sixteen seemed especially old to me, and I looked up to anybody that age with admiration and awe. Oh, and eighteen! How ANCIENT!
Now here I am at eighteen, and a lot of the time I feel ten again. I stumble over my words and inwardly kick myself when I act like a fool. I long for an older more mature age when this will all be past.
How silly I feel sometimes when I shun my mothers help, only to later realize how much I need it! I feel like a baby, just starting to take her first steps! She holds on so tight to her mother, then quickly lets go, sure she can do it on her own. Then she stumbles and falls, only to be wrapped in her mothers warm arms again. "Oh dearest," the mother whispers, "you are still too small for such big steps!"
And that is the way it is with me some times.....
I am so sure at 18 I can conquer the world! I will cure cancer and defeat all the bad guys.......
But I can't cure cancer or rid the world of evil, and I am still so much a baby in so many ways.
I need my mother and father, and their gentle guidance.
I am learning to take correction when it is given, to admit I was wrong and to say I am sorry....... from everyone, friends and little siblings alike.
I am learning I am still in need of guidance, no matter how old I am, whether its 12, 16 or 20.
I also know that honoring and respecting authority and growing under them is what Yahweh requires of me.
When I was little, my parents had a chart on the wall. It had verses on it that told us how we were to bahave. One was Ephesians 6:1. I said that one out loud many times as part of my punishment when I was small, and because of that I can recite it quickly!
No matter how old I get, I know that verse is for me. It is the first commandment with promise!
Children, obey your parents in Yahweh for this is right.
"Honor your father and mother", which is the first commandment with promise:
"that it may be well with you and you may dwell long on the earth."
Ephesians 6:1
Obedience to my parents is not too much an issue anymore. :) But that is not the part of the verse that I like the most.
"Honor your father and mother...."
Honor is very important, and it always has been, in every culture. A knight had honor, a woman had honor, a king had honor, a commoner had honor. Everybody had it, and we are always going to be honoring somebody else!
Its a good lesson to learn now. I will never be done honoring or submitting. Putting myself under somebody else, whether its Yahweh, my parents, or a husband, I will always be honoring and obeying someone else.
I like that. Its the way its supposed to be!
Honor: Esteem due or paid to worth; high estimation; respect; consideration; reverence; veneration; manifestation of respect or reverence.
I really like what the last part of that verse says..... 'which is the first commandment with promise..."
Promise: to pledge; to give one's word; to vow; to commit oneself to a certain course of action
I Promise, I pledge, I give my word, I commit myself to listening and learning ,to grow, to find out what Elohim has in store for my life, to honor, to submit, to obey the authorities over me.
~Morgan~
Now here I am at eighteen, and a lot of the time I feel ten again. I stumble over my words and inwardly kick myself when I act like a fool. I long for an older more mature age when this will all be past.
How silly I feel sometimes when I shun my mothers help, only to later realize how much I need it! I feel like a baby, just starting to take her first steps! She holds on so tight to her mother, then quickly lets go, sure she can do it on her own. Then she stumbles and falls, only to be wrapped in her mothers warm arms again. "Oh dearest," the mother whispers, "you are still too small for such big steps!"
And that is the way it is with me some times.....
I am so sure at 18 I can conquer the world! I will cure cancer and defeat all the bad guys.......
But I can't cure cancer or rid the world of evil, and I am still so much a baby in so many ways.
I need my mother and father, and their gentle guidance.
I am learning to take correction when it is given, to admit I was wrong and to say I am sorry....... from everyone, friends and little siblings alike.
I am learning I am still in need of guidance, no matter how old I am, whether its 12, 16 or 20.
I also know that honoring and respecting authority and growing under them is what Yahweh requires of me.
When I was little, my parents had a chart on the wall. It had verses on it that told us how we were to bahave. One was Ephesians 6:1. I said that one out loud many times as part of my punishment when I was small, and because of that I can recite it quickly!
No matter how old I get, I know that verse is for me. It is the first commandment with promise!
Children, obey your parents in Yahweh for this is right.
"Honor your father and mother", which is the first commandment with promise:
"that it may be well with you and you may dwell long on the earth."
Ephesians 6:1
Obedience to my parents is not too much an issue anymore. :) But that is not the part of the verse that I like the most.
"Honor your father and mother...."
Honor is very important, and it always has been, in every culture. A knight had honor, a woman had honor, a king had honor, a commoner had honor. Everybody had it, and we are always going to be honoring somebody else!
Its a good lesson to learn now. I will never be done honoring or submitting. Putting myself under somebody else, whether its Yahweh, my parents, or a husband, I will always be honoring and obeying someone else.
I like that. Its the way its supposed to be!
Honor: Esteem due or paid to worth; high estimation; respect; consideration; reverence; veneration; manifestation of respect or reverence.
I really like what the last part of that verse says..... 'which is the first commandment with promise..."
Promise: to pledge; to give one's word; to vow; to commit oneself to a certain course of action
I Promise, I pledge, I give my word, I commit myself to listening and learning ,to grow, to find out what Elohim has in store for my life, to honor, to submit, to obey the authorities over me.
~Morgan~
Thursday, January 14, 2010
January so far.....
Hello!
got my hair cut! The back is layered, and short like a boy's. Only the sides are long like that. I love it! (Not the best pic though...)
Well, I thought I would take a few seconds to write in my blog. I haven't been saying much because much hasn't been going on! :)
Anyways, this week has been kind of busy. On Monday we had another chiro appt. (We have one tomorrow too.), then on Tuesday I went out with some friends to a local coffee shop. We had alot of fun drinking our smoothies and hot cocoa's (or honey sweetened coffee for those who don't eat sugar. :):) ) and chatting up a storm.
Yesterday was ladies meeting, which is every other Wendesday. We are finishing up the book we have been studying, The Way Home by Mary Pride. Next meeting we are meeting at Panera Bread, and awesome restaurant not too far from where I live.Going out to a restaurant, especially one that promotes healthy living and eating, is always good!
My friend AP is leaving on Feb. 1 to help out a lady in MA for three and a half months. I won't see her again until late in May! WAAH!! Praying for her!
Another friend, KS:), is going to stay over a few days in late Feb. to help me watch my siblings while my parents go to a homeschool convention a few hours away.
AP let me borrow the most beautiful dress for my graduation pictures( she let me have it now since she won't be here when I have them taken.) and gave me what I thought was going to be quite the challenge-- to get COFFEE stains out the pale blue gown...... well, I don't know WHAT that dress is made of, but those stains came out with WATER! I was very pleased, because if I had had my pictures taken in that dress WITH the stain I would have had to stand at an angle or hold the dress up a little. So, I am happy and AP will be too, I am sure!!
Now if May will only get here QUICKER..!!
Mama is 25 weeks now! The baby moves about so much and I love feeeling her/him move! I looked in a baby book and at 25 weeks the baby is one and a half pound and is a little longer than 8 inches! So tiny!
We are going to see the Moody Men's Choir tomorrow evening. I am excited about hearing them sing! I love music, and especially when its live, right in front of me! Tomorrow morning we are headed to the library. Mama offered to get my books on her card, which is lovely, because it would be awful to watch everybody else get books and not me! :(
Tomorrow afternoon we have to see the chiro again-we go twice a week. I love that my neck no longer aches!
Well, thats about all for now! (Knowing me, I will remember something else just as I sign off! :):) )
~Morgan~
Friday, January 8, 2010
Books anyone?
have a question for you all. Do you know of any good books I can read? Our library doesn't really have a great selection, and I am missing being able to read!!
The books don't have to be just Christian, but I don't like romance.:)
The books don't have to be just Christian, but I don't like romance.:)
Monday, December 28, 2009
me again!
Hello! Its me again.:):)
I hope you all are doing well, and are healthy. I am. I had a popcorn ball and have never felt healthier. :):):)
Its been snowing here alot, thankfully a little seems to melt between snow falls. Otherwise I'd be brushing snow off my lap as I type this!!:)
I finished my last math book about three weeks ago, and I am very pleased. Technically I am done with High School, but I am going to graduate in May, with my party in June.
My mama is now six months along. Thank you for praying for her! The baby is healthy as far as we know. Please continue to pray over little ahava.:):)
We are still going to the chiro, and my neck has improved. :)
A girl I know came up from TX to visit our church along with her family, and on Wednesday we are going to go out to coffee to visit! I am excited!
Soon I am going to get the mop on my head cut again. I had it cut boyishly short in April, but it has all grown out since then. I am going to get it really short again, but long on the sides. Can't wait!:):)
Blessings!!
I hope you all are doing well, and are healthy. I am. I had a popcorn ball and have never felt healthier. :):):)
Its been snowing here alot, thankfully a little seems to melt between snow falls. Otherwise I'd be brushing snow off my lap as I type this!!:)
I finished my last math book about three weeks ago, and I am very pleased. Technically I am done with High School, but I am going to graduate in May, with my party in June.
My mama is now six months along. Thank you for praying for her! The baby is healthy as far as we know. Please continue to pray over little ahava.:):)
We are still going to the chiro, and my neck has improved. :)
A girl I know came up from TX to visit our church along with her family, and on Wednesday we are going to go out to coffee to visit! I am excited!
Soon I am going to get the mop on my head cut again. I had it cut boyishly short in April, but it has all grown out since then. I am going to get it really short again, but long on the sides. Can't wait!:):)
Blessings!!
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Been So Busy!
Sorry I haven't said anything in the past few weeks! I have been so busy!
My family doesn't do Christmas, but we do do Hanukkah, which started the 11th and ended the 18th, two days after my 18th birthday. Yes, I am now 18!
We got a few gifts from our parents, and us kids exchanged gifts too. I also had a friend give us a few gifts. :)
On the 10th I got to visit with a friend, which was nice! We ate supper at her house and watched Hook. It had been a long time since I had watched that movie! It brought back good memories!
We had church at our house on the 13th. (We attend a home fellowship.) We had over thirty people in our home! I have never thought of our house as small but I did that day! :):)
On the 10th I had my first Chiropractor appt. He checked my back, and apparently my headaches have been caused by my neck. One of my legs is also shorter than the other. So, some of my family members and I have to see the chiro twice a week.
My birthday was the 16th! We went to ladies meeting ( We are studying The Way Home by Mary Pride.), and they had made me a delicious cheesecake with my name in chocolate on top! I was very surprised!
On the 18th my mama and I went out for my birthday. We went to an Indian restaurant, which was delicious, then to the movie theater. We saw 2012. It was pretty good!
Yesterday we had our Hanukkah dinner with friends. We watched the Passion that night as well with a family friend, and I just cried and cried! How great he loves us! To have sacrificed His life for US!
Well, thats whats been going on so far.
Today I went to the library to renew my card and was told that I neeeded a photo ID or a bill in my name... I live at home, so no bills are in my name, and I don't have a drivers license. So... I have decided to get a photo ID soon, to renew my card, and later this year, in the summer, to DRIVE! I am a little nervous, but I have many months to get over that. :)
Its a new adventure!
~Morgan~
My family doesn't do Christmas, but we do do Hanukkah, which started the 11th and ended the 18th, two days after my 18th birthday. Yes, I am now 18!
We got a few gifts from our parents, and us kids exchanged gifts too. I also had a friend give us a few gifts. :)
On the 10th I got to visit with a friend, which was nice! We ate supper at her house and watched Hook. It had been a long time since I had watched that movie! It brought back good memories!
We had church at our house on the 13th. (We attend a home fellowship.) We had over thirty people in our home! I have never thought of our house as small but I did that day! :):)
On the 10th I had my first Chiropractor appt. He checked my back, and apparently my headaches have been caused by my neck. One of my legs is also shorter than the other. So, some of my family members and I have to see the chiro twice a week.
My birthday was the 16th! We went to ladies meeting ( We are studying The Way Home by Mary Pride.), and they had made me a delicious cheesecake with my name in chocolate on top! I was very surprised!
On the 18th my mama and I went out for my birthday. We went to an Indian restaurant, which was delicious, then to the movie theater. We saw 2012. It was pretty good!
Yesterday we had our Hanukkah dinner with friends. We watched the Passion that night as well with a family friend, and I just cried and cried! How great he loves us! To have sacrificed His life for US!
Well, thats whats been going on so far.
Today I went to the library to renew my card and was told that I neeeded a photo ID or a bill in my name... I live at home, so no bills are in my name, and I don't have a drivers license. So... I have decided to get a photo ID soon, to renew my card, and later this year, in the summer, to DRIVE! I am a little nervous, but I have many months to get over that. :)
Its a new adventure!
~Morgan~
Monday, December 7, 2009
All About Me. :)
Have you ever gotten those " twenty questions about yourself" in an e-mail? I do quite a lot, and thought I'd fill one out here.:)
1.Your full name: Morgan ********* *********
2.Where you live: ***********
3.Favorite song right now? Well, I keep humming UP's soundtrack. :)
4.Favorite movie(s)? Mickey Blue Eyes, Pride and Prejudice, Hairspray and too many more to count!
5. Favorite TV shows? Medium, The Mentalist, and more I can't remember....
6.Scariest thing that has ever happened to you? When a car got hit by a train by my house a few months back and when my brother got lost a month ago.
7.Favorite food? I love chocolate, beets, peas, salad, tacos, and ice cream.
8. Favorite restaurant? Steak and Shake, Olive Garden.
9. Favorite place to go? Library, bike riding.
10.Favorite place to be alone. Bathroom. :)
11. What you are wearing? gauchos, t-shirt.
12. Do you dye your hair? yes.
13.Favorite season? spring
14. When did you last dream? Last night.
15. Favorite verses? Isaiah 30:18-21
16. Influential person in your life? mama, daddy,
17. If you could go anywhere, where would it be? I don't know.....
18. Missing anybody? Oh, loads of people.
19.How many siblings? nine
20. Dream car? A red Mustang convertible. :):)
21. Make-up? Yes.
22.short hair or long? Short.
23.Friend you last saw. A.
24. Sing in the shower? Sometimes. :):)
25. Drive? Chose not to.
26. Job. Yes. Professional sister. :):)
There you have it. :) A little about me. :) I think that was more than 20 questions. Oh, well! :)
~M~
1.Your full name: Morgan ********* *********
2.Where you live: ***********
3.Favorite song right now? Well, I keep humming UP's soundtrack. :)
4.Favorite movie(s)? Mickey Blue Eyes, Pride and Prejudice, Hairspray and too many more to count!
5. Favorite TV shows? Medium, The Mentalist, and more I can't remember....
6.Scariest thing that has ever happened to you? When a car got hit by a train by my house a few months back and when my brother got lost a month ago.
7.Favorite food? I love chocolate, beets, peas, salad, tacos, and ice cream.
8. Favorite restaurant? Steak and Shake, Olive Garden.
9. Favorite place to go? Library, bike riding.
10.Favorite place to be alone. Bathroom. :)
11. What you are wearing? gauchos, t-shirt.
12. Do you dye your hair? yes.
13.Favorite season? spring
14. When did you last dream? Last night.
15. Favorite verses? Isaiah 30:18-21
16. Influential person in your life? mama, daddy,
17. If you could go anywhere, where would it be? I don't know.....
18. Missing anybody? Oh, loads of people.
19.How many siblings? nine
20. Dream car? A red Mustang convertible. :):)
21. Make-up? Yes.
22.short hair or long? Short.
23.Friend you last saw. A.
24. Sing in the shower? Sometimes. :):)
25. Drive? Chose not to.
26. Job. Yes. Professional sister. :):)
There you have it. :) A little about me. :) I think that was more than 20 questions. Oh, well! :)
~M~
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Today my mama and I went to a cookie exchange at Mrs. J's house. I made peanut butter blossoms and oatmeal scotchies. We came home with many awesome cookies and we had alt of fun. :)
Hanukkah starts this coming friday, and my birthday is the wednesday after that. I am making a scrapbook for my siblings for Hanukkah, and a few other things I can't mention since my mom reads my blog. :):)
My friend AP let me borrow UP. Oh my it was so cute! And sad. Both! I absolutely love that movie. I like the soundtrack. I keep humming that song. :) I highly recommend that movie. :) Its sweet, sad and happy. It has alot of good things in it for families. :)
Does your mom have a song she sang/sings to you when you are/were sad? When I was little, my mom always sang "You Are My Sunshine." Singing that song brings back so much memories!
I was thinking about all the songs that bring back memories.
(Not all of these are Christian)
I wish I could of met Keith Green.
Songs have always been a big part of my life. :)
~Morgan~
Hanukkah starts this coming friday, and my birthday is the wednesday after that. I am making a scrapbook for my siblings for Hanukkah, and a few other things I can't mention since my mom reads my blog. :):)
My friend AP let me borrow UP. Oh my it was so cute! And sad. Both! I absolutely love that movie. I like the soundtrack. I keep humming that song. :) I highly recommend that movie. :) Its sweet, sad and happy. It has alot of good things in it for families. :)
Does your mom have a song she sang/sings to you when you are/were sad? When I was little, my mom always sang "You Are My Sunshine." Singing that song brings back so much memories!
I was thinking about all the songs that bring back memories.
(Not all of these are Christian)
I wish I could of met Keith Green.
Songs have always been a big part of my life. :)
~Morgan~
Friday, November 27, 2009
Black Bean.... Brownies?!?!
Yes, black bean brownies!
All you need is one normal ( not family sized) box of brownies. Drain a can of black beans. (a 15 oz can.) Then fill with water just to cover the beans. Puree in a blender until smooth. ( Thirty seconds to a minute.) Pour into the brownie mix and cook as instructed on the box. :) Cut into 20 pieces when done.
These are fudgy with a slight creamy texture. Simply irrisitible, plus, they are only one Weight Watcher point, so about 50-60 calories each! ( Its all those beans!!)
All you need is one normal ( not family sized) box of brownies. Drain a can of black beans. (a 15 oz can.) Then fill with water just to cover the beans. Puree in a blender until smooth. ( Thirty seconds to a minute.) Pour into the brownie mix and cook as instructed on the box. :) Cut into 20 pieces when done.
These are fudgy with a slight creamy texture. Simply irrisitible, plus, they are only one Weight Watcher point, so about 50-60 calories each! ( Its all those beans!!)
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