Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Coming Soon!!!

New post coming soon......

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Days and Weeks Ahead...

I decided to write a quick post to let everyone know that my post will probably be few and far between for the weeks to come. I have got so much going on. For the next few weeks I am at Jacksonville High School in the morning working with their choir and chamber singers. I am choreographing the end of the year Follies. Competition is next weekend along with Hope and Drew's wedding that Robert and I are singing in. My mom will be coming to stay with us for a little while in about a week, which I'm really excited about. I haven't seen her in about 5-6 weeks and that's about max for us. I also have the Children's Musical coming up in about a month along with recital in early June. I will do my best to keep everyone up to date, but who knows how often I will have time or energy to actually post anything new.

Please say a prayer for me during this time. It is going to be very stressful and sometimes I don't handle stress well. Also, pray for Robert that he will have the patience to deal with me during this time.

I was also wanting some help from the blogging world. I would like a fun title for our blog. So, if anyone has any ideas let me know!!

Monday, March 30, 2009

Hang in there...

I was sitting in church this morning and my mind began to wonder from the sermon. (I know that never happens to anyone else!) I started flipping through my bible and I came upon a devotion about Faith that was written by Babbie Mason. As I read this passage, I knew that God was speaking to me. The devotion was written off of a passage in Exodus.

"Do not be afraid. Stand still and see the salvation of the LORD, which He will accomplish for you today." Exodus 14:13-14

I don't now how many people have said this phrase to me in the past few years - "Everything will be alright. You just hang in there." Although these words are often very encouraging, sometimes "hanging in there" can be difficult to do. Babbie Mason looks at this phrase a little differently. She views "hanging in there" as flying out of control and being vulnerable. She chooses to encourage people (as I will from this point on) by not saying "hang in there", but "STAND in there"! What a fantastic concept! Jesus Christ literally "hung in there" and gave His life for us, so we can "STAND" in confidence that our foundation will not fall. Why "hang in there" when you can stand still and watch God work a miracle on your behalf?

So, from this point on in my life I will be "STANDING in there". I know God is in control of my life and He will bless me and Robert with a family and until then...
I will stand with confidence knowing that my foundation is secure.

Faith is not believing that God can - it is knowing that He will.

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Please pray for Stellan!

One of my favorite blogs to read is called "Bring the Rain". It has been such an inspiration for me over the past few months. She has brought my attention to a little boy that needs our prayers. His name is Stellan and he is hospital fighting for his life with condition called SVT. From what I have gathered it mainly has to do with his heart rate, which is up to 300 beats per minute. His little heart just cannot take it much longer. Please read his story at http://www.mycharmingkids.net/ and hit your knees in prayer for this precious little boy.

Monday, March 23, 2009

Death to Shower Scum!


Oh my gosh!!!! The soap scum is never ending. I have never scrubbed so hard in my life.


I woke up this morning on a mission. Spring Cleaning! I had Robert take off the shower doors so I could really clean our shower. It needed it badly! Little did I know that I would spend all day on the shower. First, I couldn't get the floor of the shower clean. I was on my hands and knees for over an hour with a razor blade scraping the soap scum off the bottom of the textured floor of our shower. Finally I got it clean. Next, I decided to move onto the shower doors...the shower doors from the pits of you know where! Now I admit that I have neglected my shower doors a bit, but never in a million years did I think the soap scum had built up that bad.


I tried everything: Magic Erasers, Scrubbing Bubbles (3 different types), Tilex, Windex, Kaboom, Bleach, Lysol, Soft Scrub, SOS pads! I scrubbed and scrubbed and scrubbed. Yes, I got the worst, but there are still little spots all over it! I can't even scrape it off with my finger nail. I spent almost all of my day in my bathroom cleaning those freakin' doors.
I'm seriously considering throwing them out and just buying new ones!!

Saturday, March 21, 2009

Hello Again...

Hello all...

It's 12:30 a.m. and I'm wide awake, so I thought I would return to the world of blogging. Here's an update on the Ramsey family...

We made it through Christmas, it was a pretty difficult time for us, but we pulled through. We were so excited to be starting a new year in our lives. We were starting over. This year was going to be great. Little did we know that despair was right around the corner. On Wednesday, January 21, Robert's sister Dees lost her loving husband at the age of 43. Scott was a wonderful man. He was a loving husband and a devoted father to their three children: Jake, who is 11, and the twins Aaron and Ashley, who are 7. They are doing ok at the moment, but they will have many hard times to come. Please keep them in your prayers.

February came and Robert and I celebrated six years since our engagement on Valentine's Days! With it falling in the middle of the week, we didn't celebrate much until the weekend. He bought be a beautiful bouquet of flowers and we went dancing at the Arlington that weekend. The following Monday we got some wonderful news and I found out that I was pregnant again, only the good news didn't last long. Two weeks later I miscarried again.

Please continue to pray for me and Robert. We are struggling through some difficult times. I know it seems that everytime I blog it brings sad news. I promise one day I will write with happy thoughts.

Though times are dark, we know that God is in control. He always provides. Though we don't understand His ways, we know He is reaching down to cradle us in His arms.

Thursday, December 4, 2008

Pity Party...Glorious Day!

It's been a while since I sat down and blogged, but I haven't had much to say.
Until tonight...a revelation!

For the past week or so I've been in blah! mode. I've been doing everything I possibly can to get into the Christmas spirit (including over decorating my house!) I know I have much to be thankful for and happy about, but sometimes, I'm just plain sad. I remember last year around this time having this same feeling. I remember being upset that it was our second Christmas that we were saying, "still no baby!" and I was sad about spending my first Christmas without my Granny. Robert and I sat down one night last year and we were determined that 2008 was going to be better. Here we are at the end of 2008 and we are already saying that 2009 is going to be better. Is it ever going to get better?

The answer...yes! God's word tells us of the day that He is coming back for His children. Even though I know things will be better one day on this earth, I know that it will be a Glorious Day when He comes to take me home. Travis Cottrell has written a new song called "Glorious Day". It invisions our eternity ahead.

"One day we'll fight our last temptation. One day we'll meet our final fear.
Feel our heart break for the last time, one day we'll cry our final tear.
No more sad goodbyes to bear. No more sorrow anywhere.
No more breathing in the air of a fallen world."

"Oh Glorious Day, Glorious Light, Beautiful Savior, Your a Beautiful Sight!
Out shine all the stars in splendor arrayed. Eternity bright, oh Glorious Day!"

"One day we'll wake up in your presence. One day at last we'll see your face.
Run into your arms of mercy. One day we'll feel your sweet embrace.
And we'll join with the redeemed in a song of those set free,
As we dance the golden streets of a perfect world!"

"Oh Glorious Day, Glorious Light, Beautiful Savior, Your a Beautiful Sight!
Out shine all the stars in splendor arrayed. Eternity bright, oh Glorious Day!"


Is that not the most amazing thing you have ever heard! I can see every thing so clearly in my mind, when I hear that song. One day it will all be better. One day He will take me from this world and I will no longer have those blah! days. Every day will be GLORIOUS and I will dance (which I love to do) on the streets of Gold! What a promise! How could anyone reject HIM! One day this will be better, but until then, I rest on the PROMISE that HE has made me.