CircleCount helps you better understand Google+

2013-05-23 19:51:46 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 7 +1s)

Here's a video of some of some of the Dairy Queen experience, and a sample of what life is like in my house, for those of you who care. 

2013-05-23 19:40:15 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

Eating with the drama queen, I mean at the Dairy Queen

2013-05-23 15:04:47 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

THEN they said to one another, "Truly we are guilty concerning our brother, because we saw the distress of his soul when he pleaded with us, yet we would not listen; therefore this distress has come upon us." - Gen 42:21... God has often used the story of Joseph to get me through hard times in life. So much so that it's almost like I'm the female modern day version of him at times. Joseph's brothers hated him because his father loved him so they devised a scheme to ruin him and everyone fell for it, even their father. BUT, not God. God had a plan. Evil NEVER wins in the end! 

2013-05-22 21:11:35 (9 comments, 0 reshares, 15 +1s)

This is what I have had to resort to. Post its all over my house to remind me to stop negative thoughts before they turn into full blown panic attacks. And, if you are wondering why I haven't been taking/returning calls, this is why. I can manage typing for a few minutes here or there; but, the second I open my mouth, hysterical crying is what comes out.

2013-05-22 18:48:25 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 11 +1s)

Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. - Is 40:31

2013-05-22 18:46:56 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

God's answer to my present circumstances for those of you who care. 

2013-05-21 20:58:19 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said. But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!”

“Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, but few things are needed—or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.” - Luke 10:38-42

2013-05-21 13:10:47 (7 comments, 1 reshares, 27 +1s)

I have always lived in fear of my mom dying and never truly getting to be happy. Every day, from the time I was a young girl, I would pray and ask God not to take her. When she was in that motorcycle crash 3 years ago, He had shown me a little while beforehand that something might happen and I prayed that He could do whatever He needed to reach her and bring change but once again begged Him to not take her life. When I got the call that they had wrecked, I knew what was happening and that she would live and the first thing I did was remind him of my prayer and that He wasn't allowed to have her yet and He honored. However, over the last 3 years, He began to prepare my heart that there were reasons why she may not make it until reaching that point of happiness here on earth. And, just 2 weeks ago, He began to prompt my heart about it again and for the first time ever I told Him that I understood if He... more »

2013-05-19 18:08:43 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 7 +1s)

Help me!

Holocaust Memorial, Miami Beach

2013-05-18 12:30:25 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 10 +1s)

Find the silver lining, the Romans 8:28... Yesterday I screamed at my sister, "You will not do this to me again! She was my mother too!" Only for her to once again succeed. But, what I can finally say is that I now know, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that she will NEVER have another opportunity again. #finallyfree...The cycle is finally broken. The worst is now behind me. The fear can no longer hold me. I can finally heal, completely heal, once and for all.

2013-05-17 13:10:52 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 7 +1s)

I was getting Alana ready for Caleb's kindergarten graduation and she looked in the mirror, tossed her hair, and said, "All of the people are going to look at me because I'm so pretty!" We're really going have our hands full with this one when she grows up, she says stuff like that all the time, lol.

2013-05-16 22:56:49 (9 comments, 0 reshares, 47 +1s)

2013-05-16 00:49:15 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 12 +1s)

I'm supposed to be editing pictures; but instead, I sat down and looked out the window and this is what I saw so how could I not? lol

2013-05-16 00:28:47 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Oh curse you G+!!!! I'm overwhelmed! Don't even know where to start or where to look! Ahhhhhhhhh

2013-05-15 17:00:48 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

LOL! We actually get this brand at the Free Store all the time... And, since I guess I'm one of the few on G+, I decided to share it ;)

2013-05-15 14:39:44 (27 comments, 0 reshares, 7 +1s)

You know what I find funny is when Jehovah's Witnesses come to my door and I can see the judgment all over their faces. And, as they're walking away I just know they're thinking that I'm going to hell... 

2013-05-14 18:06:03 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 7 +1s)

Man, I was doing so well eating healthy and keeping up with a routine with my workouts for months. Then, my body decided to crap out and force me to take 4 days off! So, I decided to just go ahead and eat a whole bag of KitKats while I was at it...

2013-05-14 17:15:12 (8 comments, 2 reshares, 12 +1s)

When I started using organic products several years ago, my husband was not on board. In fact, he made fun of me at Whole Foods for purchasing organic sunscreen and then continued to make fun of me the whole way to the beach and even while he was putting it on. I still remember him randomly slapping it on his back and saying that he didn't need my help because he was only using it to prove a point and going on and on about how much the crap sucked. Well, guess who's a believer now ;) 

Oh, and I REALLY suggest switching everything you possibly can to #organic   :)

2013-05-12 14:38:33 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 8 +1s)

ahahahahahahaha LOVE this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2013-05-11 01:07:10 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 18 +1s)

Another shot from a recent shoot... I call it Meezy Django, lol ;)

2013-05-10 17:03:45 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 9 +1s)

I guess it's Fibromyalgia awareness day (and apparently it's so rare that Google still doesn't recognize the spelling of it, lol) so I decided to share this because most of you don't know; but, I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia shortly after a car accident in my early twenties. I suffered from every symptom possible of the disease. At first, I just accepted that I was going to live a life of pain. Then, I began to change my diet and saw a significant change in the symptoms. But, when I got pregnant with Alana, it triggered other pregnancy related diseases and my body was completely depleted. Now, 3 years later, I am still working hard to build back all of the muscle loss and get excited over the small milestones, like being able to do 1 full men's style push-up, lol. However, I refuse to put anything in my body that it was not created to digest and the pains and symptoms are few and far... more »

2013-05-10 12:12:29 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Yes! Rain! Which means everything is canceled and I finally have a day to catch up on all the crap I had to put off because of all of the unscheduled events that kept popping up. I guess unscheduled things can work for the good too ;)

2013-05-10 11:53:51 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

2013-05-08 12:59:58 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

This is #horrible !!! I can't believe this has even been allowed to continue! 

2013-05-07 21:54:34 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Caleb was all excited about the book he got at the book fair and Sweetpea looked at him all mean and said, "What did you get that for? You should have got a princess one for me." 

2013-05-07 19:46:11 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

I seriously could not believe what I was seeing and hearing when this song came through my news feed! #disgusting  

2013-05-07 19:26:37 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

I love how everyone likes to tell you how important it is as a mom to take time for yourself. Yeah, how are you supposed to do that? Even when you finally figure out how to schedule something in and are preparing to leave, your daughter decides to get off the bus and say, "Oh yeah mom by the way I have a band concert tonight."

2013-05-07 13:42:14 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

2013-05-07 16:08:44 (9 comments, 2 reshares, 23 +1s)

My son's baseball team ♥

2013-05-06 23:18:53 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

I couldn't help but do this edit when I saw this picture, lol :)

2013-05-06 00:16:27 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

This is a picture that's going to be worked into part of his album design. 

You can also view it on his website (http://www.meezymusic.com/meezy-the-truth.html) and listen to his music while you're there. He's come so far in life. From his mom being murdered when he was a child and his dad in prison for murder to hustling the wrong way to having a much more positive view on life and message now. Plus, my best friend's daughter sings the background vocals on one of the songs :)

2013-05-05 17:38:27 (4 comments, 1 reshares, 7 +1s)

A few more from yesterday's shoot

2013-05-05 13:03:01 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 10 +1s)

Another shot from yesterday

2013-05-05 04:56:38 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 13 +1s)

The first edited shot from my shoot today

2013-05-03 21:54:22 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

Lex was trying to get the tv to turn on and she kept pushing the button too quickly so it was turning off right after it turned on. So, I told her to move because I was going to use the remote and she wasn't standing in front of the tv. But, she refused and said, "I can't until it turns on." Completely intrigued I asked, "And why is that?" To which she replied, "Because I just hit the button and I have to stand here until it works." I was so confused so I asked the natural question, "Why?" And her answer was, "Because right here next to the button it says 'stand by.'" LOL!!!

2013-05-01 23:44:14 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Thank God that I read an interview with Pink yesterday in which she was talking about her childhood and the way she acted and about how her mom took it personal when really it was just her being her! Somehow even though Lex has missed like 20 homework assignments this year and has set time after school every day to do homework and has had after school detention and lost out on a chance to go to the school camp, she still chose to not turn in another assignment! And, the best part is, she comes home excited about the band going to Kennywood at the end of the month and shows me all these good grades she got and asks if she can take her ipod on the bus. So, I responded, "Well, there's a lot of time between now and then so we'll just have to wait to see your grades and actions before I can commit to anything." She said, "Oh good! So as long as I'm good between here and there then I... more »

2013-04-28 02:02:36 (8 comments, 0 reshares, 23 +1s)

♥ ♥ ♥ my new workout tank! <3 <3 <3 my new workout tank! Because my body is a temple 1 Cor 6:19 ;)

2013-04-27 00:31:58 (8 comments, 0 reshares, 24 +1s)

some random building we drove by in  #downtown   #columbusohio  

2013-04-26 23:28:20 (9 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

You know what I LOVE to do??? Take and edit pictures! 
You know what I HATE to do??? organize and clean up all of those pictures in my albums

2013-04-25 23:33:39 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 9 +1s)

Caleb's first baseball practice ever... he begged me to put his bat and glove on fire, lol... Well, he also wanted me to edit his tongue back into his mouth so we compromised. I explained that if he didn't want his tongue hanging out in pictures then he needed to learn to control it, haha

2013-04-25 21:41:34 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 10 +1s)

My youngest with her daddy ♥

2013-04-25 19:20:47 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

I think it's funny that fb is prompting me to answer questions about my life and they guessed (based on number of mutual friends) that I live in either A. Martins Ferry, Ohio B. Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh India or C. Accra, Ghana... LOL :)

2013-04-24 14:38:53 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 13 +1s)

Facing some fears today... please keep me in your prayers :)

2013-04-21 14:27:14 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

Entitlement is when someone feels as if people owe him things or special treatment simply because he exists. People with this character trait feel entitled to privileges, special treatment, things other people have, respect, love, or whatever else they want. And when they do not get what they want they feel that the one who is not giving it to them is "wrong." They protest as if they were a victim of bad treatment from the other person, organization, God, or whoever has the desired object. They carry around the feeling of "you should" and they are always demanding something from someone. 

If you give something to entitled envious people, it profits them or you nothing. They just feel as if you have finally paid your debt to them. 

Some adults still have not resolved this problem. If you do what they want, they are loving and see you as a good person. But if yous... more »

2013-04-21 14:03:50 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

We change when the pain of staying the same becomes greater than the pain of changing. - Henry Cloud

2013-04-20 18:56:48 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

I decided to make Lexi clean out her drawers while she was confined to her room and she happily yelled, "Hey mommy! I found my SpongeBob shirt!" To which I replied, "See Lex that's my point. When something is in your drawer you should not be thinking that you found it, that should be the normal place for it to be."

2013-04-20 14:26:24 (11 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

My oldest daughter earned herself the first grounding to her room ever, in nearly 12 years, and she thinks we are so awful that she planned an escape to runaway. She even wrote me a note about how awful and strict we were because we expected her to do homework and not get after-school detention and gave her chores (which she can make nearly 40 a week if she does them) and expect her to tell the truth. She told me that she was just going to leave for a few days and come back when we learned that we were being too unfair. I guess she thinks that living in Sargus would be better than living here (this is where I'm going to insert +Kimi Fernatt's Mama Harper face) :/ 

2013-04-18 16:50:22 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 7 +1s)

Before when I would see someone that I grew up with and liked would delete me, I would wonder what was wrong with me... Now, I wonder what's wrong with them, LOL! And, when I discover people that I hardly even know in life and I've never even spoken to have me blocked (which oddly happens quite often), I wonder why they aren't in a mental instutition, haha, jk

Oh, but the best part is when I run into them in person and they all act like they are my best friend. I used to smile and just be nice; but, I'm starting to think I should just ask, "You don't like me so why are you even talking to me?" LOL

2013-04-18 13:24:22 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

This is crazy! And, this is why I don't watch the news between this story and the story in Boston and my friend's friend being murdered in her home yesterday while her teenage daughter was in the next room :(

2013-04-17 16:01:06 (9 comments, 0 reshares, 8 +1s)

No matter what I go through in life, Eminem has gone through it too and written a song to help, lol... even more proof that I'm the female, Christian, non-rapping version of him ;)

I guess if He can come out with a new album after this then I can pick the mic back up too, lol, I guess I can attempt to conquer my stage freight and overcome all of the rejection I've faced and audition for X Factor. I think I've officially given up singing in a "church" though.