What is the world coming to?

I was walking around in a store. I saw a cashier hand this little boy his money back saying"I'm sorry, but you don't have enough money to buy this doll."Then the little boy turned to the old woman next to him: ''Granny, are you sure I don't have enough money?''The old lady replied: ''You know that you don't have enough money to buy this doll, my dear.''Then she asked him to stay there for 5minutes while she went to look around. She left quickly.The little boy was still holding the doll in his hand.Finally, I walked toward him and I asked him who he wished to give this doll to."It's the doll that my sister loved most and wanted so much for this Christmas.She was so sure that Santa Claus would bring it to her."I replied to him that maybe Santa Claus will bring it to her after all, and not to worry.But he replied to me sadly. "No, Santa Claus can't bring it to her where she is now. I have to give the doll to my mommy so that she can give it to my sister when she goes there."His eyes were so sad while saying this. "My sister has gone to be with God. Daddy says that Mommy is going to see God very soon too, so I thought that she could take the doll with her to give it to my sister.''My heart nearly stopped.The little boy looked up at me and said: "I told daddy to tell mommy not to go yet. I need her to wait until I come back from the mall."Then he showed me a very nice photo of him where he was laughing. He then told me"I want mommy to take my picture with her so she won't forget me.""I love my mommy and I wish she doesn't have to leave me, but daddy says that she has to go to be with my little sister."Then he looked again at the doll with sad eyes, very quietly.I quickly reached for my wallet and said to the boy. "What if we checked again, just in case you do have enough money?''"OK" he said "I hope that I have enough." I added some of my money to his without him seeing and we started to count it. There was enough for the doll and even some spare money.The little boy said: "Thank you God forgiving me enough money!"Then he looked at me and added "I asked yesterday before I slept for God to make sure I have enough money to buy this doll so that mommy can give it to my sister. He heard me!''"I also wanted to have enough money to buy a white rose for my mommy, but I didn't dare to ask God for too much. But He gave me enough to buy the doll and a white rose.''"My mommy loves white roses."A few minutes later, the old lady came again and I left with my basket.I finished my shopping in a totally different state from when I started. I couldn't get the little boy out of my mind.Then I remembered a local newspaper article2 days ago, which mentioned of a drunk man in a truck, who hit a car, where there was one young lady and a little girl.The little girl died right away, and the mother was left in a critical state. The family had to decide whether to pull the plug on the life-assisting machine, because the young lady would not be able to recover from the coma.Was this the family of the little boy?Two days after this encounter with the little boy, I read in the newspaper that the young lady had passed away.I couldn't stop myself as I bought a bunch of white roses and I went to the funeral home where the body of the young woman was exposed for people to see and make last wishes before burial.She was there, in her coffin, holding a beautiful white rose in her hand with the photo of the little boy and the doll placed over her chest.I left the place, teary-eyed, feeling that my life had been changed forever. The love that this little boy had for his mother and his sister is still, to this day, hard to imagine. And in a fraction of a second,a drunk driver had taken all this away from him.


I got this story off of myspace, it was too good not to share here, if people every where would just take minute to think, to share, to love what kind of world would we live in? If this story left you untouched then I am sorry for you, but if it did touch you even a little then do something about it.... choose to be different, you can change the world even if it is only a little bit at a time.

What Now?

How do you keep the faith when you feel like your whole world is crashing down?

What do you do when you feel like someones only intent has ever been to break what you have worked so hard to build?

How do you pray when you have run out of words?

How do you cry when you run out of tears?

How are you supposed to feel when you wake up and realize that all of this crap has been just that... crap?

How do you protect you heart with out becoming bitter?

At what level are you supposed to get passed all the bull and get down to the real?

Why is this so hard?

How could you tell me that I am your everything and then treat me like I am less than garbage?

Should I keep smiling when inside I feel like I am dying?

What kind of person does it make me to still feel bad for you even though you did this to me?

The angry woman in me wants to hate you...

The wife in me wants to love you still...

The survivor in me knows that I will be okay...

Crushed but not broken, battered but not abused, all in all I am still standing and stand I will with you either by my side or watching me walk away...

I created this for myspace but I thought I would try it here too! Good Luck!
Create your own Friend Test here

First time crab cooking

Okay one last video... I am addicted to You Tube!

Hallmark MC Hammer card

This is my new favorite commercial!

A weatherman scared of roach - CAUGHT ON TV

This is one of the funniest things I have seen in a while!

So I'm no photographer...

I know that from a photographer's view point these aren't the best pictures,

...but look at these faces!

They are my vanilla parts of our sundae... and I just adore them. God has truly blessed me with the wonderful gift of being part of their lives. Some times my heart aches for all that they have been through. However, I know that God is building their testimony, and if we had no challenges in our lives we would have no reasons to believe!

If there is anything thing that I could give them, it would be the gift of faith. Believe with your all that through God all things are possible! I would have never thought it was possible to love 2 people so much that didn't come direct from my body, but I guess I learned a lesson too.

So what if the pictures aren't the greatest, the kids in them are!

Another Proud Mommy Moment

My oldest chocolate child is on her way! These pictures are from her Leaders In Training Graduation. Her 8th grade graduation is next week and just the thought of it makes me all weepy.

This picture is probably my favorite out of all of them, Mr. M. was a driving force in helping her succeed. I am not sure if he really knows how much he means to her. Last summer he picked her up and dropped her off every day for a summer program that she helped with. And at the end of the summer he and another counselor took her shopping as a reward for her hard work. He is such a gentlemen, and once we got over him calling me Mrs., and 'Mam we were okay! :) And his Mom, Mrs A. is a godsend! This woman is absolutely amazing, she inspires me to be a better person. Her true gift of compassion and love shines through her own children, and also the children that she has touched through this program! I will forever be grateful to them both for showing my girl just how great she can be. (Thank you!)

I had a really good time at the dinner with her and her crazy friends, however the best was seeing her through the eyes of other adults. She is really amazing!

Her crazy friend E. had me laughing all night, during the most inappropriate times of course! She has made good choices in friends, they are all good kids.

Me and my "baby"! I help back the flood gates of tears until I got outside, believe me I would not have been me if I had not cried... oh graduation is going to be soooo much worse!

Online Shop

As I mentioned in an earlier post, I am a Independent Advisor for TopLine Creations, but I have also been dabbling with hand made greeting cards. When I think back I have always loved all kinds of paper crafts, so I guess that it was just natural for me to gravitate toward something like this.

Take a moment and browse my online shop: http://kieshaskrafts.etsy.com ! I plan on adding more items soon... well as soon as I come up with some more orignal ideas that is!

I have to say that I had a hard time setting up my shop, not because the programming was difficult but because of the pricing! I didn't want to charge anything outrageous but I didn't want to rip myself off either. Most of the shops that are geared toward greeting cards prices average between $2 - $5, but there are some people on there that I think are ripping themselves off! I have to honestly say that I feel honored to even be able to try and do this and some of the workmanship is amazing! I would easily pay alot more that what they are selling the stuff for! So I am hoping that is what people will think when they see my cards also!

So take a look tell me what you think, and if you see something you like BUY IT!

This is just an example of my work, this card actually was for personal use! I didn't even list it in the shop. In my opinion what I do have listed is better!

Outdoor Fun!

It's sometimes hard to believe that we get -10 degree weather here. It was so sticky hot here the other day, so my friend and I decided to fill up the kiddie pools and let the little ones go for a dip!

They had so much fun! Amazing all you need is a couple of cups, some water, and some imagination! Little D. from upstairs is such a sweet boy, he made sure each time not to splash the middle swirlie in the face so he wouldn't cry.

It didn't matter how many times I told her to let the pool fill up, she just had to mess with the hose, I guess it just looked too inviting!

Funny little one, she wouldn't wear them in the water, but ran around for almost the rest of the afternoon with them on!