Last week's Lemon was when Mmy Graves Dissease hit rock bottom last Thursday night. Friday morning I had an early doctor appointment because I literally was feeling all of my bodies systems shutting down including my digestive tract and my muscular control. Friday morning it just so happened that J.B. was the first kid out of bed reminding me that today was the first day of summer vacation and because his last 4 weeks of school showed major behavioral improvement, he had earned a new lego set and "mom, what time does Target open?" was the first thing out of his mouth! It's true I did owe it to him, so I asked hin to come to my doctor appointment first and then we'd go. It would be nice to have company at this appointment since I felt so awful, even if it was only my 8 year old son. He has such a heart of empathy! It was just the two of us so we took Brent's Camary, and stopped for coffee at the gas station. Thank goodness we did because it was then I realized that I had a flat tire. I had to go back home and load into the Explorer, and leave the car in the driveway with no explanation to Brent. After returning from my appointment My dear sweet husband was in the garage with the car jacked up ready to fix. One more glass of lemonade please! If Brent had been working and this happened to me and I was alone...I don't want to think what would have happened. He also was able to go and get my perscription and J.B. got his behavior reward! This allowed me some much needed rest and quiet time to heal.
Can you turn your lemons into lemonade today? I sure can!
Friday, June 17, 2011
Friday, June 10, 2011
#3 Lemonade-Reproducing
Dawson Trautman once wrote: "Activity is no substitute for productivity, and productivity is no substitute for reproduction."
I believe in reproducing good strong character qualities in our children, and it is hard work with low monetary pay, but the eternal reward is going to be rich beyond compare! The problem is many American families are not willing to slow down their life to take the necessary time it takes to invest in the one thing that brings true richness: our own children.
The best teacher a child will ever have is their mom and dad.
How are you reproducing?
I believe in reproducing good strong character qualities in our children, and it is hard work with low monetary pay, but the eternal reward is going to be rich beyond compare! The problem is many American families are not willing to slow down their life to take the necessary time it takes to invest in the one thing that brings true richness: our own children.
The best teacher a child will ever have is their mom and dad.
How are you reproducing?
#2 Lemonade making 101
I believe that God never brings us to something unless it has gone through His permissive will, and everyday I submit myself to what he has in mind for me and each day He surprises me.
I felt after my step Celebrate Recovery study group closed up in May that God was calling me into a time of introspection and to begin writing, but I never knew how that would be accomplished.
Now, as I wait on Him daily for my physical strength, I am begining to see His plan unfold. The number 3 is a theme in my recovery, and it began that way 3 years ago when I got sober, got in a car accident and began my emotional healing process. Now, 3 years later, 3 things are converging once again: my unexplained chronic health problems, my son's emotional and behavioral struggles and my husband's sudden job loss. Although from the outside someone may look at this situation and wonder "why?", and I have been one of those people, but I am at peace in the midst of the storm.
It truly is well with my soul whem my body's pain levels are at a 10 and I have come to the end of my rope, God says: "My grace is sufficient for you for my power is made perfect in your weakness." And when I wake up in the middle of the night with a person on my mind to pray for and I know full well I have a very busy 11 hour workday ahead of me and all I want to do is to get a full nights rest, but I get up and journal and pray, I know that "They that wait upon the Lord will renew their strength, they will mount on wings like eagles, they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint"! God has come through for me when there seems to be no way-like the old hymn says :"He will make a way..."
These are God's fingers and I have the mind and the mouth of Christ for whoever has ears, let him hear and know that God WILL work all things for the good of those who love Him and who are called according to His purposes. So you may ask yourself, How does this pertain to my life? It's great for you Carrie, but you gotta understand... I do, and Ive asked God to do things in me and through me that He couldn't do because I was still holding tightly to the things that were holding back His power. He alone can make my lemons into Lemonade if I choose to give them to Him.
I felt after my step Celebrate Recovery study group closed up in May that God was calling me into a time of introspection and to begin writing, but I never knew how that would be accomplished.
Now, as I wait on Him daily for my physical strength, I am begining to see His plan unfold. The number 3 is a theme in my recovery, and it began that way 3 years ago when I got sober, got in a car accident and began my emotional healing process. Now, 3 years later, 3 things are converging once again: my unexplained chronic health problems, my son's emotional and behavioral struggles and my husband's sudden job loss. Although from the outside someone may look at this situation and wonder "why?", and I have been one of those people, but I am at peace in the midst of the storm.
It truly is well with my soul whem my body's pain levels are at a 10 and I have come to the end of my rope, God says: "My grace is sufficient for you for my power is made perfect in your weakness." And when I wake up in the middle of the night with a person on my mind to pray for and I know full well I have a very busy 11 hour workday ahead of me and all I want to do is to get a full nights rest, but I get up and journal and pray, I know that "They that wait upon the Lord will renew their strength, they will mount on wings like eagles, they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint"! God has come through for me when there seems to be no way-like the old hymn says :"He will make a way..."
These are God's fingers and I have the mind and the mouth of Christ for whoever has ears, let him hear and know that God WILL work all things for the good of those who love Him and who are called according to His purposes. So you may ask yourself, How does this pertain to my life? It's great for you Carrie, but you gotta understand... I do, and Ive asked God to do things in me and through me that He couldn't do because I was still holding tightly to the things that were holding back His power. He alone can make my lemons into Lemonade if I choose to give them to Him.
Thursday, June 9, 2011
#1 Lemonade "How I chose the name Lemonade"
Simply stated:
In life, no matter our race, financial situation, sex, creed, political party or the color of our hair, we are all at one time or another thrown a lemon. This life's lemons may come in many forms like: illness, financial problems, relationship problems, addiction, trauma, but take it from me, a lemon catcher and lemonade conessuer, you can turn lemons into lemonade!
When I was a kindergartener, the first book that I brought home was one called: "How to turn lemons into lemonade" Although I believe that this book was more of an enterepreneual book, the story of "Little business-oriented Carrie" looking for a way to make life a little sweeter sticks with me to this day. So it is, with both the sour and the sweet of life, I embark on a new journey. Lemonade
In life, no matter our race, financial situation, sex, creed, political party or the color of our hair, we are all at one time or another thrown a lemon. This life's lemons may come in many forms like: illness, financial problems, relationship problems, addiction, trauma, but take it from me, a lemon catcher and lemonade conessuer, you can turn lemons into lemonade!
When I was a kindergartener, the first book that I brought home was one called: "How to turn lemons into lemonade" Although I believe that this book was more of an enterepreneual book, the story of "Little business-oriented Carrie" looking for a way to make life a little sweeter sticks with me to this day. So it is, with both the sour and the sweet of life, I embark on a new journey. Lemonade
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