MADAMEREBECCA's blog: "THING'S WITH MEANING !!"

I may lose friends over this; but I don't care. Month One Mommy I am only 4 inches long but I have all my organs. I love the sound of your voice. The sound of your heart beat is my favorite lullaby. Month Two Mommy today I learned how to suck my thumb. If you could see me you could definitely tell that I am a baby. I'm not big enough to survive outside my home though. It is so nice and warm in here. Month Three You know what Mommy I'm a boy!! I hope that makes you happy. I always want you to be happy. I don't like it when you cry. You sound so sad. It makes me sad too and I cry with you even though you can't hear me. Month Four Mommy my hair is starting to grow. It is very short and fine but I will have a lot of it. I spend a lot of my time exercising. I can turn my head and curl my fingers and toes and stretch my arms and legs. I am becoming quite good at it too. Month Five You went to the doctor today. Mommy, he lied to you. He said that I'm not a baby. I am a baby Mommy, your baby. I think and feel. Mommy, what's abortion? Month Six I can hear that doctor again. I don't like him. He seems cold and heartless. Something is intruding my home. The doctor called it a needle. Mommy what is it? It burns! Please make him stop! I can't get away from it! Mommy! HELP me! Month Seven Mommy I am okay. I am in Jesus's arms. He is holding me. He told me about abortion. Why didn't you want me Mommy? Every Abortion Is Just . . . One more heart that was stopped. Two more eyes that will never see. Two more hands that will never touch. Two more legs that will never run. One more mouth that will never speak. If you're against abortion, post this as... I dont care how many friends i lose over this

Living experience Fulfillment comes from putting into experience what you already know to be true. It is the living expression of the person you most sincerely know yourself to be. You know you are a loving person. You find fulfillment by putting that love into action, by expressing and experiencing it. You know that you value success and accomplishment. Fulfillment of that value is found by living in such a way as to create and experience such success. You know that truth and integrity are of utmost importance to you. Fulfillment comes from putting truth and integrity into practice in every area of your life. Fulfillment can never be found by taking a generic, off-the-shelf dream and twisting it to fit your situation. Real fulfillment comes from the essence of who you are. Reach gently into the depth of your being and remind yourself of what's most meaningful. Know joyful fulfillment by putting that purpose into living experience

TICK REMOVAL Tic Removal (tis the season) Please forward to anyone with children, or hunters, everyone!! Thanks! A School Nurse has written the info below -- good enough to share -- And it really works!! I had a pediatrician tell me what she believes is the best way to remove a tick. This is great, because it works in those places where it's sometimes difficult to get to with tweezers: between toes, in the middle of a head full of dark hair, etc. Apply a glob of liquid soap to a cotton ball. Cover the tick with the soap-soaked cotton ball and let it stay on the repulsive insect for a few seconds (15-20), after which the tick will come out on it's own and be stuck to the cotton ball when you lift it away. This technique has worked every time I've used it (and that was frequently), and it's much less traumatic for the patient and easier for me. Unless someone is allergic to soap, I can't see that this would be damaging in any way. I even had my doctor's wife call me for advice because she had one stuck to her back and she couldn't reach it with tweezers. She used this method and immediately called me back to say, "It worked!" Please pass on: everyone needs this helpful hint.

Allow yourself The most difficult part of any accomplishment is getting yourself to do it. Once you fully allow yourself to take the necessary actions, the results begin flowing to you with ease. Your ego promotes the false idea that effort and challenge are things to be avoided. In reality, effort and challenge enable you to create great value and bring immense joy to life. Accomplishment is something that comes easily and naturally to you, when you choose to allow it. From the inside out, you are meant to create. All that you are, all that you have, all that you know can work together to bring about your most treasured dreams. You are never too old, too young, too feeble or too uninformed to make a real difference. The only thing that can truly stop you is you, but only if you listen to the insecure posturing of your ego. Choose instead to listen to your heart, which tells you what you know you must do. Find real joy in following your purpose. Find fulfillment by being the positive, creative person you are meant to be.

Sincerity If you agree too easily you will not be trusted. If you disagree too often you will not be believed. When you strive to be seen as sincere, you most certainly will not be. For true sincerity is never the result of contrivance. Let go of your need to impress others, and you will indeed be impressive. Let go of your concern for appearances, and you'll be authentically sincere. The way to be consistently believed is to always speak the truth. The way to be truly respected is to live the big moments and the small ones with integrity. If you feel the need to hide the truth about what you are doing, it's a good idea to seriously reconsider your intentions. Nothing gained by deception will ever be of any real value to you. Say what you mean, be who you are, and do what you know is right. Live with sincerity, and the pathways you follow will be richly fulfilling.

To all my Mommas... Just for this morning, I am going to smile when I see your face and laugh when I feel like crying. Just for this morning, I will let you choose what you want to wear, and smile and say how perfect it is. Just for this morning, I am going to step over the laundry, and pick you up and take you to the park to play. Just for this morning, I will leave the dishes in the sink, and let you teach me how to put that puzzle of yours together. Just for this afternoon, I will unplug the telephone and keep the computer off, and sit with you in the backyard and blow bubbles. Just for this afternoon, I will not yell once, not even a tiny grumble when you scream and whine for the ice cream truck, and I will buy you one if he comes by. Just for this afternoon, I won't worry about what you are going to be when you grow up, or second guess every decision I have made where you are concerned. Just for this afternoon, I will let you help me bake cookies, and I won't stand over you trying to fix them. Just for this afternoon, I will take us to McDonald's and buy us both a Happy Meal so you can have both toys! Just for this evening, I will hold you in my arms and tell you a story about how you were born and how much I love you. Just for this evening, I will let you splash in the tub and not get angry. Just for this evening, I will let you stay up late while we sit on the porch and count all the stars. Just for this evening, I will snuggle beside you for hours, and miss my favorite TV shows. Just for this evening when I run my finger through your hair as you pray, I will simply be grateful that God has given me the greatest gift ever given. I will think about the mothers and fathers who are searching for their missing children, the mothers and fathers who are visiting their children's graves instead of their bedrooms, and mothers and fathers who are in hospital rooms watching their children suffer senselessly, and screaming inside that they can't handle it anymore. And when I kiss you good night I will hold you a little tighter, a little longer. It is then, that I will thank God for you, and ask him for nothing, except one more day.............. Happy Mothers DAY!

Just because you can This day is not happening to you. It is happening through you.The way you see the world does not merely affect what you think and feel about all that is going on. The way you see the world determines how the world will be. Your thoughts are not just momentary flashes that disappear once you are finished with them. They are powerful forces that give energy and direction to life. The events and situations that come your way are not just random occurrences. There is a reason why you have put yourself in a position to experience them. The things that are possible are the things that you imagine and expect to be possible. Raise your imagination and your expectations to new levels, and the world follows right along. This day is happening because you are here to live it. Make it truly grand and exquisitely beautiful, just because you can.

You can expect it All the things you hope to become, all the things you would like to accomplish, all the things you plan to do, don't carry much weight in comparison to those things you actually expect to become, to accomplish and to do. The best crafted plans are meaningless unless you sincerely expect to follow through on them. The most magnificent dreams will elude you until you can truly and confidently expect to achieve them. You will have what you expect to have. You will achieve what you expect to achieve. You will be the person you expect yourself to be. Your expectations for this day, this year, this life will significantly impact you outcomes. Raise your expectations, and you raise the quality of your life. Can you expect great things for yourself? Yes, indeed you can. Will you? That is completely up to you.

Always in you You cannot hold on to any moment, for as soon as you know it is here it will be gone. What you can do, though, is to live each moment fully so its value will always be with you. You cannot bring back the fondly remembered circumstances of the past. Yet what you can do is take the joy from those times still living in your heart and express it again and again in new and creative ways. Though life is constantly and relentlessly changing, the true goodness you experience is never left behind. The more fully and authentically you live each moment, the more your life will be filled with value that you cannot lose. The joys you have gathered were not the result of any particular circumstance. They came to you because you opened yourself up to life's goodness, and they are still with you even though many things may have changed. Though you cannot hold on to this beautiful moment, there really is no reason to do so. For when you see, appreciate and fully experience its beauty, that beauty, that joy will always be in you. Let go of the need to cling to any fleeting thing or circumstance. And make room for joy to grow in your life with each passing moment

Thoughts pointing the way What you think influences what you see. What you think influences what you do. What you think influences what you learn. What you think influences how you feel. What you think has an enormous impact on the way you experience life. What you think determines the very nature of the world you create for yourself. Thoughts have no physical mass, yet they do indeed have power. And there are no restraints or limitations upon what you can think. Consider all the many places to which your thoughts have carried you. Imagine the limitless possibilities of where your thoughts can now enable you to go. Choose positive, creative, loving, life-affirming thoughts. And with those thoughts pointing the way, you can fill your world with value.