Back in the groove

Well I think I may be getting back in the groove of Blogging again:) Thursday we went to JP's service, it was so sweet, Chris had ask me to share, so I did, JP was remembered and honored, he would of loved the attention:)  One thing God put on my heart was that He is a father to the fatherless, when mother past away I had a lost feeling, it is a strange feeling to realize you have no earthly parents, no one to run things past for their ideals or thoughts. BUT as the Lord filled that area of my life, in showing me He is my father and he cares for the orphans:) So with that said it helped me:) and I hope will help Chris:)  Steve did the graveside at Beebe and their Pastor at Fellowship Bible did the service at the church.  We did a lunch for the family, it went perfect, the church is a mega church and had everything/every room anyone could have wanted!

 Aunt Verda Mae and Uncle LD

 

 

Uncle LD is the last living sibling of the Rogers Siblings.  He was the baby:)

 

I have enjoyed my Lovie Luv so much, even though at times she drives me crazy, she is into everything, she can jump in our bed now, so yes, she sleeps with us, she is puppy pad trained and doing very good at it:)  I tried to make a collage but did not do too good:) She is 3pds and 1 ounce, she acts like she is so big! 

 

we had Alexandria's last dance recital of her life, as far as a dancer:)

  Alexandria did a solo dance to I can only Image, she did this when she was little for us all the time, she would make it up:) She is so poised and talented!  Then there is Jack Harvey Haley!  He is a total showmen!  He must get that from his Grand Father Harvey, he is a natural on stage and yes he knew all the girls were there for him:))

 

 

 

I about sat all I could this weekend, made the ole back act up, then today at Journey Kids with lifting the babies it had all it could take, came home ate some Tuna and went to bed, slept three hours, did some back exercises to help.  Feels better now.  Just not up to par today:(((

 

This week should not be so crazy, no early appointments in the am and I have not booked my self coming and going on Monday, so maybe I can get caught up, have buyers for us to show property on Tuesday and the rest of week, Have a Brunch On Thursday for Sorrie Magazine:) Looking forward to that:)  Well best find me something to eat for dinner, I am hungry:0  Hugs and nite





Life today:)

Well its been a few days and I am blogging again:)) Yea I am getting a little time to share.  Not sure what all to share so we will see where this blog takes me.

In my last blog, I was trying to understand being content and un content:) well I have pulled out of being un content with my life as of now, feel more contented in what is going on in my life.  I did go to Dr. all is great with me and I am healthy so is Steve, we go like to old people and get our physical the same time:) Of course Steve has to totally undress and get in a gown and I tell Bruce no way, he can do it with my clothes on:) He said that is what old ladies do and he has learned to do a physical around the clothing:0 as he rolls his eyes, if you know Dr. Sanderson you know his eye rolls too:)  So how did I get content?  I prayed and ask the Lord to show me why I am un content, that simple.  Then ask him to show me what I need to be doing.  There was not a major change in anything, just a new perspective for me to view  my life in, in His perspective:)  I saw some areas I need to change in my and made the choice to change them, life is a choice, each day we have the freedom to choose to be happy or a grump, we can choose to take the high road when things go wrong or the low road, we can choose to turn the other cheek or fight back, we are fortunate to be able to choose daily in our life what we will do each day, have the freedom to pray or even write a blog about choosing and God.  I choose to be happy and take the high road:)

This week has been very busy at work, Steve and I did have some time to spend with friends this week end, Steve played golf with his friend Ray Richey on Sunday and  Pam and I got a chance to catch up on our lives.  Enjoyed our time.  Then back at it at work, I am thankful we both love what we do because we do it a lot:)) The market is busy and we just run to keep up with it.  I was honored with being voted the Best of the Best again this year and will have a brunch to go to next Thursday:)

That was a surprise this year:))

 

Looking forward to the Brunch and the magazine will have my pic in it and the award:) Helps with publicity in this business.

 

This past Tuesday my cousin John Owens who we called JP past away, he was not sick like passing away but had health issues, so it was unexpected, his wife Pat had past a few years back and he missed her so much, he spent his 44th wedding anniversary with her in Heaven:) His service is Thursday.  Life is so fragile we really do not know what tomorrow holds, he was getting his hair cut Tuesday and past Tuesday night. Thankful we will see him again:)

 

Steve just left to show property and I have a For Sale By Owner class I will teach at ten am today, it is on how to list FSBO, listing are the life blood to stay in the Real Estate Business, they say Realtor's never retire they just become listless:)

 

I hope your having a good week and choose to be happy today, no matter what happens, you and I have a choice to make:) hugs

 

 

Content? or UN Content, my new word for discontent

This is a word I have thought of a lot lately, and on Sunday Pastor Jerry preached on it, I had just talked to Steve and Sherry Maxwell about not feeling content, and why?  I wondered am I depressed or is this just all there is to my life?  Now I know some of you are saying, WHAT????? she has a different life every day, but even in that its routine:) I could not really describe my feelings and felt guilty for having them because I do have a much better life then some. 

I have realized that we all have to become un content for changes to happen in our life, if not we would never change a thing.  I have become un content in my life, I did go get a physical to make sure I was ok physically and did get me some Prozac, I do think there is depression involved, that my serotonin's have depleted some from all the stress this past year has brought.  BUT I know me and my body, with my work in the Mental Health field I recognize my signs of depression, such as having to always push my self, not having the energy I need, but always thinking, ok if I get thought this then I can slow down, or having migraines, being edgy, short fused, so I do think the Prozac will help replenish my brain with what it needs:) YES, I think I am a Dr.:)

In my un contentment I can reach out to other things to see if that works to make me content or I can be still and let God show me the direction He is going in my life and why I am un content:)  I first chose to try to figure it all out, for one there are several issues with in my children that have me on my knees praying, nothing I can do about it other then pray and trust God to be faithful to them in their lives. Then decided to rearrange my living room, which I did and I liked the change, which give me insight into me:)  God will bring un contentment into our life's so that we can see we need change, once we find the changes HE is making in us then we find contentment again, of course this is till he brings un contentment again to get us from one place to the other:)  Reminds me of the book, Who moved my cheese?  Its about two mice, one was afraid to go out and look for food and the other after almost starving decided to venture out, of course he had a maze to go through but found a much better life and more cheese to eat, so the moral of this blog, is you can not stay in the same place, being un content is a good thing, it makes us move out of our normal routine and face some fears in life, move forward to new areas of our life!  I hope it your in the same place you will look to the Lord for your answers, speaking from doing it, there is nothing else that can give true peace or contentment then Him, the other things may endure for the night but the un contentment is right back in the morning,  seek the Lord ask what is going on with you, He states, if you lack wisdom ask and He will tell you, make the changes HE shows you, not what you show your self:) and TRUST Him with the out come of your life.....yes, our daily life can be routine, its called life, we can not find contentment in things or people, but in Him to find real contentment, then when we are un content He leads us back to what is the purpose of this life and what purpose you have to play in it, till He comes for us:)

So, I am thankful I was so un content so I could be moved into a place of contentment for a season:) hugs have a great day! Now to take my own advice:)))

May 2013

Life has been busy, I have thought of blogging but did not do it, its been so long not sure I can even catch up, so I will start from here:)  This month has been full of graduations, Alexandria is going to ASU Jonesboro, she has a very busy summer with her cheer coach work and will leave for school in August.  Olivia, Peyton, Max and Jack all moved into their next level of grades, we enjoyed seeing all the accomplishments they all had, I have some smart grand babies:)

This month I have been able to help Jill out with her girls,grandbabies and I have enjoyed them:)

she is back on the mend now, I will miss that time with them, but thankful her surgery went well.  Like I told them I may come spend the night some:)  I have had a full month of family time with all my babies and grand babies:)

Work has been busy, at the same time the pace has slowed down this past two weeks, need it to pick back up, we were able to do some things to the condo to spruce it up a little and have a few nights to spend there,

 summer is always fun at the lake and we love the pool!  I have a busy day Monday and Tuesday, and full end of the week with real estate. 

We went to Hannah's Thursday for Max's graduation and her house is looking so good, they are coming along with the building of the shop/garage that is HUGE!!

They have some hogs :((( and their goats are doing well, they have three dogs,  some pretty chickens that follow you and walk all over the yard:)  They eat the eggs daily, and plan to kill the hogs to eat.....not sure I can do that:(  Mark said its the hogs and deer that will feed them this year. I like to visit the country but not sure I am a country girl:)


Memorial we went to the condo, McGills and Averitt ( Sean and Sarah ) camped out, we had a great time on the lake with the kids and cooking out:) Lovie loved it:)

I have been giving a lot of thought into the next five years, I will be sixty this year and Steve Sixty three, in five years I will be ready to go at a slower pace, I think:) and working my plan to be able to retire if that is what we choose to do.  I am not sure if I will ever not be involved in real estate because it is so in me, we will just have to figure that out as we go:)  So wierd to think on getting older:)

Last night I met with a group of my high school friends, we had a get together at Cajun's, it was fun seeing them, we has bad rains so it was a small group, but a lively group:) I left about eight and they said what???? I said my bed time is nine:)  I have a wonderful group of us that have stayed in touch with each other.

Class of 1971 Parkview Patriots

 

 

All in all it has been a very busy May, a very productive May and looking forward to Summer!

 

STILL Playing catch up

Well I am not getting any better at blogging!  We had a wonderful Rogers Reunion, it was at my brother's church, most all came, it was such a blessing, tiring and wore us out but so wonderful!

 Uncle LD
and Aunt Verda Mae Rogers,  the last living sibling of my father's

Family tree I made:)

Our Whole HOG:)

Had a wonderful Family time!

The next week I met Debbie Reed and JoAnne Brown, form high school for lunch, we have remained friends, they were my best friend sin school:) 7th grade:)

Then Steve and I went to Panama City Beach, we left on the 17th and came hoe on the 27th, which was our 41st wedding anniversary!  

Sunsets were beautiful!

Always up for fun times!

 Connie Menzie, mother's sister, my favorite Aunt/sister came down for a few days, so much fun!

 We Para sailed and Steve and Larry Fished!

We ate till I thought I would never want sea food again, but I am hungry for oysters now:)

My sweet Alexandria had her Sr. Prom!

She will go to ASU this August, hard to believe she has grown up so fast, her  boyfriend is Christian Casto, he is a wonderful young Christian man! 

Tomorrow will be major busy coming back to the office, have offers to present, closings to get ready and homes to list! All in a days work:)

My sweet Jill had a hysterectomy last Wednesday so keep her in your prayers, all else is well!  My Lovie doggie is doing well too!  Will take some new pictures she is growing!

Dreading Mother's birthday May 9th, and Mother's day this year, first time I have not had a mother here:(( Sure do miss her still, think of her all the time, so may good memories:)  Guess I will do a blog in memory of her when time comes, blogging always helps me sort out my thoughts and feelings:) Hope all is well with you and your family!  Have a GREAT week!

Playing Catch up!

It has been way too long since I blogged, just been busy and when I sat down did not feel like bloggingL To catch you up, well I was sicker then a sick, sick with the flu, took me a while to get over it, ran 104 fever and did not break for four days, lost ten pounds, but found them backL  Went and got the McGill GB's for a few days of Spring Break, in my new car:) Bought Haley GB's home, they went to McGill Farm for a few days with April:) they stayed she came home to work.

Had a totally wonderful Easter, the Mcgill’s came Saturday night and Regina, Mark’s mother and brother Jacob came too, I loved my visit with her,

Jacob, Regina and Mark

My Grands

our crazy pic

My Family, minus Miss April

 God has blessed me with great in law’s, my children are so blessed, you know you hear night mare stories, but my grand babies all have great grand parents to mentor them, and that is a real blessing, Steve and I are probably the ones they worry about;)

The weekend before Easter we went to a Encounter Conference, Alex preached that Sat. for one of the sessions, the part of the conference we got to go to was such a blessing, got prayer and fresh words from the Lord for meJ So thankful we can go to our Father and ask Him what He has for us to do. Then sometimes He let’s other’s confirm what He has told you, so you will know, YES, I did hear Him!!

Had a chance to go to Van Buren to the McGill Farm, which is turning into a real farmJ They have all kinds of chicken’s, two Turkey’s, 

Goats, Dogs….and renting a bull dozer to do some work on the land and build a work shop, 30x40, it real be a real work shop J Oh yes they have a garden toooooooo!

They will have horses, cows, some pigs in the future J We have our camper set up, so when we go, we just get in the car and leave, all we need is there, I love that, and I love it about our condo too, although I have not been to the condo much, need to go check on it next week J

Speaking of the condo,

we have it for sale, going to take some time to spring clean and paint, then either put it as a rental or concentrate on selling it, we just do not go as much as we feel we should to justify the expenses of owning it, so pray for wisdom for us in that J

My biggest deal is I have a new puppy!!  

She is a tiny Yorkie, we just love, love ,love her, her name is Lovie,

nickname Luv Luv, she is so tiny, you really have to be so careful, she will be about 4.5 to 5 pds when grown. She has just filled a need I had inside, not sure how or what but I can tell she is pretty special to meJ Yorkie’s hair is the closet to human hair, which I did not know, so can not wait for it to grow some so I can see.

This week end we have worked so hard Saturday showing property, Steve and I showed different clients, both of us will write offers with themJ Then the Averiit girl’s next door spent the night and we went to Journey Church today, great service on forgiveness that Alex is doing, Then Steve and I headed out to be ready for our open house, have a listing appointment after open house, then home, already booked my self on Monday but not back to backJ We leave for vacation on the 17^th, going to Panama City Beach, we are both so ready, seems we have been meeting our self coming and going, I will still take my calls,

but will have feet and hands in Arkansas, what I love about my work, I can do it from anywhere! Mother’s sister Connie and Larry will meet us in PCB for a few days, I can not wait for that, Love my time with them last year,

even for a few days, of course I will have to get skilled up on Dominoes! Larry and Steve will do a fishing trip and play golf, Connie and I will have to do and adventure this year!

All is well with my house hold, April is in Iowa visiting the Harris’s, where her boyfriend and his family moved, she will be home Tuesday, then back to work for her, Alicia and family are doing well,

Alexandria

 is trying to decide and hear the Lord on where to go to College, so grateful she ask the Lord where she is to go J Sean and his family doing good,

looking for a home, so they can have some more room! Cole is growing and Anna will be 13 in a few days, so hard to believe! Alex and his family are good,

Jill has a hysterectomy the middle part of April so keep her in your prayers, Hannah and her family are loving the farm life, Jared and his family are doing

well, love having them next door, it sure helps when I need helpJ Plus Jenn is a great cookJ Steve and I are feeling our age for sure, but we are loving our life, we will be married 41 years April 27^th., he can drive me crazy but I sure love him!! Well now you are all caught up with us! Missing mother still, have my moments but it is bearable, of course God said it would be, just hard at times. OH YES, we are having a Roger’s family reunion this next Saturday, so looking forward to that, but will for sure miss mother not being thereL We are doing family trees, so she will be there in my pics and in my heart!  This is a prayer request for Owen Casto, he had a tumor on his brain stem and just had surgery, this was a surprise to his family, he had bad headaches/nauseated, his mother had to beg his Dr. to do a MRI, when they did he had a tumor, so keep him in your prayers, he is a miracle his Drs. say:)  Glad we know the miracle maker!  

Hugs and prayers for Owen and his family.

I hope you have a good week, doing the things that make you, you:) nite