In Memory of Our Precious Callie Dootle

"Callie Dootle Franklin 1999-2008" Oh how Jim and I miss our little girl. How blessed were we to have her for 9 years. I at first was very angry about the sudden loss of my precious baby girl. I felt so slighted and I was even angry at God that she be taken from us so suddenly. I am a christian counselor and I was shocked with myself on the night we had to make the quick decision to put her to sleep at the animal hospital. After we got home, I sat till 5:00 a.m. in my recliner and I beat my fist on the arm chair screaming WHY? WHY? See I just lost my Mother in Aug. and to lose my little Dootle was more than I felt I could bare!

Let me tell you about this high spirited proud little doggie of ours. She even knew english very well. Her favorite words to hear were, Lets go for a walk, or are you Hungi, short for hungry! We often had to be careful with what we said as dootle butt would always be listening in. Of course she was always in my lap or sitting between my husbands legs at his feet. Callie was not very friendly till she knew you. She was a one family doggie. She was nice to kids, but she was anti social, but that was my fault. She was mostly just arround Pepe and Jim and I. She loved to sleep with me, she loved when I would say Kiss Kiss Mommie, or Kiss Kiss Daddy and she would!

I quickly got over being angry at God. This was not God's doing. This is just apart of the journey called life. There are no guarantee's that you nor I will have a tommorow, so it's impairative to daily make each day the best day as if it was your last.

Thank you Heavenly Father for all the blessings you have bestowed upon my life. My husbands, and a treasure that will remain in our God given minds will be of the Mighty Precious Callie Dootle Franklin! To never be forgotten nor replaced! Amen!
Hungry Callie and Pepe

callie praying

I am not alone- Natalie Grant

You are here in my heart,
youre the light that guides me through the dark.
You walk beside me,
the night seems cold each time I fall,
Your arms are there to hold.

You walk beside me, giving strength Ive never known.
And I am not alone
You walk beside me.
(I am not alone)

You are here in my mind,
I talk to you and all my fears unwind.
I know Im loved, for who I am,
You make me want to be the best that I can.
And you walk beside me, giving strength Ive never known.

I am not alone,
You walk beside me.
I am not alone
whereever the road leads.

And I rely on your patience,
when I face the unknown.
And becuase of you, I am...
I am not alone...

I am not alone...oooh

Youre always beside me, yeah, I am not alone.
In the sun, In the rain
through the good times and
in the pain.
Youre always beside me,
I reach out for your hand,
I know that you understand.

A New Way of Thinking - Victoria Osteen

Love Your Life - Victoria Osteen

Victoria Osteen provides heaven-sent advice to hard-working women for establishing an ideal, balanced life filled with blessed satisfactions while honoring God. Victoria's great devotion to her family will inspire you to be a more loving wife and mother. Positive thinking for women has never sounded so good or been more encouraging. Joel Osteen's fans will enjoy learning more about how Joel and Victoria set priorities, agree to disagree at home, and build a happier family. Men can learn from Victoria's perspectives on marriage, relationships, and parenting, as well.

The book is built around 11 themes, each of which is the subject of a chapter as follows:

Chapter 1: Understanding Your Influence
Chapter 2: Living with Confidence
Chapter 3: Embracing What's Important
Chapter 4: Keeping the Right Perspective
Chapter 5: Making the Most of What You Have
Chapter 6: Recovering Lost Opportunities
Chapter 7: Overcoming Offenses
Chapter 8: Enjoying Rich Relationships
Chapter 9: Discovering What Others Need
Chapter 10: Being a People Builder
Chapter 11: Receiving Love

Victoria Osteen's writing style is self-effacing, revealing, and generous. You'll feel like you are talking to her over a cup of coffee at her kitchen table. She provides a good balance between Biblical perspectives, practical common sense, and thoughtful consideration.

Enjoy!

http://www.amazon.com/Love-Your-Life-Living-Healthy/dp/0743296931/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1224185232&sr=8-1

Prayer - Dear Lord

Dear Lord,
I thank You for this day, I thank You for my being able to see and to hear this morning. I'm blessed because You are a forgiving God and an understanding God. You have done so much for me and You keep on blessing me. Forgive me this day for everything I have done, said or thought that was not pleasing to you.

I ask now for Your forgiveness. Please keep me safe from all danger and harm. Help me to start this Day with a new attitude and plenty of gratitude. Let me make the best of each and every day to clear my mind so that I can hear from You. Please broaden my mind that I can accept all things. Let me not whine and whimper over things I have no control over. And give the best response when I'm pushed beyond my limits.

I know that when I can't pray, You listen to my heart. Continue to use me to do Your will. Continue to bless me that I may be a blessing to others. Keep me strong that I may help the weak... Keep me uplifted that I may have words of encouragement for others. I pray of r those that are lost and can't find their way. I pray for those that are misjudged and misunderstood. I pray for those who don't know You intimately. I pray for those that will delete this without saring it with others I pray for thos e that don't believe.

But I thank you that I believe that God changes people and God changes things. I pray for all my sisters And brothers. For each and every family member in their households. I pray for peace , love and joy in their homes that they are out of debt and all their needs are met. I pray that every eye that reads this knows there is no problem, circumstance, or situation greater than God. Every battle is in Your hands for You to fight. I pray that these words be received into the hearts of every eye that sees it in Jesus name. Amen!If you prayed this prayer, change the number in the subject box before forwarding the message so people can See ow many people have done so. God Bless!!!!!!!!!!! God I love you and I need you, come into my heart, please. Amen

Finding My Way Back - Depression

Okay, The season of my life have been really tough on me lately. Seems like you just get over one crisis and another one surfaces. So what's going on in Lucy's World. I recently lost my mother after a 4 year downhill battle with congestive heart failure and several other deliberating disorders that rendered her to have little quality of life. Mama went home to Jesus August 23, 2008 just 5 days before her 81st birthday. Read my blog on her life's journey. I recently fell into a dark depression about 5 days ago. It really scared me, because I am usually and optimistic person and my relationship with my Heavenly Father has always sustained me through life's storm and trials. But, this time when I fell, I fell hard. And guess who was DELIGHTED! The Devil, Old Satan had me just where he wanted me in ruins, despair and I was talking negative, I was out to destroy, just like Satan loves to destroy us and pull us away from the very ROCK and foundation that I God has provided for us through his word! I even for the first 3 days of this awful depression didn't even touch base or check in with God. I had drifted into to Satan's territory, How I know he was having a ball with this. The lioness he is just lurking and jumping at every chance to take a believer away from her Beloved Lord and Savior. I was doubting what God could do for me, Doubting it because I was trying to handle my pain by myself. Trying to handle all that was on my plate by myself. What a lonely place to be, I had pushed even my precious husband away. He would plead in my darkness, let me in! Let me help you! But, Satan had convinced me to be vial and to act just like him. Cold, Dark, Ugly! Yep, Satan you are a ugly sick, and vial! That's when God Jumped in with his Mightiness that we hear great testimonies about! He jumped in with both feet and put on the brakes of this run away train! (Lucy in turmoil, self-doubt, severe mourning of loss of my mother! He wrapped his arms around me so strong last night I felt his presence, I heard his voice. No I am not crazy, I heard him in my mind and heart. Saying, Lucy! Your mother is fine, she with me! She wants you to know that she wants you, and Daddy, and Pati and Mary and all her loved ones to remember the wonderful life that you had together. To walk in Faith and trust in your heavenly Father, in all things, God will make good! We may not understand just why certain things happen in our lives as they do, but just conversation with the Lord and Trust and obey. Leave it with him to handle. For your yoke is easy now and your burden be light, in the Lord.




“May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.”- Psalm 19:14

Thank you Jesus for always SAVING ME!



In the quiet, love is reaching.
It's yours to hold,
Be still and know that
Even when you're lost and lonely,
And hope is gone, you're not alone.

Far beyond the understanding,
There's a hand that leads,
If you believe.

Through the darkness, see the light.
Remember God loves you.

The road ahead is long and winding.
With eyes of faith, you'll find the way, yeah.
And when the journey leaves you weary,
You can rest in the comfort of heaven's arms -
Sweet loving arms.

And peace will follow.
Peace be with you always,
As you go.
For now you know that...

Through the darkness, there's a light.
Remember God loves you.

When you open up your heart,
His love will meet you where you are.
He will always be a part of everything you do.
He is here to set you free,
And give you all the strength you need
To carry on, to carry on.

Through the darkness, see the light.
Remember God loves you. (remember, remember)
Remember God loves you.

God's Best will Prevail - Election 2008

Less than 3 weeks from now our country will select a new President. With the country in an economic crisis, amongst many other things wrong. This is the first time in my life I have felt paralyzed by FEAR! It is very scary when you get my age and start watching your husbands 401K drop in half it's value in just one day! It's easy for all of us to be pestimistic and be overcome with despair and negative thoughts, as we watch the very ones in the White House that are elected to protect us sit up there and bicker and fight like 2 year olds just because they are a Democrat or a Republican!!! This makes our Mighty Country the great US of A look pitiful to other nations. To many of these other nations they are in delight to watch our downfall. We call ourselves the land of the Free and the home the BRAVE! So I am going to turn to God Almighty and Pray for his Favor on this election. For God's Best to be elected and to Prevail in this election. I am going to walk in Faith and in Trust of my Lord and Savior to give me the attitude of Hope that we will again stand STRONG, that our US of A will once again prevail as "One nation under God,indivisible, With Liberty and Justice for all."