Just Silence, Tears and God

those are not my words.

i  found them in a blog post done by

 Hannah, The Rustic Chick.

i love her blog!!!

love it, love it, love it!

she is my go to person for cowgirl stuff.......

fashion, cowboy wisdom.

i even found one of my favorite devotional sites from her,

Campfire Cowboy Ministries.

Hannah is actually closer to my girls age than mine.

but that's ok.

it just means they can relate to the Rustic Chick when they visit.

and if i see something i think they should see (like dating wisdom:)

you can bet i share it:)

before i get to that (cause there are some cool quotes i want to share),

i have to explain the title to this post........

silence, tears and God.

Hannah sent out a prayer request this weekend.

her mom was having problems and undergoing tests.

moms are special, right?

just hearing this is enough to make one drop to their knees.

i found out this morning her sweet mom has a brain tumor

and is facing surgery tomorrow morning.

please, please please PRAY!

i remember last year 

when my dad was having surgery, 

i had people from all over the world praying.

it was such a comfort!

and God saw him through that surgery.  

In the end, he did not make it.  

he had fulfilled the purpose God had for him here on earth,

so he brought him home.

making him whole again yet breaking our hearts.

even though we knew he was in Heaven, still heartbreaking.

it's hard for me to even think about still.

i am blessed to know where he is right now

and that i will see him again.

how do people cope without that?

i can't imagine.

i had my own MRI a few years back........

to R/O (rule out) a brain tumor and MS.

not fun, waiting for those results.

they ruled out the brain tumor.

but not MS.

 i'm okay..........

and this isn't about me.

it's about Hannah's mom.

Hannah has such a strong faith in God,

which is the other reason i'm crazy about this young lady.

she knows he is holding her hand.......and her mom's.

but she still needs our prayers, so please pray.

and maybe you can visit her blog at this link and get to know my

 cowgirl "friend" for yourself:)

either way, thank you for taking the time to read this

 and for praying for Hannah and her family.

now for those cool dating quotes i found on her blog,

the Rustic Chick,

 and i shared them

IMMEDIATELY

with my own shabby chicks:)

now, don't you just love these?

and they came from the blog of a young girl determined to live a 

fun, happy, carefree, cowgirl kind of life.

a young lady whose head and heart are in the right place.

whose Faith is a wake up call for the rest of us.

Praying for your mama Hannah!

xoxo

Suzanne

for my girls.......

i titled this for my girls,

but you can read it if you like:)

i have a board especially for them on Pinterest.

it has fashions i think they would like, songs we love,

LOTS of advice and little things i want them to remember.

you know, when teenagers are at or approaching the dating scene,

you can't be there enough for them.  

And with my ballerina turning 18,

i need to REALLY make sure she is prepared:)

here are some of my recent favorites.

sorry for all the pics!

sweet girls,

please know this.......

there will be many things to celebrate...

and disappointments along life's path.

there's always a choice to be made.

make good choices.

you were raised with christian morals and values.

never feel you have to compromise them.

people who truly love you and care about you

will never ask you to change.

as for dating and relationships........

remember this.......

i love this one.

what a guy!

 i especially want you to read and remember these next two.

i love them both and couldn't choose my favorite,

so i am including both.

i'm gonna print these out and plaster your walls with them:)

because

someday you will be faced with choices.

you need to be prepared now;)

i love you!

For My Girls... Marriage 101: Marry Someone like THIS ...

someone like Tim Tebow...

 a young man of FAITH, HONOR, INTEGRITY.

a man of GOD...

who loves his family...

and is a friend to everyone he meets.

that's the kind of guy I want my girls to marry

now the hard part...

finding TWO of him...for my TWO girls:)

do you know who Tim is?

if you live in Florida...you MUST know him.

first he is a child of God, the son of missionaries, a little brother to 4 siblings.

(heehee...some little brother)

and oh yeah...

Tim Tebow was the heisman trophy winning quarterback for the

Florida Gators,

and is now a quarterback with the Denver Broncos.

He doesn't drink, smoke, use bad language, cheat, and as we all know

from the press conference that was supposed to be for 

questions about football but instead he was asked if he was a virgin...

he is NOT going to have pre-marital sex.

and in case you haven't noticed,

he's what you call

DROP DEAD GORGEOUS!

yep...we love our Timmy Tebow down here!

as a fellow christian,

as a GATOR,

as a sports hero.

a lot of people come down on him...

say he is TOO GOOD!  

what?????

they watch and wait for him to trip up...

and they make things up if he doesn't.

but as Tim himself says, he will...

because none of us is perfect.

but he'll try not to...

and if he does, he knows that he is saved by grace.

i doubt this twisted, screwed up society will let him alone.

no, somebody so good makes others feel bad about themselves...

even though he is not trying to do that.

in our society, kids hero worship Lady GaGa (gross),

Tiger Woods (uggghhh), Michael Vick (grrrrrr)

Arnold Swarzenegger (BOO HISS!)...

basically everything and everyone is quickly forgiven...

unless you're one of the good guys...truly.

click on this link to read a blog post Dr. Phil wrote about Tim Tebow.

he titled it "Yes Virgina, there are still sports heroes". 

Tim has a new book out..."Through My Eyes".

 not to be showy

but because he wanted to tell HIS story...

tell the TRUTH.

how refreshing is that?

okay, back to dating...

we have something around here called the 

TIM TEBOW FACTOR.

my girls always say that I'll never like a guy they bring home and I say that is NOT true.

bring home a guy like Tim Tebow and I'll be one happy mama:)

so when they like a boy, we talk about what his qualities are...

and if they measure up or not. 

hahaha

yep, Tim Tebow is the real thing...

so how about we give him a break...

give him the benefit of the doubt.

let's hear what he says when a quote is taken out of context...

and let's hear what he says about an innocent photo...

that has been painted to put him in a bad light.

 if you want a good book...for you, your kids, 

or Father's Day...

pick up "Through my Eyes."

you won't be sorry...

and you might even have a new sports HERO...

one who deserves the title...

one you WANT your kids to look up to...

one who actually walks the walk!

and by the way...

I'll also accept a guy like this:)

XOXOXOXO

Suzanne