I am so glad I was born a girl!! (read on for more)
We had a great Friday Night Live spring kick-off this week! Though it was a rainy, dreary cold night, many came out quite enthused for the upcoming studies. One for men and one for women.
The women kicked-off Beth Moore's Believing God study (yep..got my blue bracelet on my right arm!) while the men are studying about getting "Wild at Heart".
I was still giggling to myself this morning as I think of the differences in the men and women. For example, Friday Night...the women's room was "a buzz" with chatter as we all arrived, excited to get a fresh workbook. Of course we had snacks! Hot chocolate (someone even brought marshmallows), hot cider, candy kisses (purple of course) and grapes for the healthy ones among us. It cracked me up as the men walked passed our room to their, empty, non-snack filled room. After about 5 minutes I guess some of the men were feeling a little "left out" so they journeyed back to the women's room to steal some food.
Finally it was time to watch our DVD....do you know how hard it is to quiet a room full of women to start a DVD? Definitely a ministry challenge. Anyway, I have to wonder if the men, at the end of their study stood to their feet to practice a 5 finger pledge, half crying, half laughing...then ended Beth Moore's lecture DVD with an outburst of "Yeah"'s and clapping??? Doubt it. (Maybe they all grunted together).
I think one of my favorite parts of the night was when one of our most well dressed, "has it all together" women (You know the one that everyone wants to be like??), figured out she had to actually wear the blue string on her wrist for 9 more weeks!! I have never seen a head bob back and forth with such attitude. ha ha We all knew she was thinking about "fashion" and that blue doesn't necessarily match every outfit. I love you CR!
This morning was fun as all the women were doing our "wrist" checks today to see if all had their blue string bracelets on...and sure enough we all did! (including the one that protested the loudest). Go CCF gals! As I said Friday Night, the string isn't a Yurman..but it is a Burton. A Becky Burton original.
Yesterday was another fun time to be a girl. Several of us stayed after a ministry event and played DDR (Dance Dance Revolution) on Wii and squealed with excitement as we jumped up and down and clapped after someone scored a "D" (that's good if you knew how old we were!). I am hurtin' today though!
Well, here's to girl-ness, blue string bracelets, kisses and DDR!
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Random Thanksgiving
Just a few things I am thankful for:
- My man and the things he puts up with. How he lives with me, I just don’t know!
- Waking up with a sound mind
- The color purple – and that I have sight to see
- My health
- For the founder of Maggie Moo’s (best ice cream store ever!)
- For Yorkies – They make me laugh
- For upbeat praise songs – and that I can hear them
- For my messy house – it reflects that we live, work and school all under one roof
- Friends that say they will pray , and they REALLY do!
- Seeing Gravedigger on the side of the road this weekend (it made me think of my Thursday Night Summer Bible Study gals!)
- For a group of women from all denominations coming together through Community Bible Study, lifting up Jesus together and not caring where each other goes to church.
- For God-winks (like seeing a weight in the middle of the road Sunday while listening to a sermon about throwing off all “weights” (encumbrances) and sins that keep us easily entangled.)
- Lightening bugs (don’t they just crack you up? God put a light in a bug's tail! I LOVE IT!)
- That I finally like myself at age 30something (I’ll keep you guessing on that one)
- For being able to hear the birds that wake me up early in the morning as they sing (I do wish I knew what they were “saying” though)
- Chocolate (enough said)
- G.D.O. each Thursday with Jordyn. You go LeeLee
- For Amanda (whose brain is truly blonde). She knows how to make me laugh.
- For a church where I can wear jeans or I can dress if I want.
- That I can approach His throne boldly and pray!
- Milk duds – they are best when mixed in hot popcorn
- Licorice - not best when mixed in hot popcorn
- My make-up! (when the barn needs painting, put two coats on it, right?)
- Christian parents
- Snow and cold weather (please don’t send me hate mail after reading that)
- Being able to listen to KLOVE (Christian Music Station) everyday via the internet
- Caller ID and Tivo
- Dr. Seuss Books (Old Hat, New Hat ..rocks!!)
- The Freedom to home school my daughter
- He starts answering prayers before they are prayed (Isaiah 64:24 Before they call I will answer; while they are still speaking I will hear.)
Friday, February 01, 2008
Pursuing Him At All Times (P.H.A.T.)
Can you believe we are at the end of January? The end of the first month of 2008. My goodness. I like January. I enjoy a "fresh" start. I must confess that I am one of "those" that makes New Years Resolutions. I always have. I like to write them down and then check them from time to time, year to year to see if I am making progress. Interestingly enough, I seem to make the same resolutions every year.
I guess it comes as no surprise that number one on my list each year is to shed a few pounds that I gained during the holidays. I know that my 72 ounce bag of chocolate chips at Christmas didn't help.
I heard a verse a few weeks ago at the Community Bible Study that I attend that got me to thinking. Lynne, our Teaching Director shared Psalms 65:11. Here is the NIV version:
11 You crown the year with your bounty, and your carts overflow with abundance.
Now look at the Amplified Version:
11You crown the year with Your bounty and goodness, and the tracks of Your [chariot wheels] drip with fatness.
His carts overflow with abundance, drip with fatness. It is there for us to take. I want all He has for me. I want to take in more of His Word, I desire more of Him. So, I want to get "FAT" this year, "fat" in The Lord. I want to sit and let His drippings cover me as I study His Word and as I humble myself and seek His face in prayer.
As many of you know, shedding weight takes work. It takes determination. It is hard. It doesn't come natural. After a few weeks, many just quit, let's be honest, we just get lazy. But we must stay the course if we want results. The same is true if we want to "get fat" on God's Word. It takes work. It takes determination. It is hard. It doesn't come natural. If we quit surrounding ourselves with The Word, or if we get lazy and neglect our personal study time, we will start to shrivel. We must stay the course. We must adjust our schedules and make time to sit in His presence for Bible reading/study and for prayer. We must do this daily! Time is short.
We must be about HIM! Pursuing Him at ALL times (Interestingly enough that last sentence would make the acrostic of P.H.A.T! ).
So, how about you? Do you want to get "PHAT" with me? Let's determine to grow in God's Word and to grow in prayer in 2008 and pursue HIM at ALL times.
I guess it comes as no surprise that number one on my list each year is to shed a few pounds that I gained during the holidays. I know that my 72 ounce bag of chocolate chips at Christmas didn't help.
I heard a verse a few weeks ago at the Community Bible Study that I attend that got me to thinking. Lynne, our Teaching Director shared Psalms 65:11. Here is the NIV version:
11 You crown the year with your bounty, and your carts overflow with abundance.
Now look at the Amplified Version:
11You crown the year with Your bounty and goodness, and the tracks of Your [chariot wheels] drip with fatness.
His carts overflow with abundance, drip with fatness. It is there for us to take. I want all He has for me. I want to take in more of His Word, I desire more of Him. So, I want to get "FAT" this year, "fat" in The Lord. I want to sit and let His drippings cover me as I study His Word and as I humble myself and seek His face in prayer.
As many of you know, shedding weight takes work. It takes determination. It is hard. It doesn't come natural. After a few weeks, many just quit, let's be honest, we just get lazy. But we must stay the course if we want results. The same is true if we want to "get fat" on God's Word. It takes work. It takes determination. It is hard. It doesn't come natural. If we quit surrounding ourselves with The Word, or if we get lazy and neglect our personal study time, we will start to shrivel. We must stay the course. We must adjust our schedules and make time to sit in His presence for Bible reading/study and for prayer. We must do this daily! Time is short.
We must be about HIM! Pursuing Him at ALL times (Interestingly enough that last sentence would make the acrostic of P.H.A.T! ).
So, how about you? Do you want to get "PHAT" with me? Let's determine to grow in God's Word and to grow in prayer in 2008 and pursue HIM at ALL times.
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Blug about Doritos and Olives
Let me just say, I wish I had a bag of Doritos and if I had a bag……I’d crush ‘em! Have you ever had a great day, then in the midst of it….BLAH happens? Well, guess that was it for me. But it was all my fault! (hmm guess when you blog while you are blah..it is a BLUG! ha ha…okay so I guess my sick humor is a sign I am okay after all!).
Shall I explain? I look forward to Thursdays each week. Thursday is GDO (Girls Day Out) for Jordyn and me. We start off the morning bright and early and make our trek on 295 to see our buds at CBS (Community Bible Study). Then, normally, we do errands, grab a coffee and sometimes a quick lunch or snack. We take our time and enjoy being out of the “Heights” for the day.
Today, Jordyn I decided we were going to go to Taco Bell for lunch. The ‘power of suggestion’ got us from their recent commercials and we wanted a Gordita! Mmm. I haven’t been to Taco Bell in years! We order our lunch, I pray a “prayer of faith” over our lunch and we ate ourselves silly. (BTW, I highly recommend the Gordita and the Chicken Chalupa!).
I had a wedding gift to pick up so we headed to Target. I hadn’t been in the store 5 minutes when I saw what I thought could be Becky’s swimsuit of the season! It was a cute, deep celery green bandeau one piece. I couldn’t believe it….I actually LOVED it! (which is rare for me and swimsuits). I was so excited I rushed to the fitting room thinking this could possible be “the one!!”. What was I thinking??? Jordyn anxiously waited for me to appear from the dressing room and declare the 2008 swimsuit miracle. Well, I emerged from the dressing room , swimsuit in hand. I guess Jordyn could tell from my facial expression……she better not ask any questions!!!!!
Let’s just say….I am planning to get my hair done next week…..want to add a reddish –tint. Well, good thing my salon appointment wasn’t this week or I would have looked like an olive!
My advice for the week: Never try on swimsuits after eating fast food.
I'm off to the kitchen to pop some popcorn, but I’ll leave you with the only verse that comes to mind:
2 Corinthians 4:16-18 (The Message)
So we're not giving up. How could we! Even though on the outside it often looks like things are falling apart on us, on the inside, where God is making new life, not a day goes by without his unfolding grace. These hard times are small potatoes compared to the coming good times, the lavish celebration prepared for us. There's far more here than meets the eye. The things we see now are here today, gone tomorrow. But the things we can't see now will last forever.
Shall I explain? I look forward to Thursdays each week. Thursday is GDO (Girls Day Out) for Jordyn and me. We start off the morning bright and early and make our trek on 295 to see our buds at CBS (Community Bible Study). Then, normally, we do errands, grab a coffee and sometimes a quick lunch or snack. We take our time and enjoy being out of the “Heights” for the day.
Today, Jordyn I decided we were going to go to Taco Bell for lunch. The ‘power of suggestion’ got us from their recent commercials and we wanted a Gordita! Mmm. I haven’t been to Taco Bell in years! We order our lunch, I pray a “prayer of faith” over our lunch and we ate ourselves silly. (BTW, I highly recommend the Gordita and the Chicken Chalupa!).
I had a wedding gift to pick up so we headed to Target. I hadn’t been in the store 5 minutes when I saw what I thought could be Becky’s swimsuit of the season! It was a cute, deep celery green bandeau one piece. I couldn’t believe it….I actually LOVED it! (which is rare for me and swimsuits). I was so excited I rushed to the fitting room thinking this could possible be “the one!!”. What was I thinking??? Jordyn anxiously waited for me to appear from the dressing room and declare the 2008 swimsuit miracle. Well, I emerged from the dressing room , swimsuit in hand. I guess Jordyn could tell from my facial expression……she better not ask any questions!!!!!
Let’s just say….I am planning to get my hair done next week…..want to add a reddish –tint. Well, good thing my salon appointment wasn’t this week or I would have looked like an olive!
My advice for the week: Never try on swimsuits after eating fast food.
I'm off to the kitchen to pop some popcorn, but I’ll leave you with the only verse that comes to mind:
2 Corinthians 4:16-18 (The Message)
So we're not giving up. How could we! Even though on the outside it often looks like things are falling apart on us, on the inside, where God is making new life, not a day goes by without his unfolding grace. These hard times are small potatoes compared to the coming good times, the lavish celebration prepared for us. There's far more here than meets the eye. The things we see now are here today, gone tomorrow. But the things we can't see now will last forever.
Friday, January 18, 2008
Bye Bye Nananda and The Waxle's take on it!
Well, my man has finally joined us in Blogville. Be sure to check out Jim's blog (thewaxle.blogspot.com)frequently. He has such a way with words. You go baby!!! Anyway, his blog has a special entry for today (see below). Enjoy!
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Waxing on Lone Star Shockers
As Cowboy fans try to get over their shocking loss to the New York "football" Giants, I am dealing with another "Lone Star Shocker." That little girl who used to like "Popeye" cartoons, wear really thick glasses and had to have her hair "some up and some down" has gone to Texas! I guess you are never fully prepared for some of life's realities but she is gone.
Yes, Amanda left last night for the long drive. I spoke to her this afternoon and she was in Louisianna. So as T.O. deals with the sudden loss of his Super Bowl dreams, we deal with the sudden long distance between Amanda and us and who knows, maybe her presence in Texas will brighten the smiles down there! Seriously, the time comes when all you can do is pray, the best thing to do anyway... We know that the Lord is as close as the mention of His name to anybody, anywhere. Pray to Him! He has your very eternal life in His control!
Where shall I go from your Spirit?Or where shall I flee from your presence?
If I ascend to heaven, you are there!If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there!
If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold me.
If I say, “Surely the darkness shall cover me, and the light about me be night,”
even the darkness is not dark to you; the night is bright as the day,
for darkness is as light with you. (Psalm 139:7-12)
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Waxing on Lone Star Shockers
As Cowboy fans try to get over their shocking loss to the New York "football" Giants, I am dealing with another "Lone Star Shocker." That little girl who used to like "Popeye" cartoons, wear really thick glasses and had to have her hair "some up and some down" has gone to Texas! I guess you are never fully prepared for some of life's realities but she is gone.
Yes, Amanda left last night for the long drive. I spoke to her this afternoon and she was in Louisianna. So as T.O. deals with the sudden loss of his Super Bowl dreams, we deal with the sudden long distance between Amanda and us and who knows, maybe her presence in Texas will brighten the smiles down there! Seriously, the time comes when all you can do is pray, the best thing to do anyway... We know that the Lord is as close as the mention of His name to anybody, anywhere. Pray to Him! He has your very eternal life in His control!
Where shall I go from your Spirit?Or where shall I flee from your presence?
If I ascend to heaven, you are there!If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there!
If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold me.
If I say, “Surely the darkness shall cover me, and the light about me be night,”
even the darkness is not dark to you; the night is bright as the day,
for darkness is as light with you. (Psalm 139:7-12)
Monday, January 07, 2008
My "Uncle" Johnny
We love you and will miss you very much, Booth!!!!
August 15, 1927 - January 7, 2008
Thursday, December 27, 2007
Happy Birthday from My MAN!!! (and Christmas Pics too!)
Wow! Two posts in one day! I guess that is what vacation is for, right? BTW, having a BLAST on vacation.
Much to my surprise the door bell rang this afternoon and as we opened the door we found our friendly neighborhood delivery man standing at the door with a delivery for "Becky Burton" (the birthday girl,..did I tell you it was my birthday?). My man had not only gone out to buy steaks and ice cream (duh! It is MY birthday) and chocolate cake, but he had gone to order me 12 beautiful red birthday roses. AWWWWWW.
Notice the Christmas Tree in the background? Yep, it is neat to have a birthday two days after Christmas.
So, as I sit here and listen to my Fi-pod (that is what I nick named my fake ipod that mom and dad gave me for Christmas) I get the best of both worlds. Christmas Tree and Birthday roses.
I'll leave you with some Christmas Pictures.
My girls on Christmas Morning
The Gang's all here!
Me and Cousin Chris (AKA Toot)
Mom and Dad's FAMOUS Jello Salad...yummy!
Little Miss Tillie Mae and her "new friend"
My little brother...aka Bubs (isn't he handsome??)
My man (who HATES having his picture taken)enjoying his Christmas Morning coffee
TSO (Trans-Siberian Orchestra) Concert...it was AMAZING! Thanks for the tickets G and C!!!
Last but not least, mom and dad! (I think mom liked her gift!)
Much to my surprise the door bell rang this afternoon and as we opened the door we found our friendly neighborhood delivery man standing at the door with a delivery for "Becky Burton" (the birthday girl,..did I tell you it was my birthday?). My man had not only gone out to buy steaks and ice cream (duh! It is MY birthday) and chocolate cake, but he had gone to order me 12 beautiful red birthday roses. AWWWWWW.
Notice the Christmas Tree in the background? Yep, it is neat to have a birthday two days after Christmas.
So, as I sit here and listen to my Fi-pod (that is what I nick named my fake ipod that mom and dad gave me for Christmas) I get the best of both worlds. Christmas Tree and Birthday roses.
I'll leave you with some Christmas Pictures.
My girls on Christmas Morning
The Gang's all here!
Me and Cousin Chris (AKA Toot)
Mom and Dad's FAMOUS Jello Salad...yummy!
Little Miss Tillie Mae and her "new friend"
My little brother...aka Bubs (isn't he handsome??)
My man (who HATES having his picture taken)enjoying his Christmas Morning coffee
TSO (Trans-Siberian Orchestra) Concert...it was AMAZING! Thanks for the tickets G and C!!!
Last but not least, mom and dad! (I think mom liked her gift!)
Happy Birthday to Me!
Need a gift idea for the Beckster? Visit Maggie Moo's by clicking here - The Worlds BEST ice cream (according to me!)
Though it is a 45 minute drive....it is worth it! Better Batter with a scoop of Dark Chocolate...ahhhhhhhh there is nothing like it. Of course, don't forget a cone for the "drive home". (my mouth is watering thinking about it).
Happy Birthday to me
Happy Birthday to me
Happy Birthday dear Beck Beck
Happy Birthday to me!
Monday, December 17, 2007
My Man!
Oh, I know Jim will be quite upset with me as he doesn't like this picture...and actually, he doesn't like getting his picture taken but I couldn't resist! I just love my man!!! He is so much more than my hubby. He is my Pastor, accountability partner, therapist (poor guy), lover (stop gasping..I'm married to him I can say that!!) and last not but not least my very best friend in the world. I have so much respect for him. I am blessed to have a Godly man who loves Jesus more than anything on this earth.
If you are reading this and your marriage isn't that great. Please don't despair. Pray! Pour your heart out to The Lord and cry out for help. Pray for your "man". Ask God to save him, deliver him from strongholds...whatever it is you have on your heart.
I read a quote the other day that said, "The grass is greener on the other side, but to get it to be green you must water and fertilize it.". Maybe your "grass isn't so green", pray and ask God to show you how to invest in your marriage. Marriage is hard work, it takes 100% from both spouses. With The Lord, you can do it! All things (even wonderful marriages) are possible with Him!
Saturday, December 01, 2007
What to my wondering eyes should appear...but wisemen!
I couldn't believe it! When my family and I returned from Friday Night Live (ministries at church), someone had tinkered with my outside nativity.
Imagine my surprise when we pulled up to find my plastic nativity (Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus) had visitors!!! It was like a Christmas version of "While You Were Out". Someone anonymously came and added three wise men and a beautiful, bright star to my outside decor!! (oh, need I mention the neatly arranged electrical wiring that was added).
So, to whoever you are... THANK YOU! What a surprise and unexpected blessing.
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