Author: Suzanne In Plain Sight

>We Weave our On Web with a Chin Up

>I have a child who is discontent and believes we are all out to get her. This is not true of course we all love and adore her, we all waited expectantly for her arrival and watched her for all the years of her life in delight. She is a middle child….sort of. I see a lot of myself in her, I am an only child, she wants to be an only child. I say all that to say that the following words are from Charlotte’s Web and it was Zachary’s idea that we all learn the lyrics and sing it to her often.
Enjoy, and ‘chin up’.

Chin Up
Chin up, chin upEverybody loves a happy faceWear it, share itIt’ll brighten up the darkest placeTwinkle, sparkleLet a little sunshine inYou’ll be on the right sideLooking at the bright sideUp with your chinny chin chinChin up, Chin upPut a little laughter in your eyesBrave it, save itEven though you’re feeling otherwiseRise up, wise upMake a little smile beginYou’ll be happy heartedOnce you get it startedUp with your chinny chin chin!Chin downYou can’t come frowningTurn aroundStarting, clowningThink sad, your troubles doubleThink glad, they burst like bubblesChin up, chin upEvery little time your spirits wiltChin up, chin upGive your attitude in upward tiltTwinkle, sparkleMake a little fun beginYou’ll be on the right sideLooking at the bright sideUp with your chinny chinChin up!

>My Answer to Nosiness and Mean Girls, Building Roads

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My Sweet Husband and Youngest Son……Building Roads
Okay, here it is the big news to a nosey question, by a person who didn’t really care, just seeking to hurt and cause a stumble…..it almost worked.”What exactly is your family doing these days?” I can’t mimic the tone or the body posture…of wanting pain or struggle in my answer, to justify the gossip or meanness…
For just a minute I went back to that struggling, sad, can’t satisfy the checklist Christian. The season where life was ugly and the people were even uglier and then at that moment I remembered….I am loved with an everlasting love, I don’t need the approval of men(or women), how others feel or what they believe about the redemption of our home and family doesn’t matter. The lies, the gossip, the pain….washed away by the blood of the Lamb. For just a moment I wanted their approval of my home, my income, my children…I wanted them to know how life had changed, lest I forget, God is my redeemer and I will let HIM stand in the gap….Lord help me remember this.
Everyone ready for the answer
Spending time building roads to the future for our family, educating our children, loving the Lord and serving in a local church.