SOME ONE BANNED FOR SOME REASON ME FROM THE C.BOX.SO I DECIDED TO POST THE NEXT  2 PARTS OF MY STORY.-Martha Finley

The Dark Forest:Part Five      On and on they went.Every step that she took led her further from her home.They began to walk through a very dense part of the forest,and the creature seemed not to care if she was being scratched by the many thorns that were in the path they followed.Then everything around her began to get dark.       They were going through a very dark part of the forest.Here not even your hand could be seen, even if you put it right in front of your face.Penny could not understand how the creature could see where it was going,but it must have for it kept walking at  a fast pace.It dragged her for what seemed like hours.      When she thought she would never see the light of day again,a little light appeared in what seemed only a little ways ahead of them.The light was not close,but the further on they went the bigger it got until they were at  a gate that seperated the light from the darkness.      The gate was the most beautiful shade of of white Penny had ever seen.There was not a single spot ,or rust mark on it.For a moment she began to feel a glimmer of hope in her heart,but it  quickly vanished.Another creature came out the gate,but this one was in a dress .It took one look at Penny,whispered something in the other creatures ear,and then motioned them to follow it through the gate.       The Dark Forest:Part Six      Through the gate they went,and what a magnificent sight was there to behold behind the beautful white gate. For a moment,Penny had a hard time believing what she saw.Then after taking it all in, she knew that what she was seeing was indeed very much real.   "What a sight to behold."she thought".If I ever get home not a soul will believe me if I tell them of this place".     What she saw was indeed a wonderful sight to behold,for through the gate was a glorious city made of some type of white and silver stone.There were towers, shops,dancing squares,and even a castle.There were children playing in the streets,and Adults gathering around certain places.Each of them speaking to friends,and loved ones as if they had not a care in the whole world.     As as she turned to look upon her captor,it was not there, nor was the other creature.Instead there were two people(a boy and a girl to be exact) who looked her age,with rosie cheeks,and smiles for everyone they passed by .They continued down what Penny guessed to be the main road of the mysterious village.Soon they were at another gate,but this gate was twice as grand as the first.The reason being was that this gate was the gate to the castle.     Two guards stood in front of the gate.When thay saw Penny,and her captors,they quickly opened the gate,bowed to the captors,and stood aside.The captors quickly walked through the gate,and down a path that was surrounded by what looked to be white roses,but these roses were different from normal roses,for they had no thorns.    They continued up the path,and then they came upon the castle door.What was inside?Were there more creatures,or others like Penny  who worked for these mysterious beings as slaves?The Creatures unbound Penny's chains,and they led her inside .After they had went through the door,it shut .With the closing of the door went all of Penny's hopes of ever seeing her family again....to be continued.

Well, now that I've neglected both blogging and commenting for a week and a half, I guess it's time to update again. 
I'm sick with a full-fledged cold, and have spent the past couple of days curled up with a blanket and either my laptop or the book I'm reading.  I'm feeling a tad bit better overall today, although my head still feels like it might be in danger of exploding.  My dad is sick again too... he keeps telling me I made him sick, but I tell him he started it.  :-) 

I've been refusing to listen to Christmas music or anything until after Thanksgiving, trying to enjoy each season and not rush the holiday.... but today I think I'm just in the Christmas spirit!  haha.  I found myself singing Amy Grant Christmas songs in the shower this afternoon, and just feeling excited about one of my favorite times of year.  Hard to believe that after Thanksgiving, the Christmas season will be here, and it'll be less than a month until the 25th! 

What are you all doing for Thanksgiving?  We'll be celebrating at home, and Briana will also be home for a few days.  We usually spend the morning watching the Macy's parade, the afternoon cooking and hanging out together, and eat our big meal at supper-time. 

Just to update you... my summer plans MAY be changing.  I'm really not quite sure what's in the plans right now, but knowing that God sees my past, present, AND future gives me a lot of peace!!  :-) 

Have a great weekend and God bless!!
~Ashley

Give thanks to the Lord
For He is good;
His lovingkindess is everlasting!!

this is kinda weird..... but i found some pics of Zac Efron that are thought were really good! I'm not really into him.... but i have to admit... he's pretty cute! LOL!

Don't think i'm weird for posting pics of celebrities!!!..... It can be kinda fun sometimes! LOL!
alrighty.... that's all! LOL.....

Here's a picture of my new favorite band, Rush of Fools! Their lyrics are awesome! I think one of the reason why I like them so much, is because (for some reason) their songs remind me of one my most favorite place to be, Camp Lamoka! It's really cool! It seems like they would be songs that we would sing there!
I think my favs from their self-titled cd are:

• Peace Be Still
• All We Ever Needed
• Already

I really want their new cd, "Wonder of the World" fro Christmas!!!! I'm RLY RLY RLY hoping I get it!!!!

~Samantha

Let me start by saying, I hate not having a computer!!!  A special thank you goes out to dixiecajuns and her girls for posting entries for me.  Also I would like to thank you all for your prayers and comments.  We are all doing great and we feel so blessed to have Harmony as part of our family.  She is a wonderful baby!  She sleeps well, eats well, and is absolutely a delight!!!  It is hard to believe that she will be two weeks old tomorrow!  My how the time flies.  Since her arrival, Hatton has seemed to grow at an amazingly rapid rate.  He will be three in Dec. and loves being a big brother.  All the kids love her so much!!

Harmony's Birth Story!!!

The Wednesday before my due date, I went to the doctor.  I was dilated to 2 and 60% efaced.  I am not for induction, but because I was having such a hard time sleeping we decided that was our best option.  I went to the chiropractor twice that week and had acupuncture to help me go into labor.  I also had treatments done for the carpal tunnel I had in both my hands.  Since I had been praying not to go past my due date we decided to be induced on my due date.  On Friday, before the scheduled induction on Sunday, I began feeling a little pressure and had been losing mucus since Thursday so I went to the hospital to be checked.  I was still a 2 but was now 70% efaced.  They told us they felt like I would go into labor on my own before Sunday.  Wes and I got up Sat. morning and went yard saleing.  That evening we went to a benefit auction and Harley sang as part of the entertainment.  As long as I was on my feet I felt a little pressure, but when I sat or laid down it went away.  So on Sunday morning, Nov. 09, we took the kids to my parents and Wes and I arrived at the hospital at 7 am.  When they checked me I was dilated 2 1/2 still 70% efaced.  They went ahead and put in my I.V. (which went really well) and started the pitocin very slowly.  At 8 am they checked me and I was already dilated to 3 so the doctor broke my water.  I called my mother and told her that they might want to come on up.  So about 8:30 a.m. my mom, sister, Harley, & 14 yr old niece Tori arrived.  I was hooked up to the monitors and they showed I was having contractions, but I couldn't feel anything.  About 9:30 they checked me and I was dilated to 4 and 80% efaced. The doctor told me that he felt like she would be born around lunch.  We had a really good time in the labor room, everybody laughing and enjoying the fellowship.  I began feeling pressure after they uped the pitocin twice so we felt like it was time we prayed.  Everybody held hands around my bed as I prayed asking God for another Supernatural Delivery.  I asked Him to let me have my baby like the Hebrew women, lively!  A peace filled that room and I never felt any pain!!!!I could feel tightening in my lower stomach and I knew that these were the contractions.  I began feeling Harmony move down inside me and at 11:00 a.m. I asked to be checked again.  I was dilated to 8 and the doctor made his prediction that she would be here before noon.  Wes called his mother and told them to come on up.  At 11:30 I had this feeling, I just knew she was coming.  No pain, I just knew.  I told the nurse that I thought she'd be here in 5-10 minutes.  She ran out to get the doctor.  He checked me and I was right.  Harmony Michelle Masterson Morris entered the world at 11:45 a.m., Nov. 09, 2008, weighing 8 lbs. 11 oz., measuring 19 1/4" long.  It was such a spiritual delivery!! The doctor and nurse were the same ones that were with me with Halston.  They kept commenting on how much better their jobs would be if all women had their babies like me.  I told them about the book I read, "Supernatural Childbirth" by Jackie Mize and explained how this was a God Thing.  I could never do this without Him!  I never felt any pain, only pressure. 

I praise God for giving us the desires of our heart!!  I feel blessed to be called by Him to be a mother.  I have the best job in the world!!!!

I will try to get pictures posted soon!!!