It's Past Time

Well, here I am, finally...I know that all TWO of my readers are glad to see that I am finally posting something else. I haven't really taken the time to post lately because I haven't felt like there was anything worth sharing. Then, a couple of days ago, I heard something that I think is certainly worth sharing!!

My CD player in my car has been broken for a while now. I HATE that!! I am so spoiled to having a CD player, as I'm sure most of us are. Anyway, I finally got a new one. I had bought a CD around the time the player messed up, and I really hadn't had the opportunity to listen to it since. So, I popped it in a couple of days ago, and this song just blew me away. It's Awaken by Natalie Grant. The first verse sounds so much like where I am, and the chorus and following verses sound like where I want to be!!

SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE I'M JUST EXISTING
I'M NOT REALLY LIVING
I'M ONLY WATCHING THE TIME SLIP AWAY
I'VE FORGOTTEN WHO I AM IN YOU
I'M NOT WHO I'M MEANT TO BE
I'M DRIFTING FARTHER AWAY FROM MY DESTINY

AWAKEN MY HEART, AWAKEN MY SOUL
AWAKEN YOUR POWER AND TAKE CONTROL
AWAKEN THE PASSION TO LIVE FOR YOU, LORD
AWAKEN ME

MY SOUL IS LONGING, MY HEART IS SEARCHING
I'M DESPERATE FOR YOU TO MOVE
GIVE ME A HUNGER, PULL ME CLOSER
I'M CRYING OUT TO YOU

AWAKEN MY HEART, AWAKEN MY SOUL
AWAKEN YOUR POWER AND TAKE CONTROL
AWAKEN THE PASSION TO LIVE FOR YOU, LORD

OPEN MY EYES SO I CAN SEE YOUR PRESENCE
SWELLING INSIDE
WAKE ME UP, 'CAUSE I CAN'T LIVE ANOTHER MINUTE
IF I'M NOT SHINING YOUR LIGHT

AWAKEN MY HEART, AWAKEN MY SOUL
AWAKEN THE PASSION IN ME

LORD, AWAKEN ME TO LIVE MY DESTINY
LORD, AWAKEN ME AND SHINE YOUR LIGHT THROUGH ME

Well...That just really spoke to me, so I thought I would share it with you. I don't think there is anything else to say about it...the words are pretty straight forward. Well, I guess I can say one thing about it...WOW!

On My Mind

I have had this song in my head for a couple of days now. It's a song that the chorus used to sing a long time ago when dad was still the director. I just thought I'd share it with you today as well...

"Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sew love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; and where there is sadness, joy. Oh Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; to be understood as to understand; to be loved as to love. For it is in giving that we receive; it is in pardoning that we are pardoned; and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen."

I know this is something that I need to hear from time to time. There are several things mentioned here that I need to work on. I pray that I live the life that God wants me to live...the life that models Christ for my children and that will win me a home in heaven with Him someday!! Have a blessed day!

Our Day

Well, eight years ago today, I made Jarrod the happiest man in the world! HA! Yes, today is our 8th anniversary. It seems like a long time, yet it also seems like no time at all when I realize that his parents celebrated their 35th a little over a week ago, and my parents will celebrate their 33rd later this year! This much I know, eight years is plenty of time for me to have been blessed with my two babies. Those are the best gifts anyone could give me!! I am blessed with a husband who is the hardest worker I know. He unselfishly works two jobs so that I can stay home with the kids. He never complains about it...I am the one who gets frustrated because he's never here, then I quickly remind myself that I'm able to be home with the kids because of his sacrifice. Thanks honey! Thanks for being a great husband and wonderful father to our children! I love you and look forward to many more years together!

One Last Update

Well, here is one last post that is simply to update you all on my wrist. Are you sick of it yet?? I'm mostly posting one last time about it for those of you that I'm not able to see often...family and so on. It's not the prettiest scar, but it'll get better. I took these pics by myself, and it's hard to get a good one, but I guess you get the idea.


There is still some swelling around the incision site, and it is still pretty painful, but I'm able to do more than I was a couple of weeks ago. I pray that as the weeks pass, it will be better than it was before the surgery. It's really going to stink if the surgery doesn't fix the problem!!

Thanks again to those of you that have prayed for my surgery and have kept up with my progress! Have a great day!!

It's Over!

Well, I know you all really want to see my big mug plastered on here, but this is the only way to make my feelings about the wedding this weekend known:

I'M DONE WITH THE WHOLE THING! It went well. I wasn't as nervous after I ran through a little of it at the rehearsal Friday night. It all went very smoothly. My kindergarten teacher was the director, and she's done TONS of weddings. It was all very organized, and we had discussed precise timing (even going so far as to syncronize our watches). The wedding was scheduled for 6:30, and she wanted the mother of the bride seated at 6:30. So, I started the prelude at about 6:13 and was able to time it exactly to where I could begin the song that the mothers were coming in to at 6:29! It was perfect. People were very complimentary, so I can assume they weren't just trying to make me feel good. One of our elders wives said, "You are the bravest person I know!" That was funny. The bride and her family were happy, and that's all I could've have hoped for. Plus, they made it very worth my while, if you know what I mean!

I think we're going to my parents to try to enjoy some of this good sunshine and swim a little. Have a great day! I know mine will be a little better now that I've got the wedding behind me! Thanks for remembering me and praying about it. I know that was a big help to my nerves.

Update

Well, my sister-in-law and her family got to town on Wednesday. It was great to see them at church. I thought Macy was going to knock her down when she saw her. My dad commented that he'd never seen Macy move as fast as she did when she saw Etta walk in! They went house hunting in Tuscaloosa yesterday, and it looks as if they've already found a house. I'm happy for them, but I was hoping they'd be here just a little longer. It'll still be a little while longer, even if it all works out. With all the bank stuff, paperwork, inspections, etc...

We had a great day Wednesday for other reasons too. My dear friends, the Crisler's, came to town for the day. We had the best time. We went to mom and dad's and stayed around the pool most of the afternoon. I even have a little souvenir from that day...a sunburn that's killing me. It makes me mad at myself. I haven't had a sunburn in years because I've realized how careful I should be. I just had a moment of poor judgment!! Anyway, they were able to stay and worship with us, and I'm always glad to have them back. I hope they enjoyed it and were uplifted as much as I was!

I got my stitches out yesterday. It wasn't bad. I'm a wimp, and I was worried about it hurting. I'm happy to have them out, but sad because they put some steri-strips on it and told me to keep them on and keep it dry for a few more days! I was looking so forward to being able to jump in the shower without having to go through the routine of putting my waterproof dressing on there! Oh well...this too shall pass! It looks fairly ugly. I know that it still has a way to go, but I don't think it's going to be very subtle. I don't care...it is in a location that isn't very obvious...as a matter of fact, my watch will probably cover it up. Anyway, scars add character, right?? I'll bore you all with another picture in a day or so.

Lastly....I BEG FOR YOUR PRAYERS! You all might think that I'm crazy, but I really would like you to pray for me this weekend. I have to sing at a wedding. Fine. I usually don't get that nervous. I usually have someone singing with me. I usually stand in the back of the auditorium or in the balcony. Not the case. I have to sing BY MYSELF. I have to stand IN THE FRONT. I have NO ACCOMPANIMENT. NONE. No instruments, no soundtracks, nothing. Why, you ask? The church that she has chosen allows no such thing. Anyway, needless to say, I'm nervous, AND my throat seems a little "froggy" today. Great! Oh, and did I mention there are 11 songs on the list? ELEVEN!?!?!?!?!?! Now, I might not have to do them all, but I would be willing to bet that I'll do no less than 9. So, I guess what I'm asking you to pray for is: 1) I don't have a heart attack 2) My voice holds out

Well, that should catch you up on the "goings-on" in the life of the Wallace's this weekend. Hope you're not totally bored! Who knows, you might not have even made it to this paragraph!! Beware, in my next post, I'll let you all know how the wedding went. I guess there is even a chance that some of you might be there! YIKES! Now I really am going to throw up!

On The Road

Well, what do you know?! I'm posting two days in a row. I just thought I would let you all know that my sister-in-law and her family are now in route to ALABAMA!! I believe that they left North Carolina today and should be arriving in Florence tomorrow. They are going to be living here until they can find a house in Tuscaloosa. They'll be going house-hunting on Thursday. I selfishly hope that they're here for a little while before finding a house! We haven't seen them in such a long time, and Macy and Brady are especially excited about spending time with Justin Michael. Keep them in your prayers as they travel and as they start this new chapter in their lives...out of the Army!


Look at the expression on his face! He's thinking, "Man, mom, I can't wait to get to Alabama!!!"

Catching Up...

Wow...having wrist surgery can really slow down a persons blogging! Things are getting much better. I'm pretty much down to only having to wear a bandaid...and something waterproof for bathing. I still have 4 stitches, as you can see from the lovely picture, but the swelling has gone down tremendously. I am supposed to get my stitches out on Thursday, which can't come soon enough for me. They are starting to bug me. I have very high hopes that the surgery took care of the problems I was having before. Praise the Lord!


I've had a hard time over the past several days. A lot of you that read this already know that we lost a young mother that attended church with us. She was 36 years old and died in a car accident on Friday. I used to work with her sister at the drug store, and my husband and parents still do...not to mention that we also worship with her and her husband and her parents. It has just really been weighing so heavily on my mind. I, as a parent, cannot IMAGINE outliving my children! It totally brings me to my knees to even try to fathom it. I have hurt so much for her mom and dad. Her twelve year old son....TWELVE. As if that isn't a hard enough age already, and he's already been through so much in his 12 short years. Her husband, who was driving the car and walked away from the accident...I pray that he will not be haunted by the sights and sounds of that Friday afternoon for the rest of his life. The whole thing has just made me realize once again how fleeting life really is. It's also made me appreciate even more the sacrifice that God made for us by giving us Jesus. It has also made me more aware that we should always be ready to go. God doesn't want us to have to "get ready" he wants us to "live ready." I pray that I will do that. Please pray for the Jones, Parrish, and Smith families. I pray that they will feel God's loving arms around them.

"Why am I so sad? Why am I so upset? I should put my hope in God and keep praising him, my Savior and My God." Psalm 42:5 (NCV)