Our Journey Together

48 things about me

2011-09-30T22:54:00.000-04:00

1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
Me, myself and I

2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?
Today

3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
not really

4. WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE SINGER?
Hard question, I have many but right now I am really lovin' Lauren Talley.

5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS?
Yes, 3 of mine and 2 step children

6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
Of course what kind of question is that.

7. DO YOU USE SARCASM?
Way too much

8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS?
Nope, lost those bad boys in high school.

9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?
Oh my gosh, NEVER

10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?
Reece Puffs, yummy

11. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SUBJECT TO TALK ABOUT?
Jesus

12. WHAT'S YOUR DREAMS? To go to Bible College for the Ministry

13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM?
I don't eat Ice Cream, unless it is homemade and covered with homemade cobbler....yum

14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?
Teeth...so if you don't have any you can bet I'm grossed out by them gums....false teeth please!!!

15. RED OR PINK?
Pink

16. WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?
UMMM, my body(3 kids later) not so attractive.

17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST?
My grandmother, I loved that lady with my entire heart and think of her daily.

18. WHAT DO YOU LOOK FORWARD TO THE MOST?
The Rapture

19. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING?
gray lounging pants and a white t-shirt....attractive huh???

21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
Whatever is on the TV

22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?
Blue

23. FAVORITE SMELLS?
Newborn baby they could bottle it and make millions, fresh clean clothes, Usher, and Cake.

24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
Client

26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH?
I can't stand sports, but anything my kids are playing will do.

27. HAIR COLOR?
Natural Brown-level 6 to be exact, I know that b/c I have to cover my GRAY hair now....awful curse.....lol lol lol

28. EYE COLOR?
Blue

29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?
No, glasses

30. FAVORITE FOOD?
Lakeside Tavern-Salmon, Naples-Spinnach Lasagna, and Japanese

31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?
Happy Endings

32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED?
Pearl Harbor was on earlier

33. BIGGEST REGRET?
Having my tubes tied

34. SUMMER OR WINTER?
Summer by far

35. HUGS OR KISSES?
Both!

37. WHERE WOULD YOU TRAVEL TO IF YOU COULD?
Israel and Italy

38. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE TV SHOW?
Don't really watch TV accept for Joyce Meyer and Andrew Womack in the mornings.

39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?
The better question is what book am I not reading...LOL...Bible, Purging your Household, Prophecy and Biblical Gifts, Made to Crave, Grooming the Next Generation, Five Steps to Wealth

40. WHAT IS YOUR CAREER?
Paralegal

41. DO YOU HAVE ANY SIBLINGS?
Yep, 2 sisters and a brother

42. FAVORITE SOUND(S)
Peace and quiet, waterfalls, waves, praise music

43. FAVORITE ANIMAL?
Dolphin

44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME?
Ha ha ha, ummm FLA

45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT?
I like to belive so....=)

47. FAVORITE HOBBY?
Singing, scrapbooking and studying bible prophecy

48. HOW DID YOU MEET YOUR SPOUSE/SIGNIFICANT OTHER?
Myspace...hahahaha

A Walk Through Heaven

2011-09-30T22:27:00.005-04:00

Lord give me your strength,
to make it through this day.
Hold me close and tell me
It’ll be okay.

I know she is happy
with you by her side,
but OH how we’ll miss her
as the days go by.

I sit and I think,
what it must be like;
to enter your kingdom
with the blink of an eye.

There at the gate
with their arms open wide;
stood her husband, her daughter
AND her grandson.

Her eyes were amazed
at the beauty she saw.
As she watched the angels
dance in the air.

She looked just ahead and
saw a great light.
The colors of the rainbow
filled her sight.

Out of the blue
Right before her eyes
Was her Master, her Father
her Savior, her Lord.

She knew in instance
that he was the ONE;
who picked her up
and carried her home.

She ran to her Master and
fell to her face.
He lifted her up and
kissed her sweet face.

Oh sweet Jesus
Daddy, I can see.
Thank you for sharing
her life with me.

So the tears may flow
and my heart may ache;
but one day she will meet me
there at your gates.

Only Time Will Tell!!!!

2009-01-12T20:24:00.007-05:00

So, did I jump the gun on this or not????

Aside from my new found drama in trying to adapt to a whole new environment and learn a completely new job. I really, really, really miss my co-workers at S&H so much. I might even have a meltdown if I don't hear at least one of Violet's stories before long, take a break with Darlene & Nyoka, have lunch with Linda, See just one of Christina's birds, Here Chad's humor, hear Shelly's forever cheerful "good morning" and of course have a back massage from Ms. Bubbles.......I never thought I would miss S&H that is for sure, but I do miss being comfortable with my work and atmosphere and enjoying my lunch time with my friends...

So, did I make a bad decision....I guess only time will tell. Maybe things will get better(I hope). So, in saying all of this, keep in mind I have had a migraine headache for over a week now....I'm just a tiny little bit STRESSED!!!!!!!!!!

Another Day, Another Dollar......

2009-01-06T19:51:00.011-05:00

**A few of my Favorite quotes from Erin Brockovich:
Erin Brockovich: Ya know why everyone thinks that all lawyers are back stabbing, blood sucking scum bags? cause they are! and I can not believe you expect me to go out, leave my kids with strangers and get people to trust you with THEIR lives while all the while your screwing me! You know, Ed, it's not about the number! It's about the way my work is valued in this firm...

Donna Jensen: You're a lawyer?
Erin Brockovich: no NO!!!.. I hate lawyers. I only work for them.

2nd Day at my new job!!!

With the above quotes in mind, here are some of my scattered thoughts about today....

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I don't know how I am even functioning right now. I think my brain has taken in all the new information it can hold for awhile.
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I am really beginning to think that these people speak another language besides English.....I feel like I'm in a foreign country or something....Everyone talks with abbreviations, instead of just saying what they want or what they are talking about!!!! I'm just sitting there like you want a WHAT??? What the crap is a TTD, RBC, MMI, SDL, etc.... and WHAT exactly am I suppose to be doing with that.....
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It was soooo funny b/c one of the "Head" Paralegal came to me this morning and wanted to talk about what all I got accomplished yesterday....I almost busted out laughing, b/c to be quite frank I don't have a freakin' clue what I did yesterday. I definitely didn't know the dang abbreviation for it or even what it was for at this point.
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Oh my, I hope this gets better or Cynthia will have it coming to her. =)

I made it......

2009-01-05T19:10:00.005-05:00

WOW!!!! What a day. OH my gosh, I don't even know where to begin. Let's see, the day started as a normal first day would, filling out all the necessary forms for your taxes, familiarizing yourself with the office, and the intruduction to everyone that comes and goes by your office.

Then I went over the case management system they use b/c it is totally different then the one I am use to and THEN.......I get a list of the clients that are assigned to me. So, I'm in the middle of just seeing how they work the files and pulling my cases trying to go over them......when the emails start popping up....Call this client, call this adjuster, call this Doctor's Office, pull the file and do a confirmation letter to the client and opposing counsel on this file, need another letter on this file, OHH and here's your mail....review it and give to the atty and then put in the file, possibly need a complaint and discovery on this file, OHH YEAH.....and there's a client coming in at 4:00 that I want you to sit in on the interview for.......Can you imagine what's going through my head at this point? Well let me just tell you, I was thinking Oh my gosh what in the world has Cynthia got me in to.....

With all of this, I couldn't even tell you my dang name by the end of the day.....I was trying to process all this information and that isn't even the half of it. I've just touched the tip of the iceberg.....Aside from the overload in information, it was a pretty good day..lol lol lol

Hopefully, each day I will learn more and feel more comfortable with what I'm doing....Right now though, I'm a LITTLE Overwhelmed.......The whole staff is really nice and very helpful, so that tells me I'm in good hands....=)

BOY AM I GLAD TODAY IS BEHIND ME.

I have Butterflies.....

2009-01-04T20:27:00.011-05:00

OH MY STARS!!!! Tomorrow is my first day at the new lawfirm. I feel nervous and excited all at the same time....Kind of like when I was a kid on the first day of school. Pretty crazy I know, since I'm 32 years old, but this is all new stuff for me. I was working in collection law previously. Now I will be working with Personal Injury and Worker's Comp cases, all of which I will be learning as I go. I have read up on some of the laws(yeah I'm a dork). However, that is way too much law to take in at once. On top of that, I have an entire staff to get to know...except for my friend Cynthia of course.

Don't get me wrong, I am so very grateful that I was given this opportunity. I just have some butterflies in my tummy.....=) I'm sure that all will go well, and hopefully I will soak it all up like a lil' sponge....hee hee hee....

~My Bucket List~

2009-01-01T15:28:00.031-05:00

What do you want to do before you die?

I decided to make a list of all the things I would want to do if I only had one year letf to live after watching the movie, "The Bucket List". As I accomplish these "goals" I will mark them as Completed......I can't wait....

1. See my family and friends find Jesus
2. Take a cruise.
3. Swim with dolphins.
4. Visit Italy.
5. See my kids get married.
6. Find a church that I really can call "mine"...(done)
7. Build my dream house.
8. Learn to Salsa, Tango and Swing Dance.
9. Visit Israel
10. Play the piano and/or guitar.
11. Sing..
12. Go back to Disney World.
13. Visit SeaWorld Florida, Orlando.
14. Go to Universal Studios, Hollywood, CA.
15. Make a difference in at least one person's life.
16. Donate a million dollars to a charity of my choice.
17. See that a cure for Alzheimer's has been found.
18. Go to bible college
19. Sleep in a castle.
20. Invent something or patton one of my ideas.
21. Create a financial strategy.
22. Write a book.
23. Go on a Safari.
24. Visit the wreckage of the Titanic aboard a submarine.
25. Trace my Ancestery (working on)
26. Read the entire bible.
27. Watch a movie being filmed.
28. Meet my long lost cousins in Texas and Michigan.
29. Find my purpose in life.
30. Visit Austrailia.
31. Visit Bahamas.
32. Visit Bora Bora
33. Visit New York.
34. See Paris.
35. Visit Times Square on New Year's Eve.
36. And.....one that I will keep as a personal goal.

Hero

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What is a hero????? I look up to alot of people for what they have accomplished with their lives and the stands they have taken for what they believe in. I'm not sure if I would call them my hero though. I think everyone has a purpose and when you find that purpose in life and do something with it that is definitely something to be proud of.....I only have 1 true hero and that is Jesus for giving me the ultimate gift and that is forgiveness in the eyes of God, since he paid the ultimate price by giving his life we can all be forgiven for our selfish sinful ways. Thank you Jesus!!!!!

MyHotComments

Dylan Seth White

2008-12-30T20:10:00.002-05:00

My oldest child and only son....Dylan was my little miracle baby. He threw us for quite a scare when he was born and at times we weren't sure if he would make it. Dylan had beta strep when he was born, a bacteria that attacked his blood cells and oxygen. He had 2 blood transfusions and was in intensive care for 11 days. He has grown into quite the young man. Dylan is so tender hearted, he can't stand to see anyone upset. He is always there trying to cheer anyone up when they are having a bad day or whatever the case may be.....He loves football, skateboarding, hunting, fishing and girls of course!!!!! I am so proud of my son.......He has a bigger heart then most men and that is definitely something to brag about. lol lol lol

Meet my "Lil' Man"

2008-12-30T19:58:00.006-05:00

Alexia Marlee Wisham

2008-12-30T19:44:00.002-05:00

Alexia is my middle child and my everyday challenge. My mother says she is just like me when I was little...So, I guess I have quite a few more challenges ahead. Nevertheless, she is a wonderful little girl. She is extremely smart, loves to write stories and songs and just be a typical 8 year old girl. She loves music and acting, she actually auditioned for a commercial once and loved it. We had loads of fun with that. My life would not be the same without her that is for sure....I love her to death.

Meet my "Drama Queen"

2008-12-30T19:36:00.002-05:00

Isabella Brooks Wisham

2008-12-30T16:37:00.002-05:00

My baby girl is turning 7 years old tomorrow(New Years Eve). It seems like yesterday and she was still a baby.....I call Isabella the little "angel" of the family. She is so sweet and always eager to help. She takes pride in everything she does. It's funny though, b/c if she gets really tired she acts up from time to time, but all I have to say is "Bella where did your halo and wings go?" and she is right back to her normal sweet self. I love her so much and couldn't picture my life without her.

Meet my "Angel"

2008-12-30T16:34:00.002-05:00

A Wonderful Lady

2008-12-30T16:25:00.005-05:00

My grandmother was my life for the longest time. I wanted to post a little something on here for the rest of the world to see how lucky I was to be blessed with the best grandmother God could spare. I'm thankful for the time that I got to spend with her and never want my memories of her to fade.

I wrote this poem for my dad in 1999, needless to say that was the last Christmas with "My Georgie".

A Wonderful Lady

A wonderful lady with so much love.
You could see it in her eyes, as gentle as a dove.
Hardworking and talented, a life full of dreams.
that wonderful lady had such a bright gleam.

Her memories are fading as the days go by,
she's like a stranger in a crowd about to cry.
I stand and I watch with tears in my eyes,
please dear God take over her life.
Why must she suffer? Please tell me why....
Frustrated and angry I simply just cry.

Remembering her loved ones is such a hard task.
She doesn't even remember her past.
We show her our pictures and explain who we are,
She wants to remember but the memories are too far.
The days are getting closer when we'll soon have to say:
I love you and I'll see you again one day.

Amy Roberts-1999

† In memory of Georgia Roberts
April 11, 1922-March 3, 2000

My Grandmother

2008-12-30T16:23:00.000-05:00

Me and "My Georgie"..... I miss her so much.

Outlaws/Mobsters

2008-12-30T16:20:00.004-05:00

Babe Simpson, the Bank Robber in the Family Tree

Yesterday my brother found this website with lots of interesting facts pertaining to my family. The man in this picture is Babe Simpson who is my

grandmother's brother. Babe was a gangster of some sort.

The picture was taken in Knoxville. The back of the picture is an advertisement for "The Askins Stores, 506 S. Gay St., Knoxville, Tenn."

Babe had been in the Bunch Gang. All of which I had never heard of.

Clarence Bunch was the leader of the gang. He was shot in Knoxville in 1934.
After escaping from the Cocke County jail at Newport Tn on May 15, 1934, Clarence and his gang rampaged through Claiborne, Grainger and Knox Counties. They killed Sheriff Hutchinson of Union County. They stole cars and robbed travellers until they were finally trapped at the home of C T Epperson, described as a bootlegger and a first cousin of Clarence's mother. Clarence was killed in a hail of machine gun fire as he tried to shoot Sherriff Brewer of Knoxville.

The Knox County Sheriff's Web site mentions that Wesley Brewer, in his term from 1932-1936, "was Sheriff in an era when the Roger Toughy Gang was headquartered here and Clarence Bunch was killed in a shoot-out with police."

The Bunch of the Bunch Gang were primarily bank robbers. They operated mostly in Northeast Tennessee. I know Clarence escaped once while awaiting trial for a bank robbery in Virginia. He was killed in Knoxville in August 1935. Almost the entire front page of the Knoxville paper was devoted to the shooting, including a morgue picture.

The front page story was in the August 23, 1934 edition of the Knoxville Journal. The Journal went into a long decline and was sold to its current owners as a shadow of its former self in 1995. I'm not sure if Babe was present at the gunfight, but if so he survived. His brother Walt Simpson told them that the gang had hidden some of their loot on the banks of the Tennessee River. When the gang tried to retrieve it they couldn't locate the hiding place. If the story's true, there could still be a Bunch Gang treasure somewhere along the river.

After he got out of the pen, Babe apparently quit the outlaw life. He married a lady named Vernell(3rd marriage) and moved to Virginia, they had two children. Vernell had a son(Bobby) from a previous marriage. This is a picture of him with his two kids.

Babe's real name was Jesse Edward Simpson, named after his father. He was born in 1909 in Petros, Tennessee. He died in 1978 and is buried in Fries cemetery in Grayson County, Virginia. Walt Simpson passed away just last year.

The majority of this information was posted by Les Jones @ www.lesjones.com/posts/002232.shtml

I am just now finding this information out. My grandmother(Mary Nell Simpson-Akers) is still living at 92. If you know any information about this gang/mob, I would love to hear from you.

Outlaws/Mobsters

2008-12-30T16:18:00.000-05:00

So many thoughts.....

2008-12-30T09:54:00.004-05:00

Hmmm......Where do I go from here? I've been thinking alot lately and have so many questions and thoughts running through my head......LIKE, what is my purpose here in life......Am I making the right decisions day to day......Why does my faith wither away so easily....Why do I doubt the most important things in my life......Are my children happier then I was growing up.....am I honestly happy with my life the way it is.....If I could change one thing, what would it be?????

So, many thoughts go through my head daily and I have stopped to think on them occassionaly but that is as far as I get with them. I just throw them aside because I don't have time for deep thought like this, I'm trying to raise 3 kids by myself and there is always so much more to do. But....maybe if I take one step at a time I can do this.

I hope to get a handle or understanding on these questions that take over my thinking from time to time by writing about them. I'm sure more questions will be added as time goes on, but for now I will start with this.