new year~ new beginnings...

My life has been defined for 25 years as MOM --and it has been a full time job... well with 2012 comes unemployment ...lol Jennifer graduates this year and no that doesn't mean my job is done by any means...but face it she goes off to collage my day to day JOB is done ...oh if she is like her sister which she is not I will be getting phone calls... she went to collage and I became more brilliant.

So who is Kim Shepherd and what does SHE want to do with the rest of her life and again what is God calling me to do. Will there be a book of poems published? will I work on the photography thing? How will God use my life for HIS Kingdom? What is my new calling...

Since I do not really know I guess I need to spend some time in prayer and meditation and maybe just maybe I'll make a dreams list-- you know those things I want to see and do before I die... so far my dreams have been accomplished my whole life I wanted to be a wife and mother and do a good job. And rankly even with the ups and downs that we have had I think I WAS a good mom . I can look at my adult children and be proud.

I love my life the good the bad the ugly,,,it is what makes me ME!

Anticipating the coming Savior.....

I love this time of year as we gather our families close at hand to celebrate the coming of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ... That God sent us our Lord in the form of a baby that He had to live and grow alongside us that He had to learn all about us thru His own life here on earth and then that He had to die a terrible death to save us.
I love Christmas because we carry that happy expectation on thru gifts and celebrations with family & friends the presents that we give can hold no candle to the Gift of Jesus from God to us. But what fun and joy it brings to me to give my children gifts of things they need they want they can not afford to buy themselves.

Our Sunday school class did the book/ study Advent conspiracy and thru that study they want us to think about Christmas and basically stop buying and use that money to help the poor... I really don't see why I have to feel guilty about buying things for my kids...we still help the poor- it really kinda made me angry doing that study because While I will agree we are a rich nation and we in America do not go hungry our poorest of poor in USA are richer then most in 3rd world country's yet I do not believe it is wrong to but the things my children want and need at Christmas.

Anyway I will worship my King tonight and tomorrow and celebrate Christmas with my family and give the gifts that mean a lot to my children and then after it is done the whole year thru helping those who are poor and needy ... seems to me it makes more sense to help the poor year around then just at Christmas anyway.

blessings abound

it has been a tremendous blessing me having this back surgery- why? because I am very good at doing for others yet not so good being done for! Having to have people bring me dinner has been a wonderful time of humility and blessing for me . To have such wonderful friends show up at my door every night with dinner for us has been a humbling experience for me . My heart is happy at the help the showing of love and friendship from those who have stepped up in this busy season to give us a hand.

Thank you to those who have blessed us may God bless you x2 this season!
love kim

Life After Back Surgery....

Well I made it thru the surgery now it's recovery time- and I am seeing how this is going to get real boring real quick -yesterday I kinda overdid it so today I am sticking close to my chair - over doing it means going to dr and then supervising someone else as they do your laundry... yeahhhh sucks !

today I am getting a bone growth stimulator to aid in healing I am now starting to notice there is this urge to eat I want comfort and sweets I think Christmas is gonna be hard food wise this year.

I am gonna have to stay wise -and careful