Declaration. This is it.

**update...if you are just now reading this...you will need to click onto this song "Declaration" on the music bar to hear it...It was a little much for background music on the newer posts!!**

Do you have a "song"?? You know "your song"? The song that speaks exactly of your present moments? And you just can't stop playing it?? Here's mine!

*Warning: if you are older than 50...ahem...Mom, Dad, Granny and Grandma...you might want to turn down your volume a tad. This might not be your "favorite" kind of music! *smiles*

For the rest of you...the kids and I are finding that this is 'way' fun to be silly and dance to, with pretend microphones of course! You gotta let loose and have some fun...maybe pull the curtains however!! I promise you'll feel better afterwards...and the kids will never want to stop!!

Declaration (this is it!) by Kirk Franklin:

Check it out, ya'll
(There've been times in my life)
I'm tired and I wanna give up
(I've been wondering why)
Why is the world gettin' so crazy?
(Still, somehow I believe)
I've come too far to die now
(I always survive)
If you're a survivor, get up!Let's get it!

Gonna cry now, go ahead and get it out of my system
I know I hurt now, but soon I gotta get back to livin'
Can't be here next year, givin' you these same tears
I hope you enjoyed it, 'cause it's the last time you will take a piece of me

I start right now, I don't know how I'm gonna get thru it
I know right now, I pray somehow 'cause I can't do it
I can't keep livin' like this, there's gotta be more than this
Jesus, I'm ready, I'm ready for what you have for me

Chorus
(Are you gonna wait for a sign?)
Are you ready for you're miracle
God's people it's time to'(stand up and fight)
Let's get it, let's get it'
This is it!!
You can't mess with my mind anymore'
This is it!
I'm smarter, see I've been here before'
This is it!
It's time today, I'm not afraid anymore'
This is it!
Yes, I believe, if you believe, help me say'
This is it!
I'm a child of the King baby, look at somebody and tell 'em'
This is it!

I look back now, I look at how you tried to break me
To take my life, my peace of mind and drive me crazy
My self esteem, my dreams, my destiny
So, God allowed it, because He knew He had big plans for me
(Hallelujah!)
It's your grace, I know today it's how I made it (Thank You, Jesus)
When I thought that it was over' (Lord, have mercy)

Chorus
Everybody that's been holdin' you down, look at 'em and tell 'em'
This is it!
I feel my help coming on right now, ya'all'
You think that maybe it's over'(You're life ain't over)
Not unless you want it to be(Are you gonna wait for a sign?)
you're miracle(stand up and fight)

Rap
This is it ya'll, this is it ya'all
You've been waitin' and debating , here it is, ya'll
All your stuff from your past, shake it off ya'll
Though they said you wouldn't last, but who is ya'll?
Want your dreams back?
Let's get it!
Your peace of mind back?
Let's get it!
Want your family back?
Let's get it!
Are you ready? Let's get it! (This is it!)
I speak against everything that comes to destroy the purpose in your life'
This is it!
Worrying about your finances, your future, when you can't even sleep at night'
This is it!
I speak against depression and fear, every attack from the enemy'
This is it!
This is your day, the Lord made it baby!
God has set you free!'
This is it!
You can't mess with my mind anymore'
This is it!
I'm smarter, see I've been here before'
This is it!
It's time today, I'm not afraid anymore'
This is it!
I wanna hear ya'll sing this with your boy!
Every body say' This is it!
You can't mess with my mind anymore'
This is it!
I'm smarter, see I've been here before'
This is it!
It's time today, I'm not afraid anymore'
This is it!
Yes, I believe, if you believe, help me say'
This is it!

Lately I've been blasting this song from my ipod while running! I just can't get enough of it! My next favorite song is the next one on the blog playlist...Jesus! I've listened to Kirk Franklin for many years...somehow his songs are so true for me and the energy of them are very uplifting!! And when I say I've been blasting them from my ipod, I mean over and over again...for 7 miles!!

So, I thought I would share them with you!

Let me see those pretend microphones...I know you got them too!!

School. No? Not today??

What??
How did I not get this right??
I thought for sure today was when school started!

Everyone was in bed early last night, and me too! Dakota got himself up at 6:15am this morning and showered, I got the boys up and dressed...almost dancing and singing as I did so! Hurray...school starts today!! I was all smiles!! And so were they!
We piled into the car at 8am so I could start the morning routine...Dakota to school at 8 for safety patrol, run Andre over to his 1/2 day day-care, take Ramiro back over to the school and lug him and Madelyn into Ramiro's class...however none of that ever happened.
Oh no, none of it but the pulling out at 8am all dressed, back packs ready and lunch money sorted! We get to the school (I still full of smiles) and I gasped as I looked around and saw nothing but teachers cars parked on the main road!

Where are the school buses? Parents?
Where are all the other "smiling" parents?
Where. are. the. other. parents.
I want to see kids...lots of kids, with cute backpacks and new Christmas clothes on!
(groaning starts and my smiles are turning to tears)
I need today off...some peace and quite! Some time to just get my house put back together...alone with Madelyn!!
School must start today, it just has to. I even checked it before the holidays and wrote it on my calender!
Somehow I missed the memo.
Ramiro started melt down mode immediately...I considered it too! He recovered some 2 hours later.
No school until tomorrow and so I had to take 3 kids begrudgingly to Walmart to get some groceries! Oh Lord help me...

So far, no one's injured...well barely...Madelyn did have a small mishap onto the floor from the buggy...small heart attack, she survived!
At the moment...the little boys are NOT SLEEPING! The "don't feel tired today"! I'm about to explain to them NICELY of course, about TIRED!! I need a moment...or 30...please boys...sleep!!

The big day!

20 miles...it happened. It went well and I am happy with it. I was better prepared this time and my stomach is thankful! My knees feel sore but amazingly good for the distance traveled, thanks to my sister sending me knee bands (Thanks a bunch Carrie!!). I felt great until mile 15...then the exhaustion started to visit, but I made it through! I'm tired and sore...legs are ready to find the horizontal position!!

Alabama vs. Gators...well, let the game begin! May the best team win (that will be my team...Roll Tide!!). I am making chili...barely standing but I'm making it anyways...I can't watch a game like this without it. So though it may hurt to do so...I'm cookin' that chili!!

Roll Tide Roll Baby!!