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Friday, July 04, 2008



I am the flag of the


I am the flag of the United States of America. My name is Old Glory. I fly atop the

world's tallest buildings. I stand watch in America's halls of justice. I fly majestically

over institutions of learning. I stand guard with power in the world.

Look up and see me.

I stand for peace, honor, truth and justice.

I stand for freedom.I am confident.I am arrogant.

I am proud.When I am flown with my fellow banners,

My head is a little higher,My colors a little truer.

I bow to no one!I am recognized all over the world.

I am worshipped - I am saluted.I am loved

I am revered.I am respected - and I am feared.

I have fought in every battle of every war for more then 200 years.

I was flown at Valley Forge, Gettysburg,

Shiloh and Appomattox.

I was there at San Juan Hill,

the trenches of France,

in the Argonne Forest, Anzio,

Rome and the beaches of Normandy.

Guam, Okinawa, Korea and KheSan,

Saigon, Vietnam know me.

I'm presently in the mountains of Afganistan

and the hot and dusty deserts of Iraq

and wherever freedom is needed.


I led my troops, I was dirty, battleworn and tired,
But my soldiers cheered me and I was proud.

I have been burned, torn and trampled

on the streets of countries I have helped set free.

It does not hurt for I am invincible.

I have been soiled upon, burned, torn and trampled

in the streets of my country.


And when it's done by those Whom I've served in battle - it hurts.

But I shall overcome - for I am strong.

I have slipped the bonds of Earth

and stood watch over the uncharted frontiers of space

from my vantage point on the moon.

I have borne silent witness to all of America's finest hours.

But my finest hours are yet to come.

When I am torn into strips and used as bandages

for my wounded comrades on the battlefield,

When I am flown at half-mast to honor my soldier,

Or when I lie in the trembling arms of a grieving parent

the grave of their fallen son or daughter,

I am Proud


posted by Soak up the Son at 9:47 AM 3 comments

Thursday, May 29, 2008


If God had a refrigerator,
your picture would be on it.

If He had a wallet,
your photo would be in it.

He sends you flowers every spring.
He sends you a sunrise every morning.

Face it, friend - He is crazy about you!
posted by Soak up the Son at 9:25 PM 2 comments

Tuesday, April 01, 2008


SPRING FORWARD






















Yes, I'm the photographer!! :) I was very pleased!!



Spring is here and I am springing back into the blog zone. :) Yea I admit that was a bit corny but I really have missed blogging. :) I have missed you guys. :( I am going to try to be more regular in my blogging and keep up with you guys more. :)

The other day Mom, Mackenzie, Spencer, and I went to the National Wildlife Refuge near our house. Mom and Spencer love animals and Kenzie and I love taking pictures so we thought it would be fun. :) Mom woke us up at like 5:30 in the morning we weren't real happy at first but we ended up being glad we woke up. We spent like 4 hours there. We took so many pictures. We saw Gators (big ones and small ones) we saw lots and lots of different birds and we saw a turtle. We saw beautiful flowers and butterflies. But the coolest thing we saw was right before we actually went into the refuge. We had just past the sign that says wildlife crossing ......Give 'em a Brake.........

When right in front of us a Florida Bobcat crossed the road. He was walking real chilled and slow like he had no worries of being hit. So we slowed way down and watched him pass and we were so excited to see him that none of us took a picture (three camaras and not one picture). We were sick. But it was really cool to see anyways. :)

We did however takes lots of pictures of the other animals. It was so wonderful to see God's creation. When you think of the detail in just one little butterfly all the way up to a big ol' Gator it is really amazing. God put so much love into His Creation. I couldn't stop snapping pictures, and neither could the girls!!





















Then as we were leaving we took a wrong turn that ended up being a nice ride but what we did not realize we were pretty low in gas and the gas light came on. Well I know that you can drive a while with the gas light on but the thing was I didn't know when it turned on and I didn't know how far we had to go. So I asked Mom to pray and we stopped worrying. We just kept driving. We even stopped to ask directions from some people only to find out they were lost as well. :) We let them use our phone and they got thier directions and told us where to go. Then I just happened to look down and our Gas light was off. It was pretty neat. I was praising God and the girls were looking at me a little funny and I asked them if they understood what had just happened then I went on to tell them that God put gas in our car. We made it all the way home which was like 40 min cuz Mom wanted to make a couple of stops first. :) Thank God for His protection on us in our stupidity.




posted by Soak up the Son at 6:14 PM 9 comments

Thursday, February 07, 2008

The Flu is going around. Kenzie was the first one and now I think it has gone through all the kids. I am so thankful that I have not had it yet. God has helped me and I have been well. I do know a few of my dear friends have had it and some are still sick with it. Well you are all in my prayers. Bella is the last one sick. She is so sick. :(

Anyways enough about the flu. Other than the sicknesses everything is going well. We are still encouraged from the wonderful New Years Meeting and we are looking forward to June Camp-meeting. God has been good to us and is answering prayers everyday.

Well stay encouraged everyone!!!
posted by Soak up the Son at 5:35 PM 0 comments

Thursday, January 17, 2008


Hey you guys I bet you weren't expecting me to post but guess what we finally have our Internet back. :) Yeaa!!!! I am so excited I have really missed keeping up with you guys.

Well just a quick update.... really there isn't much to say. God made a way for me to go to the New Years meeting in Alabama and it was Awesome!! I really enjoyed it and got a blessing from it. :) I was also able to stay a few extra days and that was really fun. There is nothing like fellowshipping with Gods people. I was real encouraged spending time with the Young people. God is blessing His church. I am very excited to see and be a part of what He has planned for this year. :)

Ya'll stay encouraged and keep the victory! I will post more later. :) Love ya'll~ Kezi
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Monday, October 08, 2007


God's little Miracles

I have been so blessed. :) In just the past year not only has God Saved my sister and her husband, healed her of cancer, healed Olivia of a head injury, He has also saved my two nieces, Mackenzie and Spencer. They have really caught on to this and are doing wonderful. :)

I am so proud of them. Mackenzie goes to her dads every weekend and he has tried to get her to wear somethings and she refuses all on her own. We told her that she didn't need to worry about that right now because she is only 8 and too young to have to stress that and if he makes her wear certain things don't worry about it God would work it out and she could stand against it when she was old enough. But, no, she has taken a stand all on her own. Her dad has bucked it some but she has her mind made up. She testified in church the other night and Spencer is ready to. They raise their hands and praise they are doing wonderful. :) I am so proud of them. God has been so good to us. He is a miracle worker!!!


Spencer getting saved. :) I wish we had gotten a picture of Kenzie but I was in the nursery that night and missed it. :( I love you girls!!!! Stay true and God will bless you :)

posted by Soak up the Son at 8:47 PM 3 comments

Monday, September 24, 2007

***Some people are just Tougher than others***


As some of you know I have moved back in with my sister. I loved living on my own but life threw me some things I wasn't planning on. Anyways I am so happy to be back home. I really missed the kids and I have really enjoyed myself since I have been back. I stay busy as you know Jule has 5 kids so there is always something to do.

The other day I was driving and I heard a song and I got to thinking about my sister. The song is "Tough" by Craig Morgan. I have always known how strong my sister was but I never really experienced it first hand until I moved back. She is one of the toughest people I know. She's amazing! With her 5 children and everyday business she is the first one to wake in the morning and the last one to go to bed. Most of you know about her cancer that God healed her of. Well when things like that happen it doesn't slow her down. She just keeps going. She is the hardest worker I know. She doesn't stop. She has her hands in so much and it's hard for me to keep up with her. :) Anyways here is the song it pretty much explains my sister.

KING'S

© Stephanie J. Vargas


An opponent, a teammate, a fan in the stands.
As time presses on, those loathsome grains of sand.
Like looking in a personality mirror, I reflect you, you reflect me.

It's as if we take turns, one like the blossom, all attractive and bright-
The other, wise and nourishing as the leaf, carrying liquid in it's veins, -
A vessel whose purpose it is to supply life to the glorious petals.

I've given you my trust; you've lent me yours.
I've vilified you; I've placed you on a pedestal.
I've seen with my eyes, deep sorrow in yours.
I've ached for your pain-
And cursed with deep conviction at the tragedy you were forced to know.

You've listened to me spew disgust at the world, -
Disappointment in myself and in lovers.
You watched me relive the painful past-
Without judgment, interruption or sigh.

You love me. I love you. Since the day we met, I knew this.
Giggles to battles. Love to hate and to love once more.
A yielding to what time has revealed,-
Like the new, black pavement turned gray-
We have become what we were meant to be...

Sisters.
Without conditions, barriers or bars.
I don't think twice-
About all I am blessed with, -
About who determined this.
I know you were ordained by God-
To be to me, the greatest of gifts.


I love this poem. It so reminds me of us! I love you Jule and hope that one day when I have a family of my own I am just as tough as you!! I look up to you and think the world of you!! Stay encouraged God has already done so much and I know He has so much more in store for us!! I love being your right hand man or partner in crime like some say!!! ;-)



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posted by Soak up the Son at 9:16 AM 3 comments

Monday, June 11, 2007


Sister Jones preached a message the other night on prayer. "Don't give up on prayer." Its kinda funny that she preached that because I had been thinking alot about how important it is to stand. :) You always here the statement when life gets too hard to stand just stand... but I have a picture in my house that says, "When life gets too hard to stand kneel." :) With kneeling comes the strength to stand. :) Prayer is so important. I am thankful that God has encouraged me to stand. :) Nomatter what goes on, who gives in, or who gives up just stand. :)

I have heard people say that they get discouraged when people give up on salvation but I want to thank God that I have always taken it for the positive. It just makes me want to hold on that much more. It helps me see how easy it is to fall. I want to make it to the end. I am here to stay saints and I don't plan on going anywhere. :) I am encouraged in my soul and thankful for what God has done for me. :)

I am really looking forward to Camp-Meeting. :) I know that God has some good things in store for us. :) I am specially excited because this is the first year in a long time that my sister is going with me. :) Not to mention my brother in-law and all my nieces and nephew. :) I am siked!!! I can't wait to see all of you. God bless!!
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Saturday, May 26, 2007




Thanks to Britt.!! :) I love her internet Directions.. :)
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Wednesday, May 09, 2007

Praise the Lord for He is good!!! He is the same yesterday, today, and forever. :)
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O Lord my God, When I in awesome wonder,
Consider all the worlds Thy Hands have made;
I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder,
Thy power throughout the universe displayed.

Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art.
Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art!

And when I think, that God, His Son not sparing;
Sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in
;That on the Cross, my burden gladly bearing,
He bled and died to take away my sin.

When Christ shall come, with shout of acclamation,
And take me home, what joy shall fill my heart.
Then I shall bow, in humble adoration,
And then proclaim: "My God, how great Thou art!"
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Just in case some of you haven't heard already, and have no earthly idea what I am talking about... my sister Julia got saved sunday! :) :) We are so excited. :) I just wanted to update those who didn't know and give God all the glory!!! :) He is a wonderful God and this is a wonderful life. I wouldn't trade what I have for all the riches in the world. There is nothing better than this way. :) Stay encouraged and Keep the 240 for Jules!!! :) (I can't believe I can actually tell you that. It feels really good.) :) I look forward to a great year and I know God has many great things in store for us. :)
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posted by Soak up the Son at 1:15 PM 2 comments