Another Week Has Past

It just seems lately that I wake up from a nap and the week is over. This week we had a wonderful home school meeting on Monday. I just love the home school meetings we learn so much about how to do our jobs as moms and teachers. Thank You to Pastor and Julie for all their had work in helping to make this part of our lives a success. It was another great meeting.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On Wednesday we had the privilege of having Angelina over for the day. She is a DELIGHTFUL little girl. It just thrills my heart to watch the girls play. We had a tea party with real water. We had a great time painting fingers and toes. We drew pictures and played with play dough. We had so much fun just being girls and doing girl things. I love how the girls enjoy being what God made them, which is sweet little girls.

On Wednesday afternoon my dyer went out. I'm very thankful to my wonderful husband who called someone to fix it right away. That could have been a real problem. Then as we were in the van getting ready to go to church we found the battery was dead. I'm very thankful that our neighbor Keith had a new battery that fit in our van perfectly. Thank you Lord for His provision.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Friday night was a real blessing to me. We had a babysitter and Sam and I went on a date. It is always good to have time to go out alone with your husband. Today (Saturday) we had a baby shower at church. Showers are always fun especially at GBC. Tonight was family night. For family night after dinner we decided to light the fireplace and have hot coco. This is one of the favorite family night for the children. As we were watching the fire and drinking hot coco the conversation came up about Christmas. We were talking about were to put the Christmas tree this year and many other this that we were going to do for Christmas. Then Quinten told Paige that we were going to put baby Jesus in the front yard and she said the sweetest thing. She said "I will give baby Jesus my blankie cause His is cold" That just brought tears to my eyes to think that Paige would give up her favorite blanket for baby Jesus. She then asked if He was going to be outside very long. I told her we would bring Him back in after Christmas. That made Paige feel a little better. She is so cute. I'm so thankful for my children and all the blessing that they give us everyday.

Being Saturday night I need to get ready for the Lord's day. I pray everyone has a good week.

What a Fun Night

Last night we had a wonderful ladies meeting at the Grace Baptist Church. If you have never attended a ladies at GBC you are missing out. Last nights meeting was about family celebration. We each had to bring our favorite family recipe. Mrs. Billquest makes the best chicken in the crock pot (ask her for the recipe Yummy Yummy ). We had to bring a copy of the recipes for everyone to share. The food was good and the fellowship was great. We also had my favorite speaker Mrs. Julie Fink. I learned of a few ways to make our holidays more fun and memorable for our children. As the lady of the house I really am the one that sets the tone of the family. I learned last night how to do that more effectively. Thank you Julie for all the hard work that you put into the ladies ministry at our church and thank you for sharing your information with all of us. I look forward to0 seeing everyone at the Christmas Coffee in December.

I'm Still Alive

In case anyone wondered I'm still alive. We have had a lot of happening since you last heard from us. I have had a date with my best friend (thank you Cindy for babysitting). We have had our favorite college student friend home for the weekend. She is doing great and I could not be more proud of her and what is happening in her life. We have served in a wedding at our church and that was lots of fun. Not to mention we have had book reports to finish, fourth grade math and cursive writing (kinda hard for a boy). Needless, to say I don't understand what it means to be board. Looking ahead there are ladies meeting at church to prepare (Linda your the best). My husband will be at Camp Joy for the weekend. I have a baby shower to serve and Thanksgiving is fast approaching. I can't believe that it is November already here and Christmas is just around the corner. I think that having so many things to accomplish keeps me focused on the things that matter. It also enhances my walk with the Lord because without having a close daily walk with God I could never make it all happen. God has given us so many important things to do for Him that trying to be in the center of His will is the number one priority. I love being busy for the Lord. I'm thankful that I have the privilege to be home with our children and to take care of my home and to serve in our church, but sometimes that adds up to neglect of the old blog. I'm sorry I'll try to do better. Yesterday as I was doing school my three year old lined up all her babies and proclaimed that Sunday School was in a minute and everyone needed to get dressed right away. She is so cute and it is worth it all. Thank you Lord.

Good news

Today I went to see my doctor for a routine diabetes check up. Well I have good news and of course I have bad news . The bad news is that my blood sugars are out of control, and I really need to bear down and fix that with my lifestyle. The good news is I lost seven pounds since my last visit three months ago. All my other blood work came back fine and over all (except the blood sugars) I am pretty healthy. Praise the Lord for your health. You don't realize how important is really is until you don't have it.


On a brighter note. We had a blast in Kings Kids tonight. We are studying the plagues and tonight we took rice and pretended that it was lice. We threw it all over and everyone loved it (even the adults). Kings Kids is a lot of fun. We look forward to it every week. Next week we are talking about flies. Party City here I come. I must go it is almost time for Ashley to call. We are studying for mid-terms together this week. It is so sweet and refreshing to answer her Bible question as we get her ready for a Bible test. It is so much fun to have a baby Christian in your life it keeps you feeling fresh and alive. Thank You Lord for the chance to enjoy such a sweet but little thing. If you think about it say a little prayer for Ashley this week is mid-terms and if you have ever been to Christian college you know what I mean a stressful week. But with God all things are possible.

Spectacular Week

It has been a incredible week. On Monday we took a field trip to Michigan to pick apples. The kids really enjoyed watching the apple cider being made and the cider apple donuts were out of this world.

On Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday I had the privilege of going to Hammond to the Ladies Spectacular. Boy, it was more than spectacular this year. I made life changing decisions and I now even more can be what God has called me to be more effectively. I want to thank my wonderful pastor's wife Julie for taking the time to help us all get there. Your lesson was the best and the truth that was given was the truth. While I was at the spectacular I ran into the pastor that lead me to the Lord. He teaches at Hyles-Anderson College and is still going strong for the Lord. What a blessing it was to see him and his dear wife again. Of course because I am getting older it would only make sense that he and his wife are getting up in age. His dear wife is blind now and his health is failing. It warmed my heart so much as this grown man stood in the foyer of First Baptist Church with big tears rolling down his face as he talked about all the years that my up bringing has made such an impact on my life. I was saved at the age of four under this dear man's ministry and today I am still trying my best to serve the Lord and to teach my children the ways of the Bible. I have been serving in some capacity for 20 years and I have seen many saved and baptised and many lives changed. Ladies stick to the word of God you will not be sorry. I am so thankful for my heritage. Both of my parents were also saved under the ministry of this dear man. I really touched my heart to see him again. I do believe that this sweet elderly man will keep serving the Lord until he is called to heaven. Thank Pastor S for being a faithful servant all these years.

Well, it has already been a life changing week and tomorrow I have the honor and privilege of hearing my dear Pastor give us the Word of God. Thank You Sam (that is my wonderful husband) for paying for me to go to the spectacular. Thank You to Rachel for helping me with my kids on Wednesday. And thank you Sam for taking vacation days to help with the kids so I could go to spectacular. It has been awesome!!!!! I must go iron for Sunday.

A First Time For Everything

Last night was a unforgettable experience. My girl friend Cindy and I went and got haircuts. Not just a hair cut but a unbelievable adventure. Introducing Salon aria! This was so much fun. When you walk in the door they offer you water. They then "wash" more like massage you hair and scalp. This was the most incredible hair cut I have EVER had in my life. I had the owner cut my hair. He did a great job. He had a lot of great ideas of ways to style my hair. I'm looking forward to "playing" with my hair and trying to make it look like it did last night. This is not a place that I would get my hair done on a regular basis but last night was the best hair cut and the most fun I have had in a salon. Sometimes it is so much fun to be a girl.

Last night after the salon we went out to dinner. We ate at bd Mongolian Grill. That was also my first time eating in a place like this. This is a neat place to eat. First you select your meat, and then you pile on the vegetables, you then select your sauce, you give the whole thing to the boys on the grill and they cook it for you. The food was really good and the whole experience was lots of FUN. The other "FIRST" was last night my wonderful husband babysit for Cindy's son Zack and my kids. They had pizza and watched Andy Griffith all night. There were a lot of first last night and ALL of them were just wonderful. Thank You so much to my wonderful friend Cindy and my awesome husband for making it all possible for me. It was a unforgettable once in a life time evening.

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Yesterday in the afternoon my phone rang and I heard a VERY excited voice on the other end. We are all praising the Lord. Ashley lead her very first soul to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. It was such a blessing to hear the details of how it happened. It is so exciting to see her grow in the Lord. She is growing so much in Christ. It is so exciting to see her living the Bible College experience to it's fullest. I am thankful that the Lord is allowing me to mentor her in the Christian life. Ashley we love you very much and we are SO proud for you. There is nothing like having the privilege of leading your first soul to Christ. It's only Saturday morning but it has been a very exciting weekend already. THANK YOU LORD!!!!!!

A Weekend to Remember

WOW what a weekend is has been. Friday night at our local church was our monthly ladies meeting. This month was "A Taste of Missions" and boy was it fun. We heard from a dear sweet newer lady of our church who grew up as a missionary and she gave us all a new appreciation of missionaries. Some of the things that she said just broke my heart. I don't think people realize the sacrifices missionaries make to take the gospel around the world. I know I was motivated to do more for our own missionaries. The food was fabulous. A great big thank you to our hospitality team. We could not have done without you. Friday night was lots of fun and I was convicted to do more for the missionary families that our church supports. If you missed it you missed a great time.

Friday and Saturday we had a garage sale at our friends Bob and Cindy. We had lots of success at getting rid of a lot of stuff and making money too. On Saturday afternoon our Pastor treated all the church nursery workers to a very nice lunch at the Olive Garden. Thank you Pastor that was fun. On Saturday evening we celebrated my mother-in-law's birthday.

Sunday morning was a REAL blessing in my life. In Sunday School the Holy Spirit put his finger on a certain sin in my life. This was on of the most eye opening experiences of my entire Christian life. It is something I will have to work on daily because I have been buying in to this sin for many years. I want so much for this area in my life to improve. You know, we except our husbands to get over the pain in their past. We except those we love to get over the past. We except our older children to get over their experiences. Now the Lord is excepting ME to work on my sin. I will have to examine my life daily until I brake this sinful habit. All though it is not going to be easy I know the Lord can use me in special way when I conquer this bad thought pattern. Now that I know that it's sin I plan to work on fixing it. I am thankful for a Sunday School teacher bold enough to teach the truth. I thankful for a church that takes a stand. And I'm thankful for a weekend to remember.