Comedy Relief

Mark sent this to me this week, so I thought to share as it made me laugh out loud!



Then there's the Homeschool Family, which I realized after watching the above it was made from the same comedian. If you haven't seen it...here it is.

Birthay Pics

Sorry this was so late moms :)

Ireland with Amy who made the delicious cake balls

The cousins

The cousins again...

Cousins and mom

Daddy giving Davis "the look"

Ireland with her gifts

Enjoying snacks

Eleven Years!

Eleven years ago today, I was a nineteen year old clueless young girl who was helplessly in love with the new baby girl in her arms. I remember being in the hospital thinking "she's mine!". At the time I had no idea of what "mine" really meant, more like mine for a time, but truly the Lord's.

Many of my high school friends came to see us, after all, I had just graduated twelve months before her birth. Many of my mother's friends and family members came as well to meet this beautiful girl with a full head of thick jet black hair and browner than brown eyes. It was a very exciting time those first few days in the hospital being a new mommy. I loved every minute of it!

The next few years were pretty turbulent due to my rebellion towards the Lord; but He kept my sweet daughter and myself safe the whole time and in the loving arms of my church family I had rejected at the time. I believe He has BIG plans for this woman in the making!

Little did I know the plans the Lord had in store for us, both mommy and daughter. Still do not know of all His plans, though looking back at the past eleven years gives me a jolt of excitement for what He has in store for us for the next!

It has been such a joy to watch sweet Ireland grow into a young lady who still loves to play hard, laugh even harder, give big hugs to everyone she meets, while learning what it means to know and love the Lord. She is an amazing big sister who loves her siblings so well. I can already tell she will be a wonderful mother by the way she is so attentive and caring for them.

I look forward to many more years of celebrating her life and seeing how the Lord will use her for His purposes and how her life will bring Him glory!

Thank you Jesus for the privilege to be her mother.

Happy birthday sweet daughter...I love you so much!

Enjoying My Man

I don't know about you, but I am married to a sinner. The thing is, he is married to one as well, if not a Bigger one! Part of my sin nature is to be more of a detective than a help meet sometimes. I am getting better as the years go by with the Lord's help, but sometimes I forget and begin to fall back into my old ways.

Well this weekend as I began to ponder how my awesome man could "possibly" be sinning while he was out fishing and shooting with the men, and began to think of ways I could ask (rather nag) to find out if he sinned in any way, I heard the Lord whisper to my heart something very special.

"ENJOY HIM...Let ME worry about his "possible" sin and let ME convict him if there is any need for conviction...my Holy Spirit is much more effective than you."

What a wonderful timely word! So instead of dwelling on the "what if's", I was able to dwell on being excited for his arrival and being able to enjoy him. Being the Holy Spirit is not my job anyways (thank you Lord!).

So I just wanted to encourage all of my lady friends to enjoy your men! Give him lots of smiles, hugs, kisses, laughter...he will enjoy it and you will too...It makes life so much better for the both of you! :)