Black Friday..............

This was such a fun night...  did you see the night in there!!..  I really am NOT a night owl so this was totally out of my comfort zone!... really was getting my energy from God for sure!.. Jennifer G & I had planned a few days before that we would brave the crowds & go for it!......  we left Griffin about 11:00pm..  did you see the pm.....  we decided we would go to the Tanger outlet mall in Locust Grove.. well let me tell you that EVERYONE in south Atlanta was there as well... took us almost 2 hours to get into the 1st store...(it usually takes only 30 minutes to get to the mall)...  we saw it all.. A truck that parked on a STEEP hill...  tried getting  a pic but it was too dark... oh well... we had a GREAT time & Jen we will have to do it next year!

this is us before we left!

thanks for a great night/morning!

We Really have so much to be thankful for...

Top 6 list of things to be thankful for
1. God and my salvation
2. Doug
3. Alexis, Caleb, Lane & Andrew
4. family
5. church
6. friends

These are some pictures from Thanksgiving 2010



WHAT A GREAT RING!!!!!

Doug was taking out the trash & I'm not sure if this happens to you or not but when it is cold outside his finger seems to shrink...  so he was throwing a bag in the trash (outside can) and guess what??? His ring came off...  IT WENT TO THE VERY BOT|TOM!!!!  GROSS... I of course held the flashlight while he dug... Hope this NEVER happens again!

  the pics describe it all!



Soccer.. 2010...

We had such a great soccer season... the 1st practice I went into labor with Andrew so I knew this would be a interesting season.. thankfully Doug decided not to coach and we had coaches for all 3 kiddos & we were not the coach/ team mom!.. that was NICE.. although Doug has said he is coaching in the spring!.. here are some fun pics from the season!

 sweet friends

caleb and hanna

caleb

 alexis and ashley

alexis

Then it was the end of the year parties....  soooo sad that I forgot the camera for Calebs & Lane did not have one.. oh well...  Alexis' team had a great one.. here are some pics

Fun in the Leaves!

This is one of the kiddos favorite things to do EVERY year... really the only time they like to rake.. many of you know how many trees we have & soooo we have LOTS of leaves to rake...  what I am saying is that they don't usually like to rake but this day they did!...  I had a blast watching them..

 here are some pics

November 18, 2010 Dad's 64th birthday!

As I am catching up on all my blogs.. you will find this being a trend.. I get so busy then one day I will sit and do it all at one time.. oh well... that is just how it is going to be... maybe that could be something I could work on!

This was a bitter sweet day for Dad... as many of you know my step mom passed away back in June... It has been some rough days for dad,.. not only was this his 1st birthday without her, thanksgiving has come and gone & it was rough but he must go through Christmas & then her birthday is at the end of January...

 so the kiddos and I decided we would take him to Longhorn for his birthday... we had a GREAT time & I snapped some pics that I will give him for Christmas..  shhhhh don't tell him...  If you think to pray for him during the next few months that would be great! There is power in prayer.

And whatever you ask for in prayer, having faith and (really) believing, you will receive ...   Matthew 21:22

here are the pics

Chamomile Tea... YES the cure for pink eye or allergy eyes

This was about 3 weeks ago, Andrew started having the "crud" in his eye!... oh noooooo I thought!... he is soooo young & I just HATE medicine...  I called my holistic friend, Angela, who I JUST love..  ok Angela Andrew has "crud" in his eye what do I do... she told me to take a chamomile tea bag  and steep it... place it on his eye (of course after it had cooled to warm) and leave it there for 10 minutes or so...

did it & guess what???????  IT WORKED... I just love her not just because she gave me this tip but because of who she is and her convictions.. she is a TRUE women of God and I just want to "pick" her brain with all the stuff/knowledge she knows!  Thanks again Angela H..

Are these ALL yours??

I often go to the store, restaurant, etc & the questions is Are these ALL yours??  yes!...  then the next response is "how many more will you have", "you know what prevents that", "I would be crazy", "I don't envy you"...  and on and on!....  I feel so blessed by God to have 4 children & if he sees it fit for our family to have more then we will!...

Even in those moments when I think I have just had enough I get little reminders from the kiddos that they are a gift from above!.. God has truly blessed me with unique personalities... here is a little preview of them....

Alexis.....   What a beautiful girl inside & out!...  she has a servants heart & LOVES the Lord!.. What a breath of fresh air with her!

What a handsome boy!.. this boy has such a gentle spirit about him!...  he is always thinking of others more than himself!

Lane.....  Free Spirit I must say!.. God will use this little girl in ways I can never imagine...  she ALWAYS keeps me on my toes!

Andrew....  being number 4 he has to fit in with this family... he is sooooo content with whatever!...  I just melt when he smiles at me!......



I can remember having Alexis & loving her SO much & when we got pregnant with Caleb the thought went through my head "How can I love another one?"...  and now 4 children later I can say "you can love them all."

SO.... to answer the question YES God has in trusted Doug & I with these children & it is our job to raise them up to be Godly men & women... I am thankful to be called "mommy & momma"....

angela

Friends....

I am wide awake at 9:40pm... which if you know me I am soooo tired by this time...  I just love when God lays something on my heart & I can sit and write about it!
God has had on my heart A LOT today about friends and what they mean to me!.. each one of them brings such a different personality, likes etc BUT the one thing that ALL of my friends have in common is a Walk with Christ.. Their desires are things of God, pleasing him in words and actions through Gentleness. God shows himself in them each and every time I am with them~...  ALL that to say I am THANKFUL for each one!

What is a friend to you?

~My prayer is that I am the friend that my friends are to me!... love to each one of you!~

Can't believe it!

As I was surfing on the computer this morning, I came by a blog & I thought I have been meaning to start one BUT with such a busy life I lead how could it be possible to keep up with one more thing!.. But someone not too long ago said that they blog throughout the year & at the end they print it off & they have a record of what happened that year... well I said that is a GREAT plan... sooo here I am...

just a little about me... Stay at home mom, homeschooling mom, soccer mom, and "talk house mom".. and about to be an upward mom...  wow lots of moms in that... I am also a wife to the love of my life Doug!... I am thankful to God that he has given me such a WONDERFUL husband! We have been married 9 1/2 years.. we have 4 beautiful kiddos... Alexis 9, Caleb 7, Lane 4, Andrew 10weeks.. We want to raise them in the ways of the Lord.. We want them to hunger for his Word & things of eternal value!... I am thankful each and everyday for the life that God has given me!... soooo that is just a preview of our life... LOTS more to come!