To Which A Sign Will Need to Made Soon...

When Jeff and I first got married, I realized that a few rules needed to be put in place in order to keep order around our house.

You see, I like to have dinner fully clothed. I also like for all parties involved to be fully clothed as well. Call me old fashioned it's just the way it is when you come to eat at my house. I am looking into making a sign to hang in our kitchen that says, "No Shirt, No Pants, No Service!"

Because that is a standard in our house if you want to eat and sometimes I find myself repeating the above phrase often with Jeff a part of the household.

So tonight, Jeff came in from working out-his shirt was soaking wet and not to mention smelled very rank. I don't blame him for wanting to shed the shirt before he ate, it was that gross. But when he came to the table without another shirt I said, "Uh, no sir. Get a shirt please." Which he protested to and said something about him being the man of the house and if he didn't want to wear a shirt he didn't have to wear a shirt. I just stood in the kitchen, holding his plate of food and gave him the "don't mess with me buster" look. He quietly turned around and went to put on a shirt.

But maybe I should preface whose shirts he can wear because tonight he proudly put on one of my shirts for dinner! And folks the truth is I am half the size of Jeff!

A Gun Show and a view of the "Abs"

He asked me to help him get the shirt off but I couldn't resist snapping a picture first.

To which a sign will be made and my side will hurt from laughter tomorrow.

...To Which They Said "Thanks!"

Have I ever told you that I love my job?!?!

Well, I do.

And the above picture is one of the reasons why.

I work with a great team of people who know how to appreciate the administrator during admin appreciation week.

Who can say no to FLOWERS? NOT ME!

Here is how my day went down.

I woke up from a horrible nightmare that I was working at my old job. I breathed a sigh of relief when I realized that it was only a dream and that I was waking up to my current job. Ahhh! Joy overflowing!

You see in my dream, I was mad because my old boss was changing up my schedule once again and I would have to work Saturdays and Sundays. I love having my weekends to chill out with Jeff and my family and friends. But thankfully it was only a nightmare-my weekends are for the most part still mine (and Jeff's!)

Then today I was talking to newly married Cousin Brandy, who by the way, is flying on cloud nine after the MOST ROMANTIC HONEYMOON EVER (her words-not mine...but I am sure I sounded the same way the day after we came home from our own MOST ROMANTIC HONEYMOON EVER). In the back of the apartment is Mr. Maintenance fixing a list I filled out when I told them we would be signing another 6-month lease. Mrs. Apartment Manager said, "Come back today and fill out the lease." To which I graciously replied, "Get the work done and then we will be happy to sign." (Plaster big smile, turn and head for door)

So at the point, there is another knock on the front door-I was trying to figure out who the heck is not already here or waiting on the other line. "Brandy, wait a second, someone is at the door. OH MY WORD! I HAVE FLOWERS!"

Brandy- "From Jeff?!?"

Me- "Uh no, Jeff wouldn't not buy this big of a bouquet. Are they from you?!?"

Brandy- while trying not to laugh, "No, they aren't from MEEEE!"

Me- "Hmm" While I open the card. "Ahh, they are from my work. I HAVE THE BEST BOSS EVER!"

So because I promised Brandy a picture of the beautiful bouquet-here it is on THE BLOG. And because I am nice like that-I just HAD to share them with the rest of the Internet world out there.

So thanks for letting me share with you MY BIG BEAUTIFUL BOUQUET and my beautiful candle!

I'm Looking Forward...

I realized today that I have much that I am looking forward to in my life so I thought I would blog it out.

1. Maverick Play off Season. Go Mavs!
2. This Saturday's day of Scrapbooking with good friends and food at my friends neighborhood clubhouse.
3. Our summer vacation, we are in planning mode. Here are a few places we are considering: New England area, Boston, Mexico, Walt Disney World, a train ride to the northern states, California or England. All of this depends on the budget and whether or not other things happen-that I will not mention so I do not jinx myself.
4. Paula Deen (Barb, I am reading the book and all I have to say is "WOW! She is a SURVIVOR!")
5. Niece Hayley's first two week session at Deer Run. She is so excited and the more we talk about it the more excited I get.
6. April 26th- (trust me on this...you don't want to know but it makes me happy)
7. Mother's Day at Metro (Jeff and I are working on a surprise for the mom's with the kids. I am not going to even hint since some mom's read THE BLOG!!)
8. Weekend of scrapbooking in June with my scrappy chicks
9. Tennis lessons starting in May
10. Losing 15 pounds
11. the summer bible study with a group of women in our community-this summer it is Daniel by Beth Moore and I have I ever mentioned that we meet at 6:30 am! It's early for the summer but I cherish these women greatly!
12. My nightly run with my friend Allison, we start tomorrow so we will see how much I am looking forward to this after I have ran a good two miles.
13. The Yada Yada Prayer Group Book 6-coming in May!
14. The future-God continues to bless me and for this I give him a hearty THANK YA JESUS!
15. A clean kitchen which won't clean itself so I am out of here to get done during half time of the Mav Game.

And by the way....GO MAVS!

Don't Know What Happened...

The last time I posted, my links decided to head south. If you are looking for the links then scroll on down, that is where they are hiding.

I am too lazy to figure it out. I have a new design template on it's way so this should not be a problem in a few days maybe a week. I love this template, very pretty but it does not allow you to have cute little buttons on the sidebar. I had to make my own categories for my friends, family and what not's. I can't have my daily Bible verse to the side b/c it overlaps and cuts off 1/2 of the picture. Oh well. What do you do!

Anywho...

I am off to spend quality time with my friend who is in town for a few days and spend some time with my sweet hubby when he wakes up. Yesterday he worked a double shift, slept two hours while still at work and last night we went out to eat for Matt's birthday (Jeff's brother) so he did not get in bed until 11:30. I have never seen a person fall asleep as fast as he did last night...30 seconds maybe. I am letting him sleep all day if he wants because it puts him in a better frame of mind.

Speaking of my husband, he just walked in and said, "Thank God."

"Thank God for what?"

"I thought it was 7:56 pm not 7:56 am-I am going back to bed."

He is so funny!

Following The Leader

When Jeff and I first got married we took a class called Crown Financial. This class changed our lives forever. During that class, we made a few financial goals for ourselves. They were the typical goals that most people make after completing this class-whether or not you stick with it another story.

Jeff and I came into our marriage both with heavy loads of debt. It was heartbreaking to see how much we owed and how little was able to go into our checking account for us to play with. Over the last four years we have worked very hard to get our debt paid off and behind us. Those of you who know Jeff, know that he is a very thoughtful purchaser. I am more of a fly by the seat of my pants kind of gal. God really has a sense of humor when He picked two polar opposites to be "helpmates" to each other. Funny in a, "I'm going to get you" sort of way not "funny like watching an episode of Everybody Loves Raymond" sort of way.

But I share this with you to show you how God has changed us in the last four years. I have learned to keep my mouth shut and pray it out. I have walked away from conversations with Jeff telling him calmly, "Let me pray about this before I say something I may regret." Sometimes I come back with a new plan that we pray about together but most times I come back and tell him, "You lead-I will follow." And I genuinely want to do the Jeff way because I know that is God's will for us.

Ladies, let me tell you this has been no easy accomplishment for me. I have had to pray, ask my friends to pray for me and then pray some more for God to change me from the inside out. But I know that Jeff would never make a decision that would harm us and he would never make a decision without much prayer and without talking to some people he goes to for godly counsel. I have full confidence in my husband. Complete total confidence that his decisions will bless our household. This confidence is a true testament that pray works better than nagging, sweet friends.

So yesterday, when we got our lease renewal notice, I knew before we even talked about it what we were going to have to do. We signed another 6 month lease and I am fine with that. In fact, I am actually praising God this morning because we are able to slow down a little bit after our crazy roller coaster ride we have been on the last 3 months.

I am resting in the verse Jeremiah 29:11, "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

And another verse that I am going to stick close to me is this,

"Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth." Proverbs 27:1

So no more "planning the future" talks with me! We are just living day to day and when the Lord says "Go!" we will go-until then we are enjoying the moment one day at a time!

(Edited to add: I had to remove my dream house picture in order to get my links back to the side...frustrating but I like things to not be off on the blog. My writing covers "the off" title too many times!)

Attention AI Fans and Zane Williams Friends

For those of you who know Zane Williams this blog will entice you and for those of you who are huge fans of American Idol your ears will perk up from what I am about to share.

Zane is an ACU graduate who is living in Nashville with his beautiful wife Jodi. He is working very hard to make it in the music industry. He recently released a bluegrass, folky style CD that is one of my favorites to carry in the car. But now he has entered into the American Idol songwriting contest and if he goes to the TOP 20 he will need our votes. If he wins his song will be the one sung by the winner this year and the first song they will release.

To read the story in Zane's words click here and to listen to the demo of the song click here. I am impressed folks! Not because it's Zane but because it is very, very good. And maybe a little bit because it was done by Zane.

BEEP! BEEP! VRROOOM! BEEP! BEEP!

I feel like the Roadrunner on the Looney Tune Cartoons the last few days. To say it has been busy would be the understatement of the year.

First off, I have tons o'work to do. No big deal-but it came out of the blue and so I am racing to play catch up. On Friday, I was driving all over DFW to the different Ashley stores for work -making sure the showroom was in tip top shape for the President of the company to come in for a visit. Jeff told me to keep an eye on the weather and come home if the clouds got dark, no matter what, no excuses. Thankfully I was home before the tornado and hail storm came to our area. Our apartment was 5 miles from the tornado that touched down in our area. Jeff asked me to try to see if I could find covered parking while he got dressed for Cousin Brandy's since the hail was coming down. This is what happened to the window while I was sitting in the back....

After the storm, almost every tenant in the complex was out assessing the damage and or covering up the big gaping holes in their windshields. I thought this would be the perfect time to meet the neighbors by seeing if they wanted to sign a petition for covered parking. Jeff told me to hold off until we covered all the windows since it was still pouring down rain. My car is in the shop for the next 3 weeks and I won't depress you with the estimate we received today. Thank God for full coverage on all three of our cars. (Yes, three one was for sale but now it is totaled!)

And if you would like, please pray for us-we are at our wits end. I am listening to Nancy Leigh Demoss this week and it is talking about "Dealing with the Deserts." God spoke to me today by reminding me that I need not be surprised by all of this, but to trust Him as He uses these moments to teach us a valuable lesson. I will tell you the "lesson" as soon as it is revealed to me.


And the wedding was beautiful. Not much to say about that except I am so happy for Tim and Brandy. When she started dating Tim, I started praying. I told her that I would pray everyday until she said I do. She does not know this yet, but I was able to pray at the chapel door, pray in the chapel and pray at the reception hall that day and what a joy it was to do this in honor of my friend and cousin-in-law. I hope they are having a fun time on their honeymoon and I can't wait to do "couple" things with them. Especially since we are both married without babies. Fun times ahead, fun times ahead!!

Alright, I am out of here. And yes, if you have read Barb's blog it is true, I am taking a book for her when I meet Paula Deen in a few weeks. I will blog all about it and take pictures with my family and hopefully my new best friend, Paula. Some of my friends may be saying, "WHAT?!?!? PAULA! WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME!" Well friends, I will, I promise, I am just really, really busy!

Oh and Mom, don't let me forget Barb's book-you know how i can get scattered brained and remind me to leave early so we won't have to wait too long to get autographs. And thanks to C.P for giving me this wonderful opportunity.


PEACE OUT DEAR FRIENDS! PEACE OUT!

I HAVE NO VOICE!

Normally I would be just fine with not having a voice for a few days BUT, well, you see, I have Cousin Brandy's wedding this weekend and I got how should I put it lighlty...scammed...no...conned....no....asked really nicely...yeah that sounds right... I got asked nicely to help coordinate the big day.

Which means, I tell the sweet bride and groom pictured above along with their guests, wedding party and Jose at the bar to do go here and here and do this and this all day long. Just call me J-Lo from the movie "The Wedding Planner" I plan to wear a fanny pack strapped to my hip and have a headphone so that I can talk to...well, me, since no else will be on the other end. But I want to look professional so this is how you do it according to Hollywood.

Seriously though, I can't wait to see Brandy and Tim get hitched. We have a joke that we are all going to have babies together one day so our children can grow up together since everyone else's kids (except for Baby Brooke) are 5 and up. But in order to have babies, you need to be married! Or at least that is how I was raised to believe. Some call it "Old School thinking "-I call it "Living with morals!"

Speaking of Babies...

Right before the below picture was taken Elijah SMACKED his sister on the head, turns to me and I catch him smiling this goofy grin. His parents are always telling him to be sweet to his big sisters but sometimes he takes after his daddy in that department (Daddy=my older brother) and whacks them when the parents are not looking. But I am just the aunt I just there to take pictures and dote on them...they can pay me back for it later when my kids come down from Heaven. Look at poor Katy-she is thinking, "Did you see that?!?"

Oh and by the way, my mother signed up to reside in blogland as well. Go check out her blog too. You will find she has the Holy Starbucks cup in her hand and I tell you she is OBSESSED with this thing! The whole way home from Paris last weekend-we heard:

"There's a Starbucks." "I want Starbucks, do you?"

"Do you think this town has a Starbucks? No, don't see one there."

"Doesn't Starbucks sound good right now?"

Finally Sam told her he would stop at the Starbucks by his house which was an hour away at this point. I swear Mom, you are OBSESSED with STARBUCKS!

Okay that is it for a few days as I will be doing the Wedding thing this weekend. It should be fun but tonight I got all giddy when I realized that after this weekend we our calendars are free, free, free! Jeff and I need some down time together, alone, if you know what I mean or know me well enough to READ_BETWEEN_THE LINE!

LOL!

Spring Into Summer Update

I don't know your process for how you pick out a book to read but I have a few guidelines that I like to use in order to determine if I will take the time to finish a book. First, it must grab me from page one. Second, I like to embrace the characters like they are old friends. Third, I try not to read books that are just plain dirty or not uplifting to my spirit. This book "The Jane Austen Book Club" did not fit into any of these three categories for me. The first chapter left me wondering what the heck I was thinking picking this up. The characters are not people that I would associate in real life, therefore I could not relate to their struggles. The second chapter after a very graphic moment, I threw the book across the room and said with determination, "Next Please!"

And then there is the "Confessions of a Shopaholic." I love this series. Last night, I read the second book, "Shopaholic Take Manhattan." I too love to shop so Rebbecca and I are close friends in that regard although I am way more frugal than she will ever be. Plus the situations she finds herself in are very comical. It is like a grown up Ameila Bedilia (my favorite childhood books). They are very entertaining books-you will get lost in it. And that is what I love about a good book, getting lost in the storyline so for a brief moment real life does not come at you all at once. I started reading Sophia Kinsella at my great-grandmothers request. One of the last conversations I had with her was laughing at the book, "The Undomestic Goddess." She was an avid reader like me up until the day she went into the nursing home-probably another reason her brain was so intact at the age of 97. These books have helped me to laugh and that was the main request I received from my great-grandmother the last time we spoke. She told me to remain joyful, to laugh at the days to come because she was going to a much better place. Thankfully these books have helped spur me on in the laughing department otherwise, I may find myself stuck in a rut. Thank you "MOM" for sending these books my way-they are well worth reading.

What I Am Reading Now

James Dobson is doing a broadcast series on his book "When God Doesn't Make Sense." They are rebroadcasting a lecture he did many years ago and it is so relevant to my life today. There are many things happening right now that I choose not to share with blog land. No need to worry-Jeff and I are doing very well. But in the recent weeks we find ourselves asking the questions"Where are you God?" and "Why didn't you stop it?" often times in our prayer time. So when I heard that Dr. Dobson was doing this series again, I pulled out my dusty copy from the top shelf and started to read and listen to his point of view once again. Folks, I believe that God uses many things to get our attention, to speak to us in ways that we can clearly understand His message. We might not understand the method but He will direct us to different lectures, a sermon series at church and a verse in the Bible to remind us that He is fully in control and sometimes we just need to keep going and trust He has a plan bigger than what are little eyes can see.

Sorry, I will quit preaching now. Have a great day! And go pick up a book to read

The Kids At Metro on Sunday

Easter weekend was a BIG weekend for us! With driving to Paris and back on Saturday then teaching on Sunday, we were a little tired come Monday. In fact, I slept most of the day Monday and played catch up at work all day yesterday and will do the same today-once I quit procrastinating!

Easter Sunday is a big thing when you teach the Children's Church, we had special music and an egg hunt. So Jeff and I had to be one step in front of the kids at all times this week.

The Sunday School Class...

I was trying to take the kids picture without disturbing them because when I peeked through the window in the door they looked way too cute. But when I opened the door they stopped and stared, then started grabbing their stuff since they thought I was coming to pick them up.

Off to Children's Church...

My friend Henry just had carpal tunnel surgery on his wrist. His mom told me that he did not want the spider man cast but a rainbow cast. His is one of my favorites to teach. So sweet. He told me Sunday morning "Mrs Susie, I missed you and am glad you are here today!" Having come from a sad day the day before-he made me feel 100x better! Love him!
Getting little practice in before the big show.
This picture is for my friend Kim. Hudson wanted to "protect" his sister. Soon after this picture was taken-she stomps on his foot and gives him a small shove and says "Sing Hudson!" And the little boy to the right of the picture is Logan-another favorite-who danced his way through the song.

The Metro Kids, minus 4 who were conveniently absent.

Ian and Logan, my dancing duo

Grace and Henry. By the way, Grace has a HUGE crush on Mr. Jeff. I love it!

And little Avery who is super sweet-yet she is not big enough yet for Children's Church just joins us during the special songs for Easter and Christmas. I can't wait to teach her!

Jeff took some candid shots of the kids during the "Easter Story" Video. I had just taught them the lesson on Jesus' death and resurrection. I always teach the lesson and then spend the next 5 to 10 minutes reviewing what I just told them. I have come to realize they are little sponges and soak up every word you say. They made me smile when I asked, "What was the name of hill Jesus was crucified?" They said, "Golgotha and it means 'the skull." That's right! Great job!

The Easter video was the one by Hannah Barbara that I used to watch at that age. Another great way to get them to know the facts!

Grace

Andrew

Logan, Sarah, Henry and Hudson

Caleb

Easter Egg Hunt ...

So that wraps up our Sunday at Church. I will post the pictures from the Egg Hunt with Katelyn, Faith and Elijah but that requires a story and I have to get back to work now!

A New Blog to Add To Your List

My sister-in-law Missy finally joined us this week with her very own blog. Go by and say hello, here is her link so you can click on over http://www.daughteroftheking-johnson5.blogspot.com/





Now to spur her on in writing more posts about the kids here is a story of Faith from our wedding.




Faith was to be one of my flower girls at the wedding. She was very excited about doing this and at the time she and her family were living in Florida. They came in a few days early to help my mom and I get those final details in place. Faith, Missy and my mom and I spent the day decorating the church, Friday before the rehearsal dinner. She was so cute running around saying "Doesn't this look pretty, Aunt Sue-Sue?" And of course, I patted her head or gave her a big hug and told her I was so thankful to have her expertise. She was WONDERFUL! But then came the time to rehearse the big day. She was walking this big, planter in front of the chapel at our church and would not get down. She took her flowers and threw them down inside the planter and refused to come down. Needless to say she is a strong willed child. And then the BIG DAY arrived, she didn't want to walk down the aisle. So I told Gunnar and Missy to not sweat it-I had two back ups. I felt so sorry for them because they were horrified! Here she is during the photo shoot upstairs at the church, Cousin Martha was saying, "Come on Faith. It is not as scary as it seems." She was the flower girl in Faith's parents wedding so she knew the ins and outs of how flower girls should be have.
Here is where Faith set during the wedding-she had a little dirt on her face from playing on the playground with Cousin Logan-thanks to him she actually decided to sit in the service.
Here she is after the wedding, where she came to me and said "She wuz sow, sow sorry!" I told her not to worry-she is still my favorite wedding decorator. Here are a few of her wedding decorations, so I can prove to you how great she did that day.

She draped all the tulle and made sure the pearls were perfectly set around the candle vases.

But another sweet part from that big day is the night before the wedding we sat and watched Cinderalla together or as she used to say, "Cinder-el-e!" She cuddled with me and then would run back and forth from my apartment to my mother's. She was way too cute!

What's There To Say?!?!

Texas Bluebonnets-Cooper, TX


I am not often at a loss for words, yet tonight I find myself trying to figure out what to blog. I am emotionally drained from the last 2 weeks. I am physically drained from the last two weeks plus the marathon road trip this weekend. I am also physically drained from a very rowdy egg hunt/wrestling match with my two nieces tonight, it made me laugh-which felt good. I will post pictures some time soon.

Until then, I am going to crawl into bed with my favorite blanket and man and watch a few movies until I fall asleep soundly. Hubby will turn off the television, kiss my forehead with a husky, "Love you baby-sleep tight." While inwardly I drift off to a peaceful state. This is my favorite thing about Sunday nights, husband home from work but not going to sleep at the same time as me so he can tuck me in after I have fallen asleep watching a movie.

Thank you all for your prayers, I felt the Spirit on me this weekend as I held a wiggly Elijah at the graveside with one ear directed towards the kind words being said by Pastor Gunnar (my bro) It was a special time, a perfect ending to a very dear woman to me. Also Cousin L & A, your parents were there (hello Rick and Lynda) and I received the greatest hug from your mom. I am so blessed to have them attend and to have you guys "in the flesh" via your parents. I needed that hug-so a big thanks to you Lynda!

I love you all sweet friends and family and blog friends! You guys have been the best the last few weeks and for that I am very thankful.

Sometimes LIFE Happens...

Yesterday I started finding myself quoting 2 Corinthians 4:8-18 through out my day. Although until this morning did I realize that the words I was saying were part of the same passage.

I had a revolving door of thoughts yesterday-most of them scripture related. (Thank you Jesus)

"crushed but not abandoned."

"Light and momentary troubles..."

These two lines were my main thought stream. I love the way that scripture pops up at just the right time and it fits life's circumstances like a glove. I guess that is why I am a firm believer in memorizing scripture. Jeff and I really try to drive it home to the Sunday school children as well. Sometimes it sticks-other times it slides right through one ear and out the other. But I believe that God uses scripture to communicate with us so no matter if it sticks now or later-God will bring it back around. Just like this passage in 2 Corinthians 4:8-18.

Today I woke up early probably due to the fact that I was asleep by 9:30 p.m. My great grandmother went home to be with the Lord last night at 10. I did not realize this because I was sound asleep, my family tried to call but I did not hear the phone. You know what is funny, the same thing happened this time last week with Jayde-I went to bed early and did not hear Cousin Paige's phone call. I woke up both times feeling rested ready to start my day. The news was broken to me by my sweet husband this morning when he came in from work. He looked so frightened, I remember seeing that same look when he asked me to marry him. Hmmm. I didn't know what to do-I felt numb. This last two weeks has been filled with lots of news that starts with the sentence, "Susan, I have to tell you something." If another person comes to me with that grave sounding words, "I have to tell you something" I may just pack up and move. The island of LOST sounds very appealing to me right now.

Anyways, the point is "We are pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed...Therefore we do not lose heart. Through outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal." (2 Corinthians 4:8-18)

And right now, things are really, really hard. But I know that all of this is happening for a reason. I praise God today because this year Mom will be celebrating Easter at the foot of Jesus. That seems like the perfect place for her to dwell don't you think?

If LIFE is getting you down today-may you rest in this: God has a plan for you bigger than what you see today. God has a desire to commune with you, to love you, to guide you, to be your strength. Maybe all this is happening in your life so that God can reign in you fully and the only way to get you there is bring you to your knees. With the Easter just a few days away, don't let another day go by without Jesus making you new. God alone can save you. God alone can wipe away your pain, the pain that is hidden away in the dark places, the pain that maybe you can' t see but God can. God alone will fill you with strength and hope for tomorrow. One thing my great-grandmother had is hope. One thing that she rested fully in is that one day she would be able to sit at the foot of Jesus and hear the words, "Well done My Good And Faithful Servant." Don't let another minute go by without asking Jesus to come inside your heart, to take over the mess you have made and make it right again. God knows all that you have done, He knows the secrets you carry but He still loves you. He still is calling you to come to Him so He can carry your burden and wipe your slate completely clean. Won't you let Him?

God bless your journey-He has blessed mine.

Susan

P.S. To my "Mom" thank you for teaching me how to be a wife, mother, sister and friend-but most importantly thank you for teaching me about Jesus. I will cherish the many letters that you sent to me that started with the letters PTL. It wasn't until I was in college that I finally admitted to you that I did not know what PTL stood for and you said, "Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord!" So now I continue to live out my life Praising the Lord. I will miss our Sunday afternoon chats but look forward to seeing you again in Heaven.

A Blessing For You

GOD IS GOOD!

Jaymie got to hold Kanyon today! Sweet times. Thank you for praying! Now I promise I am turning off my computer for the rest of the day-I just HAD to say goodnight to my little cousin. There are more pictures on their blog-click on Cousin Kanyon to see for yourself. Comments are always welcome!

Glory Revealed

If you know me just a little bit, you know that I worship God through music better than any other form of media. I have recently discovered the power of listening to music that is 100% scripture. If you know me just a little bit, then you will also know that this has been the roughest season of my life in quite some time. So having CD's based on the Word of God has been a true blessing to me.


So with that, here is my plug for a CD that I believe everyone should own. I have a copy in my car and I have saved a copy on my Napster account to play on my computer in the house. It blesses me that much!




And if you like to hear the "Back Story" of different music albums then click here to watch a video and listen to samples of the CD.

And On Another Note

Elijah (my nephew) was playing with my brother's cell phone tonight and since I was the last number my brother dialed I had a nice little conversation with Elijah. He was giggling and squeaking in the back ground for a minute before Gunnar reached over and turned off the phone. I later called back and asked to speak to him again. Elijah brings so much joy to my life! So does his future wife Reagan who I also was able to talk to today. Precious little ones! Precious!

Notice Anything New?

If you look to the right you may see your name listed there. I have to tell you what an accomplishment this was for me. My template, although, very lovely, does not offer the option to categorize the links. I love the new blogger templates but this template is so unique that I hated to change it. So what is a girl to do in a time like this? Google "HTML" Codes and wrote my own. That's right, friends! I have become a computer geek-I can write java script now or whatever the heck it is called. I also can break out my blog into categories like A Chelsea Morning does on her Sunday Posts. I have never been more proud of myself! Now all I need to do is figure out how to rewrite the top portion where my archives are located so it will all look uniform and I will be content. I am actually waiting for Susie at Bluebird Blog Designs to get to me on her list to design a whole new look once again.

Got to run, my timer is going off-my 15 minutes of blogging is up for the night. I am shutting down the laptop and spending time in the word. (My new rule to keep balance in my life: turn off the computer at 9:45 each night and turn on at 9 am in the morning!)

Really I have to go...I would be busted if I was a teenager at home-thank God I can type fast!

Who You Rooting For?!?!

Shandi and Bryan?
Clyde and Elena?
Leeza and Tony?
Billy Ray and Karina?
John and Edyta?

Laila and Maksim?

Ian and Cheryl?
Joey and Kim?
Apolo and Julieann?
Heather and Jonathan?