Priceless conversations!

Just the other day I was driving down the road, just me and the kids..  When all at once Luke and Addison started talking about heaven.   I listened in on the conversation..  It is times like this that I wished I had a tape recorder.... I am not sure of what started the conversation. But I do know the more I listened the more I wanted to shout.  I was full of Joy..  They were talking about Heaven.. Addison was talking about being saved. So Luke ask if he was saved..Addison then tells him that he is not but the Lord understands and that he will still go to heaven because he is little.  She told him that one day he would get saved.  He then started asking her more questions. And here are some of the things I heard.  Addison said if you fall down in heaven then you want get hurt because the streets are gold.  And then she had to tell him that she will have a white horse in heave. She always talks about that..So Luke ask if the horse could do back flips.. And she said sure you can do anything in heaven.  Then Addison told him that Jesus Has lock the door to all evil there. It just made  my heart full of joy that my kids can talk and know about the Wonderful God we serve and about heaven!!               

Thankfulness!

I was reading Luke 17 today about how the Lepers were healed and only one said thanks!!! I got to thinking.. I sometimes get so busy in life that I forget to tell the Lord thanks for all the stuff he does for me.. Year after year, month after month and week after week..

I want to Thank Him for always providing my needs!! Even when I can not see a clear picture up ahead I know he has something for me. I am Blessed!!!! I have a wonderful Husband wonderful and Healthy kids. A great family.. And Great Friends.. The list goes on and on and on!! He has made things happen in my life that I thought would never happen.. Wow how thankful I am! But I wonder did I say thanks? Or did I get to busy??? I Thank you Lord!!!!

I am so Thankful for my kids talking about Jesus! It just brings joy to my ears! "A" Has always been so open about loving the Lord! And she will tell people about it.. Last night "L" found a bible that some dear friends had bought him when he was born. He was sitting on the chair and in the bed and in the car acting like he was reading it.. It brought joy to me.. I I hope and pray that he will keep that book close to him at all times.. Because it is the best book he will ever read!!

Starting some new post.

Ok. so I am slack with posting.. But I am going to start a new.. I hope to keep up with more post as days go by.. We will see..

So whats new in our life?? Not much of anything. "A" is doing well in 2nd grade and wow at the homework.. I am so glad that I am not in school! Because sometime I think that I am NOT SMARTER than a 2nd grader.. Haha... "L" is growing up way to fast he is loving his 3 year class at preschool and they tell me he is good??? That is so funny.. not that he is bad but he is just a child that is on his on time and his on free will!!! The teacher told me the other day that I had her worried before he started because we thought that he would cry a lot.. But thank the Lord so far so good...

On a different note.. I am still amazed at the fact that kids pick up on things so fast! "A" was talking about a girl at her school that is mean.. Wow that starts way to early!! She said to me "mom she is pretty on the outside but no so much on the inside." Wow how sad is that at the age of 7 some one is acting that way.. But then I got to thinking.. How do we act towards other people? I told "A" that some people are like that in life. We just have to pray had for them. And we have to pay that we are not like that. We need to pray that people see Jesus in us.. One of my thankful things this month is the fact that I have two kids that I have been sooo blessed with.. But I pray so hard that when they think of there mother that they see Jesus in me. I thought of Matthew 5:14 . "Ye are the light of the world..... We are the Light..

I thought my Sunday school class on Sunday this verse. And I started out by asking them Are you doing something little that could really be something big???

In the Word it talks about us being the Light. Are we being the Light? The Light in someones dark day could be just a Hello, or a text and phone call a card, or a smile!! The little things in life could be big to someone in a dark world.. I pray that I am doing the little things....

Who I am in Christ!

Sometimes it is so easy to get down and out.. Life gets busy, friends let you down, money is tight, and you slide down the rope of life and when you get so far down you fill as if you are beat up and you are alone.. Have you ever been there??

Sometimes I have times where I am on this rope of life and I feel as if it is going to break.. But as I was studying the other day I came across an old Sunday school lesson and it was the Lord just reminding me that when the world beats you up remember that You are something In Him....

1} A Child of God ....Romans 8:16

2} Saved by Grace Through Faith. Eph 2:8

3} Redeemed from the hand of the enemy..Ps 107:2

4} Forgiven...Eph 1:7

5} A new creature...2 Cor 5:17

6}Kept in Safety..Isaiah 46:4

7} Strong in the Lord..Eph 6:10

8} More than a Conqueror..Rom 8:37


He Reminds me that when I apply all this to my life than I Know that I am Loved, Wanted , A Conqueror, Saved from my enemy, Strong, Healed, and Forgiven...

Time and Change....

Wow.. It has been for ever since I have been on here! Time Gets away soooo fast!!!!! Where does time go???? I have so many pictures and things that I need to post of the fun summer we have had.. So I hope I can get them up soon.. But this has been our summer in a nut shell.. I am working 3 days a week at L's preschool. I have been taking A to swim lessons and she has also had to get some time in with a little friend from school.. Kids keep you busy, but on the joy I have of watching my kids grow and change in the fast time that they do..

We had a BIG break through with my little "L" and can I say BIG one more time... He is using the potty now... he was 3 in April and would not talk about it or have nothing to do with it! When I would ask him about doing it, he would say when I am 4 or some day's it would be when I am 21,,,Really... Be he is so strong willed and set in his ways that I was starting to believe him... But then on day he seen that light.. And has done wonderful with going to the potty!!!! He also has learned how to pray out loud.. And oh the joy that brings to my soul!! He is proud to pray when he is ask...

As far as "A" goes. she is growing up to fast! She is still full of live and is going in the 2nd grade.. wow... It breaks my heart to see them grow..She has loved swimming this summer.. Ever chance she gets she is in the pool or any body of water,,,the Lake (YUCK) the OCEAN (DOUBLE YUCK) I do not like to swim where you can not see what is under you feet.... I see her growing into a beautiful young child.. And I pray daily that she will always walk close to the Lord.. At night when I pray with her I pray that she always puts the Lord 1st in her life.. One night after we were done she said.. "Mom, I am saved.. and you always pray that I put the Lord 1st in my life.. She said what do you mean? " Do you mean that you always want me to stay close to him" YES!! that is what I mean.. He is so good.. I hope she gets that at an early age so that she can learn to depend on him in all parts of her life!!!

And then there is CHANGE I don't know what the Lord is doing in my life.. Do you ever feel that way? You feel that you are going through some changes but you can not put your finger on them. Not saying it is a bad thing... I get to a point to where i am ready to see what the Lord is doing in my life but then he reminds me to just BE STILL!!! Wow how hard is that sometimes...
I was reminded this year at the beach how powerful and wonderful the Lord is.. As I was sitting there on the beach.. I was just amazed to look and know that he made it all. He made the water and the sand and animals and has a reason for them all. And then I was reminded that he made Me.... And he Loves me soo much.. Even when I am unworthy of being Loved he still loves me....

The Lord is good,

It has been a while!

It has been a while since I posted, I have not forgotten about my blog. It is just that sometime Time gets the best of us.. With that being said, all has be going well. Just Busy, Busy , Busy... So many thing to post.. So I am going to have to play catch up with some pictures.. I hope to post soon... But As of right now. Today is the Last day of my Daughters 1st grade year!!! Wow, someone once told me to hang on because when they started school time would fly.. And boy it has...

"A" has had a wonderful 1st grade year. We have watched her grow and learn with leaps and bounds. I am so proud of her. She was placed in the highest reading group in her class. (for those that know me she gets that reading from her mom..Haha...) She was always ready to go to school each morning.. She has a very special personality. At awards day her teacher said that she needed an award for humor. She said if they ever needed a laugh that they could count on "A" to bring it to the class. I love sitting back and watching her in a crowd. She never meets a stranger and she is bold to try new things. I love that in her. And I hope she stays strong in that area.. As I am reminded in scripture it says that "We are fearfully and wonderfully made". I stress that to "A" all the time. Because I see just how special the Lord made her with her free spirit. She Love life and Loves the Lord.. And she will not mind telling you about the Lord.. I pray that she keeps that in life!!!!!!

I am a proud mom.. She has gone from this to...............This... Slow down time!!!!

Pictures of when "A" was baptized

I am slow at posting. Here are the pictures of when A was baptized a month ago.. Sweet memories that mean soooo much.....
Her dad ask to help out with this special time.. Her little friend "K" was baptized on the same day... After she got baptized with her Bible in here hand.. Her sweet friend "E". So sweet ..Her mom has been my best friend since we were in high school. And now our girls are growing up learning about the Lord together!!! Priceless.. Thankful for special friends that love the Lord.

My Birthday!!!

MY BIRTHDAY!!!!!

I love my birthday! It is an on going joke that I celebrate my birthday the whole month of March.. Well, I do.. I just love it.. I feel special. So every day so far of this month I have sent my two sisters text telling them that it was my birthday... They just laugh and shake there heads.. I know a lot of people don't understand why I get so happy about being another year older.. Well, that is enough to be happy about with in its self.. But not only that I have been blessed year by year with soooo many things in life .. The Lord is soo good to me.. And my family... I am just overwhelmed at how much he loves and give blessings all the time.. So now you know why I love my birthday... And the reason I have it all month long is I like to feel special...Hahaha........

So Happy Birthday to me........

Oh yeah,, My sweet niece is going to make me a cake this year.. I can not wait... If she does I will post pictures..



Mandy

Sickness !!!

My little "L" !!! WOW what a child...



We have had a crazy week!! That is to say the least.. We have had two trips to the Dr and three different kinds of meds.. On Sunday "L" Started to break out in a rash all over.. I gave him something for it at bed time in hopes that it would be gone by the next day.. Boy was I wrong. On Monday the rash was the same if not more than the night before. So off to the Dr we went.. The Dr said he was going to test him for strep. I laughed since he was not acting sick and also since we had his tonsils out when he was 19months.. So they did the strep test and the Dr came back to inform me that he had a + reading on the test. The rash was coming from the strep..... He sent us home with some antibiotics. Well......Come Tuesday at lunch time I found my self calling the Dr back . I told them we needed to be seen once more.. "L"s feet had swollen up and both of his keens. By the time we got to the dr his hands were also a little puffy..

So in comes the DR... I think my child puzzled them.. And yes I say them because he had to get another Dr to take a look at him.. They think... that the strep had gone to his joints. So they sent us home with some steroids. The Dr told me he would call me in the morning.. If there was no change then we were heading to the hospital....So my dear husband hit the phone lines telling people to pray. By the time we put him to bed the swelling had come down some. And thank the Lord each day has gotten better....

Talent show 2011

My daughter was in her first talent show. She and two other girls from school signed up to be in the school talent show.. She came home one day from school and informed David and I that she was doing the talent show... We laughed and ask her what she was going to do... She replies
.......knock ,knock jokes.... how interesting would that be. We talked her out of the jokes. So she and the other two girls took the singing route...


So now for the fun part they had to find a song find time to practice the song and then try out..
One Saturday they got together and Thanks so much for one of the moms taking charge she found them a song , worked with them and made "A" a poodle skirt to wear.. She was a life saver!! Because, Lord knows I can not sing or make things...

The song they picked out was Rock -Around the Clock.. And yes we had to listen to it every time we went some where!!!!!! So the girls made it to the Big Talent Show to be held at the middle school.. Not knowing what to expect!! Since this was the first time... But I will have to say..

They Were GREAT!!!!! I loved it!!!! We may have some STARS on our hands..Ha,ha....


I am so proud of her. When I was in school I was never brave enough to step out and do things like this!!!





...She is holding the microphone like a pro... So proud of her!!!

Hello 2011

Well, 2011 is here! The old saying is true "where does time go"??? I still have not posted my 2010 Christmas pictures on here! I have a goal to do that but run out of time. And my computer is giving me a hard time downloading them. But they will be on here soon. As slow as I am it may be a 2010/2011 Christmas post combined..

The year 2010 was good. Very busy but good.. We did have a few bumps in the road with the kids staying healthy. But I hope after both sets of tonsil being taken out we will have a good healthy year!!!!!

"A" is still fired up about being saved! It just makes me so happy to listen to her talk about Heaven and the Lord. Tonight we were on our way home and she said "mom, when I get to heaven will Jesus play with me?" All kind of questions.. And the excitement that I see and hear in her when she talks about it. Leads my mind to think...... We as Christians.. are we excited about Heaven??? Or do we just get complacent in the fact we know we are saved and we leave it at that??? I also love to see her tell people what has happened in her life... Do we older children of the Lord do that?? Just things my mind was thinking about tonight. I pray that I will be more excited and more open and bold about what the Lord has done for me!! Wow, he has been so good..... Lets spend a life time making our Heavenly Father proud!
"They will sing about what the Lord has done, because the Lord's glory is great."
Psalm 138:5

My 2010 Blessing

My 2010 Blessing!!

I have had many blessing in 2010. Just like ever year the Lord gives us countless blessings! He is always so good to us! I could list all the blessings I have gotten through out the year but I don't think I would have the time or the space to list them all. So I am going to share with you the biggest blessing that we have received this year.


My sweet little A ask Jesus into her heart. What better Christmas gift to receive.
In the bible it talks of having child like faith. And A showed a true picture of that.... She has been dealing with this since the summer. One day she was home with David while I was gone somewhere. David said he was in the kitchen and she was back in her room when all at once she came to him and said Daddy "i ask Jesus into my heart". We did not want to push the issue. Because we have always prayed that she would fully understand when the time would come. David ask a few questions and left it at that. Because we did not want to push or confuse her in anyway. So months have gone by and once again I was not at home.. I think the Lord was moving me out of the way for some reason... It was just David and A at home. And they get into a conversation about A wanting a real horse. David explained the fact that we did not have the place or the money to get a horse. So A replies back to David and said " Will I have a horse in heaven." David goes into telling her about children of the Lord will ride back on white horses. One thing lead to another. So David has his bible out at this point going over things with her. He tells her that those who call all the Lords name and Believe then they shall be saved. She looks and David and said Dad that is so easy.. That is what I did in my room back in the summer time. She said " I ask him to come in my heart and save me". She also said I believe in him Daddy.. David said all at once he felt the Lord saying. It is child like faith. And we make it so hard!!! So now A has a new name David has always called her "sissy" . She looked at Him and said don't call me that call me "Christ Child".

So If you ask I have received a BIG blessing in 2010!!! We make it so hard while the Lord makes it so easy for us..

CHRISTMAS!

Christmas is the air! It is only Dec. 2nd but I am already feeling the need to rush. I feel that Christmas will be here tomorrow! I still have to do Christmas cards. I am however doing good on my shopping. I am amazed at how time flies.. I love watching my kids at Christmas. They bring joy to my heart. A wants one of everything she sees on TV and L wants a gun, a train and a tractor. That is his Christmas list. An all American boy list. Every time you ask him what he wants he is consistent with his list... I will remind him of that when he is 16.

The Day before Thanksgiving I put my trees up... I love it when all the decorations are up!!!

Living room tree...
Angie, I love my white lights..hahahaha...Do you see the beauty in them??

And then there is a tree in my kids room.. A's tree has blinking lights which I do not like but David put them in for her. The other night we left the tree on and we went to church.. I had two neighbors think that my house was on fire because of the blinking lights.....She loves them!!!!!!

A's Tree

And we could not leave L out... He had to have a tree. He loves it. His hero Justin gave it to him and that makes it ever more special! Justin is my 19 year old Nephew. He thinks Justin is WONDERFUL! But I keep telling my self that he is only 2... He does not know any better yet.. Ha, ha..

And yes I do have a tree down stairs that has colored lights on it... I have not crossed over to that side yet. My big tree will always have white lights........

I love Christmas!!!!!!!

CHRISTMAS IS IN THE AIR!

THANKFULNESS

THANKFULNESS!!

I have not posted in a while. I am still new at this and my computer is slow.. But I am getting there. Well, we have made it through another Thanksgiving! And I have so much to be Thankful for!! The first thing I am thankful is my salvation. I thank the Lord for saving me!!!!!

And then he has giving me a good wonderful Family!!! I have a wonderful Husband and two wonderful kids that the Lord has blessed me with!! Having kids is a wonderful learning experience! They keep you on your toes.. I just pray that I am bring them up right!

The Lord has giving me a daughter that is funny, outgoing , loving and full of life.


And he gave me a son that is all boy.. about 210% boy... He has taught us a lot in life in the 2 years he has been here. He is sweet and wild.. did I tell you he is WILD and funny !! you never know what he will say!

The Lord has also blessed me with a wonderful mom and dad! My mom has been cancer free for over10 years now !! Praise the LORD.........

I have two loving sisters.. I don't know what I would do with out them!! They have helped me out so much trough life since they are old and I am young (HaHaHa) .... David said when he married me he has to deal with me having 3 moms..... But I do love them..

He has blessed me with friends that are always there for me.. Thank you Samantha for being
there for me ever since 8th or 9th grade. We are getting so old I cant remember.. The Lord put you in my life through out high school years. And I am so thankful for that! With both of us being Christians we had a understanding that most of the people we went to school with had no clue about. I am so glad that we have remained friends.. I love ya!!

I have so much to thank Him for.. the list could go on and on and on...


I am BLESSED

Busy

BUSY

It is so hard to believe that it is November 17th already! Where does time go??? I have not posted in a while but some times life gets to busy! Just a few things that we have had going on in out busy lives this month.

1. David and I had our 10th wedding anniversary. Wow !!! ten years Really???? He is a wonderful husband and my best friend!! I love him so much!


2. A is doing well in school! She got her report card and has very good grades! We are so proud of her!

3. L is getting better at going to his little pre school! Wow, that has been a change in his life.. he is sometimes so funny! The other day I was asking him and his sister what they were thankful for and A said she was thankful for family, friends, mom and dad, etc... so i ask L and he said Scooby- Doo!!!!

4. Both of my kids have a list of all the toys that come on tv. They want one of everything that is shown..

5. I think we are off to Boone on Monday to have dinner with my nephew. He is a hero in Ls eyes..

6. David is off this weekend and I am thankful for that!

The list could go on and on but I will stop here.. All of the things I have posted above are things to be thankful for. We are so very blessed. I am amazed at how the Lord keeps blessings some one like me.. His grace and love is amazing!!!!

Kids will keep you on your toes...

Last Friday A had a friend come home with her from school..When we first got home L was sleeping, so I told the girls they would have to play inside until he got up.. We live in a safe neighborhood but I am not one to let my kids go outside and play while I am inside. So the girls were playing and all at once A came to me and said

A: "mom can we go out to play now"?

me: no A you can not go out now..

A: Mom we are in first grade now. We will be fine..
I forgot that once you are in first grade then you can do anything.....

me: No you are not going out now!

A: But, Mom Jesus is always with us...............

Well said what more explanation did I need... Yes, He is with you but you are not going out now.

Wow, how kids can think on there toes.

Random Stuff

Sometimes I feel like life is so busy!! I feel like I can not get organized , my house is a mess , my husband works all the time, and my kids wear me out by 8:00, etc............ The list keeps going and going!


I am amazed at the Homework that my 1st grade daughter has every night! Yes I did say 1st grade! she has spelling words, reads two books a night and gets ready for a spelling test on Friday wow. I know that I played in 1st grade !! But she is doing well with all of this! WE are so proud of her! She is a blessing and is full of life! I love her personality...... She sees good in everybody! Wow, I wished I could do that! Right now I am trying to teach her to make sure she is a friend to everybody and most of all that she has a friend that is always with her and his Name is Jesus! Every morning before she gets out of the car at school we pray for her as she starts her day. And I will always add in there " Lord Help A know that you are always here for her, even when she feels alone let her know that you are there!!! I think that is so hard sometimes for us to take a hold of. When we feel alone the Lord is with us!!! When we feel like we have no one he is there! What better comfort then to know the King of Kings is with us!!!

My BLESSINGS

I have so much to be THANKFUL for! I have been blessed with two beautiful kids, a great husband , family and friends! Our life is busy! And yes sometimes we get stressed but I don't want to forget my blessings! Here are a few of mine.

My Blessings!

I have so much to be THANKFUL for! I am a mom of Two beautiful kids. I have a Great husband and a wonderful family! The Lord has saved me and keeps blessing me more and more every day! So my times we go through life and we get so busy that we forget all that we have been blessed with... Here are my blessing!!!!