Today is our 7th year anniversary.......woo hoo!!! Time has flown by so fast; really, it has!
The number 7 is completion, so we made it to that. We are completed....LOL
We're now working on the 8th year of our marriage; which is new beginning. We have a lot of new beginnings in our life right now.
1. Les' new job
2. We paid off our house a few months ago; which was totally exciting!
3. We bought a new 4 wheeler, so now all 4 of us can go riding much more comfortably.
4. We think we have found the church for us to go to as a family, but we are wanting to try 1-2 more that we have heard about. FBC VA is a great church with a lot going on right now. They have a great kids program and areas for Les and I to get involved also.
5. We started Zachary's Kinder year as a homeschooling family and Sadie is in PreK at home also.
Those are just a few "new" things for us over the last few months that are exciting in our lives. We continue to pray that we would keep God in the center of our marriage b/c w/o that; it just wouldn't last. We're happy and more in love than when we got married. Our communication skills have gotten better. I'm learning to hold my tongue; which is HARD, but I have to try to tame it.
The way we celebrated today was with crab legs outside with soup and asparagus. Then we took the kids for dessert at Braum's to celebrate our love with some sweetness. The kids loved it!
Here's to many more years!!!!!!!!! I love you, Les and I'm glad that you and I are doing this life together. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
Monday, October 6, 2014
Friday, October 3, 2014
Bra
My sweet Sadie was playing trains while I was getting ready this morning. I came out of the bathroom to find this:
She pretty much cracks me up. She said she had a bowl for her trains....hahahaha
Saturday, August 16, 2014
Friday, August 15, 2014
Pics!!!
Me on a cooler July day, did I really just say cool & July in the same sentence??!! YES!
Ladonia Frontier Days - Bubble Gum Blowing Contest!
Australian Rodeo Queen at the Ladonia Rodeo!
Les and I spent 4th of July together - Alone! We went and saw fireworks in Anna with my dad and then just the 2 of us in Celina. Celina was the best between the 2 and the weather was PERFECT!! It was a great date night for Les and I. :)
Celina Fireworks Show
Took the kids to Frank Buck Zoo in Gainesville. We had a great time!!
Walked in and found Sadie sitting like this watching TV one afternoon. Pretty funny!!
Tim Hawkins & Bob Smiley Comedy Show
Our trip to Downtown Dallas - this is in the Visitors Center.
DART ride to/from Dallas!!!
Us at the splash pad in Anna. The little white thing in Sadie's hand is a white poodle...HA!
My MIL and I spent the day together and this was at lunch and after her haircut. We had a great time and reminded me of what it was like before her Alzheimer's got worse. Love you, Doris!!
Friday, August 8, 2014
Summertime FUN!
I just noticed that's its been about 3 weeks (at least.....oops!) since I blogged.
1 week I worked more so a fellow co-worker could go out of town, so I was really busy that week!
We have had a lot of playdates with family and friends. What else is summer good for, right?! :)
Les has been job hunting and had 2 interviews yesterday, so we're praying for God's will. We're trusting that God will tell Les to either change job locations or stay where he is. It's for sure an exciting time; even if God does tell him to "stay". God's ways are always best!
We have been planning our vacation in September. I can't WAIT to go!!! We're going on a cruise to Alaska and I am so excited!!! Cruises are so fun and this is a place that we have been wanting to go to. We wanted to do this cruise for our honeymoon, but they don't do AK cruises in October. We're all 4 going and then my mom and her cousin. We're going to have a blast!
Monday was a neat day with my MIL, Doris. I took her to her dentist appt and when we were sitting there waiting; she told me she wanted to get a haircut, so that's exactly what we did after her dentist appt. The lady that cut Doris' hair was a God-send. She is a believer, works with Alzheimer patients 3x/week at a assisted living place, and is about Doris' age. One thing that I just loved about this lady was when she told me that she prays over her clients when she's washing their hair. How cool is that?! LOVE! Doris and I also went shopping and had lunch together. She was pretty talkative, smiled a lot, hugged me several times, etc. It was like when we used to hang out together when Les and I were dating. Doris and I had a very good relationship and this time that we had on Monday was so much like those days. It just made my day and I felt like my heart was going to burst. I have cried many times over the loss of relationship because of Alzheimer's. It's not fun watching the ones you love lose their mind. Doris, I love you and I'm so glad to have you as a 2nd mom.
Zachary has started Kindergarten this past Monday, so we have had our first full week. This week, I taught him about the creation and then just reviewing writing his alphabet, etc. We've had a great week. The next 3 weeks are going to be focused on reviewing more from last year, but a step harder to get him ready to start the curriculum. This week was fun and we had to break a wall down to get where we needed to be to have a teacher/mom and student/son relationship. I think we're ready for the year and I'm excited to see where we are in a year.
Praise!!!!!!!! My mom had a pet scan last week and we didn't know that it was going to be scheduled. My mom had received a call to schedule the pet scan. We were all pretty nervous about it, but just tried to stay calm and leave it all in God's hands. This past Monday we received the results for her. No Active Cancer! I pulled off the hwy and just cried and praised the Lord for HIS healing hand. I am so thankful and blessed and totally at a loss for words. All praise goes to Jesus!!!!
That's all for now, but stay tuned for a few pictures that I need to post from my phone. :)
1 week I worked more so a fellow co-worker could go out of town, so I was really busy that week!
We have had a lot of playdates with family and friends. What else is summer good for, right?! :)
Les has been job hunting and had 2 interviews yesterday, so we're praying for God's will. We're trusting that God will tell Les to either change job locations or stay where he is. It's for sure an exciting time; even if God does tell him to "stay". God's ways are always best!
We have been planning our vacation in September. I can't WAIT to go!!! We're going on a cruise to Alaska and I am so excited!!! Cruises are so fun and this is a place that we have been wanting to go to. We wanted to do this cruise for our honeymoon, but they don't do AK cruises in October. We're all 4 going and then my mom and her cousin. We're going to have a blast!
Monday was a neat day with my MIL, Doris. I took her to her dentist appt and when we were sitting there waiting; she told me she wanted to get a haircut, so that's exactly what we did after her dentist appt. The lady that cut Doris' hair was a God-send. She is a believer, works with Alzheimer patients 3x/week at a assisted living place, and is about Doris' age. One thing that I just loved about this lady was when she told me that she prays over her clients when she's washing their hair. How cool is that?! LOVE! Doris and I also went shopping and had lunch together. She was pretty talkative, smiled a lot, hugged me several times, etc. It was like when we used to hang out together when Les and I were dating. Doris and I had a very good relationship and this time that we had on Monday was so much like those days. It just made my day and I felt like my heart was going to burst. I have cried many times over the loss of relationship because of Alzheimer's. It's not fun watching the ones you love lose their mind. Doris, I love you and I'm so glad to have you as a 2nd mom.
Zachary has started Kindergarten this past Monday, so we have had our first full week. This week, I taught him about the creation and then just reviewing writing his alphabet, etc. We've had a great week. The next 3 weeks are going to be focused on reviewing more from last year, but a step harder to get him ready to start the curriculum. This week was fun and we had to break a wall down to get where we needed to be to have a teacher/mom and student/son relationship. I think we're ready for the year and I'm excited to see where we are in a year.
Praise!!!!!!!! My mom had a pet scan last week and we didn't know that it was going to be scheduled. My mom had received a call to schedule the pet scan. We were all pretty nervous about it, but just tried to stay calm and leave it all in God's hands. This past Monday we received the results for her. No Active Cancer! I pulled off the hwy and just cried and praised the Lord for HIS healing hand. I am so thankful and blessed and totally at a loss for words. All praise goes to Jesus!!!!
That's all for now, but stay tuned for a few pictures that I need to post from my phone. :)
Sunday, July 13, 2014
Challenge
This morning at church the pastor re-asked a question that he presented last week in church. We're visiting churches looking for one closer to us. We're having fun meeting new people in our community; which is our driving goal of finding a new church. We want to be able to enjoy serving our community. Okay, off that rabbit chase. The pastor basically said," what would your church be like if everyone was like?" He the went on to say, what if they prayed like you? tithed like you? etc.
That one question really got me thinking. I know that I need to continue to work on myself, but I can say that I am not the same person as I was before September 2012. God got ahold of me and has forever changed my life. It's very personal, so I won't post all of that yet, but God rocked my world, showed me things that needed to changed in my life, areas I needed to ask for forgiveness, people I needed to forgive who have hurt me and a few more things. It was a very hard time, spiritually challenging time, and dealing with things of my past that I have just pushed down and not dealt with. I am thankful for that time in my valley of Baca, I am thankful that my mom has cancer, I am thankful for so many things. I just can't let bad things get me down because God is holding my right hand. God has gone before me and He goes with me through all things that I will encounter in this life. I know where I'll be when this life is over with, I know where my family will be when their final breath finds them. I have HOPE, I have JOY, I have CONTENTMENT, I have LOVE, I have PEACE, I have JESUS CHRIST!
May you be encouraged that even in the midst of storms; God is there! He's there in the good, bad, and the ugly times. He loves you and will always be waiting for you to open that door to your heart. Don't delay.........Jesus could come today!!!!
That one question really got me thinking. I know that I need to continue to work on myself, but I can say that I am not the same person as I was before September 2012. God got ahold of me and has forever changed my life. It's very personal, so I won't post all of that yet, but God rocked my world, showed me things that needed to changed in my life, areas I needed to ask for forgiveness, people I needed to forgive who have hurt me and a few more things. It was a very hard time, spiritually challenging time, and dealing with things of my past that I have just pushed down and not dealt with. I am thankful for that time in my valley of Baca, I am thankful that my mom has cancer, I am thankful for so many things. I just can't let bad things get me down because God is holding my right hand. God has gone before me and He goes with me through all things that I will encounter in this life. I know where I'll be when this life is over with, I know where my family will be when their final breath finds them. I have HOPE, I have JOY, I have CONTENTMENT, I have LOVE, I have PEACE, I have JESUS CHRIST!
May you be encouraged that even in the midst of storms; God is there! He's there in the good, bad, and the ugly times. He loves you and will always be waiting for you to open that door to your heart. Don't delay.........Jesus could come today!!!!
Thursday, July 10, 2014
Crazy busy fun
We've been having a great summer so far. The kids went on vacation with their Mimi, wee-wee, dayday, Caleb, Caitlyn and uncle wawee. They all had a great time. While they were away we (mainly Les and my dad) built a big fort that we named Fort Brown. I love it and so honore to have it in my yard. We had a great 4th of July. Parade, festival, and lots of firework fun! We went to Anna's and Celina's firework shows. Great times!!!!
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