Friendship

Friday night I went to my dear friend Trin's. She had a sleepover for Stasia and 6 friends for her birthday. I went to help and hang out with Trin. We used to get together at least every other week and talk. She's such a great listener and I trust her with anything I tell her. I had a great time and talk...I miss that! I love you Trin. Thanks for your friendship, advice and love!

Sweetness

is when my girls are loving. When Hope hugs and kisses for no reason. When Faith gives me a love note. At dinner we've been trying to get the girls to just pray and talk to God rather than reciting a prayer. Last night Faith thanked God for our food and then she said "I'm sorry for all the people that died in the tornados but now they are in heaven and you are watching over them"....sniff.

Bad Girls

My friend Kelli let me borrow Bad Girls of the Bible and I just finished it. It is such an awesome book and I highly recommend it. I saw myself in every one of the illustrations Liz (the auther) provided. I just started Really Bad Girls of the Bible. I also bought Beth Moore's Out of the Pit. I've been wanting to read that since I saw her at Women of Faith. Can't wait to start it!!

Big Sisters

Several months ago we had the youth girls sign up to be litle sisters and had some of the ladies of the church become secret big sisters. Over the time we sent cards, gifts and prayed for our particular sister. Last night we had our meal and reveal. We had a nice dinner and revealed ourselves to the girls. We played a few games (provided by Perri) and had a blast. It was nice to get the older ladies and the youth girls together for some fellowship. My girl was Hope and I adore her. I love and appreciate all the young and elder ladies of the church so much!!

Birthdays

Happy Birthday Eric (yesterday)....Happy Birthday to Pastor Aaron and Happy Birthday to my daddy!! I love you!!!!

Wonderful girls weekend

Susan, Sonya, Tracy and I met in Edinburgh Friday night. We went to dinner and then hung out in the "hot tub" at the hotel and then shopped Saturday afternoon at the outlet malls. It was a lot of fun...would have been funner if we all had more money...but it was a great time of fellowship and sharing. I love you guys!!! I missed all of you who couldn't make it this trip.

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday to my niece Stephanie in Colorado and nephew Caleb "Bubba" in Illinois. I love you guys!!!!!!!!!!!

Daniel

No not the Elton John song although it is stuck in my head at the present moment. The bible study by Beth Moore....it is awesome! Of course, I love Beth Moore but she takes each verse apart of Daniel and applies it to today's world and you are like yes, I see it now!! Our world is so into beauty and "sex sells" mentality. Don't get me wrong I like to make myself presentable but the focus on how we look, dress, our body image is ridiculous. I want my girls to be happy with themselves in the way they act and treat others not if theyare thin enough or if they have the name brand clothing. Can you imagine being thrown in a den full of hungry lions and God himself shutting their mouths and when the men come to get what they think will be a dead man you are sitting with the purring felines?!?! What about Mesach, Shadrach and Abednego?? A fire so hot it kills the very men who open the furnace?? Not one hair on their hair is singed. No smell of fire. God himself walking through the fire with them. How great is our GOD??!! When Nebechudnezzer builds a 90 foot statue and demands that every man bow to it but those 3 men say NO even without Daniel by their side....they knew God would either save them from the fire or take them home to Heaven...would you be able to face the fire??? I know I would. This study is so great I recommend anyone going through it. We are only in week 3 so there will be more to come. Thank you God for such a wonderful study to put life in perpesctive. Thank you for everything you give me....Bind the mouth of the enemy...for I went to the enemy's camp and I took back what he stole from me!!! Satan is under my feet. I'm going to praise HIS name, look what the LORD has done!!!!!