I was sorting thru some old pics. and found this one! Aren't we cute! Love ya sis!
Saturday, December 31, 2005
Sunday, December 25, 2005
Wednesday, December 21, 2005
No time for blogging...or anything else
Ugghhh... this time of year is so crazy! I am still trying to get the last bit of Christmas shopping done and still haven't even sent out my Christmas Cards. I am a disgrace!
Mom and Heather think I am scamming them and really coming home for Christmas. I wish that was the case, but unfortunetly it isn't! Love you guys and wish we could be there for Christmas!
Short but sweet tonight, gotta run and get things done! Sorry for the short boring blog! More to come later!
Mom and Heather think I am scamming them and really coming home for Christmas. I wish that was the case, but unfortunetly it isn't! Love you guys and wish we could be there for Christmas!
Short but sweet tonight, gotta run and get things done! Sorry for the short boring blog! More to come later!
Sunday, December 18, 2005
Thursday, December 15, 2005
Love this time of year!
I love this time of year! One of the reasons why is because every night after a long day at work- I come home, run to the mailbox and right there sitting in the mail box is another Christmas card and PICTURE of one of my "nieces or nephews". I love, love, love that! I always pack them away in the decoration box each year, so I can compare from year to year how much they have changed! Never stop sending me the pictures! I am still working on getting mine out, so if they come after Christmas don't be surprised!
We are starting to both feel better. I am still taking my 2 Tylenol cold and flu pills nightly, but it is helping! Between the rain and sleet and snow, it is no wonder that everyone is sick here.
I had my post op. Dr.'s appt. on Monday, and Dr. Karon says that everything looked great and she says that we can resume trying to have a baby. Praise God. So, I am not going to stress about it, as I know that God is in control and that it is his timing anyway and it will all happen according to HIS will!
The kids in the youth group continue to be excited about the upcoming events we have planned. We are starting to see how God is working in their lives. What a wonderful God we serve!!!
I can't imagine life without him. We are gearing up for Bible Study that will start in Jan. Pray that God continues to reach the hearts and minds of our students. He has already worked on the heart of one of our girls, Kayla and she rededicated her life to him last Sunday! Praise God!
That is about it... Haven't even begun to shop for gifts yet. I guess I am behind. Oh well, that is not what CHRISTmas is about anyway!
We are starting to both feel better. I am still taking my 2 Tylenol cold and flu pills nightly, but it is helping! Between the rain and sleet and snow, it is no wonder that everyone is sick here.
I had my post op. Dr.'s appt. on Monday, and Dr. Karon says that everything looked great and she says that we can resume trying to have a baby. Praise God. So, I am not going to stress about it, as I know that God is in control and that it is his timing anyway and it will all happen according to HIS will!
The kids in the youth group continue to be excited about the upcoming events we have planned. We are starting to see how God is working in their lives. What a wonderful God we serve!!!
I can't imagine life without him. We are gearing up for Bible Study that will start in Jan. Pray that God continues to reach the hearts and minds of our students. He has already worked on the heart of one of our girls, Kayla and she rededicated her life to him last Sunday! Praise God!
That is about it... Haven't even begun to shop for gifts yet. I guess I am behind. Oh well, that is not what CHRISTmas is about anyway!
Sunday, December 11, 2005
The snow tubing pictures are in.....
We had a blast! Absolute safety, great fellowship and sooooo much fun! God is good!!!
More will be posted as soon as I get them off of my friend's digital camera!
What a great time we had. At one point we had 9 people linked together going down at one time! The kids had a great time and we got to know the kids better. Please pray for your kids as we learned first hand that sex, sex and sex are continuously on their brains. US:"Where do you want to stop to eat?" THEM: "How about Hooters". YIKES! So we know that we have a challenge ahead of us!
One of our girls rededicated her life to Christ this morning. I am so excited to see how God is working already in their lives.
Well, off to take a nappy nap. I am still feeling under the weather. Speaking of weather... It is snowing! I love that!
Saturday, December 10, 2005
Don't ya just hate it when.....
You have a big trip planned and you come down with a really bad cold the day before!
Yes, it is true. I stayed home from work yesterday and felt terrible. I could not breath and felt all achey etc. So I drugged up, layed in bed, slept all day and went to bed early. No it is 3:22 A.M. and I am up taking more meds. and now I can't sleep from all the sleep I already got!
I have to be up in about 2 1/2 hours to get ready to go snow tubing. I suppose my jacket pockets will be full of cough drops and blistex. uggggghhhhhh
Don't you just love it when.....
You get a sweet little envelope in the mail and you open it and it is a coloring book page that your sweet little nephew colored on! Love that! Miss him!
You have been looking for a CD that is old as dirt but you loved every song on it and God blesses you by allowing it to be in the bargain CD section for $6.99- Heather- it was Michael English!!! Can you believe it!
You have a wonderful husband who cooks dinner when you are laying in bed with a pile of Kleenex surrounding you.
You feel truly blessed in your life and you wonder if it can get any better than this!
Well, I guess that I will try to mosey off to bed and catch the last few hours of sleep. I will post pictures from the tubing trip soon! Wish us luck AND safety!
Yes, it is true. I stayed home from work yesterday and felt terrible. I could not breath and felt all achey etc. So I drugged up, layed in bed, slept all day and went to bed early. No it is 3:22 A.M. and I am up taking more meds. and now I can't sleep from all the sleep I already got!
I have to be up in about 2 1/2 hours to get ready to go snow tubing. I suppose my jacket pockets will be full of cough drops and blistex. uggggghhhhhh
Don't you just love it when.....
You get a sweet little envelope in the mail and you open it and it is a coloring book page that your sweet little nephew colored on! Love that! Miss him!
You have been looking for a CD that is old as dirt but you loved every song on it and God blesses you by allowing it to be in the bargain CD section for $6.99- Heather- it was Michael English!!! Can you believe it!
You have a wonderful husband who cooks dinner when you are laying in bed with a pile of Kleenex surrounding you.
You feel truly blessed in your life and you wonder if it can get any better than this!
Well, I guess that I will try to mosey off to bed and catch the last few hours of sleep. I will post pictures from the tubing trip soon! Wish us luck AND safety!
Tuesday, December 06, 2005
Sorry it has been a while!
We too have been home not feeling well. I think there is a bug going around! Michael has been home 2 days from work.
Winter is officially here! Light snow flakes fell yesterday and it was 29 degrees! Cold, Cold, Cold!
I love this time of year. I am ready for the real snow to fall! Hopefully we will have a white Christmas!
We are taking the kids from our youth group on the snow tubing trip this weekend. We have 25 people going. It is going to be a great time!
Pray for safety and that we are a light to the lost kids that we know will be there!
Congratulations the the Wade and Janna! Can't wait to see a picture of Robert Thomas!
Church Directory picture time! Gotta love it!
Can't believe it is almost Christmas time. Sure doesn't feel like it. Soon it will be New years! Time sure flies!
Thursday, December 01, 2005
Christmas is coming
Well, I think that tonight we might actually get out all the christmas decorations and the tree and decorate!
I am not so sure if we are going to be able to keep Mandie away from the tree, so I am a little hesitant to put it up.
I guess we can give it a whirl and see.
24 Days until Christmas!!!
I am not so sure if we are going to be able to keep Mandie away from the tree, so I am a little hesitant to put it up.
I guess we can give it a whirl and see.
24 Days until Christmas!!!
Monday, November 28, 2005
Random Blabbering
Well, I guess it is time to update again!
I am excited to report that our Bowling night went GREAT! We had 15 that went AND we have 20 people signed up to go snow tubing! Check out where we are going at www.perfectnorth.com !
God is truly blessing our minstry with the kids already! AMEN!
Michael pulled out his old Trombone and Euphonium from his mom's house the other day. He is wanting to be a band geek, I mean start playing again! tee hee hee (and one time...at band camp...) Mandie hates it when he plays. It hurts her ears. She runs over to me to hide when he starts to play. His Euphonium or however you spell it has been in the closet at his moms house for 13 + years and has been affected by the moisture and has greened in some spots. So we took it in today to be worked on! The man at the music store said "Wow, an instrument this beautiful needs to be cleaned up and played and he noticed from his mouth piece that he must be an excellent player. I think that it is cool that I will finally get to share that part of his life with him again and hear him play. We are going to do special music at church! My man is so talented!!!!!
Enough bragging!
I am glad that our friends Cindy and Matt are staying in KY for a long while! How selfish of me, as I know that her family just as mine does would love for her to move back to Dallas!
But I am glad they are staying here. She is a great friend-even though she is an Aggie! :O)
I go back to the Dr. in 2 weeks and I hope that she will release us to go ahead and start trying to have a baby again. I am ready for that. Congrats to Lynn and Holly who are going to be parents!
I am excited to report that our Bowling night went GREAT! We had 15 that went AND we have 20 people signed up to go snow tubing! Check out where we are going at www.perfectnorth.com !
God is truly blessing our minstry with the kids already! AMEN!
Michael pulled out his old Trombone and Euphonium from his mom's house the other day. He is wanting to be a band geek, I mean start playing again! tee hee hee (and one time...at band camp...) Mandie hates it when he plays. It hurts her ears. She runs over to me to hide when he starts to play. His Euphonium or however you spell it has been in the closet at his moms house for 13 + years and has been affected by the moisture and has greened in some spots. So we took it in today to be worked on! The man at the music store said "Wow, an instrument this beautiful needs to be cleaned up and played and he noticed from his mouth piece that he must be an excellent player. I think that it is cool that I will finally get to share that part of his life with him again and hear him play. We are going to do special music at church! My man is so talented!!!!!
Enough bragging!
I am glad that our friends Cindy and Matt are staying in KY for a long while! How selfish of me, as I know that her family just as mine does would love for her to move back to Dallas!
But I am glad they are staying here. She is a great friend-even though she is an Aggie! :O)
I go back to the Dr. in 2 weeks and I hope that she will release us to go ahead and start trying to have a baby again. I am ready for that. Congrats to Lynn and Holly who are going to be parents!
Saturday, November 26, 2005
Attack of the killer Mullet
Never, Never, Never let you mom dig through old pictures on Thanksgiving Day! This is what happens!!
Turkey Day, Black Friday, Bowling.....
We had a very nice Turkey Day. Mary cooked a yummy spread and it was nice to just relax. Then we went to Brian and Eileen's for our traditional meal with them. We had a great time there too! Thanks for having us again.
Well, I swore that I would not venture out on Black Friday. But my sister in law Jennifer scammed me into going. We went to JC Penney, Peebles and then to the dreaded Walmart. I got out of all those places with just buying some peppermint chapstick and peppermint mocha coffee creamer... (guess I was on a peppermint kick-Tis the Season).
Pretty good huh! They had tons of sales by golly, but I abstained!!!!
Tonight we are taking the youth group bowling. So far we have about 10 that are going-which for our church is great. We called every kid on the list. We are very excited to see how things are going to progress with this.
Tomorrow will be church, Michael is taking the pictures for the church directory. I am so proud of my wonderful husband. He has so many incredible talents and he is humble about everyone of them. Most of all, he uses them to help other people. Doesn't get any better than that.
I wonder when Janna Bananna is going to have her baby. I am praying that everything goes smooth and that God wraps his arms around her and Wade during this time. What great parents they will be!
We sure missed seeing our Texas family for Turkey Day, but we are so glad you had a great one.
We love you! Sounds like you had quite an adventure on the road. Bad Boys Bad Boys Whatcha gonna do......ha ha
Well, I swore that I would not venture out on Black Friday. But my sister in law Jennifer scammed me into going. We went to JC Penney, Peebles and then to the dreaded Walmart. I got out of all those places with just buying some peppermint chapstick and peppermint mocha coffee creamer... (guess I was on a peppermint kick-Tis the Season).
Pretty good huh! They had tons of sales by golly, but I abstained!!!!
Tonight we are taking the youth group bowling. So far we have about 10 that are going-which for our church is great. We called every kid on the list. We are very excited to see how things are going to progress with this.
Tomorrow will be church, Michael is taking the pictures for the church directory. I am so proud of my wonderful husband. He has so many incredible talents and he is humble about everyone of them. Most of all, he uses them to help other people. Doesn't get any better than that.
I wonder when Janna Bananna is going to have her baby. I am praying that everything goes smooth and that God wraps his arms around her and Wade during this time. What great parents they will be!
We sure missed seeing our Texas family for Turkey Day, but we are so glad you had a great one.
We love you! Sounds like you had quite an adventure on the road. Bad Boys Bad Boys Whatcha gonna do......ha ha
Wednesday, November 23, 2005
Happy Birthday Cindy!
Happy Birthday to Cindy!
A few poems I made up especially for your birthday tomorrow:
Happy Birthday to you,
Cindy Loo you live in a shoe
You smell like a monkey, but don't look like one-true!
Cindy from D-town you are so cute
You were a band geek and played the flute!
I'm sorry your an Aggie-we won't hold that against you
But if you were a Longhorn, you would wouldn't be so blue!
Nesco was no fun, I will have to say
I am so glad neither of us had to stay!
You say it's your birthday, you are getting old
Soon you will need Fixodent for your dentures to hold!
From the Cavalier to the Silver Bullet
I am just glad you don't have a Mullet!
Cici's pizza you do like to feast,
when you don't get your pizza you are truly a beast!
Moving on up to the North side,
Now to come visit me it will truly be a long ride! :O)
Celebrating your b-day on turkey day
at least your off work so that you can play!
OK, that is truly enough out of me! ha ha
Hope your birthday is great!
Gobble Gobble
A few poems I made up especially for your birthday tomorrow:
Happy Birthday to you,
Cindy Loo you live in a shoe
You smell like a monkey, but don't look like one-true!
Cindy from D-town you are so cute
You were a band geek and played the flute!
I'm sorry your an Aggie-we won't hold that against you
But if you were a Longhorn, you would wouldn't be so blue!
Nesco was no fun, I will have to say
I am so glad neither of us had to stay!
You say it's your birthday, you are getting old
Soon you will need Fixodent for your dentures to hold!
From the Cavalier to the Silver Bullet
I am just glad you don't have a Mullet!
Cici's pizza you do like to feast,
when you don't get your pizza you are truly a beast!
Moving on up to the North side,
Now to come visit me it will truly be a long ride! :O)
Celebrating your b-day on turkey day
at least your off work so that you can play!
OK, that is truly enough out of me! ha ha
Hope your birthday is great!
Gobble Gobble
BRRRRRRRRRR It's Cold!!
Winter is officially here!
It is very very cold out today!
I am waiting on the snow!
Bring on the Snow!
Well, tomorrow is Turkey Day! I love Turkey Day! All the yummy food and just relaxing with no agenda-doesn't get any better than that!
We are going to Mary's (my mom-in-law) for lunch and then Brian and Eileen's for Dinner. How did I scam out of cooking????
I hope that each of you enjoy your holiday, and those of us away from our other families this holiday-Love and Kisses your way!
It is very very cold out today!
I am waiting on the snow!
Bring on the Snow!
Well, tomorrow is Turkey Day! I love Turkey Day! All the yummy food and just relaxing with no agenda-doesn't get any better than that!
We are going to Mary's (my mom-in-law) for lunch and then Brian and Eileen's for Dinner. How did I scam out of cooking????
I hope that each of you enjoy your holiday, and those of us away from our other families this holiday-Love and Kisses your way!
Monday, November 21, 2005
Exciting Sunday
What a wonderful day we had yesterday!
We went to church yesterday morning and had such a great service. Our pastoral staff is phenominal. We announced our upcoming bowling and pizza night for this coming Sat. , but got very little response which was somewhat discouraging. Then we were asked if the youth could decorate the CHRISTmas tree this year. So we are going to do that before we go bowling.
Along came Sunday night!!!!
It was the annual Thanksgiving Potluck and worship service. WE GRUBBED!!!!! Such yummy vittles! Vola our pastor, asked several people if they would come up and give a Thanksgiving testimony, and of course he asked Michael and I. So we shared what we were thankful for this year etc. Many others shared as well and it was special to hear how God has been working in our church. Now here comes the most exciting part!
We announced our Snow Tubing trip that we planned for the kids. WHAT A RESPONSE!
Many of you know that our youth group has been VERY slow going getting started.
We had 2 sign up. A boy and his sister. Now this isn't just any boy, this is a boy that Vola told us about who comes pretty faithfully to church, but his grandparents told him that he isn't a Christian. How exciting! This is a huge step for this kid, and I am so excited that he is going to go. He also goes to the same Highschool that Michael went to and plays the drums in the band, like Michael did. So that is something that they have in common.
I just know that God is going to use Michael in this boys life and many others too!
Several kids have asked if Michael would be willing to give them drum lessons and just show them the basic techniques. So Michael told them he would start that up!
God is working in our lives in many incredible ways. I am so thankful for our church. It has been such a ministry to us in just the few short months we have gone there.
Please lift our youth ministry up in your prayers. Pray for Michael and I as we take this on. Pray for the kids and that we can spark an interest in them to come. Pray for preperation of their hearts.
God is good, ALL the time.
This thanksgiving I am thankful for God's faithfulness!!
We went to church yesterday morning and had such a great service. Our pastoral staff is phenominal. We announced our upcoming bowling and pizza night for this coming Sat. , but got very little response which was somewhat discouraging. Then we were asked if the youth could decorate the CHRISTmas tree this year. So we are going to do that before we go bowling.
Along came Sunday night!!!!
It was the annual Thanksgiving Potluck and worship service. WE GRUBBED!!!!! Such yummy vittles! Vola our pastor, asked several people if they would come up and give a Thanksgiving testimony, and of course he asked Michael and I. So we shared what we were thankful for this year etc. Many others shared as well and it was special to hear how God has been working in our church. Now here comes the most exciting part!
We announced our Snow Tubing trip that we planned for the kids. WHAT A RESPONSE!
Many of you know that our youth group has been VERY slow going getting started.
We had 2 sign up. A boy and his sister. Now this isn't just any boy, this is a boy that Vola told us about who comes pretty faithfully to church, but his grandparents told him that he isn't a Christian. How exciting! This is a huge step for this kid, and I am so excited that he is going to go. He also goes to the same Highschool that Michael went to and plays the drums in the band, like Michael did. So that is something that they have in common.
I just know that God is going to use Michael in this boys life and many others too!
Several kids have asked if Michael would be willing to give them drum lessons and just show them the basic techniques. So Michael told them he would start that up!
God is working in our lives in many incredible ways. I am so thankful for our church. It has been such a ministry to us in just the few short months we have gone there.
Please lift our youth ministry up in your prayers. Pray for Michael and I as we take this on. Pray for the kids and that we can spark an interest in them to come. Pray for preperation of their hearts.
God is good, ALL the time.
This thanksgiving I am thankful for God's faithfulness!!
Wednesday, November 16, 2005
The last few days
Hey there family and friends.
Things here in KY are good. I am recovering slowly but surely from my surgery and looking forward to feeling better and better each day.
I go see the Orthopedic Dr. on Friday for my ankle/foot, so wish me luck there and pray to God that he does not say the word surgery!
I have had my fill of surgery's to last a lifetime.
We had a nice visit with Heather and Lukey. He was a little out of his element and it was hard on him, but I sure enjoyed him being here! My oh My how he has grown. Like a little weed. What a big boy!! It was good to spend time with Heather as well. We had good sister time together!
Mom will be here until Sunday a.m. and we are enjoying each other's company as well. It was good to have the family together, but wasn't the same without Jason.
It is growing cold here and we had some severe thunderstorms last night and even a tornado in Western KY, but it didn't effect us. Now it is just cold and they are predicting some snow flurries!
Well, I guess that is about all that I know for now. Had to do a quick update for ya.
Things here in KY are good. I am recovering slowly but surely from my surgery and looking forward to feeling better and better each day.
I go see the Orthopedic Dr. on Friday for my ankle/foot, so wish me luck there and pray to God that he does not say the word surgery!
I have had my fill of surgery's to last a lifetime.
We had a nice visit with Heather and Lukey. He was a little out of his element and it was hard on him, but I sure enjoyed him being here! My oh My how he has grown. Like a little weed. What a big boy!! It was good to spend time with Heather as well. We had good sister time together!
Mom will be here until Sunday a.m. and we are enjoying each other's company as well. It was good to have the family together, but wasn't the same without Jason.
It is growing cold here and we had some severe thunderstorms last night and even a tornado in Western KY, but it didn't effect us. Now it is just cold and they are predicting some snow flurries!
Well, I guess that is about all that I know for now. Had to do a quick update for ya.
Saturday, November 12, 2005
Surgery update
PRAISE GOD!
Thank you so much for all of your prayers. I truly believe in the power of prayer. I certainly always have, but it seems that it has been more evident in my life lately!
My surgery went great. Dr. Karon cleared out all the endimetriosis and also the tumor that I had in there. She also released an adheasion that was on my colon and was sticking to the uterus.
I came out of anistesia a lot better this time and it was not bad at all this time.
I am feeling so much better than the last time. I prayed that God would allow this one to be better so that I could enjoy my family being here and not have to lay in bed the whole time and he certainly answered my prayers!
Thank you to everyone who prayed for me. Thanks to Mary for being here for me again and for all that you do for us. Thanks to Mom, Heather and Winkerbean for coming to visit aunt Brooke! Thanks to Eileen and Brian for coming for a vist. Thanks to Matthew and Vola for being there too. Cindy, thanks for offering to pick up my family at the airport. Annie, thanks again for providing for them to be here. Angela, thanks for your sweet card the other day.
I love you all!
Thank you so much for all of your prayers. I truly believe in the power of prayer. I certainly always have, but it seems that it has been more evident in my life lately!
My surgery went great. Dr. Karon cleared out all the endimetriosis and also the tumor that I had in there. She also released an adheasion that was on my colon and was sticking to the uterus.
I came out of anistesia a lot better this time and it was not bad at all this time.
I am feeling so much better than the last time. I prayed that God would allow this one to be better so that I could enjoy my family being here and not have to lay in bed the whole time and he certainly answered my prayers!
Thank you to everyone who prayed for me. Thanks to Mary for being here for me again and for all that you do for us. Thanks to Mom, Heather and Winkerbean for coming to visit aunt Brooke! Thanks to Eileen and Brian for coming for a vist. Thanks to Matthew and Vola for being there too. Cindy, thanks for offering to pick up my family at the airport. Annie, thanks again for providing for them to be here. Angela, thanks for your sweet card the other day.
I love you all!
~ ODE TO MY BRO IN LAW ~
Here is my sweet brother in law who let go of his sweet wife and winkerbean for 4 days to come and spend time with me!
I am praying that God gives you peace and that you don't miss them too much!
I love you and wish that you could be here!!!!
Wednesday, November 09, 2005
Finally... an update
Hi, it's me.
I know it has been a while.
I am exhausted, but the blog Nazi sent me a warning, so I had no other choice but to update!
One more day of work and then I am off for a week. Wish it was for vacation!
I am very excited to see my family on saturday! I am very nervous however about my upcoming surgery. I am afraid of going thru the pain again! Uggghhh!
Well, sorry folks but it is going to have to be short and sweet tonight!
I am off to ice my foot and put it up.
I had my MRI yesterday and will know the results in probably a week, but in the meantime my foot is getting worse!
Please continue to pray for our friend Jim. The visitation is on Fri. and the funeral is Sat. Pray for Michael too to have strength for Jim.
Will update more later on!
I know it has been a while.
I am exhausted, but the blog Nazi sent me a warning, so I had no other choice but to update!
One more day of work and then I am off for a week. Wish it was for vacation!
I am very excited to see my family on saturday! I am very nervous however about my upcoming surgery. I am afraid of going thru the pain again! Uggghhh!
Well, sorry folks but it is going to have to be short and sweet tonight!
I am off to ice my foot and put it up.
I had my MRI yesterday and will know the results in probably a week, but in the meantime my foot is getting worse!
Please continue to pray for our friend Jim. The visitation is on Fri. and the funeral is Sat. Pray for Michael too to have strength for Jim.
Will update more later on!
Sunday, November 06, 2005
Prayer
Well, there goes another weekend. Man do they go by too fast.
Monday here we come! 2 weeks without seeing my boss. He is out of town this week and then I will be off the whole week after that. YIPPEEEEEEEE !!!!! 2 weeks without seeing him is like Chirstmas and my birthday all wrapped up in one!
Please pray for our friend Jimmy. Many of you may remember him from our wedding. His mom and dad were in Hawaii celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary and his dad died. They think that he had a heart attack. So they have to transport him here back to Kentucky. Please pray that the funeral does not fall at the same time of my surgery, because we want Michael to be able to go to the funeral to support his friend. I know that God already knows the future and is in control of it.
Please pray also for my MRI on Tues. and my surgery on Fri. Also pray for a safe trip for Mom, Heather and Lukey. Pray that traveling with Lukey will not be difficult, and that everything will fall into place! Thanks again Annie for providing a way for them to be here!
Monday here we come! 2 weeks without seeing my boss. He is out of town this week and then I will be off the whole week after that. YIPPEEEEEEEE !!!!! 2 weeks without seeing him is like Chirstmas and my birthday all wrapped up in one!
Please pray for our friend Jimmy. Many of you may remember him from our wedding. His mom and dad were in Hawaii celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary and his dad died. They think that he had a heart attack. So they have to transport him here back to Kentucky. Please pray that the funeral does not fall at the same time of my surgery, because we want Michael to be able to go to the funeral to support his friend. I know that God already knows the future and is in control of it.
Please pray also for my MRI on Tues. and my surgery on Fri. Also pray for a safe trip for Mom, Heather and Lukey. Pray that traveling with Lukey will not be difficult, and that everything will fall into place! Thanks again Annie for providing a way for them to be here!
Friday, November 04, 2005
A Week in Review
OK, OK, GEEZ LADIES CAN'T A GIRL BE TOO BUSY TO BLOG EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE... HA HA!
What a week! First off, I finally I am blonde again. I got my hair cut and colored. And my eyebrows waxed. Sure makes a girl feel better!!!
I go for an MRI on my ankle on Tuesday and then go to an orthopedic surgeon 1 week after my other surgery. What an inconvenience! My friend loaned me one of those boots that they give you when you break your ankle, so it has been so much better. Although, I feel like I am doing more harm than good to it.
I am having my suregery next Friday. Mom and Heather and Lukey will be here next Sat. I am so very excited to spend time with them. I will probably be flying high from the pain meds, but we will have a good time!
I got into an altercation with my boss today at work. He started my morning off by screaming at me at the top of his lungs for something he didnt even know the whole situation. So I called his boss and reported him! I am not taking anymore crap off of him!!! Something has to be done with him.
I need a vacation!
Michael and I are cracking down in the month of November with our spending habits. We have commited to not eating out lunch or dinner at all and not spending any $ that is not a must. It has been hard considering that we used to eat out everyday for lunch, but I know that we are going to save a lot of $$$$$$$$$$ !!!!!
Michael is going fishing tomorrow with some people from church. He is so excited. He loves, loves, loves to fish. I am glad we have made new friends at church that we can do stuff with! What a blessing.
This weekend will be low key. I am going to spend tomorrow sewing! I am on a sewing kick. I am working on Christmas stuff! You will just have to wait and see what it is next month!
That is all for now, just had to blog so the Nazi would get off my back! Just kidding, love ya sis!
Monday, October 31, 2005
Latest Updates and Random Blogging...
Finally, some updates for ya:
Well, we had our 1st Youth group event for the kids at church and only 1 showed up. We had more leaders there than kids. But we are not going to get discouraged, I think it is going to take a while. We will just continue on!
I went to the Dr. Today for my ankle and she was not happy with the fact that it is not healing...AT ALL. She said that she wants me to use an air cast and come back on Friday if it is not better for an MRI! She did say that it IS NOT broken!
Tonight we passed out candy to the trick or treaters...We were just going to shut the porch light off and not pass it out, (that is terrible huh) but I saw the cute little kids on my way home already out and about, and stopped to get candy... I couldn't pass it up!
I am having surgery in 11 days. I am afraid of going thru the pain all over again. This one is supposed to be much harder than the 1st one physically, but the good and positive thing about this second surgery is that I won't feel all the emotionally crippling feelings with this one. I know that this surgery is positive and will help us for the future to have a sweet little baby!!!
I am excited that Mom, Heather and Lukey are going to be here!
I am just ready to have all of this behind me so we can start trying again. A part of me feels like it has been a lifetime ago, but then a part of me feels like it was just yesterday. I pray that no one ever has to go thru this!
Michael and I were talking about how we need a weekend away. We started looking at the calendar, and the 1st weekend we would be able to do it is New Years... Isn't that sad. 2 Months away. We are so swamped.
I can't wait to see all the pictures of my sweet GungGhu And all the candy he scored at the church fest! Isn't he just the cutest little thing ever!
I posted a few pictures that we got from the Round UP at church. Aren't they cute. And yes I know that my hair needs coloring, I am taking care of it this week and yes, I have gained some weight too. I sure am glad that family and friends love you anyway!!!
I love the one of me and my buddy Jackson. He is my sweet little friend from church. He loves Michaels drums. Michael gave him a pair of his drum sticks and he carry's them everywhere. He and his brother are the sweetest little boys!
Work is going good. I have several big deals in the works, so that makes things better and keeps your boss off your back for a while. I pray for him, he is such a sad little man. Completely wrapped up in $ and material possessions. If only he knew that money and things do not by happiness and when the novelty wears off on something new, you just have to get something else because the newness has worn off and you are not happy anymore. What a sad way to live. I would rather live in a cardboard box with my husband and have the happy life that I have, than to live in a $350,000 house and be miserable. I guess all we can do is pray for those types of people.
Well, I guess that I have rambled on long enough! Hope your week is a good one!!!
Friday, October 28, 2005
Life's most embarrasing moments....
Well, I have had one of life's most embarrasing moments. It happened yesterday. I was at a potential clients (a Nissan Dealership) and the gentleman that I had the appointment with got called into a last minute meeting with some "big wigs" from Nissan. So the service advisor that I was talking to took my card and I told him I would call him back next week to reschedule. So I be bop off to get in my car, and the next thing I know, I am laying on the ground~!
Yes, it has happened once again, my not so trusty ol ankle that I have severly sprained 2 other times fails me once more. I fell all the way down to the ground and my notebook and keys go flying everywhere. You say, well that is not really that embarrasing....well, no, it is what follows that I wish I could just forget.
The meeting must have ended, because what I am assuming are the 2 Nissan Big Dogs see me fall and come running over to render aide! "Oh my gosh maam are you ok" "Can we help you up"? I am trying to fight back tears at this point trying to keep my composure..(I know, why bother at this point, right!) So the service advisor has seen all of this take place too and comes a runnin.. the one man mentions that I must have fallen on the rock that was right by where I fell.
So they help me into the show room, and my ankle at this point looks like an almost ripe pear.
When I fell, I scraped my knee on my other leg, so they send over a lady to patch that up for me... so by this time 5 people are gathered around and probably hoping at this point that I am not going to OWN the dealership.. ha ha. The gentleman that I had the meeting with heard about me too, and came out to make sure I was ok.
I went and had it X-Rayed and they put a partial cast on it and told me to put on weight on it and come back Monday for another X-Ray.
Now that is one of lifes most embarrasing moments.
Yes, it has happened once again, my not so trusty ol ankle that I have severly sprained 2 other times fails me once more. I fell all the way down to the ground and my notebook and keys go flying everywhere. You say, well that is not really that embarrasing....well, no, it is what follows that I wish I could just forget.
The meeting must have ended, because what I am assuming are the 2 Nissan Big Dogs see me fall and come running over to render aide! "Oh my gosh maam are you ok" "Can we help you up"? I am trying to fight back tears at this point trying to keep my composure..(I know, why bother at this point, right!) So the service advisor has seen all of this take place too and comes a runnin.. the one man mentions that I must have fallen on the rock that was right by where I fell.
So they help me into the show room, and my ankle at this point looks like an almost ripe pear.
When I fell, I scraped my knee on my other leg, so they send over a lady to patch that up for me... so by this time 5 people are gathered around and probably hoping at this point that I am not going to OWN the dealership.. ha ha. The gentleman that I had the meeting with heard about me too, and came out to make sure I was ok.
I went and had it X-Rayed and they put a partial cast on it and told me to put on weight on it and come back Monday for another X-Ray.
Now that is one of lifes most embarrasing moments.
Monday, October 24, 2005
CUTE COWBOY AND GIRL
What a cute little cowboy. We sure had fun at the Fall Roundup on Sat. We had 53 kids that came. They rode horses, did crafts and had Bible Time. Michael and I helped with the horses and took pictures of the kids. We really enjoyed it!
Saturday, October 22, 2005
FIRST'S and LAST'S
Ok everyone... this is fun and brings back memories.. add yours to your blog... Eileen-maybe this will finally give you something to blog about!!!!! hee hee
First Name: Brooke
First Kiss: James Ellison
First Concert: George Strait.. I think that was my first one..
First lust: Kirk Cameron on Growing Pains
First love: James Ellison
First thing you think in the morning: Do I really have to go to work! and thank God for the snooze button.
First book you remember loving: The Frog and the Toad
First pet: Hamster
First question you'll ask in Heaven:Where is my baby and is it with Dad?
First thing you think of when you hear the word vacation: I need one!
First best friend: Natalie Camp
Last time you dressed up: yesterday for work
Last thing you ate: Krispy Kreme Doughnuts
Last CD you bought: hmmm... that is a hard one...I really can't remember
Last time you cried: Thursday. Of course it is a daily occurance these days
Last time you told someone you loved them: 5 minutes ago to my sweet husband
Last really fun thing you did: Got married!!!! That was really fun!
Last thing you watched on TV: Talk Soup... that guy is hilarious
Last Halloween costume: dressed up as Dorothy from the Wiz of Oz, gathered everything from Heathers closet and went to a party with her down the street in their neighborhood.
Last Concert attended: 4Him... sort of a concert,,, they played at Heather and Jason's church.
First Name: Brooke
First Kiss: James Ellison
First Concert: George Strait.. I think that was my first one..
First lust: Kirk Cameron on Growing Pains
First love: James Ellison
First thing you think in the morning: Do I really have to go to work! and thank God for the snooze button.
First book you remember loving: The Frog and the Toad
First pet: Hamster
First question you'll ask in Heaven:Where is my baby and is it with Dad?
First thing you think of when you hear the word vacation: I need one!
First best friend: Natalie Camp
Last time you dressed up: yesterday for work
Last thing you ate: Krispy Kreme Doughnuts
Last CD you bought: hmmm... that is a hard one...I really can't remember
Last time you cried: Thursday. Of course it is a daily occurance these days
Last time you told someone you loved them: 5 minutes ago to my sweet husband
Last really fun thing you did: Got married!!!! That was really fun!
Last thing you watched on TV: Talk Soup... that guy is hilarious
Last Halloween costume: dressed up as Dorothy from the Wiz of Oz, gathered everything from Heathers closet and went to a party with her down the street in their neighborhood.
Last Concert attended: 4Him... sort of a concert,,, they played at Heather and Jason's church.
Friday, October 21, 2005
TGIF
Thank God for Fridays!!! It means the end of the work week and me that is good!
What a week. Between driving close to 600 miles this week, my day ended with my boss blowing off my 3 pm meeting with him for his meeting with his personal tailor that comes in to fit him with his clothes... uggghhh... who does he think he is..the president!!!!
Tonight be went to the show at Renfro Valley which was really neat. It is a country music place, and they have all different musical numbers. Our Pastor and his wife invited us and after that we went out for pizza.
Tomorrow we have the Fall Roundup at church. It is kind of an alternative to halloween but it will have pumpkin painting, arts and crafts, pony rides and chili dogs... a time for us to share about Jesus. Pray the rain holds off!
Trying to think what else is going on.....
I am looking forward to my fam coming down for my next surgery. I cannot wait. I miss them!!
Well, I guess that is about it for now. I am so exhausted and am going to turn in for the night.
P.S. If you have a Beth Moore Bible study available in your area, I highly recommend it! It is wonderful!!!!
What a week. Between driving close to 600 miles this week, my day ended with my boss blowing off my 3 pm meeting with him for his meeting with his personal tailor that comes in to fit him with his clothes... uggghhh... who does he think he is..the president!!!!
Tonight be went to the show at Renfro Valley which was really neat. It is a country music place, and they have all different musical numbers. Our Pastor and his wife invited us and after that we went out for pizza.
Tomorrow we have the Fall Roundup at church. It is kind of an alternative to halloween but it will have pumpkin painting, arts and crafts, pony rides and chili dogs... a time for us to share about Jesus. Pray the rain holds off!
Trying to think what else is going on.....
I am looking forward to my fam coming down for my next surgery. I cannot wait. I miss them!!
Well, I guess that is about it for now. I am so exhausted and am going to turn in for the night.
P.S. If you have a Beth Moore Bible study available in your area, I highly recommend it! It is wonderful!!!!
Monday, October 17, 2005
Crazy Busy Weekends....gotta love them!!
What a whirl wind of a weekend!
Friday night we went to the football game of Joey, he is one of the kids in our youth group. They won 21-7 and oddly enough they are the LCHS Patriots (Lincoln County)... just like my high school (Lakeview Centennial)...so that was kinda cool cheering for the Patriots again!
Saturday we had a wedding to go to.. Michael and his brother Matthew shot the pictures for the wedding...then Michael had to play (drums) that evening.
Sunday we went to church, went out to lunch and came home. We were both resting for our afternoon Sunday nap, when Dave called. Dave is the Associate Pastor and Music Minister at our church. He asked Michael if he would be interested in doing special music that night, that the person doing it backed out. Now keep in mind that although Michael is a music major and was a band director for a short time, he hasnt picked up an instrument (other than the drums) in probably 10 plus years. SoMichael proceeds to tell him that, then says "Well, I bet you that Brooke would love to sing". Gotta love him!!!!!
So, we found a song in about 10 minutes and headed up to the church to practice for the hour we had until church started. I made Dave sing with me and I must say it didn't turn out too bad!
In other news, I am very excited that Mom, Heather and Lukey get to come visit me for my next surgery! Thanks so much to my sweet, dear friend Annie who made it possible. I love you!!
We will have so much fun visiting. Lukey hasnt been here when it has been cold, so he will get to see what a Kentucky fall is like.
Please continue to pray for Michael and I. My hormones are still all out of whack and between my mood swings and crying at the drop of a hat, I am sure it is frustrating for him... although as sweet as he is, he would never say so. I am still having a difficult time with loosing the baby, and am working thru the grieving process.
Well, that is about it for now. Just thought I would update before the blog Nazi caught me... Just Joking Heather!
Friday night we went to the football game of Joey, he is one of the kids in our youth group. They won 21-7 and oddly enough they are the LCHS Patriots (Lincoln County)... just like my high school (Lakeview Centennial)...so that was kinda cool cheering for the Patriots again!
Saturday we had a wedding to go to.. Michael and his brother Matthew shot the pictures for the wedding...then Michael had to play (drums) that evening.
Sunday we went to church, went out to lunch and came home. We were both resting for our afternoon Sunday nap, when Dave called. Dave is the Associate Pastor and Music Minister at our church. He asked Michael if he would be interested in doing special music that night, that the person doing it backed out. Now keep in mind that although Michael is a music major and was a band director for a short time, he hasnt picked up an instrument (other than the drums) in probably 10 plus years. SoMichael proceeds to tell him that, then says "Well, I bet you that Brooke would love to sing". Gotta love him!!!!!
So, we found a song in about 10 minutes and headed up to the church to practice for the hour we had until church started. I made Dave sing with me and I must say it didn't turn out too bad!
In other news, I am very excited that Mom, Heather and Lukey get to come visit me for my next surgery! Thanks so much to my sweet, dear friend Annie who made it possible. I love you!!
We will have so much fun visiting. Lukey hasnt been here when it has been cold, so he will get to see what a Kentucky fall is like.
Please continue to pray for Michael and I. My hormones are still all out of whack and between my mood swings and crying at the drop of a hat, I am sure it is frustrating for him... although as sweet as he is, he would never say so. I am still having a difficult time with loosing the baby, and am working thru the grieving process.
Well, that is about it for now. Just thought I would update before the blog Nazi caught me... Just Joking Heather!
Friday, October 14, 2005
Are You Ready For Some Football??
Well, tonight we are going to one of our highschool kids football games. He is the Kicker for Lincoln County High. It is going to be great because it is cold out today, so it is perfect football weather.
Michael and I are very excited to start working with the youth group. Please pray for us that we will be good leaders and role models to them. Pray for our time that we have to give and that God would bring us great ideas to do with them... ANY SUGGESTIONS ARE CERTAINLY WELCOME!!!
They have no group right now, so we are starting from the bottom and working our way up.
I am also so excited about my new Bible Study. It started on Wed. It is the newest of the Beth Moore series...The Patriarchs! Beth Moore is so wonderful. I am very, very excited to see how it is going to be in the up and coming weeks. I suggest anyone to get involved in her study.
Well, that is about it for now. I go back to the Dr. on the 25th for a followup and then will have another procedure done 2 weeks after that. Please pray for my mental frame of mind. This has been a very difficult thing to go thru and I am trying to work thru it.
Have a fabulous weekend!!!!!!
Michael and I are very excited to start working with the youth group. Please pray for us that we will be good leaders and role models to them. Pray for our time that we have to give and that God would bring us great ideas to do with them... ANY SUGGESTIONS ARE CERTAINLY WELCOME!!!
They have no group right now, so we are starting from the bottom and working our way up.
I am also so excited about my new Bible Study. It started on Wed. It is the newest of the Beth Moore series...The Patriarchs! Beth Moore is so wonderful. I am very, very excited to see how it is going to be in the up and coming weeks. I suggest anyone to get involved in her study.
Well, that is about it for now. I go back to the Dr. on the 25th for a followup and then will have another procedure done 2 weeks after that. Please pray for my mental frame of mind. This has been a very difficult thing to go thru and I am trying to work thru it.
Have a fabulous weekend!!!!!!
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
Autumn in Kentucky
I love Fall time in Kentucky! Sweaters, Football, Chili and Pumpkins!
The trees begin to turn and all the colors are so magnificantly beautiful. This is one of the things I love most about Kentucky-all 4 seasons!
Michael took this picture and captured fall time 100%!
Friday, October 07, 2005
PROUD AUNT~LITTLE MAN~AND A FROG
I was going through some of my pictures today and came across this one. This is my favorite picture. It was from when I came to visit the week that Luke was born. Look how little he was. It amazes me how fast they grow!
Thursday, October 06, 2005
LAZY DOG
Sunday, October 02, 2005
BACK TO THE LAND OF THE LIVING
Well, it has been a long and hard road, and I am still not fully recovered, but I am getting stronger each day.
I am thoroughly convinced that we have been able to get to this point ONLY with the prayers that have been lifted up on our behalf. We have people praying everywhere and I am so grateful for that. God is good ALL the time and even though we do not understand hardships that we go thru, I know that HE is in control and HE knows the plans and our future.
I have seen first hand now more than ever, that life can drastically change in just a matter of minutes, and things can happen that are unexpected. I have also seen that no matter what FAITH is what it is all about! Without FAITH-there is nothing!!!
Thank you to all the people who have helped me thru this "journey". Please keep praying that my body continues to heal properly, that Michael can get rest and strength as he cares for me, and that we will continue to draw close to God in our time of sadness.
I am thoroughly convinced that we have been able to get to this point ONLY with the prayers that have been lifted up on our behalf. We have people praying everywhere and I am so grateful for that. God is good ALL the time and even though we do not understand hardships that we go thru, I know that HE is in control and HE knows the plans and our future.
I have seen first hand now more than ever, that life can drastically change in just a matter of minutes, and things can happen that are unexpected. I have also seen that no matter what FAITH is what it is all about! Without FAITH-there is nothing!!!
Thank you to all the people who have helped me thru this "journey". Please keep praying that my body continues to heal properly, that Michael can get rest and strength as he cares for me, and that we will continue to draw close to God in our time of sadness.
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
Dr. Appt.
Please pray for Michael and I today as we go for our follow up Dr. Appt and ultrasound. This is the followup from last Tuesday's visit. We are going to see the new Dr. and pray also that he will be able to take me on as a new patient and follow thru to the delivery.
Please pray that everything is ok with the baby and growing normal (inside the uterus)!!!
Thanks for all of your prayers already! Keep them coming.
Please pray that everything is ok with the baby and growing normal (inside the uterus)!!!
Thanks for all of your prayers already! Keep them coming.
Saturday, September 24, 2005
Baby Sleigh Crib
Well, my bargain shopping has rubbed off on my mother in law too!
She called me yesterday to let me know that her friend who owns a baby store got in the cutest crib and she went down to see it and thought it was cute. She wanted to know my thoughts on it as well. So I went down there not knowing what to expect. It is the cutest crib you have ever seen. It was a sleigh crib that coverts to the toddler bed then to a full size bed. ADORABLE!!!!
I couldn't believe it... and guess how much she wanted for it... $135.00! What a Bargain!!!!
So, we got it! I loved it and she had the cutest girl bedding with it that I bought as well (just in case-as many of you know I truly feel that I am having a BOY), but just in case, it looks very similar to the one that I picked out on the web that was close to $400, but I got it for $45!
I love, love, love to bargain shop! So, our baby is going to have the cutest bed for the fraction of the price. Also, my mom in law is picking up the tab on part of it as one of our presents! Love her!!
I showed you a picture of a similar one!
Thursday, September 22, 2005
TOO TIRED TO BLOG
Sorry folks, but I have been way to tired to blog. This baby is kicking my butt, but I am grateful! So, I will try to update this weekend more!
Tuesday, September 20, 2005
LONG AND HARD DAY
My day was one of the worst days that I have ever had. Here is the story:
I began spotting last night and called my OBGYN who was on call. She never called me back. I called again this morning as it was getting worse and not better, they wanted to see me right away. So Michael and I jumped in the car for my appt. at 10:45. We arrived at the Dr. and waited about 1 hr. in the waiting room-gee, wonder why they call it a WAITING room!!!, and finally they called us back. Since my pregancy is considered High Risk, they wanted to do an ultra sound. So, Dr. Karon performed an ultra sound, and said that she could see the heart beat, but that the pregancy did not look like a normal one to her.
She wanted us to step across to another room which had a better machine that had better clarity, so we did. She did another ultra sound, and said that no, the heartbeat was in fact just a faint pulse and that the baby was growing outside the uterus. She said that things were not right, and that I would need immediate surgery and to clear my schedule for the evening, that she would be doing it tonight. Because as many of you know, a baby can't live outside the uterus! You can imagine the horror. The feelings and emotions that flooded us. The heartbreak that we felt. She then says that she wants us to go across the street to see a High Risk OB to gain his opinion.
So we walked across the street to his office. I filled out all my paperwork and they could see that I was visibly shaken, so they put us in a "holding room" to fill out the paperwork. Michael and I prayed for our unborn child and gave the situation over to our almighty God. I went to use the restroom and upon my return noticed the picture that was hanging on the wall behind us the whole time, that we had failed to see. It was a print of a Dr. sitting at his desk with his medical book with a puzzled look on his face and then it had what was Jesus standing over his shoulder guiding him and showing him the answer. We saw this as encouragement!!!
Finally, they call us into the ultrasound room, and they begin to do yet another ultrasound. The Dr. who introduced himself as Barry, his first name, began to read the results. This is what he said: You have a fibroid cyst that has attached itself to your ovary, and you have fluid around your ovaries. It is still to early to pick up a baby on an ultrasound, and what Dr. Karon thought was your baby growing outside the uterus is simply a piece of tissue that is floating in the fluid. He says " I feel very optomistic about this, and want to see you back in a week to do another ultrasound!" Go home and get some rest! He was a wonderful Dr. I told him he was my new best friend, and asked him if he had already had lunch, because If not, I was buying.. ha ha.
He also took my HCG level again, and the results were over 1200, which is very positive!
So that was my day... one roller coaster emotion after another, from my baby being in jeopardy to things being ok.
Michael and I talked all the way home about faith and how you just have to have it. It is an absolute must! God is in control and that is a refreshing feeling!!!! Even the best, most accredited Dr. in the world still can't match God and the fact that he already knows the outcome!
Last but not least, hang in here with me, I know this is long.... We got home and Michael was working on the church website, he found a neat website that he added where you can search the Bible for any verse whether it is by reference # or by category... he was showing it to me and we typed in ... for all have sinned... and it pulled up the reference # and then he said, or you can pull things up by reference like (and he randomly picked) Luke 1:14 for instance.... and I will have you know what the verse was:
Thou shalt have joy and gladness and many shall rejoice at his birth! Luke 1:14
We have adopted this as our verse of choice... ha ha.
Although this day was not one that I want to ever live over again, I am glad that it happened, because it just proves that God is in control and we need to rely on his grace and mercy and his plan!
I began spotting last night and called my OBGYN who was on call. She never called me back. I called again this morning as it was getting worse and not better, they wanted to see me right away. So Michael and I jumped in the car for my appt. at 10:45. We arrived at the Dr. and waited about 1 hr. in the waiting room-gee, wonder why they call it a WAITING room!!!, and finally they called us back. Since my pregancy is considered High Risk, they wanted to do an ultra sound. So, Dr. Karon performed an ultra sound, and said that she could see the heart beat, but that the pregancy did not look like a normal one to her.
She wanted us to step across to another room which had a better machine that had better clarity, so we did. She did another ultra sound, and said that no, the heartbeat was in fact just a faint pulse and that the baby was growing outside the uterus. She said that things were not right, and that I would need immediate surgery and to clear my schedule for the evening, that she would be doing it tonight. Because as many of you know, a baby can't live outside the uterus! You can imagine the horror. The feelings and emotions that flooded us. The heartbreak that we felt. She then says that she wants us to go across the street to see a High Risk OB to gain his opinion.
So we walked across the street to his office. I filled out all my paperwork and they could see that I was visibly shaken, so they put us in a "holding room" to fill out the paperwork. Michael and I prayed for our unborn child and gave the situation over to our almighty God. I went to use the restroom and upon my return noticed the picture that was hanging on the wall behind us the whole time, that we had failed to see. It was a print of a Dr. sitting at his desk with his medical book with a puzzled look on his face and then it had what was Jesus standing over his shoulder guiding him and showing him the answer. We saw this as encouragement!!!
Finally, they call us into the ultrasound room, and they begin to do yet another ultrasound. The Dr. who introduced himself as Barry, his first name, began to read the results. This is what he said: You have a fibroid cyst that has attached itself to your ovary, and you have fluid around your ovaries. It is still to early to pick up a baby on an ultrasound, and what Dr. Karon thought was your baby growing outside the uterus is simply a piece of tissue that is floating in the fluid. He says " I feel very optomistic about this, and want to see you back in a week to do another ultrasound!" Go home and get some rest! He was a wonderful Dr. I told him he was my new best friend, and asked him if he had already had lunch, because If not, I was buying.. ha ha.
He also took my HCG level again, and the results were over 1200, which is very positive!
So that was my day... one roller coaster emotion after another, from my baby being in jeopardy to things being ok.
Michael and I talked all the way home about faith and how you just have to have it. It is an absolute must! God is in control and that is a refreshing feeling!!!! Even the best, most accredited Dr. in the world still can't match God and the fact that he already knows the outcome!
Last but not least, hang in here with me, I know this is long.... We got home and Michael was working on the church website, he found a neat website that he added where you can search the Bible for any verse whether it is by reference # or by category... he was showing it to me and we typed in ... for all have sinned... and it pulled up the reference # and then he said, or you can pull things up by reference like (and he randomly picked) Luke 1:14 for instance.... and I will have you know what the verse was:
Thou shalt have joy and gladness and many shall rejoice at his birth! Luke 1:14
We have adopted this as our verse of choice... ha ha.
Although this day was not one that I want to ever live over again, I am glad that it happened, because it just proves that God is in control and we need to rely on his grace and mercy and his plan!
Monday, September 19, 2005
Exciting but scary
Yesterday was a great day at church. We are just loving our new church home. We had a new lady come to know that Lord that I had gotten to know at the Yard Sale. She has struggled with drugs, and a family that degrades her. But she doesn't want to hurt anymore and gave her life over to Jesus! Praise God! Vola (our pastor) asked me if I would share with her along with him and his wife. So we did and prayed with her. Now she is going to be baptized.
Church was good! It was about Hurricane Katrina, and had an outlook that I hadn't thought about really... That maybe part of the reason this all happened was to show us that possessions don't matter, PEOPLE matter! That it is not mother nature we need to worry about, it is human nature. Talking about all of the looting etc. that went on. That it doesn't matter a lick what you have, that those folks have not been saying, " Oh my goodness where is my big screen tv or what about my car", instead, they have been saying " What about my family and loved ones." I think this is a great reminder for all of us that weren't physically affected- possessions don't matter, PEOPLE matter!
Sunday night, Vola and Dave our associate pastor asked Michael and I (which they had approached us in the past) if we would seriously consider heading up our youth ministry. Mainly Jr and Sr. High. So, we prayed about it and feel that God has called us to show love to the kids. It is a bit scary of an undertaking at first, but these kids don't have a regular program, so I think we will see good response and growth. Please pray for us as we begin this endeavor!
Church was good! It was about Hurricane Katrina, and had an outlook that I hadn't thought about really... That maybe part of the reason this all happened was to show us that possessions don't matter, PEOPLE matter! That it is not mother nature we need to worry about, it is human nature. Talking about all of the looting etc. that went on. That it doesn't matter a lick what you have, that those folks have not been saying, " Oh my goodness where is my big screen tv or what about my car", instead, they have been saying " What about my family and loved ones." I think this is a great reminder for all of us that weren't physically affected- possessions don't matter, PEOPLE matter!
Sunday night, Vola and Dave our associate pastor asked Michael and I (which they had approached us in the past) if we would seriously consider heading up our youth ministry. Mainly Jr and Sr. High. So, we prayed about it and feel that God has called us to show love to the kids. It is a bit scary of an undertaking at first, but these kids don't have a regular program, so I think we will see good response and growth. Please pray for us as we begin this endeavor!
Sunday, September 18, 2005
~~ Baby Name Poll ~~
Well, Michael and I have been thinking about names for the baby! These are the ones that we have come up with so far:
Boys
Jackson Wade Stone
Aidan Michael Stone
Addison Wade Stone
Girls
Emery Faith Stone
Riley Faith Stone
Madison Faith Stone
What do you think? I am taking a poll, so leave your comments of which ones you like best, then I will tell ya which ones are my absolute favorite.. if you know, don't post it!
We are so excited, excited, excited! I have been looking at nursery bedding and baby clothes and I wish I already knew what I was having. But thats ok, I will just wait!
Boys
Jackson Wade Stone
Aidan Michael Stone
Addison Wade Stone
Girls
Emery Faith Stone
Riley Faith Stone
Madison Faith Stone
What do you think? I am taking a poll, so leave your comments of which ones you like best, then I will tell ya which ones are my absolute favorite.. if you know, don't post it!
We are so excited, excited, excited! I have been looking at nursery bedding and baby clothes and I wish I already knew what I was having. But thats ok, I will just wait!
Friday, September 16, 2005
Baby Excitement!
I just have to share how excited I am to be pregnant. Although I don't feel anything different except the fact that I am very tired and have to use the bathroom all the time, It amazes me to think that I have a baby growing inside me. How amazing and what a miracle. I read that it is the size of a raisin right now. That amazes me to think that it will one day be a big child and right now it is only as big as a raisin.
My eating habits have changed drastically (Heather you would be proud), and all I drink is water. I will allow myself 1 diet coke a week. I just want my little baby to be as healthy as possible. It does completely change my thinking on nutrition because I know that I am providing it for not only me, but for my child.
What a fun time in life. I can't wait until he/she gets here. I can't wait to love on him/her. To show Lukey what his new cousin looks like. For our families to welcome a new addition. God is so good.
My eating habits have changed drastically (Heather you would be proud), and all I drink is water. I will allow myself 1 diet coke a week. I just want my little baby to be as healthy as possible. It does completely change my thinking on nutrition because I know that I am providing it for not only me, but for my child.
What a fun time in life. I can't wait until he/she gets here. I can't wait to love on him/her. To show Lukey what his new cousin looks like. For our families to welcome a new addition. God is so good.
Wednesday, September 14, 2005
2 Pink Lines makes it official
Well, 2 pink lines makes it official.......we are having a baby! We are so very excited!It didn't take us very long either! Thank God!
We just found out yesterday! I took 2 tests and they both had 2 pink lines although 1 was very faint on both! I went to the Dr. and they did the blood test and it is OFFICIAL!
God is so good!
~ ~ ~ IMMEDIATE PRAYERS NEEDED ~ ~ ~
If I come to you anytime for prayers, it is now!
Michael's first cousin Chris has a daughter named Brittany. She is in 7th grade and lives here in Richmond, KY. On Sat. her and her friend were at the local Walmart, and they have not been seen or heard from since. Upon review of the security cameras, it shows them getting into the car with 2 hispanic men.
I pray that God would bring them home safely. That he would ease their fear and keep them unharmed. Give them the wisdom to know what to do in that situation. Provide a way out, a phone, a stranger to come along who can help, a gas station to be able to flee to, ANYTHING!
I cannot imagine!
Thanks so much for your prayers.
Michael's first cousin Chris has a daughter named Brittany. She is in 7th grade and lives here in Richmond, KY. On Sat. her and her friend were at the local Walmart, and they have not been seen or heard from since. Upon review of the security cameras, it shows them getting into the car with 2 hispanic men.
I pray that God would bring them home safely. That he would ease their fear and keep them unharmed. Give them the wisdom to know what to do in that situation. Provide a way out, a phone, a stranger to come along who can help, a gas station to be able to flee to, ANYTHING!
I cannot imagine!
Thanks so much for your prayers.
Sunday, September 11, 2005
Lots and Lots of $$$
Well, it's official~ our Yard and Bake Sale was a HUGE success!!!
We managed to make $1200!!
We made $350 in the first 30 minutes!
These people out here are yard sale fools!
We had so much help and I couldn't have done it without everyone!!
Thanks Cindy for baking all that you baked and driving all the way from the Ville to help us! (And for the Krispy Kreme's)
I am very excited, as my goal was $1000 and I even exceeded that. We had a lot of fun in the process and I got to really meet and fellowship with ladies from our new church. I didn't realize when I started this process how much of a blessing it was going to be on me as well, but it truly ministered to me too.
Saturday, September 10, 2005
I KNOW IT'S IN HERE SOMEWHERE...
Toy Box: $38
Catching him in this pose: PRICELESS
Don't you just love him!
Friday, September 09, 2005
Hot ~Tired ~ Worn Out ~
Ok folks here was my night:
Loaded 1 truck load full of stuff for the yard sale.
Went over to my mother in laws and added to it! It was piled up!!!
Went up to the church and mind you I had been praying that we would have stuff for our sale....boy do we have stuff!!!
People started to come as soon as the doors opened! And they just kept coming. One guy dropped off one truck load and then went home and got another. We have truck loads galore! 2 huge racks of clothes and about 8 tables stacked 2-3 feet high with clothes!
Books, toys, housewares, baby stuff, furniture anything and everything you can imagine.
We worked for 5 hours with only a 30 minute break.
Then we thought that we were done- my neigbor said that she had some stuff and I told her that I would get it when we got back, so we pulled in at 11:15 pm and loaded another truck load! It is now 12:03 am and we have to get up at 6:00 am to be at the church at 7:00!
WOW what a day!!! I am so blessed and thankful! We had 3 ladies in particular and mom and I that stayed and worked!
I am sooooooooooo excited to see what tomorrow brings! This experience has been so rewarding!
MY GOAL IS TO RAISE $1000 AT OUR SALE TOMORROW! I WILL KEEP YOU POSTED!
Loaded 1 truck load full of stuff for the yard sale.
Went over to my mother in laws and added to it! It was piled up!!!
Went up to the church and mind you I had been praying that we would have stuff for our sale....boy do we have stuff!!!
People started to come as soon as the doors opened! And they just kept coming. One guy dropped off one truck load and then went home and got another. We have truck loads galore! 2 huge racks of clothes and about 8 tables stacked 2-3 feet high with clothes!
Books, toys, housewares, baby stuff, furniture anything and everything you can imagine.
We worked for 5 hours with only a 30 minute break.
Then we thought that we were done- my neigbor said that she had some stuff and I told her that I would get it when we got back, so we pulled in at 11:15 pm and loaded another truck load! It is now 12:03 am and we have to get up at 6:00 am to be at the church at 7:00!
WOW what a day!!! I am so blessed and thankful! We had 3 ladies in particular and mom and I that stayed and worked!
I am sooooooooooo excited to see what tomorrow brings! This experience has been so rewarding!
MY GOAL IS TO RAISE $1000 AT OUR SALE TOMORROW! I WILL KEEP YOU POSTED!
KATRINA YARD SALE HAS TAKEN OVER
Our house has become a dumping ground for the Yard sale we are having tomorrow! We have a ton of stuff that has been donated to us, and we got all of our signs out! We put 2 up at the new Walmart and saturated the city! I bet people are going to come, just to see what all the hoopla is about. I have never seen so much flouresant poster board in my life!
Mom is busy baking little pumpkin loaves and her famous Buttermilk cake for the bake sale too!
I pray that a lot of folks come and buy all of our stuff! Please pray for that!
Wednesday, September 07, 2005
LOTS OF UPDATED NEWS!!!
I just found out from our GM at work that we have 600 G&K employees that we have not heard from that lived and worked in New Orleans. I pray for them.
Angela and Mike sold their house for sure! Praise God. Pray that Mike finds a new job and that they find an apt. to live in for the next 6 months.
James is still waiting to hear from the Thunderbirds to decide if he is going to take the job, but in the meantime he was given a promotion and assigned to be over 250+ people and $16million dollars worth of aircraft engines for 7 different kinds of planes. In military terms-that is a huge deal.
Hmmm... lets see what else.... I got all of the signs made for my yard sale on Sat. I just have to put them around town. My Tex gone KY friend Cindy offered to help.. THANKS Cindy... and I am praying that it is going to be a huge sale!
Gas prices are lowering $2.85 a gallon. Only cost me $42 to fill up today.. ha ha
New Prayer Requests: our niece Alexis has a friend Chase who is 4 and he has a sister who has a brain tumor that they just found. She is only 10 mths. old. Please pray for them
A lady I work with, her daughter just had a baby and she has preclampsia so they had to take the baby early and it only weighed 2 lbs 12 ozs. The mom was released, but the baby has to stay in the hospital. The drive one way is an hour for them to get to the hospital. Logan did gain an ounce yesterday, so that was good. Pray for that situation.
I think that is about it for now! Sorry Amber it took me so long to update... ha ha!
I just found out from our GM at work that we have 600 G&K employees that we have not heard from that lived and worked in New Orleans. I pray for them.
Angela and Mike sold their house for sure! Praise God. Pray that Mike finds a new job and that they find an apt. to live in for the next 6 months.
James is still waiting to hear from the Thunderbirds to decide if he is going to take the job, but in the meantime he was given a promotion and assigned to be over 250+ people and $16million dollars worth of aircraft engines for 7 different kinds of planes. In military terms-that is a huge deal.
Hmmm... lets see what else.... I got all of the signs made for my yard sale on Sat. I just have to put them around town. My Tex gone KY friend Cindy offered to help.. THANKS Cindy... and I am praying that it is going to be a huge sale!
Gas prices are lowering $2.85 a gallon. Only cost me $42 to fill up today.. ha ha
New Prayer Requests: our niece Alexis has a friend Chase who is 4 and he has a sister who has a brain tumor that they just found. She is only 10 mths. old. Please pray for them
A lady I work with, her daughter just had a baby and she has preclampsia so they had to take the baby early and it only weighed 2 lbs 12 ozs. The mom was released, but the baby has to stay in the hospital. The drive one way is an hour for them to get to the hospital. Logan did gain an ounce yesterday, so that was good. Pray for that situation.
I think that is about it for now! Sorry Amber it took me so long to update... ha ha!
Monday, September 05, 2005
IT'S GREAT TO BE OFF WORK!
It is another great day in KY! Although the UK Wildcats lost to Louisville yesterday!
Mom is here visiting for the week. We always have a special time visiting together.
Today we are going to put out signs that we made for our Benefit yard sale and bake sale.
I am praying daily that we have a lot of folks that show up to buy stuff. I would love to raise a good amount to give to the Red Cross. Yesterday at church our pastor announced that we are going to offer our church to take in some of the refugees. We are so very excited about that!
Several families opened there homes to house more of them too!
Not much else to blog today. Hope my Texas family and friends have a great Labor Day. Spend time together and love each other!
Sunday, September 04, 2005
THIS IS THE DAY THAT THE LORD HAS MADE
LET US REJOICE AND BE GLAD
I went to let Mandie (our lab) out this morning and was greated by such a beautiful morning. Kentucky is so wonderful this time of year. It is trying to become fall, but still holding on to a few last summer days. Everything is so green and fragrant and the nights and mornings are cool.
I am so thankful to live in such a wonderful place.
Hurricane Katrina is still on my mind heavily. I am speaking in church this morning about our Bake and Yard sale that I am coordinating (we are donating ALL the procceeds to the Red Cross). I am going to read part of what my sister wrote- by the way Heather, you should think of using your talent!!! I pray that we have lots of volunteers and that God brings an overabundance of things for the sale. I pray that people will come from all over to check it out, and in return will find the Love of God! I am so thankful to live in a country where we can freely have sales like these to help others and don't have to get our governments permission.
Praise God for the country that we live in!
Saturday, September 03, 2005
Friday, September 02, 2005
KENTUCKY IS RUNNING OUT OF GAS!!
We have a family friend who recently sold his Oil company here in Michael's home town. He was talking to my mother in law today and told her to go fill up her tank with gas and keep it full. He told her to pass it on to us as well. For you see, Kentucky is running out of gas. It takes 8 loads of gas to fill up all the gas stations in KY. This morning, they only received 1 ! One of the main pipe lines has been closed from Tuscaloosa, AL to here that supplied us. So within a week, we will have no gas. We already have 1 city here who has 2 stations that have run out of gas.
Maybe this is for a reason.
Maybe this is so that we are forced as a society to stay home and spend time with our families. Maybe it is forcing the workaholics to catch just a tiny glimpse of what it is like to stay home and just hang out with your kids.
Maybe it is forcing those who are having difficult marriages to have to spend time together and work things out.
Maybe it is forcing moms and dads with troubled teens to have to be in the same house to talk about what is going on in their lives. Maybe it is so that people can come up with a plan on how to help the Katrina victims.
Or possibly it is to help a family who has a loved one who is sick , spend time with them before it is their time to go. Maybe it will force neighbors to come together and help out one another. Communities may become united. Anger may subside and hurts may fall to the wayside.
People will have to become creative and find other things to do besides go out to eat or to a movie or the mall.
My hope and prayer is that GOD will be seen thru this. That his words, that he will never leave nor forsake us, and the he has a plan for us and knows the future will ring out and be heard throughout. That is my prayer!
We have a family friend who recently sold his Oil company here in Michael's home town. He was talking to my mother in law today and told her to go fill up her tank with gas and keep it full. He told her to pass it on to us as well. For you see, Kentucky is running out of gas. It takes 8 loads of gas to fill up all the gas stations in KY. This morning, they only received 1 ! One of the main pipe lines has been closed from Tuscaloosa, AL to here that supplied us. So within a week, we will have no gas. We already have 1 city here who has 2 stations that have run out of gas.
Maybe this is for a reason.
Maybe this is so that we are forced as a society to stay home and spend time with our families. Maybe it is forcing the workaholics to catch just a tiny glimpse of what it is like to stay home and just hang out with your kids.
Maybe it is forcing those who are having difficult marriages to have to spend time together and work things out.
Maybe it is forcing moms and dads with troubled teens to have to be in the same house to talk about what is going on in their lives. Maybe it is so that people can come up with a plan on how to help the Katrina victims.
Or possibly it is to help a family who has a loved one who is sick , spend time with them before it is their time to go. Maybe it will force neighbors to come together and help out one another. Communities may become united. Anger may subside and hurts may fall to the wayside.
People will have to become creative and find other things to do besides go out to eat or to a movie or the mall.
My hope and prayer is that GOD will be seen thru this. That his words, that he will never leave nor forsake us, and the he has a plan for us and knows the future will ring out and be heard throughout. That is my prayer!
Wednesday, August 31, 2005
I took this from someone elses Blog, but I think that it is the saddest thing that I have ever heard! Let's all pray for these people. I can't imagine loosing Michael! This sure makes you realize that all the material possesions that one can buy: Nice house, expensive car, purses, shoes, clothes etc. in the end do not bring us happiness and can be gone in the blink of an eye! Cherish everyday! Thank God everyday for another day of life with your family!
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/30/katrina.people/index.html
Click or paste the link above and listen to the first video of the man who lost his wife!
Oh God how these people need help. I pray that God's glory will come from all this and he will be more evident than ever!
This is the day the Lord has made-Let us rejoice and be glad in it!
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/30/katrina.people/index.html
Click or paste the link above and listen to the first video of the man who lost his wife!
Oh God how these people need help. I pray that God's glory will come from all this and he will be more evident than ever!
This is the day the Lord has made-Let us rejoice and be glad in it!
Tank of gas=$41.00
Tissues to catch tears from crying over it=$1.39
Getting 30 miles to the gallon= PRICELESS
I am so blessed to have a car that gets 30 miles to the gallon! As I pulled up to the pump today to fill up my car as it was on Empty and I didn't figure that I could go on E for every much longer, I said to the lady pumping gas next to me" Doesn't it just make you want to cry! As I walked in to get a soda, I was talking to the lady behind the counter about it and a mid 20 something guy walks in and decideds to put his 2 cents into the conversation and spouts off that as long as Bush is Pres. that we would never see any relief and he proceeded to walk out the door.
What are we going to do! Gas has jumped from the picture above when I filled up at 3 pm to $3.09 a gallon in just a few hours. I drive an average of 110 miles a day, so you do the math! I will be broke by the end of all of this! Ok, I am done griping!
SOMETHINGS GOTTA GIVE!!!!!
COME ON BUSH HELP US OUT!
I just did our finances for the month and added up how much we spent on gas, food etc... Are you ready.............. GAS : $535.08 just this month!!!!Somethings gotta give... I pray that Bush does go ahead and decides to release some of the oil reserve! Help us out! We can't go on like this for much longer! HELP, HELP, HELP!!!!!
Tuesday, August 30, 2005
How we spent our day!Not sure you can tell from the pictures, but here is the result from Tropical Storm Katrina on our basement. There was about 2 inches in some places maybe more. I think that we went thru every towel in the house to soak up the mess!!
But you know it is funny how God uses circumstances like these to work in other ways. Michael and I have been so crazy busy lately that we have barely had time to just sit and enjoy each others company. So today, despite our mess, we were both home today and got to crawl back into bed (after trying to clean our mess and between us re-washing all the laundry), and just rest and watch t.v. and spend the day together. God has a plan and sometimes it is not our own, but I am thankful he knows and is in control.
My prayers are with the people who lost their homes and loved ones, for my water was not even anything compared to theirs!!!
Please pray that our basement doesn't flood again tonight, as we are supposed to get more rain!
Katrina comes to Kentucky
Well, we are seeing Katrina in the form of a tropical storm. We woke up this morning to a flooded basement, which is not good, because Michael has all his photography equipment set up down there. The water came in during the night under the door that leads to the outside... Lovely huh! But, as I type this, my prayers go to all the folks in New Orleans and Mississippi who have lost their homes completely. When you think of it that way, a little water isn't so bad. For those of us who don't live on the water, we should thank God everyday! Well, off to figure out how to get all this water OUT!
Well, we are seeing Katrina in the form of a tropical storm. We woke up this morning to a flooded basement, which is not good, because Michael has all his photography equipment set up down there. The water came in during the night under the door that leads to the outside... Lovely huh! But, as I type this, my prayers go to all the folks in New Orleans and Mississippi who have lost their homes completely. When you think of it that way, a little water isn't so bad. For those of us who don't live on the water, we should thank God everyday! Well, off to figure out how to get all this water OUT!
Sunday, August 28, 2005
Today was such a good day! We are sure enjoying our new church. Our pastor Vola Brown is so simplistic in his preaching and is so wonderful. The people are so very friendly and are a big group of "huggers". Tonight we had a baptism service and it was wonderful!!
We are so thankful that God has lead us to this church!
God is faithful!
We are so thankful that God has lead us to this church!
God is faithful!
Friday, August 26, 2005
What would you do? You are a "shoe in" for the job of your life that you have wanted every since you were a child. You have been given the opportunity right at your finger tips, but it would mean that you would be away from your family quite a bit...but only for a 2 year commitment!
James has the opportunity to work with the USAF Thunderbirds! He was even approached as to why he still hasn't turned in his application (hello, he was fighting a WAR).
So, that is the latest thing on my prayer list, that God would lead him to take it or not take it and for him to feel 100% peace about it. Him and Clarissa and Jake and Cambrie are still in Vegas, and it would keep them there for at least 2 more years. Clarissa doesnt care for the smut that is associated with Vegas (cant say I blame her at all), but she has made some great friends there too. I envy her strength, and she is one of the women on my list of people that I admire!
Won't you join me in praying for the Ellison's, and please post a comment of your opinion as to what you would do if it were your family!!!!
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