Do not have the recent pic's uploaded onto the computer yet, but we have been having good times and making lots of memories... Shania's birthday celebration was very nice.. we did not have a HUGE birthday bash with everyone over, no we had just US... See last year we were in Mo without Steve and Shania missed having her dad to help her celebrate her 12Th birthday. We also did not have him on thanksgiving.. so this year we have been somewhat selfish with our time... can not be helped :) We spent thanksgiving day down at Gospel Center camp and had such a good time helping in the kitchen and just being with great people. Juliana's mom is a BLASTTTTT to be around, such a sweet lady.. Camp ends this weekend and hope to make it back for the last few days of it... Monday we are going to start decorating for Christmas and I can not waittt* quietly squealing*lol.. Well I must run as it is WAY past my bed time... Had a very precious moment with Kaitlyn, not to tell all the details , something was really bothering her and she could not get to sleep nor stop crying, she was very upset. The end result was us praying together and talking out what was on her heart and lots of hugs and her saying"mama I feel so much better when I talk to you" ah love these moments, would gladly give up any amount of sleep for a moment like that.. Well goodnight all, trust your thanksgiving continues on throughout this Christmas season!
Ok so nothen long today, but just to say. ACKKKKKKKKKKKKKK... We will have a TEENAGER on the 21st of this month.. I am very excited for Shania, she is a good girl... Mom and Dad, not dealing so well.. rofl... Pray for this old mom that I will not blubber all over her this year.. I cry every year on all their Birthday's.. I know I am twisted.. I cry because they are not babies anymore, I cry because I am so happy they are entering a new phase of life, I cry because I am crying... ya I cry over everything... HA! and I dedicate a song to them each year... having a bit of a harder time this year... we shall see what it will be.. For sure will post the song AND pic's of our lil girl... Kaity will be right behind her in birthday's and THAT is going to really KILL ME.. no more single digit girls!!! Kelsey, That is a whole nother post.. ha! I love my girls!!! Have a great day everyone...
Alarm went off this morning, and I did not know exactly what was going on.. I was thrashing around hoping at some point to HIT whatever was making that SOUND.... than I GOT IT.. YES>. oops that was my BLACK BERRY.. ummm HELLOOO.. hahahaha... I am learning they are resilient, thank goodness.... Took me longer to get up but I finally did... Got the coffee made, picked out my favorite "set" to use this morning and dug into my devotions.. I have heard it said by many that they to fight the same battle I do, The devil wants to steal our joy!! Had such wonderful services Sunday, such a wonderful time in devotions yesterday morning, than I guess that was enough "joy" so Satan thought, and there he went, trying to snatch it this morning... I said "Devil I may only have one eye open, still need my coffee, and not fully alert... but you ARE NOT starting in on me now" SO I got up, got another cup of coffee and kept digging... Still felt like I was not "getting" what I was looking for, not fed enough, needed more.. I would stop and pray and ask The Lord to please help me to "HEAR" not just read His word... I am so thankful HE cares even about the little things... I opened up to the book of Matthew ( 17)where I had left off, and began reading where Jesus took Peter, James, and John up on a high mountain. He was transfigured right before their very eyes, they also seen Moses, and Elijah.. and from what I was reading this took place within a week of Christ's prediction of His Crucifixion. (WOW) When they seen this, a cloud came and covered them and they heard GOD speak, " This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased, HEAR HIM" The disciples had heard God say this before(Mat 3:17) when Jesus was baptised, but not the part of "HEAR HIM" From what I was reading, they were confused at this vision, did not understand, all the pieces of the puzzle were not fitting together in their minds.. BUT they were committed to Jesus and so they believed. My Study bible said" The disciples were at the crucial point of commitment to Jesus, everything hinged on who HE was to them(Mat 16:15)Jesus was trying to prepare them for the challenge of would seem like defeat that was ahead, the Cross! They were instructed when they came down from the mountain to tell no one(Matt:17:9) Read on in that same chapter to when a man came kneeling before Jesus to have mercy on his son, he had taken his son to the disciples and they could not heal him. Jesus was what seemed to me to be frustration when he spoke to them about their lack of faith(Matt 17:17-21) SO Jesus rebuked them, and had the boy brought to him so He could do the work... Lord help my lack of faith, Teach me, mold me, make me! If I could but really get a hold of that faith 24/7 what kind of revival would happen in my soul!!! I do have faith, I have seen mountains in our life moved, but it seems the enemy of my soul creeps in unawares, and I find myself once again facing that mountain of unbelief.. Teach me to discern the very SECOND the enemy tries to creep in... Lord YOU are on the throne, and in control of ALL.. Empty me, so I can be filled with you! I love you Jesus, you are the lover of my soul, I yearn for more of you, NOTHING is more dear to me than you and the gift you gave me of salvation . I refuse to give it up.. I will not give in.. I will not quit. This relationship I have with you is worth more than life itself and I realize I am in the fight of my life for it.. You fought for me that day on Calvary, so today I am fighting in my flesh for you.. I CHOOSE to believe, I Choose to have faith, because I KNOW FAITH WORKS... I Choose YOU Lord this day to serve, for as for me AND MY HOUSE, WE WILL SERVE YOU!!!
Off to a busy and hopefully very productive week!!! How did we start this week off? lol by taking the DAY OFF... Went with a friend to go see a New/Old Friend(new for me) old for my friend.. :) Was such a beautiful day out today(did warm up this afternoonish) and time went by way to fast.. So thankful for good trustworthy, non judgmental, praying women!!! So refreshing!! I came home so encouraged, was such a wonderful day yesterday at church and today was an added blessing.. I (we) are so excited about the next several months... and no the #1 on the list is NOT the holiday season( however that is #2) :) I am looking forward to the camp meetings that will be taking place... To start things off GCC starts next Thursday, to follow by MC, and to end the winter season, WHCC!! Going into this wonderful season with an expectation of MORE OF GOD and less of me... Going to be good memories made with old and new friends alike!! Hope to see ya there :)
We are slowly but surely going through the mountains of piles and boxes, plastic totes, so on so forth... Oh it is so much like Christmas around here.. Literally we have found things we FORGOT WE HAD and had not seen since 2006 when it was put into storage... Not much to write about it as I know everyone is like.. WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL?? Well all I can say to you is, if ya need to ask that question than obviously you were not around during the journey close enough to know, and that's OK!!!! You would just need to walk 4 years worth of miles in our shoes to understand.. SO thankful I say again to GOD and some very special people in our lives that helped make this happen... I could never express into words what we are feeling as a family and the wide range of different emotions... Funny story to share happened yesterday... Was making dinner and started *early* as I am use to cooking our meals ONE THING at a time due to lack of kitchen tools :) So I start with the pork chops, they bake, smell so good we are starving.. meanwhile I am working in the kitchen unpacking our 5 potato peeler's, 4 strainers, so on so forth you get the picture( Juliana I know this would drive you nuts :) ) They get done.. I leave them IN THE OVEN Move on to look for a plastic container to heat up the side dishes we wanted... I seen a glass bowl * gets excited* put the first side in and put it in the micro and waited til it was done.. looking for one more bowl for our second side.. *another squeal* found another glass bowl.. These look strange I FORGOT... It was while I was putting the baked beans into the dish, I burst ed out laughing, and kept laughing, and laughing.. Steve came into the kitchen with this bewildered look on his face "What is so funny?" I said WHY AM I COOKING IN SHIFTS IN OUR OWN KITCHEN WITH MOUNTAINS OF KITCHEN SUPPLIES AND IN THE MICROWAVE OF ALL THINGS??? He joined in and so did the kids... He said"Babe habit" That was so funny.. here I have our pots & pans & many other things to use and ......................... anyway thought I would share that humorous story. I want to hurry and get the house in order, for many reasons among wanting to start having everyone over... but I just can not help but sit and gently go through the boxes and take one thing out at a time and just THANK GOD for it and the memories that went and go along with it :) Trust everyone is having a GREAT week and remember... Keep praying for us, as we do you!! Love to all!!
I do believe we are going to finally see some COOLER temp's.. this morning was so nice out... 56 degree's( not an exact measurement as I am sure my digital thermometer is on it's way from MO.. HA) I loveeeeeeeeeeeee this time of year no matter where we live( I do miss the color changes, but we can drive a few hours north to get that) This year is extremely special to us, it is a new chapter in this book we are writing called "life" Steve is as we speak heading into New Mexico with our belongings, as lil as they may be they are ours!!!! And we are thankful for them... This has been a busy month, and looks like the rest of the year will be busy, I just love that!!! It is busy with good things, happy times, the chance to make new memories( add them to the scrap book's) and it means camp time around here.. We have Gospel Center Camp coming up first, than our Mesa camp next, and Wesleyan Holiness's camp to follow up in Jan... Always a good time to see folks!! Hope everyone is having a wonderful week, and feeling so encouraged in the Lord.. God is good... All the time... God is good!!!
Very Pretty Table.. 
I loved that lil tea set, the tea pot was missing in this pic..lol
Shania blowing out the candles of the cake Mrs,Nelson made for her
Mr.Howard
Kaity with the hat Isac plopped on her head... cute!
