Happy Birthday Dad

Happy Birthday Dad. Just wanted you to know I was thinking about you today. I hope you have a great day.
Love,
Jessica

Carter our "joy"

Aaron took this picture Sunday night and I just had to share it with you.
We were putting the kids to bed and found Carter like this in our room. He is always cracking us up with the goofy stuff he comes up with all on his own. He is a joy to be around and I know he holds a special place in the hearts of the people who know him. He is an amazing little boy and I look forward to watching him grow into a very special man. God is always teaching me things through Carter that I might otherwise miss.
 Every time I think back to the time he was born and remember how scared we were, not knowing what to expect, I think of the last phrase in Psalm 30:5  "weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning."  Carter is the joy and blessing that God gave us out of what we thought was a dark time in our lives. I am amazed at the way God can take our heartaches and mold them into something beautiful.
 Ecclesiastes 3:11

Happy Birthday Mom

I just wanted to say a quick Happy Birthday. Hope you have a great day.

Peewee choir singing in church

Whew, I finally got this video uploaded. It only took me 4 hours. I guess that shows how much I know. : )
Pastor was sitting down in front with puppets that are used in the kids choir. He wanted to help them sing and they did a great job. We are so thankful to be part of a church and have a Pastor that values our little people . I hope you enjoy watching this as much as we did .
 Carter loves singing even if he can't say the words yet. He enjoys those hand motions and is very enthusiastic when we sing songs with motions. He is a blessing to us and I hope this blesses your heart also. Have a wonderful day.

Arica starts first grade

Arica starts first grade today and is very excited. The Lord was reminding me in my quiet time this morning not to take our family members for granted because our life is like a vapor. Boy, isn't that the truth. It doesn't seem like all that long ago we were bringing her home for the first time. They grow up so fast. Well, I thought you would enjoy this picture. Have a great day. Psalm 118:24

Silly Boy Carter

This is a picture of Carter just being silly. He is always coming up with ways to entertain us and make us laugh. He truly is a blessing from God. It brings tears to my eyes every time I think of how far God has brought him. He truly is a gift from the Lord and I thank Him every day for giving us Carter.

Encouragement from evening church service

I just wanted to take a few minutes to share some of the encouragement we got at church last night.
Pastor was preaching out of Mark chapter 8 about faith. Jesus and the disciples had gotten into a ship after Jesus fed  4,000 people with 7 loaves of bread. The disciples realized they forgot to bring enough bread and only had one loaf. Jesus had to remind the disciples that he fed 5,000 with 5 loaves and just fed 4,000 with 7 loaves and that he could feed the whole ship with the one loaf they had.
So to summarize, Jesus plus what we have (our one loaf ) is more than enough to supply our needs. We don't need to go to anyone but the Lord to meet our needs. He owns the cattle on a 1,000 hills and promised to supply our needs. And when we get discouraged or doubtful all we need to do is look back at all the times He came through for us in the past and trust that He will come through for us again. I am so glad we serve a great God that cares of His children. I am also glad we go to a church where the Pastor takes the Word of God and challenges us to prove God and grow in our Christian life. If you would be interested in hearing the whole sermon you can listen to it at
 http://www.lbtministries.com/LBT/Preaching.html
It is titled Use Your Memory Through the Hard Times.
 Have a great day and God bless.

This picture of Bailey was taken last night. She was determined to climb up on the couch all by herself. It took her a little while to accomplish it but she was very determined. She looked so proud of herself we had to snap a picture. I thought you would enjoy this so I thought I'd share. Hope you have a great day!

Quote for the day

I think quotes are little pieces of wisdom God gives to us through other people to encourage us as we go through life. So I decided to periodically post ones I find that encourage me. Hopefully they will also be an encouragement to you. So, here is the first one.
"God never gives us anything to do that He does not give us the strength to do."
Dr. Jack Hyles

Welcome to our new blog !

I have been thinking about doing a blog for awhile now and decided today to get started. Since we have family and friends all over the country I figured it would make it easier to keep everyone up to date. I will make a point to post pictures (after I learn how) as often as possible. This is a new learning experience for me. I hope you enjoy it as I start posting. Feel free to e-mail me with comments/suggestions. Enjoy!