With a heavy heart, I am saying good-bye...just for a short time, to blogging. I have hit a season in my life where there are so many things begging for my attention and all though blogging is a really good thing, those things are the BEST!They must be FIRST! I look back over the last five years and what AWESOME memories I have captured here, but as I have grown in my walk with the Lord, I desire Him, my husband, and my girls more than time at the computer! I look forward to where He will lead me as I am obedient to this call...God is good, all the time! Thank you and may God bless!
February 03, 2011
January 09, 2011
Project 365 2011
Another year...hard to believe! I am excited to enter this year doing this amazing Project 365 again..so many amazing memories treasured!
Saturday, January 1st
Today we celebrated Christmas with my side of the family! It was an amazing time spent with each other! These kiddos are growing up so much...love each and every one of them!
Sunday, January 2nd
Caught Andy helping Hailey play her new guitar...sweet memories like this that just make my heart HAPPY!
Monday, January 3rd
Today we begin partnering with Lifechurch.tv on the 21-Day Fast. Andy is doing the Daniel Fast and I am cutting out all the "sweets & junk" from my diet! We are praying that God truly reveals himself in our lives through this fast.
Tuesday, January 4th
We made a trip to one of my favorite stores...Mardel's! I could simply spend hours just browsing! We went to get Ashlyn her new devotion and the Family Reading Bible and of course, we walked away with so much more! Notice those purple Super Bargain labels...$1.00 books! Who can pass up $1.00 books?!?!? :)
Wednesday, January 5th
Back to school this week and I thought I would try something...posting a "verse of the day" on our blackboard! It was nice to read it ALL DAY LONG as a gentle reminder to put Christ FIRST!
Thursday, January 6th
My sweet hubby surprised me today with a new phone...the iPhone 4G. Mine was no longer holding a charge. I love it! I even purchased an Otter case...pink and white!! Thanks sweetie...xoxo!
Friday, January 7th
Hailey wanted to cheer up my day by making this colorful rainbow for me! :) Made me smile! :)
January 02, 2011
December 31, 2010
Project 365
Friday, December 24th
Christmas Eve=an AMAZING worship service at Lifechurch.tv!!! Little Drummer Boy is our FAVORITE!!
Saturday, December 25th
Merry Christmas! We love Christmas morning and the excitement that fills our home! The girl's got alot of FUN things but they especially LOVED their donut maker and we even got a chance to make a few...delicious!
Sunday, December 26th
What a way to end the holiday season...a little tummy bug hit Ashlyn Saturday night and Hailey Sunday morning. Hailey ended up passing out and hitting her head on the tile in the kitchen so Andy rushed her to the ER. We were thankful to hear that all her tests came back perfect. They took wonderful care of her and sent her home with some great med's that made her feel so much better!
Monday, December 27th
We took Monday off so everyone could have one more day to re-coop! Hailey spent her day resting in Daddy's arms!
Tuesday, December 28th
As a thank you for hamster-sitting, Amy and Troy brought me back some delicious Peppermint Ice from Fannie May in Indiana! THANK YOU!!
Wednesday, December 29th
What an amazing surprise to find this in my mailbox!! I feel so honored to a photo of my girl's in this awesome project! Thank you Rachel!
Thursday, December 30th
Ashlyn got these adorable owl p.j.'s for Christmas! They are perfect for her and fit her personality...FUN!
Friday, December 31st
2010...what an amazing year it was!! I am just blown away at how awesome our God is! It truly was a year for growth and change within our family! I love them with all my heart and I am honored to be a part of their lives each & every day! We are looking forward to how God is going to work in 2011! We are open and ready to be obedient to Him!
December 26, 2010
Project 365
Friday, December 17th
The Manolovits family is headed to Indiana in the morning to spend Christmas with Troy's family so we are "hamster sitting" for 10 days! The girls are quite excited, although they are NOT to remove them from their cage...would not like to lose one of them in our home! :) The girls loved giving them treats...Max loves his carrots!
Saturday, December 18th
Today was the day of the Selman Family Dirty Santa/Christmas Party! We look forward to this each year...it is for sure the craziest dirty santa one will ever attend! :)
Sunday, December 19th
I found this idea on one of the blogs I read so I decided to make them for our close friends and neighbors! I even created one for our home...perfect next to our nativity scene!
Monday, December 20th
Hailey decided the teaching blocks needed to be organized by color...what a pretty rainbow!
Tuesday, December 21st
Scrapbooking has been pushed to the end of my "to-do" list for the past year...and that is ok, but I am now almost 3 years behind. I would like to start 2011 off by committing to working on some layouts from time to time. I decided to go through my photos to scrap and eliminate some and only scrap the ones that have a story behind them!
Wednesday, December 22nd
Oh my, these have to be the very BEST, most delicious cookies EVER! They are Candy Cane Kiss Cookies!! I will be back to share the recipe...
Thursday, December 23rd
Our tradition with Andy's family continued this year, Happy Birthday Jesus cookie and all, although Cathy was not there to be a part of it. I will have to admit, it was tough this year. Miss her so much!
December 20, 2010
Merry Christmas!!!
We would like to wish everyone a very BLESSED & MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! What a year 2010 has been...God has blessed our lives in so many ways and for that, we are very thankful!! God is good...all the time!
Project 365
Friday, December 10th
Tonight, we enjoyed the Journey to Bethlehem at Forest Hills Church in Oklahoma City...simply AMAZING!!!
Saturday, December 11th
We visited the "Stone Family Christmas Lights" in Edmond tonight. He is part of the worship team at LifeChurch.tv's Edmond campus. He had a big screen set up in his front yard playing last year's Christmas music videos while the music came through your car radio and all the lights blinked to the rhythm. Pretty AMAZING!
Sunday, December 12th
Grandpa (Andy's Dad) asked the girls to come out and help decorate his Christmas tree. It was hard doing it without Nanna...lots of memories on that tree. The girls did a GREAT job!
Monday, December 13th
We are trying to get the road of "healthier eating" and cutting the "junk" from our diet, so Andy walked through the door with a juicer today! We are really looking forward to trying this out!
Tuesday, December 14th
The girls had their Christmas Show at The A.R.T.S tonight! Madison had a hip-hop performance and Ashlyn did a gymnastics routine...and all to Christian music! They did AWESOME!!!!
Wednesday, December 15th
Love our tradition of creating a gingerbread house each Christmas. This year, the girls wanted a village! They turned out so cute! :)
Thursday, December 16th
We have been doing a Christmas Symbols Study for the last few weeks. Today, we learned about the candy canes and what the colors mean. The girls created these for all of their friends with a tag that has this poem on it...
Look at the Candy Cane What do you see? Stripes that are red Like the blood shed for me
White is for my Savior Who's sinless and pure! "J" is for Jesus My Lord, that's for sure!
Turn it around And a staff you will see Jesus my shepherd Was born for Me!
December 10, 2010
Project 365
Friday, December 3rd
Madison wanted some adorable toppers for her cupcakes, so we got creative this afternoon and made these!! So fun and easy!
Saturday, December 4th
Tonight was the night of Madison's 3rd Annual Birthday Slumber Party!! It is the highlight of her year! They had a blast this year playing some Minute To Win It games (photos to come later) and just hanging out!
Sunday, December 5th
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to YOU! Madison turned 12 years old at 6:26 am TODAY! Gosh, where have the years gone? We are so proud of the young lady she is becoming! We stand in awe of how God is working in her life. Love you sweetie! xoxo
Monday, December 6th
Madison's gift from us was a new comforter and curtains...a little more "grown-up" look for her room! She LOVES it...and so do I! We got lucky and didn't have to paint her walls and all her accessories matched PERFECT!!!
Tuesday, December 7th
It was "clean out the fridge day" around here...and that means everything out, shelves and drawers wiped out and organized! This has not been done in..well, maybe I should not admit it! :) This makes me happy...all clean and organized!
Wednesday, December 8th
This is our favorite time of year...and this is our favorite Christmas display in our home! We place it in our entryway so as we have guests, it is what they see first! It is our focus each Christmas season...the birth of Jesus Christ! We want nothing more than for our lives to reflect this each day!
Thursday, December 9th
We started a new tradition this year...the Advent and friends of ours highly recommended this book, Jotham's Journey! All I can say is WOW, we sit on the edge of our seat each night as the story ends! It's been amazing as we prepare for Christ's birth!
December 05, 2010
Happy 12th Birthday!!!
12 years ago today, I gave birth to our BEAUTIFUL little girl! From that moment, our hearts were forever changed. Madison has filled our days with such joy and love! She has such a heart for others and for the things that please God.
Madison, we are so truly proud of you! You are a beautiful young lady, inside and out! We know God has some awesome and amazing plans for your life. Our prayer each day is that you will always keep Him #1 in your heart and you will keep your eyes forcused on HIM! Spend time with Him and know how much He loves YOU! Thank you for YOU! We love you, sweetie, to the moon and back...don't ever forget that! xoxo
"Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength." Mark 12:30
December 03, 2010
Project 365
Black Friday...one day of the year I have always chosen to stay home, in my pj's and let all those "crazy" people fight the crowds! This year, I was one of those "crazy" people! Andy's cousin is the store manager of the Wal-Mart in Stillwater, so I headed up with Andy's mom for the night! 12:01 AM is when the sale started...and it was 2:30 AM before I got home! Lots of great stuff...and it was FUN!
Saturday, November 27th
BEDLAM BABY!! Since we are a house divided, there was some cheering for OU and OSU! It was one AMAZING game and OSU fought a good fight, but OU came out on top...and that's ok! GO POKES!
Sunday, November 28th
We celebrated Thanksgiving with my side of the family today! J.R. and Jennifer hosted and it was an amazing night! Soups and salads were on the menu and we ended the night with Andy's AMAZNG homemade apple pie and watching The Christmas Story! Madison snapped this photo of Andy and I...not bad at all!!
Monday, Novmeber 29th
Tonight was mommy's night out...Allison, Candice and I went for some tea and dessert at All About Cha in Edmond! Oh my, it was simply DELICIOUS!! I ordered a Chocolate Mousse Ribbon Cake and hot chocolate! What an awesome night we had just visiting...with NO kids! I am so blessed to call these ladies my friends!
Tuesday, November 30th
Hailey has the wildest hair EVER!!! This is just one of the many looks! She had just gotten out of the shower and literally looks like she stuck her finger in a light socket!!
Wednesday, December 1st
December already...WOW! That means we celebrate a very special birthday...Madison will be 12 years old on Sunday. She wanted to make some cupcakes for Lifegroup! She decorated them herself...quite fancy and amazing! :)
Thursday, December 2nd
This week, we learned about Jonah and a few other prophets. One of the projects was to carve a fish from a bar of soap! They had so much fun and they all turned out GREAT!
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