11-11-11 Samuel turns 9



Samo's new dirtbike!!

 Happy Birthday to my boy!  He is 9 years old today.  What can I say about Samuel?  He is a very energetic little boy. To say he loves football is an understatement. He is a very devoted Crimson Tide fan.  He also loves taking karate.  He loves playing  Lego's and  football with his friends.  He is such a sweet tenderhearted boy.  I am looking forward to seeing what kind of man he grows to be.  My prayer for Samuel is that he would love the Lord with all his soul, mind, and strength.   

Andrew's Turkey

My nephew had to complete a small project for school.  He was supposed to camouflage a turkey.  My sister wanted him to do it in LMS stuff.  We cut some of the plastic bracelets with Dave's name on them, used a picture from one of the prayer cards the school made, and on the face we cut out words that tell you about LMS.  I think it turned out pretty cool!!  I hope he wins, but even if he doesn't, this will bring more awareness to this rare and horrible cancer.

A Sweet Surprise

Look what came in the mail today!!  Toasted Cinnamon coffee beans from The Buffalo Grille in Houston!!  Thank you my friend Pat from the prayer ministry at Second Baptist Church.  They have been so sweet to check in on us from time to time and even came to the hospital when Dave had surgery.  I can't wait to brew a pot and have a cup of this delicious coffee.

We've Been Running!!

No really...the kids and I have been running.  We are about to finish our 3rd week of the couch to 5k running program.  It is a nine week running program.  I have been so proud of the kids...and me.  We should be able to run 30 minutes (without any walking) by Christmas.  WOOOOHOOOO.  Needless to say the kids are not as excited about this as I am.  I'll keep you updated on our progress :) 

Dave is feeling good these days.  Well other than the sinus infections and colds we all have.  I had it bad last week and this week he is coming down with something.  We are hoping the kids will stay clear of all the sickness.  That's all the time I have for now.  Thanks for checking in on us :)

Trick or Treat

My bunny, transformer, and doctor!

Happy Reformation Day!

On this day in 1517, Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to door of the castle church in Wittenburg, Germany.  This was the beginning of what would become the protestant reformation. As Luther studied the scripture, he discovered  that much was wrong with how the church was teaching the scripture to the people.  He wrote his 95 points and it did not turn out as he had hoped.  He discovered that the corruption was much deeper than he had expected.  He and other men began to teach the Word of God to the people and had Bibles printed in their own languages so they could read the Bible for themselves and not have to be told what it said by the church leaders who were perverting the scripture. Because of the work of the Reformers, many people learned to read.  You can go to Monergism to read more about Luther and Reformation Day.   

A Day With Family

Yesterday we spent the day with some of our extended family. We haven't seen them in quite a while. We had a really good time catching up with them and eating a yummy meal together.  The kids had so much fun playing together too. We missed Grandaddy not being there.  This was the first time we have all been together since he died several years ago. I think he would have been so happy to see us all enjoying our time together.  He would have loved watching all the great grands playing together. I still miss him so much. 

We had some photos made that turned out great!

My mother's side of the family....All 30 of us!!



My family....all 3 of my sisters, brothers, mama, daddy, nieces, nephews, and me, Dave, and our kiddos.

(please do not try to diagram the sentence above :)

Oh, and the weather was simply amazing!!