Spring Photo Shoot!

Life gets busy sometimes.







Take a little time to smile!
" A glad heart makes a cheerful face..."
~Proverbs 15:13


Blessings,

Pictures, Birthdays, Snow, Narnia, Oh my!

Well, my poor blog has suffered dreadfully the past month and a half!
I figured I would give ya'll some pictures, and announce some birthdays!

Happy birthday Katie! I know I'm late, but I had SO much fun Friday night at the movies!

Happy birthday Momma! You're the VERY best! Sorry I burned your pie...:)

We saw Narnia, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader Friday night! It was wonderful, they did take some liberties in places, and they left out a few great scenes in the book, but I think, all around, it was a hit. I LOVE how they left the line Aslan says to Lucy: "In your world, I have another name. You must come to know me by that name..."

We are heading out to the Creation Museum this weekend, and we're taking a friend this year! If you haven't seen or heard of the Creation Museum, please type it in on Google. (sorry I can't give you the link, the button isn't working)




Isn't she gorgeous?!? She'll be a year old in January!



This is my favorite funny picture of her, and her de-flated volley ball...:)




Cool Cloud.




I love persimmons!




Get this, Sunday morning we woke up to this...




and Monday morning, this was here...what is it? (for those non-Tennesseeans, this stuff is RARE.)







Home-made bird baths...a little chilly now.




More of that white stuff.

Have a blessed week!

Just A Few Random Pictures...and a Funny Story

Okay, I know it's been a while since I posted. Life has been VERY busy 'round here. I L-O-V-E summer, but, this summer has been just plain HOT! I'm talkin' it hasn't been out of the 90's for weeks. We were discussing the heat at church last night, and everyone is praying for at least 80-85 degree weather, just for relief. 'They' say there'll be a warm fall, I hope to goodness (whoever 'they' are) are wrong. We had a little rain yesterday, but you couldn't tell when it got finished that it had rained at all.
I still haven't been able to load up the pics from Savannah, but I hope to work on it soon. In the mean time, here are a few from this summer:




We dubbed this one, "The Atomic Cloud"



Ellie ADORES her volley ball...



Hey Launcelot! Don't fall on my head please!!




Shuckin' the corn...and for those of you who might think, "Ewwwww! You ate corn your dog chewed on?" No, we threw her piece out. The corn was so infested with worms, that we ended throwing out a large part of it. What a shame...





" I will cause the shower to come down; there shall be showers of blessing."
Ezekiel 34:26

Oh, before I forget. Two nights ago, we were getting ready for bed, when all of the sudden, I start to hear music. Real soft, tinkling like music. Almost like a snow-globe. I walked all over the house. Everyone was in bed, but I heard that music, it so quiet, I couldn't make out a distinct tune, but I knew I heard it. I checked our radio. Nothing. I checked the computer. Nothing. I even checked my fiddle, (a while back, the strings on the fiddle where popping and plinking. Making tuneless music. I woke up in the middle of the night scared to death. Turns out, they where just de-tuning because it was hot in the house.) Nothing. It was starting to drive me CRAZY! All I could hear was that music, and I didn't know where it was coming from. So I wake Daddy up and he starts looking for it. Grace gets up and starts looking. Then, we stop in the hall way, listening. Right above our heads is the attic trap-door. At the same time, Daddy and I both point up. It was coming from the attic! So I helter-skelter up the ladder and find a Christmas tree ornament the plays, "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" The batteries where messed up, and it wouldn't stop it's tune. Daddy put the batteries in backwards, and we went to sleep.

I'm glad we found where it was coming from. (And that I wasn't going crazy!)

Blessings in Him,

The OpryMills Mall...

...yep, we shop at this mall occasionally. What a flood! Imagine what the World Wide flood was like!!!
God is powerful, and in control.

Blessings,

A Road To Remember...

Today is my 16th birthday.
The Lord has blessed me with SO much in sixteen years. So, to give you an idea of the glorious blessings I've received, I'll name 16 things He has given me over my 16 years:

1 A faith that keeps growing

2 A Father who loves me, who teaches me the Lord's word through his examples, and who serves our King.

3 A Mother who loves me, who leads me in the paths of womanhood, and who serves our King

4 3 BEAUTIFUL sisters who help me to learn, grow, enjoy, and cherish this life.

5 A home, a place where laughter lives, where sorrows are shared, where memories are made...

6 An opportunity to learn, and be taught by my Lord and parents without fear

7 Music that lifts the spirit, calms the fears, and teaches me perseverance

8 The beauty of life, and the sorrow of death, the endless peace we have in knowing God

9 Two sisters who live many miles away, Shleida and Shelove

10 A wonderful puppy, Ellie :)

11 Daffodils in spring, snow in winter, a fire-red autumn, and a warm, peaceful summer

12 Good health, and mercy when times did get rough

13 A love for home, family, children, cooking, sewing, and cleaning (sometimes) :)

14 His holy word, a guide and answer to all questions

15 The joy of knowing I'm part of His coming Kingdom

16 The Sixteen years I've had to learn, grow, fall, continue, achieve, aspire, remember, and love, in this world.

" God gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ." 1 Corinthians 15:57




This is the purity ring I got from Daddy and Momma. Momma birth stone in on the left, Daddy's is on the right, and mine is in the middle.


Blessings,

~Humility~

Down in the green and shady bed
A modest violet grew
Its stalk was bent, it hung its head,
As if to hide from view.

And yet it was a lovely flower,
It's color bright and fair.
It might have graced a rosy bower,
Instead of hiding there.

Yet there it was content to bloom,
In modest tints arrayed,
And there it spreads its sweet perfume,
Within the silent shade.

Then let me to the valley go,
This pretty flower to see,
That I may also learn to grow,
In sweet humility.
~Jane Taylor "The Violet"

" For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted." Luke 14:11


Blessings,

How Much Is That Puppy In The Window?...

These pictures of Ellie where too cute not to post...






Have a Blessed Day,

A Giveway!

Miss Jenna over at, http://www.femininefarmgirl.blogspot.com/ is hosting a skirt pattern giveaway. Please drop over there and let her know if you would like to enter.

The pattern comes from http://www.mariemadelinestudio.com It's called,
"Route 66 Skirt Pattern"



P.S.

Ava's B-day post is in the works. I'll have it up soon! :)

Blessings,

Introducing...(drum roll please...)

Who Said What Wednesday

I came across some really good quotes from some of the church fathers, C.H. Spurgeon, John Wesley, Martin Luther, ect... the other day, and told my Momma about them. I said that I might start a new thing on my blog where I quote a great preacher, teacher, historian, ect... and then see who can guess who said it. She recommended that I call it, "Who Said What". So, as you can see, today is,
" Who Said What Wednesday". Here's the mystery quote,

" Do all the good you can,
By all the means you can,
In all the ways you can,
In all the places you can,
At all the times you can,
To all the people you can,
As long as ever you can."

I'll give you until tomorrow afternoon at 12:00 to guess the right answer! Drop a comment with your guess. Have fun!


Oh! I threw in a few pictures from the gorgeous sunset we had last evening. Give all the glory to the Master Painter! :)





Also, here's a banjo cake I made for my grandpa's 74th birthday the other night.
(Momma had to finnish the black squares on the side, and do the strings.:) )




Blessings,

Our EARLY Trip...

Daddy had to go to the dentist the other day, and the appointment was at 9:00 a.m.
We live 2 1/2 hours from the city we had to go to, soooo.... We got up at 5:20 a.m., and left by 6:30. 2 adults, 4 sleepy kids, 2 of them under the age of 7. Anyhoo, we're still alive, and the trip was a lot of fun, once we woke up. :)
I got a new camera for Christmas (thanks Daddy and Momma!), so, here are some pictures with captions, If I can get them to load...

Well, I got a few to come up...:)



I couldn't get her to smile in any of my pictures:)... Love ya anyway Grace!




Early breakfast...Ava look like she's really enjoying that hashbrown...McDonalds special.



The apple juice was good, I think... what a face!

Blessings,