Little Boys

Precious baby Carter

Little Boys

Little boys come in all shapes and sizes,
Shy and adventurous, full of surprises,
With misshapen halos and mischievous grins,
Small dirty faces, and sweet, sticky chins.

They'll keep you so busy, and yet all the while
Nothing can brighten the world like their smile.
And no greater treasure has brought homes more joy
Than a curious, active, and lovable boy!

Trust in the LORD with all thine heart;and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him,and he will direct thy paths. ~Proverbs 3:5-6

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Who is who in our family?

Here is a quick intro to our family. For a more detailed version click the "My Family" link below header.

Dad- Brent often called "Hubby" around here.

Mom-"Me" Sandy

Samantha-Our oldest daughter who came to us through foster care.

Lee-Samantha's hubby

Anna-Our oldest bio daughter

Corey-Anna's hubby

Katie- Our middle daughter

Ashley-Our youngest daughter also Jon's twin

Jonathan-Often called "Jon" and Ashley's twin

Jacob-Our youngest bio son

Brookelyn- "Grandbaby #1" Corey & Anna's daughter

Carter- "Grandbaby #2" Lee & Samantha's son

Our foster children at the moment...
Baby Boy "Z" age 9 months (He's been with us since he was 6 weeks old)
Baby Girl "R" age 10 months (Our newest foster addition)

Trust in the LORD with all thine heart;and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him,and he will direct thy paths. ~Proverbs 3:5-6

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She's A MeMe's Girl...

I remember the day we found out she was a girl. We were ALL ecstatic. Thank you Lord for our little blessing. 

One day, someone asked me did I like little girls better than little boys, because I always have girls. My answer was no. I really like them both. We've just been called with more foster girls than boys.  I use to keep a house full of boys when Jacob was little,but last year I got called only for girls... So that is why we've had so many girls.

Also, my main reason for hoping that Brookelyn was a girl was because that's what her parents really hoped for. My last child was a boy,so the baby in our family for the last 9 years has been a boy. I also wanted her to be a girl for my son-in-laws parents, because they have all boys. I knew what a joy a little girl would bring to them.

But had she been a boy that would have been just fine with me:) They both are a precious blessing to any family.

She's sweet ,but messy:)

Trust in the LORD with all thine heart;and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him,and he will direct thy paths. ~Proverbs 3:5-6

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How Did You Spend Your Day?

1.What time did you wake up/get up today?I got up at 4:45 AM
2.What did you have for lunch? chick-fila
3.What song did you listen to?God's been good
4.Where did you go?to take Z for an appointment
5.Did something make you smile?Brookelyn. When I was leaving, Anna was pulling up, so I got out to get kisses from my Brookelyn. She is always so happy. I can't help ,but smile. She is precious to me.
6.Did you think of someone today?I thought about my brother Bryan. I saw one of his friends today and I thought of him.
7.Did you call someone or did someone call you?Anna called and asked me to watch Brookelyn this evening.
8.Did you meet a new person?Yes, a new foster mom. My friend Brandi introduced us:)
9.Did you try something new?Yes,I tried the chicken fingers at Chick-fila...I had never had them. They are good!
10.Did you read today?I read a couple of blog posts on some friends' blogs.
11.Did you write something ? A list of To-Dos for this week. I can't remember everything because I have so much going through my mind, so I have to make lists.
12.Did you give a hug away?oh yes, I've been hugging my babies all day.
13.Did you pray about something or for someone?Yes, for my Son-In-Laws's dad Chuck. He is having a heart cath right now.
14.What did you watch or hear on TV? cartoons....that's all that's on my TV until evening.
15.What was the weather like?we've had some distant thunder. It's pretty hot here and it looks like it may rain any minute now.
16.Did you accomplish something today?Not really, but I did get the limbs and rope down out of my tree that had me worried... Thanks to my BIL. He came and cut them down. A storm had broke them and I was so afraid they would fall on one of my babies.


Trust in the LORD with all thine heart;and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him,and he will direct thy paths. ~Proverbs 3:5-6

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Update On Our Newest Foster...

As I mentioned before we have a new foster baby. A precious SHY baby girl. She has been through a whole lot since her birth. She's had several fractured bones all caused by child abuse. Most are old wounds that were never treated by a doctor:(

Yesterday, she saw her ortho doctor and she was very pleased at how well she is doing. She has one broken bone in her left leg and two broken bones in her right. The left leg may be well enough in 2 weeks to remove the cast ,but the right leg (femur injury) is going to take a while longer to heal.

Baby girl "R" is so tired of the casts. She wants to do things like crawl and pull-up and she tries so hard to even with casts on and she gets so frustrated with it.

She's an amazing little girl. When she looks up at you with her big blue eyes it can melt your heart. She has already touched so many lives just since she's been with us.

Her and Baby Z (our other foster) are 3 weeks apart in age. They are close to the same size. Baby R's a little taller ,but Baby Z is more chubby. They really seem to like each other and we are happy about that since it looks like they both may be with us for a while.

Please add baby R to your prayer list. Pray for complete healing of her body. She also has a lot of trust issues that we are also dealing with(as you can imagine). So we need lots of prayers.

 Thank you!

Trust in the LORD with all thine heart;and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him,and he will direct thy paths. ~Proverbs 3:5-6

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God's Been Good (In My Life)...

Katie and Ashley have been practicing this song for the last few days to sing at our church. I LOVE this song. This lady sings it just a little different from the one we got this song from ,but she did a great job.
I can relate to this song and though I've had my share of life's ups and downs,  I can still say, GOD'S BEEN GOOD IN MY LIFE!


GOD'S BEEN GOOD
Lately I've been looking back along this winding road
To the old familiar markers of the mercies God has shown
I know it may sound simple, but it's more than a cliche
There's no better way for me to tell you than to say:

God's been good in my life
I've been blessed beyond my wildest dreams
When I go to sleep each night
And though I've had my share of hard times,
I wouldn't change them if I could
'Cause through it all, God's been good.

Times replay, and I can see that I've cried some bitter tears
But I've felt His arms around me as I've faced my greatest fears
You see, I've had more gains than losses, and I've known more joy than hurt
As His grace rolled down upon me undeserved.

God's been good in my life
I've been blessed beyond my wildest dreams
When I go to sleep each night
And though I've had my share of hard times,
I wouldn't change them if I could
'Cause through it all, God's been good.

For God has been my Father, my Savior,my Friend
His love was my beginning and His love will be my end.
I could spend forever trying to tell you everything He is,
But the best way I can say it is this:

God's been good in my life
I've been blessed beyond my wildest dreams
When I go to sleep each night
And though I've had my share of hard times,
I wouldn't change them if I could
'Cause through it all, God's been good.


Trust in the LORD with all thine heart;and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him,and he will direct thy paths. ~Proverbs 3:5-6

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I love this kid!

*B*A*I*L*E*Y*

Trust in the LORD with all thine heart;and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him,and he will direct thy paths. ~Proverbs 3:5-6

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More PICS of our little Peanut...

Sweet baby Carter came over on Saturday to see PawPaw & MeMe. He is the sweetest little peanut and still so very tiny. He weighs 5 lbs & 7 ozs now. So he has grew.

His feet look huge but they are sooooo tiny.

Compared to PawPaw's hand.

Look at all his hair:)

Kisses from his mommy...2 sweet.

Trust in the LORD with all thine heart;and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him,and he will direct thy paths. ~Proverbs 3:5-6

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What a day...

I found this picture on one of our church member's site. I've never saw it before. This is from 6-27-09 and it was taken in the North GA mountains at a youth retreat. If you noticed it says," 1 was saved"! That one was mine!!!!! My oldest son Jon gave his life to the Lord on 06-27-09!!!!! This rock is still there:) What a wonderful day that was.

Trust in the LORD with all thine heart;and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him,and he will direct thy paths. ~Proverbs 3:5-6

We LOVE Snip-Its!....

Bailey was invited to join some of her friends for a glamour party at Snip-Its in honor of her little friend Kensley. We had a great time!

Getting all dolled up:)

Picking the perfect accessories.

Bay & Emma Kate

Bay's new look:)

She painted her on lips:)

Adding sparkle to her nails.

Walking the PINK carpet:)

Friends make life FUN!

This was such a fun GIRLY party:)

I loved spending the day with my little Sweet Pea.

This little girl has added sooooo much

joy to all of our lives.

"I LOVE YOU BAY

BIGGER THAN THE SKY!"

~ Aunt Sandy

  Trust in the LORD with all thine heart;and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him,and he will direct thy paths. ~Proverbs 3:5-6

We Are On The Fence!