In our home...

 

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

The grand girls...

 

I've been sneaking pics off of Katie's facebook again:)

 

Sweet cousins.

Sweet grandbabies.

MeMe's little loves.

 

 

 

 

My sweet Brookelyn Shae

 

Our little bundle

Kaylan

Our smallest punkin

turned the BIG #2 last week.

I could just eat those chunky cheeks.

 Addie Grace and her little sister Kaylan.

MeMe loves this face.

She is starting to smile and she tries

to talk. She's a doll baby.

 

Little blue eyed girl.

Sweet little Addie

 

She LOVES her boots.

 

Pretty in green for St Patty's day

 

I love my baby girls

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

The Jelly Bean Prayer...

 

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

Thinking of you...

 

 

Happy Heavenly birthday to my two brothers. Both celebrated their birthdays this month. Oh how we miss you both. Our hearts are forever broken and life will never feel complete again. A part of us is gone and nothing can fill the void. Nothing!
But one day, one day, I will see you again. Please just save a place for me.

Forever in our hearts.

Never to be forgotten.

Never ever forgotten!
 

I love you Robby!
(My wonderful big brother)

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I love you Bryan!
(My wonderful little brother)

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Save a place for me right
 in the middle of you.

20 Things a mom should tell her son...

TWENTY THINGS A MOM SHOULD TELL HER SON

1. Play a sport. It will teach you how to win honorably, lose gracefully, respect authority, work with others, manage your time and stay out of trouble.

2. You will set the tone for the sexual relationship, so don't take something away from her that you can't give back.

3. Use careful aim when you pee. Somebody's got to clean that up, you know.

4. Save money when you're young because you're going to need it someday.

5. Allow me to introduce you to the dishwasher, oven, washing machine, iron, vacuum, mop and broom. Now please go use them.

6. Pray and be a spiritual leader.

7. Don't ever be a bully and don't ever start a fight, but if someone attacks you, please defend yourself.

8. Your knowledge and education is something that nobody can take away from you.

9. Treat women kindly. Forever is a long time to live alone and it's even longer to live with somebody who hates your guts.

10. Take pride in your appearance.

11. Be strong and tender at the same time.

12. A woman can do everything that you can do. This includes her having a successful career and you changing diapers at 3 A.M. Mutual respect is the key to a good relationship.

13. "Yes ma'am" and "yes sir" still go a long way.

14. The reason that they're called "private parts" is because they're "private". Please do not scratch them in public.

15. Peer pressure is a scary thing. Be a good leader and others will follow.

16. Bringing her flowers for no reason is always a good idea.

17. It is better to be kind than to be right.

18. A sense of humor goes a long way in the healing process.

19. Please choose your spouse *WISELY*. My daughter-in-law will be the gatekeeper for me spending time with you and my grandchildren.

20. Remember to call your mother because I might be missing 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

Before and after...

 

Our playground

before and after the tornado.

It doesn't look like the same place.

 

 

Our front yard.

Before and after.

Our house

before and after.

 

It's amazing how your life can change

in just one minute.

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

Tornado 2013...

This is our big front yard.

It looks more like a forest now.

 

On Monday 03-18-13

our home & property were hit by a tornado.

It was by far one of the scariest things I've

ever gone through.

 

A tree through the roof.

 

Trees, trees, trees everywhere.

 

I had been at the hospital for several days with my little

foster girl. Our homecare nurse called and offered

to come up to the hospital to give me a break.

I had decided I would take her up on that

and I decided to come home for the evening to

see my family.

 

Little did I know what was ahead...

 

I left the hospital, and had a great ride home.

I had my favorite Christian radio station playing

and I was just singing my little heart out

and praising God.

 

On the way through Dallas, I noticed the sky looked

a little dark and it had started to sprinkle a little,

but just as soon as I got on the south side

of the county the sun

started shining so bright. I actually

looked up to see if there was a rainbow.

 

The radio had not said anything about

how bad the weather was going to be. I had no idea.

I had been in the hospital with Bry and

she always makes me watch cartoons all day.

So I had not seen any weather reports.

So I didn't have a clue.

 

I pulled up at home and thankfully my daughters

had both parked in the driveway, so I decided to park

right next to the house/ front door because I had so much

stuff from Atlanta that I needed to get out of my van.

Had they not parked where they did their cars

would have been crushed.

Had I not parked where I did,

my van would have been crushed

and most likely I wouldn't have made it in

my house in time.

 

As I stepped out of my van,

I felt a gust of wind.

No rain. No hail, No train sounds like

people say they hear in tornadoes.

Nothing but a gust of wind caught my attention.

I looked out toward the subdivision beside us

and just as I did I saw the trees start falling  

and they all started falling toward this way.

 I could hear them snapping like toothpicks  

and instantly I just knew.
I didn't even have time to think.

I just started running.

I got through the front door and screamed

that a tornado was coming.

I told the kids to run to the basement.

As quick as I screamed, Katie & Ashley started

grabbing up kids.

I thought they had my baby (BB)

but he had been left rolling in the den floor.

By the time I got back to the den,

grabbed BB, got down to the basement,

dropped to my knees and started praying, it was over.

It was less than one minute from start to finish.

I know without a doubt that God heard my prayer.

I know he protected us that day.

The whole right side of our property was damaged.

The whole left side was also damaged

but our little house was still standing.

It has scars from the storm

but it was still standing,

and we are all ok.
 

It took off the back part of our shop.

That is the roof on the ground
and the sides are completely gone.

 

 

It picked up things and moved them

from one side of the yard to the other.

I can't even imagine if I had brought Bry

home that day from the hospital because

I wouldn't have even had time to have gotten her

out of her carseat and into the house in time

and I would have never left her, so I'm thankful

that plans changed that day and they kept her longer.

 

Our playground was destroyed.

 

 

 

The trees fell so close to our cars

but thankfully none were damaged.

 

As bad as it was

it could have been so much worse.

We are thankful that God

was watching over us that day.

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

Some days...

Sweet Sisters...

 

Little miss Addy Bug & Kaylan.

They are exactly one year and one day apart.

I hope they grow up and always be close.

I never had a sister

but I always wanted one.

 

Little Kaylan had her well check today.

She is now 9 lbs & 15 ozs.

She is growing like a little weed.

I have never seen a baby look so much

like their parent, as Kaylan does.

She is Katie made over

all except her ears. Katie had very tiny lobes

and Kaylan has average ones.

Maybe she'll be able to have earrings.

Katie wasn't able to get earrings

 until she was much older because

of her tiny lobes.

Having Kaylan is

 like having Katie all over again.

It's neat!

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

Homemaker's Creed...

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

Our Baby's Special Day...

 

Today we celebrated our baby's

 first birthday with our family.

 

 

One year ago this little guy joined our family.

 

 

 

 

I think he enjoyed his special day!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Today was just a wonderful day.

 

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