You better watch out.....

On Saturday we went to see Santa, at his house in the "North Pole".....We decided to avoid the mall and make this one of our new traditions. It was freezing outside,so we enjoyed a cup of hot cocoa while we waited, it was so much fun! Matthew told Santa that he wants an Ipod and the Pokemon Ranger DS game. Meanwhile, Michael proceeded to change what he wanted from Santa, for the 3rd time. Ughhh it must be the "3's" :) For now, I am storing a Fisher Price Video Bike AND a Mickey Mouse Raceway. Just in case we change our mind again in the next 9 days......

He did it!

On Thursday, we had the honor of watching my "baby" brother David(32) graduate from the police academy. He completed a program that normally takes 2 years in 1/2 the time. That means he went for the last year to school, every Monday-Thursday and every other Saturday, all day! All of this while working FULL-TIME! He worked so hard to get to this day! Our whole family went to watch the ceremony as well as several of his friends. My Dad and David & I got him a Swiss Army Officers watch and had "You made it!", and Proverbs 3:5-7(chosen by our Dad) engraved on it. I also got him a copy of Christmas in Heaven and an angel ornament to remind him of our Mom. I love you "Bubby", and I am so proud of you, I know that Mom would be too!

Love,
"Sissy"

Proverbs 3:5-7

5:Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
6:In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
7:Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.

Jennifer

Song for Sunday.....

It has been crazy around here...Tis the season :)
Sooo I am posting a quick post about a new song that I think everyone should hear and buy! This song, Christmas in Heaven, is AMAZING! I bought the 5 pack of Cd's($20 with shipping!) and have kept one for my house, one for my car, and gave one to my brother & Dad. This is a song that will mean something to everyone. Obviously for me, it reminds me of my Mom, especially since this is my first Christmas without her....
I found Sarah Schieber's blog, through Jen's. They are both really special women, who have sadly lost their husbands in the last year. Sarah has an amazing voice and is a woman of amazing faith!
I hope everyone had a blessed weekend

and

I hope that I have time to catch you up more tomorrow :)

I gave this to my brother at his graduation from the Police Academy on Thursday night.....

Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!

2 Corinthians 9:15

Layla Teresa

Just wanted to update everyone that Layla is home! God is so good!

You can catch up here, here and here on her story!

What a Christmas miracle she is for her proud Mommy -Vanessa, Daddy- Steve &

Big Sister- Isabella!

I wish them a wonderful and blessed "first Christmas" as a family of four!

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.

(Proverbs 3:5-6)

"Wordless" Wednesday

This video is a good one(check it out)........ enjoy :)

*I picked the song to go with it!

"And Jesus said unto them ... , "If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to younder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible to you."

~Romans 1:17~

For Fun.......

First Letter of Last name
*Use the 1st letter of your last name to answer each of the following…*they have to be real places, names, things…nothing made up!

1. What is your last name?………………… M.........r

2. 4 letter word……………………………………Must

3. Vehicle: ………………………………………….. Mercedes

4. City / Neighborhood: …………………….. Madison

5. Boy Name: …………………………………….. Matthew

6. Girl Name: ……………………………………..Molly

7. Occupation:…………………………………….. Miner

8. Something you wear:……………………… Musk perfume

9. Food:………………………………………………. Milk

10. Found in a bathroom:………………….. Mildew(not mine)

11. Reason for Being Late…………………. Mishap

12. Something you shout…………………….. Michael!

13. Animal:…………………………………………….Muskrat

14. Body part:………………………………………..Mole

15.Word to describe yourself………………..Miser

Sent to me from a friend........

I was surprised to find out, that I was awarded my 1st blogging award. I am SOO excited! I was given the "Your Blog is Fabulous" award. It was given to me by Jen at http://taleoftwocoins.blogspot.com/. Jen said she chose me for the reward, because I leave her such "sweet comments". Jen I LOVE your blog! Thank you for allowing me to share in your life!I am so honored that you chose me for this award! Thank you so much for sharing your story with me and for reading along with mine.... Thank you even more for my 1st blog award :)

The rules for this award are that you must list 5 of your addictions and then give the award to five other people...

Tell these people about their award by leaving a comment for them on their blog.

My Addictions:

1. My family, I love my boys, and spending time with them.

2. Coffee, I HAVE to have it, usually one cup in the morning and another when I hit the wall around 3:00PM.

3. Volunteering, for just about everything.....it is my weakness.....

4. Blogging-I love it! I love reading other blogs and I love to post on my own. It is an outlet for me.

5. My DVR...I love it.... without it, Dave and I would never be able to watch "our" shows.

I'm awarding to:

1. Lucy-http://www.thejudyfamily.blogspot.com/ & http://lucybabysteps.blogspot.com/ -these are the blogs, of one of my dearest friends, Lucy. She is an amazing writer and tell the stories of her life here. It is because of her, that I starting blogging in the 1st place :)

2. Sara-http://footballandfriedrice.blogspot.com/-Sara is a wonderful woman of amazing faith! I love her blog...she is getting ready to bring her precious daughter home from China in just a few days.

3. Lisa-http://thelongroadtochina.blogspot.com/-Lisa has a wonderful blog; and takes fabulous pictures! Lisa faithfully leaves me comments, ones that have meant very much to me!

4: Leslie-http://leslieandaaron.blogspot.com/-Leslie tells a story to tell about the loss of her precious husband Aaron. She is a wonderful writer and I love to read her blog!

5: Liz-http://thecrazylifeofamomof4boys.blogspot.com/- I just recently started following Liz's blog and she has also been posting comments to me. I really enjoy her blog :)

Thank you again, Jen for the award!