Sweetness itself.
Playing
Getting a sip of coke
Torture begins
This is worth 1,000 words!
After the whole ordeal
Lilypie Waiting to Adopt tickers
2.22.2009
Destin's First Haircut
My nephew, Destin, got his first haircut yesterday. He is 15 months old. My mom took the pictures. Destin cried the whole time. Even though Britt sat in the chair with him, he did not understand why my mom and brother would not pick him up out of the seat. Poor thing, but he survived.
Sweetness itself.
Playing
Sweetness itself.
Playing
2.19.2009
At Last: COLOR!
It's the moment you've all been waiting for!!! Our walls with color! Hope you like it!
Living Room - someday a new stair rail!
Kitchen - the red is going to be gone though and there is a purple accent wall - see above.
Sunroom
Our room - it's grey (and sink for our bathroom)
Upstairs bedroom 1 - I love the brown!
Upstairs bedroom 2
Not pictured are the bathrooms - but they are a nice tan color.
We have a new countertop in the kitchen now that looks amazing and soon there will be a backsplash where the red is - although the red looks good with the yellow.
Also - there is carpet in the upstairs bedrooms and our bedroom and the living room and hallways now have hardwood. We hope to finish the hardwood this week!
Someday I will post new pictures and maybe there will be some funiture in the house!
I've bought a few new items to decorate with and Brent and I bought a new couch for the sunroom, along with a set of bistro table and two chairs for the sunroom. We also got a new chair to go in the living room - all we have is a couch!
2.16.2009
Pagan Christianity
Well I am on the 3rd chapter of this book. It's about the sermon, formation of it, and a few great orators. I've been reading this book for about a month now and it has been a very slow read.
I do not have the book in front of me right now, so I will not be able to put a few quotes that I thought were good. There are really interesting history bites in this book, such as pews. When they were first invented they were sold to families. Each family would sit and decorate their bench. No one else was allowed to sit there. It became almost a competition to see who could decorate their bench as the best with pillows, curtains, and such. It became a source that caused fighting between the church members. So finally they quite selling the pews and decorating and just had benches. I think that it is pretty funny that still today people have "their" pew or section, or side of the church that they always sit on and you better not sit in "their" seat. I guess that traditon has not completely died out.
Also Sunday night church. I have been in churches that have Sunday night church, churches that do not have it, or churches that just meet once a month on Sunday nights. I must tell you am a fan of either not having it at all or just meeting once a month. Viola and Barna point out that Sunday night meetings were first started by John Wesley, who lived in the 1800s, I think. When I read this I laughed and said "so it's your fault, thanks, John". Haha! (i don't mean any disrepect to Mr. Wesley.)
There are more history bites like these, such as how the steeple was invented, why churches have graveyards - this is really interesting, the architecture of the building, and even the definition of the word "church".
So far what I have gathered from the book so far is that our church is so completely rooted in tradition that sometimes we cannot tell the difference between following Christ and his commands or following tradition that someone began or took from someone else practices.
I hope to finish the book by March - so I have a lot of reading to do. Let me know if you have thoughts.
I do not have the book in front of me right now, so I will not be able to put a few quotes that I thought were good. There are really interesting history bites in this book, such as pews. When they were first invented they were sold to families. Each family would sit and decorate their bench. No one else was allowed to sit there. It became almost a competition to see who could decorate their bench as the best with pillows, curtains, and such. It became a source that caused fighting between the church members. So finally they quite selling the pews and decorating and just had benches. I think that it is pretty funny that still today people have "their" pew or section, or side of the church that they always sit on and you better not sit in "their" seat. I guess that traditon has not completely died out.
Also Sunday night church. I have been in churches that have Sunday night church, churches that do not have it, or churches that just meet once a month on Sunday nights. I must tell you am a fan of either not having it at all or just meeting once a month. Viola and Barna point out that Sunday night meetings were first started by John Wesley, who lived in the 1800s, I think. When I read this I laughed and said "so it's your fault, thanks, John". Haha! (i don't mean any disrepect to Mr. Wesley.)
There are more history bites like these, such as how the steeple was invented, why churches have graveyards - this is really interesting, the architecture of the building, and even the definition of the word "church".
So far what I have gathered from the book so far is that our church is so completely rooted in tradition that sometimes we cannot tell the difference between following Christ and his commands or following tradition that someone began or took from someone else practices.
I hope to finish the book by March - so I have a lot of reading to do. Let me know if you have thoughts.
2.14.2009
Happy Valentine's Day
I actually got Brent a present for today. It's amazing, really, an accomplishment.
See, my birthday is tomorrow and today is my brother's birthday - so growing up Valentine's day was not real big around our house because we were always busy celebrating birthdays. This is not a big deal to me, but for poor Brent it could be. He's lucky to even get a card for today.
Last year was the worst - I even forgot to get a card - (although I think card are dumb and pointless, esp. if they are empty, so don't even think about sending me a card, unless you put something in it, thank you.) And so at 9:00 at night there I was trying to make my own card "because it's more special" - whatever - that's a crock - even more so because it was 9:00 at night. So - well that was over with - onward to next year!
This year I was determined to get a gift for him! And mission accomplished! It was great! I even got it 3 days early - with a card. I can't wait to give him the gift. I got him a deep tissue massage at a local spa and salon. He's been working so hard on our house and it's Valentines, so I though it would be perfect for him! I think he will like it!!
I hope you have a happy valentine's day!
See, my birthday is tomorrow and today is my brother's birthday - so growing up Valentine's day was not real big around our house because we were always busy celebrating birthdays. This is not a big deal to me, but for poor Brent it could be. He's lucky to even get a card for today.
Last year was the worst - I even forgot to get a card - (although I think card are dumb and pointless, esp. if they are empty, so don't even think about sending me a card, unless you put something in it, thank you.) And so at 9:00 at night there I was trying to make my own card "because it's more special" - whatever - that's a crock - even more so because it was 9:00 at night. So - well that was over with - onward to next year!
This year I was determined to get a gift for him! And mission accomplished! It was great! I even got it 3 days early - with a card. I can't wait to give him the gift. I got him a deep tissue massage at a local spa and salon. He's been working so hard on our house and it's Valentines, so I though it would be perfect for him! I think he will like it!!
I hope you have a happy valentine's day!
2.12.2009
Little Children
The week after Christmas we took some of our youth to the Scott Dawson conference - Strength to Stand. It was a really great time. In fact, it was one of the best youth conferences I've been on in my entire history of youth conferences.
One of the speakers at the conference mentioned the verses in the Bible where Jesus is speaking to His disciples. He's telling them they must become like a little child. I've heard all the analogies about having pure and simple trust and faith like a child and that we should not be childish, but childlike with humble and sincere hearts. I agree with this. But this speaker gave a new thought on it - at least I have never thought of in that way. He said that in the days of Jesus, children were considered insignificant (insignficance - the lack of importance or consequence). So if we are to do great things for the Lord, we (ourselves) need to become insignificant compared to Him and His plans.
One of the speakers at the conference mentioned the verses in the Bible where Jesus is speaking to His disciples. He's telling them they must become like a little child. I've heard all the analogies about having pure and simple trust and faith like a child and that we should not be childish, but childlike with humble and sincere hearts. I agree with this. But this speaker gave a new thought on it - at least I have never thought of in that way. He said that in the days of Jesus, children were considered insignificant (insignficance - the lack of importance or consequence). So if we are to do great things for the Lord, we (ourselves) need to become insignificant compared to Him and His plans.
2.09.2009
Well I have new pictures to show you of our house - but alas I forgot my camera cord, so I cannot upload them on this computer. So you must wait in anticipation! Perhaps they will appear on Wednesday!
Brent is going to the doctor tomorrow. His ankle is not moving and he cannot walk without the help of crutches or a wheelchair! (the wheelchair was used to go to the Winter Jam concert Saturday - it was hilarious!!) So hopefully Dr. Layton will be able to find something.
Adoption update: We are back at square one. For a few reasons:1. this house thing is taking longer than we thought and we are pretty sure that instead of domestic we are going to adopt internationally. Peru being the country of choice. :) I'm really stinkin' excited about this.
But you should know that I was really beginning to struggle with adopting in the first place. Esp. since I feel like we haven't even gotten the ball rolling. Our friends Jay and Tanya are adopting a little boy from Nepal. They started the whole process I think almost the same time Brent and I met with the agency in Birmingham. When Jay told Brent in November, they were about to have their first homestudy. Their adoption seems to be speeding along. Click here to see Tanya's blog.
I though maybe it was just an emotional thing since Brent and I do not have kids yet. Nothing was taking off for us it seemed. Maybe we were just trying to do this ourselves and what we wanted and not what God wanted at all. I was praying through it one day and just asking the Lord and telling Him about all my concerns and worries and the next day - what comes in the mail - Southwestern News - what is the WHOLE. ENTIRE. magazine about - ADOPTION. I am not kidding. Plus the rest of week it seemed like everything I saw or picked up - was about adoption. It just happened. I didn't plan any of it. I thought okay Lord - I got it now. Thanks. :)
Now we are just waiting until we are in our house and ready to fill out the application form. This will probably be March or April, but as soon as possible. :)
I am also apply for a job this week. I'd really love to work at this job. So please pray that the Lord might see fit that I get the job. Thanks!! :)
Brent is going to the doctor tomorrow. His ankle is not moving and he cannot walk without the help of crutches or a wheelchair! (the wheelchair was used to go to the Winter Jam concert Saturday - it was hilarious!!) So hopefully Dr. Layton will be able to find something.
Adoption update: We are back at square one. For a few reasons:1. this house thing is taking longer than we thought and we are pretty sure that instead of domestic we are going to adopt internationally. Peru being the country of choice. :) I'm really stinkin' excited about this.
But you should know that I was really beginning to struggle with adopting in the first place. Esp. since I feel like we haven't even gotten the ball rolling. Our friends Jay and Tanya are adopting a little boy from Nepal. They started the whole process I think almost the same time Brent and I met with the agency in Birmingham. When Jay told Brent in November, they were about to have their first homestudy. Their adoption seems to be speeding along. Click here to see Tanya's blog.
I though maybe it was just an emotional thing since Brent and I do not have kids yet. Nothing was taking off for us it seemed. Maybe we were just trying to do this ourselves and what we wanted and not what God wanted at all. I was praying through it one day and just asking the Lord and telling Him about all my concerns and worries and the next day - what comes in the mail - Southwestern News - what is the WHOLE. ENTIRE. magazine about - ADOPTION. I am not kidding. Plus the rest of week it seemed like everything I saw or picked up - was about adoption. It just happened. I didn't plan any of it. I thought okay Lord - I got it now. Thanks. :)
Now we are just waiting until we are in our house and ready to fill out the application form. This will probably be March or April, but as soon as possible. :)
I am also apply for a job this week. I'd really love to work at this job. So please pray that the Lord might see fit that I get the job. Thanks!! :)
2.03.2009
It's finished!
Well the painter finishes today anyway!! It looks like a completely different house! Amazing! I hope to take pictures today or tomorrow and hopefully i can post them by this weekend! We also have a few new furniture items! A couch and a bistro table and chairs for the sunroom and a new chair for the living room! We will one day buy the matching chair for the couch in the sunroom and we are looking for an ottoman that opens to put in the living room - but we are waiting for our tax return! Also did you know that if you buy a house, the next year on your taxes there is a 1st time home buyer credit where the governement will send you money to help on the new house? Granted it will be paid back to them. They automatically take it out of your refund the next few years. So I guess it's a good thing. It does help with a few things though!
I have a couple of things to blog about.
Adoption update and something I learned over Christmas. But I am working on a few things for Wednesday and Sunday night, so I will have to wait and blog later.
Have a great day!
I have a couple of things to blog about.
Adoption update and something I learned over Christmas. But I am working on a few things for Wednesday and Sunday night, so I will have to wait and blog later.
Have a great day!
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