Fall of 2010

Fall our favorite time of year! So far this fall we have enjoyed watching our son Christian playing soccer.  He really enjoys it, and we love watching him. The girls started preschool and I am in their classes two days a week, and I really love that time with them. We have been enjoying our time serving in the childrens' ministry, and our learning so much! The Lord is blessing our family and we our forever thankful, and the least we can do is be available to serve when He calls.  We have been blessed to have my sister staying with us and helping us with the little ones, and Zoe has especially loves her time with auntie Shannon.  We have celebrated Christian's 6th birthday and Zoe's 3rd, wow does time fly by!
John has been playing softball with the league from church and is having a blast.  As for me, I love cheering for him on the sidelines.  I was very blessed to attend this years womens retreat, I met a lot of wonderful women and had fun with the girls, looking forward to next years. I know there is so much more that has happened, but I have to go...the kids need me! Oh yeah, we got a kitten, and had to send the puppy back to my brother in law, we just couldn't handle it.  We love our kitten COCO!

Blessings!

We love our new addition to the family!

Our new puppy she is beautiful and Playful! She is only 4.5 months so she is still biting at the kids, but she is making progress. She obeys John and never bites at her and the rest of us are trying to be more consistent. Her name is Kiera, but we call her "girl." She loved going to the creek with us, and swimming in the water! She is going to miss us next week as I venture back to work:( Poor baby!

Well, my sister is almost officially Mrs. Brogdon, I can't believe it!!! Her bridal shower was a success and we had lots of fun. She taught us a dance routine, so we were having fun!

The Lord is continuing to do a mighty work in our family, and I am so thankful to Him. I will continue to pray and look up to the one who is in control. I heard something on the radio from one of the pastors and he said," going to church is so much more then learning about God, but it is about learning to "LIVE and LOVE." I thought that was so simple, yet very profound. It makes complete sense, what is the point of life without Him, so routine, so dull, so pointless, I mean one day the game will come to an end and the only thing that will matter is ones eternal destination...the life that you lived for Jesus Christ! Amen!

Summer Fun 2010

I can't believe how fast summer is going! We have been having such a wonderful time as a family. We got to spend lots of time at Newport Beach, park dates, summer nights in Oak Glen, movies, dinner, hanging out with friends, bbqs and Big Bear for the 4th of July!

JOhn and I are still teaching at church and are having lots of fun with all the kids, we were so excited that we had 37 kids in our class on Tuesday night! Summer Bible Blast was amazing as always and seeing kids make commitments was priceless. Looking forward to seeing those kids go home and minister to their parents:) Not sure if John is going to be teaching a home fellowship in the fall, he is still praying about it, so we will have to wait and see. God is so good and has continued to bless our family and our marriage, He gets all the credit!

We also are super excited that my little sister is getting married on August 8th. I finally have a brother, who happens to be a great guy, who is perfect for my sister! I look forward to seeing them grow in their own personal walks with the Lord, as well as in their lives as husband and wife! And of course, I can't wait to be an auntie!

I also will be returning to work in August. I have a long term teaching position for 1st grade at my son's school and am super excited! It will be a challenge getting use to at first, but then I will find my grove, and it will be cake!

Having fun reading books from C.S. Lewis
" When a man is getting better he understands more and more clearly the evil that is still left in him. When a man is getting worse he understands his own badness less and less. A moderately bad man knows he is not very good: a thoroughly bad man thinks he is all right. This is common sense, really. You understand sleep when you are awake, not while you are sleeping." Just like are walks with Christ, when we are spiritually awake we can truly understand evil for what it is.

God and His Power!

All scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It straightens us out and teaches us to do what is right. 2 timothy 3:16

Mother's Day

Mother's Day was such a blessing! I was spoiled and got to go to Glen Ivy Day
Spa for my very first time, I had an awesome time! I was especially happy because I had such good company my Mom, sister, and friends. Then I came home to a clean house (which I love) and 3 Clean babies! No work for me! Then we went to church and spent time together as a family. I love being a wife and a mommy, I am blessed beyond measure!

Resting in His perfect Will

We finished our Home fellowship on the book of Philippians. We read Paul's letter to the church at Philippi, and the "Joy" that He had in his life despite his circumstances. This "Joy" that Paul wrote about, the joy he lived out, was based not in his heart, but in his mind, not how he felt, but how he thought. Just is true in our own lives, how we think affects how we feel. Who and what we put our trust in determines what kind of Joy we will have, either the joy that comes and go depending on ones circumstance, or an everlasting Joy that can only come from Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We learned the importance of being single minded, and how true and everlasting Joy comes form the Lord. Through the life of Paul, we learned that the true spiritual man is one who worships God in Spirit, Rejoices in Christ alone, and has no confidence in ones flesh. We learned or shall I say we're learning to be content no matter what state we are in...Yes were going to take some major hits, hurts, setbacks, and disappointments, but in the end He has purified our souls and made us more like Him.

Beyond Rubies....

Oh the Lord is doing a great work in my life! I am so excited to meet with my friends and share my heart with them. This journey of becoming a virtuous woman is going to be an exciting one, but very challenging too! Looking forward to our first meeting March 14th!

Valentine's Day

Had a great day with my first Love John and my other loves Christian, Faith, and Zoe! We went to Church, then breakfast, then the park, read some scriptures, John made candlelight dinner and I surprised him with sending our picture in for the song Happily Married:) Very blessed! Oh and he bought me some pretty earrings!

Today's devotion

Psalm 3:3
If He allows difficulty, setback, or tragedy to come into my life, He will also be my Glory and the Lifter of my head. The Lord is my ROCK and I am so thankful to Him that I never have to be alone. Faithfully praying that the next moment might bring me a miracle for someone I Love dearly.

Beyond Rubies....

Had an awesome time with my dearest sister Sarah. We had girl time talking about God's call on our lives, and getting ready to be used for His Purpose and Glory. Were calling our ministry Worth Beyond Rubies, still praying...still waiting..For now we have 2 titus, Proverbs 31, and colossians 3:16. Thank you Lord for working...more to come

Welcome 2010, Please Slow down!!!

It has been forever since I last updated, so long that I even forgot my password to sign in! We can't believe 2009 is over already, and 2010 is here. We are excited to see what this new year will bring us. We don't really make New Year's Revolutions, but always start the New Year holding hands and praying. Mostly just thanking Jesus for Saving us and blessing us in so many ways. Praying for Him to complete the work that He has started in our lives, strengthening our marriage, keeping our focus on Him so that we can be the best spouses, parents, children, siblings, and friends we can possibly be. Chris Tomlin's song I will rise has got to be one of my favorite songs for 2009, listen and worship our Loving God:)

There's a peace I've come to know Though my heart and flesh may fail There's an anchor for my soul I can say "It is well" Jesus has overcome And the grave is overwhelmed The victory is won He is risen from the dead [Chorus:] And I will rise when He calls my name No more sorrow, no more pain I will rise on eagles' wings Before my God fall on my knees And rise I will rise There's a day that's drawing near When this darkness breaks to light And the shadows disappear And my faith shall be my eyes Jesus has overcome And the grave is overwhelmed The victory is won He is risen from the dead [Chorus:] And I will rise when He calls my name No more sorrow, no more pain I will rise on eagles' wings Before my God fall on my knees And rise I will rise And I hear the voice of many angels sing, "Worthy is the Lamb" And I hear the cry of every longing heart, "Worthy is the Lamb" [x2][Chorus:] And I will rise when He calls my name No more sorrow, no more pain I will rise on eagles' wings Before my God fall on my knees And rise I will rise....