The Baptism

The baptism went really well. It was wonderful to be able to stand up there with my boys and be baptized. We were so blessed that family came to see us and that my Godfather got to sing and be part of the service. People said it looked like we packed the pews. My dad, brother, my sister in law Tracy, my niece Whitney and her husband Jeremy were there as well as my sweet Mama Jo. A lot of our friends were there too, but they go to that church :). We all came home afterwards and grilled hamburgers and hotdogs and ate cake and banana pudding. It was fun. My niece Kailee came after work. After everyone left, she stayed with us to about midnight. We had so much fun just talking and laughing. At one point James got a little teary and then he turned to Kailee and me and said that this day was what he needed. We have let go of our past hurts with this day. We made a pact not to bring them up. This marked our new beginning. Wish I had pics to share but James made a video of the baptism and of my Godfather singing. Maybe I can make copies of it. I just need to schooled on how to do it. LOL.

In Memory of Our Sweet Nina

8-31-1936 to 6-9-2007

We miss you so much. Today we celebrated your memory. We laughed about your habit of "accidently" taking the knives from Texas Roadhouse when you had left overs. We talked about your collection of CiCi's Pizza red cups that you obviously felt where to go because they were plastic. You being the speed demon of Starr. I wonder how many people you told about your speeding ticket. We laughed about how you thought that Target should be boycotted. It was kind of ironic. That was one of the last places you asked me and James to take you. There and Texas Roadhouse. Landon got really quiet in the pool today. He said he misses you paddling around on his boogey board with him. Logan says he is convinced you would have a hissy and cut his hair yourself if you could see it now. We remembered your last words to all of us. To James: "I love you, hon. Go to work." Landon: "I love you Landy" Logan: a kiss and "love my goodlooking man." Me: while looking me eye to eye you said "I love you, just hold me and let me go". That by far was the hardest thing I ever did. We refused to have tears today. We know you are in Heaven with Jesus. We know you are preparing our mansion for us. Today was about happy thoughts, wonderful and some very funny memories. We love you. We know that we will all meet you in the air one day. You'll probably be one of the angels that descends to get us when it is our time to go. We know that angels come down. You told us when you seen yours. Landon says our house is so blessed for Jesus came down into his room to take his sweet Nina. He says that we should all hope for that. Love you.

Ok Ok I'm Bragging

Landon got a couple of classroom awards on Friday. These were voted on by his classmates. He received Nicest Boy and Most Outgoing. He was so happy. I was tickled for him. He told me when he got home from school that they were giving out report cards, but he couldn't get his since he owed $4.05 in lunch money. He said that James didn't have any money to pay it. Then he started worrying that we had no money. James just didn't have a check or any cash with him. I took him back down to school to pay his money so he could get his report card. He has been worried to death that he was going to have a "B". He had straight A's. James told him at the beginning of school that if he made straight A's all nine weeks and swept the awards, he would get $500. Not sweeping awards but having straight A's for all nine weeks would get him $250. He should know better than make deals like that. Landon got all but one last year. Right now he knows he will get the $250. Waiting on Monday to see if he gets the rest. I just hope he has an installment plan. He has the same deal with Logan. Logan gets $250 for AB all four nine weeks and will get $500 for straight A's all nine weeks. Logan has been sitting on the $250 for 3 nine weeks. He will get his report card Tues. He thinks he is all A/B but is worried about one that may have went to a C. I still think James will pay up. I don't have any idea where James is going to get all this money, but GOOD LUCK to him. I'm not paying, I don't make deals like that.

The Eagle and the Crow

A good friend of mine sent me this devotional. She knows that I have some "pests" in my life and I thank her for sharing this. It really does make sense of things. Even though I have forgave the "pests" in my life, I still have to deal with them.

As An EagleSoaring Above


But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. Isaiah 40:31


All throughout scripture, the person who continues to trust in and hope in the Lord is compared to an eagle. I personally like that comparison. However, even in nature we find that even an eagle as pests, one of those pests is a crow. My husband used to have a crow that came in our yard every day and he would feed it. I didn't like the crow, I certainly didn't feed it. For one thing it kept other birds, much more pleasant birds, out of our yard and I didn't like that. I found that crows are controlling and mean and very irritating. Let me share with you what happens between a crow and an eagle. As I said, the crow is a pest to the eagle. Just a pest, it can't really compete with an eagle, not in beauty, not in the heights it can fly, really not in any aspect, yet it continues to try to irritate the eagle. When an eagle is flying, often a crow will come up right behind him and start to aggravate him. He will fly right behind the eagle to pester and irritate him. Although the eagle is much larger, it can't move as quickly. However, the eagle has a way to get rid of his pest. To rid himself of the crow the eagle stretches his eight-foot wingspan and catches a current and rises higher and higher. Eventually, the eagle reaches an altitude where no other bird can fly and live. Crows can't even breathe at that height. Eagles have been spotted at heights of 20,000 feet, almost as high as a jet flies. Now, you may have some pests in your life. You know what I mean, certain people who simply rub you the wrong way, who seem to be around just to irritate. Today, let's take a lesson from the eagle - let's rise higher. Don't lower yourself to their level, refuse to fly with crows. As a n eagle you can soar higher and higher, high above the irritations of life and rise to new heights - heights where those things from the enemy can't even breathe. You are an eagle, made in the image of God. You are not a crow, you live in a totally different altitude or at least you should. You were not designed to fly with crows. You were not created to lower yourself to their standard but to rise high above principalities and powers and rulers of the darkness of this world. You live in a totally different atmosphere. Don't allow the pests of life to control you. Stop reacting to what they do and rise above. Stop being controlled by the irritating things of life and rise above. Stop allowing other people to dictate where you fly - rise above. Do you hope in the Lord today? Then rise - renew your strength and rise above all the distractions and pests, soar on wings like eagles, rise above the atmosphere that the enemy is in and go into the secret place of the Most High God, I can assure you, your enemy will not be found there.

I hope this little devotion helped you (if you need it) as it did me.
Remember: Sometimes what you do speaks so loud that what you said goes unheard!

Puppy Love

Logan and Boston
They both need a haircut.

Bubbles

Another pic of Landon at EdVenture. He is in the part where you get to make all these bubbles. He is eyeing what he made to see if he could possibly hit one like a baseball.

We All Need Friends

Landon and his buds, from left, Cameron, Easton, Eathan, Jordan (he is kind of hidden) Landy and Connor

And for all of you who don't know, Kailee loves Connor....LOL.