February 3rd/Day #3!

February Blogger Challenge Topic for today is..
    " Describe Your Relationship with your parents"
Lets start by saying, I am 30 steps away from my parents and as long as we separate ourselves with an electric fence I have a great relationship with my parents.....I hope all this is marked out!
"I am kidding, Honestly!!".... I know my momma will be reading this post, and I had to put those lines on here! LOL! I will do this in three parts!
  #1. As Parents: If I had to describe it in one word, I would say "Special"!  I honestly feel that I have the best relationship with my parents ever! My mom and dad are my best friends! They raised me in Holiness, and led me by example through the years! Dad and mom both worked on a public job until, mom being the first to quit (disabled) then dad (disabled). Dad didn't waste his time sitting around by no means...we went were ever the Lord would lead them to go (matter of fact, that's how I met Jay, which that story will come in our anniversary month, June)! We lived in OH in the basement of a church for five years while dad helped out in that church. After the Lord released us from that church, dad became assistant pastor at my grandpas church here is KY. At the same time for four years we traveled to Franklin OH every Thursday night for church, (then drive 4 hrs back the same night) dad went to help run the church. Mom, having three kids (five years apart, me being the middle)home schooled us, on the road most of the time. I remember having a birthday party at a rest area on the way to church one year! Believe it or not! I have so many memories!
  #2. Dad: I must admit, I have always been a daddy's girl, and always will be! On my wedding day before he gave me away, my brother (with some lines being tweaked) sang Butterfly Kisses (dads request)..On the very last chorus, the line "sticking little white flowers all up in her hair", dad had little white flowers hid in his pocket, flipped up my vale and stuck them in my hair, then kissed me on the cheek, all to my surprise! Enough tears!! When I have an insect in the house and Jay is not around, I call my daddy and he comes to my rescue! I could go on, but mom is waiting on her part. Ha!
  #3. Momma: We stick close together! Even now, always working beside each other! When I get sick, I want to be in the presents of my mom! When my kids was born, she basically moved in for a week. She was the best nurse anyone could ask for, and the best of the best nanny's! She has been such an inspiration to me in the last 26 years! Mom doesn't like to be given flowers, she wants things that doesn't die.. so on Mother's Day 2011, instead of a vase of flowers, I gave her a vase full of "What You Mean To Me" note-cards. Each note-card had a different message of what she means to me on them! Even through all moms sickness recently, she hasn't lost her touch, the warmth of her hands still feel the same! I am so glad God blessed me with such an awesome mother!
   There is so much more I can say! I thank God for such loving/Godly parents!
                       You can't have better when you have the best!
    I must sum this post up by saying, I have such a wonderful relationship with my parents, I am only 30 steps away from them and we get along without any trouble!!! LOL!!

Blogger Challenge Day #2

Here we are.. Day #2 of the February Blogger Challenge!
   Topic: "Describe 3 Legitimate Fears You Have and Explain How They Became Fears"
Fear #1: Storms.
    When I was about 8 years old, my brother and I was staying with my grandparents.. Mamaw had to go to the pharmacy to pick up her medicine. With my brother being five years older than me, and old enough to take care of a 8 year old..mamaw left us in the truck, for just a few minutes to go inside, not knowing a tornado was in our path. Before mamaw could get outside things was flying in the air.. he had house damages, was without power.. and more... Although God had his hand of protection on us that day, I can never get those memories of what I saw, (as a child outside in the truck with just my and I) out of my mind. I still have not been able to concur my fear of storms.
Fear #2: Letting my hair hang down when I'm in Town.
    When I was born, I was born balled, with no eye lashes or eye brows. Even at 2 years old, I only had what they call.. peach fuzz. Mom started anointing my head with oil every night before I went to sleep, because moms dream was, to have a little girl with long hair, and she started worrying that I would never have hair. It didn't take it long to start growing and now it is about 2 inches from the floor.. I have had terrible dreams when it was down, someone came up behind me and cut it off. (I hope that never comes true) I have had strangers to come up and stroke it, and because it is so long, sometimes I don't really feel it if they aren't pulling on it. I always fear they will cut it off without me knowing...my hair has made it 26 years without a scissor in it, and that's how I want it to stay! 
Fear #3: Trips By Air.
    Jay's parents live in Washington State. On my very first plane ride (5 months pregnant) out to visit them, all was going good until, a man on the plane had a heart attack. They laid him out in the isle, and shocked his heart twice to revive him. When that didn't work the pilot made a emergency landing at (Salt Lake City, UT) a airport that doesn't normally land the size plane that we was on, so we was flying slower and lower than for a normal landing, because he had a shorter runway to land on, meaning, he had to be sure to hit the end of it... it felt as if we were inches above the trees and all that was below us.. we was so low, while flying over salt lake, I could see the shadow of the plane on the water. The pilot stopped the plane on the runway and a little cart thingy had to come and guide us on in.  No planes were allowed to land or take off until we was back in the air. I felt very sorry for the man and his family, but why did this all have to happen on my first plane ride (5 months pregnant)?.. for you that are wondering...although that is one of my fears, I have flown back out to Washington twice since that happen.
   When I was a young girl learning to ride a bike, my daddy told me not to fear.. the more you make yourself ride it, the less you will fear it. I have found that to be true over the years with some fears!
   This concludes Day #2!

February Blogger Challenge!

A blogging friend  Amy P itsbeginningtolookalotlikechaos.blogspot.com gave out a February Challenge (a different topic each day) to all her bloggers...Yes, that means I am to post every day this month! I am not so sure that I can do all the topics for the month of February, but day #1 looked pretty easy, so I thought I would give it a try!
         Day #1: "20 Random Facts About Me"
1: Just turned 26.  2: I married a man 10 years older than I.  3: My dining tablecloth has to be straight at all times.   4: I mop on my hands and knees.   5: We will be married 8yrs in June.   6: I enjoy playing the piano.   7: I wear a size 8 in shoe.   8: I had a wedding party of 54.   9: I rented 24 tuxedos.   10: I'm a vacation gal.   11: I'm a Thirty-One Independent Consultant.   12: I have 2 loving/spoiled children.   13: I enjoy making hair accessories.   14: I love trying new recipes.   15: I am in bed by 9:30pm.   16: I love texting and talking one the phone.   17: I don't like a pet in the house.   18: I am Sunday School teacher (age 5-7)(and greatly enjoy my little munchkins).   19. I attend the Bond Holiness Church.   20: I love dipping candy, strawberries, pretzels and apples.
    There you have it!! Did you not know any of those facts about me??
Side note- Thanks Amy, I actually had to use my brain tonight.. I had a hard time stopping at 20!

(Birthday) Living Room Makeover!

Wow! Yesterday, I turned 26!! While working around yesterday afternoon I thought.. "I am 26, I have been married almost 8yrs, I have two kids ages 6 and 2 and, wow, I'm still among the living!" Ha!
   Jay out-done himself on my birthday.. He and the kids treated me with a trip to Yamato Steak House (Japanese) here local! I love it, it is one of my favorite places to go! I think I could eat there every day, and not get tired of it!

Yum! Tw's Wonderful, as always!

That's not all, It only gets better! He comes home from work and brings through the door...

A Marble Cake with Caramel Icing..(my Favorite)!

Can it get better?....

I have been looking for the perfect living room suit.. I had looked everywhere, almost a year.. until about a week ago... I found the style and color that I so desired! My loving husband told me to go ahead and pick out what I wanted, and all the other to go with it, because he was going to get it for me for my birthday!!! I did! So I thought I would share with you my new living room makeover!

I love it! It is just exactly what I wanted, right down to the Brown Leather Recliner!

Jay's mom and dad had bought me the rocker as a (first child) family gift when LaDessa was born, so when shopping for a living room suit, I would search for a color to go with my rocker...I could not believe it...the colors are near the same! Exciting!!

You gotta love my floor lamp! I found the perfect one at Lowe's!

I had the hardest time trying to decide the curtain style that fit, so I decided to start with Rod shopping and found them at Lowe's! Came home and played around until I got the curtain style!

What Next??

Lamp Shades, thanks to Lowe's again! Sometimes we just need a new look!

Found these at Burlington Coat Factory for the top of my piano!

I am not completely finished with the living room yet.. I am still shopping for different wall décor, and solid color floor rugs.. I hope find them soon!

 I also done a little uplifting to the dining area as well!

While on my Husband Given shopping spree at Burlington's, I found this vase it was the perfect height and it matched the two candle stands in the picture above... I bought it, brought it home and made a centerpiece for my dining table!

As you can tell, I love Grapes, both eating them and decorating with them! Ha!

Even though we live in a mobile home, we love it! It feels homey to us! And until we find the house that we want or the Lord tells us otherwise, I guess I will continue doing makeovers!

I hope you have enjoyed the (highlight) pictures!!

My next room to be uplifted is...Our Master Bedroom! I hope to post pictures soon!

 

Alabama Trip!

I will start by saying, I only have one picture for this post. There was not enough time to take pictures....we got a little to busy talking as usual.
    Liberty Holiness Church Camp Meeting started last Wednesday night..with my mom being sick, we didn't think we would even be able to go down, but the Lord worked it all out for the good, so, Friday afternoon to head down! Friday night and Saturday morning services were great! We had plans to leave Saturday afternoon to head back home, until Jay was ask to preach on Sunday morning. Am I ever so glad we stayed. It was glorious! The Lord came by in a mighty way. To me, this service was the best! In one word, WOW!
   Going down to Alabama (Liberty Holiness) is always so special to Jay and I... #1: It's where Jay got saved and filled with the Holy Ghost! #2: Lots of Jay's (extended) family are from there! #3: This is where I met Mr. Wright for the very first time! #4: Great Friends live near by... and the list could go on! We love going down....it is truly our second home!
    While there, they talked Benjamin in to helping in the kitchen....Sis. Ann let him borrow her apron and bouffant...

We all thought this was priceless! Best of all Benjamin loved being in the center of attention!!

We arrived back to our Kentucky home (refreshed/encouraged & uplifted spiritually) somewhere around 9pm Sunday night!

What a Wonderful Weekend! 

Update on Mom...

Many of you are already asking..."How did your moms surgery go?"
   Well, I have an answer for you...She had to reschedule again, due to, still being sick with whatever this is going around. Instead of getting better, her sickness has gotten worse in the last two weeks. They told her she could not be sick when she has the operation, so they told her she would have to reschedule it. Its too much of a risky chance to take.
   Now, we wait for February 13th to come, that is the earliest the doctor could do the operation. I hate the waiting game...Knowing what the health issue and operation is all about....
   Please.. join us in prayer, that our almighty God will either heal/take away the cancer, or if he chooses not to do so, just hold it were its at and not let it spread anywhere else. We know he is able!
   A big thanks to all of you that have left comments/prayed/praying/the text and calls...They are greatly appreciated!

Church Kids!

Sunday evening before we headed out for church, I had to take a moment and snap some pictures (in the sun, so they are a little bright)!!!

After I had gotten him ready in his new outfit, I sat him down in front of the mirror...he immediately said...."MY BIBLE?" So Jay gave him a little new testament to take to church, and of course mommy had to have some pictures...he looked so complete! I just love natural poses!

While he was saying cheese for the camera, he stopped dead still and said, "PREACH"...and that's just what he did!! I'm not sure what the text was, but it sounded interesting!! I am all for side corner/street/ or whatever is was preaching, I just wished we had a yard full!!!

(After a Praise Break)

Of course we couldn't leave LaDessa out of the service, so she stepped in from the side and they had a serious "OFFERING" service....this was hilarious!

There is never a dull moment around here when they are together...Church is all they know, so that is what they do 90% of the time....and they know exactly how its done, although, we wouldn't have it any other way!