Look who turned THREE and is SWEET as can be ....

Momma and the Birthday Boy!!

Playing with Jo-Elle

-Having a great time playing

I know how loved you are by the friends who came to share in your special day.

Xander, Piercen and Kristian... I don't think they were 'posing' ... you just wanted to play.

Here is it... your request sweet boy.

Aunt Britt took all of these pics for Mommy ...

I think your head was cut off in this one but I loved your hands haha!!!

Your invitation ....

.... Another guitar ....

"Auntie"Amanda is in BIG trouble . LOL Paybacks HAHA

You asked for a birthday hat but then didn't end up wearing it..

here you are with your buddy Xan... He was helping you get the gifts!!

Candles and Cake

Rachel did a perfect job and it was yummy!

Simple... NO theme!

The way mommy likes it... lots of Green n Blue

You are no Barney Boy or Dora N Diego Dude!

LOL.. I will love what you love but its fine too that you have no fave at this age :)

Guess who turned THREE ....

I can't even believe our boy is THREE!! I am writing this post week later because I haven't had the time to sit down and post. I guess I should have made the time but we have had a crazy couple of weeks.

We had Piercen's birthday party on his actual birthday, Monday, December 28, 2009. It began at 6:30 pm at "The Outback" play area. It is actually on the other side of Flame Gymnastics, in the same building. It is the neatest place! It has a huge indoor play area. Ball pits, climbing cages, slides, and lots of jungle gym play areas. We had a fun time and most importantly he loved it.

I was very excited about his cake this year. He told his daddy & I that he wanted a four wheeler cake. He said he wanted it to be green. Well, I began talking to him about this to be sure a few months before his birthday. We searched but I could never find one that was a good size AND green! Green is his favorite color btw! We happend to be in Branson for our annual family get- away in November and I found one at the Bass Pro shop. It has a trailor and a man too so lots of fun for Rachel to work with. Rachel is a sweet friend at church who makes wonderful cakes, cookies and bread. It is so YUMMY! She made bread for Piercen once and he feel in love with her and took to her instantly. She is always making him something yummy :) She made Jeremys birthday cake it was perfect so we knew she'd do a great job! I have never been more happy with the way it turned out.

Piercen is such a good boy. He has grown and matured so much this past year. From 2 to 3 is a huge leap. He is so smart. It amazes us the things that he comes up with and his imagination is limitless. I do not have and exact weight or height for him because we haven't been to the doctor for his 3 yr check up... I have been avoiding it honestly to keep him from being exposed to anything. He has been so healthy and with the exception of having a cold he hasn't been sick but once with a fever since his last check up. I am so thankful for that and give God praise!!!

Piercen Kennedy,

Here are some things you have been up to ....

***Mommy checked your height today because we went to incredible pizza and you had to be 44' tall to ride a bumper ride... you measured 38'. We will find out for sure at your next visit which I hope to be before Feb. 28th.

***You love to be outside, doing anything outside. Especially riding four wheelers or playing in the yard. You love your John Deer gator.

***You wear a size 3t shirt and a size 4t jeans... you grew out of a 3t jean to a 4t jean in 3 months. Your 4t jeans were long on you when we first tried them on... in one month they are perfect... crazy how fast you are growing.

*** you LOVE POPSICLES

***you adore and I mean ADORE your Nana & Paps... your grandma too. You used to be a Nana's boy but your Paps has your heart big time lately.

***you still have your friend "JOE" but now you have began to call him "JOE DON" and you still talk to him ..........a lot!!! Sometimes you even say JOEY.

***you repeat everything. When I say everything. I .MEAN.EVERthing. Daddy & I really have to watch what we say. One day a man was pulling out in front of me. I said something. A few short minutes later you ask your daddy "Daddy what is a retard anyway". I cracked up but quickly remembered there are little ears hearing everything I say.

***you know many of your colors ... Green, Red, Blue, Orange, Black, White, Purple, Pink, Yellow... except yellow is Lellow HAHA!!

***you still LOVE to swim. Your cousin Trinity had a birthday party at the Y last weekend and you were able to swim and still swim like a little fish!!

***you used to always wear your shoes. You knew if you had your shoes on you could go outside.. well now... you have them off. No matter what... when... or where we are.

***you can count to about fourteen.

***you know your full name and mommy and daddys too.

***you love jeeps. You tell your daddy you want a big jeep some day.

***you love football and have asked your daddy to coach you when you get big. You really enjoyed going to watch daddy and Pastor Gary coach little league this past season.

***you play better with older kids... kids a few years older than you.. you some times try to bully smaller ones and we are working with you on this a lot.

***you FINALLY can sit still love enough to have mommy read a book to you!! Yeah for mommy!!!

***you love your 'new bed' but will not sleep in it... we have to get this mastered... daddy changed your bed from a baby bed to toddler bed last week and you have yet to stay in it.

***you still love your apple juice... you call it your night time juice and get it at night time before bed. You love to get relaxed with the lights out and we pray and do your bible verses.

***you have learned John 3:16 "For God so loved the world" and this past year you have learned Psalms 23 "The Lord is my shepherd" and you some times say "The Lord is MY shepherd". I never correct you after you have said it correctly once because He IS YOUR Shepherd sweet boy!!!

***you LOVE music. Your favorite is Garrett Ledbetter.

***you love class at church. This time last year you were still leary because we were gone so much and didn't have a routine traveling with daddy but now you have matured so much and are confident and love to go to class.

SO much has changed the last year... I love you with all of my heart Piercen Kennedy. I am forever changed since being your mommy. I have said it since the first time they placed you in my arms and I will say it a million more times .... I never knew the love of my Heavenly father until I met you. I honestly never knew the love of my own father, how he wanted the best for me, how important his raising and influence on my life has been OR my mother as well until you. You continue to teach me so many things about myself and God continues to teach me and grown me since being your mommy. He waited eight years to bring you into our lives. During those eight years there were times I did ask "When?" "But WHY not now" and even wondered at times if it would ever be. I know now that HIS timing IS perfect. You are perfect and He gave you to us at the PERFECT time. I am so thankful!!

May our love always give you roots!!!!

xox oxo,

Mommy

***I'm having problems uploading pictures. I will keep trying!!!

Happy Fall .. my favorite time of the year has just begun...

I love this picture of him ... he is smiling so big that I can't even see his eyes! I said "CHEESE" and this is what I got from him .... taking his picture is so easy now if he is in a good mood.. I love it... Piercen is such a joy. I can't even begin to imagine what life was life without him in our lives.

Check out his HUGE BROWN milk dud eyes... I love them! My favorite pictures of him are honestly the ones I just capture ... no posing ... I love it! He is so full of life and he doesn't miss a thing. He has so many questions and is so inquisitive about everything .... never a dull moment.

October 28, 2009

It has been months since I have written. It is something, I can log on and check to see if I have email, read all my favorite blogs and even log onto facebook but for the life of me I won't take a few minutes to write on my very own blog. I used to be so good at it. Our days are always so busy and I honestly can't make myself get on my pc anymore when my baby boy is even awake. I found myself spending so much time and it was time I could have been with my family. Now making myself write seems to be a chore.

So .. isn't he so handsome? So adorable? Those BIG brown eyes - love them. He is getting so big! I can hardly believe he is going to be three in a short time. Jeremy & I honestly spend as much time as a family as possible. They are truly the loves I love to be with. I think if I had to tell just one thing that is amazing to me right now is our 'talks'. He will crawl up in my lap and say 'lets talk'... I love it. We carry on HUGE conversations and I learn so much from him. Of course he has a big imagination and I get lots of 'stories' about his friend Joe! He has a make believe friend. I love it!!! Did any of your children or do they now? He cracks me up. The other day he and his friend "Joe" were taking the yellow school bus to drop off "Joe's" dad to work.. I said "Where does he work" and he says to me "At Wal Mart". AND .... the story went on. Cracks me up!

The ministry is still going very well. Jeremy has had some cancellations from now til the end of the year but we have taken this time to plan more outreach ministries and they have been huge blessings. Both personally and to our home church. We have had the opportunity to feed people both physically AND spiritually. God has been so good to us. Reaching out to our community has changed my life. I told Jeremy I KNOW this is something God has called us to do. Our home church family has gotten behind us and support us in such a huge way. Please pray for us, we will be having the next outreach on Monday November 23rd for a Thanksgiving dinner. We pray that God will send 500 for us to feed ... we are expecting and believing! We also hope to be able to hand out groceries so that they can prepare a meal for Thanksgiving if the need is there. I praise God for the work He is doing thru us but in us as well... we serve an awesome God. And when I say that I mean it... I just wanna be a servant... we are here to serve.

I've been reading some awesome blogs lately... it is so crazy how the Lord can use someone a million miles away who I have never met face to face to minister to me... I love it! I just soak it all up like a sponge. God is good! I am thankful for my blogging friends!

I pray you've all had a great weekend and as we enter November I hope to be better at blogging.

love,

Christy

Summer Fun and Family

It has been over a month since I have blogged at all and I hate that! I was going to try a lot harder and it seems I never have time OR make time. LOL. Piercen is loving summer and is growing like a weed. He is now 2 1/2 years old (31 months seems like A LOT) and we are enjoying SUMMER FUN! Here is one of my favorite pictures of him that I have taken recently... He L.O.V.E.S the water!!! He isn't afraid of it one bit and honestly can swim pretty well. My mom calls it dog paddling. HaHa! We've had a really great time.

Piercen you are ...

*loving summer and enjoy being in the pool. You love to jump off of the side and are NOT afraid one bit.

*you still love your guitar and have found a new love for your boots.. Mommy and daddy gave you a new pair just this week for pee peeing on the potty like a big boy!

*potty training is going okay.... consistency MOMMY! (Big wink)

*you love riding the four wheeler at Paps and ask to often.

*you love church - when I am getting you dresssed whether morning, noon or night you ask "are we going to church"

*you love to play with 'my friends' as you say (Savannah, JoJo aka Jo-Elle and Gaba aka Gabrielle) they would ALL be girls :D

*you are 36 in tall and growing each and every day..

*you have the most precious laugh ever.

*you will now sit and watch tv for a bit... you love toot and puddle, little house on the prairie, and the movie Charlotte's Web & Hotel for Dogs

*you are a pretty good eater - love grilled chicken, pizza, and banannas.... You can NO do without your apple juice but mommy has to limit it.

*you will say about three sentences together and today 7/23/09 said 14 words one right after the other!!!

*you love trucks, hotwheels and horses.

*you know and can say your full name.... mommy and daddys too with the exception of middle names for the two of us...

*you love being outside

*you know several colors (blue, red, green for sure)

*you can count to eleven

*you wear a size 2t and a 8.5 shoe

*you will take up for anyone if you think someone is being fussy at them

*you have began singing along to the Cd's in the car ..

*you can carry on a pretty good conversation over the ph with nana but you like to shake your head a lot like she can see you - when Paps tries to talk to you all you ask about is that four wheeler! LOL

*you A.L.W.A.Y.S say thank you - without fail. And you are doing really well with Please!

*you always say you are sorry if you get into trouble, hurt someone on accident.

*you are learning about Jesus and know he is in Heaven and we are going there some day... you know the first part of John 3:16 and can say "For God so loved the world" by heart.... you do it with GREAT excitement!!! (wink)

*you love stickers and are really taking an interest in coloring

*you are very independent and like to do things for yourself...

*you can undress yourself completely, dress yourself pretty well except for buttons or snaps and put your shoes on (sometimes on the wrong foot but when told switch them)

*you still travel like a *CHAMP*

I love you baby boy! I pray for you every day and I know you are going to accept Jesus at a young age. I enjoy every single moment with you and am so thankful I am able to be home with you. I never want to take for granted my time with you. I remember praying for God to send us a baby and I knew I'd be happy once that time came if the Lord saw fit but I never imagined I'd be THIS happy! You are such a joy and I love you with all my heart. I pray for wisdom and knowledge as your daddy and I teach you, guide you and nurture you. May we always point you to Jesus!

xox oxo,

Mommy

Ministry updates ....

Jeremy has been traveling preaching several revivals along with church camp in OK. They had 17 saved at the Poteau River Valley. Isn't God good? The week after that camp we actually had church camp with three other churches at our home town with our home church. Bro Grant did a great job preaching and several were saved including some from our church. We attended services there and enjoyed the week! We then had revival at Pioneer FWB and it was awesome to be in service there. The people are there are family! They will make you feel so many ways that you are bound to like one of them! Jeremy just finished out this week in Casa, AR and the house was packed each night. It was a refreshing time for the church and 3 souls were saved. The most exciting thing, the ones who got saved came back for the services the following nights!

I love what God is doing and what he continues to show me. I've been listening to Jason Crabb's new CD and it has blessed my heart. "With every breathe I will praise you". I sure am thankful that inspite of the times I fail he loves me! If he never did another thing in my life he has already blessed me beyond my wildest dreams..... that is reason to praise HIM!

Just the two of us...

Well... my best friend Heather graciously offered to take a new family picture for us on Monday. I was super excited because Piercen is has really changed a lot since our last one from November!!! My excitement didn't last too long. He just wasn't in the mood to smile, didn't get to finish the nap he has started and was not going to cooperate for us. Period. So my hubby suggested that we snap a few of just the two of us! I was one happy girl! I admit it, I am a picture taker! I love snapping pictures and I love recording anything and everything we are doing... especially since Piercen has come along!

Here is the picture that turned out to be my favorite! I did a little editing and I loved it! I love my husband and he is so good to me! God has blessed me beyond measure! I pray that I can always be what he needs me to be .... his helpmeet! It is amazing me to me that our story began when two people fell in love! We will be married eleven years in Septemeber and they have been the happiest years of my life!

.....I am living out my dreams!

My handsome boy ...

These are some pics I just recently did of him...


Just wanted to share an updated picture of my handsome little man & I on Mothers Day. I haven't been good at all posting because we have been so good traveling but a picture is worth a 1,ooo words! And believe me, I could say that and more about my little guy! I was just telling someone tonight ... his imagination is LIMITLESS, his J*O*Y is UNSPEAKABLE and his *LOVE* for life is AMAZING! He is such a blessing! Thank you Lord for allowing ME to be HIS Mommy!

YEAH Kristina ....

I just wanted to say thank you to my dear blogging friend Kristina for helping me to recover my password.... I haven't been able to log in for weeks because I had to change my password about a month and half ago. I didn't write it down. Silly me! I had to go create a new email account (with cox communications) and thankfully no one had my old email address there that I had created in 2006. They set up the same account for me again since that address had no been used and so I was able to reset my password there and recover it. WHEW!!! I surely didn't want to have to create a whole new blog after so many years! Thank you again Kristina! I appreciate you so much! Now hopefully I can be better at blogging! LOL!

Piercen *AND* potty training....

I just wanted to post a quick pic of Piercen. This is one from his 2 yr pics and I love them! I just have a question .... anyone have potty training tips? It is time to begin. He wants to sit on the potty - he isn't scared of it and we 've been doing a LOT of talking. He comes to me when he needs changed now and even asks for his diaper to be changed. I just wanted to know if anyone had any tips to help this be a 'quicker' process? THANKS!!!

Blogger & Baby Caleb

Just wanted to let everyone know that my best friend is now blogging! Maybe she will be better at it than I am. HaHa! If you get a chance check out her blog.... what is it this time, Lord? www.whatisitthistimelord.blogspot.com


Also, if you have a chance stop by and wish my cousin Robin and her husband Jake a CONGRATS on the birth of a son, Caleb Thomas! You can visit her blog at ... and baby makes three!
www.jakerobinharper.blogspot.com


Happy Thursday!

Cupcakes AND Deliveries

Here are a few pictures... I was so proud of myself! Anyone who knows me knows I am so not the baker OR the cook. I have several things I do enjoy making dinner but as far as our 'Chef' that would be Jeremy! I would choose to clean up any day! I got this idea and we ended up making 72 cupcakes and delivered them ALL with the exception of a few Piercen decided to eat. He enjoyed every single minute of it... especially handing out his Valentine Cards. Here is a picture Jeremy took of us & Piercen happened to have a picture card in his hand. Precious!

Happy Valentines Day friends....

I hope that everyone has had a wonderful day! I know that I sure have. My actual "Valentine" took me to dinner & movie on Thursday night while my mom & dad kept Piercen for us. Jeremy & I rarely do this sort of thing so it was really nice. I realize Piercen is now two but he and I both were just discussing Thursday night how nice it is to get away, having a great conversation over dinner is awesome BUT after about four hours we are both itching to see the baby. I have heard many couples say this so I know it is 'normal' haha! Dinner was *yummy* and we went to see "New in town". It had a great story line AND was funny. Jeremy really got a kick out of it. I have to add that I loved the fact we went Thursday night and not actually tonight because of the crowds and lines to eat. I liked it so much we might have to do it like that more often.

Jeremy & I watched Fireproof a few weeks back and we began the Love Dare book. It is awesome! I am loving every day of it. Even though I have an awesome marriage I have learned so much. I have gained a lot of knowledge and I have learned that even when I thought I was good about biting my tongue - ha. I am not a lot of times. I was really aware of how often I had to catch myself. Isn't it funny that just when we think we have it all together sometimes the 'little' things sneak up on us? It does for me. I love the fact that we decided to do this and it just so happens todays dare was "Love promotes Intimacy". How perfect for Valentines Day. We shared a lot of personal thoughts today and it has been special. Thank you Jeremy for being my Love, my Valentine!!!

Here are a few pics of our little guy --- our valentine! He sure is cute if I do say so myself. I get so cracked up at him because I take so many pictures of him that now when I even touch my rebel he says "Cheese" and stops whatever it is he is doing. Sad huh? I tell everyone it really wouldn't be any worse if I would have had a girl. :D He is a lot of fun though and he keeps us smiling. I totally cracked up at these pictures because I didn't tell him to pose or anything! This is all on his own. P*E*R*F*E*C*T

We made cupcakes and when I say cupcakes I mean cupcakes! TONS of them! 72 to be exact. Friday we delivered them to Mema, Cousins Jen & Bekah, our girls at Trimmers Ginger & Becky, our sweet friend Christi so she'd feel extra special today, my best friend Heather & her family, Michelle, and Shelly. Today we visited Uncle Aaron & Aunt Britt, Nana, Paps and Uncle Aaron... they all LOVED them! Oh and I can't forget Sonya, Doug & the boys! They were a hit. It was my first attempt and I was pretty proud of myself. I actually left my camera in the suv or I'd post a pic. It is raining outside so I will get it and post a pic of my creations soon!

Isn't he just a cutie pie? He is growing up so fast!
God bless you guys... I hope that today was perfect for each of you!

I pray that more than anything that you are filled with the LOVE of God!

hugs,

Christy

Well... I did it...

I did it! Finally! I changed up my blog a lot and I hope to get busy using it more often. I've been a terrible blogger. I know. I find I enjoy reading others most of the time than writing. I'm excited though to get back into writing more often. Kristina, thanks SO much for your help. I followed your steps and it worked. Whew! I just have a few more things to change up and I'll be good to go.

Hope everyone is having a good week! I am really looking forward to Valentines Day! Love it!

My baby boy....

Turned "2"... Happy Birthday Piercen!

What a wonderful two years it has truly been. God has been so awesome! I never knew I would love someone so much! Of course I love Jeremy with everything I have but it is a completely different love. AND I must add, there is SOMETHING about a mommy & her B*O*Y!!!

Here are a few pics to share with you over the past two years... OH how I love him so!

Piercen, the plans God has for you will some day soon all unfold... I pray that my love with always give you roots & may you always, always, walk in the truth!

love,

Mommy

I can't believe it is this time of year already...

Hey friends! I am such a horrible blogger. It seems every time I get ready to write actually write something I get side tracked and need to jump off of the computer. I am starting to think it is the devil keeping me from writing like I one time did here on my blog! I get so busy traveling with Jeremy, spending time with Piercen, church, family & friends I seldom have much 'free' time if you will... honestly, when I do I spend it reading a lot of what others write! :)

I hope that you have started your December off to a good start and aren't rushing around trying to get all of the shopping done at the last minute (that would also be me!) Ha Ha! I've had such an awesome year. I can't imagine what God has in store of us in 2009. Jeremy has yet calculated how many souls we have seen saved but I can already tell you, we have been in some of the most amazing services ever. In the midst of a world filled with confusion, strife, businesses closing, people loosing jobs, homes being taken away, families falling apart, God is still on HIS throne and he is still moving amoung us. If we will only seek Him, He will come!

Here is a picture of us that my best friend took a few weeks back. I love it. I love the background, I love the cute little smirk on Piercen's face. He is growing so fast. I can't believe he will be TWO this month. I am taking in every moment with him. Jeremy & I have enjoyed him so much the past few months as he is putting sentences together, learning colors, and he must take his bible and guitar *every* where we go. He is pure joy! Every time I see his big brown eyes, hear his laugh, and feel the warmth of his xox oxo I realize once again just how much my heavenly father loves and adores me! Oh what an honor! I am so unworthy!

I pray that as Christmas approaches that we all will keep Christ in our Christmas... He was born in a stable, died on a cross and he is a soon coming KING! I look for him any day! Thank you for the friendships I have made and the blessings I have had just knowing you all.

He is growing so fast...

Just a few updated pics of my little guy... I am so in love with him. I never knew I could love him so much.... I never imagined a love like this before. He is such a joy and we try to hold on to every second with him because he is growing so fast... hard to believe it has almost been 2o months! He loves the piano and honestly, he doesn't just get on it and *BANG* around... he will stretch and play over it just perfectly! I love watching him... He also loves his guitar! I am proud of him! For so long he would play a little then stop and sing and then play some more and then stop and sing some more. NOW he has it down!! He can play & sing !!! Isn't it precious how they learn ??? Piercen loves it now that he can play and mommy sings ....

The top picture is how Piercen likes to be super silly! The *H*A*T* on his head is actually the saddle that goes on his pony -- where he came up for that who knows! He cracks us up. He more me laugh, the sillier he is! He is so much fun! I am posting an upclose pictures so you can see the HUGE smile!

Hope you all have a great weekend!

Isn't it Strange...

Isn't it strange how a 20 dollar bill seems like such a large amount when you donate it to church, but such a small amount when you go shopping? Isn't it strange how 2 hours seem so long when you're at church, and how short they seem when you're watching a good movie? Isn't it strange that you can't find a word to say when you're praying but.. you have no trouble thinking what to talk about with a friend? Isn't it strange how difficult and boring it is to read one chapter of the Bible but how easy it is to read 100 pages of a popular novel or ZANE GREY book? Isn't it strange how everyone wants front-row-tickets to concerts or games but they do whatever is possible to sit at the last row in Church? Isn't it strange how we need to know about an event for Church 2-3 weeks before the day so we can include it in our agenda, but we can adjust it for other events in the last minute? Isn't it strange how difficult it is to learn a fact about God to share it with others; but how easy it is to learn, understand, extend and repeat gossip? Isn't it strange how we believe everything that magazines and newspapers say but... we question the words in the Bible? Isn't it strange how everyone wants a place in heaven but... they don't want to believe, do, or say anything to get there? Isn't it strange how we send jokes in e-mails and they are forwarded right away but when we are going to send messages about God, we think about it twice before we share it with others? IT'S STRANGE ISN'T IT? Now that you've read this message, will you forward it to anybody that you consider a friend, family member or foe (enemy).If you choose not to share His message you may deprive yourself from being blessed as well as depriving others... who may need God in their life.


I thought that was just awesome! I hope everyone is doing good. I am not sure I have any readers since I seldom have the time to write anymore. I do read though - I promise! I would love to hear from you! I am going to post some pics of Piercen , he is getting so BIG!

Question....

Does anyone know what happened to Veronica?

I am not dead... I am really alive. I am!

Okay I know.. it has been three months since my last post but so much has been going on. Forgive me! I am sure I have lots all of my readers even though I promise I have still been following you.

We began the process of house hunting which lead to applying for a loan and that whole process. For those of you who are home owners you KNOW how time consuming & complicated it can be. Complicated? Did I say that? HA! We had all of our papers filled out, approved in NO time and our close date set --- it was pushed back a week, had our final day set to close on a Wednesday and got a call about 10 am on a Monday morning and our loan officer says "I am sorry to tell you this but our company can not give out any more loans". At this point I was like "OK, so were we just not approved and your covering or what?". I had every possible thought go thru my head! I was so upset! Well.... he calls back... he tells us he has a buddy who will take over and we should be closed in three weeks. He did just that but three weeks turned into six! We were ONLY supposed to have to fill out a few papers and we ended up doing the entrie process from scratch!

The good news is that we finally close after three additional close dates and we are proud 1st time home buyers!! We took three weeks and worked on the house laying tile on the counter tops, retexturing walls, completely redoing the bathroom b/c MAN! It had brown all over and well..... it needed remodeling. We replaced all the light fixtures, all new ceiling fans, new front and back door, my daddy painted the outside taupe and we hung new black shutters.... tiled the utility room and had a painter come in and redo the entire inside. It was hard work but it is almost finished. We have a few things left ... we want to put in new windows in a month or two and then put up a privacy fence because the fence now is chain link. Even though it was alot of hard work it was fun actually AND we hope to make some money off of it so in a few years we can build or buy again before Piercen starts to school.

Piercen is growing fast. I am posting a new picture so you can see our handsome little boy. He never ceases to amaze me at all the things he comes up with. His latest thing is he has been carring his little red bible around for weeks. I have tried to get him to put it away and only carry it to church...hoping that by offering another book, ANY other book to him he'd do so but OH NO! He carries it EVERYwhere! I am talking to play outside, to the restuarant... you name it. The other day he looks down, opens it up and begans to jabber... I hear "Bible" . He then pauses and points and starts to babble! I asked Jeremy "Did you show him that" , "Have you been coax him"... NO he says.. NO way and actually I'd never seen or heard him say anything other than "Lets get your bible for church"...... it was priceless! I can honestly say it doesn't matter if he ever becomes a preacher as long as he knows what the word of God says and is as eager to KNOW HIM and have the desire to serve him just as he has the desire today not to let that little red bible put away for another book. Isn't that how it should be for us? We must read them as often as possible and use them like no other book... if they get messed up we can get another one. After all the ones that are worn are the ones who have had the greatest use!

fyi.. I am going to post some pics of our projects but I need to get an updated pic of the house on the outside ... will do that soon!

... what a week

WhEw! I have had one busy week. Sorry I am just now being able to post. I know some of you have asked what is going on and wondering where I've been ... we applied for a loan on Monday, got the news back on Tuesday we were approved (early that morning, less than 24 hrs to be exact!), found the house we wanted to make an offer on and did that on Wednesday - they counter offered and we signed papers on Thursday afternoon! We had been looking for about two weeks so we kinda knew what we wanted to do. Some might say that was *qUiCk* and yes it was!!!! I

This house is not the house I want to be in forever but it is a great start for us! I can't wait to get closed and get the things done to it that need to be done before moving in and making it our first home! I will take a picture of it and post it asap! I plan to post pics along the way because we are going to paint the outside, inside, hang new light fixtures, tile the counters in the kitchen and bathroom, put in a new dishwasher, tile the laundry room and redo the flower bed! This neighborhood is one that my best friend Michelle grew up in when we were kids. I remember spending the night there many times. We have driven by at many different times to see if it is still a nice area and it seems to be. It is quiet and Jeremy and I both have peace that this is what God has for us.

I do want to ask you to pray for us ... we are renting right now and it was supposed to be long term. The couple has asked us to move because they are wanting to be back here from LA. Well, we need to be out by the 15th of April and it just isn't going to happen... the end of the month yes and maybe even that next weekend but not by the 15th. You know how it goes, if you move in some place and it needs things done chances are they never get done! PLUS, these things are a must. Also, my son hasn't slept well since we moved here! Infact, he began sleeping **ALL** night long at 7 weeks. We moved here in late August when he wass eight months old and he hasn't slept all night ONE time since we moved. Jeremy & I know why and now it all makes since that we have put two and two together..... that would be a whole other blog post! Needless to say we have no idea who lived in our new house but we will be covering it in prayer and for those who believe as we do we will be annointing it with oil and covering it in the blood! Every evil spirit and things that aren't of God will be rebuked! So if you will pray with us on that...

Also, I wanted to share something ... God has really been showing me some things during this whole experience. Jeremy pastored for several years and we lived in a parsonage so there was no need to buy a house. During those years we traveled alot, bought expensive clothing, jewlrey, had many different hobbies and spent alot of money on even furniture. I was one who seldom cooked much because we always dined with friends or went on many *dates* together. Over the past several years while renting when Jeremy began evangelizing we have spent over $30,000 on rent... RENT ALONE! This made me sick. I couldn't see us continuing to do so. When we found out we needed to move again I began to pray for God to open doors for us. What I didn't realize was that when opening them I'd first have to repent. You see, I didn't want to live here or live there because it wasn't 'this' or it wasn't 'that'. But once I began to seek HIS will for us instead of what I wanted or where I wanted to be he began to open one door after another very quickly. I've looked back over the last several years and am amazed at what God has done in our lives but also what he has done in ME! HIS way is always best and HIS timing is always perfect.
After making the offer on this home we found out that the closest thing in the neighboorhood in sq ft and price is $22,000 more than what we were able to get our house for and it only needs about $2,000 put into it. Once again God has enabled us to not only be blessed by buying our first home but it is something we are going to be able to sell one day and make money in the process!

I know that I know that I know --- I'd rather be in His PERFECT will than His permissive will any day of my life!

Praying for Gods will....

Hey friends... hope this blog post finds you all doing well. Thanks for visiting me even when I am not faithful to write or post anything! Everyone has been such a blessing to me over the past several years. I am blessed to call you my friends!

I would like to leave a prayer request with you today and ask anyone who stops by to pray for us. We have been married for almost ten years and during those ten years Jeremy has both pastored and evangelized. During the times of pastoring we lived in a parsonage and during the last 4 1/2 years we have been renting. It is with much prayer that we are trying to get everthing finalized today to begin the process of building our very first 'home'.

While this request may sound materialistic for a home it is really not I promise. As much as I'd love to build the home of my dreams in all reality that isn't what will take place. However, it will be much more than a house, it will be our home. I look forward to it being ours, no more rent each month and thousands of dollars invested into something each year that we can not call our own. It is my prayer that if it be Gods will that he will continue to open the door that has been set before us. We will find this out either this afternoon or tomorrow and I am believing for what God has in store for us.