Today has been tough!!!

Today has been a rough day for our household. We came downstairs to find out that a friend of ours was the Pilot of flight 3407. My husband played in the church band with Marvin and his wife Sandy and I were friends through many church activities. My heart grieves at the loss of such a Godly, loving man! I ask that you pray for the Renslows and the others who lost loved ones in the tragic accident!

I had a great weekend!

This last week was a pretty good week. I thank those of you who prayed about Kailey's sleeping pattern. Last week went pretty good. We actually had two nights of her sleeping from 8:30pm to 5:30/6:00am. Wow it was so nice getting some sleep. When she does wake up either my mom or I go in give her her binkie and cover her up and leave. Last night she woke up and got her own binkie and went back to sleep. YEAH YEAH YEAH!

We have had a full house of sick people. Last Sunday night AC came down with a fever. He stayed home from school Monday and Tuesday. He went back to school Wednesday - Friday and then started feeling yucky on Friday again. He pretty much stayed in bed all weekend and is back at school Today. Trace started feeling pretty crappy on Thursday and still isn't 100%. Andrew threw up once and has had a headache but so far so good. Kailey thank goodness hasn't had any issues. RC has a toothache. Oh yeah and Friday, my dad came down with the crud and my mom did on Saturday. They spent the weekend in bed. Dad is doing better today but mom still is feeling pretty bad. Thank goodness for small miracles I have not come down with anything. I just pray that my system continues to hold out on getting sick because when Momma's sick it just flat ain't good!!!!

RC, the younger two kiddos and I got to go to church on Sunday. Then afterwards I was stopped by the pastor to find out if we were coming to the leadership meeting. (RC is in the band, and I am starting a bible study for stay-at-home moms. We start this Wednesday so here is another prayer request for you.) RC sent me and he came home to the two sick kiddos. I got home around 3:00pm and then was out of the house again around 5:00 for a Girls night! It was really fun.

Durring that couple of hours at home RC and I got some much needed alone time! It was nice getting to just reconnect as husband and wife! Here are some fun pictures we took! The second one is my favorite! Hope you all enjoy!!!!

What a Great and Mighty God we serve!!!!

Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen. Ephesians 3:20-21

I have to start with this verse because wow oh wow has God SO exceeded all expectations. Previously I have asked all of you to pray for two very special babies. Baby Harper and Baby Brayden! Well I don't know if you all have been reading up on them so I thought I would update you.

Baby Harper: Praise you Lord! We lift our hands in Praise! Kelly and Scott get to take their beautiful baby girl home tomorrow!!!!!!! If you go back and read the updates you will see that while we may not understand why someone would have to go through something like this God uses it for HIS GLORY!!! Kelly has been contacted by several who have accepted the Lord as their personal Savior because they see the faith in Kelly and Scott. Wow! That is for His Glory!

Baby Brayden: The Lord is a mighty Healer! He is doing really well. They are still trying to get him to take a bottle. They will be running tests on Friday to find out why he won't take a bottle. There is no less Praise to be given here because Gods miraculous hands are at work in their lives and those around them as well. Do you realize that they are not just begging for prayers for themselves but begging their readers to Pray for the other babies!!!

There are several lessons here for you and me (this is being shared with y'all because I NEED TO HEAR IT MYSELF)! Through everything that goes on in our lives, the good and the bad, we never know who is watching. How we handle it can be a more powerful testimony than what we say to that person directly!!! 1 Corinthians 10:31 tells us:

So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.

Also this goes to show the amazing power of prayer! So please don't give up on prayer (even when you don't get the answer you are looking for!), and when you say you are going to pray PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PRAY!!! In Ephesians 6:10-18 it talks about the Armor of God:

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.

Notice that in the end it says to pray! Also in 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 it says:

Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.

So please KEEP ON PRAYING!

Pray for:

Our troops!

Our President and other leaders!

Our Children!

Our Marriages!

Keep on praying for these precious little ones and those like them!

Just Keep on Praying!!!

Pics and a Prayer Request

Just a couple of quick pics. Some people might think it is completely silly but I have always longed to be able to paint my daughters toenails. Well up until now I just really haven't tried. Well today I sat her down (wow that child wiggles alot!!) and painted her little toenails pink. Sorry the pic is blurry but like I said she wiggles! TOOO CUTE!!! On another note I told y'all that last Tuesday was RC's 29th birthday. Well we really didn't get to do anything for his birthday. Well we were hosting a Super Bowl party so I decided to get a cake for him. Well he was at Walmart with me so I told him to pick out a cake. He picked out the following....

Yes it is purple with leopard print. I don't know why but my hubby wanted this one. He said he really didn't want a cake so if I was going to make him have one he wanted this one. Some of the guys who came to the party told him he lost a few man cards on this one! He is just too funny! Anyhow the kids really liked it even though Trace just couldn't get over the fact that his dad had a girl cake.

One more side note I ask for y'alls prayer. Kailey still does not sleep throught the night. In the last couple of weeks she has decided that about 1:30 to 3:30 am she wants to watch tv and play. Now for all of you who don't know I really like my sleep! I mean REALLY like my sleep so this just doesn't settle well for me. It is physically making me sick. Well I have decided over this week that I am going to try something new. I ask for prayer because this could very well be an extremely rough week for all who live in this house. Before it was just me affected by her being up, this week it could affect everyone because I am trying to let her cry it out. Last night was the first night of it and it went really well. I gave her a bottle about an hour before I put her to bed and then just laid her down at 8:45 and walked out. She fussed a little but then went to sleep. She slept until 4:00 and then fussed for a while. At 4:45 Grandma went in and told her you are okay, you are not getting a bottle, take your binkie and go back to sleep. Sure enough she did. So last night went pretty well, we'll have to see how the rest of the week goes.

Picture Tag!

The rules are:

1. Go to the 4th folder where you keep your pictures on your computer.

2. Post the 4th picture in the folder

3. Explain the photo.

4. Tag 4 fellow bloggers to join in the fun!

Here is my little Ladybug! She is 4 months old in this picture! (Kinda freaky about all the 4s) Anyhow we were trying to take a picture of her brand new ear piercings! She is sooo cute!!!

I tag whoever wishes to play along! (Please comment so I can go check yours out!)