A Must See Movie!!!

We watched an amazing movie last night called "No Greater Love."  "No Greater Love" is the heartwarming story about a second chance at first love. Jeff, a single father, faces the challenge of a fledgling business and raising of a precocious ten-year old son. But when new love blossoms and a stellar business deal looms on the horizon things seem to be going great. That is, until a chance encounter with his estranged wife changes everything. Years later he finds he’s never really lost his love for her.  Faced with a lifetime of emotion, Jeff learns to forgive and meets the love of his life…again.

You will not regret seeing this movie!!!

Caught in a Hail Storm!!!

Tonight I thought it would be a good night to take a walk.  Davis wanted to go and ride his bike and I decided to take my sister's dog along.  We had a great walk and the weather was so nice; until it started to rain.  I had no idea it was going to rain.  I told Davis we needed to pick up the pace and within seconds the Hail started.  We were 1/2 mile from home and I had a boy on his bike and a dog who doesn't know how to walk on a leash.

I was trying to find shelter in the middle of a parking lot.  I picked up Davis and his bike and started running. As the hail started picking up, a lady pulled up in her truck and told me to get in the car.  I didn't even think twice!!! I grabbed Davis and threw him in the truck with the wet dog.  I was so grateful that this women showed up and cared enough to help.  Thank you mystery women!!!!

I was glad to be home safe and in dry clothes and Davis loved telling everyone what happened as they walked in the door for small group.

Camera and IPhone saves a man's life!!!

I have been following a compassion worker that has been missing in Haiti from a blog that I read, and the other day he was found.  The amazing thing is, that one of the things that helped save his life (other then God) was his iphone and camera.

This man appeared on the Today show and he tells an amazing story of survival.

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Best Christmas Gift!!!

Back in October I started collecting costumes so I could put a dress-up box together for Davis for Christmas.  Noah wasn't so sure about it and felt he wasn't going to put it to good use.  Well I showed him!!!!

Here is his dress up area!!!  He has a pirate, fireman, construction worker, buzz lightyear, cowboy, superman, car mechanic, and a chef costume. He is loving putting on the different outfits and playing pretend.

Here is Davis in his pirate outfit!!!

Cousin Joshua in the pirate outfit too!!!

Buzz to the rescue!!!

The "THREE AMIGOS" (Brayan, James, and Davis)!!!

Play Time!!!

Davis loves going to Children museums.  He always asked to go to the one by our house, Chesapeake Children's Museum in Annapolis.  We got a membership that allows us to go there and to about 130 other ones around the United States.  Last month we were in New york visiting my family and I took the kids to the Saratoga Children's museum.  They had a blast!!!!

"All Aboard"

Conductor Ava!! 

Bath time!!!

Donovan is mailing letters!!

Food Shopping!!!

Davis is ready to put out fires!!!

Donovan taking my order!!!

Letting Go!!!

I was forward an email from a friend that really spoke to my heart.  It was written/spoken by T.D. Jakes and it is worth you reading (I wrote word for word, so don't blame me for the grammar errors)!!! 

"There are people who can walk away from you.  

And hear me when I tell you this! When people can walk away from you: let them walk.  I don't want you to try to talk another person into staying with you, loving you, calling you, caring about you, coming to see you, staying attached to you. I mean hang up the phone. 
When people can walk away from you let them walk. Your destiny is never tied to anybody that left.

The Bible says that, they came out from us that it might be made manifest that they were not for us. For had they been of us, no doubt they would have continued with us. [1 John 2:19]

People leave you because they are not joined to you. And if they are not joined to you, you can't make them stay.

  Let them go.

  And it doesn't mean that they are a bad person it just means that their part in the story is over. And you've got to know when people's part in your story is over so that you don't keep trying to raise the dead.  You've got to know when it's dead.

 You've got to know when it's over. Let me tell you something. I've got the gift of good-bye. It's the tenth spiritual gift, I believe in good-bye. It's not that I'm hateful, it's that I'm faithful, and I know whatever God means for me to have He'll give it to me.  And if it takes too much sweat I don't need it. Stop begging people to stay.

  Let them go!!

"

• If you are holding on to something that doesn't belong to you and was never intended for your life, then you need to......

LET IT GO!!!


• If you are holding on to past hurts and pains .....

LET IT GO!!!


• If someone can't treat you right, love you back, and see your worth......

LET IT GO!!!


• If someone has angered you.

LET IT GO!!!


• If you are holding on to some thoughts of evil and revenge..... 

LET IT GO!!!


• If you are involved in a wrong relationship or addiction... ..

LET IT GO!!!


• If you are holding on to a job that no longer meets your needs or talents

LET IT GO!!!


• If you! u have a bad attitude.... ...

LET IT GO!!!


• If you keep judging others to make yourself feel better......

LET IT GO!!!


• If you're stuck in the past and God is trying to take you to a new level in Him.........

LET IT GO!!!


• If you are struggling with the healing of a broken relationship. ....

LET IT GO!!!


• If you keep trying to help someone who won't even try to help themselves.. ....

LET IT GO!!!


• If you're feeling depressed and stressed ...........

LET IT GO!!!


• If there is a particular situation that you are so used to handling yourself and God is saying 'take your hands off of it,' then you need to......

LET IT GO!!!



Each one of us can afford to Let something go!!!!

Happy Birthday Davis!!!

Three years ago I got the greatest gift ever!!! God blessed Noah and I with an AMAZING son!!!

Today my baby turned 3 and it was bitter sweet.  I can't believe how fast time goes!  I feel like I just had him.

The day started out with a Daddy/son outing to get hair cuts and then a family breakfast. We then took him and his boy cousins to Chuck- e -Cheese.  They had a blast!!!

Davis loves riding this horse!!!!

After Chuck-e-Cheese we went back to the house to have the second part of Davis' birthday festivities....A Family Birthday Party!!!!

Davis and his party goodies!!!

He got lots of awesome gifts!!! We are so thankful for our family.

Davis' Birthday cupcakes.  They were yummy!!!

God Always Knows!!!

When no one understands your struggles, have hope because your omniscient, omnipresent, immutable God is with you! What does He see and how does He respond?

• Your affliction...............He is always at work
• Your struggles...............He is fulfilling His purpose in your life
• Your mistreatment.........He is providing courage and strength
• Your faithfulness...........He is helping you
• Your needs....................He is offering HIs compassion and love

What courage you gain knowing"the eye of the Lord are on the righteous." 1 Peter 3:12

Be encourage that God ALWAYS has your back!!!!!

This was taken from the book "Walking With the Women of the Bible" By Elizabeth George.

Starting off Refreshed

These past few months have been so busy.  I am so glad that it is over and our family can get back to a regular routine.  We had an amazing Christmas and New Year's.  We spent a lot of time with family and we got a lot of "our" family time too.

New Year's Eve was spent at my sister's church.  This was the first night in their new faciity and it was great to see some old faces.  We had a great time playing games and then we spent time focusing our hearts in what we wanted to give God in 2010.  This was my favorite part!!!  I wrote a letter to God and gave to Him all the burdens I have been caring around this past year.  It felt so good to get it down on paper and pray claim on the words that I wrote.

This letter will be mailed back to me in 6 months and I am claiming that I will have defeated them all and that God will have answered or changed my desires.

What would you give to God? Write them in a letter to God and hide it away for six months.  You may be amazed on what you will let go of!!!!!