Mexican Fun & Football Trivia

After church, our family headed to a local Mexican restaurant. I was so surprised at how much my twin nephews LOVED salsa. I can barely stomach anything spicy, but an 18mo year old?

Colton had it from head to toe!!

Connor was having a great time checking out the crowd...

And, Mr. Hunter was too funny naming off his Crimson Tide's star players...

What a bunch of cute nephews I have!!!

Let's Go to the Pumpkin Patch!

Today, Haley's class took a field trip to the Pumpkin Patch. Nana (Scott's Mom) was so sweet to take her and share in the fun!

They went to the The Grand Ole Pumpkin Patch in Clanton, AL. They raved on how great and beautiful it was! I'm sad I missed out on the fun!

Haley picked out a great pumpkin! We are looking forward to carving it this weekend! And, thank you Nana for taking her! Why didn't I see the pictures of you going down the slide and riding the pony? :)

Girls' Night Out - October 2010

Last Friday night, my step-sister, Leigh, organized a Girls' Night Out for her, her sister Micheal, my sister, our friend Jen, and myself. Mexican, girls, out, OK!! :)

We headed over to Superior Grill....

We all had a wonderful time eating, talking with one another, laughing our heads off, and listening to the music.

Here are a few pictures from the evening...

My sister, Courtney and step-sister, Leigh.

Me and Jen

My step-sisters, Leigh & Micheal. Leigh is a very talented "lemon-cutter-upper-makin'-it-into-teeth"-er. She's the life of the party! Or..maybe the crazy one! :)

Beautiful sisters!

Me & Jen!

I really enjoyed hanging out with everyone! I hope we can all get together soon!



Worship Wednesday - Unfailing Love - Jimmy Needham

After a long, long break from blogging, I hope to be back for good. I am now happily married! The few weeks leading up to the wedding were very busy due to work and planning, we had a wonderful honeymoon, and many weeks of getting our lives back in order, so we've been busy!

In honor of my wonderful new husband, I wanted to share "our song" for Worship Wednesday. Scott and I picked this song out months ago for our first dance. Jimmy Needham is a wonderful Christian singer and we thought this song was a wonderful way to highlight our wonderful Lord for bringing our lives together and uniting us as husband and wife. Without God's will, I don't know that our paths would have ever crossed. Our story is truly a God-thing and we will always give Him the glory for our marriage, our home, and our family.

"I have found the one whom my heart loves." - Song of Solomon 3:4

You’re my unfathomable precious unimaginable joy

And you’re exceedingly excited and abundantly more than I could ask for

With your hand in mine we will pass through time and space

And every second, every minute, every hour of every day I’ll say

My unfailing love for you will not be moved

For you will not be moved

My unfailing love for you

And though the mountains be shaken

And the hills be removed

Yet my unfailing love for you

He tells a story of a King coming in glory and He is

And that same Man who devised that plan united ours with His

And so hand in hand we will walk with Him as our two become as one

And all the promises He promises to us He promises will never be undone

Be my wife ......

Worship Wednesday - Starry Night by Chris August

When you look up at the beauty of a clear, starry night, how can one say there is no God?

When you look out at the size of the ocean, how can one say there is no God?
When you hold a new born baby in your arms, how can one say there is no God?
When you see a beautiful rainbow, how can one say there is no God?
When you your heart breaks and and you cry out and feel a peace over you, how can one say there is no God?
When you see the beautiful trees change during Autumn, how can one say there is no God?

There has been a lot of talk in Birmingham over the last few days about agnostics and atheists and their views on creation and how religion plays into the world's history. My heart hurts for these people and my head can't seem to wrap around how people just don't see it. God's hand is EVERYWHERE! He is in the beauty of nature, he is in births of precious babies and in the death of those called home, he is in healing, and so much more. He WANTS to be in our homes, he WANTS to be in our relationships, he WANTS to be in our hearts!

This is such a wonderful praise song to the God of ALL things and ALL places!

From the Birds that Sing, In the Tallest Trees.

To the Human Life, of you and me.

From the Desert Sands, to the place we stand.

He is God of All, He is Everything.

I'm giving my life to the only one who makes the Moon reflect the sun.

Every Starry Night, that was His design.

I'm giving my life to the only son, who was and is and yet to come

Let the praises ring, 'cause he is everything

From the Autumn Leaves, that will ride the breeze

to the Faith it takes, to pray and sing

from the Painted sky, to my plank filled eye

He is God of all, He is everything

I'm giving my life to the only one who makes the Moon reflect the sun.

Every Starry Night, that was His design.

I'm giving my life to the only son, who was and is and yet to come

Let the praises ring, 'cause he is everything.

Hallelujah

Hallelujah

I believe

Hallelujah

Hallelujah

I believe

I'm giving my life to the only one who makes the Moon reflect the sun

On that Starry Night, He changed my life.

I'm giving it all to the only son who gave me hope when I had none.

So let the praises ring,

Ohhhh Let the Praises Ring

I'm giving my life to the only one who makes the Moon reflect the sun.

Every Starry Night, that was His design.

I'm giving my life to the only son, who was and is and yet to come

Let the Angels sing, that he is Heavenly

So let the Praises ring

'Cause he everything

Worship Wednesday - How Great Thou Art - Carrie Underwood

In preparation for the wedding, I've been looking over some classic hymns for prelude music. I absolutely love "How Great Thou Art", and when I heard Carrie Underwood's version, it just made that hymn that much sweeter!

My pastor has always said that in life, you will always be in one of three positions: (1) A valley, (2) Coming out of a valley, or (3) Going into a valley. For me, I always see and call on God in different ways depending on where I am in my life. God has so many names - Shepherd, Healer, Peace, Counselor, One Who Sees, Deliverer, Everlasting, Alpha and Omega, Christ, Comforter, Creator, Hope, Messiah, Savior, Teacher, and Way...No matter how we see our Savior today, He is GREAT in any form.

What a sweet praise song the the GREAT God of all!

Oh Lord my God, When I in awesome wonder,

Consider all the worlds Thy Hands have made;

I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder,

Thy power throughout the universe displayed.

Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,

How great Thou art, How great Thou art.

Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,

How great Thou art, How great Thou art!

And when I think, that God, His Son not sparing;

Sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in;

That on the Cross, my burden gladly bearing,

He bled and died to take away my sin.

Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,

How great Thou art, How great Thou art.

Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,

How great Thou art, How great Thou art!

When Christ shall come, with shout of acclamation,

And take me home, what joy shall fill my heart.

Then I shall bow, in humble adoration,

And then proclaim: "My God, how great Thou art!"

Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,

How great Thou art, How great Thou art.

Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,

How great Thou art, How great Thou art!

"Honey-Do" Couples Shower!

Saturday night, my sister and her husband (who introduced me and Scott), along with my mom and step-dad, were so sweet to host a couple's shower in my and Scott's honor! We had so much fun hanging out with so many close friends and family! The food and cakes were AWESOME (catered by Homeplate Cooking), my Mom's cheesecakes were an absolute hit, the koozies were super cute, the decorations were perfect and the fellowship was wonderful! Scott and I felt so honored at so many people's sweet gestures and well wishes as we embark on our lives together!

My sister sent out invitations that gave each guest a different "Honey-Do" request, such as:

Honey, let's...

 take a nap,

have a dinner party,

have game night,

do yard work,

do laundry,

clean house,

have a picnic.

We got so many wonderful gifts! Picnic baskets, wine, wine goblets, a blanket, laundry supplies, cleaning supplies, sheets, towels, home improvement store gift cards, serving ware, and so much more! And, my mom, step-dad, sister, and bro-in-law thought it would be good to take "Game Night" to the next level.....our family is now the proud owner of a Nintendo Wii! It's so funny because I've never had any gaming system since the original NES, so this will be a new one for us! My sister's family has one and they love it, so we can't wait to start family tournaments!

Thank you all for making that night so special for us!!