Vacation 2011

This is the first time in years that Steve and I have gone on vacation.  We have taken short trip to Branson, Mo, Dallas, Tx.  We actually took a week this time.  We went outside of Pensacola, Fl to Perdido Key.  It was one of the most relaxing trips we have ever taken.

It rain on us Saturday on our way there and Sunday our first full day.  We went to church and lunch. After lunch it cleared up and we went swimming.

The next day we went the the Navel Aviation Museum. It was so cool.  They boys throughly enjoyed it.  I even thought it was neat.  They had a play area for kids and all the airplanes.  They even had part of ones that you can get in.  That was their favorite part.  They would sit there and pretend they were flying through the big blue skies.



If you are ever in that area I definitely recommend stopping by there and seeing the museum.  If you go on certain days you can see The Blue Angles practice.  We went and did that the next day and the boys loved it.  It was their favorite part.  They got their airplanes that we bought them from the museum and were pretending to be the Blue Angles.  The museum even has a cafe where you can eat filled with all kind of memorabilia. That is where we at lunch on day.

They rest of our trip was spent at the beach and pool.  We went out to eat a couple of times.  We at at Flounders and Peg Leg Pete's.  Both places were wonderful in their own way.  It was a wonderful and relaxing vacation.   We are hoping to do it again in a couple of years.

The boys had never been to the beach, so they were so excited about our vacation. I am going to post some more pictures later. I think it was worth the trip.

sorry it took so long.

WOW!  It has been three months since I have updated my blog.  We haven't had internet access so that had contributed to it.  When I have had internet access, it has never been convenient to blog.

We have now been living in Sapulpa, OK, for three months now.  I can now say that everyone is adjusted to living here.  They boys were throwing big tantrums when Steve was living and that how now stopped.  They now give him hugs and kisses when he leaves.  It makes our lives a lot more peaceful.  Levi and Micah are both looking forward to starting school in the fall.  (which is really just a couple of weeks away! Can you believe it!)

We have had a very busy summer, with VBS, youth camp, and a fireworks stand.  It has flown by.  It was all a lot of work but very worth it.  I have been back to see my mom and they while Steve was at youth camp.  It was a very enjoyable visit.  I just wish it didn't take so long to get there. The boys still go around singing the song from VBS.  They loved it and had so much fun!

We all love living here and feel blessed to be here.  We really and truly enjoy being the youth pastors.  We love each and everyone of the kids.  We can't wait to see what God does in their lives.  God has some awesome things in-store for these kids.

We also went on our fist family vacation this year to Florida.  It was wonderful!  I will blog about it with pictures later.  Now sure when but later. I have a very full rest of the week.  I have to get ready to send the boys to my mom, and Steve and I are getting ready for National Fine Arts.  It is in Phoenix, AZ.  We have never been there or apart of National Fine Arts.  We are really looking forward to it.  Hopefully since we now have internet access I can update more.

Thank you all of my friends and family who have been praying for us during this time of adjustment and change. It is greatly appreciated. Now what I am I going to do while the boys are in school.  My world is going to change even more!

Changes.

My blog has been very quiet lately, and it is because there have been lots of changes going on around here.   We are fixing to move four and hours away to become youth pastors.  We were youth pastors before and left lead to become senior pastors.  We pastored one church for 10 months and then one for three years.  We have loved it here at Culvert Springs.  We have had a wonderful ministry here, and we are sad to leave.  They will always hold a place in our heart.

We had felt God changing us and moving us on, but didn't know the direction.  I hold told Steve some time back that it wouldn't surprise me if we became youth pastors again.  We have loved working with the youth here at Culvert Springs.

So we got a call the week before spring break and we decided we would go up and preach to the youth.  God worked it all out and had a wonderful visit with the pastor and church there in Sapulpa, Oklahoma. We knew at this point that we were going to be youth pastors there.  Our hearts were immediately drawn there, and we didn't want to leave.  So the pastor had us scheduled to come back and preach in the main service on a Sunday night.  We had the best time.  It was all God ordained.

We announced our resignation Sunday and it was one of the hardest things we have ever had to do.  We love the people here enough want God's best for them. It isn't us any more.  We love them so much.  Like I said before they hold a special place in our hearts.  They have loved us and we have all learned from each other.

So we are beginning a new chapter in our lives.  I am excited, scared and nervous.  I know that God will walk with us on the new journey.

 Please be praying for Culvert Springs as they are going through these changes of having to find a pastor and us on our new journey. Please pray that we have safe travels on Monday and that we all adjust to the move well.

I am in the car going down the road, so please forgive me it isn't put together well. I have a lot on my mind right now, but I can't share.

We are traveling this week, and I am kind of nervous how it is going to effect our diet. It I hard to pick restaurant that is good for you all the time. Plus part of the time we will be at Steve's Mom's house and she doesn't always have food that is hood for toy either.

We have had a lot of stress lately, so we are going to get away for couple of days and relax. I hope to take the boys to do some fun things.

We are also going to see Steve's brother. He lives in Colorado, therefor we don't get to see him very often.

Side note: the boy have asked us a 100 times are we there yet and we still have two hours to go.

We were playing I spy just a few minutes ago and Levi said, "I spy something vanilla." We were guessing different things that were white or cream colored. Finally he said, " Nope it is Micah!" I don't know where the kid comes up with this stuff. He called his dad the bald one the other day. It wasn't in a disrespectful way. {Steve makes fun of himself all the time for being bald.}

Micah has been a little exasperating lately. It seems like he is getting into more and making more messes. This morning while I was getting dress, he got up in the cabinet and got an flavor packet for water. He then proceeded to open the packet and put it into a cup. He then poured water into the cup. Somehow he spilled it on the countertop and in the floor. He stained the countertop. It is red. I hope I can get it out.

I really can't tell you how much stuff he has spilled in the last week. The child just makes messes. I hope I can survive this stage or whatever it is.

Please be praying for us while we are away that we have safe travels.

Please be praying for my sister. She starts a new round of chemo. This round is once a week for twelve weeks.

Hope everyone had a great week!






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Spring

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1st T-ball practice

This is a picture of our first t-ball practice. It was probably the coldest day of the month. It is suppose to get warmer towards the end of the week. Levi seems to be enjoying it. He definitely needs so help on throwing the ball. I hope this is a fun season for him!


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Random thoughts

I have a lot of random thoughts that are going through my head so I think I am going to blog them.  {well, I know I am because I am doing it right now. HA!}

We start t-ball and coach pitch practice this week.  Levi starts to night and Micah's is Thursday {I think!}.
Micah's is six weeks, but I am not sure how long Levi's will be.  I hope they both catch on pretty quick. 

We are starting our fifth week of P90X.  We have only missed one workout.  That is impressive for us.  We have learned that working out in early mornings is best for us.  We don't have kids interfering.  If we wait until after the kids go to bed, we just don't have the energy.  We have also learned to not eat real food, before our work out.  It just doesn't work out well for us.  Some people can work out on a full stomach and some people can't.

I am praying for my sister.  She was diagnosed with breast cancer last October-November.  She had a double mastectomy and is not going through chemo.  She has gone through six weeks of two chemo drugs and now she is going every week for 12 weeks.  She starts this next Monday, so if you would please keep them in your prayers.  She also had two kids and is a single mom.  She lost her husband 12 years ago.  They have been a family that has endured a lot.

I have lost almost 30 pounds but I am not down a size yet.  I hope to be soon. Maybe another week or two.

We had a wonderful weekend.  I got to see some close friends!  We love them very much! We need to hang out with them more.

I love gaining the hour of daylight, but I hate losing the sleep. I am so glad that Spring time is coming.  Love seeing all of the flowers blooming and starting to bloom.

Hope everyone has a great week!