I once was lost

but now I'm found. We went to church yesterday for the first time in about eight months. When we moved here almost a year ago, we were excited and searching for a church home. We had looked up the different churches in the area and started our quest for a home congregation right away. After several months of visiting we became very much disappointed in not being able to find just what it was we were looking for....comfort, welcome, love, family, until yesterday.

We have found the congregation we would like to be apart of. One with open arms. One that is not afraid to let emotions flow from the pulpit. One that gathers around a brother who is so weary and tired from the life trials and tribulations he has been dealt with. One where, you can just "feel" the Lord at work.

Thank you God, for answering my prayer.

O Good Golly Miss Molly

I am up to my eyeballs w/projects and raising six; two of them have two legs the rest have four and they all six have become a huge load on my shoulders. My list of crap:

1. finish painting the girls rooms
2. put up cool boarders for the rooms
3. find and order carpet for upstairs
4. find and order hard wood for dining area
5. find and purchase two black bar tables and chairs for coffee room
6. find and purchase wood blinds for whole house
7. plant the rest of my mums in landscaping
8. find paint color for master bedroom and bath
9. paint master bedroom and bath
10. pet dog
11. take girls shopping
12. pet other dog
13. tell bri I do not know where her kittens are
14. laundry
15. dinner
16. got a promotion, so I am stressed now having 50% more work load
17. yell for Bri to do dishes
18. get cat food when taking girls shopping
19. take pictures of finished projects
20. scrap
21. love on honey
22. pee
23. answer door
24. clean out all clothes that do not fit me due to gaining so much weight
25. shop at Targe for new clothes that do fit
26. make sure Brit and Bri were accepted into the Magnet schools
27. figure out what the smell in my van is
28. pick up comforter from cleaners
29. play w/kitties
30. answer emails
31. write my brothers back
32. get secret pal a gift
33. tan
34. Brit to the Orthodontist
35. Parent Swim team meeting
36. Brianna play at school

dear God, please..................

NIGHT OF TERROR

Sunday 4/2/06 was one of the most devastating nights for those of us in the Tn. area. It started out such a gorgeous sunny day. A day for planting 30 mums in the landscaping, for trimming trees, swinging on the back deck, taking a run w/the dog, it was just beautiful and warm. As the sun started to go down we could all see the dark, ominous clouds building over our homes. You could feel the weight, the eary creepy crawly feeling of the build of energy overhead. We knew, something was coming. We continued on, all neighbors going indoors for the night. Children from across the street saying goodbyes to the girls. Dogs inside. Garage shut for the night.

Sit to have dinner, turn on the tube.....and beep, beep, beep, this is a weather update, storms are building up from the west in Ak. and heading our way at speeds of 45 miles and hour with wind gust up to 100 and baseball size hale. Oh, wait, I have a new update, ok, listen up folks, a tornado is on the ground in Corothersville Ar. and heading toward Dyer county. People in Dyer county take precaution. If you can hear my voice at this time, please take cover immediately...........

Wow, that is pretty close to home. Beep, beep, beep....and so on and so on for about six hours. Tornados were 13 miles North of us, and 10 miles South of us. Sirens were going off for three hours. If you live on this street, Oh no, that is where Betty lives, if you live on this street it is heading your way, Oh my that is where Steph lives. In was an insane, scary, tragic night. In all 24 people were killed. A family of four were 100 yards thrown from their home. A Grandma and Grandpa were watching their young baby grandchild all three killed and so on and so on. Awful, and way to close. It was one of the longest nights of our lives.

More are heading our way Friday. Please keep all of West Tn. in your prayers.

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OUT OF HIDING

Where do I begin? The past month and a half has been full of many things.

February 14th my husband surprised me with a gorgeous diamond ring.

March 10th had a fabulous birthday weekend in Memphis. Received a huge gift bag from my secret pal at work, it had everything I love and collect, from candles, mugs, lotions, bubble bath, bath slats, berts bees lip stick, wind chime, giraffes, bamboo plant, pens for scrapbooking, Martina McBride CD, journal, friendship book, jolly ranchers, Extra apple gum, picture frames. It was overwhelming. I love this secret pal thing, I love giving to my secret pal. It is is b-day this Friday and I cannot wait. I received a gift box from my sister that had the coolest signs for my coffee room. By the way I WILL have pictures soon I promise, oh yeah, I got the camera I have been wanting for my b-day, so no more excuses on the picture taking.
This same weekend in Memphis was a huge swim meet for the girls.



March 17th had my tonsils removed and had my uvula trimmed. For a week it was living hell on earth. I would rather go through childbirth than that again. I could not swallow ANYTHING! It took all I could to take the pain pill w/a sip of water and be knocked out. But that is all I wanted was to be OUT!! The next week it was soup and hot chocolate and ice. So, want to lose weight, have a tonsilectomy. Good news......I DO NOT SNORE ANYMORE!!! I wake up now feeling like I have actually slept. It is awesome.

The second week of recovery I worked on a scrapbook for my soon to be 13 yr. old. It is turning out great. (Um, Stacy, where can I buy a white pen that writes on black paper?)

March 28th Briannas b-day. She has wanted a kitten for about 6 months so we finally went to the humane society and they had two long haired kittens that are sisters, so of course we could not separate them and ended up getting both....Bailey and Sara. The CUTEST kittens. I DO have pictures and if I can figure out how to load the pictures, I will.

mng n (from Bailey running on keyboard)

The one on the left is Bailey (Briannas) and the one on the right is Sara (Brittani's)

March 29th Brittani got braces. She is doing great. She only has the top ones for now so that her over bite is corrected.

Had a great past month.