So Nice To Be Home..

 

it is so nice to be home. I have said that and I have said that.. but as pretty as the pool was, this picture captures more of my personality, and the feeling of home. (Thanks Mom for the beautiful homecoming flowers! :)

Ok.. So, just an update on every day life. I promise, promise, promise there is an amazing upcoming thing for this blog, but I am still breaking down all of the stuff in my head to make it like I want it. I have a few things in mind, but I think that I need to begin at the very beginning.. the Gospel. Over the next few weeks, I am going to talk about each component of the Gospel, and go all the way through it.

I am a little intimidated by this, but I am going to do it! I think that I am going to aim for the first post sometime by weeks end, and include lots of different avenues to get it across. I just wished that I could get excerpts from Nicks sermons on here somehow… anyone know the best way?

Also, I am starting school AGAIN on Monday for 5 weeks, and then I have a week off, and then another semester for another 5 weeks. Then I get a couple weeks in August before I start back again! (Shewww)

I have still NOT passed all of my tests to complete the program, and I must do that by June 30- or else I cannot continue. I am very nervous about that, obviously. I am going to be getting tutored by AnnaMarie and Kathleen, and maybe Erin Carroll, too. Thanks ladies for your help!

I am cleaning out all of my school books, and getting ready to go through the closets for the FREE SALE at church!

OH, OH, OH… mark your calendars family & friends for May 31, 2009 for our spring worship service. It is going to be GREAT!!!!

ok, I think that is all for now! Glad to be home!

 

My Children-Somewhat! :)

 

 Yesterday I received an email from my dear friend Lindsey! She has two beautiful babies, and one more on the way! (I am SOO excited!)

If something ever would happen to her and her husband, Dennis & I happily agreed to take them into our home and raise them as our own. so, technically….they are partly MY children! :) So, she emailed me this beautiful message on Mothers Day, and it meant more than I ever thought that it would to me:

“I wanted to drop a note to let you know how much your friendship to me means.  Knowing that you are our children's godmother is so special.  The comfort of knowing someone who loves the Lord so much would care for them in our absence means so much.  I'm trusting God will work all things for the good of you:)
Love in Jesus,
Lindsey”

Bianca- she is almost 5 now!!

This is one of my favorite pictures of her!!

It meant so much that she was thinking of me Sunday, because I was sure thinking about these sweet faces:     This is Bianca’s little brother Carter that is 2-

    This is little Carter! :)

He is so cute. . .  

She is going to find out what she is having this week! I cannot wait to find out. I am so grateful for her friendship, and I just love these little ones, even though I do not get to see them a lot. ;(

Maybe they will be coming in soon!

Thursday & Friday!Goodbye Villages!

    

 

Well, today has been a very good day, yesterday was good, the ENTIRE trip was great. I was very glad to be here and benefited greatly from the time of relaxation!

 

Yesterday at the pool Betty spotted this bird that was eating this lizard! It was gross.. but the bird was in no hurry to swallow him. I had time to take this picture.

 

I had some fun taking pictures of Betty swimming.

 

I am ready for another round of a picture worth a thousand words!

  

Please take look at MY side of table: a water bottle to spray down the annoying love bugs, and to cool me down when I got hot.. sunscreen because my skin cannot take the full force of the sun, and IPOD that I borrowed because I am too cheap to purchase one, and my phone, and two books! A rather non-fiction read to say the least.

 

Then we have Betty’s side of the table. Tanning OIL because she can take in the full force of the sun… or well, sort of……

sun glasses, and IPOD that she OWNES, and a fiction Nicholas Sparks book!

 

How different we are! :)

 

Betty is taking a picture of herself to show her husband, Joe.

Today, Friday, we ventured to the other square. Two directionally challenged girls, out on the golf cart.. living on the wild side.

It’s been a very enjoyable day! Good bye Villages! I had fun with you Betty!

Be back tomorrow at 4- you guys- see some of you at the party tomorrow!

 

Wednesday

Hey there! I hope that you all are having a great day today! I am really having a nice day of relaxation! Today was nice.

Please enjoy life from my view lately! I put my sunglasses over my camera phone and took the picture. . :) Mr.Canon stayed at the house today!

 

I am reading “What is Reformed Theology” by R.C. Sproul and it is knocking my sunglasses off! I mean, it’s a great book!! WOW-

I cannot wait to sit down and write all of the neat things I am learning. I am perplexed by the Canon of Scripture! Maybe I will be asking some of you some questions!

This was beautiful to me!:)

Love u guys!!!

 

 

Welcome Betty!

 Well, Betty got here! She had a little bit of a hard time, but she finally got here!

 

We went to the square tonight and walked around, got ice cream and bought my favorite kind of popcorn- kettle corn!

 

these are some pics of our festivities of the evening. I have been pretty slow moving today!

 

 

 

 

I am thankful to have the time away! I am grateful that Betty got to come down and share in the fun with me. The week is moving so slowly, which is good, but it feels like it will be forever till I get to see my husband! Love him for me back home!

Day Two-

 It has been a nice time so far. I mentioned to some of you that I had gathered a bunch of books-

and Might be wondering how come these blog pages are not full of things I have been reading.. It is coming! I have been reading a lot, but I am still thinking on it all, but it is coming.. So… scroll on down and be sure to check out the day two legs that I had pamper today..

 

Judy and I went on a long little ride today on the golf cart, but I did not bring my camera, so you missed the tour.. sorry! :)

 

 

Yesterday I burned my legs WITH sunscreen on in less than 2 hours…. ouchy….. so today I had to wear pants outside to keep them protected! :)

So, day three legs will look the same tomorrow! :)

Boy I got up this morning and I was hoping that it absorbed over night, but I was still bright pink today!

Anyway-

hope you all are having a great start to the week. . .

Miss you mom!

-Dennis, you’re my man. give alliekitty a kiss for me.