Wow!!! We look so young!!!
Oh how we have aged, I mean changed!!!!!
I love Tony Steelman!!!! Thanks for making me the luckiest girl in the world!!!!
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Happy Anniversary To Me
14 years ago today I got to marry the man God had picked out for me. I am so blessed to have such an amazing man who takes such good care of me, spoils me rotten, is a wonderful daddy, and loves Jesus with all his heart. I love him more and more as we tread through this life together.
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
FIRST DAY OF SPRING!!!!
Yay, tomorrow is the first day of spring!!! But even more exciting than that is it is my 14th anniversary!!!!
Spring is my favorite season. I love all the flowers and guess what I just so happen to work at a greenhouse and the past 2 nights I have brought stuff home to plant. Working at a greenhouse I should no better than to plant this early but I can't help myself. Here is what I've created so far...
Spring is my favorite season. I love all the flowers and guess what I just so happen to work at a greenhouse and the past 2 nights I have brought stuff home to plant. Working at a greenhouse I should no better than to plant this early but I can't help myself. Here is what I've created so far...
Yes, I totally got the idea from pinterest!!! I would recommend spray paint for the pots though. i used acrylic and it is coming right off. Here are some pics of what we've got going on at the greenhouse...
Begonia
Boston Fern and Geranium
Nasturtium
Petunia
Marigold
Bougainvillea
Ornamental Millet
Salvia
Sweet Potato Vine
Alyssum
(I have to stick my face in this every time I walk by. It smells soooo good)
Celosia
Aren't they all so beautiful!!!! Wonder what I am gonna take home tomorrow as my anniversary present!!!
Friday, March 15, 2013
All By Myself
Yes I am singing Celine Dion's song in my head right now. My hubby is gone for the weekend and I am completely alone!!! Well my two kiddos are here but my son is consumed by the Xbox and my daughter is asleep already since she stayed up till 4 in the morning at a sleepover last night. I can do this. I am a big girl!!! OK so I may look like a big girl but I am soooo NOT!!! Nothing makes me realize how completely dependent on my husband I am than being without him. So normally when my husband has to be gone, which has been maybe 4 times in almost 14 years of marriage, I still have my parents but not this time!!! They are out of town!!! So then there is my husbands parents, nope that is who my husband left town with!!! I feel so selfish worrying about myself considering they are going to a funeral. Well lets think, oh how about my brother, NO he is out of town for work!!! I need to just face it I am ALONE!!! I sent my hubby this really sad text...
Pathetic...I know!!!
And here I am tonight having my own pity party with no one to invite!!! My BFF did invite me to come hang with her and her husband but I hated to intrude on their night. Maybe I really should grow up!!! Nah maybe later!!!
Thursday, March 7, 2013
WAMM
When my hubby and I took on the task of being the youth directors at our church, we decided we needed a name. After much deliberation, we came up with WAMM, We Are More Ministries. We were inspired by the song You Are More by Tenth Avenue North. We have our biggest group of boys and girls on Wednesday. Then on Sunday nights we separate them and I teach the high school and jr high girls. I have actually had this girls class for over a year now and the girls have been such a blessing on my life. Since the youth has become such a big part of our lives, we have spent a lot of time gathering ideas and I want to share them. Some things we have come up with ourselves, others we have gotten from the Internet or other people. So last night the hubby did not get off of work in time for church so I had to handle class. Luckily God had laid an idea in my heart.
We like to start with a game to get the kids excited. Sometimes this back fires as the kids get too excited and then stay that way.
Chaotic Balloons:
The aim of this balloon game is for each team to keep the balloons in the air.
I bought blue balloons for the boys and pink for the girls and I let them help blow up the balloons since I needed most of my hot air to teach.
You have the teams, I did boys vs girls on opposite ends of the room. When I say go all the balloons must be thrown into the air and cannot be held but only hit. As soon as a balloon hits the ground that balloon is eliminated.
The team with the most balloons remaining is the winner.
Our BOYS won.
Lesson: Cling to God
I first went to the store and bought 4 black and 7 white T-shirts and wrote the following on them:
White shirts: Sinner, Saved, God, Death, Repentance, Forgiveness,and then I wrote Divorce, Abuse, Finances all on one shirt.
The black ones I was gonna write Sin on but could not find a white paint pen so I just left them blank.
I then asked for 10 volunteers and had them put the shirts on (except Saved). I had the volunteer with the sinner shirt stand up in the middle of the room, and explained to the class that we are all born sinners.
For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God Romans 3:23
I then asked my volunteer if she wanted to be saved and she said yes, so I read John 3:16, and gave her the saved shirt and then had my volunteer with the God shirt on stand in the middle of the room and I introduced them. I asked them how to maintain fellowship with God after salvation, and I was so proud of them when they answered prayer and reading your bible.
Then I had my black shirt volunteers stand up and had my saved volunteer walk over to them for a minute, God followed, and then walk away and then I had her walk over to them again but this time they followed her, surrounded her and then made their way in between Her and the God volunteer. I had them stand in a straight line in the middle of the room in this order: Saved, Sin, Sin, Sin, Sin, God.
Next I had my Divorce, Abuse, Finance volunteer stand up and come over to my Saved volunteer and had her look very sad and look back like she was looking for God. I then had my Death volunteer go to her and I had fall to her knees in despair.
I asked the group, "What do you need when life and this world throw things at you like death of a loved one, parents divorce, abuse, financial problems and so on." They answered, "God." I then asked them where is He? How is she suppose to get to him? What is in the way? They answered, "Sin." I asked them how to get rid of sin?
I then explained to them about asking for forgiveness Acts 26:18, Ephesians 1:7 Then I told them that not only do you have to ask forgiveness but you also have to rid your life of the things standing between you and God. Matthew 4:17, Acts 3:19,
I had my Saved volunteer ask the Forgiveness and Repentance volunteers to come help her. They came to the middle of the room and moved the sin volunteers out of the way, And the fellowship with God was restored!!!!
Our youth group plans to hold services on a Sunday night at the end of this month and I think we may do this as a skit for the whole church.
I then showed them this video on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyheJ480LYA
The night went really well!!!!
We like to start with a game to get the kids excited. Sometimes this back fires as the kids get too excited and then stay that way.
Chaotic Balloons:
The aim of this balloon game is for each team to keep the balloons in the air.
I bought blue balloons for the boys and pink for the girls and I let them help blow up the balloons since I needed most of my hot air to teach.
You have the teams, I did boys vs girls on opposite ends of the room. When I say go all the balloons must be thrown into the air and cannot be held but only hit. As soon as a balloon hits the ground that balloon is eliminated.
The team with the most balloons remaining is the winner.
Our BOYS won.
Lesson: Cling to God
I first went to the store and bought 4 black and 7 white T-shirts and wrote the following on them:
White shirts: Sinner, Saved, God, Death, Repentance, Forgiveness,and then I wrote Divorce, Abuse, Finances all on one shirt.
The black ones I was gonna write Sin on but could not find a white paint pen so I just left them blank.
I then asked for 10 volunteers and had them put the shirts on (except Saved). I had the volunteer with the sinner shirt stand up in the middle of the room, and explained to the class that we are all born sinners.
For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God Romans 3:23
I then asked my volunteer if she wanted to be saved and she said yes, so I read John 3:16, and gave her the saved shirt and then had my volunteer with the God shirt on stand in the middle of the room and I introduced them. I asked them how to maintain fellowship with God after salvation, and I was so proud of them when they answered prayer and reading your bible.
Then I had my black shirt volunteers stand up and had my saved volunteer walk over to them for a minute, God followed, and then walk away and then I had her walk over to them again but this time they followed her, surrounded her and then made their way in between Her and the God volunteer. I had them stand in a straight line in the middle of the room in this order: Saved, Sin, Sin, Sin, Sin, God.
Next I had my Divorce, Abuse, Finance volunteer stand up and come over to my Saved volunteer and had her look very sad and look back like she was looking for God. I then had my Death volunteer go to her and I had fall to her knees in despair.
I asked the group, "What do you need when life and this world throw things at you like death of a loved one, parents divorce, abuse, financial problems and so on." They answered, "God." I then asked them where is He? How is she suppose to get to him? What is in the way? They answered, "Sin." I asked them how to get rid of sin?
I then explained to them about asking for forgiveness Acts 26:18, Ephesians 1:7 Then I told them that not only do you have to ask forgiveness but you also have to rid your life of the things standing between you and God. Matthew 4:17, Acts 3:19,
I had my Saved volunteer ask the Forgiveness and Repentance volunteers to come help her. They came to the middle of the room and moved the sin volunteers out of the way, And the fellowship with God was restored!!!!
Our youth group plans to hold services on a Sunday night at the end of this month and I think we may do this as a skit for the whole church.
I then showed them this video on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyheJ480LYA
The night went really well!!!!
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Dance Moms Night!!!
Yes I ashamed to say, my family and I have become completely addicted to Dance Moms, and when I say my family yes that means my hubby too. Something about Abbey Lee we just can't get enough of!!!! I, myself am actually a dance mom and we are currently preparing for a competition in April. I love dance and fully admit to living my dreams of being a famous ballerina through my daughter. Fortunately for her she has her dads long skinny legs. While I love the ballet portion of dance she tends to lean toward the hip hop portion which she is very good at. I wonder what Abbey and the moms have in store for us tonight!!!
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