Our insightful girl

Our family attended the burial of a brother of a high school friend last Friday. Just as the funeral was ending and they were starting to the cemetery, it started to rain. We sure didn't want it to rain on them so Steven asked Kalyn to pray that the rain would stop. He said he didn't think it rained another drop. That girl can get some prayers through, I tell ya! She has gotten us through more than once.

One night this week, Kalyn and I were sitting in the floor playing a game. A commercial came on TV, something about seeing changes with our new president. I kinda snickered and said" I haven't noticed any changes yet." Kalyn said "I have. We've changed churches." What could I say? She is right. Her life has been impacted also, turned upside down and slightly chaotic at times. I guess we have experienced more changes lately than I realized. And more yet to come.

Happy Valentine's Day

Steven, me and Kalyn usually do something as a family on Valentine's Day. This year, Steven and I went out to eat as a couple. It was very nice. We had a very good time, just the two of us. My parents watched Kalyn while we went to Chili's. On Friday night, the three of us went to eat at Buena Vista. This picture of Steven and Kalyn was taken there, just sitting across the booth from me. I love this picture of both of them. They look so happy together!!


Steven gave me a beautiful silver cross necklace for Valentine's Day. I tried to get a picture but it didn't turn out so well. Maybe you can see it.

I am so lucky to have him in my life. I still remember our first Valentine's Day together. I was a student at JSU and he drove down to see me. When I answered the door, there he stood, leaned against the door frame, in his leather jacket, holding a large bouquet of red roses and a box of candy. He looked so handsome! I think I fell in love with him at that exact moment. He simply took my breath away. I think my heart actually skipped a beat. He was.....and has always been.....the love of my life.

Burning leaves

Our entire family has been dealing with some kind of sickness for this past fall and winter. It seems like we just can't get rid of it. When one of us feels a little better, it hits another one. So, Steven is normally very particular with the yard but this year, he just hasn't felt like fooling with it. Our yard was still covered with leaves ( and I do mean covered). Since the weather was so nice on Saturday, we decided we would work in the yard. We raked leaves and raked leaves until I was sore. When we had a pile, I would load them in a wheelbarrow and move them to an even bigger pile so we could burn them. When we got tired of raking, Steven decides to set fire to the large piles of leaves. We didn't know if they would burn because some of them were still wet. So, as Steven sets fire to the pile, I keep raking, trying to get as much as I could. Well, let me tell you, the leaves burned alright. We meant for the fire to be contained in the small area of the pile. That didn't happen. Luckily, we were both watching it, so it didn't hurt anything. Steven had the waterhose ready in case it got out of hand. But once it had burned a large area of the yard, we just decided to let it keep burning. Now, we have a HUGE burned area in our backyard. It covers most of the backyard. It was kinda funny. I'm sure it was funny to Kalyn who stood on the back porch, watching us the entire time. She was not about to get anywhere near those burning leaves. She was too busy protecting her precious pets.HAHA

Letting go

During our class time last night at church, Steven and I made the announcement that we would no longer be the teachers of the children's class. We shed lots of tears. Those young people are so incredibly special to us. But as much as it breaks my heart to let them go, I know they will be fine. They are all so annointed and blessed. I have tremendous hopes for each of them. I look forward to the future when I will hear great things out of each one. I know God has a plan for all of us, and I know, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that He will continue to pour out His blessings over this amazing class. I am so proud to have been a part of it. They taught me more than I could have ever taught them. Steven and I will teach the class until they find someone else. We do not want these kids to be left without a class or somewhere to go. Last night, we had 16 kids in attendance. I started with 4! It is awesome what God has done. He has truly blessed us.

We also explained to Pastor Skipper that we feel the call of the Lord leading us in a different direction. We are not sure what God has in mind, but He knows. It is finally time for us to trust Him. We have told Him "no" so many times before. It is time for us to "just let go and let God". We have faith that He will lead us and place us where He wants us. We place our family in His hands.