Germany or BUST!

I am going on my 2nd mission trip with my church (Grace Baptist) in August. A few years ago I went to El Salvador, so this is going to be a completely different kind of trip. We are going to Vilseck Germany to Rose Barricks where the 409th Base Support Battalion of the U.S. Army is stationed. Most of the soldiers are on active duty in Iraq. A team of ten from Grace will be helping lead Vacation Bible School for the kids of the soldiers as well as doing some things at night for the wives that are left at home to care for their families.
I am really excited about this trip. I hope that if only for a week we can make a difference in the lives of families who give up so much for our country and our freedom.
Please pray for us as we prepare and learn materials for VBS, gather needed items to take with us and also for financial blessing since we have to pay $1600 to go on this trip. Oh, and also pray hard for Jeff Chambers, he is the guy who is leading this particular trip and so far he is the only male from our church who is signed up to go. We would love to take another guy, preferably one who plays an instrument!
I know this is alot to ask people to pray for but I also know that our God is a GREAT BIG GOD!

Jared

This is a picture of Jared and his Aunt NeNe's new baby goat, Apple. I took this Memorial Weekend and thought it was a great picture.

ELI

I Scream! You Scream! Eli Screams for Ice cream!! Well, not literally screams it was more like a grunt, point and stick his tounge out. That was the cutest thing.

The boys and I (minus Josh, who is still in California) just got back from a trip to Alabama to visit family. We had a great time.
Sunday night we went to the Peach Park where Eli had to have an ice cream just like everyone else. I don't think this will be his last this summer. As you can see he enjoyed it!

BTW- the Peach Park is a GREAT place to get fruit, ice cream, BBQ and cobblers. It is in Clanton Alabama off I-65. If you are ever going through there you must stop. They were listed in the latest edition of Southern Living Magazine as having the cleanest bathrooms on I-65. What a trip! Of all the things they could have said about the Peach Park. They have great food, homeade ice cream and home grown fruits and veggies and Southern Living only mentions their bathrooms. That is just wrong! so anyway, stop and enjoy the food... and the clean restrooms.

FUN IN BAMA

THIRD DAY

Anyone who really knows me knows that I am a huge Third Day fan! I went to Lifeway Christian Bookstore the other day and got the deal of a lifetime. You can pre-order the Third Day CD that comes out July 29 th for only $7.99. That's a great deal, right. There is more my friends! They will also give you a Third Day tshirt(while supplies last) and you will recieve a $5.00 Lifeway gift card when you go and pick up your CD. That is like $2.99 for a CD and Tshirt. Run, do not walk, do not pass Go and do not collect $200.00. But go get a deal on the best band in the land!!!!!
Oh, and FYI another favorite, Chris Daughtry is on the new CD. Does it get any better than that? And Jeff, just for you, Third Day's website is now listed on my blog under just for clicks!

KHS Chorus Concert

Happy Mother's Day

Her children stand and bless her. Her husband praises her. There are many virtuous and capable women in the world, but you surpass them all! Proverbs 31:28-29

Happy Mother's Day, Mom! I love you!

New Look!

I am so excited about the new look of my blog!! It was designed by Jenny at Pink Armchair Designs! She did a great job. Go to http://www.pinkarmchairdesigns.blogspot.com/ to check out some of her other work and get a new look for your own blog!
Thanks Jenny! I love it!

BOOKS!!

I love to read! And I love books in general! It doesn't matter how busy I am or how crazy my world is I usually read a little everyday. As a matter of fact, if I don't have something I am currently reading I feel a little lost. Sometimes I get so involved in a book that I can't put it down, and so involved in the characters that they seem real to me. I really care what happens to them. NO I AM NOT CRAZY! My favorite author is Karen Kingsbury. I don't know what is wrong with her, she can't seem to write books fast enough for me. If you have never read any of her books I highly recommend any of them. I really love the Baxter series.
Anyway, people in my family have often ask me how many books I devour in a year and I have no idea. And sometimes I have read so many books that I don't know if I have read them or not. Makes sense, huh. I thought I would start a list of the books I have read this year. I know it is now May so it won't be extremely accurate but I wanted to do it anyway. I added this as a side bar on my blog and put in the books I can remember that I have read so far this year.
If you are sick of reality TV why not pick up a book!

Pink Armchair Blog Design- FREE

I am getting a great design for my blog from a new business called Pink Armchair Designs. It should be ready soon, however I found out today that she is giving away a design so I am entering to get mine down for Free! How great is that!!!

Anyway, she just started a business so I wanted to help get the word out for her. She is very creative! Check her out and if you are a blogger, you can join in to win a new design before May 10th! http://pinkarmchairdesigns.blogspot.com/

Jared's field trip to Children's Hospital and the Discovery Center