Meeting the perfect Father

I can't believe that 20 years ago today, my Uncle Billy lost the battle with pancreatic cancer. It seems like it was just yesterday that Mama & my Papa came home from the hospital to tell us the news that he had passed. It was the first funeral I ever experienced and I remember being broken & so sad. Even at the age of 11, I had a heavy heart for my cousin losing her Daddy, almost 1 week before her 3rd birthday. I, too, had grown up without a daddy and knew that it would be a difficult road. I spent years in school & life feeling left out when there were events that required attendance of two parents. I wanted to be a Daddy's Girl so badly. But, NOW I know that all along I had a PERFECT Father...He resides in Heaven and sits on the Throne & can perfectly meet my every need far better than any humanly father ever could! Oh, how I wish it didn't take me almost 30 years to figure that out. I am a daughter to the King that created the heavens & the earth (Gen 1:1) and later created me, for I am fearfully & wonderfully made! (Psalm 139:4) And, I can do everything through Him who gives me strength! (Phil 4:13) See what I mean by perfection... He is perfection at it's finest.
I am so thankful for His faithfulness to never leave me when I walked away from Him. Praise Him for his discipline, forgiveness, grace & mercy!!

Hebron Baptist Cardboard Confessions

WOW. I was so moved by all the testimonies of several of our members in church this morning. It's so amazing to see how God has moved mountains in their lives. People on the brink of divorce, addicted to substances, anger & depression, suffered the loss of loved ones... all the stories are different but the one thing that remains constant is that God was with them every step of the way & saw them through the various storms in their lives. He is faithful!
To watch and I want to encourage you to do so... it is well worth your time... but let me tell you, have your Kleenex handy! You will have tears of joy streaming down your face when you see the hand of God in these people's lives! PLEASE WATCH!!

Go to http://hebronchurch.org/media/media.htm and scroll down and select "video on demand
To watch past services, click here. "

Go down & select to see September 7th 2008 What's Your Story? Personal Testimony. Be amazed!!

Take Me Out to the Ballgame....

..... in the 95 degree heat! Wow... what a day to open the season. Nate, Alex & Seth were all in a fantabulous mood *sense my sarcasm*, it was scorchin' hot and they were all hungry. That combo didn't make for the best day. I had a pretty hard time adjusting to the new rules in Tball. Going from Pre-T to T is a big jump. These coaches are pretty die-hard coaches and it's hard for me to see my baby getting "coached". Granted, he wasn't running his best, but I wanted to say give the kid a break... they had batting practice for an hour BEFORE the actual game! They are tired and HOT. Anyway, I might as well suck it up b/c alot of other moms have told me it gets more intense. We had about 20 minutes in between games to come home, eat a Sonic corndog and get back to the field for Alex's game. Thankfully, today is the only day we have 2 games on the same day. Otherwise I'd be saying Game Over!
Here's a couple of my fave pics from today.

Goooo Yankees & RedSox!!

First Day of Preschool 2008-09

Today was a fabulous day! Nate & Alex started Hebron Weekday Preschool again. We missed Daddy this morning. He had to go into work, so I took as many pics as I could so he wouldn't totally miss out. I made them their initial pancakes. They love them & ice cream sprinkles make them extra special! We just love Hebron Preschool! Their teachers love the LORD and love our boys. You just can't get much better than that! I know they are going to have a fantastic year. They were both so excited to pull into the parking lot & couldn't wait to get out of the van. They both walked right into the school like they owned the place & didn't even look back at me. *SNIFF SNIFF* Our boys are growing up so fast! After dropping them off, Seth & I headed to Community Bible Study where I'll be teaching children with my friend. That is going to be exciting as well. So, all of us started a new year this morning & we're going to be busy, busy!
Here's a few pics of the boys getting ready for their first day of Preschool!