I am thankful for...

With Thanksgiving around the corner, everyone has been posting about what they are thankful for. I have so MANY things to be thankful for that I just thought one little post wouldn't cover them all!!! So, I am going to list them here. Here we go!!

I am thankful most of all for my Wonderful Saviour, Jesus Christ. Why on earth He died for me, a wicked, rotten, filthy sinner, I can't understand. I don't know where I would be without His love, mercy, grace, strength, peace, guidance and leadership.

I am extremely thankful for my wonderful, sweet husband. He is ABSOLUTELY the best and my most favorite anything!!!

I am thankful for all 3 of my beautiful girls!! I am thankful that God has allowed me to be their mother, and that He has allowed me to raise Breanna here on earth to someday serve Him. I am thankful that someday (soon maybe) I will get to meet my precious Faith and Hope who are in heaven with my Precious Saviour, and our family and friends that are already there with them.

I am thankful for my church, my Pastor, and my church family!!!

I am thankful for all my extended family!! Dad, Mom, Gary, Candy, Mama, Papa, Grandma Ada, Grandma High, Mimi, Grandpa, Nich, Brandy, Jordan, Jaden, Jenna, Tiffany, Andy, Chad, Shanda, Danielle, Kaitlin, Grant, Alexis, my aunts and uncles, my cousins...everyone!!

I am thankful for a roof over my head with electricity and heat to keep me warm, for good food to eat, for friends both far and near, for clothes that also keep me warm, for my health, for vehicles that work, for the ability and time to stay at home and teach my daughter, and for all the other things that God has placed into my life just because He loves me!!!!

God is SO VERY GOOD!!!!

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

My life today...several random thoughts!

School is now in full swing, which means I am busy beyond words!! I homeschool my daughter, and we started first grade this year. It takes up a lot more of my time than kindergarten did. I am still trying to adjust to this new schedule as you can tell by looking at my house.

God has been convicting me lately through messages at church and things that I have seen. I SO want to please Him! It is so hard to not let your life get so busy that you don't have time for that personal relationship with Him.

Fall is here...sort of!! The leaves are slowly changing, but it has been rather cold...feels more like winter! lol I so love fall and the beauty of it!! But I am so not ready for winter!!

I am hoping that life in general will slow down a little so that I may get a grip on it and get a better schedule in tact for me and my family. It seems like just when you think it is going to slow down, there it goes again!! And then you are just holding on for dear life.

Yeebird!!

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Breanna's Baptism

Kids are such a joy!!! But, oh my, the joy you get from knowing they are saved and following God's commands in baptism...nothing like it in the world!!!

Breanna asked Jesus to be her Saviour when she was 4 years old. We had talked about this often with her to make sure she knew what she did. Then we started talking about her getting baptized. She DID NOT want to do this. We would ask her if she was afraid of getting in front of the church or afraid of the water, and she would always tell us that she didn't want to get up in front of the church. So, we didn't force her, we just reminded her every so often.

While on vacation in May, we were playing in the pool, and we started talking about baptism. Scott showed her what Pastor would do and say. Then he dunked her under the water. She came up and said, "I can do that!" We were thrilled!!! So, after VBS and teen camp, we went forward with her to say she was ready to be baptized.

She was so excited!!! She could hardly wait! So, on August 2, 2009 in the Sunday evening service, my baby girl got baptized!!! Dad and Candy were there, and my parents and grandparents were able to watch over our live broadcast at church! What a blessing for all to share! God is SO good!!! ALL THE TIME!!!

Bill Rice Ranch July 2009

Our group



Making new friends



Our choir performance




We had a blast at the Bill Rice Ranch with the youth group a few weeks ago. The Lord blessed us with very nice weather. The teens had lots of fun on the Cookout, playing the sports, making new friends, the Rodeo, and singing in the camp choir. I rode a horse for the first time...definitely a once in a lifetime experience. I couldn't sit down for the rest of the day!!! The messages we heard from Pastor Jeff Redlin, Evangelist Troy Carlson, and Dr. Bill Rice III were amazing!

The only bad thing that happened is that when we got home a lot of us were sick. But we are all doing much better now!

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Tara :)