Disney on Ice - Worlds of Fantasy

Granparents surprised us with GREAT tickets to the Disney On Ice show yesterday.
Here's some of our favorite moments!

 

Minnie and Mickey waving to the crowd.

 

"Cars" entertained the crowd by 'driving' on the ice. Sammy asked if they had 'skates' on their wheels?

 

Ariel zoomed by! The costumes for all the characters were WONDERFUL!

 

The Faires were debuted and Tink was assigned her 'name'. It was very fun to see the story line unfold ... reminded me of the scripture that says we are all here for a purpose - to do our jog.



Happy Girls and Sam! Sitting on the stage with the flowers! We had a chance to 'feel' the ice. It was cooooooold!

One Camera, Six Cousins and the Room above the Garage

This video was created at Grammy and Grandaddy's house. The older cousins are directing the other cousins. What imaginations they have! One afternoon at the Grandparents while the mommys escape for a little bit of shopping, now we have a few directors and actors!

Lakeland Sister

New School Year, New Schools

Inside of my Third Grade Classroom


On Monday, the kids and I are starting our next adventure. We are going back to school. The kids will be starting school in a new school and I will begin work at my new school. The kids are soooo excited, but also sad. We have spent a good 3-4 days a week with our cousins and that will now be limited to weekend time. Not to mention all of the great new friends we have made at Terrace Palms Community Church. They so wish I could home school as I wish I could. If the right opportunity came along,we could make ends meet, and it is God's plan, I would love to step away from my mission field as a school teacher to begin homeschooling.

With that said, I will be at my new school, working with third graders. I am excited and a bit nervous. Please keep the students in my classroom in your prayers. Many of them are coming to school, where they are safe for the first time, receiving hot meals more than once a day, and we as teachers can show them God's love. We may be the only light they see in their worlds. Did I mention that my principal opened our first faculty meeting with a prayer, thanking, praising and asking for Jesus' guidance throughout the year. Prayer in school from where I was working was totally out of the question. My theme for my classroom is FROGs. You can's see them real well, but my calendar is made up of frogs, I made some magnets of some plastic frogs my adopted sister gave me, and my job board is one HUGE frog. Frogs are on my desk, will make up the Birthday board...EVERYWHERE!!! Its my secret message to my babies....Fully rely on GOD! Quite similar to the message I received earlier this week from a secret someone.

Thank you for all of the prayers you have said for us.

A secret someone shared this verse with me the other day in a card. I had just studied the same verse the previous day. Paul was writing to the church in Ephesus. In Chapter 3 Verses 20-21, he is praying for spiritual strength. This is my daily prayer.

Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever, and ever. AMEN.

Thank you for keeping my own children and my 17 new babies in your prayers, especially this coming week.

Lakeland sister

Go Bucs!

 

 

 

On Tuesday we 'toured' Raymond James Stadium! How fun! The kids had a ball. We walked ALL over the stadium... the best part.. my mom came with my nephew and neices. I am so thankful they live so close and we can have fun together.
I don't think I realized how much I missed being with my family until now that they are so close and a part of my every week! Thank you Lord!
PS Mom, I need one of the great pics you took of all the cousins!

Happy Birthday Granddaddy!

 

 

What a great day!
Started it off at church listening to my sweet husband filling the pulpit while our pastor is away. Steve did such a great job. I know he wrestled and struggled and prayed over what he would say and I think it all paid off!

To end the day, we traveled to see the Grandparents and cousins in Lakeland to celebrate my Daddy's birthday. Delicious grilled steak, Jen's twice baked potatoes and a yummy salad (and those crescent rolls). Yummy.

I love the pictures on this blog, the first one has a picture of my dad where his, "Number One Grandad" home made button that Katy made for all the kids to present to Grandaddy. He is also wearing a bead necklace given to him by Morgan. The second is where he is surrounded by his 'grands' and if you notice my sis and I are in the background being goofy!

I love you Dad and it was great celebrating your birthday with you!

What Happens When You

Mix 40 children, 10 pounds of flour and me?
A huge mess!

On Thursday night we had our Crazy Olympics at Terrace Palms. Once again, when I was sure the events would fall flat and the kids would be bored, the Lord sparked ideas and how to implement them and the night was a huge success! All the glory goes to the Lord!




I absolutely love telling kids about Jesus...I love getting them excited about life and pointing all things to the Lord.

Steven Curtis Chapman shares his heart ..

on national television.
Good Morning America came to their home and interviewed the family for 5 hours.
They will air 6 minutes of the interview on Good Morning America on Wednesday August 6th. Please be in prayer that the Lord is glorified and peoples' hearts are changed.

Check out the new SCC page to get a glimpse of the interview:


http://www.stevencurtischapman.com/

Good Advice - Do Not Rush. Trust. And Keep a Quiet Heart

Found a great quote:

"I think I find most help in trying to look on all the interruptions and hindrances to work that one has planned out for oneself as discipline, trials sent by God to help one against getting selfish over one's work. Then one can feel that perhaps one's true work - one's work for God - consists in doing some trifling haphazard thing that has been thrown into one's day. It is not a waste of time, as one is tempted to think, it is the most important part of the work of the day - the part one can best offer to God. After such hindrance, do not rush after the planned work; trust that the time to finish it will be given sometime, and keep a quiet heart about it."
Anne Keary, 1825-1879

What a great reminder that we think we have a plan for our day- then the Lord changes our plans - what's my typical reaction.... hopefully more accepting after this reminder.