Video of the munchkins

Here they are practicing "Joy to the World"! Sorry the quality isn't so great but my camera batteries were dying!

Just for you, Miss!

Missy always says "hey, I checked out your blog!" & I always say "sorry my life isn't interesting enough to keep it updated" & she always asks me to post pics of our kids so here are a few. We are doing hand bells with the kids for their program this year. A boy from our Sunday school passed away in a house fire in January & the bells were purchased with money from his memorials. His whole family has been invited to come to the program to see the kids perform :-).

The first week we did the bells with the kids his mom came down stairs to listen & some of us had tearfilled eyes. It was soo precious!

Morning after Election

This was just shared with a group of ladies I am friends with... soo true!! --the rest is quoted from there!

The Morning After Election

It's the morning after elections

And I'm thoroughly disappointed

To observe the American people

And the president appointed

In fact, I'm shocked that in this nation

There are many who don't care

That we kill the unborn babies

And the wealth we want to share

While our value system suffers

And our morals are so bad

God is seldom ever honored

Oh, it makes me feel so sad

We don't know what we are facing

As this new year rolls around

It looks scary in the human

But let me tell you what I've found

God has never failed His people

Every promise He will keep

No matter what the circumstance

He will protect His "sheep"

For God has not lost His power

And He still sits on the throne

One day soon He'll be returning

To take His children home

There we'll have no more Obamas

No more taxes, no more fears

All the babies will be cherished

God will wipe away all tears

So, cheer up, my fellow Christian

Lift your head, keep up the fight

Your redemption is soon coming

When we take our final "flight"

DSM--November 5, 2008

(Let me clarify one statement in this poem. I am not saying that there will be NO people in Heaven with the last name of Obama. However, in the light of what has happened in recent days, I am using that term to indicate those who don't value our Christian beliefs and who don't uphold God's moral law.)

We NEED GOD in America Again

George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, First Chief Justice John Jay. Names synonymous with the spirit of our country, founding fathers of the U.S.A. Over 200 years ago they shook off the chains of tyranny from Great Britain, by divine call. Citing 27 biblical violations, they wrote the Declaration of Independence, with liberty, and justice, for all. But something happened since Jefferson called the Bible the cornerstone for American liberty, then put it in our schools as a light. Or since 'Give me liberty or give me death!' Patrick Henry said, our country was founded on the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We eliminated God from the equation of American life, thus eliminating the reason this Nation first began. From beyond the grave I hear the voices of our founding fathers plead, you need God in America, again. Of the 55 men who formed the Constitution, 52 were active members of their church. Founding fathers like Noah Webster, who wrote the first dictionary, could literally quote the Bible, chapter and verse. James Madison said, 'We've staked our future on our ability to follow the 10 Commandments, with all our heart.' These men believed you couldn't even call yourself an American, if you subvert the Word of God. In his farewell address, Washington said, 'You can't have national morality apart from Religious principal,' and it's true. Cause right now we have nearly a hundred and fifty thousand kids carrying guns to these war zones we call public schools. In the 40s and 50s student problems were chewing gum and talking, in the 90s, rape and murder are the trend. The only way this nation can even hope to last this decade, is put God in America, again!

The only hope, for America, is Jesus.
The only hope, for our country, is Him.
If we repent, of our ways, stand firm and say, 'We need God in America, again.'

Abe Lincoln said, 'The philosophy of the schoolroom in one generation, will be the philosophy of government in the next.' So when you eliminate the Word of God from the classroom and politics, you eliminate the nation that Word protects. America is now number one in teen pregnancy and violent crime, number one in illiteracy, drug use, and divorce. Everyday a new holocaust of 5,000 unborn die, while pornography floods our streets like open sewers. America's dead and dying hand is on the threshold of the Church, while the spirit of Sodom and Gomorrah vex us all. When it gets to the point when people would rather come out of the closet than clean it, it's the sign the Judgment of God is gonna fall. If there's ever been a time to rise up Church it's now, and as the blood-bought saints of the living God proclaim. That it's time to sound the alarm from the Church House, to the White House and say, 'We want God, in America, again!' (We need God in America, God in America again). I believe it's time America to stand up and proclaim, that 'One Nation Under God' is our demand! And send this evil lifestyle back to Satan where it came from, and let the Word of God revive our dying land! For Jesus Christ is coming back again in all His glory, and every eye shall see Him on that day. That's why a new anointing of God's power's coming on us, to boldly tell the World 'You must be saved!' Because astrology won't save you, your horoscope won't save you, the Bible says these things are all a farce. If you're born again you don't need to look to the stars for your answers, cause you can look to the very One who made those stars. History tells us time and time again, to live like there's no God makes you a fool. If you wanna see kids live right, stop handing out condoms, and start handing out the Word of God in schools!

We need God, in America
(We need) God in America
We need God, in America again
America again

In GOD we STILL trust!!

Even though the election turned out in a way that most of us didn't want... I can still say--

IN GOD WE STILL TRUST!!

You place your hand on His Bible, when you swear to tell the Truth
His name is on our greatest Monuments, and all our money too,
And when we Pledge allegiance, there's no doubt where we stand,
There is no separation, we're one Nation under Him.

In God We Still Trust
Here in America
He's the one we turn to every time
The goin' gets rough
He is the source of all our Strength
The One who watches over us
Here in America
In God We Still Trust

Now there are those among us, who want to push Him out,
And erase His name from everything, this country's all about,
From the Schoolhouse to the Courthouse, they're Silencing His Word,
Now it's time for all Believers, to make our Voices heard.

In God We Still Trust,
Here in America
He's the one we turn to every time
The goin' gets rough
He is the source of all our Strength
The One who watches over us
Here in America
In God We Still Trust

Here in America
Here in America
Here in America,

In God We Still Trust
Here in America,

In God We Still Trust
Here in America

~*performed by Diamond Rio*~

Ok, Rach, this is for you!!

Well, let's see where to begin. Every few days, I say to myself... Oh, that was worth blogging about but I never seem to get it done.

In September (at some point lol)--our Fashion Bug is going out of business & we had gone to check out some stuff. They are selling some Lane Bryant stuff there & Barb had seen some skirts so we decided we needed to look. Well, they were priced at $7.50 if you bought 4 or more. I didn't buy any right then but I went home & talked to Mom about it. We made the decision just a day or so later that we would take $30 and go buy her 2 and me 2. We got the money & off to Fashion Bug we went. God must have really been watching out for us because the skirts were $2!!! if you bought 4 or more so of course we dug right in. We had $30 to spend so we bought us each 6 skirts instead of the 2 planned originally. Our receipt said you have saved...& it was like $276 dollars! We spent $24 on 12 skirts & one skirt originally was $24.99! We walked out of there going who else do we know that could use these!! Well, we thought of Sonja (our pastor & Barb's sister) & we ended up going back to get her 4 :-).

We attended Pioneer Convention where I got to see my dear "adopted" parents even if it was just for a minute!

Then later on in the month we had revival (Sept. 23rd through 28th)! It was such an awesome revival & quite a few victories won. The evangelists' were just so special & so willing to work with what they had lol. We had had them a few years ago for camp meeting & I had become very close to them then but with the years in between we had pretty much lost contact but it's definitely back!!

When they were here before... my little Chels was just 1 1/2 & she just loved them! So, it was really neat to see her with them again now @ almost 5 (on Thurs!!!)

June 2005Sept. 2008

Yeah, we had a baptismal service while they were here also... but that's a WHOLE post in itself so I'll just leave this sit for a month or 3 before I post that one lol.

Funny things kids say

We have started having junior church instead of Sunday school with our kids. Basically we just do one big Sunday school class & throw in a few little extras. Anyways, when it comes craft time we break into our old groups & the old Sunday school teachers help their children at that point. Yesterday one of my little girls (physically 6 but has some mental problems) said, "Teacher, I has a boyfriend! His name is Patrick & he is SOOO BEAUTIFUL!" I said, "Oh, wow." Then she proceeded to tell me... "He's a star! A real star! He's pink! He is SOO cute! I love my boyfriend Patrick!" By this time I was trying to not bust a gut but it was so funny... you'd just have had to have heard her! So I called for a couple of the other teachers to come listen to her about this. Our SS Super walks in & she grabs his face & said "hey Patrick & me are getting married!" He laughed so hard!

PS. In case you haven't gotten the gist of it... This is Patrick... he is off of SPONGEBOB!!!