Birthday Cake

My sister in-law is a great cake maker! Check out my boys birthday cake!

Beautiful Robyn! Thanks so much!

Country Chickens

Country Livin...

We LOVE the country! In fact we wish we were way more country than we are now!

I know that I love COUPONS and if I lived an hour or two away from a store I would not get so many great deals.... BUT I love country and I think it would be worth it!

Marie helped me with the chickens today. Isaac ran me my camera so I could snag some pics of her enjoying the country!

This pic is probably my favorite of the day! It shows the absolutely beautiful weather we had, along with the beauty of what I see out my back windows every day! To top it off my gorgeous red head is shinning in the middle.

The chase is on!

Hope you enjoyed!

Baptism

Our moment came... The moment when you have your breath taken away by what you are seeing and the feeling inside your body. We felt the Holy Spirit there in us, among us and changing us.

Our boys were blessed with this pastor for 3 years. They grew very close to him and knew he was the one they wanted to baptize them. Pastor I am so thankful for your willingness to come and teach our children about Jesus and how to live for Him!


Them praying together. I pray this is not the last time you all have prayer together.

This day was so overwhelmingly amazing from the start. I needed to stop and talk with the Lord!

We had prayed fervently for this day for the past month! We prayed so hard for the weather to be perfect. It was better than we could have ever dreamed up. The sun was shinning as bright as it could. The air was a still and calm, I had not seen it this perfect in a while. The few clouds that hung in the sky, created amazing shadows among the grass, pond and faces. Wow, our prayers were answered!

Isaac and Pastor Craig have a huge bond. Isaac is a very shy boy, but he trusts Pastor, and is able to talk freely with him.

No Pastor was not getting a text message here. He was reading his notes about names. He related about our names here and their meanings and popularity. Then in contrast our perfect new names in Heaven. O what a joy that will be to meet our Savior face to face! Come Lord Jesus come!!

The Holy Spirit compelled Troy to speak and share beautiful words along with Kasey's testimony. I hope you were there to hear it. Kasey was diagnosed at 2 with Autism with mental retardation and no desire to learn. We had such heavy hearts thinking that he would never get to love and serve Jesus on his own (on this earth). Now 10 years later, to see him in the waters of baptism with a call on his life to be a pastor. Troy could not be still and let this moment pass with out praising his King for this miracle in the water! Thank you for sharing that Honey!

Yeah, a little bit emotional!

Entering the waters...

Isaac was first.

I love the sun shinning and the ripples that showed the calmness of this moment.

No words can explain the feelings you have watching your child dip into this water...

and the joy you feel when they come up.

Isaac said he felt different when he came up out of the water.

A memorable prayer.

There was a huge embrace between Kasey and Isaac and then it was Kasey's turn.

My heart starts to beat and my eyes begin to tear as I look at these pictures again.

I love this moment! The moment of cleansing. Washing away of every sin. Hallelujah!

All of Heaven rejoiced with us during these moments!

Kasey said afterwards he wanted to do it again!

This picture portrayed an army of men that are in the battle of a lifetime for Jesus.

These wet feet now on solid ground. Changed and forever walking in the steps God gives them.

We are in awe of the love of God and His Mercy!

This was a moment of togetherness! Our family and friends circle together hands held in agreement to support and uplift these boys toward Jesus. Please help us to continue to raise and guide them toward Jesus. The inner circle is formed around the boys by the pastors and elders of our churches. They lay hands on them and pray for the Lord to move in there lives, for their gifts to be developed. Could there be a more beautiful formation in the world?

This moment speaks a thousand words! These boys are the best of friends. They were dedicated together, baptized together and will live together in Heaven forever!

A moment of celebration like none other for us!

Wyatt is such a trooper... He has already asked to be baptized! Soon he will be making this step by Gods Grace! In due time buddy!

Our old pastor used to say, AFTER a baptism or dedication we need to celebrate with food! We had plenty of that!

This was our sweets table! We had lots of sugar in celebration!

This is our sweetheart enjoying her sweets.

My sister in-law Robyn... Words can not say enough of how much this woman has helped me in my life! She has always had a very special love and bond with our children. Robyn I am so thankful God put you in my life! May you be filled with His love, blessing, and wisdom for all your dedication to our family! Thank you for all you help for the baptism. God bless You, I love you!

This is Grandma Marie, you have heard many things about her! We were so thankful she could be there. The weather was perfect she never even got cold. We are only where we are today by the Grace of God and people like her praying for our family! I love you so much, thank you for being there, it made it so special!

My sister. If you thought that I took all the pictures at this baptism, you were mistaken. Ginger let me completely enjoy and soak up the entire night! Thank you so much for ALL your help with everything! The pictures turned out beautiful! We were so blessed by them. What a memory for us to keep forever! I love you so much!

This is David. He and his wife opened up their home and what a blessing it was! We are so thankful God put you in our life. You both have HUGE hearts and AMAZING love for Jesus. May the Lord bless you for all you have done for us. Thanks for the beautiful heart opening setting you provided. The boys will never forget it! We love you!

At the end of the night we thought our faces were glowing like Moses' did after being with God on the Mountian. In the past 3 days, I have felt Jesus closer than I ever have in my life. We felt His presence with us during the baptism.

Lord we pray you continue to reveal Yourself to these boys. May they continue in Your footsteps and follow Your Word. May their hearts be open to Your Spirt and continue to give them the wisdom they need daily to serve You! Thank You for Your aboundant love and grace!

To God be the Glory Forever! Amen.