Go Cards!

Colten had his first game Saturday.  He got his first game jitters out of the way!  I got my photo session in before the game at home so I did't embarrass him in front of his teammates :)

Thanks Be to God...

Thank you...

for slow days to refresh my soul,

for these quiet moments,

for filling my soul with your spirit,

for satisfying my everything,

for season's change (fall is on the way)

for these gifts I find joy in using

"I can bring beauty out of the ashes of lost dreams.  I can glean joy out of sorrow, and peace out of adversity."

Jer. 31:25 "I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint."

2 Cor. 13:4 "For to be sure, he was crucified in weakness, yet he lives by God's power.  Likewise we are weak in him yet by God's power we will live with him to serve you."

Prov. 3:5 "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and he will make your path straight.

"The most direct path from point A to point B on your life journey is the path of unwavering trust in me.  When your faith falters you choose a trail that meanders and takes you out of your way.  You will get to point B eventually but will have lost precious time and energy."

The Crazy Sheriff's in Town

So yeah, this kid makes me laugh!  He comes walking out of his room unannounced, dancin' like a fool, and sayin, "the sheriff's in town!"  I'm so thankful he can make his  momma laugh!!!

I love you Colten Matthew

Satisfied Craving

Our souls crave love, that's how we were created... to crave love.  God created us this way so that He could satisfy that love deep in our souls.  We become dependent on His love.  We crave it!

Speaking of love...
"We are most alive when we find it, most devastated when we lose it, most empty when we give up on it, most inhumane when we betray it, and most passionate when we pursue it."  Erwin Raphael McManus

I would like to add...fully satisfied when we accept it.

I thank God for his never ending, unconditional love that satisfies my soul!  So many people are lost and hurting still searching for the one thing that satisfies their soul.  If they only could see it's been before them the whole time from the beginning of their creation.  The creator satisfies their soul.  Why do we run from him?

I am thankful to be fully satisfied with God's love!

Blessed by Love

How do you begin to even put into words how thankful you are for that one special person God has allowed you to walk hand in hand with?

Eleven years ago, I married my high school sweetheart, best friend, and love of my life!  Today I see so much destruction in relationships and thank God for the blessing of love he has placed in our lives.  Together we make it every day better than the next.  

Tonight we went out to dinner and our waiter asked, "So what's your secret?" Without a second thought we replied, "God man, He's the secret."  I know it may sound cliche, but it's the honest truth!  We would be another statistic if we didn't strive to place Christ in the center of our relationship.  It's Him that holds us together.

  I wouldn't ask for any other...I'm thankful for you Matt :)

For you Matt:

This world, is full of love

love, love

But no one's got what we got, 

Oh no baby,

You're laugh, your style, your smile,

Oh I love you,

No, one fits, me better,

We're quirky together!

I'm gonna write you a love song,

I'm gonna make the words so sweet,

I'm gonna write you a love song,

cause you're everything to me, 

you're everything to me.

You, and the way, you hold,

Me close when we're dancin',

Even, when, I'm tryin',

to cook in the kitchen,

It's the little things that make me happy with you,

Like kissing my cheek,

Holding my hand,

and pillow talks to 1 a.m.

I'm gonna write you a love song,

I'm gonna make the words so sweet,

I'm gonna write you a love song,

cause you're everything to me,

you're everything to me.

I could sit and write for years to come,

of just how much, you've won, me over,

I'm so thankful that, God gave me you

We're a puzzle,

and the missing piece I need is you!

A few of my favorite pictures of us together over the years :)

Love you, now and forever...