HAPPY NEW YEAR 2008

Hard to believe that 2007 has come and gone. It never seems to amaze on just how fast time flies. I am convinced that after you graduate high school your foot somehow hits the fast forward button and your off. I can not wait to see what this year holds for us. I am looking forward to it. Although that means me getting older but that's okay. I've come to grips that there is no avoiding getting older.....ugh! LOL. I hope and pray that everyone has a very happy and healthy new year.


Psalm 118:24
"This is the day that the LORD has made; let us be glad and rejoice in it."

New Bedsets for the boys

So the boy's got new bed sets from us and Dave's mom and dad. I went and made their rooms up while they were busy Christmas Eve. Dave thought it would be fun for them to sleep in their new beds. Michael is a HUGE Payton Manning fan so we got him a Indianapolis Colts bed set.
Ryan is my lego lover so he got a Bionicle bed set. Marcus is a Albert Pujols fan. He play baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals. So he got the Cardinals bed set. Last but not least Aron. He like the Philadelphia Eagles. So that is what he got. Here are a few pictures of them on their new beds.

Christmas Eve

We have Christmas Eve at my house every year. This year there was my dad, my two sisters Samantha(13) Alyssa(11) their mom Paula. My other sister Shoni & her boyfriend Anthony and his two sons Bradley & Blaise. My Aunt & Uncle stopped by with my cousin Eddie and his new wife Shana. We haven't seen Eddie for 4 years so it was nice to visit with him again. We had dinner which was ham, mashed potatoes, green been casserole and rolls. After some for the company left we let the kids open a few of their gifts. They were all excited and has so much fun. I just love seeing their faces when they open their gifts.
Here are a few pictures of Christmas Eve night.

Standing corrected

I have to rephrase something I put in that last post. It his by far NOT MY salvation. It is thy or his salvation. If it were MY salvation then that would mean that I could do it on my own and there is no way that I can do salvation on my own.

"Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit." (Psalms 51:12, KJV)

"My” salvation means I do it myself. I earn my salvation. I have a right to my salvation. It is mine, and it’s all about me."

"“Thy” salvation is about God – his gift, his promise, his sacrifice, his love. It is his to bestow, because it’s not about you – or me – it’s about God and his grace."

The above phrase was copied from The Purpose Driven Life Daily Devotional on 12-28-07

Merry Christmas

As the season is almost over it is truly a reason to always celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. Though Christmas may be over his birth is not. I will be forever grateful for the birth of his son and my salvation. Let us not never forget the real reason for the season.
Merry Christmas to you all.
Dave, Christine, Aron, Marcus, Ryan, Michael & Jackie

Aron turns 16

Well I am now officially a mother of a 16 year old who is about to get his license. I can not begin to tell you where the time has gone. It seems just like yesterday that he was born and now he's driving me around town. For his party we had all the boy's go to the park and play football while I stayed home and cooked dinner. We had tacos, burritos, tostadas, rice and beans. There were about 50 people who showed up and we had a lot of fun. He got totally blessed and decide to put the cash into savings and spend the gift cards. He also got a letterman's jacket and his dad got him a shot gun. Yes it stays in the gun safe.

Fall Tree

Fall is almost here and the trees are beginning to show their true colors. This is a beautiful picture of our neighbors tree from across the street. It's got half it's fall color leaves and half it's summer green leaves.