June 21, 2010

For the past few Friday nights I have been down at the ball field cheering for our churchs' softball team. They are a great bunch of people who take the game REAL serious. You wouldn't believe how hard and far they hit the ball! You need to be really careful where you park your car because the parking lot is NOT safe!

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So far they have played two games and had once cancelled  because of a soggy field.(soon to be rescheduled) I think I'm going to take our camcorder down to the next game and see if I can get some good footage.

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June 5, 2010

On Mothers Day this year the Childrens Church had a baptismal before the Sunday morning service. Regan had never been baptised so she asked Michael and I if it was ok for her to do it. After making sure she understood what it meant, we gave our ok. Here is the video Kacie got of it.

(Pastor Bill is asking her a few questions and having her confess Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior.)

May 30, 2010

WOW! I was sitting at my desk this afternoon and thought about writing a blog post that would summarize the past two months. So I started jotting down some of the things that have happened and the list just kept growing and growing! So, rather than list everything out I'll just hit on a few of the big things.

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First there was Michael's surgery. Back in mid April Michael finally got the surgery that he had needed for the past year. We were extremely lucky to find a Dr. up at the University of Washington that could figure out what was going on with Michael's shoulder and what needed to be done to repair it. Unfortunately, what he recommended was total shoulder replacement. There were so many issues going on in his shoulder that there wasn't anything that could be done that would be a long term fix other than replacing it. Hearing that was a shock because he's only 32!! But if he ever wanted to use his arm again it was our best option. So he had the surgery on April 20th and everything went very well. The surgeon was actually able to fix another problem he found while operating that they hadn't known about.

Michael's Dr. was sure to put his initials on the correct shoulder.

While Michael was in the hospital my niece Mariah moved in with us. We spent a few days talking about expectations and making sure everyone was on the same page with things. So far things have been really good and she is an amazing addition to our family.

Mariah put on a puppet show for Payton's birthday.

Other than that we have been really busy with baseball, swim team, school, church, field trips, end of the year testing, Mariahs Senior Prom (and soon graduation!) and all the other things that fall into the days to make them full.

June 26, 2009

Yay! Devon's home from camp! She left on Monday and has been gone ALL WEEK! I picked her and Mariah up from the church this evening 7:30. We took Mariah home and then stopped to pick up some groceries and gas up the mini van. (Tomorrow we are heading to the beach to see if we can find some pirates!) It was nice to have a chance to chat with her before we got home and the kids attacked her. They really missed her. Especially Payton, who would wander through the house called for 'Dedon'.

Devon said she had a great time at camp. The services were just amazing. She made a lot of new friends and tried a lot of things she had never done before. Like rowing a canoe and jumping on a water trampoline. Oh, and she's TAN! Apparently, living in a bathing suit (with a tank top and shorts over it) for a whole week will do that.

Hillbilly 10 Commandments

Every week our Pastor sends out an email to keep everyone updated on things happening in the church. Events, speakers, etc. Well, todays email had a cute addition. I thought I would post it here so you could enjoy it too.

The Hillbilly's Ten Commandments (posted on the wall at Cross Trails Church in Gainesboro, TN)

(1) Just one God
(2) Put nothin' before God
(3) Watch yer mouth
(4) Git yourself to Sunday meetin'
(5) Honor yer Ma & Pa
(6) No killin'
(7) No foolin' around with another fellow's gal
(8) Don't take what ain't yers
(9) No tellin' tales or gossipin'
(10) Don't be hankerin' for yer buddy's stuff

Now that's keepin' it real!