Devotion.....

Grace was working on her devotion... I went in to check on her and she was sound asleep, by the way have I mentioned how we love T and T at Awana's!

Tennis ~ Tennis

Kacey's uniform came in today, well part of the order did. Lookin pretty spiffy!





Thank you for humoring your Mom Kacey for a couple of pictures even know you weren't very happy about it! Happy Friday all!

Grace's game ~ Thursday

Today

I saw this today and loved it enough to share.

Today is unique! It has never occurred before, and it will never be repeated. At midnight it will end- quietly, suddenly, totally. Forever. But the hours between now and then are opportunities with endless possibilities. With God's enablement, live this day to the full- as if it were your last day on earth.

"Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers." Gal. 6:10

Vanity?

Okay, I do not consider myself vain. At least I hope not. I think I'm more of a people pleaser!
Or Approval addict as my sweet honest husband would point out!

When I was a teenager, I remember Dad coming home one day and asking.... Did you put something on your eyebrows? They look really dark... Are you sure...
Well once I have had something pointed out It doesn't leave me easily... I just now started wearing yellow after 20 years... (Don't ask) Well years later, I had a friend of a friend say something about needing my hairs plucked so I am officially scarred for Life...
Well that leads me to today...
I went to get my every so often eyebrow/lip wax done... Well I am here to tell you I have never paid to endure such pain. The wax was the hottest I've ever experienced.
I laid back and the lady says Bushy NO>> hmmm
She proceeded to put enough wax to wax my head, pushed into my eyeball to the point I thought I was never going to find the contact she shoved up behind my eyelid then she ripped...
watery eyes, nauseating pain. Mind you it is never pleasant but I've never experienced this...
and she kept doing something with her mouth tongue..I kept thinking if she drools on me I will hurl. I thought I was trully going to die. Then most places dab a little gel this place No lie it was dripping down my face. So that place now has an X on it in my book. I'll drive a little further next time! Hours later I still feel my heartbeat in my eyelids, they may never be the same but hey at least my eyes are not longer bushy NO>>>

Weekend Wrap-up!

Friday night we had report card reward night for Grace. With nothing on her recent report card below a 98 she got to pick a movie to see. We went to see The Princess and the Frog, it was good but it amazes me why they think it is necessary to put Vodoo and evil spirits in a disney movie but the overall story was cute.
Saturday the children's department went skating.

Kacey and I got to hang. out with Ethan!

After skating we went to see the Varsity teams play in the County finals, the girls lost and the boys won. Sunday was wonderful, lunch at church, no lunch clean up. A two hour nap!

Thank you lord for a wonderful weekend!
And today, Greg and I have been together for 21 years... Yes, we recognize our dating anniversary! Happy Monday!

Gracisms....

Yes, I just made that up... At our house we have Andyisms (quotes from Andy Griffith). Rogerisms - quotes from Dad and Gracisms.... quotes from Grace.
Sunday Morning we got up a little late and she wanted Chocolate gravy for breakfast and we just didn't have time so we made muffins and promised breakfast for lunch...
After church we got home and Grace wanted to help...
Grace ~ Mom can I help you?
Me ~ Sure, take these eggs and break them into this bowl.... then wash your hands.
she stood and just looked at me forever, acting hesitant and finally...
Grace ~ Mom won't sarsaparilla hurt you?
Me ~ uh.... not if you wash your hands... Smile (shhh I think she meant Salmonella)


Grace ~ Mom that strader hissed at me...
Me ~ that what?
Grace ~ the strader?
Me ~ I don't know what you are talking about..
Grace ~ you know what Kacey uses to straighten her hair, I washed my hands and dripped water on it and it hissed at me..
Me ~ oh, the straightener... :-)

Do you have things you remember about your babies when they were young?
Grace used to call yesterday, yestergo
Kacey called Chick-fil-a, chickaway that's where she broke her arm!
and Pet Depot, Pet De-Pot
And can you check my temper, instead of temperature...
hmmm, memories that make my heart smile.

Prayer

Before each game the girls prayed...

What a blessing these girls are.

Usually they prayed in the locker room but this was before their first game of the season and before anyone else was in the gym.

Give me Glory bumps!

Wordless Wednesday!

Pictures from Mark!

County Champs!

Arab defeated Guntersville today in the Finals of the County Championship!

Introductions!

Tip off!

pictures aren't great, I'll try to post more later!

Way to go Knights, We love you!

7th Grade County Champs!

19 - 2

County Tournament/Grace's Game

Today has been a long day, and we are tired!

After driving to Huntsville to work then to car bell for Grace, then to Douglas for Kacey's game/ watched the 7th grade boys play then to Arab, to watch Grace play. I am so glad that it isn't a not me Monday because if it were I'd have to tell you that I did NOT let Kacey eat dinner at 8:30 and my kids were not up way to late studying for test! I am NOT tired all!

Oh yeah, before we go further, Kristi do not proceed I'm pretty sure you will have a melt down! ;-)

Again, I didn't do to well with pictures but I can tell you that Kacey had 8 points and only 2 fouls and they won the semi-finals of the County tournament!

Final Score!
Then after the girls played the 7th grade boys played and the girl's team decided to show some pride and support the boys, each girl had a shirt to support one of the boys.
Group picture!

Kristi ~ you've been warned!
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Kacey and Andrew

The boys won big!

Then on to Grace's game...

She played very well!

at the foul line!

So now, DOL studied/Spelling done

Kacey~ Math complete/Science test ~ hopefully studied enough!

uniforms washed!

oh yeah, and kids washed...

And now finally the house is quite! I think I know some Narrell's that will sleep well tonight!

Thank you Lord for a good day and for safety, health and keeping us injury free... Thank you Lord!

I've been in a mood!

I read this devotion this morning, it was what I needed to hear today... I've been in a touch of a mood myself... yep, me! hard to imagine huh. To the point I told Greg yesterday I'm just overwhelmed, I need a T-shirt that says, Stressed Mommy please stand at least 10 feet away she is about to blow! Yep, that was me. I tend to stress if I look to far ahead, I need to focus on what I need to do today and let God work the rest out.. and he will if I trust.
When I got home yesterday I was standing in the kitchen and Grace heard me talking, she came running... She yelled, Mommy-- Your home. Threw those sweet arms around me and she hugged... A long, one and looked up with those sweet, eyes ~ Mommy I missed you today...
Thank you Lord for sweet reminders, it wasn't anything more for her than Mommy was home.
Help me not to miss a minute...

Devotion:
The Colors of Emotion
Susanne Scheppmann

"This then is how we know that we belong to the truth, and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence whenever our hearts condemn us. For God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything." 1 John 3:19-20 (NIV)
Devotion:
My feelings scoot across the emotion spectrum. Some days are happy days. Other mornings I don't want to crawl out of bed—I just want to wallow in misery and depression. I sigh and say to my husband, "I have the blues today."

I guess you could say I am a "colorful" person. Maybe you are too. Have you ever found yourself saying something like …

· I am feeling blue today.
· I am so angry; I'm seeing red.
· I am green with envy.
· I am in black despair.

Often our emotions are not based on reality, but on a temporary perception of reality. The prophet Jeremiah wrote, "The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?" (Jeremiah 17:9, NIV). I don't always understand why I feel the way I do. My moods could result from weariness, hormones, or an unexpected surprise.

Fortunately, although our hearts are deceitful and trick us into colorful emotions, God is bigger and stronger than our weak hearts. Our key verse states, "This then is how we know that we belong to the truth, and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence whenever our hearts condemn us. For God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything (1 John 3:19-20, NIV; emphasis added). This makes me shout aloud, "Hallelujah!"
We still hold some responsibility, however, for our thoughts and emotions. Proverbs 4:23 instructs, "Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life" (NIV)." How do we do this? We should take care about the books, movies and television that we allow to influence our thoughts. Listening to gossip, rumors and discontent from friends can certainly stir up negative feelings as well.
Instead of infusing ourselves with emotional junk food, we need to nourish our minds with godly influences. For example, read the Bible, chat with godly friends, or listen to praise music. The more joyful and contentment-filled influences we filter our thoughts through each day, the more we'll experience a positive emotional state—in fact, we'll be tickled pink!

Dear Lord, grant me the ability to recognize my emotions are not always truth. I thank You that You are bigger and stronger than my deceitful heart. Teach me how to be most effective in guarding my heart from fickle emotions. In Jesus' Name, Amen.

Greetings!

You never know what you are going to find when you come home in the afternoons! Grace sometimes puts her friends so they greet her when she comes home!

Meet Brown Sugar and Ruby do!

Ruby do was made by Grandma Ruby.

So that alone makes her pretty special.

Another thing I will enjoy for today, because it will not be this way forever....

Wordless Wednesday!

I am so blessed!

My Birthday!

Recap: So I'm behind! But I'm trying!

anyway!

My Birthday!

Was spent with the greatest family!

Mine!

Look at the cake my sweet ones made. They make one every year! Strawberry, red velvet but this year I had a spice cake. And Homemade ice cream...yum... It was wonderful!

Ahhh, life is good!

Thank you for a great day!

Love you guys!

Not Me Monday!

Welcome to No NOT me Monday, being honest and living to tell about it!

I am NOT complaining today, about the cold weather, I've NOT been enjoying it but the Joy has NOT ran out and I am NOT ready for Spring!

I do NOT hate days that the snow is minor and you are in limbo land, to go or not to go! That was the question. I did NOT go on Thursday, I did NOT leave home with no snow and got to work and the parking lot was covered, I did NOT work a few hours and then it did NOT take me an hour and 1/2 to drive my 40 minute drive...

I did NOT stay in my sweat pants on Saturday and watch 5 complete movies not counting the Andy Griffith's in between! Nope not me, I would never do that on a day I could be cleaning...

I was not a total slug!

Happy Monday!

On a serious note, My co-workers daughter that had a wreck Thursday night on the ice is going in for her second surgery this am, please pray for pain relief and healing...

5 or 9, it was 5 no 9.... Okay Mommy says 9!

Mommy with no camera slacker is going to attempt to explain the title of my post! Are you ready.

Grace's team lost last night by 6 ~ I think, I would know if I hadn't of lost my camera... ahem
And Grace had 5 official points last night. Points that are in the books and counted.
She had 4 that didn't count officially ~ but count in Mommy's books!
One, as she shot she took a step and they called her for walking so they didn't count it. But I did! And the other right before she shot she was fouled. So as it stripped the basket he had called it an on the floor foul so her team got the ball back but the points didn't count. That is just wrong isn't it... i think so too! Either way 1 ~ 5 ~ 9 or 0 we've been driving the point home daily with our girls points don't matter, it's how you play and your attitude. Points do not make you anymore special than you were the day before. You are special today and yesterday as well as everyday because you my sweet daughters are first and foremost Daughters of the KING. And you are saved by His grace and that is what makes you special... We talked about how they can take away points but not your walk with Christ and how Satan has lost the war with them but can cause daily battles as to hurt their witness so they can't or don't share Christ effectively. That's true for us all. So today my prayer is that my children, Greg and I remember who we are! Children of the Most High! I pray you can say that this morning, and that you too are a Child of the King!

Tuesday..

Was one of those nights we felt crazy, just run run...I lost my camera found it but didn't have it at Kacey or Grace's game. Unless Mark (team Dad/photographer) post pictures this will have to do... Kacey once again only had one foul (thank you Lord) and 15 pts, 22 rebounds and (6 assist ` I think on the assist.)

Happy Wednesday, Grace game details to come....

Greg's birthday recap!

Birthday pictures!

Greg asked for an orange cake. I think for the 9th year in a row.

Daddy with his girls!

They are beautiful but not perfect! But now you knew that didn't you?

Hope you had a good birthday!

We love you!

Guess What?

She only had one foul....

the whole night!

How is that for progress, we'll just pray it continues!

BMMS vs. Arab

Kacey had 8 points

Way to go Knights!

Joy part II!

I am thankful for my sweet family. In Kristi's joy challenge I would like to share what brings me joy today. We'll just call it finding joy part II!

It was hard coming into work this morning after being off and having such a great break from everything with my family but today I find joy in the fact that we have jobs and today I find joy that they are not jobs that we are called to work outdoors. I pray for those that do have to work outside with this cold weather.

I find joy in remembering the memories we've made together in the past weeks and pray that our children will have great memories as well. I have a special family and I appreciate each one so much.

New Years with family and friends.

School is still out today so the girls wouldn't have to get up early in this cold they spent the night last night with Mom and Dad. I find joy that at 9:50 this morning I received a text from Grace that read.... I just woke up and I miss you

I find joy in my wonderful family and friends.

Other things I've found joy in recently:

Homemade ice cream

spice cake

breakfast in bed

lunch at my Mom's

Glow domes and Pixos

the smell of a sweet baby and holding him while he slept

guacamole and salsa

using the telescope to see the moon and stars in freezing weather

a night out with just my sweet daughters.

I'm sure I could think of a thousand more. But I'll stop for now!

Happy Monday!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAIGE!!!

This is a post especially for the

LOVE OF MY LIFE!!

On January 3rd my beautiful wife had a day like any other.

Busy!Busy!Busy!

BUT!!

Just like every other day for me, life is a day on the beach

with my Beautiful Wife!!

I LOVE YOU!

Greg

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