Christmas Day was a blast.......

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Following The Star.....

The last couple of nights, I've noticed how clear the sky is and how bright the stars are!! And it has made me think, how bright was the star that led the shepherds to baby Jesus? The Star provided a lighted path to the Savior of the world! The shepherds had faith that as they followed that star, they would see Jesus!! I pray I have that kind of faith today....I pray I stay on that lighted path that God has willed for my life and that one day will lead me to the Savior! Thank You God for sending THE STAR!!! Merry Christmas Everyone! Love, Amy

New Program Added to December Happenings!

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REAL Peace....

Words so Heart-Felt...follow this link to a mama's true understanding of peace in the midst of heartache....
www.jess-the-big-mess.blogspot.com
Her blog on Thursday, December 18, 2008 touched my heart!! Love, Amy

Catching Up.......

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THE Reason for the Season...

I thought tonight I'd encourage all my blog readers - yes, I'm speaking to the 2 of you :) - to try with all your might to attend church tomorrow! Get up and worship THE Savior, our Christ! Advent is a beautiful celebration in the Christian churches and brings your mind back to what the season is all about!! If you don't have a church home, come to First Baptist Sebring - sunday school begins at 9:15 (we're in the Homebuilder's Class) and the worship service begins at 10:30. Jesus is the reason for the season...worship Him!! Love, Amy

Take Christmas Back....

I got an email today and after doing some research (snopes.com) to make sure it was legitimate, I'm passing it on to you!! It's www.letssaythanks.com. It's a website started by Xerox Corp on June 26, 2006, that allows you to choose a postcard designed by children, pick a message and put your name with city/state to be sent to our military! It took me 2 mins tops to go through the whole process!
It's A Getting Giving Season!!!

Make A Child Smile...

I found this website from a fellow blogger: www.makeachildsmile.org
Tonight as a family, we made Christmas ornaments and Christmas cards for the 3 "featured children" on this website - Emerson, Olivia and Julianne. Each of my children picked the child closest to their age and will mail them the ornament they made and the card they made. Can I tell you it was such a blessing?! We then read each of their "stories" of how they got sick and how they are doing today. Cadie also emailed Julianne on her caringbridge site. I thank God for our health! TAKE BACK CHRISTMAS! It's about giving!!! Love, Amy

Take Christmas Back!

O.K., here's my ideas so far! Example: Instead of buying Christmas cards to send out this year, I sort-of made them! Cadie, Marshall and I went to Michael's this morning to buy a kit and then we picked up a picture of the kids copied at Walgreen's. Normally, I spend about $40 on Christmas cards....this year I spent $17!!! Now, my big plan was to spend some quality time with the kids and make the cards.....didn't happen!! But while I made them, the kids "wrote" and then performed a play in our garage..so funny!! I'll put the pics up in a minute, but let's talk about "Take Christmas Back"!! I want my family to take the emphasis off "getting" and back to "giving" and giving sacrificially....our time/talent?/love! Teach my children THE reason for this season...and acting on it! I'm researching ideas to do that very thing...anybody got other ideas...or want to join me???? Another example:I will NOT write or let anyone else write "Xmas" for Christmas!! Isn't that AWFUL to see an "X" instead of Christ!!! So Merry Xmas CHRISTmas!! O.K.... pictures from the play "Little Drummer Boy" ....

What If We.........

Any ideas?????

Check Out the Moves!!

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More THANKSgiving....

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Happy THANKSgiving!

thankful for...

just waking up children, in thier p.j.'s with toothpaste on the shirt and one spending the night with meemaw
and

sleeping a little later on turkey day because it was a late night smoking a turkey!

more later...thankfully, amy

Veteran's Day and FBCS Thanksgiving Program

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Our Potential....God's Will

Blessed Be The Name

Job 1:21 NIV "...the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD."

"Love found. Love lost. A goal reached. A broken dream. Both good and bad are in our lives. Each thing we experience helps to shape who we become. Each thing that happens to us should be looked upon as purposeful, allowed by the Sovereign Hand of God. Our circumstances are not always pleasing, yet we can always take pleasure within them in knowing that God´s perfect will is being accomplished. It´s not easy, yet the benefits are tremendous. With each and everything we face, God has a perfect purpose. To say otherwise would be to say that some of what shapes us is beyond His control. He sees in us the potential of who we can be. His will is to see that we meet that potential, and He will only allow us to experience those things that can be used in doing so."

Auburn Football!!

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The kids and dog hit the street....

Vote McCain and Marshall's Brilliance!

Please make sure you vote...if you're not sure who to vote for, Vote McCain!!
On to Marshall's brilliance...I'm in the kitchen and Robert says to me, "Did you know Marshall can SPELL and WRITE Auburn and his name??!!" Here's the proof...can you see it!! He just turned 4y/o!!! Thanks for letting me brag!! Love, Amy

Happy Halloween!

What an awesome night for trick-or-treating last night...Cadie and Mason even saw a shooting star in the cloudless sky!! We had the Collins over to eat Mummy Dogs and other snacks and then we hit the streets. The kids RAN and Lisa and I rode the golf cart as we made it about 3 blocks before the candy bags were FULL!!! (Robert and Joe went to the SHS football game and met up with us later. :) We ended the night with hot chocolate and some of us decorated cupcakes Cadie had made earlier in the day! Here's a few pictures, which were very hard to get since the kids and Gracie were impatient to get the night started!! Gracie even had a costume, but she ditched the hat before we got out of the door!! Enjoy!! Amy

My "Punkins"....

I love this time of the year!!!

Half are off!!

Cadie got her top braces off her teeth!! Her response when she first looked in the mirror..."they (her top teeth) are sooo big"! We assured her that her body would grow into them..lol!! Here are pictures from day 1 and then the BIG teeth!! :)Amy

More Marshall B'Day..

Courtney took Marshall to Dairy Queen for his bday and got some cute pics!! Looks like they had fun!!!Thanks Court!!