My friend

Over the weekend she has found that the cancer has taken over her upper torso. Lungs, throat, back of neck, breasts and they have sent her home. She went to the Radiation therapist today to get all marked for the therapy which will start this week. They have decided to not do Chemo and when I talked to her today she sounded a little defeated about the amount of cancer in her body. She has to have people with her all the time and is still very weak. Her daughter is staying with her sister-in-law and that is about an hour away this is tough on any Mom! Please continue to pray for this family. She asks that we specifically speak LIFE to her body in the name of Jesus!!

Update on my Friend

I went to visit her yesterday at the hospital and she had a biopsy done on both breasts that morning. She will be having a bone scan today and a Spinal tap on Friday. Radiation therapists came in and they decided to do what more test before ruling out radiation therapy.

The presence of God was filling their room. He has also blessed them with a wonderful contact there that Loves the Lord and knows them from a previous church they were apart of. Even the Radiation Dr. was a former student of her Father's. Praise GOD!!

Please continue to lift her up and her husband. Their three year old daughter is staying with her Father in Augusta until the weekend. It was such an encouragement to me to be with them yesterday. Their faith is strong and her eyes communicate to you that her Trust is in God. I will continue to lean on the Lord as I follow Him to love and support them through this TRYING time.

Thank you for your prayers!!

A friend with Cancer

Today I have heard terrible news. A friend of mine has been diagnosed with untreatable caner in her throat, breast and base of her neck. Please pray with me for her as we now go down the road of preparation and Faith. I will need the Holy Spirit desperately as we follow Him in knowing what to do and how to pray. If any of you Bloggin' friends have any advice please let me know what has been comforting to you and your loved one's through hard times like these. She is a woman of Faith that has a wonderful husband and three year old daughter.
Thank you for your prayers!!

So much in my heart

It has been awhile since I have said anything in blog world. After reading Amanda's and Bigmama's posts I can now see why.
Taking the time to process and put it all into words can be extremely emotional and telling of where my trust really lies. I trust myself and I am failing myself miserably. My God has the only Hope and I continually try and show Him that I can do it better or am going to do it so well without Him that I think he will be pleased. I think I will take some time to write and talk to the Lord today to maybe deal with why I have been running in the opposite direction of the Peace I know I will find in His arms.

My Boy

My baby woke up with a terrible rash on his face that made his eyes puffy.
His right ear is red.
His cheeks are splotchy and irritated. Katherine has now informed me that the Nursery workers put Suntan lotion on their faces yesterday and I didn't wash their faces before they went to bed. They both had a wipe down after dinner but of course Sun tan lotion is waterproof for those long days at the pool. He now has cream on his face and a dose of Benadryl. This slight discomfort has not slowed him down at all.
The Evidence
The set up-TP, Trash can, Counter with the beloved brown basket of junk!!
Brown basket where he found...





... Chocolate

Single parenting

I have been a single parent for five days now. My heart goes out to all of you that have to do this all the time. Getting up when the little one calls instead of being able to push on your other half to go take care of it. Feeding and preparing every single meal and cleaning up after ALL messes. Constantly having child talk in the car no one sitting there listening to the events of the day or how you honestly feel about a situation. You know, those after the event talks where you say what you really wanted to say. Trying to get dressed and no one but your little 3 yr old to comment on how good your outfit looks or doesn't look. She by the way is in a phase where only Princess dress up clothes look beautiful and I certainly can't go out like that with my 3 month pregnant belly. Which is another area that sucks being single. No one to cry to, complain to, or just say I am not feeling well will you just please do...
Overall I have been blessed by a ton of God's grace. It alone is what i can boast in if anyone thinks I did a great job while my hubby was away. That and my frineds who have been more then graqcious as they have let us sleep at their houses, eat at their tables and given me a break from the kids for a couple of hours.
HE comes home today and I just feel better today knowing that. He will be greeted with hugs and kisses that will overtake him as if he had been overseas for months. Seeing his sweet smile and going to sleep with someone that warms the other half of the bed will be heaven.

Valentine's Fun

As soon as she pulled the mix out of the box she hugged it and said "Oh, Momma it's Pink, I love PINK"

While I was making the cake I was asked about 100 times about licking anything that looked good. Finally she got some licking in but then had to wait another 35 minutes before any icing was licked. Again I was asked 100 times about licking the icing as I iced the cake.
At this point in the baking I was very concerned. The cake had just begun to rise and it looked as if it was going to spill over. I prayed with every ounce of faith that it would work, because I could just see myself in an hour packing a crying child into the van and going to the store to buy the ingredients to make another cake.
IT WORKED!!!!!!!! We ll almost. We also had Red writing icing that Katherine had decided we were going to write, We love you daddy, but it broke and got everywhere and that was the end of that. No tears though and when I pulled out the sprinkles I was the best mom ever.

Best Dad/Husband/Man Ever

I just have to say that I have been really blessed by my man today.
His day started Very early and then after working all day, he came home fixed the burgers, cleaned the kitchen and is now making forts and playing with the kids. He is Great and I just had to let all my bloggn' friends know.
Love you Baby!!!!

Snow, My big kids, I want to grill

All dressed and ready to see the snow.
She looks so big to me here.



She said to me " Mom I know I will look beautiful with this flower, take my picture"

We are definitely not beautiful here-
Can I do a silly face too???
We found Evan outside and he had set himself up to grill, with the lighter and everything. He was even pressing the ignition switch. I think he has spent enough time grillin' with his Daddy for awhile.

Sick sick sick...Sick of being sick!!

Long time since a post because long time since I have felt up to it.

I am officially pregnant because of the nausea~I am ucky all day long and have to eat to help it subside. Needless to say I have been eating a lot of sugar and salty foods. My baby girl has been sick and because of the interrupted sleep from her and the symptom of pregnancy that constantly has me going to the bathroom, I am Sick.

This is a pretty bad cold where my nose is now raw and my throat and ears extremely sensitive. I will eventually put up some pics of the snow and try to put up a video, if I have the patience to try and figure out how.

For now, I will go take a nap because my body is so tired. Can't decide if it is from the sickness or the biceps and triceps we did at exercise class today.

It's Snowing!!!!!

Yeah!!!
We got in the car and I took the kids for a drive to see the Snow. Katherine loved and Evan just kept putting his hand out to feel it.



**** Update- It has now turned to Sleet-I thought we would have better chances for an inch or so but we will have to see.

Random thoughts

It has been a long day and I just want to talk about all that I am thinking about and have thought about throughout today.

1. I love that my child will sit and watch TV. She has always been fascinated and it has been to my advantage. When she was a baby I could put her in the swing with Baby Einstein and have 30 minutes to my self-I almost always took a long, hot shower. Now that she is 3 it helps so much to be able to put in a video and have some time to cook dinner or just not hear her constantly talking at a decibel that is I am sure harmful to my hearing. It isn't that bad but it is difficult at times. Over all I am very thankful for, 12 Dancing Princesses, Dora, Angelina and last but not least Curious George these are such great, creative and imaginative friends.

2. Women and Men are SOOOO different and it really shows at midnight when one of your children starts to throw up and someone has to clean it up. I am 6 weeks pregnant and just hearing her was hurting me so you can just imagine the struggle. I had BIG attitude this morning and I feel a BIG apology coming on tonight when we pray and talk before bed (that apology coming from me now that I have stewed a lot of the day and need to get over it so it won't ruin tomorrow) but it has to be said- women and Men are SOOOO different.

3. Weight, the gaining and the losing, takes a lot of my attention. I wish there was a switch but there isn't and I am left to fight for Peace with who I am. I also have to remind myself that I have delivered two children and stretch marks are my glory. I wouldn't describe my self as an addict but when sick children prohibit me from working out I battle all day until I do some sort of exercise. I have to say though, I give myself a break when it is Christmas time and I know that I could never work out long enough in one day to care of all of the FAT I have eaten in one day. I usually just wait until Jan. 1 and start all over again. I know I am not alone in this- just watch every news channel for the next two weeks. Eat better, exercise more, and don't buy all the sweets you will most definitely crave for the next 11 months(because everyone gives in at the holidays).

4. A new Baby- is it real Is another one of my dreams actually coming to pass. I am very excited but at times it doesn't feel real. This is where my faith kicks in. I rub my belly at night and just pray that God's hands will continue to create my little one perfectly in my womb.

That's all for now my clean sheets are calling me and my husband too!!

Our New Addition

Well, as stated by one of my friends in an earlier post I cannot put a Pregnancy ticker on my blog without an opportunity to comment.
So here it goes.
WE ARE PREGNANT!!!!
If you are one of my friends that feels neglected because they found out through a website instead of a call I know how you feel. It has happened to me too. I will call you I am just so darn popular that it is hard to get to everybody and my family. We found out January 30th that we are prego with our third and we are both excited and ready. We are due Sept 4th and there is a story brewing about all of the ways we were prepared for this wonderful blessing.

Holiday Pics

My side of the family
Katherine's cousins

T-BALL....Watch out!!!

Ticklin' Fun with Uncle TB

It's Christmas!!