This is the day...

This is the day the Lord has made...let us rejoice and be glad in it...

More pictures to come...my computer is having problems for some reason at the moment...We were at Miller's Grocery for Eric's 30th bday today and I snapped these before lunch.

Service Engine Soon

Well, my service engine soon light has been on now for a while in the Pathfinder. It all started when my car broke down around Thanksgiving. Sweet Sam remembers it the most. He reminds me all the time, "Moma, do you remember when the car broke and you cried and the police man came then daddy and Patrick had to come get us?" "Yes, Sam, mommy remembers her complete and total meltdown."

Ok, I am for sure a control freak! My car stopped working and people were zooming by me...I had a hundred things to do that day...people to see...flu shot to get for Sam...photoshoots to do and edit...Christmas shopping to start...and NOW my car wants to break down. THIS IS NOT COOL. All I could see was how much my car was going to cost to get fixed. I was at my melting point. I literly almost puked out in the parking lot as I waited for our mechanic (Roger Clanton) to come to the rescue and look at the car.

Obviously, the car is fixed now (thanks, Roger) but you know how those crazy sensors are so, my light is still on, but car is FIXED.

Well, this Service Engine Soon light has really got me thinking...especially since it stares me in the face everyday. Do we as Christians have a Service Engine Soon light? Do we need a tune up sometimes? Oil change? Tire rotation? A fill up? Do we get crud in our systems and then we don't run right? I mean think about it...

What if our tempers were our "low -dirty oil" in our systems?

What if we are tired because we are out of gas?

What if we were stuck because we had a flat tire?

What if one of our sensors were off and we were literaly blinking our SERVICE ENGINE SOON Light?

Bottom line...if we don't take care of ourselves...we will be on the side of the road stuck!

So how do we keep ourselves "tuned up"? Well, we go see our mechanic...God. But that is only when something is broken, so maybe mechanic is not the right word. Hmm..

I love to drive! Especially if it's a pretty day and I just need to think. Maybe we need to just DRIVE....but look at your Garmin now, who is giving you direction? Is it your job? Who do you follow? Where are you going? How fast or slow do you need to go? What road are you on?

So maybe God is the car...we need to take care of Him as He takes care of us and gets us where we need to be...BUT if we don't' take care of our car..we will break down until we get things fixed again.

Ok..this maybe all a little to much to think about this late at night, but I just think God is tyring to tell me...SERVICE YOUR ENGINE!!! Sure I pray...I go to church...I do nice things for people...but I am mess. My service engine light is on. I need a tune up. Daily prayer life and intentional time spent with God in His word.

Hmm....sounds like a plan.

Miss Harley Ann Smith

I cannot believe I have not introduced our baby girl to you all. This is Miss Harley Ann Smith. Harley joined our family about 6 weeks ago and we love her. Now, I know...I know...I am not an animal lover and have NEVER wanted a dog/cat in my house. But this sweet puppy has won my heart and we couldn't be happier. She is a poodle~Pomeranian mix or in other words a pomapoo. She weighs about 3 lbs and will be about 8 lbs fully grown. Her birthday is Dec. 9th. She is pretty smart and loves to play and loves to sleep. She is a lap dog. She likes to sleep in your lap alot. The boys love her...and Eric and I love her. She has been a great addition to our family. At least I have my girl! LOL She needs a bow!

Shine Your Light

Shine by the David Crowder Band

Send me a sign

A hint, O whisper

Fill me with life'

Cause I am listening

Come break the quiet

Breathe your awakening

Bring me the light'

Cause I am fading

Surround me with the rush of angels' wings

Shine Your light so I can see You

Pull me up, I need to be near You

Hold me, I need to feel loved

Can You overcome this heart that's overcome?

You sent a sign

The hint, O whisper

Human, divine

Everyone is listening

Death laid low

Quiet in the night is stirring

All around the rush of angels

Shine Your light so all can see it

Lifted up, 'cause the whole world needs it

Love has come, what joy to hear it

He has overcome, He has overcome

Experienced an amazing youth Sunday today. (Thanks to Luke and the Edgemont Youth Group) The main point I took from it was...What light are you shining? What do people see when they look at you? Are you using what God gave you to show the world who HE is? Do they see YOU or do they see the light of Jesus? I have somethings to work on, but I know what path I am on and am just a young pup in my walk ...but I know what I want...I know what God wants me to do and however hard it can be sometimes...if I just TRUST...If if just have the FAITH...God will take me to places I never thought I could go. Do things I never thought I could do. Win battles of life I didn't even know I needed to fight. Become the woman He wants me to be. AND all in the GLORY of HIM! I am going to work on my light SHINING brighter. What about you? Is your light covered up? Let it shine baby...let it shine!!!

2010 Sledding

We went sledding with mom, dad, LaLa, Patrick & JJ on Sunday and had a blast!!! What memories.......

Happy Birthday, Grandma!

The beautiful blonde on the left is my mother. Lori (my baby sis) just cut mom's hair off and I think it looks pretty cool. Grandma (Willene Fulton) is on the right. We just spent Sunday lunch at her house. My favorite times have been spent at my Grandparents house on Sundays. Grandma knows all our favorite foods and that is the first thing I do...after kissing her on the cheek...is checking each pot on the stove to see who was the special one this Sunday. Yesterday was my special day. We had spaghetti. YUM! It is my fav and she could list every body's if you asked her. And let me tell you...there are ALOT of us!

Groundhog's day has been an odd day for me since I was little. Who sits around waiting for a groundhog to wake up and tell us what the weather is going to be like? It is kind of silly if you asked me. Feb. 2nd is a special day for me because it is my Grandma's birthday. She will be 77!! I know...I know...she doesn't look 77. She is as active as any grown woman I know...well my other grandmother is too...but I will post about her on her bday.

Grandma is a beautiful jigsaw puzzle. I say that because she loves to put puzzles together. She loves family history and she has instilled in me the importance of know where you come from ...who your family IS....and boy does she know. Grandma is a walking history book and I love to sit with her and talk about who is who. She is also a wonderful seamstress. She can fix anything and patches everyone's pants with great ease. Where one of are there she is. Grandma is a busy woman and continues to support her family anyway she can. I love you grandma! I can only hope to be as rich as you are in life and family. There is nothing worth more value than a woman's family she has sewn together with love. Happy Birthday, G-mama!

I took some pictures at Grandma's house while we were there recently in the snow. Here are a few of the farm....

I am so blessed to have spent and still spending so many days on this farm. So many wonderful memories. I love seeing my boys running on the same land I have grown to love and call HOME all my life.

Frozen in Time....below you see the most beautiful thing to me...BIG GREEN TRACTOR. This tractor was (is) my Grandaddy's. Grandaddy has been gone now for 5 years. Oh how I miss him. The tears are coming as I type. His laugh, his smile, the way he made us all feel like his ONLY grandchild, his STORIES, and the way he would stand at the edge of the porch and watch us drive away. I swear I still see him standing there with his big strong hands griping the railing and then turning to enter the house. Oh how I miss him.....His memory is forever frozen in my mind. All my love to my Grandaddy.