Orthodontia fun :)

Jake and one of his best buddies, Abby are going through pre-orthodontics at the same time. Jake just got his braces yesterday. Are they too cute or what?

BEAUTIFUL!

Check out this little artist!

http://tinyurl.com/yxewot

If only we could learn to live each minute this way...

Attitude

There was a woman who woke up one morning looked in the mirror and
noticed she only had three hairs on her head.

Well," she said, "I think I'll braid my hair today?"
So she did and she had a wonderful day.

The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and saw that she had only two hairs on her head.

"H-M-M," she said,
"I think I'll part my hair down the middle today?"
So she did and she had a grand day.

The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and noticed that she had only one hair on her head.

"Well," she said,
"today I'm going to wear my hair in a pony tail."
So she did and she had a fun, fun day.

The next day she woke up,
looked in the mirror and noticed that there wasn't a single hair on
her head.

"YEA!" she exclaimed,
"I don't have to fix my hair today!"

ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING.

Be kinder than necessary,
for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.

Live simply,

Love generously,

Care deeply,

Speak kindly.......

Leave the rest to God

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass...

It's about learning to dance in the rain.

Emilee

My little great-neice Emilee. What a cutie, huh!

Lose To Win!

Okay I need some help here. Some friends and I are doing the "Win To Lose" challenge that's being put on by our hospital here. We start Tuesday and we have 8 weeks to lose as much weight as we can. The teams are made up of groups of 4. The winners win $1000. So anyway we need a name for our team. Any ideas?

Too cute!

Awards Day for Jake!

Way to go Buddy!

Awards Day for Sarah

Sarah received an award yesterday for her high scores in Math! Her teacher told me that she has the highest grade in the class on every Math test! She's a genius I tell ya... must get that from her dad.

Grandma and Papa came from Murfreesboro for the special occasion. We checked her out of school after the awards ceremony and Grandma and Papa took her for a special lunch. What fun, huh!

Today is Jake's turn. He is getting an award for being on the Honor Roll so today he gets to leave school early and get taken to lunch!

Good job my loves! I am SO proud of you!

Feeling MUCH better! Happy Dance!

Hey Everyone!

Just wanted to update on the medical situation. I went to my doctor last Wednesday for a follow-up from my hospital visit. She prescribed Nexium for me and said to take it for 4 weeks and if I was better we could chalk it all up to Acid Reflux. That medicine worked like magic for me and I was better within a day! I have had no probems since! Yay!!! She, of course addressed my weight issues too like all doctors do, but she went about it in a way that I haven't experienced with other physicians. She spoke about it very respectfully and asked if I was interested in losing weight and then proceeded to tell me ways that she could help me while going through this process. I can't tell you how refreshing this was! Usually doctors just say basically, "You need to lose weight. You are obese." She didn't once use that word and then actually offered to help me step-by-step. Wow.... what a concept! Anyway, I was just very encouraged by her and am planning on working with her on this issue.

Well I am off to Contemporary Worship practice... time to feed me soul!

Hugs all around!