bon voyage

I leave tomorrow! We are heading to Ft. Lauderdale tomorrow and will sail out on Sunday. I am so looking forward to 7 days with just my hubby! We will so enjoy this down time and time with good friends. Yes, our neighbors, Kami and Rick are also going. YEA!! I ask for prayers for good health and safety - thank you! See you guys next week. God Bless.

7 more days until we leave on our cruise!!! We are going on a Royal Caribean cruise with Rick and Kami Keeling!! We will be gone for a week! I can not wait! Cruises are absolutely my favorite form of vacation!

Michele

just wanted to add

I forgot to add this:

I just loved when God gives us a glimpse of how he is in control. The election is Mass - was one of those glimpses. Maybe we as Americans are waking up and realizing how far we have left the values, and principles that founded this country. These men, though not perfect, knew what they were doing. Today I will be thankful for the glimpses that God gives us!!

Tooooo Long

It has been way too long - I can't even say it is because we are busy - Football ended - with two Championships and one loss in the championship. We had a wonderful Christmas and New Years. We are now into Basketball with Jacob. Jacob's team is not that good - they have only won one game - but that is ok.

Life has been very interesting. We have had family sickness issues. My parents ended up staying at our house over the holidays almost a month. My dad was hospitalized and then couldn't travel. They are finally home and doing better.

The other thing that still amazes me when it happens is that even at the age of 40 something (Sorry not going to tell that one). I still am learning lessons about people you let into your lives. As parents we are always telling our kids that they need to choose their friends carefully and that friends that lie or talk about us are not friends at all. But as a parent, I am still learning this lesson. I think sometimes as adults we have no choice but to have these people in our lives at times, but I am learning that they don't need to be your friend. Are there any lessons we learn as kids and actually learn them and don't have to keep learning them as adults?

Just a thought?

It's game day!! I missed last week's game because I was at Women of Faith. Which by the way was awesome!!!!! Mandissa rocked the house and Stephen Curtis Chapman made us cry and laugh. It was so good and such a fill up for my soul.

But today is game day and I am so looking forward to seeing my son play!! He had an outstanding game last week and was pursued by some people. Which made his week.
Wish us luck!!!!

Go FALCONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

it's been a while

Sorry for it being so long between blogs. Football season tends to do that to this family. We go, go, go and any down time is spent with family time. Real games start this weekend, but momma is going to miss them. I am going to Women of Faith this weekend with a very dear friend of mine. I can not wait. This weekend is always such a spiritual fill up for me. And during football season, there can be not better time for that fill up. I will miss not seeing their games. I am a true football fan and love to watch my boys play.

Not much more has been going on - My grandmother (my dad's mom) had a mild stroke. She is doing really good and only has some weakness in her left leg and a lot of weakness in her left arm and hand. She is going to physical therapy for that - so that is great news.

My niece is playing volleyball at Brewton parker college. We are trying desperately to get down there and see her play. She will be playing some games here in Atlanta, so we will see - I really want to go see her and yell really loud!!

That is it for now,

Challenging week

This week has been challenging. I am a people pleaser by nature and confrontations are very hard for me - I avoid them all the time (even when I shouldn't). This week started out so awesome. We had cheerleading camp on Monday and Tuesday and just in those two days, the girls improved so much. We were so excited that they had come together so well. We also had our share of God stories. None of them will seem that big of a deal, but to us they were truly answered prayer. But then it went down hill from there and I am sure that it is Satan trying his hardest to take away our joy.

I was confronted with challenges on my faith and more importantly I was lied to. Now those that know me - trust is a huge deal to me, so this situation was the hardest to take in. I am not sure how it will all end, but I am trusting that God is in control and has a bigger plan. I am also trying to not let a few take away the joys that God gave us during camp!!!

I am the worst on verses, but I do know that God says that there will be trouble in this world, but to take heart because he has already conquered this world. I believe that will be my verse this week.

Michele