Father's Day 2018

 We were able to spend some time with both our Father's for Father's Day. We took Bryan's dad out to eat. Bryan's dad enjoys spending time with Bryan and the boys (actually with all of us). Very blessed to have him!

I like having pictures of these guys! I can't begin to tell you how grateful I am that my children have Bryan as their daddy. Our children would not be who they are if it wasn't for having Bryan as their daddy. He is such a godly father and does all he can to lead his family closer to the Lord. 

 I have a very special place in my heart for this man! He will never know how much he means to me and how much I love him!

He has made me laugh countless times and being with him is always an adventure. We are blessed to have both our dads still with us and it time with them is very special!

Adventures of Peter Cottontail

Sarah (aka: Happy Jack Squirrel)

Lily (aka: Spotty the Turtle)

Emily (aka: The Mink)

Kenzie (aka: Jenny the Skunk)

We presented our "Actress" with a bouquet of flowers. She was so excited!!

Maw and Sarah

Elijah and Bryan

Isaac and Paw

Elijah and Joanna

Me and Timothy

What a weekend! Sarah had her play on Friday and Saturday night and then Sunday afternoon. She did really well and was so cute! I have included pictures of the others in the play that we go to church with. They all did a great job! My parents came to see Sarah in the play and we had a fun time with them. We took my dad out to eat for a belated Father's Day. We took him to Bell Buckle Cafe and it was so yummy!! It was real nice to have my parents here and they were, as always, a huge help! :)

A Wonderful Father!

Just getting started...

The final product!

Just one of the many things that Bryan does for his kiddos. Yes, to the kids and I he is "Father of the Year"! Bryan has sacrificed many hours to build our kids a playground set. He has done a great job and the kids have already enjoyed playing on it. My kids are very blessed to have a dad who loves them unconditionally, prays for them, teaches them about his heavenly Father, plays with them, spends time with them, goes above and beyond to build them things and the list goes on! I could not have chosen a better father for my children....God did an awesome job when he chose Bryan to be my hubby and the father of these children. Isaac, Sarah, Elijah, Timothy and Joanna love their daddy so much. He was gone to Youth Camp last week and when he came home those kids were just over joyed to see their daddy and to love on him. Bryan is a great dad and his greatest desire for his children is that each of them would come to have an intimate relationship with God....that makes me so proud to have him as a daddy for my kiddos.

A Special Father's Day: Our Family

Over 14 years ago I married my best friend, Bryan. Our family began in June of 1996. We said our vows before God, family and friends. Little did we know that today our marriage would be stronger and that we would love each other more. We are the best of friends! We just knew that we were ready for children right away and figured that God would give them quickly. God had different plans for us and He gave us 5 years together before blessing us with our first child.


It was not until we had been married for 4 years that we found out that baby #1 was on the way. We celebrated our 5 year wedding anniversary in June of 2001 and in August Isaac arrived. "Man and a woman had a little baby, yes they did, there was three in the family"...know that song? That was us, three in our family now. We were just so excited about this baby and loved everything about him. Since it took us so long to have baby #1 we just knew that it would probably take just as long to have another baby. We left that in the Lord's hands.


Shortly after Isaac turned one we found out that baby #2 was on the way. We were so excited about having another baby and was delighted that soon there would be 4 in our family. Sarah was born in July of 2003. She was our little princess and we just loved her sooooo much. Isaac loved being a Big brother and was crazy about Sarah. I know what you are thinking and what many people have thought...what a perfect family...one boy and one girl, surely this is a stopping point. God tells us that He is the giver of life and that is something that He has taught us. See after Sarah was born we thought maybe we needed to wait to have any more children, and then in December of 2005 we lost a pregnancy. I began to wonder if God would only give us 2 children, but I look back now and see that He was teaching us something. Children are valuable, they are the future, we needed to let God dicide when and how many children we would have. I prayed that God would open my womb if His plan was for us to have more children. I remember for a year and a half Isaac and Sarah praying for a baby, I mean faithfully praying.

Then in May of 2007 Elijah was born. We were so excited to have this new blessing and what a joy he was. After Elijah was born I would look at our family picture and I was very content with 3 children and if God decided not to give us any more I would be OK with that. Little did I know that God was not finished.

WOW another baby!! In April of 2009 Timothy joined our family and now we are a family of 6!! Timothy has been a sweet joy to us and we are all crazy about him. Although Sarah was wanting a baby sister, she has been so in love with her baby brother. When I realize we have 4 children and some people think we are crazy, I am reminded of some things, 1) it took us awhile to have children, 2) we lost a pregnancy (which is proof that God is the giver of life), 3) God says in His Word that children are a reward.

Bryan and I are very blessed with wonderful fathers. They came up this weekend and we had such a great visit. Both our parents came and my two grandmothers also came.

They all arrived on Saturday and then that night we had a fish fry. They all got to spend some time with the kids and we all enjoyed every minute of their visit.

They even stayed and went to church with us this morning and came back to our house for lunch. Every time we get together we always have good eating and fellowship.


And now all this brings our story to a new chapter....(if you have made it to this point you are a faithful follower of our blog, thank you!) In January of 2011 we will be welcoming baby #5!! We are very excited and shared this news with our family after supper on Saturday night. We hope and pray that you will share in our joy with us. Praise the Lord!