Reveal

We'll I promised awhile back that I would show the adorable dress I made with my Oliver and S pattern.. it is so sweet and I couldn't be happier with their patterns. I plan on getting more as soon as I can! Check out this Tunic and I made the shorts into bloomers. My little pumpkin loves it. She has wore it on several occasions already.

Pre-Birthday Fun & A Visit

Today we took our little man & pumpkin to Toys R Us to have a bit of fun. They received royal treatment since their birthdays are coming up. We had already gotten little man his present and it's well hid I might add! So we needed to get pumpkin something and since she still has no clue what all this means, we were able to take her with us. We are looking forward to having a nice little birthday get together here at home.. nothing big just something special as we always do. Then this past Thursday my momma and sis-in-law came over for lunch so we were able to visit with them and my sweet nephew. The kids love seeing their cuz!

Pumpkin with her royal crown

My royal prince

My sweet babies growing up fast!

She was getting all excited over all the toys she was seeing and hearing

Isn't he just adorable!!! I could squeeze him all the time

Pumpkin wanted some of cuz's baked tater, it was cute he actually fed her some at one point

All the cousins together

Ways To Make That Dollar Stretch

We'll everyone knows I have a large family and when you have one like ours you must make that dollar stretch as far as you can! That is something I work on every opportunity I can. We'll every August & February I attend and work a very large children's consignment sale. I have been part of this sale for many years and have truly enjoyed the opportunity to buy high quality clothes for my children at a fraction of what they would be at the stores. Each August they have the fall/winter sale. This year like always we drop things off prior to the sale and do a little pre-shopping..the kids go thru and show me what they would like to have and if it is still there on pre-sale shopping night and if it's within the budget, I then try and find it for them. The sale this August was truly phenomenal, I have never in all my years doing this seen as many ladies (a few men) attend the sale. I was excited and scared all at the same time! Shew to see the droves of woman about to enter the sale was crazy! I always consign and pray that I will make at least half of what I spend. This year I made almost as much as I spent. Most every thing I found was from Oshkosh, BabyGap, Old Navy, Gymboree, Ralph Lauren, Laura Ashley, Pedipeds and more. This is for my kids ages 11 months-12 years. My oldest doesn't fit the sizes here anymore (bummer). Anyhoo check out the sale, the pics don't do this justice but it is really awesome.

The cousins taken a ride as we do a little pre-shopping

This is pre-sale night (this night only consists of workers & consignors)

This year the line wrapped around to it's self that is what was so crazy!

This was the start of the line, people were there nearly an hour early to stand in line

This is a gal I have gotten to know over the years and we always work as a team on presale night!

My oldest always comes and works with me, we always have so much fun together! My momma & sis-in-law work the sale as well

Some of the clothes for the girls

This is a beautiful red (looks more like pink)

My son made out like a bandit this year!

More for my son, he loved this suit, and jacket and the ties!

A veggie tale tie, we just loved this for the little man!

For my little pumpkin, oh she made out too!

Toys for pumpkin as well

Faith, Trust and Prayers

As I started this post earlier and read it over I thought maybe I should start from the beginning. I feel sometimes God gives us what we want to allow us to know truly how much we should appreciate what God has given us already. We lived snugly in western North Carolina a little over 3 years ago. We wanted to move to Tennessee to be close to family not knowing what was to come a short 3 years later. I believe God allowed some things to happen in our lives to teach us some lessons, some I would have never dreamed which turned out in the long run to benefit us and our future but were very painful at the time. But one I didn't ever dream of was finding a church like home (North Carolina). We had become complacent in our church back home and when you get that way you don't realize you are there. Now being here we so desperately desired to have that type of church! Now we are traveling back home ever weekend to attend our home church. Our desire is so strong we want nothing more than for the Lord to open the doors for a job transfer. We prayed and prayed and God gave my husband and I peace back in March that He wanted us to move back to North Carolina. I know God has a plan, and He will answer our prayers! I am not the most patient person in the world so I am clinging to the verses ....

Matthew 21:22 And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

Mark 11: 22-24 And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.
For verily I say unto you, mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have the. (KJV)

God always answers our prayers they may not be on the time schedule we want or plan, but He always answers! Please remember us as we pray for God to open doors for us to move back to North Carolina!

Youth Camp 2008

Youth Camp 2008, all I can say is WOW!!! God is truly awesome..while I only was able to attend last night it was truly amazing. My husband and I have been praying that God would do something tremendous for our 2 older girls while at camp this week, and I do believe He did. I dropped them off early Monday morning with our church and we hosted several other churches including my brothers church. They then headed to Georgia to camp. The girls had called home each day telling of the events and how services were and how God was moving, but last night it was so awesome! To see a bunch of young people totally surrender their lives to the Lord and let Him move in was just so awesome to see. They cared not what the person next to them thought or did, they just obeyed the Lord! I can't thank God enough for what He did for my girls this past week, but Oh how I needed it too and was so thankful to be able to attend last night and get that which I needed too. I have put a few pics (he he just a few) of what I was able to see yesterday and last night but their is a video clip of just a piece of the service last night for you to enjoy..Oh Bless His Holy Name!!!!

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This is only part of the crew that went to camp, the rest met us there

The beginning of service Thursday night

Preacher preached on Job 1:13-22

"and I only am escaped alone to tell thee" What am I here for???

One of the preachers just having him a time

Praise God young people obeying him and getting things right and surrendering things in their lives!

This was after the service the girls had a jello sucking contest, to see who could suck it thru a straw first.