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Today my precious boyfriend, Paul, turns 26!
He is, without a doubt, one of the biggest blessings EVER!
I am so, so thankful for him! :) He's made me the happiest girl in the world.
I hope today is the BEST birthday EVER!
26 reasons why I love you:
(in no particular order)
1. I am so indecisive about everything, and you are so patient.
2. You are my best friend.
3. You can make me laugh: any moment, of any day.
4. You send me the sweetest text messages throughout the day.
5. You love my family.
6. You have your recliner sitting in the middle of your living room floor, right smack dab in front of the tv, haha. What a man!
7. You sing "Blue Christmas," Elvis style, and I laugh uncontrollably every single time.
8. You are the best listener.
9. I love that you send me snail mail. :)
10. You have 3,286 tshirts (give or take a few) and you wear the same 10 (@ max).
11. You drive us everywhere, because I don't like to.
12. You love Jesus!
13. You are content with little things in life.
14. You are sweet to your Mama!
15. You are such a hero, and you don't even know it.
16. You pick on me constantly.
17. You know just about every song/singer on the radio, annnnd every actor/actress and movie they've played in.
18. I have never once doubted whether you loved me or not!
19. We have so many of the same friends.
20. You truly care about my feelings.
21. You pray for me and with me.
22. You are SO stinkin' cute!
23. You introduced me to sushi, and I like it now.
24. You tell me I'm pretty, even when I know I really look like a dork (no makeup, sweat pants, tshirt)
25. You tell me you love me about 24+ times a day :) and it never gets old!
26. I can't think of a single reason as to why I shouldn't or couldn't love you!
Here's the birthday cake I made for him! :)
Happy Birthday sweet boy! I love you more each day! I will forever praise my
sweet Savior for sending you to me!
Until next time.
Love God. Love people.
Happy Birthday Beezie!!!
97 TODAY!
Yes, you read that right!! :)
I am so, so, so thankful for this precious woman.
Let me share why I love her so much...
This is the woman who has loved me unconditionally for the past 22 plus years.
This is the woman who cooks for my entire family every Sunday & Wednesday.
This is the woman who cleaned Ecru Baptist Church for over 70 years and didn't retire until she turned 90.
This is the woman who says her pound cake which includes 6 cups of sugar won't hurt your figure.
This is the woman who is losing her vision, but reads her Bible (using her magnifying machine) multiple times a day.
This is the woman who has helped teach me to care genuinely about others.
This is the woman who has rocked 1 daughter, 2 grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren.
This is the woman whose hands are filled with wrinkles because she's worked hard to earn them.
This is the woman who lived through the Great Depression and has many stories to tell.
This is the woman who lost her mother when she was 8 years old.
This is the woman who married her sweetheart, Papaw Truett, when she was 16 years old. (They were married in their car, outside the church, by the preacher)
This is the woman who says "Hey Sug" and "That's what I say."
This is the woman who still wants to rake the leaves in her yard.
This is the woman who never misses a church service.
This is the woman who has taught me to make many things including jelly, dressing, berry roll, biscuit dough, etc.
My adorable Beezie: dedicated, strong, compassionate, loving, God-fearing, wise, silly, precious, fabulous, beautiful, etc.
I'm not sure that I could ever adequately put into words what Beezie means to me and my family. We cherish every day with her. She is such a blessing.
Can you imagine being 97??
Happy Birthday Beezie!
I love you!!
ps: If you're reading this, please say a prayer for my Mamaw (Beezie's daughter). She's having some stomach complications and is in the hospital having tests run. Thanks in advance!!
Until next time.
Love God. Love people.
Thankful.
This is quite possibly my favorite post of the year.
I should do it everyday...not just Thanksgiving day.
However, today I am thankful for so many things.
Here goes...my heart.
Jesus Christ. For His unending, never-failing love. For His guidance and protection. For His goodness and mercy. For being faithful when I am not. For providing for all my needs. For shedding His precious blood. For being my Savior and friend.
Daddy's patience, wisdom, & love. Mama's friendship and faithfulness. Britta's determination and drive. Ability to type this. Pictures. Thaxton Baptist Church. Mamaw Mabel's passion for the food pantry. Papaw's hard work. Beezie's heart and soul and "that's what I say." Special Education kids. Mamaw Margie's sense of humor and contentment in life. My car. My guitar. Running water. Electricity.
My handsome boyfriend and best friend, Paul. Contacts, for without them I would be blind. Shoes. Dishwasher. My camera. Paul's sweet family. ICC BSU. Tahoe City, CA. Operation Christmas Child. Cherokee Cove. Bro. Jimmy & Mrs. Janice. Chris' friendship for the past 19 years. Jacob's awkwardness & Bible wisdom. My Acteen girls. Mississippi State. Costa. Mission trips. Debo's Sunday School class. Debo in general. Washing machine and dryer. Tv. Laptop.
Diet Coke. Madison, Katilyn, & Payton and the joy they bring into my life. Payton's "Ashey, Mickey, Moon, Pukie, Paauul, peez, & hey baby" plus all his other words. Good health. My bed. My 5 senses. Andrea Rodgers. Ceiling fans. Earrings. Cell phone. Karen Kingsbury. Dr. Coffey's classes. My boy cousins (Morgans + Warren). Paul's ability to make me laugh no matter the circumstance.
Katy Lynn Kimbrell. Straighteners. Doctors. Nurses. Policemen--Paul & Michael. Firemen--Andrew. Paramedics--Chad McCoy. Milk. Cookies. Splenda. Car washes. Snail mail. The Gillentine Family, for opening their home to me and loving me. The Lewellen's. The Webb's & Hooker families. Leslie Michelle Ross. College friends. Clairee Mattox, for all the sleepovers this semester :).
Kelly's Korner and her sweet mama. Sunshine. Rain. Bonfires. Camping with Cory & Cassie. The miracle of a newborn. The Comer's and their sweet kiddos. Lamps. Thanksgiving. Christmas. Sushi. Dates with Paul. Surprise parties. Breath. Ability to blink. Soldiers and their families--Ash & Chris Cox. LP. Sara Beth & Kiersten. Girls nights. Cowbells. Scarfs. Sunglasses. Dollar Tree.
Teachers. Lauren, Ash, & Am. Church choir. Food in cabinets. My Bible. Whitney. Lunch at Beezie's every Sunday and Wednesday night. Bro. Steve & Mrs. Missi plus their sweet kids. Oven to cook. My dog T. Internet. My big block family. Pontotoc student teaching. Passing all 3 Praxis'. Coupons. Memories. Front porch swings. Peace. Crickets in the country. Stars in the night sky.
This doesn't even begin to touch a fraction of the MANY things God has blessed me with. I know I left TONS of things out. I have SOOO much to thank Him for. If there is any good in me or my life it comes from my Heavenly Father. He is the giver of everything good and to Him I say thank you.
Start you a list. You'll be surprised at all the little things you forget to say thank you for.
Happy Thankgiving to my blog readers! I am most certainly thankful for you!
Until next time.
Love God. Love people.
And by THAT time...I mean Christmas card time.
Mama usually puts me in charge of those duties, which I don't mind.
I have used Shutterfly for several years now, and they have the CUTEST stuff!
I always make a family photobook from the year. It's such an easy, fast, simple approach to "scrapbooking."
They're giving away 50 free cards to bloggers who write up a post.
How could I not!?
Seriously, check it out.
Idea #1
I love the cute font, bright colors, and the single picture.
Idea #2
Okay, I looove simplicity. I think it just makes the picture pop! And I like pictures. How cute and simple is this?!
Idea #3
Okay..so maybe I think these girls are more adorable than the card! It's just a fun card in general. :)
This might take me FOREVER to decide! There are seriously SO many cute, adorable things to choose from. This year we are planning on doing a picture of the four of us! We also took some outdoor pictures at my great-grandmothers too. We took a group family photo, and we might opt for using that picture. I think it turned out pretty good. We shall see, and I'll try to post pictures of the final result...which might be a variety of different cards :)
Ahh, I love this time of year. Mama and I just put up the main living room tree today. 1 tree up, 4 more to go.
Thanks Shutterfly!! You never let me down! :)
Until next time.
Love God. Love people.
Go VOTE!
There are men and women fighting today so that your voice can be heard.
“Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.”- J. Q. Adams
Praise God for the FREEDOM we have today!
Until next time.
Love God. Love people.
My little mini-me, Madison, turned 12 this past weekend.
(I can NOT believe she is 12. I promise it feels like yesterday she was born. She has brought so much joy into my life. There isn't a thing in the world I wouldn't do for her. No matter how old she gets...she'll always be my baby girl! Love you Mimi!)
I think we celebrated pretty much all week long...which was, of course, fine by her! :)
Friday, she had a bunch of friends get of the bus with her for a spend the night party.
Since it was her birthday, we (Paul, Brit, & I) decided we should do something "extra special" for her.. :)
Side note: Paul usually embarrasses Madison everyday when she gets off the bus(by running out and screaming her name, etc)
Extra special, eh! Hahaha! We laughed our heads off before the bus even came.
We hid in the carport, and I had the video camera. Once the bus stopped I went out and acted like I was videoing the girls getting off the bus and then Paul ran out singing "Happy Birthday" to the top of his lungs.
Madison ran, and it was hilarious!!! :) I gathered up all the girls and Paul for a picture!
What a great start! The girls played outside all afternoon.
Payton stayed at our house! :) Which we looooved! He's so precious!
Saturday, family & friends, celebrated her birthday with cake, ice cream, and other food. Here's her rockin' birthday cake!
Saturday night Paul and I watched the MS State vs. Florida game!! GO DAWGS!!!
All in all, it was a GREAT weekend!! I have so much to be thankful for!!
Until next time.
Love God. Love people.
Like I said, I like to fix things. If there is a problem, I want to fix it. Regardless of whether it benefits me or not. That's just who I am. Sometimes I don't know how to pray. And you know, I think that's okay. Today for instance, my prayer started Father....and then there was nothing. No more words. (I'm rarely speechless) But I believe that God heard every word, every thought, every concern, everything on my heart today.
One night a man had a dream. He dreamed
he was walking along the beach with the LORD.
Across the sky flashed scenes from his life.
For each scene he noticed two sets of
footprints in the sand: one belonging
to him, and the other to the LORD.
When the last scene of his life flashed before him,
he looked back at the footprints in the sand.
He noticed that many times along the path of
his life there was only one set of footprints.
He also noticed that it happened at the very
lowest and saddest times in his life.
This really bothered him and he
questioned the LORD about it:
"LORD, you said that once I decided to follow
you, you'd walk with me all the way.
But I have noticed that during the most
troublesome times in my life,
there is only one set of footprints.
I don't understand why when
I needed you most you would leave me."
The LORD replied:
"My son, my precious child,
I love you and I would never leave you.
During your times of trial and suffering,
when you see only one set of footprints,
it was then that I carried you."
My little cousin asked me about this poem the other day. The whole "Footprints" poem has always seemed so cliche to me. I've heard about it my whole life and even read it dozens of times. However, this time it is a little different. It has more meaning. I know God used her to point this poem out to me once again so we could cling to the words of it.
Praise God that He never leaves us when things get hard or difficult. I'm so thankful that He is faithful. So thankful that when we have no clue where to turn, or what to do he simply says "Here let me take that. I'll work it out." And He knows best. There is so much comfort in that.
Be thankful tonight for the stability you have in your family. I am so thankful for mine. I have the best parents in the world. But there are SO many, SO, SO many who do not have that peace and comfort at home. Praise Him today if you have it!
Until next time.
Love God. Love people.
This weekend was just good.
I got to hang out with my family and a few friends.
Friday night my family and I went to the NP game. I love the atmosphere of high school football season. (and we won!) So that's always exciting. The band (my sister plays french horn) was awesome! They have worked so hard this year. I am so proud of Brit! :)
Saturday night we went to celebrate my Mamaw's 75 (or 57th, whichever) birthday. We had a wonderful time. I painted Mamaw a canvas that she'd been wanting.
So Happy Birthday Mamaw! I love you so very much!
I also got to hang out with 2 of my favorite girls in the whole world. Brit & Madison. (both might as well be my sisters)
And, of course, life is never dull around this little one. He's growing up so, so fast!! I can hardly believe it. He's talking and saying so many words. (Mama, Da-Da, Ash-ee, Bit Bit, Sissy, Mimi, KK, Mamaw, Bee-ie, Dan, Paul, Pa-pa, peez, ove ou (love you), ball, keys, T, etc....) :)
My favorite of course is Ash-ee...Listen and love it. I do :)
Sunday, I got to sing with 2 of my dearest friends (Chris, Jacob) and my sister. We sang Yearn and Our God is Greater. Sunday night my family sang and my sweet Beezie, Mamaw, & Papaw came.
I laughed and told Beezie we were having a blow out for her 97th birthday and she said, "I may be a blow out!" haha :) She's precious, and I can't get enough of her!
Lord, please let me never take for granted how blessed I am.
Until next time.
Love God. Love people.
Our college class @ church is sponsoring a benefit for Hayden Elliott. :)
(Son of Kelly & Deanna Biffle Elliott) (Grandson of Tommy & Kathy Biffle & Buddy & Sharon Elliott)
Let me start by saying...this precious family, most importantly, needs your prayers. Little Hayden has been very sick, and he's been in and out of the hospital/ICU since he was born. Praise God, He has been faithful to take care of him. We as a church family would love to invite you to help out.
(All proceeds will go to the Elliott family)
BBQ plates & Dinner Theater Show= $10
Kids (5 & under) hotdog plate=$5
**adults or children (over 6) hotdog plates will be $10**
Show only =$5
6:00 pm (dinner) & 7:00 pm (show)
A love offering will be taken up along with a cake auction.
*We're trying to get a head count as far as the food goes. If you say you're attending, PLEASE comment as to how many plates you will be purchasing.**
**when I say dinner theater show...I mean this will be a dinner show YOU don't want to miss :) The College students & several other church members will be performing! It's going to be HILARIOUS! Bring your family & friends!
Here is Hayden with his big brothers :)
Philippians 2:4 says "Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others."
Until next time.
Love God. Love people.
