Star of the Week

James 2

Verse on Fairness

 ¹ My brothers and sisters, believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ must not show favoritism. ² Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in filthy old clothes also comes in. ³ If you show special attention to the man wearing fine clothes and say, “Here’s a good seat for you,” but say to the poor man, “You stand there” or “Sit on the floor by my feet,” ⁴ have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?

 ⁵ Listen, my dear brothers and sisters: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him? 

This was written by his teacher, Mrs. Easterling ~ 4th Grade

 

I've said this before and I'll say it again....

One of the reasons I love Hudson PEP is because of their focus on character traits.  

On Friday, February 24th, Logan was honored for the character trait of fairness. 

I am SO proud of the young man he is becoming!

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....always look again

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This is a valuable reminder for me in this season of my life.  

I am busy, tired,  and overwhelmed.  

However, I am reminded that what seems too hard is do-able.  

I am also encouraged by the promise of Philippians 4:13:  

I CAN do all things through Christ who strengthens me.  

I want to encourage you - if at first your situation seems impossible.....look again.  

Always Look Again!

A Good Day to Fly a Kite

My sweet boss has been telling me about a kite he has and would like Logan to fly.  He knew that it was going to be extra windy today so he brought it to work with him! .....AND let me off early to make sure we would have time to fly it. 

IT WAS SOOOOOO FUN!!

We flew it until it got too dark to see. 

It's the small things.....

And - I Said......

YES!!!!

First, I apologize for the poor quality of the photo.  It's a cellphone picture and I haven't taken one with the camera ~ so this is as good as it gets until you see it in person!  

It is beautiful!!

Our Story in a Nutshell:  We met nearly 5 years ago and started dating soon afterwards.  Darin was Logan's baseball coach and the father to Logan's best buddy at the time.  Jackson & Logan attended Oak Forest Montessori school together from about 18 months old until Logan switched school when he began Pre-K.  Darin and I never met during that time; however, I remember seeing him there one day and thinking "oh my goodness, what a handsome man!....he doesn't remember ever seeing me:(  Logan & Jackson attended each others birthday parties and spoke about one another often and still we never met during that time.

When I found out the name of Logan's baseball coach I was excited for Logan....never dreaming how it would turn out!  Our first date was after the season ended and as the saying goes....THE REST IS HISTORY.  Well, not quite.....

We dated for a couple of years and then took several months off....the hardest few months I'd had in a LONG time.  We (he!) finally came to our senses and here we are!   

The proposal on Christmas Eve came as a surprise. 

I HAD NO CLUE!!!  

Prayers are appreciated. 

I know that if the Lord is not the Lord of our home it will crumble.  

I will soon have a family of FOUR!  

I am excited and nervous.

Life is an adventure!

Calvary Children's Christmas Party

I am so blessed to be a part of a church that loves children.  I adore my Children's Minister and his wife Mrs. Vikki.....because their heart for Jesus is so obvious.  Here is just a glimpse of the FUN night we had!



Singing Christmas Carols at the Pine Tree Nursing Home
The Residents love it!




Handing out Christmas Cards



Discussing How to Decorate the (Human) Christmas Tree!

The Boys - Discussing how to decoroate their (human) Christmas Tree!

Crazy Leaders - Stacy & Jackie



Mrs. Vikki



Mr. Larry ~ The WINNER ~
((ONLY because the boys wrote "MERRY CHRISTMAS" on his forehead!))



Deep Discussion?



It's a PEP Christmas!

Good Food, Great Friends, Silliness, and a story about JESUS (in a public school) made for a great party day at PEP!  ......followed by 2 wonderful weeks off!