National Day of Prayer Service

Every year we have a local National Day of Prayer service. All of the local churches come together in prayer. We have worship and a time for guided prayer. I am apart of the media team at Westside Baptist Church and I signed up to be the photographer for this event. So here are some of the pictures that were captured tonight. Let me know what you think!

Prayer for Chief of Police, Tony Jones

National Day of Prayer

Prayer...What is it and what does it mean to you?

Prayer is the most powerful thing we can do as Christians. I love that there is a day dedicated to just that. Although, shouldn't everyday be?

Matthew 26:41 says, "Keep alert and pray. Otherwise temptation will overpower you. For though the spirit is willing enough, the body is weak!"

We are all going through something that is a burden. If you aren't you will be soon. That is the way we work. But don't you like being at the place where you are not in control and you can only call on Him? That is the place I long to be. Where I know no matter what I do, it won't be enough. It makes me dependent on Him and not myself. It is very easy for me to fall into being independent and thinking I can take over the world. But I do not need to be proud and instead remember who is in charge. He is in control of every action, even if I think it was of my own doings.

So remember today, on this day of prayer who is really in charge of your life. And call on Him. Thank him for your many blessings. And if they are hard to see right now, maybe you are in a great place...vulnerable.



Dear Lord. Thank You for my beautiful blessings that You have trusted me with. Thank You for coming to this Earth and living a sinless life and dying on the cross. Thank You for allowing a sinner like me to one day go to heaven. I don't deserve it. But thank You! Help me to be vulnerable and trust in You. Help me to be Your light to the World! Amen.

Moving Day...Week...well lets be honest...Month

We bought a house...YAY!!! Finally. Mike and I were in the process of buying the house that we currently lived in. Well that was before we were classified as a large family. So we cancelled the deal and started looking for a bigger house. The 3 bedroom 1500 sq home quickly became toooo small. So we started the search again. Then we found it...the perfect house. It is a 4 bedroom, with a study, and a bonus room that will be our homeschool/playroom. It sits on over an acre of land. Which is great for the boys...and Renee. :) It is only a couple of miles from Mike's work (seriously only 2 miles) which is only 1 mile from our old house.

Moving on the other hand has not been so fun. We have moved several times with Mike being in college then getting a job. Then we moved closer to his work. So we are experienced movers to say the least. But things change when you have kids. I never knew 3 little people would have so much stuff. You don't really see how much you have until you have to pack it up. But it is a great time to purge. So if you want some great things be sure to check gainesville craigslist (well in a couple of months :)

We started our move on Friday 4/16 and were able to get all of the kids room furniture and toys then we started in our room. We were able to sleep at the new house the first night. Which is always our goal. It is so exciting to stay at the new house the first night. Then the next few weeks we packed all the little things and the kitchen. How many things do you have to own to cook a meal?!? We own all of them. :) So finally today was the final day of the old house. We spent this last week painting Renee's pink bedroom back to a neutral. Cleaning. Getting carpets shampooed. And finally done...

Now on to unpacking. And decorating the new house of course. Which is my favorite. Mike and I have a lot of plans...maybe you will see some pictures as we do them. Let me go I just heard someone call my name...or is it the boxes?

Have a great Tuesday!

Media Monday 4/30

Here are some pictures of our vacation to Destin, Florida. It was great spending some time in the sun with the great company of Stephen and Megan. We miss you guys!!

Renee seeing the beach for the 1st time.

You would never believe the water was freezing cold by these pics.

I'm Here!!!

Can you believe it... I finally started a blog. I have been wanting to create one for a while now to keep people up to date on our life. The reason it took so long is because I wanted the perfect name. I thought and thought and thought, then I asked others, and asked, and asked. Finally, sitting in on a rainy day while on vacation at the beach it happened. "As they nap". I have played around with titles that included nap and sleep for a while now since that is about the only time I can do something like this. So here it is... I have the next hour to share our life with you.