Well so here's the big news! Michael and I will be having our 4th child and hopefully our last(I believe God determines that.) This was a planned pregnancy although some people might think we are crazy that is what we decided would to do. We are very excited and praying for a boy although God knows what is best so ultimately we will be happy either way!

Tulips!

Well today everyone is stressed! Which means we all get to tip toe around the tulips. Actually we only tip toe around the tulips when Pastor Trudy is stressed and well..............she is stressed and aggravated. What's that saying "when momma ain't happy ain't nobody happy," in this case when Pastor Trudy ain't happy ain't nobody happy! LOL! Love you friend!

Attitudes

Yeah so I don't have a lot to say other than I get incredibly frustrated when people choose to walk away from what they know God has told them to do! Careful with the decisions that are made follow your Holy Spirit nothing else! Everything else can be deceitful!

Actually here's another one! Disrespect! Don't ever expect anyone to respect you unless you have respect yourself! Don't ever think yourself so great that everyone else is smaller than you and that giving you the right to walk upon other people! That boils down to not having respect for others and what they might be doing!

Good Moods!

You know I feel great today! I'm trying to figure out why! Well it's probably because I am working at the church with the coolest people in the whole world! Yeah that even made me laugh! I realy think its because I'm so Thankful for everyone in my life; I have the best friends any one could ever want, awesome husband, great family, 3 lil girls that keep me sooo busy all the time but then they smile and I just don't seem to care any more that I never sit down unless I'm at work. So Thank you to everyone for making my life wonderful, but the real Thanks goes to the one who gave me life!

The Firsts

Well, we made it through Christmas! It was hard! All the "firsts" after loosing someone are always hard but God has certainly blessed us in these hard times. My brother preached on Sun. and his sermon was "God's Grace is Enough for Me" and I have to agree. This tragedy in our life has brought back so many old feelings that I experienced when my mother was killed and you know I didn't understand anything when my mom passed but now as I look back on all the chaos
and confusion I was experiencing then and now having to walk thru it again I can see that God has been there carrying me thru all of it. Even though it may hurt like everything sometimes, I have to say God's Grace is Enough for Me!!!!!!!

Truth!

Well, all I have to say is we sometimes have to walk through difficult times and we don't understand why we have to go through them, but God says he will never put more on us than we can handle and although we might feel like dying God is there to comfort and guide us through. This last week we lost my husbands mom of 42 yrs of age. It has been an incredibly devastating time. A loss of a wife, mom, sister, aunt, and Nana. Although we are grateful for the time we were able to share with her we will miss her SO much. If it has taught me anything it's that we are not guaranteed tomorrow. I have lost my mother and now my mother in-law and it has taken loosing to very special people in my life for me to realize the full extent of this. I recommend that you live your life like it will be your last. Love those who are close to you like you will never have the chance to again, do the work God has called you to do like you will never have another opportunity, and be ready at any minute to meet the who gave you life (ALMIGHTY AWESOME GOD)!

New Baby!

I'm Sooooooo excited! My friend had her baby! Kelly lived with us for a short while when she met my husbands cousin Lark. I kept warning her "stay away from that boy, he is trouble." But he fell head over heels for her and well we all know how that goes. They got married like 3 or 4 months later, and then like a month after they were married they got pregnant. Well here we are 9 months later, with a beautiful baby girl. Lark was so incredible during the whole process. He wanted to do everything for Kelly, so attentive to her every need. She went in on Sunday at 3:30. She made progress real fast and then started to slow down, so they gave her some medicine to help her sleep and they waited to turn up her induction medicine until the morning. Everyone was there, in and out of the room checking on Kelly and anticipating the moment baby Alyssa would be here. Finally, Kelly is at the last moments. I am sitting in the waiting room while everyone is finishing their goodbyes and good lucks when Lark comes down and says "Katie come here." I went out into the hall and he says "I cant do this by myself, will you please go in with me?" I told him if he was for sure that's what he wanted to do then I would; he replied again, "I'm gonna need help I just don't think I can do it," but let me tell you HE DONE AWESOME! I wanted to cry my eyes out. I stood behind Lark the whole time and prayed through every push. Let me tell you they will make very good parents. Congratulation Lark and Kelly! Michael the Girls and I Love You Very Much!