Happy Thanksgiving!

My "life~goal" is to be happy, thankful and content. It is not always easy in this busy, sometimes~stressful lifestyle of 2008; however, God has blessed ALL of us in different ways~~He is amazingly good! What a wonderful time to give Him thanks! Hope that all of my blogging friends will have a special Thanksgiving day....We will share the day with Indy family and eat lots of yummy, traditional Thanksgiving food. We plan to make homemade candy and may even play a game or two (Danny and I just saw the game "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?"...I think that we might purchase it...that could be interesting! :)). Anyway....Happy Thanksgiving to all!
Thought that I would share a verse that is special to me...
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with THANKSGIVING,present your requests to God, and the PEACE of God, which transcends all understanding, will gaurd your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." Phil. 4:6-7 NIV.

Happy 40th Birthday, Danny

As a girl I dreamed of someday meeting a young man that not only would make my heart go pitter~patter but that would treat me with love, respect and thoughtfulness. God sent me that gift in Danny.(Ever heard of a big teddy-bear?) He is a #1 husband and father. He is also my best friend. He leads our family with his hand in God's...He exudes kindness to all of us. Thanks for being you, Danny! Hope that you have a special birthday...Welcome to the "40's".....You make "40" look great, Babe! Love you!

Fall fun...

Football, colorful clothes, festivities with friends, and playing in the leaves...A slice of chocolate cake(or apples dipped in hot caramel), the smell of vanilla spice or cinnamon candles, toasting your hands with a cup of hot chocolate or coffee on a cool, crisp day...These are a few of our favorite "fall" things! Hope that EACH of you are having a fantastic, "cozy" fall season! May you feel God's peace each and every day...(Can't believe that Christmas is just around the corner!)

fall 2008

Go McCain/Palin!!

We had the privilege of attending the Palin "Road to Victory" Rally that took place in Noblesville, IN on Friday. How FUN to be in an excited crowd of about 25,000 Republicans...all sharing the same values and dreams for America! Sarah is an inspiring, classy lady and we came away with hope in our hearts! Go McCain/Palin! Here are a few pictures!

Palin Rally

Church Camping Trip...

God blessed us with PERFECT weather for the annual church camping trip this past weekend! We had a beautiful, wooded camp site in Brown County State Park...The air turned crisp under the starry sky but a roaring campfire kept us toasty warm(at least until we made our way into our tents! :)).Fun included singing and great conversation around the fire, a late~night hike through the woods, a day hike around the lake, cornhole, bocce, football, table games, etc. The food was fabulous...It always seems to taste better when eaten out in God's Creation! Everyone pitched in to bring the trimmings for hotdogs and hamburgers and a breakfast of bacon, eggs and doughnuts. Snacks included lots of yummy treats but the campfire popcorn and banana boats(a totally delicious concoction of bananas, marshmallows and chocolate chips toasted in foil over the fire...Ahhh!)were at the top of the list! All in all...we had a blast and are looking forward to next year's event!(After we get "rested up", that is! LOL!)

Camping Trip

Too busy to blog???????

It seems like life has been a bit busy lately and I am just trying to "keep up" with a smile on my face~~~SO I haven't visited blogworld as much! :) Hope that I haven't missed any exciting news! We recently had picture day...so thought I'd share some of the poses. (Poor Cade wasn't feeling well when we had them taken but was such a "trooper"!)

Happy 11th Birthday...Corey!

Today, Corey is 11 years old!!!! We celebrated at the Rascal's Fun Zone last Friday and had a really fun evening with family and friends. His theme was "football" since he is going to play this year. Corey is an all-around good kid...He has a bright creative mind (a walking encyclopedia of interesting facts), is extremely thoughtful and polite, keeps his room very neat...(thanks, Corey!:)), continues to have a great interest in "creepy crawly" creatures and the wonderful outdoors, but most of all~He loves God with all of his heart! Thought that I would share some party pics! Hope that you have a special day, Corey! Love ya!