"No learning can make up for the failure to pray. No earnestness, no diligence, no study, no gifts will supply it's lack."
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Bahama's Trip...
Monday, August 18, 2008
Words from Charles Swindoll - So true!
The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life.
Attitude to me is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, money, circumstances, failures, successes, than what other people think or say or do.
It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company….. a home.
The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past. We cannot change the fact that people will act a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one thing we have and that is our attitude.
I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you……. We are in charge of our ATTITUDES."
The BIBLE said it FIRST, ' let every man be swift to HEAR, slow to speak, and slow to wrath. I have learned that you can hurt others so quickly by opening your mouth too soon. I am working on that daily and hoping for a better tomorrow.
Monday August 18, 2008
Sunday... August 17, 2008
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Saturday - White Water Rafting...
Eating at the Rib Shack...
We got up this morning and got ready and got something to eat and traveled about 45 minutes to where we go white water rafting... We were having a great time until my sister and Cameron got thrown out of their boat and almost drowned....
I'm so very thankful for Sis. Snowden and Jacob Blazak.... They saved her.... She and Cameron both were under the boat several times and she couldn't get her nose and toes above water (which is the rule if you get knocked out... Get your nose and toes above the water and then hope someone can grab you and pull you back in the boat) ... Anyway, Sis. Snowden finally got a hold of Heather's life jacket and was trying to get her in the boat, when someone started yelling... "Let go of her.. We're fixing to hit a rock..." Sis. Snowden wasn't letting go of Heather because she knew if she did - Heather would be gone...
Jacob Blazek was able to get on the side of the boat where Marlena was holding on to Heather and he pulled Heather out of the water... Stephen was able to get Cameron out of the water too... Heather and Cameron were very shaken up and Heather sprained two of her fingers.... Sis. Snowden was in tears while telling me what happened... Thanks, Mar!
Stephanie (Cameron's mom) emailed me and said - "Bro. Smithson had a burden all day for Cameron and he prayed for him on and off all day and he didn't know why, but then after talking to Cameron and finding out what had happened that day - he knew why he had the burden". Thank Jesus for praying people! God is so good!
Below is the link to our white water rafting pictures....
http://www.photoreflect.com/PR3/OrderPage.aspx?sf=1&pi=035C00OW000292&po=0&c=&a=538943
Picture # 1 & Picture # 2 - Some of our group
Picture # 3 & Picture # 4 - Mine and David's boat
Picture # 5 - This is where it all began... Notice Stephen and Heather's boat is hitting a big rock in the water and that's when Cameron and Heather got thrown out...
Picture # 6 - All you can see is Heather's leg sticking up out of the water... She's under...
Picture # 7 - She's still under
Picture # 8 - All you can see is Heather's hand holding on to the rope on the boat... She was under the boat at this point....
Picture # 9 - Everyone's looking around for Heather and Cameron
Picture # 10 - Still looking - they were both under the boat
Picture # 11 - Sis. Snowden got a hold of Heather's life jacket and is holding on to her
Picture # 12 & Picture # 13 - More of our group
Friday, August 15, 2008
We left to go on our White Water Rafting trip today....
Michael, Tara, Kaitlyn, and Cameron... The guy in the very back is from Bro. Snowden's church and his name is Cory ...
Stephen was saying - He's (David) the man!
Bro. Snowden - he had surgery on his foot and so he needed to ride this - but he was chasing Marlena, Charlene and I around the store honking the horn at us...
Bro. Snowden being silly....
Charlene and I finally got in bed around 3:00 am - we outlasted Kaitlyn and Tara... They were out not long after we got back from Walmart.
Tuesday August 12, 2008
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Tonight I helped Heather start packing up her stuff.... I got really emotional... and in turn Heather got really emotional.... That is the only house she has ever lived in... That is the house we grew up in..... We moved in that house when I was 12 years old and I have lots of memories in that house....
Monday, August 11, 2008
Jackson Singing and Signing...
1st Official Day of School - Monday
Saturday, August 9, 2008
Schools Back In Session....Friday August 8, 2008
I didn't get a picture of him today... I meant to do that and I never did... I will get one on Monday - his first official day of school!
I think Dawson is going to have a awesome year!
He got Mrs. Mallory Lemley as his teacher and she was our 2nd choice teacher, but I think she would have been my 1st choice had I known a little more about her when I filled out the paper for teacher choices! Our first choice teacher isn't teaching 4th grade this year.. She's teaching 3rd grade, so that's why Dawson got Mrs. lemley! Mrs. Lemley is so positive and motivational... She can make you believe you can do anything!
I'm excited about his teacher and all he's going to learn and he's excited too!
Thursday August 7, 2008 - Aquarium...
This is Nemo - according to Jackson...
Oliver and Jackson looking at the fish...
The Fish...Cutie Pie - Oliver...Oliver looking at more fish...
Trying to get a good pic of the kids - they kept running off...
BIG SHARK... Jackson's favorite thing... He loves sharks!
Jackson's question of the day... Is the shark angry or happy, mama?
Playing in the water out front of the Aquarium...
Oliver and Jackson playing in the water...
Today we went to the Aquarium in Chattanooga with a friend of mine and her little boy.... We drove to Mcminnville and then we rode with Marlena and Oliver to the Aquarium.... We had a really good day... The kids were really good too... We ate TGIF's when we left the aquarium and we came back to Marlena's house and Charlene came over for a bit and we hung out.... What a fun day!