Good Friday and Easter Sunday

Let me say first that this weekend has been the best ever! Our walk with Christ is getting stronger by the day and my heart has never been in a better place =) Friday night was Good Friday services at Highpoint and Bradley and I were sooo excited to be there. The message was awesome and I literally had no makeup left on my face when it was over. After services we went to eat with some friends at Macaroni grill and then headed home to pick Anderson up from my moms. Sunday morning of course was Easter, and Anderson first visit from the Easter Bunny! We could not see what the Easter bunny brought him until after church bc we were running out the door to make it to the 9:15 service! (the church is on Briarcrest rd and we live in Covington so its a bit of a drive) Anderson LOVES his Sunday school class....mainly bc it is ALL little girls! He is such a flirt and his teachers love him. I have never trusted anyone more than the ladies in the Love me Tender Too class =) (all the kids classes are names after Elvis songs) Bradley and I went to the service and were so moved by the stories of Christ and his Resurrection. I gave my life to Christ all over again and put my trust and Faith solely in him. The "Jesus Painters" were there again Friday and Sunday service and the works of art they created were amazing! Bradley and I both left church feeling wonderful and fulfilled =) On the way home Anderson slept for MAYBE 30 min and then he was up ALL day, so needless to say he was a little cranky. We got to my moms house and did Easter for Anderson, and he was sooo spoiled! I can't even name all the presents the Easter bunny brought him at my moms house!! (pictures to follow!) After we left moms we went to our house and let Anderson see what the Easter Bunny brought him. He got a Scooby Doo ball, two veggie tales movies, and a Bright Stars Hammer ( he loves Bright Stars toys the best bc the colors are so bright!) So, as you can see we had a great Easter and look forward to many more! Here are pictures of our busy day yesterday and as always thanks for checking in on us!!!!

God works in mysterious and wonderful ways!

I have been attending Highpoint Church for the last several weeks and have totally fallen in love with this church! The services are so moving and the worship band is amazing! I got Bradley to come with Anderson and I this past Sunday and was totally in awe of what happened! Bradley believes in God, Heaven, and Hell, but he was not really raised in a church and didn't attend regularly. So as we all do, we got comfortable and didn't go and did other things on Sundays. Well when we got to church Sunday morning we noticed a big white canvas on the stage as the band was getting ready to play. When the songs started an artist walked on stage and started painting a mural that started out as a scene from the bible and eventually the artist turned it into Jesus' face. If you know my husband, you know he is an artist as well and the faith that moved through both of us during this service was unbelievable. All I could do was cry and thank God that he chose to show himself to Bradley through these works of art being created on stage. How much of a coincidence that the same morning Bradley comes to church with us is the Sunday they choose to incorporate art in the service. Bradley loved it and now will attend regularly with me and Anderson on Sundays. I still cry when I think about this divine intervention and thank God that he shows himself to everyone in his own way. We will be going to Good Friday service tomorrow night at 7 pm and cannot wait to see the next 4 murals the artists paints during the services! The most amazing thing is that he paints with his HANDS! he only uses one brush but the majority of the picture is done with his hands. So if you want to hear a wonderful sermon, please bring your family to highpoint church on Briarcrest rd, in the old Briarcrest k-5 building! Thanks for checking in!

This song says is all for me I think!

You Loved Me Anyway- Sidewalk Prophets

The question was raised


As my conscience fell

A silly, little lie

It didn’t mean much

But it lingers still

In the corners of my mind



Still you call me to walk

On the edge of this world

To spread my dreams and fly

But the future’s so far

My heart is so frail

I think I’d rather stay inside



But You love me anyway

It’s like nothing in life that I’ve ever known

You love me anyway

Oh Lord, how You love me

How You love me



It took more than my strength

To simply be still

To seek but never find

All the reasons we change

The reasons I doubt

And why do loved ones have to die?



But You love me anyway

It’s like nothing in life that I’ve ever known

You love me anyway

Oh Lord, how You love me



I am the thorn in Your crown

But You love me anyway

I am the sweat from Your brow

But You love me anyway

I am the nail in Your wrist

But You love me anyway

I am Judas’ kiss

But You love me anyway



See now, I am the man that called out from the crowd

For Your blood to be spilled on this earth shaking ground

Yes then, I turned away with this smile on my face

With this sin in my heart tried to bury Your grace

And then alone in the night, I still called out for You

So ashamed of my life, my life, my life



But You love me anyway

Oh, God… how you love me



You love me anyway

It’s like nothing in life that I’ve ever known

You love me anyway

Oh Lord, how You love me



You love me, You love me

You love me, You love me

How You love me

How You love me

How You love me

What if there is a bigger picture...

I must admit over the past few months, I have been feeling God pulling at my heartstrings. Bradley and I have not been to church since we got married, and with life being so hectic it hasn't been on top of our to do list. That sounds horrible, I know! Well, I feel like I am missing out on so much by not going to church and reading my bible like I should, I want to be a better christian and raise my son to love his God, and the word. Anderson and I tried out Highpoint church with my best friend and her son 2 weeks ago and it was an awesome experience. I am not sure if Highpoint will be my church home or not, but I don't plan on missing a Sunday service until I find our perfect Church. Now that I think about it, Highpoint motto is a perfect place for imperfect people....that's so awesome to me. None of us are good enough Christians, i don't think they exist, but I am striving to be a better one. One of my favorite christian groups sing a song, that really hit me hard, and helped me make my decision to know my God more, 10th Avenue North is an awesome band with an awesome ministry of songs! I can't describe the inner joy and peace I have with my decision to follow my God more closely, I feel happy and I think I will be a better wife and mother because of it!

You Are More

10th Avenue North

There's a girl in the corner

With tear stains on her eyes

From the places she's wandered

And the shame she can't hide



She says, "How did I get here?

I'm not who I once was.

And I'm crippled by the fear

That I've fallen too far to love"



But don't you know who you are,

What's been done for you?

Yeah don't you know who you are?



You are more than the choices that you've made,

You are more than the sum of your past mistakes,

You are more than the problems you create,

You've been remade.



Well she tries to believe it

That she's been given new life

But she can't shake the feeling

That it's not true tonight



She knows all the answers

And she's rehearsed all the lines

And so she'll try to do better

But then she's too weak to try



But don't you know who you are?



You are more than the choices that you've made,

You are more than the sum of your past mistakes,

You are more than the problems you create,

You've been remade.



You are more than the choices that you've made,

(From: http://www.elyrics.net/read/t/tenth-avenue-north-lyrics/you-are-more-lyrics.html)

You are more than the sum of your past mistakes,

You are more than the problems you create,

You've been remade.



'Cause this is not about what you've done,

But what's been done for you.

This is not about where you've been,

But where your brokenness brings you to



This is not about what you feel,

But what He felt to forgive you,

And what He felt to make you loved.



You are more than the choices that you've made,

You are more than the sum of your past mistakes,

You are more than the problems you create,

You've been remade.



You are more than the choices that you've made,

You are more than the sum of your past mistakes,

You are more than the problems you create,

You've been remade.



You've been remade

You've been remade.

You've been remade.

You've been remade

Time is flying!!!

OK so I know this sounds horrible, but I honestly didn't realize my not so baby anymore is 8 months old TODAY!!!! I was sitting at work and got an email from one of my "mommy" websites that said, "your 8 month old today"......It blew my mind! 8 months ago Bradley and I became a complete family, and O the fun we have had since!!! I don't have any new pictures yet, I hate the fact I'm not that mom who has the camera permanently attached to her hand, but I do believe I am getting better at keeping it close lol Anderson is army crawling, we are ALMOST there but not quite! We still have NO teeth, but he is starting to pull up on EVERYTHING!!! we have to watch him constantly to make sure he doesn't fall over! He is the light of our lives and we can't wait to see his development continue! Two words are sticking out in my head right now.....BABY PROOFING!!!!!!!!!!  The pictures below are from last week! Some after bath time fun and thena  trip to visit our friends the Henderson's =) The sweet baby girl is Makenzie Reece! She will be 1 on May 3rd! and the other cutie is her big sister Hayley!!!

Song of the day...

The Stuff you use: Francesca Battistelli


I lost my keys in the great unknown

And call me please 'Cuz I can't find my phone



This is the stuff that drives me crazy

This is the stuff that's getting to me lately

In the middle of my little mess

I forget how big I'm blessed

This is the stuff that gets under my skin

But I gotta trust You know exactly what You're doing

It might not be what I would choose

But this is the stuff You use



45 in a 35

Sirens and fines while I'm running behind

Whoa



This is the stuff that drives me crazy

This is the stuff that's getting to me lately

In the middle of my little mess

I forget how big I'm blessed

This is the stuff that gets under my skin

But I gotta trust You know exactly what You're doing

It might not be what I would choose

But this is the stuff You use



So break me of impatience

Conquer my frustrations

I've got a new appreciation

It's not the end of the world

Oh Oh Oh



This is the stuff that drives me crazy

This is the stuff

Someone save me

In the middle of my little mess

I forget how big I'm blessed

This is the stuff that gets under my skin

And I've gotta trust You know exactly what You're doing

It might not be what I would choose

But this is the stuff You use



Oh Oh Oh Oh

This is the stuff You use

Needing a normal day!

To say that I am tired is still an understatement, it feels like I have been burning the candles at both ends lately, I will stop complaining eventually because my life is to blessed to be stressed....but it doesn't mean that I am not! I have never been able to deal with stress well, I bottle it up until some poor person says something that sets me off and I tend to lose it. I need my mom to be home and feeling better, I WANT Anderson to sleep at night (we are going through a nocturnal phase), and I need to SLEEP. I can probably count on one hand how much I have gotten this week and it is getting hard to function! So anyways there is my rant, and now I'm going to pray for God to take this stress and let his light in. Mom is feeling better, just very ready to come home. Crohn's is the diagnosis and she will be back on Pentasa everyday, we are still waiting to hear a release date, hopefully it will be soon!