Are you an Anchor?

Well, I walked 10 miles today. And as I normally do, I talked to God most all the way. I asked God to help me be more of a witness in this ministry. I passed a man on side of the road. He was dirty and was pushing an older bicycle. He was searching the ditches for treasures. I stop and said hello to him. He smiled and said hello. It was almost as if he was surprised I said something to him. It was then that God told me I was being an anchor. Normally being an anchor would be good right? Your standing your ground, solid as a rock. Well, it did not seem that way to me. God told me that I needed to be mobile. I was sitting at the Home waiting on kids to come to me so I could witness to them. God told me to pull up my anchor and go. Go out into the streets and tell people about me. Stop sitting still and waiting on the children to come to you. So, I am going to practice more on not being an anchor. I need to serve God all over town. Recently, I have been thinking about getting more quality time with my husband. That's hard to do when you have a house full of teenage boys. And then it hit me like a brick. I remembered reading in the Bible, a devotion for couples. I thought, what better way to come closer together than to study God's word. So, starting this week, Gary and I have devoted 30 minutes daily for us to sit down and have a couple Bible study between the two of us. I am very excited about that as well. I hope you have a great day. Pick up your anchor today and go out and witness for God. Don't wait on them to come to you. There are so many people that need to hear about Christ.

Thought for the day: What does it profit a man to gain the world.....but lose his soul.

You can't take any of it with you. But God will give you riches in eternity. Sound like a no brainier to me.

HEARTACHE HIDDEN BY A SMILE

One of the new relief house parents and I have been walking a lot recently. We are up to 8 1/2 miles a day and I just marked out our 10 mile walk yesterday. I plan on starting the 10 miles today. Pray for me. :)
Usually on our walk we pass Sonic. It's the last 2 miles of our walk. We will stop and get something to drink and eat the ice the rest of the way home. For about 2 months now we have seen a smiling face. This nice man brings us our drinks almost every time and always has the most beautiful smile on his face. I told him one day that I loved his smile. I said; It just lights your face up and it's so beautiful. Heather (the new relief house parent) and me were talking about his smile. I said; you know, he could be going through something terrible but he always has a smile on his face. She and I decided that next time we went by Sonic we were going to ask him what his story was. We walked by the next day and stopped. Sure enough, he brought us our drinks with a smile on his face. Heather asked him how old he was because she was looking for friends her age since she was new in town. He said; I'm new in town too. I said, where did you come from. He told us where he came from. I asked him what brought him to the little town of Monticello. He said; my mom and dad died and I moved here to be with the rest of my family. We finished talking with him and he walked away with that gorgeous smile on his face. I just looked at Heather and said; Wow, he's going through that traumatic experience and yet he can still manage to always wear that smile! We as Christians should always have a smile on our face. God is our strength and we know we can always count on him to carry us through. So why are we not smiling all the time. Try wearing a smile today. No matter what is bothering you, think about our Sonic friend. You know your God is bigger than any problems that you may have. If our Sonic friend can wear a smile through the death of 2 parents, we surly can do it with the help of our Lord and Savior. SMILE PRETTY TODAY...it may give you an opportunity to share Jesus with someone.


                       A HAPPY HEART MAKES THE FACE CHEERFUL,
                                                                     Proverbs 15:13

FORGIVEN!

I KNOW THAT I SIN,
AND I'M NOT QUITE SURE WHERE TO BEGIN.
THE DEVIL PULLS ME DOWN,
WHEN TEMPTATION COMES AROUND.
I HAVE MANY FAULTS, TOO MANY TO COUNT.
LORD, PLEASE FORGIVE ME OF THEM ALL, AND IT'S A HUGH AMOUNT.
FORGIVE ME LORD, I'VE MESSED UP BAD.
FORGIVE ME LORD, I'M FEELING SAD.
I KNOW I'VE SINNED,
AND WITHOUT YOU I CAN'T WIN.
I PRAY FOR MERCY ON MY SOUL,
AND THAT YOU NEVER LET ME GO.
GOD SAYS; MY CHILD, WHAT ARE YOU ASKING FOR?
DON'T YOU REMEMBER YESTERDAY, WHEN YOUR KNEES HIT THE FLOOR?
YOU REPENTED OF YOUR SINS, YOU SAID TOO MANY TO COUNT.
AND I FORGAVE YOU OF THEM ALL, NO MATTER THE AMOUNT.
YOU SOUGHT ME WITH YOUR WHOLE HEART.
YOU PRAYED WITH TEARS STREAMING DOWN YOUR FACE.
I KNOW YOU PRAYED AND MEANT EACH PART.
AND CHILD, I FORGAVE YOU BY MY GRACE.
MY CHILD, YOU WILL STUMBLE AND YOU WILL FALL.
BUT THAT'S WHY MY SON PAID HIS ALL.
I WILL BE THERE TO PICK YOU UP AND WIPE YOU CLEAN,
ALL YOU NEED DO IS CALL....ON YOUR FATHER WHEN IN NEED.

Denise Rochester

TORNADO!

Praying for our friends and family that have lost their lives, pets, homes and vehicles in the storms. Just know that we are here to help you in any way that we can, and we love you! God will see you through. He is holding you in his hands right now. God bless you and we will continue to pray for you.



BE ON YOUR GUARD; STAND FIRM IN THE FAITH; BE MEN OF COURAGE; BE STRONG.                         1 CORINTHIANS 16:13

A RIDE ON EASTER.....IN MY DADDY'S CAR!

DADDY'S CAR....

        

                                                                                                                                        

For the first time since my daddy died  (4 1/2 years ago) we got to ride in his car today. A restored '49 Dodge. It was great! My mom, brother, 2 sisters and me got in the car and took it for a spin. It was an emotional ride. My sister and I felt like our daddy was riding right beside us. I just kept looking at the car remembering my daddy sanding inch by inch. He was so picky about how you sanded the car too. I learned that the hard way. LOL Lyndsie and I helped him sand the car one day. We had no ideal you could sand a car too deep. As much as my dad loved that car, he seen our sanding job and said; well, you sanded a little too deep. But I can fix it. He never asked us to help sand again though.. LOL
I miss him tons and I am so jealous that I can't be in Heaven with him, but I know one day I will be reunited with him. We took 9 of the teenage boys home with us for Easter. 4 of them stayed at my brother's house and 5 of them stayed at my sister's. It was really nice sharing the day with them. They played X-Box, basketball, pool and watched movies. They all really seemed to have a good time and that was important to me. We took them to our home church for Easter. Between them and my siblings I think we filled 3 pews. That was pretty awesome! Bro. Larry brought a wonderful sermon as usual. I don't think any of the kids slept through it. LOL It was a great weekend. One of those weekends that you will always remember. :)
I hope you enjoyed your time this Easter. I hope you got to spend it with your family and I hope you cherished every moment.  God bless you!

HAPPY EASTER!

Jesus died on that cross. He suffered, was tortured and he took it all for you and me. He did not complain, all he said was; Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. Jesus hung his head and his spirit left him. But, HE AROSE! Jesus lives to give you and me eternal life. A life that we can spend with him and his father in an eternal home called heaven. It doesn't matter the type of person you are or was....Jesus will forgive you. That's why he died. He took it all for us. Ask for forgiveness and come home to Jesus today. What better day to do it than the day he arose for the world, so we could live with him for eternity. God bless you and I hope you have a beautiful Easter Sunday!

HAPPY EASTER.....JESUS HAS RISEN!!

We are having an Easter egg hunt today. There is a group coming and they are going to hide about 1000 eggs. The kids are going to dye the eggs at 10:00 AM and then we are going to have lunch. We will have the Easter egg hunt around 1:30 PM and then we are going to leave for Benton around 3:00 PM. We are going to have a busy weekend! We are going to Benton with the boys to visit our family and go to Crystal Hill Baptist Church for Easter services. I am so excited about seeing my family and visiting my friends at church! I hope you all have a happy Easter and remember why you are celebrating. Jesus suffered for us and died upon that rugged cross. But most importantly......he has risen...... JESUS LIVES!........ He lives so that you can spend eternity with him. If you don't know him as your personal Savior, don't wait! He loves you so much and he is waiting for you to come to him. What better time to accept him as your Savior....on the day he arose for you! God bless you.

AN EMPTY TOMB

They went to the tomb and it was empty. EMPTY! Why? Because Jesus lives! He lives and is waiting for us to come home. JESUS LIVES!!
We are going home and taking about the boys for the weekend to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. I hope you have a great Easter. How could it not be great though......Our JESUS LIVES!!!

No greater gift....than Jesus dying for us.

Now he lives so that you may live for him.

He is waiting on you to live with him for eternity.

What an awesome Savior!

Thank you Lord. For sacrificing so much.....before you even knew me.

....THEY FOUND THE STONE ROLLED AWAY FROM THE TOMB, BUT WHEN THEY ENTERED, THEY DID NOT FIND THE BODY OF THE LORD JESUS.

THE SON OF MAN MUST BE DELIVERED INTO THE HANDS OF SINFUL MEN, BE CRUCIFIED AND ON THE THIRD DAY BE RAISED AGAIN.

LUKE 24:2-3 & 7

CAN YOU STAND STRONG FOR GOD....AND GO IN TO BATTLE WITH THE DEVIL??

                                                    
When you get to heaven is God going to say; well done my child, or is God going to say; depart from me, I never knew you? I know that God knows me and he knows my heart. But what I wonder is..does God think I'm doing a good job for him? Does God think I have given my all, or settled for what I wanted to give. My prayer is that everyday I am giving my all for the glory of God! Not for my glory or or for the glory of anyone else, but for the glory of my Lord and personal Savior. He gave so much for me, and what I have to give back is nothing in comparison to what Jesus sacrificed for me. I pray that I am able to stand my ground for Jesus. No matter what is thrown at me or how hard the devil tries to temp me, I want the Lord to say; you stood your ground for me! I don't want my Savior's sacrifice to have been for nothing . I don't want God to say; my son died for you, he gave his life!....And you just settled for what you wanted to do. Not what I asked you to do, but what you felt would benefit you best. Granted, our work's and good deeds do not get us in to heaven. But, God says; go out and tell all the people about me. Go into the cities and tell people of your Savior. Stand firm in your Jesus, work for your Jesus and pray that you are doing everything for his glory......not your own. When you get to heaven wouldn't you love to hear God say; Well done my child. Thank you for telling the children about me so that they may spend an eternity with me. Well done my child. I am well pleased with you....Well done!

                          He stood for you....can you stand for him?


YOU WILL NOT HAVE TO FIGHT THIS BATTLE. TAKE UP YOUR POSITIONS; STAND FIRM AND SEE THE DELIVERANCE THE LORD WILL GIVE YOU, O JUDAH AND JERUSALEM. DO NOT BE AFRAID; DO NOT BE DISCOURAGED. GO OUT TO FACE THEM TOMORROW, AND THE LORD WILL BE WITH YOU.
                                             2 CHRONICLES 20:17

GOD'S KIDS

We left the world of chaos and came to work in God's ministry. Gary was a pastor of a church before we came here, so we was not naive to the fact that the devil would greet us at the front door when we got here. My idea of working in God's ministry was not that it would be perfect, but close to it. And it was....but then I woke up! Working for the Lord is so much harder than any job I have ever had. The devil is always tyring to destroy us and God's work. He will use any outlets he can find to do that....and anybody he can find. Gary and I are determined that we will stay here unless God tells us it's time to go. I feel like we are under 5k times the struggle with the devil than we have ever been, and I'm sure we are. The devil knows things are going well and he doesn't like it! A teen devoted to preaching God's word, telling everyone at school about God. A teen devoted to the music ministry in God's house. Kids being saved from the devils hell. The devil is not happy with this ministry....at all! The devil knows who he can use in the ministry to help him attack and destroy what God is building. Even in the ministry, jealousy is a big target for the devil to use. He knows that jealousy and envy are targets of the heart. We love the kids here and we love seeing the work that God is doing in their lives. We are here for the kids and have decided that if God is happy with the work we are doing for him.......that's all that matters. We are putting on God's armour, praying for mercy and strength and confronting the devil. He can not win this battle! There are still so many children that need to hear about a loving and caring Savior. If we can help it....we will not let the devil have anymore of God's children. Please pray for all of God's ministries and that we can keep Satan where he belongs....in his hell!

O LORD, THE KING REJOICES IN YOUR STRENGTH. HOW GREAT IS HIS JOY IN THE VICTORIES YOU GIVE!

PSALM 21:1

MESSAGE FROM GOD

Denise Murray Rochester

I am so grateful that God has given me ABC Home to serve him. He knows my heart and knows what is best for me. Thank you Lord for my everything♥

... that every day you are choosing either to be grateful or to be disappointed. You can worry to no end about what you don't have. Or you can marvel at God's breathtaking gifts: the morning dew, the sun, the clouds, the trees, the flowers, the birds. Could you create any of these? These miracles of life are always around you, ready to be celebrated, ready to be welcomed into your life.

 

So true. We should stop and be grateful for every breath that God "ALLOWS" us to take. I am so thankful that God allows me to serve him and be a part of ministering to his children. God bless you!

PROM NIGHT

The Prom is over. The kid's had a great time! The Prom started at 8:00 PM. They went to dinner in Pine Bluff, went to Prom and then they came home around 12:30 AM and changed clothes to go to the after Prom party. They came home from that at 3:45 AM. There were some really tired boys (and I'm sure girls too) trying to keep their eyes open in church this morning. One of the boys won an I Pad at the Prom party. It's a really nice prize. They danced the night away and had a really good time. They all looked so nice and seemed very excited. I'm glad Prom's only happen once a year because I was really tired this morning. I did not want to get up either! I am very thankful though that I got to see everyone dressed up and looking so great. It made my night to see the smiles on all their faces and the excitement in them. God has really blessed me with so much through these kids and I am so grateful to be a part of this ministry. Please pray for one of our student's grandmother's. She is ill and dying with cancer. They don't expect her to live through the weekend. He got the phone call on the way to Prom and he could really use your prayers for him and his family. God bless you and thank you for being so faithful to pray for us!

By: BOBBY MARKHAM-For a Blessing...visit his blog.

This is my cousins blog. He is a youth minister
 in Vilonia. He has a wonderful blog that I
continue to learn from. I thought you might
 enjoy viewing it. I attached the link
for you. I hope you enjoy it as much
as I have. God bless you!
http://gospelclarity.blogspot.com/

LETTER FROM A FRIEND

I just had to write to tell you how much I love you. Yesterday, I saw you walking and laughing with your friends. I hoped that soon you would invite me to walk along with you, too, but you were too busy, so I painted you a sunset to close your day and whispered I love you with a cool breeze to refresh you. I waited and waited, but you never called, so I just kept on loving you. As I watched you fall asleep last night, I wanted so much to touch you and hold you in my arms. I watched you toss and turn from the troubles of the day and I wanted so much to let you know that I understood and cared. I spilled moonlight into your face-letting it trickle down your face as so many tears have-trying to tell you once again how much I dearly love you, but you didn't even think of me. I wanted so much to comfort you! The next day, I painted a brilliant sunrise into a glorious morning for you, but you woke up late and rushed off to your daily routine-you didn't even notice. It made me very sad that you did not respond to my love and my sky became cloudy-my tears were the rain. I LOVE YOU!
Oh, if you would only listen. I really love you! I try to say it in the quiet, green meadows and the clear, sparkling streams. I shout it from the snow clad mountain tops and the lush, green valleys. I paint my love in the heavens in the blue skies and fluffy white clouds. The wind whispers my love through the treetops and spills it into the vibrant colors of all the flowers and the foliage of the trees. I shout my love to you in the thunder of the great waterfalls and through my mighty rivers. I compose and give my birds love songs to sing to you throughout the day. I warm you with the clothing of my sunshine, and perfume the air with nature's sweet scents. I even send some of my children by to tell you about my love for you. My love for you is deeper than any ocean and it is greater than any need in your heart. If you would only realize how much I care. You can cast all your cares on me because I care for you.
My dad sends his love too! I want you to meet him soon. He cares for you too! Fathers are just that way.
Please call on me-ask me-talk with me soon! Please don't forget me. I have so much to share with you!
All right, I won't bother you any further. You are free to choose me or reject me. It's your decision. I have chosen you, and no matter how long it takes, I'll wait--because I LOVE YOU!
Your friend,
Jesus

What a beautiful letter. Doesn't it make you realize that God is EVERYWHERE? He is the wind, the flowers the sunshine and the rain. Today when you go about your day, think about this letter and ask God to walk along beside you. He will be glad you asked him to join you. God loves us so much! I hope his blessings rain on you today.

I PRAY THAT OUT OF HIS GLORIOUS RICHES HE MAY STRENGTHEN YOU WITH  POWER THROUGH HIS SPIRIT IN YOUR INNER BEING, SO THAT CHRIST MAY DWELL IN YOUR HEARTS THROUGH FAITH. AND I PRAY THAT YOU, BEING ROOTED AND ESTABLISHED IN LOVE, MAY HAVE POWER, TOGETHER WITH ALL THE SAINTS, TO GRASP HOW WIDE AND LONG AND HIGH AND DEEP IS THE LOVE OF CHRIST, AND TO KNOW THIS LOVE THAT SURPASSES KNOWLEDGE-THAT YOU MAY BE FILLED TO THE MEASURE OF ALL THE FULLNESS OF GOD.
                                            EPHESIANS 3:16-19

AN ANGEL BROKE MY KEY

Those of you who know me personally, know that my daddy passed away of cancer 4 years ago. Before he found out he had cancer, we moved in a home next to his. He was helping us remodel the home and went down to the local flooring store and purchased a roll of linoleum to put in our kitchen and bathrooms. We spent a couple of weeks painting and laying floor before we moved in the home. My daddy worked in that home more than we did. I miss my daddy and think of him almost everyday. 4 years have gone by and it still  seems like I could just pick up the phone and call my daddy. But I can't because heaven doesn't have a phone. Now we are here at ABC Home working with kids. My master key to the cottage broke so I went to the office to get another one. One of the office staff ladies told me that she did not have an extra key and she asked me if I would run down to the paint supply store and have some made. I got in my truck and went down to the supply store. I walked in and almost reached the counter before I looked to my left and seen this.........

There rolled up on the floor was a hugh roll of the linoleum exactly like the one my dad had picked out for our home. I walked past the man at the counter and went straight to the roll of linoleum. I just stood there looking at it. I guess the roll was probably 15 feet long. All I heard was a voice say; I love you this much! And I imagined my daddy standing there with his arms stretched out the length of the roll of linoleum. I just stood there smiling at the flooring. I guess the man in the store probably asked me a couple of times could he help me, before I actually heard him. I had tuned out everything around me except my daddy's voice in my ears. I got the keys I needed and looked back at the roll of linoleum before I left the store. I got in my truck and realized I still had the biggest smile on my face. God had just reminded me that he loves me so much..............and so does my daddy.

GOD'S LOVE

Another busy weekend coming up. Prom is this weekend. We have 4 boys out of our cottage going. I can't wait to see everyone dressed up and ready for prom. I am really looking forward to it. God is so good and working in these children's lives so much. I am so thankful to be a part of what God is doing here. I was walking today and thought about all the beautiful things I was passing. Do you really know how much God loves you? I have something I am going to share with you in the morning. It's going to take me a while to get it done, but I think it will help you realize how much God loves you. Even if you think you know....please take time to read it anyway. It really made me stop and think and now I look at things a little different than I used to. I can't wait to share it with you. Go out today and enjoy the beautiful day God has given us. Stop and think about what God given us. Even the simple things, like flowers and ladybugs. I hope you can experience today, looking in a new way, what God has blessed us with. Love you guys and hope you come back tomorrow to read what I have about God's love. Please pray for prom weekend. God bless you!



God's love to be continued tomorrow.....hope you can come back and receive a blessing.

GOD IS GLORIOUS!

 We had one of our guys surrender the the music ministry Sunday. It is so exciting to see how much God is working with these kids. We have one preaching and he is so excited about it! Another one of the guys said he feels like he is being called to something in the ministry, but he's just not sure what he's being called to do just yet. Before you know it, we will be able to start our own church. LOL. God is so good!

A BEAUTIFUL DAY TO GOLF!

We had a great day hanging outside visiting with everyone. It was a beautiful day and the golfers had the perfect weather to hit a hole in one. Although I don't think anyone did. All the golfers finished their game and then came and had lunch with us. After lunch they were presented with trophies and other items. I took pictures so you could see some of what was given away....

                This one was for a father and son that golfed...so cute!

            GO HOGS!!

                        Darren McFadden...who would not want that!

                          Shane cooked the burgers and hot dogs....

                                                 Gary watched......

                                                Shane did a great job!

                           We had a nice group of people to hang out with.

              Wayne and Peggy Ledbetter. House parents and Pruitt Cottage

Mrs. Debbie and her family.

We had a really good time and really appreciate all the hard work everyone put into the event. We enjoyed our visitors and pray that the Lord blesses them richly.

GOD IS GOOD!

We had a wonderful day. We had a good turn out of golfers that came to have lunch with us. The boys did a great job getting everything set up and prepared for lunch. Shane did an awesome job with the burgers and hot dogs. He was a trooper cooking for all the guest and ABC Home residents. We appreciate them very much for providing lunch for everyone. We really appreciate our sponsors. This ministry would be nearly impossible without them. Thank the good Lord that there are people that still care about others. As hard hearted as the world is becoming, we as Christians need to stand strong for each other. We appreciate all who support us in every way, especially by prayer. I have pictures of the day that I will post tomorrow. I hope you have a good day in the Lord's house tomorrow. If you can't visit with God in church, visit with him where ever you may be. God bless you!

It's Friday and we are back on duty. The boys are home doing their study hall and then we are going to work on some chores. We have a Volleyball game tonight in our gym. It's staff at ABC Home against the kids here. The kids are probably going to kick our tale. LOL Especially after today. Me and the new relief house parent walked 5 miles today! YEA!! I hear Tylenol PM calling me tonight. :) We have a busy weekend ahead. Tomorrow we have a golf tournament and have a bunch of golfers coming to have lunch with us. Our friends Stephanie and Shane are coming to hang out with us. We are excited about their visit.  Sunday we have 4 different groups coming to hang out and do some volunteer work on campus. We will probably be non-stop after tonight. Pray for lots of rest for us and pray that the kids don't stomp on us too hard tonight during Volleyball. If you don't hear from me tomorrow, I probably broke a bone. LOL Love you guys and hope you have a great weekend! May God bless you always and may you find peace in his hands.

OFF AND WALKING

I'm still walking. Trying to lose some weight and feel better about my health. Gary and I were off today so I took advantage of this gorgeous day! We have a new house parent couple that started this week. She also likes to walk. Today we walked from the home to down town then back home again. (After we stopped at Sonic) Once we got back home we went and clocked how far we walked. We walked 4.4 miles! Go us!! It was the perfect day to walk and I enjoyed talking to her. It's always fun to find out how God brings people to the home. God works in mighty ways. Things you never thought you would do, God may ask you to do. You just have to be willing and ready to say yes! Even if you feel like your not capable, I promise you if God is asking you do to something, he will equip you with the tools to do the job. God blesses you so much if you are in obedience of his will. Walk for Jesus! Make all your walks for Jesus and he will bless you steps. Have a wonderful day and God bless you!

STEPHANIE GOES TO WASHINGTON, DC

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Off to Washington!

Ephesians 1
22And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church.
Ephesians 4
4There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;

In our Sunday school class we are doing an inductive study on Ephesians and wow is God blessing my socks off with this study! Everything is under His feet and He is head over everything.
This past week I traveled to Washington DC. I had never been there before and also I was meeting some people that I had not met before. We were traveling to speak on residential care and foster care, to our government. I was so honored to be a part of it. I was thinking forward about the city and thinking about the metro that I had never been on and speaking to congress and their staff was a challenging thought too. The Sunday before I left, my ladies in my Sunday school class laid hands and prayed with me and I constantly was thinking about the prayers of Gods people and that I was smothered and covered with them. There was a confidence and peace that came over me while I was there. We had a meeting ( the pic of me at the table) at 11 , before the larger meeting and it was with the woman that writes the laws, it went so well! The five minutes I had to speak, in the larger meeting at 1 PM, was wonderful and everything I thought that I might not get it, was placed in my speech very nicely. Only God could of done that.
I was around a diversity of people and God allowed some sweet friendships to form and I cannot wait to see them again!
God has everything in His hands and we just have to be obedient to each next step, no matter if it doesn’t fit into what you think you were supposed to do. Because, I am a testimony that God will use anyone that is willing to be used for His glory.
Savannah quote for the week: We were walking into her school yesterday and she had picture day, she was wearing some new shoes and she didn’t care for the fit. As she was walking in, she shared her dislike for the shoes and then said “ Great, now I am going to be walking like a turtle all day”. This was added cute because she is four and she was walking really funny! :) Of course we brought her extra shoes but the things kids say…..

ROOM MAKEOVER!

I had a visit from some angel's this weekend. My mom and sister came up for Ethan's birthday and brought me a surprise. I love surprises! We have 2 different cottages that we go back and forth to stay in. The room in one of the cottages we stay in depresses me. If you could just picture a square room, all one color, off white. Same color curtains, no pictures at all on the walls, a bed with an outdated green quilt on it...Well, I will just say that I told my mom one time too many, that it reminded me of a jail cell. LOL.  After Ethan's birthday party, one of the boys came in the cottage to get me. He said I was needed outside. When I got outside my mom said, you do so much for everyone else, we wanted to do something special for you. My sister lifted the tailgate on her truck and all I seen was decorations! A comforter, curtains, plants, throw pillows....they told me I was getting a room makeover! I was so excited. I know that our comfort is not what we NEED to be here, but it sure makes it a little sweeter. Take a look below at what they did.......

Gorgeous right!

They even bought us a mattress cover. When you take it out of the air tight package, it starts inflating with little pillows in it. It feels awesome!

.....And they bought us these pretty throw pillows. One with an "R" on it so we know who lives there. :)
The first night I slept in our newly decorated room, I slept like a baby. I woke up the next morning just looking around and snuggling up in my comforter. It was great! Thank you very much to my angel's for doing something so special for us. It really means a lot and we love you sooooo much! I am so thankful that I have you and I so thankful that you always know what I need. Thank you Lord for giving me my family!