no news is good news....right?

okay so it's been awhile....things are smooth sailing around here. we are in the process of getting paperwork together so we can buy a house. now the mention of a new car has come up as well. not sure what to do. we are second guessing ourselves on the house thing, but the car thing has to be done. oh yeah, and happy 5 year anniversary to my husband. it's amazing at what kind of life you can live in 5 years together.

the kiddos are growing fast. reagan just turned 4 about a week and a half ago. she started school about 2 weeks ago. so far she is loving it. i had my first "mom moment" today. i forgot her at school. her teacher called me about 25 minutes after school was out and wanted to know if i was running late. oh my gosh. what a feeling. i wasn't sure whether to laugh or cry. i cried.

jace is almost 1. he has no interst in walking. why walk when you can crawl really fast or someone carries you all the time. he is saying a few words though. he likes to say bye-bye a lot. he if you tell him that you love him then he will tell you bye bye. i guess he's picking up brent's morning routine. very cute.

jace had eye surgery last tuesday. we did the same thing with reagan 2 different times and things went well with both kids. hopefully the problem is corrected and there won't be any more. i don't like the feeling of letting my babies go behind those closed doors without me.

brent is working like crazy. not only is he working his full time day job, but he has signed on for a few side jobs of his own. he is doing great at what he does. he passed his journeyman test finally and so he's "official" YAY!!

i'm doing good. working at the salon 5 days a week sure keeps a girl busy. i'm loving it and staying very busy. a full book is nice.

hope all is going well with everyone. have a safe and happy labor day weekend.

boat ahoy!!

Boat, meet lake. Lake, meet boat. Brent, meet Saturday mornings. Kristen, say goodbye to Brent. Fish, meet boat and Brent. Brent got this boat from a friend. Fixed it up and set it sail.

when your hut's on fire

The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for God to rescue him. Every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming.Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect himself from the elements, and to store his few possessions.One day, after scavenging for food, he arrived home to find his little hut in flames, with smoke rolling up to the sky. He felt the worst had happened, and everything was lost.He was stunned with disbelief, grief, and anger. He cried out, "God! How could you do this to me?" Early the next day, he was awakened by the sound of a ship approaching the island!It had come to rescue him! "How did you know I was here?" asked the weary man of his rescuers. "We saw your smoke signal," they replied.


Moral of the Story:It's easy to get discouraged when things are going bad or things have caused undue stress, but we shouldn't lose heart, because God is at work in our lives, even in the midst of our pain, suffering, or stress. Remember that the next time your little hut seems to be burning to the ground, it just may be a smoke signal that summons the Grace of God.

Happy Birthday Amanda!!

These are pictures of 3 of my favorite people taken Saturday night at Amanda's house. We celebrated her "29th" birthday. YAY!!!

Brother Brent

Brent and I joined Emmanuel Baptist Church 2 weeks ago. I was raised in a Baptist church so I baptised by immersion when I was 12. Brent was raised in a Methodist Church so he had never been baptised by immersion. These are pictures of last Sunday evening.

When Brent and I decided to join the church we talked about him being baptised by immersion. He struggled with the decision because he didn't want people to think that he had never been saved. He has. He was raised in Wesley United Methodist Church in El Reno by 2 Godly parents that showed him God's path to follow. He decided on his own to go ahead with the baptisim by immersion.

Brother David joked after that he was afraid that Brent was going to float and that he might have to push him under. But he told Brent, "don't be scared." Ha...When he told this story Sunday night in church I thought he meant because Brent was so much bigger than he was, but actually he said that because the robes that they wore are heavy material and they tend to make people float.

Brent did great and didn't float......I love you Brent!!

So begins our weekend

Our Friday began with some fishing at the "Old Fishing Hole" where we didn't catch a dadgum thing. Darn it. The evening ended with a "campout" in our livingroom with the 2 cowboys. There was food, lots of books, some resting of the eyes, and then a Dora Cowgirl movie. The weekend was great. Hope yours was too.