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13 years

It is hard to believe that it has been 13 years since we were married. I'm not sure why our parents allowed toddlers to marry! LOL! Ok...not toddlers, we were a little older than that...

During these 13 years we have had our "ups" and "downs", and it is through the "downs" (some that were really ugly) that we learned more and more about each other and about how gracious God is to us.

So in honor of 13 years of marriage, here are 13 lessons I have learned over the years:

1. I have no power to change any person. God is the only one with the power.

2. When I let go of the control is when God can work in my life and in other's lives.

3. I don't need to sweat the small stuff, and most everything is small stuff.

4. I can choose to be grateful each day!

5. It is important to know my husband's love language and show him love it that way and not in my love language.

6. Life is short...enjoy the time you have together!

7. Laughter is the best medicine!

8. We need "couple" friends.

9. I need girl friends and he needs guy friends.

10. Being "real" makes life much more enjoyable than pretending and trying to keep up with others. After laying down my "masks of perfection", I became a much more pleasent person to be around.

11. We both are messed up people who need recovery to continue to stay emotionally, physically, and spiritually healthy.

12. It is important to apologize as soon as you can, otherwise resentments will build, which leads to further problems down the road.

13. Joy is inside your soul and is there no matter what comes your way! I can chose joy in the midst of hard times or good times.

Happy Anniversary honey! I love you! I'm excited to see where God guides us in the next 13 years!

"Saviour King"

This song is speaking me today. I hope you enjoy!



Saviour King - Hillsong Chapel (2010)

Let now the weak say I have strength
By the Spirit of Power that raised Christ from the dead
Let now the poor stand and confess
That my portion is Him and i'm more than blessed

Let now our hearts burn with a flame
A fire consuming all
For Your Son's holy Name
And with the heavens we declare
You are our King

We love You Lord
We worship You
You are our God
You alone are good

Let now Your church shine as Your bride
That You saw in Your heart as You offered up Your life
Let now the lost be welcomed home
By the saved and redeemed, those adopted as Your own

Let now our hearts burn with a flame
A fire consuming all
For Your Son's holy Name
And with the heavens we declare
You are our King

We love You Lord
We worship You
You are our God
You alone are good

You asked Your Son to carry this
The heavy cross our weight of sin

I love you Lord, I worship You
Hope which was lost now stands renewed
I give my life to honor this
The love of Christ the Savior King

I give my life to honor this
The love of Christ the Savior King

I give my life to honor this
The love of Christ the Savior King

Gus would NOT be a part of this...

This is just hilarious! If you want a laugh on this rainy Monday....click on the link below!

Funny Dog Aerobics

Dancing...

It is a beautiful thing to me to watch my niece dance. She LOVES to dance...she has been dancing since she was 3. She is really really good...and that is not just from me. Many people let her know (people that are actually trained dancers) how good she is doing. Here are a few pictures of Camryn's dancing this competition season:

Camryn is in the middle

In the green outfit

In the red and white polka dot dress

And a few shots of her solo

I love to watch kids do what they love to do best...be it sports, singing, acting, dancing, etc. I love to see their passion...it is contagious!

Start Spreading the News...

We're leaving in May

We want to be a part of it
New York, New York!

Yes, it is official, almost 13 years of marriage we are going on a real vacation.

Yes, of course we have gone to Branson for a long weekend and we have our annual Christmas Vacation in Branson with the Kerr Family, but this year we decided to take a real live week-long vacation and we decided on New York City! Technically we'll be staying in New Jersey but our time will be spent in "The Big Apple"...the "Contrete Jungle where dreams are made of..." (Insert your own nickname for NYC).

I'm really excited because I have been with my friend on her business trip when we took her daughter to see NYC and had a great time. John has never been so it will be exciting to be there with someone who has not seen it...and maybe after this he can stop asking me if that is REALLY what it is like in NYC...when we see a scene from any movie filmed there...yes it is what it looks like but it is not easy to comprehend until you have been. :-)

That's our big news that we wanted to share!

Where is your favorite vacation spot?

3-yr-old rejoicing after being healed

I get tears in my eyes and a huge smile on my face when I watch this video! This says it all...how I should be when Christ does a work of healing in my life!!

Let Go