Dear Secret Pal 01.29.2010

Dear Secret Pal,

Thank you is far too small a word to bestow upon you!! However, THANK YOU so much for all the precious gifts you send to us each month! I wish we knew who you were so that we could thank you in person.  Your generosity astounds us! You are being used by the Lord to provide for our family. THANK YOU!!  

As many of you may know, our house in Breckenridge still has not sold. Even after a year and a half of trying!!! (Thank you, Jillian!) Our needs are being met, but as you can imagine the strain of keeping up a house 1200 miles away is draining us.  A few weeks ago we had pipes burst in two places in the house. Praise the Lord there was no water damage!  All this to say, our hearts are a little heavy concerning this issue.  You, my dear secret pal, lighten the load with your sweet gifts. It is a visible reminder that the Lord has brought us here and will feed us straight from His hand. We know that God Himself will sell our house when the time is right, and we are learning to " In everything by prayer and supplication WITH THANKSGIVING" make our requests to the Lord. 

So thank you, whomever you are.  We love you. You make us love Jesus more.

Aevyn used to sit on the front porch in the mornings and wave to the cars.

This was taken in our front yard. We were taking Aevyn for her first hiking trip in her Kelty Kids pack.

61 Rodeo Drive on moving day.

Aevyn's new friend 01.21.2010

Meet Aevyn's new friend "Rama-gama-zees." She has two sisters. Their names are Cheetoh and Ramaritas.  Rama-gama-zees has black/white/blue hair and you can't see her eyes. It is NOT Aevyn's favorite. Also, she is "bigger." Whatever that means. Please keep a look out for these persons.

This One's for the Girls 01.15.2010

My sweet Mama Joe recently sent me a blank check for me to get my hair cut.  She obviously knows all too well that I wouldn't go otherwise... I am a bit of a hippy when it comes to hair cuts.  At least I don't let Tyler cut my hair. Although, he has cut his own hair FOR YEARS.  Like maybe more than 10.

 Anywho, Mama Joe told me that she was sure it would be over 100 dollars to get my hair cut. I was completely mortified. I assured her that never in my life would I ever pay over a hundred dollars for a hair cut to which she responded, "Don't you want to get your hair colored?" This was in light of our conversation about the ever-abounding grey that I have acquired as of late. I must have been looking worse than I thought. My love for Shabby Chic was being transferred into what I looked like.  Her offer was totally sweet, but seriously, I would never pay that much!!!

Oh quite the contrary. I don't have a "hair lady" here. Nor have I EVER had a "hair lady." When I get my hair cut I usually go to the nearest mall and find a shop. So, I went to the Regis in our outdoor mall here in Pearland. As I was having my hair washed so lavishly, I asked the lady what was the delicious smell  that she was applying to my head.  She told me that Regis makes a line of Olive Oil shampoos/conditioners. I decided that this was surely what I needed to make my life better. SO, fast-forward to me standing at the register and the lady tells me that with the shampoo/conditioner it will be a GRAND total of 177.58.  I literally shouted back, "WHAT? I can't pay that!!" "You will have to take back the shampoo/conditioner." It was a spontaneous outburst.

After taking off the products it brought it down an entire 20 bucks for a total of 155.00. I relinquished my money to the dear lady at Regis. Yes, my money. No, I didn't make Mama Joe pay the full amount. I am sure she will kill me after reading this and realizing I paid for some of it. She is the most giving soul. Anywho, I told her that I would post a pic of my new hair. This ones for you, Mama Joe. I LOVE YOU!!!

1,2,3,4,5,6,7... 01.03.2010

Today Tyler and I are celebrating seven years of marriage. Year number seven finds us in a more wonderful place than ever before. I have never loved anyone or anything more in my life.  Happy anniversary, sweet Tyler.

Merry Happy 12.31.2009

It felt like we had Christmas for the entire month this year. I loved it!  However, by the Sunday before Christmas Tyler looked at me and said, "If I have to sing another Christmas song..." We had lots of Christmas parties, rehearsals, and visitors. It was wonderful. The highlight of the month was our Christmas Eve service in our new building with Dr. Young. Unfortunately, I don't have any pics of this b/c my camera has been broken. Sad.  It has been a great Christmas season! Here are some things we found under the tree this year: 

And here are the real gifts this Christmas season!

"Sing out for joy for the brave little boy who was God but He made Himself nothing."