Who is this man!?!

My Beloved preaching at Lighthouse Baptist Church

Last night my husband preached an amazing message about prayer!  As I sat in the back with my two little hooligans princesses I was amazed at the preacher and man of God he has become. Anyone who lives in or around Newport and missed that message truly missed something special. When I left the service I felt like I was ready to change in my super soaker for a fire engine and charge the fires of Hell -through prayer- for our Lord.  Of coarse all you blessed ladies who have a husband who is also your pastor probably know exactly what I mean.



My Beloved at home in California



 I married a man of integrity and I am so thankful for that; but I also married a man who truly loves God.  I am not afraid to trust him with my future and with the future of my children because I know that he strives to depend on the Lord to direct his every step.  Because my husband does not like for me to blog about him I will close now by saying I am SO blessed and God is SO good!!!

Bows R Us!

Announcing my first Giveaway!!!

I have been wanting to do this for a long time; but (as I do so often) I have been waiting until I could sit down and figure out exactly how the best way is to do a giveaway {the professional way}.  Well, I will defer no longer.  In order to win you...

1.  Become a follower of my blog!

2.  Post my giveaway on facebook.

3. Post my giveaway on twitter.

4. Post my giveaway on your blog.

Option A:

These Lollipop Bows are Pink Polka dotted with white, pink, and blue in the center.  They are each about the size of a quarter (not including the clip). They will look SO cute on some little girls pig tails!

Option B:

Can you tell I like Polka Dots!?!  This bow is about 6" X 4".  It is a basic white bow beneath a basic green polka dot bow with a little white star button for a little accent. 

Option C:

This bow is a Hello Kitty bow in Black, White and red.  It is really three (white; then red and black polka dot; then Hello Kitty ribbon) basic bows in one with korker and lollipop style ribbon for accent.  {This one is Aaliyah's favorite because it has a kitten on it.}

Tell me (through commenting on my facebook or here) how many entries you did (minimum1 maximum 4). I will put your name in a hat based on your comment (minimum1 maximum4).  Aaliyah will pull the winner's name out of a hat on Monday and I will announce the winner on Tuesday.  (The old fashioned way - I know- but it works!) the winner will then pick her favorite bow {Option A, B, or C.} Have fun!!!

Mary, Mary Quite Contrary...

Our garden area before we tilled it up.

How does your garden grow!  Every year we are excited about planting time.

My hard working husband

 This year we are trying a couple of new things - corn, stevia, and a few herbs.  My gardening tip is to plant attractive flowers in your garden to attract friendly bugs. Friendly bugs will help pollinate your plants and some can help keep pests away. Here,  here, and here are a few helpful websites about this topic.

I planted a lot of seeds in egg cartons this year.

After everything was planted this is how it looked.

My new thing is to use yarn to keep my rows straight.  These are my onin plants.  Red onion can be expensive so I planed my own this year.

This photo is about a month old.

Planting time for us is over, but I am still waiting for a few things to come up.  In the mean time my goal for my garden is to keep weeds, grass, and pests down.  Our garden is right in the middle of a bermuda grass patch.  Bermuda grass is sort of like cudzu.  It seems the more you pull, the more it grows.  I spend time almost every day pulling up weeds or grass.  It is a lot of work; but it will be worth it!

Growing.



My husband is an aspiring photographer!

Zuchini squash flower.

Growing!



More photography by Ray.



Until next time,