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Lindsay Shaver read this

Lindsay, if you are reading today please come home tonight to help me with the posters for the parade!!!

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"Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world
gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid" (John 14:27).

Home for Christmas.

I had such a great time this weekend with my best friends. Everyone has such busy lives and we are soo far apart that we don't get to see each other that often.

I got my hair cut

Brady update

Brady is trying soo hard to walk, I really think he will be by Christmas. Also he is cutting his 5th tooth this week and he has not slept good at all so thats why I havent posted in a while I am just tired and we have been busy with the hoildays and stuff.

Peyton update

I am soo excited Peyton is gonna be in her first Christmas play this coming up Sunday at church, and also she will be riding in the Spring City parade Saturday the 20th, So I will have more pictures soon.

Parades!!!

White Fudge Christmas Oreos!!!!

My Fav Christmas snack!!!

I have seen this happen on funniest home videos, but never thought my children would do it. Brady falls asleep while eating in his high chair!!!

Psalm 37:4 "Delight yourself in the LORD
and he will give you the desires of your heart"

I lost Peyton's church shoe this week and here's what has come of it. It was found out in the yard, some stupid dog has chewed it up.

Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone would come after me, he must deny
himself and take up his cross and follow me." (Matthew 16:24)

This is a verse that I read the other morning and it has stuck with me for days now.What can I do to deny myself and follow Him?

Brady is pooped!!!

This is a picture I took yesterday after a long day of shopping and my baby was so tired he slept in a hobby lobby buggy.

This gave me so much encouragement this morning when i read it. I opened up my daily devotion and I know I was meant to read this today because only God knows I struggle daily with this.

While a prisoner in Rome, Paul wrote the Philippians a letter that sounds like a
shout of victory. Its theme is joy and rejoicing in the Lord.

Paul knew the secret of victory over anxiety and depression. After telling the
Philippians to rejoice in the Lord always, he advised them not to worry about
anything, but to bring everything in prayer to the Lord with thanksgiving
(Philippians 4:6). Then, instead of being worried and depressed, the Christian
would have God's peace (4:7).

Paul was well acquainted with victorious rejoicing in the Lord. When he and
Silas were evangelizing in Philippi, they were arrested, beaten, and imprisoned.

In chains in the rat-infested dungeon, they prayed and sang praises to the Lord.
Suddenly an earthquake shook the prison's foundations. The doors flew open; the
prisoners were loosed from their shackles.

Similarly, we are loosed from the shackles of depression, anxiety, fears, and
worries as we pray and rejoice in the Lord. For how can the flesh keep us down
when we are up in the Spirit?

If you rejoice in the Lord every morning, think what a difference it would make
in your life. Practice this when you awaken. Tell the Lord you love Him. Then
thank and praise Him for every blessing you can think of. Rejoicing in the Lord
will soon be a habit.

The Apostle Paul put it this way: "Rejoice in the Lord always, I will say I
again: Rejoice!" (Philippians 4:4).

Lord God,

Thank you that You alone can break the shackles of discouragement and fear.
Today I bring all my worries to You and I thank You for the victory that emerges
in my heart as I rejoice in You. Fill my mind and heart with love, thanksgiving
and praise to You today. I love You Lord. In Jesus' name, amen.

Christie's Baby Shower

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Stress, worry, and fear...

Lay down your burdens and I will carry you my child..."Be anxious about nothing, but in everything, by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God that passes all understanding will keep your heart and mind in Christ Jesus" (Philippians 4:6-7).
Psalm 34:4
"I sought the Lord and He heard me, and He delivered me from all my fears."

Peyton got in the stickers.

We wish you Jesus!

This is an ornaments I made as a child in church and it is what Christmas is all about.

Our family ornaments!

These are the ornaments that I have been collecting over the past 3 years for the kids Christmas's.