Just a Quick Note

We are back from a WONDERFUL vacation . Came home to a VERY HOT home and broken air conditioning unit. Right now things are cool in the house but is temporary until parts can be found. I will be back to blogging as soon as I catch up after vacation. Thanks for checking on us. I promise I will be back with Julian NEWS!

Caught Up!

Good Morning! I caught up with all the wash finally. I got everything unpacked BUT I have started packing again. This Saturday we are going to Topsail Beach for a family vacation. In St John I took so many pictures that we had to load them in Eric's laptop. I am still waiting for them so hopefully I can get started on my slide show after we get back. So keep checking back!!! Something cool happen in my e-mail box. I got a e-mail from one of the ladies I worked with in St John Sister Merle. She is my new friend and we had instant connection. I will tell you more about Merle later. Well I better get to cleaning my house and packing AGAIN! I will post again before I leave for a much needed family vacation.

Back in NC

I am back in NC exhausted physically and emotionally. But I am refreshed with the Lord. I had a life -changing experience this past week. With Allyson's help I will be making a slide-show sometime this week of our journey. I came home to a very clean house thanks to my husband and daughter Caroline but I have at least 20 loads of wash! I also need to catch up with family time. So keep checking back and I promise to get a slide show up as soon as possible. Thanks to those who prayed for us during the trip. We felt the power of prayer. Good Day! PS I heard Good Day a lot on the island ;-)

Happy 4th and leaving on a plane

Happy 4th! We are so blessed to live in a country that stands for freedom. God Bless you USA! My daughter Allyson and I will be leaving in the morning at 5:00 AM for St John's in the Caribbean. The purpose of the trip will be to teach and equip the members of Calvary Baptist so in the future they will be able to run their own VBS. Most importantly the team will share the gospel with the community and win souls for eternity. Our Church mission team could have up to 250 children attending VBS from this tiny island. I am very excited to be with my daughter Allyson and serving God together. What a privilege God has given us both . I will be back in a week with pictures and updates. We will be traveling with 16 fun Southern Baptist. I am sure there will be lots of laughs with the group we are going with. The team is STRONG in their walk so I expect even more bonding through our Christian fellowship. Please pray for safe travels and hearts to be open to the gospel Love in Christ

Taking a break!

I thought I would take a break from cleaning to share our last two days. Yesterday we had the BEST time with our friends. I took the kids over to the 2.00 movie summer movies. We then rushed home grabbed lunch and waited for our friends for a swim day. Lisa, Karen, Kimberly and Kim and 14 kids bewteen us enjoyed playing in the pool. The kids were SO good and played so well together. My kids are VERY SOCIAL and enjoyed the whole event. My Mommy friends that came over is also what I needed. The kids were so good that we were able to enjoy Mommy time. Which means running our mouths ( talking). I was so sad when they all left around 5:00. The YMCA is hosting 4th July events. Tonight we are going with Melissa and Bob and their kids for a picnic and to watch the 4th of July. I am also trying to work out details for some of our other friends from Church to meet also and have a HUGE fellowship time! Well back to work! I got to get the house cleaned so Friday I can start packing for our mission trip. More later on our mission trip God Bless America.

READING!

Caroline scored in the top 97% in the nation on her SAT. Ever since Caroline learned to talk I could tell she was very bright. I think though what has helped her the most she loves to read.Elijah is starting to read also and seems to enjoy it as much as his sissy. I have been trying to be a good Mom and set time each day for the kids to read. Elijah and I have been working on his reading skills for the next school year. I caught my two "readers" in Caroline's bed reading together.