Gymnastics and Prayer

 I took Ashleigh to a trial gymnastics class. I did not anticipate her liking it; much to my surprise, she loved it! So, Brian and I have decided to sign her up for summer gymnastics; she is so excited. Here are a few pictures of her in her gymnastics attire before class.

On a sad note, I would like to ask prayer for this sweet little newborn angel, April Rose, fighting for her life after being diagnosed {in the womb} with trisomy 13; a congenital heart condition.  Please say a prayer for her and her family.

Good morning!

A little hello from Ashleigh and our lovely cat, Oscar. 

Paul Cardall; an inspiration to me.

I would like to share with you a Godly man, Paul Cardall.  A man who was born with a congential heart defect; he was thought to only survive for a short period.  He defeated all odds {praise God} and is {for us} fortunately still with us here on earth and we want to keep it this way.  Will you please pray for him tonight; for a healing, a new heart?  Although my heart aches for him every time I read his updates on his blog, he continues to have faith in Him.  I pray each time I open his blog, he will have news to share that a heart is on it's way. He is so blessed with a beautiful daughter and a loving wife; they adore him, as all of his blog readers do.  Here is the link to his site; please take time to visit it.  What an inspiration!  Thank you Paul for all you do to share your story and your faith in trust in Him.  Thank you.

If you would like to donate to him and his beautiful family you can do it here with a paypal account:

Kris Allen-An American {Christian} Idol

I thought I would post this.  I am really impressed to know that Kris is a Christian and chose to sing this beautiful Christian song; how beautiful. Here it is:




Click here for the link to it.

Happy Memorial Day

In the midst of the financial struggles we are reminded this Memorial Day of the sacrifices that our Soldiers, Marines, Sailors and Airman take everyday of their lives to protect us.  They unselfishly leave their loved ones behind to go and fight for our freedom.

Today, I am thankful.  Grateful. Blessed.  Free.  All of this because I am loved by God and because I am an American; how wonderful it is!

I would like to thank all of the ones protecting us today and all the ones who protected us in the past.  Thank you.  Thank you.  May God bless you all.

“True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.” by Arthur Ashe

Update on Bentley

As you may or may not know I have been following this blog about this little girl, who is nothing short of a miracle. She { 6 mos old} just had open heart surgery to repair a heart defect yesterday. She is doing well; God is watching over her.  Let's continue to pray for her for a speedy & healthy recovery.

My girl can do her name all by herself.

This is Ashleigh's name done by her, exclusively, despite the long first name {I know. I know. I am mean.}. 4yrs old , May 2009. If you look closely you will see that I had to add additional paper to her original paper {she likes using picture paper; I don't know why?}

Ashleigh continues to amaze Brian and I with her incredible sense of learning; she always wants to learn new things and is never satisfied with with the less-than-perfect outcomes. God has blessed us with her, truly. Not only is she smart she has an incredible heart that just is amazing.