Father's Day 2010

Written in my journal at 11:18pm

I just finished a workout on the total gym and am now all cleaned up in my pajamas ~ laying on our bed. I hear Tony running on the treadmill ... funny how we both had this burst of energy late at night. I'm thinking it has something to do with the yummyu made.by.mom pina coloda cake and coffee we had my parents house not too long ago. And maybe the ping pong and sword fighting on the Wii. Just maybe that has something to do with it. :) It was a lot of fun! I'm glad we got mom the Wii for her birthday.

After church, we stopped by IGA's to get a gift for Tony's dad. At first we were leaning towards fancy steaks, but when we saw the corned beef briskets we both knew that was it! We picked out a pretty one {if meat can be pretty} and a pack of honeymoon. He seemed excited when he opened it. :) At Tony's parents we enjoyed KFC with lots of yummy sides and delicious texas sheet cake. It was soooo good!

We came home for a couple hours. I cleaned the kitchen, watered the garden, and made a batch of cheese biscuits {they're becoming quite the staple at the dinner table}. Tony read for a little while, then took a nap (probably another reason for all that energy). Around 5:30pm we went to my parents house. Mom prepared a roast with veggies. We had dad's surprise set up in their backyard ~ a very nice hammock {he was actually looking at some online earlier today}.We enjoyed a down pour of rain and a very cool looking sky afterwards.

A day to celebrate our dads. Lord, I thank you that it went so well. I have so much to be grateful for. I know that my dad loves me so much. He has always loved me, protected me, and provided for me. By your grace. Thank you so much for the grace extended to my dad. Thank you for your salvation that was brought to my family. You have been so faithful. May dad continue to be strengthened in the faith. May you comfort his heart. Draw him close to you. May he continue to live his life in a manner that exhibits the gospel - the power of it. Thank you so much for him! For making me his daughter.

{Insert Doodled Heart} `` Good Night

P.S. Thank you for my sweet husband!!! 

Today

We packed the car and headed toward Wilmington. We had lunch on the beach. Played a round of Othello and Chess. Watched the birds {tap dance}. And enjoyed a yummy dinner at TGIF's.

This pictures reminds me of two best friends talking. :)

Happy Birthday Cayleigh

While we were in Virginia, we missed Cayleigh's 7th birthday. So we had a late celebration ~ just the three of us. :) We picked her up, got our nails painted hot pink, enjoyed a stuffed crust cheese pizza, a round of putt putt, and finished the night with milk shakes.

Seventy-Seven Squares

All the squares for my secret project are complete. I'm so excited~!! Now it's time for movie night with my one & only!!! :)

Time to Get Up

Due to a phone call, I was up over an hour ealier then normal. I stood on the front porch for a few minutes and watched the effects of the sunrise. Reminded me of the below words written in my journal ... little truths jotted down while listening to this sermon last Saturday. After a few minutes on the porch I walked into my kitchen and started making a bigger than normal week-day breakfast for my kind and generous husband. Biscuits with gravy, dip eggs, and freshly brewed coffee.

As Christians, we are engaged in the work of the great commission, which consists largely of waking people out of their beds "Christ is Risen; It's Time to Get Up!" Some nations got the word earlier, and some haven't got the word yet. But our task is to get everybody up because Christ is shining on them. This is an announcement, not a campaign. We are not getting them up to get up and vote so that it will be daylight, so that Christ will rise from the dead. No! Christ is already risen! It is daylight, therefore they should get up. And Christ is not just the "sun" at which which we stare. Christ is the light in which we see everything. He is the light in which we see economics, the light in which we see marriage, the light in which we see our parenting, the light in which we see our business, how we entertain ourselves, he is the light in which we see to mow the lawn, to drink a beer, in which we make love to our spouse, in which we discipline our children ... all of those things. Everything. There is no place in this world where the Sun's effects are not at work.

All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord, and all the families of the nations shall worship before you. For kingship belongs to the Lord, and he rules over the nations. Psalm 22:27-28