Psalm 46 (New International Version)

1 God is our refuge and strength,
an ever-present help in trouble.
2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way
and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,

3 though its waters roar and foam
and the mountains quake with their surging.
Selah

4 There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,
the holy place where the Most High dwells.

5 God is within her, she will not fall;
God will help her at break of day.

6 Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall;
he lifts his voice, the earth melts.

7 The LORD Almighty is with us;
the God of Jacob is our fortress.
Selah

8 Come and see the works of the LORD,
the desolations he has brought on the earth.

9 He makes wars cease to the ends of the earth;
he breaks the bow and shatters the spear,
he burns the shields with fire.

10 "Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth."

11 The LORD Almighty is with us;
the God of Jacob is our fortress.

Why can't those boys...

I caught myself saying "why can't those boys..." then I realized I think this a lot during the day. "why can't those boys shut the door when it's freezing cold outside?", "Why can't those boys shut the cupboard door?", "Why can't those boys just sit down on the couch instead of flop down?", "Why can't those boys put the toilet seat down in the middle of the night?"," Why can't those boys replace the toilet paper?", "Why can't those boys put the milk away after getting a glass?", And why do those boys... "Why do they use 5 million pots and pans to cook something as simple as spaghetti?", "Why do they make such a mess?, "Why do they smell so bad?"... I guess the answer to the question I've been asking all my life is simple... It's because they are BOYS!

New Flash!

Okay, so I don't really have a news flash... I don't have anything to write about. But, I've noticed that "we" aren't posting as much as "we" used to. And by "we" I mean all my sisters in-law. So, I'm posting... and about what? Nothing. Let me see. This week has been... well, everything. Happy, loving, depressing, sad, joyous,frustrating, fun... I guess it's been a little bit of a roller coaster. I'm enjoying life, but it can be a little stressful at times. I've been so blessed that all the frustrations seem so small in comparison to the amazingly wonderful gifts I've received. Gifts not from the store but from the heart.

Change... I have to have a little

"Change". some people don't "like" the word. But, I tend to embrace it. I love change. Little change, big change any and all change. Since I have to let up on changing my hair, I've discovered a new thing to change. And that would be my over sized picture hanging in my living room. It has taken on a "few" changes this month.

I'm not "dying" for another month...

I've made a promise not to dye.... my hair for another month. I've caused too much damage already and have vowed (thanks a lot Molly) not to touch my hair for at least a month. Hair dye is my only" vice" in this crazy hectic life. So, please pray for my addiction to color as I struggle to come to grips. But the upside of this whole ordeal is... I got an amazing hair cut and LOVE it! I'll admit it's taking a little getting used to. But I'm falling in love with my hair, which is a new feeling. I've never "loved" like this before.

Loving Life... and all the little ones

If I've said it once, I've said it a million times... I LOVE being an Aunt! It's amazing seeing my brothers having kids. And the best part... I'm the favorite (well, I keep telling myself that anyway). But for real I love having them around. Here are a few pics from this week

Making lemonade out of rotten lemons

My oldest nephew Isaac asked me if I would take him hunting a few weeks ago, I told him that I would LOVE to! I didn't realize at the time of this promise that I would be staying up all night the night before to help out with the youth group lock in at our Church. Needless to say I was really tired when I went to pick Isaac up, but I was also excited, the excitement outweighed the tiredness. When I got to John and Molly's, John had EVERYTHING all laid out bagged up and ready to send us off on our crazy fun adventure. We decided to stay the night at the property because it's about 20 miles from the Mountain where we were going to be hunting. After getting there (to the "property) we realized that after all of Johns careful preparations we had forgotten all of Isaac's hunting gear. I felt REALLY bad about forgetting to make sure we had ALL of his stuff..."Don't worry Aunt Kristi, we'll make lemonade out of rotten lemons!" and we did! Thank goodness for Dads that hunt. We scrounged around and found just enough camo and hunter orange (not the best color on me btw!)to save the day. We had so much fun! We woke up at 4AM and hunted till 4:30 PM. Though he didn't "draw blood" he said he had a great day.
We saw 30+ turkeys, an owl, a bald eagle... and a little doe that ran across the road as we were driving home. We were both exhausted. There's nothing like getting to share something like this that's so special and important to your nephew, with your nephew. I LOVE being an Aunt!!!! Oh, one more funny thing. I found an all blue grass station on the radio while we were driving to the Mountain, I started singing along w/ some of the songs I knew then Isaac and I both started to make up our own words, I asked him if he liked blue grass and he said " Well, I don't think I've ever really heard of blue grass. Is it like green day? I've heard of green day". Blue Grass/Green Day, it was hilarious!