L*O*N*G* Awaited Pictures from Kelsey's 8th Grade Graduation!

Got her hot stix goin on.. getting ready for her "photo shoot"

Miss Diva couldn't miss out on a photo opp!

She just could not understand why she could not sit by Kelsey for pictures too =)

There is a STORY to go with this picture... It's Kelsey =)

FINALLY !!!

Opening her GRADUATION gift from Daddy&Momma

Could it be? YES, I think it is AND it's PURPLE!!

Kelsey and Daddy getting everything out of the box

Love the expression on her face!

Love it!!

Getting ready to go in for the first day of Gen-J IElect!!

In line on Graduation night!

Each Grad is asked to make a poster to hang on the boards outside the ball room.

Up-Close of Kelsey's Poster.

Walking in!

Kelsey and her Good Friend Rebecca =)

Had just a few minuets to run back down the LONG hall to the opposite side of the building to catch the "results" from the two day mock election  process Gen-J conducted before Graduation was to start!!

One VERY EXCITED 8th Grade Graduate!!

Rebecca playing a selection during the Graduation Ceremony, She did a WONDERFUL job!!

Blurry, but AWESOME moment!!!

Dad got up close & personal after she received her diploma and sat down( yes he was on the floor) we will go to ANY lengths necessary to capture "The Moment"

Class asked to stand( from this view hard to see the section of graduates on the other side)

8th Grade Class of 2012!!! 

The (Best Friends)Sisters!!

Kelsey with  Hauntie( my sister) and Cousin Shelby!!

The Girls!!

Proud MiMi and Kelsey

Me and My Bestie!!!

Kelsey and our Pastor and Wife!!

Mimi, Kelsey, and GG

It was a LONG two days, but worth it.. so ya, we were acting crazy.. and very happy for Kelsey!

Proud of our Kelsey Girl!!

The Crew that made it...  How does that saying go? " We may not have it all together, but together we have it all?" Yup that would be us!! Love our family!!

Kelsey & Rebecca being... Them!!! Love it!!

They were very excited, and was fun to watch!!

Took me down memory lane... hard to believe this is our second born blessing!!

YES- We did it!!!

Dear Friends for Life!!!

Two lovely young ladies!!

I had hoped to have the picture of this crew way back when Melissa and Kaitlyn were not yet in the picture. Love that they have these memories. Awesome Crew of young people right there!!!

Yes- we were having a blast!!!

Our GOOD friends The Kruse Family and us =)

GG and Kelsey!!!!

Kelsey we are SO VERY PROUD of you!!

Girls with the Director( at least he was the one that ran the IElect during the convention, not sure of his official title at the moment) from GenJ!

Our lil Jenerator, she was over it and ready to go home!! Love my lil princess!!

Opening a few gifts after we got home... Mimi got her things she LOVED, this is just ONE of the items!!! Kelsey is my coffee buddy =)

I have been meaning to get these pictures up ( for family out of town could see& those not on Face Book) 
I didn't post all, just a few =) 
She had an awesome weekend of celebration, and we are so proud of her. 
So hard to believe she is in HIGH SCHOOL!!!!               AND          Starting three online college classes starting today!!
Shania and Kelsey are both taking the same classes so that will be nice, they can be a study buddy!

Wow, seems I blinked and we are HERE..... I am VERY excited about this phase of life though too... 
And so very thankful for the three beautiful God fearing young ladies the Good Lord has allowed us to have the privilege to raise for HIM!!!!! 

Kaitlyn is entering JR.High this year... so we are full speed ahead with GREAT expectation for what the Lord has for our family and each one of the girls individually!! 
The Lord has opened some AMAZING doors to AWESOME opportunities!! As only HE can =) 

Did not think it was going to be possible for the girls to dual enroll this fall.... BUT GOD.... granted the desires of their hearts. 
And made it possible for several other resources to add into our studies this fall... 
God is SO SO good to us!! He is beyond what I can put into words.... Not for what He does, but for WHO HE is!!! The rest are benefits He bestows on HIS children!!  

So yes we are off to a VERY busy fall schedule, but oh so exciting. 

Kelsey's verse the Lord put on her heart as she enters this part of her life.

"Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy GOD is with thee withersoever thou goest."  Joshua 1:9

When I am in trouble, I know my case will be heard!!!

Hello all, 

Shew this has been a long, long, long, long , few weeks.
 Thank you all for praying , we really appreciate it so very much. 
Have had moments that I thought, this was it... 
but Jesus has walked me through that valley once again and I am still here.
I am tired, I am human...
 but I trust my God and feel at perfect peace. 
Kaity said it best after praying for me, she said
 " Jesus knows our feelings towards you and daddy" 
As if to say... Jesus knows, so He will fix this when He is ready to and we believe He will.
Shania told me around 5am yesterday morning after another what we call 'episodes" that this has taught her the power of prayer and what true faith really means.
Kelsey is our deep thinker and will sit without saying a word and  just pray for me for hours..
I am not saying these things to brag on anyone of us... but to give GOD all the glory!!

We could not make it without HIM.
 His promises are true, even if He chooses to take me home to Glory.. 
They are still true!!!
I know lots of you do not get what is going on, that is OK.
 Leave it in Gods hands and just pray for us if you feel led to do so.
We do not want any sympathy, and I mean that... 
If you could spend one week in our home and watch first hand the miracles He performs in our life. 
To instantly feel the Holy Spirit in the midst... brings peace that passes our understanding.
God has not forgotten us, nor is He punishing us... 
We believe this reaches beyond these walls out into the world as God wants it to. 
He has worked on us and is molding us.. 
I am so thankful for what this journey has taught us and still is.
I would never say I regret, or wish it hadn't happened. 
I have seen first hand the situations the Lord has protected me from because of having this problem.
We have a system in our home when I get bad.
 Prayer first, music next.. and if I have even a faint breath to spare... I sing praise to Jesus and sit in awe as He works on my heart in those moments... 
He has a reason for letting it last,
 and a reason for having mercy and taking it away immediately.  
I am human and so I have been working on my funeral plans, 
hey good time to just do it get it over with and out of the way.. 
But what I want the girls to learn most from this is.. DO NOT FEAR!!! 
If it was important enough for GOD to place that in the Bible 365 times....
 I say it matters!!
Fear means we do not trust...
Concern is okay..
 and I would hope for concern form those I love and love me... 
but not fear!!
Steve said when I slipped off to sleep
 ( due to BP dropping so very low, and HR having been extremely high)  
He said I went into such a peaceful sleep and that is GOD right there!!!!

Like I said around 5am, having battled this for SO MANY DAYS... 
I was beyond tired... and so were everyone else.. 
I picked up my cell and was going to put a call into my DR, 
but I did not know what he could do because we are at a stand still... 
They are surprised I am still living, and can not find an answer, and want to just start poking around in my heart burning this out and that out to see if I would still live and hope that might help... 
We DISAGREE!!!
So I hung up right as my DR was answering his Cell phone.. but I was hanging up.. and I felt the Lord check me, to not call back... 
So that door might be closed.. that means God has another plan, a greater  yes, and is working EVERYTHING out for my good!!!!!

This afternoon God did an amazing thing... My Blood Pressure went to a PERFECT reading for the first time in I can not tell you how long... And briefly my heart rate did too...
Hey that is hope right there folks.. at its finest. 
God is in control.... He never gives us more than we can bear, even when it does feel like it.
He gives us a break before the next storm...
These storms are meant to teach us, draw us closer to HIM!!!

So after everyone felt comfortable to go to bed and leave me alone 
( having made me promise to come get them if I got feeling really bad again) 
The Lord gave me another answer to prayer... 
He helped me to work on some Bible Study homework for the
 "Believing GOD" study I am doing. 
Each days homework takes about an hour and I have not been able to do that...

 BUT GOD!!

GOD IS AMAZING!!!! 

Bottom line... We better know all is well between the Savior and us!!
And serve HIM our of love and adoration for who HE is, not for what HE does!!!!

He's still working on me, 
to make me what I ought to be,
took Him just a week to make the moon and the stars.......
How loving and patient He must be...
He's still working on me!!!


Listen to the Second verse ... That is my verse especially!!

Lord give me grace

I do not want to complain... have no reason.... however I am human and this is my blog so... 

I wish our schedule was back on track like I would like it to be. 
Wish .... 
ya know I am stopping there... 
Instead..

Thank You Lord, for helping me this week... 
Thank You Lord, for friends that are coming to visit us tonight!!
Thank You Lord, for a husband whom I adore and cherish, who spoils me rotten, and always puts his family first.
Thank You Lord, for helping him to be the spiritual leader of our home, and being the father You created him to be.
Thank You Lord, we have a job and a nice home.
Thank You Lord, our bills are paid, we have food on the table and a good place to sleep.
Thank You Lord for our three beautiful girls that we do not deserve.. We love them each, and are so Blessed You loaned them to us to raise for YOUR glory!!
Thank You Lord, for allowing us this awesome journey of home-education and the close bond it creates.
But Lord, most of all... 

Thank You for saving me,
 sanctifying,
 and keeping me. 
I pray Your will be done in our home and in our lives. 
I pray we can be Your hands and feet, and remember...
 You reached WAY down for me, 
set people in my path to speak words of truth in love
 even when I did not want to hear it. 
Bless those precious people today,
 protect them,
 encourage them,
 and help them along this way.
Bless those whom can not forgive,
 and Lord help me to remember why I forgive... 
it is because You first forgave me, 
and that is what Mercy and Grace is all about!!!

                     I Love You Father!!! 
                     I Love You Jesus!!!! 
                     I Need You Holy Spirit!!

Love, Your ever learning, 
a work in progress, 
homeward bound daughter. 

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