My Birthday Celebration(s)

Well, another year has gone by which means I am a year wiser. :) There was a lot of celebrating this year!

It started on the 6th for the Coster family dinner.



Then it continued to a celebration at my moms a week later.

Gina, Jodie and me!

The next day with my besties.

Getting ready to go to a movie.

And believe it or not there is one more lunch date with two girlfriends. Needless to say, I am feeling very blessed and really appreciate every one taking time to be with me.

Aloha!

Lunch or Snooze?

Today while Gramma and Carson were out doing some errands, Gabe and I got some things done around the house. Dishes, laundry, polished some boots and started to work on lunch.

We didn't get too far with that event. :)




Hope you are all doing fantastic! This time of year is so crazy busy with us and our family. Birthdays, holidays, birthdays and more birthdays and then more holidays and so it continues until March 25th (Gabe's 2nd birthday). It makes the cold, not so fun weather go by a little faster which is very welcomed! ;)

Aloha.

A Word from the Lord for moms!

Thank you Ken for posting this on my FB wall!

I really needed to hear this and remember that the Lord has given me Carson and Gabe. And they are my job right now, to train them up in the Lord. They are beautiful gifts from the Lord and I need to remember that instead of the harder parts of each day.

Christy Nockles part 1
Christy Nockles part 2

So, moms out there listen to this and be encouraged that the Lord has given you what you are needing to supposed to be doing right this very minute.

Thank you Lord for the word from Christy and for Ken for passing it on to me!

Aloha!

Emotional Church

Today the tears were flowing! Goodness.

There were a couple of families at church who had loved one go to be with the Lord this last week. Yes, there is celebration that they are home, but my heart just aches for the loss that they will feel.

Last week at church there was a special tithing event. The church asked everyone to give a days worth of their salary to a group called Convoy of Hope. The goal was to raise $10,000. What ever we raised, it would be able to be quadrupled with the help of partners and inexpensive food. So, that $10,000 would end up being worth $40,000. Well, the church didn't raise $10,000. It raised $20,000! Multiply that by 4 and you have $80,000 going to feed starving kids around the world. Praise Him! God is so good! Did you know that every 6 seconds a child dies of starvation? You can help and get involved.

Today's topic was how the body of Christ is called, according to the Scriptures, to help orphans and widows. There is a new organization in Jackson County called Heart With a Mission (HWAM). The founder, Kevin, spoke today for a couple of minutes, and boy oh boy! The tears were flowing (again!). He spoke about how teenage kids are getting dropped off by their parents who don't or can't raise them at this point. Kids are asking him why no one loves them. Heart breaking things! I encourage you, if you can to get involved and help as you are led. There are almost 2,000 teenagers in this area who are homeless.

So, I was making many trips to the bathroom to try and pull myself together. I am so proud to be a part of Bethel Church and hear how God moves and works in the area where I live.

Aloha!

Monthly Pictures

Here is a link to view August pictures.

Here is a link to view September pictures.

Amazing! I am all caught up. For the time being at least. :)

My Sweet Baby

Well, technically he isn't mine...but he is my cousins. Sweet Baby Logan James! So happy he is here with his family! Isn't he just too precious?!

Aloha.

Happenings in September

Here are a couple of shots at what we did this last month.

Played.
Ate.
Went to the Talent Parade.
Went to the freezing cold beach for a couple of hours.
Bought and canned a bunch of peaches.
Gemma's birthday dinner (a month late).
Bouncy dragon at AWANA BBQ.

Hope everyone is having a fantastic month! Happy October!

The Red Hibisucs

This was lunch yesterday. Kathy, my mom and I went out to celebrate my mom's birthday (which is tomorrow). The food was great! I can't wait to go back!!! Delicious!!!

Aloha!

It's a Boy and he is HERE!

Baby Logan James

This is my cousin, Erika and her husbands wonderful bundle of joy! After 14 hours of labor it ended in with a C-Section. He weighed in at 9 pounds and 10 ounces!!! 22 inches long! Sometime last night. I think about 12:30am (or so).

I am so stinking happy for them and so sad for me that I am thousands and thousands of miles away. :( Boo-hoo.

Love you James, Erika, and Logan! Can't wait to get my hands on you! xoxo.

Big Weekend!

On Friday night we had 2 guests spend the night with us. Ben (11) and Audrey (9) spent the night with us for a sleepover. As a parent, I had a great time! I know Carson did too! I want to post more about it soon with pictures, but just wanted to post it right now. We had brinner, watched a movie, went to bed, walked to the post office in the morning and then they headed home. It was our first sleep-in. :) And it was a great one!

On Saturday, my baby Gabers turned 18 months! He is already 1.5 years old! Crazy. He is cracking us up. Tonight I was holding him and patting his back and he had his chubby little hands on my shoulder and back patty me back. He is just so sweet. His big brother is as energetic as ever! He has been doing really good with playing outside and getting some of his energy out. He cracks us up too! He is a character, for sure!

"Children are a gift from the Lord,
they are a reward from Him."
Psalm 127:3

I am praying that I will truly embrace this verse. That I will remember in the harder times and the great times, that my two boys are gifts from my Lord! They are a reward to me! I love them and want them to see my love and the love of the Lord that he has for them.

Aloha. More to come in the next couple of days (hopefully). :) Oh, and happy Autumn!