FOOTBALL! FOOTBALL! FOOTBALL!

OMG!! I can't wait for Thursday!! MORE COWBOYS!!!! WOOHOO!! I LOVE FOOTBALL!

I am SO NOT ready to move!! I feel like....

Like I have 20 years of stuff to pack and we have only been here for 5 months. Just when I think I am done with one room... something else comes up. I needed a moving break so last night the school was sponsering a family night at Skate Town in Grapevine. It was so great I took the kids while Lee Roy was at work and just focused on them for a couple of hours. Jonathon got bored with it real quick but stood along the side cheering his lil sister on. Ashleigh does really well. She fell a couple of times but got a ton better before we left. Once I unpack my camera usb plug, I will upload the pics. Watching them yesterday, I can't help but think.. wow I have some really great kids!

Love and Blessings to all!!

WE ARE MOVING...AGAIN! Blessings :)

I know we just moved in June to Euless but we could not pass this up. About 2 weeks ago, one our neighbors (who also works in the office at the apt complex) was packing and moving things and Lee Roy being the NOSEY creature that he is :) ... asked if they were moving. Amy answered yes, my husband and I bought a house in Valley Ranch so we are moving in a week. Well since the very 1st time we moved into this place we expressed interest in being on the first floor. Lee Roy and I both felt that it was important for my dad and great-grandmother to be able to visit at anytime. So... we get excited right?? That weekend Amy moved we asked the office we are the only ones on the list right? We get this apartment on the first floor? NO!! NO???? We asked? The apartment manager had offered it to another person. Like normal humans, Lee Roy and I were a little upset because since June they told us we were the only ones waiting on a 1st floor. I called my mom (as I always do) to let her know what we found out and she kicked me back into reality.. "Val you know who you have on your side, PRAY ABOUT IT" she said. She also let me know not to stress about it, there would be another chance and if was for us it would happen. I calmed down. Lee Roy and I prayed about it and let it go! **remember** This is something new I am trying.. Letting go! :) Friday 11/17, as I worked from home, I was doing just that working, getting ready to shut down for the day when my cell rings and it was Lee Roy. "Baby, what are you doing?" Not much, just wrappn up work, I answered. "Well, HE DIDN'T WANT IT!" He added. I was lost, and because I had no clue what he was talking about, I was a little offended, that this "He" didn't want something :) Lee Roy said again.. and slower this time.. "HE DIDN'T WANT THE APARTMENT" I was like aaaahhhhh ahhhhhhh-ahhhhh OMG are you playing with me??? Tears of joy streamed down my face as I thanked God for once again showing me his favor. I continue to see his works everyday in our lives and am so so thankful!! Everything happened so fast, we had to see the apartment before 3 on Saturday and give them an answer by 3. I called my mom and asked her and dad to come over for 1 to see the apartment but 2 to make sure dad could get in and around ok. I called my grandmother to share our news and she is so awsome.. without any hesitation she said, "JUST TELL ME WHAT TIME TO BE THERE AND WE'LL START PACKING TONIGHT!!!" Mom and dad came over and went in and out all doors and around the apartment to make sure he would be ok. His Van also fit very well in the garage and the ramp was able to let out and he did great! That was all she wrote.... where do we sign?? We move-in 11/22. GOD IS AWSOME!!

Pray for our home

Well things are great when everyone is healthy and we all go about our days and routines as normal. But when one of the kids get sick, the other soon follows and then Lee Roy and then after I am completely tired and out of all possible energy, it is my turn to get sick. Right now it is my Lee Roy that is not feeling so well. As I tell him.."Baby you are getting sick, rest and take care of yourself" I get a lump in my throat as he replies.."I can't I don't have time to get sick" Lord pour your blessings and favor on this house. Take away the illnesses and renew our strength. In Jesus Name, Amen.

Thanksgiving is coming!!

Ok, so I looked at the calendar yesterday and was shocked to see the day most of us in my family wait for ALL year long, is fast approaching!! My honey will have to work until noon and my dad works all day from 10-7. My mom and I have talked about going out to eat and just doing dessert and watchin "The Boyz" at 3. Because we HAVE to watch the game that part of tradition is NOT negotiable in this family!!! :) I could cook thanksgiving dinner at my place. It is on the 3rd floor so we can walk the food off going up and down the stairs...LOL! My mom will be in school that week so I wanted to take the pressure away from her feeling she had to host anything. If I cook, I will do a practice run on the sides, because I want delecious, not just ok at the kitchen table that day... I will let ya'll know how it goes. I was talking to one of my friends yesterday.. Mrs.Moss, she said I could do a practice run and bring the samples to work and they could help me out...LOL I love my girls! :) Always willing to lend a hand(or tummy) :)

Let Go and Let GOD! Peace be unto us all!

Sunday 11*09*08: Yesterday was a special day in our family. My best friend, my love, my husband was baptized. His parents were able to join us to celebrate this awsome day! After church I asked Lee Roy how he felt and he said he felt like a snake peeling away old skin. He said he felt this big sense of peace over him, he said he truly felt like everything was going to be ok from now on. He said that he felt that he could go through a storm and knowing that he is walking with Jesus, he will overcome it. I love you baby so much and I am SO proud of you and I am blessed to have you in my life everyday!
Pastor Craig had an awsome message yesterday about Peace. There were some issues I had been struggling to let go and "let God". I placed my issues in God's hand and I continue to pray for situation in my life that I just let them go and place them in God's hand to resolve. I cannot force people to love me or my kids. What matters is that I show my kids that they are loved by me and Lee Roy. That they are our gift and they bless our lives each and everyday! We are children of God and we have to live like we are. If I could take an eraser and erase things that have happened, I would!! Because I am a christian, one of our greatest possessions is our ability to forgive and be forgiven. So from this day forward it's gone, no longer will my heart hurt and things that have been said to hurt me and hurt my family... forgiven and forgotten. Lord Forgive ME for I am not perfect,I have done and said things that are not pleasing to you, I have hurt people when I have been hurt and that was wrong. Help me to continue to ONLY count on YOU. You Lord have the ability to change people and hearts, not me.

Must not have anything else to do!

OK, I need to pray for myself because I am having some issues with "stuff" GOD knows my heart and he knows the truth and no matter how much people deny things GOD Knows! I am praying though !! :) EVERYDAY! I stongly believe in "IF HE BRINGS YOU TO IT, HE WILL BRING YOU THROUGH IT"

Ashleigh's Picture Day 2008

Where has my little baby girl gone?? As I watched Ash during the shoot I thought to myself... WOW, she is a little lady! It feels like yesterday she was running around the house in a t-shirt, bib and pamper. My mom asked if Ashleigh would like to see about taking a class at LifeSong Studio in Grapevine. When I mentioned it to Ash she was like.."When can I go?" SO.. Ashleigh is taking a musical theatre class at the studio and just loves it. She took these pics for that reason. We wanted to put her in the class just for fun and we soon came to find out these people are in this for real!! So, Ashleigh has been exposed to the performing arts and just is in LOVE!! She auditioned for a solo from the Mary Poppins movie and got it. She makes her mommy SO PROUD, not to mention her Papa Jake. The performance is in December so be on the look out for more info on that. Music is in our blood and it is another thing that connects my family and makes us so close. Here are a couple of pictures of Miss Ashleigh!

Election Day 2008! GO VOTE!

Heavenly Father we are so Thankful for this beautiful day! Lord I ask for your hand to be in this election and over this nation. Father let your WILL be done for this great country and bless those who defend it and SERVE it! Be with our friends and family, I pray that you will guide them to vote with conviction and faith. Lord be with My family, as they go to work and school, Lord protect them in their goings and their comings.. In Jesus' precious and HOLY name I ask,
AMEN!