Deck the halls with fall...

What a nice weekend we had! I love fun weekends that I get to spend with my family! Fall is my favorite time of the year besides Christmas of course! I love the crisp weather, and the BEAUTIFUL changing of the leaves! I love decorating the house with orange and browns, carving pumpkins, buying costumes, making goody bags, making fun treats like candy apples, and  theirs nothing like Halloween candy!!! We had a great party at my moms house Saturday night. She had it for the young kids so they could play games, bob for apples and just have a good time but the grown ups had a blast too. My brother cracked me up in his "gangsta" wear and my sister was the life of the party in her "Old lady costume". Her booty kept knocking the items off the shelf though lol. One year, we had a spooky trail over there. We made a trail in the woods for my dad to drive the tractor through and we had all kinds of spooky creatures along the way. It was so much fun!!! We thought about doing that this year but never got around to it. I think my mom is such a fantastic lady and she really goes all out for her grand kids! My dad is a ball of fun too and I am so thankful for them. My girls worship them!

Tonight I can't wait to take the girls trick or treating! Theirs nothing like dressing up and piling in the car going house to house loading your treat bag full of delicious treats! Eve is 10 this year so I know that she will only want to participate a few more years. I am going to enjoy it while I can.

We had a great trunk or treat at church last night too. My bestie and me (shout out to Andrea!!) decorated my car using a camping theme. It included, a fire (not a real one), marshmallows on skewers, old lit lanterns, picnic baskets, blankets, sleeping bags, hot chocolate, etc. We froze handing out treats but boy did we enjoy every minute of it. I love that sweet lady! She is such a wonderful, genuine person!

I hope everyone has a wonderful Halloween, with lots of trick or treating, candy eating, fun costume wearing kind of night!

From our house to yours,

Peace out suckas (as Jasy would say :)

Heaven is for real...

I read an incredible book the other week. It is called "Heaven is for Real". It's a book written by a father (who is also a pastor) about his son Colton, a 4 year old at the time. I can't seem to get this story out of my head. It was so realistic! I don't want to go into details because if you haven't read it you need to! I do want to talk a little about how in the story it talks about a little girl that drew a picture of Jesus. An amazing picture of Jesus!!! She is a child prodigy to say the least. Her mom was atheist and she was not brought up in church at all. She had never seen the inside of a church. Just looking at it brings tears to my eyes. Look at His eyes and the peace that they give. So comforting and loving! This picture is different than all other pictures that I have seen before of Jesus. Makes you want to run and sit in His lap and tell Him all your worries, doesn't it? 

Rainy day scriptures...

Oh what a beautiful rainy day! A good day to hibernate! My girls have been feeling a little under the weather anyway so I was tempted to hit the snooze button and go right back to dream land. BUT...life goes on! Life has been throwing us dodge balls but I know that God is on my side and that He will take care of His children. That's the way life goes. No one ever said living a Christan life would be easy. It's far from it but I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world! God is so good to me and my family and I love Him so much! I know He is fixing to do something AMAZING and I can't wait to see what it is! I really have no clue what our lives have in store for us but I am just content living day by day as a Christian and as a child of the most AMAZING King! Sometimes I have found that it is easier to take the road most traveled but in the end it's always best to take the longer route, you know, the narrow, curvy road, it always ends up being for the best. I am trying to take that road everyday in my life, no matter who else is taking the "other paths" . I know my road is best. I take wrong turns all the time, I'm human, but He just gets me right back on. It's the people that we meet along the way that make a difference in our lives. Even those we dislike or those who dislike us. God has a purpose for everything and God will have the last word in our life, no matter what we might want. This life is so corrupt, people just don't care anymore but I know that the end is coming soon and in the meantime all I have to do is lean on Him and He will take me safely through.


Matthew 5:
37 But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
38 Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
39 But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. *this is a hard thing for me, but I know God's way is best*
40 And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have [thy] cloke also.
41 And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.
42 Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
43 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
46 For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?
47 And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more [than others]? do not even the publicans so?
48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.

My new thang...

I have just joined a company out of Savannah Georgia that I am very excited about! Their a lot like Thirty-one gifts, they have really cute monogrammed items. Every price on their website includes monogramming, so its not extra. You can purchase the items online and put my code as the representative ( my code is"Shannon") and I will get credit or you can just get me your order and I can bill you for it through PayPal. I LOVE their lunch bags, laptop bags, market totes, duffel bags, cooler totes, book bags, backpacks (small bags for everyday use)luggage sets, wallets (love these),travel mugs, Bible cases, diaper bags. Their so cute!!! They make really good gifts for Christmas! You can also host a show and you get free stuff! Here is what you get when you host a show;

At home shows we also offer special discounts and bring our "bargain bin" along with us for even better deals!
We have GREAT hostess benefits! Included in these are:
-$50 of free merchandise just for hosting
-$20 for getting $100 in pre-orders
-$10 for each $50 in orders over $250.
-A fabulous 2 Cutie Patooties Hostess Gift! (usually it's a really nice wallet!)
We also provide invitations, either mail or email, and fabulous door prizes!
We will provide you with catalogs before the show for those guests who may not be able to attend, but would like to place an order.
I have attached pictures of some of my favorite items but you need to check out their website to see EVERYTHING!! The website is http://www.2cutiepatooties.com/

Let me know if I can help you in any way! I am super excited!!!

Routines...

Routines...they are a way of life at our home. I don't think we could live without them. I have instilled major routines in my girls as well and didn't mean to. Get them off of their routines, and you are asking for trouble! Jasy is still adjusting to getting up so early and staying awake all day. She has a rough time in the morning lately getting up. It really breaks my heart to have to go in her bedroom and get her up out of her little bed when she is snoozing so well! Her and all of her "friends" and her blankie. She has to sleep with certain friends every night or it's just not going to work for her. The Eve doll that says big sissy on it, the Garfield that Jason won her out of the machine onetime, Eve's favorite blanket to cuddle with, her little chubby baby, my teddy bear from when I was a little girl and her blankie that she has been inseparable too since she was about 6 months old! Whew...now that's a bed full! If she gets scared during the night she will grab the picture of Jason and me that sits on her nightstand by her bed and put it near her heart and sleep with it. (I know...so pitiful) She is such a caring little girl. God has really blessed her with a warm, caring, sweet personality.

Eve has to have her milk 3 times a day or she will hurt someone! Her binder for school, has got to be in tip top order or she will have a meltdown (Gets that OCD from her mommy) and that's just the icing on the cake with that child!

Jason on the other hand, doesn't have to live by routines. He is good spur of the moment, go. He gives our family a little creativity there. ;)

I am killed over with routines and I honestly need counseling probably. It drives my sister crazy who is "go with the flow", "who cares" type of person. Isn't it so weird how two sisters can be so different? I was reading the Bible Story Cain and Abel last night to Jasy at bedtime (another routine) and it made me think about how different the two brothers were. Abel so obedient and caring and Cain so high strung and self centered.

So tonight, I might, just might, go to bed doing my bedtime routines in a different order!!!! Who says I can't be wild!!!