Tim and Nan....

Tim loves his Nan so much.  He really enjoyed getting to spend time with her this past weekend.

Tim and Scot ripped out some carpet in Pop's old bedroom that Nan wants to turn into a sitting room.  We are prepping the floors for whatever new flooring Nan decides that she wants in the room.  The walls will be done before the new flooring though.  Then Nan will get to put whatever furniture she wants in the room.  It may take some time before it all comes together but it will be fun to see the finished product when it's done.

18 Years...

18 years of doing life together and there's no one I'd rather have by my side than you, Babe.  No marriage is perfect and we've had our ups and downs to say the least but there is no better person to have gone through all of the ups and downs with than you.  You are my best friend.  The love of my life.  There's no place I'd rather be on earth than with you.  The memories that we have shared I cherish always and forever and I look forward to many more to come that I can cherish as well.  

I'm so thankful we did us right.  We dated in groups with our friends from church.  We saved our first kiss for our wedding day and sex for our wedding night.  We didn't overthink our wedding and neither of us were a bridezilla or a groomzilla.  We had everyone there that was of any importance in our lives to share our day with.  

Our honeymoon, a Caribbean Cruise, was so much fun and we have such great memories of such special times on that cruise.  Especially getting to go to St. Thomas and the formal dinners nightly on the ship.    

One and half years later Tim came into the world completing our little family.  He has been a bundle of energy from the start.  As one of our friends told us, "he has enough energy for five kids."  We have cherished all the moments along the way with Tim.  From homeschooling outings to his Taekwondo journey to, now, his weightlifting journey.  There's never a dull moment with our boy.  He is the piece of our puzzle that completes us.    

Our ten year anniversary in Maggie Valley was so wonderful.  I loved having that weekend in the Mountains with you.  It was such a precious time that we had together.  Getting to go to the Cherokee Museum and learning more about my family heritage was awesome.  Getting to also go to the Wheels Through Time Museum was such a treat.  Getting to see all the old motorcycles was a blast.  On our next trip to Maggie Valley I want to take Tim so that He can learn more about his family Cherokee heritage too.  Maybe for our 20th in a couple of years.

There have been too many incredible memories through these 18 years together to mention here.  We know them all and that's all that matters.  I love the life we have built and I pray we have many more years to come if Jesus tarries.  

God has blessed us so much.  We have so much to be grateful for.  I pray we never ever forget that!!!

Always remember that outside my relationship with God...

                                                                                                                           and always will be!!!

I love you forever and always Babe!!!  Here's 🥂 to 18++ more years with you, Babe!!!

Quotes...

 

Today when it comes to politics they try to use everything possible to influence the people to vote for them.  This time the left tried to use Hollywood celebs to do their bidding to get folks to vote for them but it didn't work.  The American people really don't care what they think and they showed that with the right winning huge in this election.  I'm so thankful that folks turned out big.  Had they not it would have been a disaster and we'd been dealing with someone that would destroy our country. 

This is TRUTH!!!  David was all these things and he was King.  He was a King after God's own heart too.  He made tons of mistakes and God used him despite himself.  Let that sink in.  

Even though the right won this election we still need to gird up with the amor of God and keep praying.  The fight is just beginning and we need to back our leader every chance we get.  I know in my heart that God is going to use him in ways that we can't even imagine and that it's going to be for Americas good and God's glory.  I'm going to love watching God work through him.  

One Of My Favorite Verses...

 

I love my mornings where I spend time listening to worship music/reading God's Word/praying.  It's my absolute favorite time of day.  It's gets my day off on the right foot.  I love having worship music playing in our house as we go through our day getting things done with school/work.  Just being reminded continually of the goodness of our God and His love for us.  It is so calming in a world that isn't calm.  I know that no matter the storms that may go on around us because of this world that we have a peace that passes all understanding because of our God.  It brings such calm.  I'm so thankful that we can do All things through Christ because He gives us strength.  He has our back at All times and knowing that is such a blessing.  

Then (2017) & Now...

 

This shows just how much Tim has changed from 2017 to now.  So much change in a 7 year span.  7 years ago Tim did his first big TKD tournament, Kukkiwon Cup, and won 3 gold medals (1 for forms, 1 for breaking & 1 for sparring) and the grand champion cup.  His tag team also brought home the trophy for that event as well.  It was a banner day for Tim that day that jump started him wanting to really get into the competition side and TKD.  He appreciates all that he learned on his TKD journey and will never forget those that poured into him for all those years that he did that sport.

Fast forward to now and Tim is coming to the end of his first whole year in the sport of Olympic Weightlifting and loves it.  He came in 4th at Nationals and that is so huge seeing as he wasn't a complete year into the sport when he competed at it.  He recently did States and brought home 3 gold medals for the 61kg weight division (1 for men's Youth, 1 for men's Juniors because he qualified with his total & 1 for men's open because he qualified with his total) + he was given a Best Youth Male Lifter plaque. He really cleaned up at States this year.  His total got him into the 1st Wave for registering for the North American Open which is a huge event.  

All this to basically show you that he is looking more like a man now and has all the manly muscle bulges to go along with it...LOL!  He has a more grizzled jaw line now as he is growing into a man.  It's a sad/happy mix of emotions for me that my boy is growing up but we've raised him right and trust God for his future because that's really all we can do as parents.  Our kids are on loan to us from God until they're grown and we are to help grow them up in God so that they will be good additions to our society.  Tim will most definitely be that.  He's such a good young man with a good strong mind.  We are excited for all that God has got in store for our boy in the future.  

A New Exercise...

Tim did his first use of the rowing machine at the gym yesterday.  He was feeling it afterwards but as always he knew if he was feeling it then he knew he was making more gains in his body and getting stronger.  He loves going to the gym so much.  He really would live there if he could.  He's learned so much about his body and his health since changing over to weightlifting.  It's not just about doing Olympic Weightlifting but it's about your whole body being strong.  He really gets that and because he gets that he loves what he's doing even more than ever before.  Here's a picture of him doing rows with some of his teammates.

God Bless The U.S.A.!!!

 

I prayed for this election as so many did. I make no bones about the fact that I will ALWAYS vote for the candidate that most closely holds to the Bible & that candidate was not Kamala Harris. If I had been on the fence about who to vote for this election, which I was not, when KH denounced my Lord before men, at a rally that went viral on social media, my Bible tells me, “Jesus will deny her before His Father in Heaven”. That was a tipping point for many Christian voters I’m sure. Thank you Lord for hearing the collective prayers of your people!  

I’m so thankful that the nightmare of the Biden/Harris administration is over & that we have Donald Trump for another term in office. And it looks like we will gain the House and Senate as well. That's huge for our President so that he can get down to business and do what needs to be done in our country. I can't wait for him to turn the nation around and give us a better future. He has a lot of work ahead of him but I know that he's up for it.

Congratulations President Trump!!!  

#Trump47

God's Beauty...

 

I've been sitting in my chair at my desk today thinking and praying for our nation. While doing that I got to look out the window by my desk at such a beautiful sky with no chem trails (that's been a rarity these days). I loved seeing the white puffy natural clouds. They are so beautiful. No man made them. That is all God's beauty.

God's beauty comes in so many forms. Sometimes it's the scenic views that take our breath away and other times it's in those deep moments of friendship that we see God's beauty. Other times still it's a spouse, parent or other family member that show us God's beauty.

God's beauty in our lives shows us just how much He cares for us. It gives us a glimpse of, or even just a taste of, a tiny (mustard seed) piece of heaven here on earth. I can't wait until the day when we get to take in all of God's beauty in heaven. Until then I will cherish God's beauty in my life in all shapes and forms and I hope and pray that you do too.

#cherishingeverymoment #CherishingGodsPresence

The Stupidity of it All...

When I saw this on social media I just rolled my eyes, shook my head and did a face palm.  I mean how stupid does this country have to be to not have a clue.  They just don't get it.  This meme said it all pretty bluntly I might add.  

I mean, if ads of any kind will influence folks to buy, go or do things that they normally wouldn't then why should the narrative in our schools be any different, right?  Wrong!  Why are we allowing this influence in our kids lives?  It's like folks have become numb to all that's been happening in recent years and that is not a good place to be as a nation.  The lives of our children depend on us making decisions that will give them hope and a good future.  What we are giving them is so much confusion that it's making them mentally ill.  So many of our youth are in counseling not because of anything but the choices the adults in their lives are making.  It's such a sad and ugly situation that is being thrust upon them.  We do have a choice though.  We don't have to keep letting the narrative be what it has been.  We can change it.  We have to stand up and be the voice - the strong courageous voice - that our kids need in this hour.

I will always be thankful that my husband and I have raised our son the way we have because he is not going to be a burden on society.  He's not growing up confused about how he should identify himself.  I pray for him every day to be the change that people need in our nation and that other parents have raised their kids like we have ours and together they can bring about positive change in our nation because this negative stuff has gone on long enough and too many of our young people are suffering because of it and it needs to stop!!!  And it needs to stop now!!!

Pray! Pray! Pray!  

Prayer and Christians stepping up to lead and guide these young people will be the only thing that will bring change to the narrative and put evil where it needs to be,  UNDER OUR FEET!!!

My Guys...

I love my guys.  Some days are challenging but most are not.  We all have our moments but we get over them too.  We have up days and down days.  Bottom line is that there is no one that I'd rather do life with than these two.  They are my heart.  They are God's gift to me.  No matter what happens in our lives we know that we love one another and that love is the most important thing over everything else.  

(taken outside of Angus Barn 10/2024) 

(taken inside of Angus Barn 10/2024)