This is the stuff that drives me crazy!!!!

I heard this song for the first time yesterday while driving.  I actually teared up, because I can SO relate!  I love Francesca Battistelli.  She is such an inspiring, young (as in literal age), energetic Christian!  She is real and I LOVE THAT!  Please take a moment or few to listen to this tune! 
Blessings!!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS 2009!!!

May the you seek the truth of this beautiful holiday season. 

A Week Of Christmas Songs

Love this version of this song!  :D

A Week Of Christmas Songs

I love Third Day, and when I was a kid, this was probably my most favorite Christmas song. What a perfect marriage. =)

A Week of some of my Favorite Christmas songs

I love this song!  They don't have the Christmas version on YouTube, so I've posted this one instead!

Great Article...

In light of the recent announcements from Ray Boltz, and now from Clay Aiken, here's an awesome article on how the 'church' should respond in Charisma Magazine:
Fire in My Bones

Hurricane Ike...

We faired fine...no rain or anything. My friend, Marian, and her boys came up on Wednesday night late and our still here. They still have no power at their house. Dh pulled the RV home on Thursday afternoon. He's been off since. No work again tomorrow...sigh...not only is he driving me crazy-lol..but no paycheck. :(

In other news, this is sad...former Christian musician, Ray Boltz announced he's gay. You can read the article here. I would encourage you to pray for him.

5 years, rain, mice and other happenings...

I thought I'd do a catch up post since I haven't posted in quite awhile...which I hate...
First of all we didn't have internet for several days, but then dh figured out that the router needed to be reset.

Hmm...lets see...
Last weekend (the 16th and 17th) we were in Houston and saw the Astros. It was raining SO bad in Houston on Saturday, that you couldn't even see the skyscrapers...we did see SCC that day and that was awesome. Sunday was Biggio's retirement. It was fun and the Astros actually won.

Monday, we hung out with our friends and Joe Bug went and saw "Journey to the Center of the Earth". The girls and I hung out with my buddy, M, and we also went shopping.

Tuesday, we headed out to Jackson, MS so we could meet dh there. Doodles headed back toward TX on Wed and we headed towards SC.

Wednesday, was dh's and my 22nd annivesary. We celebrated it driving and stopping on the road at Longhorn Steak house, then finishing up the drive.

Thursday...who knows...

Friday...again who knows...recovery days probably...lol

Saturday...we went to Ashville, NC. with April and her girls...very interesting...not what I expected. I thought it would be a quaint, pretty little city-much like Greenville...but NOPE it's not...talk about ick...it's a total grunge city. Hippies, dreadlocks, tatooes, body piercings...blech...certainly not my cup of tea.

After we got back we all went for ice cream at a local place. It's one of those places that you order at the window and eat outside (or take it home). We decided to eat there and hang out visiting on the benches. Next to the benches are bushes. Katie, April's oldest use to work at this shop, and said, "There's little mice that come out at night in those bushes" I asked if they come out before that. She said no....yeah right!!!! A few minutes later (we all were done with our ice cream) Joe Bug says, "Speaking of mice" and points...there are two or three little mice down on the sidewalk under one of the benches. Most of us girls...let out screech....................I screech the loudest. I hate mice!!! Hate! hate! hate!!!! We all ran to the cars and that finished that.

Yesterday, I got the joy and priviledge of meeting my dearest friend in person and her dd. We met on a homeschool board (yes, the one I left) in chat and have chatted, emailed, spoke on the phone, etc for the past 5 years. My friend lives in NC and we met about halfway. It was so wonderful to hug her neck and see her in person. (I'm started to cry just thinking about it.) She is so wonderful. I love her so much. It was amazing to see her. Neither one of us wanted to say good bye. We met at a mall and it poured down rain for hours...at least 2-3. We got a little worried that we would be stranded. Although it would have been fun to spend more time with each other. I get teary eyed just thinking about our day. Needless to say, I hope we can someday spend more than an afternoon together (I know there's Heaven, but I mean before then).

Today, it is still raining. April and Kalie are on there way over and we are going to Walmart to do a little shopping. It seems like the rain isn't going to end. I hope it will by Thursday. We had planned on going to the Columbia zoo today, but that ended up not working out because of the rain.

I think that's about it...
we will be heading home on the 5th. Dh starts the new job on the 8th, instead of the 2nd.

Blessings until next time!

Sunday Sing-Along

Yesterday we went to see Steven Curtis Chapman before a Houston Astros game. It was like a mini concert. It was also like a bunch of dead people sitting in the stands. They had no joy. They didn't dance or sing. They just sat there. I almost felt sad for SCC...he was encouraging people to look toward GOD, especially now that he's gone through the homegoing of Maria. He didn't want people to be sad, he wanted people to rejoice. And all they did was sit there. Well not me!!! Not my kids!!! We were singing and dancing and enjoying ourselves!!! It was an awesome time in the physical and the spirit for us...who know...who understand...who live life as a great adventure!!!! So today when trying to think of a song I just went to YouTube and typed in Christian music and started looking...and this is what I came up with. :)
I hope you all have a blessed and terrific Sunday!!! and most of all REJOICE!!!

Hoppy Berfday KPC!!!

Today is a special friend's 8th Birthday!!! Here she is in her Super Girl Cape at Six Flags.

Because we love you, KPC!!!!
And a special birthday song!!!

Happy Birthday, Drue!!!!

Today's my baby brother's birthday! And since he likes to play this song when it's someone's bday, I thought I would return the favor! Love ya, Duke!!!

What to blog about...hmmm

I have no clue what to blog about today. Last night I stayed up to the wee hours though I planned on going to bed at 11pm...I had shut my computer off, crawled into bed, and then thought to myself that I needed to check online to see when my Target bill is due, since all my bills are being forwarded to SC...so I get back online and check the Target bill and then I thought I would go over to YouTube and look for a song Steven Curtis Chapman sang on his Great Adventure CD years ago-"Who's going to love Maria?". I've been singing it since the day I heard of the tragic accident that ended his youngest daughter's life, Maria, here on earth as we know it. Instead, I ended up finding Steven Curtis Chapman's video blog-which I found hysterical and down to earth. From there I ended up going over to Shaohannah's Hope which the Chapman's started some years ago. I ended up reading how Steven met Maria. Here's an exert from Shaohannah's Hope:

"As Steven Curtis Chapman's heart for China grew more and more through his family's two adoptions of Shaohannah and Stevey Joy, he continued to visit China to minister there through music. After leading worship at Beijing International Christian Fellowship on Easter Sunday in April of 2004, he left through the back door and ran into some missionaries who let him hold one of their Chinese babies. When Steven asked if she was theirs, they said no, but they were trying to find a home for her. He asked, "What is her name?" They said, "Maria". Immediately, a song Steven wrote years ago, called, "Who's Gonna Love Maria," started playing in his head. Steven couldn't believe the coincidence of her name, and was shaken to the core. When thinking about this, he broke down crying and called his wife, explaining the strong connection he made with this little girl named Maria. When Steven posed the thought to Mary Beth that they were to adopt her, she jokingly responded by saying, “Well, she better play an instrument because she is then going on the road with you."

I have no clue where to go from here...I'm lost for direction on how to finish this post...I stayed up last night and read about Maria's home going. I especially liked this beautiful story, Emily-Steven's oldest dd shared...which I found over at Jim Houser's blog (part of some of the many people involved in the Chapman's daily life)...

Emily telling the story of how when she told Maria that Tanner had asked her to marry him that Maria asked her "whacha say?" and Emily went on to challenge us with the picture God gives of how the groom Jesus has asked his bride, us, to marry Him with a relationship through the cross, "whacha say?"

I, then recalled reading at a Homeschool board that I use to visit frequently, someone posted...

Ok, it used to make me tear up, but now in light of the passing of Steven Curtis Chapmans daughter I just about could not hold myself together when it just played on the radio. It was striking to hear the words and think of Jesus, her prince coming for her....which we know is not what he had in mind when he wrote the song, but seems to fit regardless.....whew!

I guess I really did have something to blog about...I just don't know how to put this all together the way I want right now...so for now I'm leaving it the way it is, except please keep the Chapman Family in your prayers for the coming weeks and months ahead.

Blessings until next time!

Sunday Sing-Along

Where I got the title for my blog...

Yep, I love this song! This is my all time 2nd favorite Christian song! and since life is a great adventure, and my many travels and my life reflect that...How could I NOT post it?

ALL TIME FAVORITE CHRISTIAN SONG

Yes, this is my all time favorite Christian song. My dh played this cassette tape the first night we went out. (I wasn't even a Christian then)

The Imperials

One of my ALL time favorite Imperial's song!!!! I remember driving with my windows down in my Cutlass jammin' out to this song. One time I was at a light and I had it so loud these guys in a truck next to me smiled and asked me if that was The Imperial's "Let the Wind Blow?" I'm smiling, "YEP, I replied" They screamed back, "We love them!" Again please don't forget to turn down my playlist below to hear the video.