Bible Study Suggestions

I am searching for a Bible Study that I can do on my own...I'd love to be part of a group bible study again, but with my upcoming move, that's not in the cards right now. So, I need a good bible study I can do on my own...any suggestions?

Blogger vs WordPress-Thoughts?

I deleted my blog a few months ago for a couple of reasons and I've found I missed it. But I feel like if I start it back, my blog needs some focus...or maybe I needed some focus. I'm contemplating a blog redo and I was wondering what people thought about Blogger vs WordPress. I've seen a lot of folks switching to WordPress and wondered what y'all thought.

Let me know what you think.

A Love Story

I haven't blogged in forever! I've had so much going on in my life lately and when I sit down to blog, the words fail me. But I did want to come out of hibernation to tell you about a wonderful love story.

I met Chris and Stefanie Leist at the church I attended when I was stationed in Illinois. They had 4 kids and were getting ready to adopt sweet Isabelle from China. Since that time, they have adopted 4 more special needs babies from China. I have followed along Stefanie's blog as they have brought each child home and the love they feel for their children is palpable from the first time they lay eyes on their photo! Right now, The Leist family is raising money to bring 2 more Chinese angels home. The story is nothing short of a miracle...rarely do you bring home two children at the same time who are not related. If you are interested, go and get caught up on the story at Stefanie's blog, Ni Hao Y'all.

They have an AMAZING give away going on right now to raise money to cover the costs of adopting these lovely ladies. They are giving away a MacBook, a Nikon camera, an iPad2 and so many other lovely goodies. Please click here to find out more about it or click the button on my sidebar. Some of you may have heard of Stefanie from the t-shirts she designs, WildOliveTees! :)

She has created a special t-shirt for this giveaway that you do not want to miss out on!

I almost never post about give aways from other blogs, but this one was too special to miss. Not only do I think the Leist's are amazing, I couldn't miss a chance to play a part in a great love story!

Please go and check it out! God Bless!

Avery Pictures

I haven't posted any Avery pics in a little while, so I thought I'd post some from over the last week or so...

Avery's favorite thing to do is play with his trains...he loves Thomas the Trains and Geotrax.

Avery napping in Poppa's chair
This little guy is my whole world!!
Our little frequent flyer
My little food moocher...trying to steal my cheerios!

An Encouraging Word

In the spirit of sharing good deals with each other, I wanted to share with you about Dayspring's Heart Connection Card Club. It is a monthly club that costs $12.99. Each month you will get 10 beautiful, quality cards. You can elect to take the monthly selection, switch for a different pack, or take nothing that month. There is no minimum orders required before you can cancel either. It is a really neat club.

I like receiving these cards because I always have beautiful cards on hand when I need them. I have needed several sympathy, praying for you and birthday cards recently and I have been able to send them out right away because I already had them.

I also think we don't send enough hand written encouragement these days. Emails, Facebook messages and texts are nice, but they aren't the same.

So, if your New Year's resolution was to stay connected better with your friends and family, consider the Heart Connection Card Club. I love it! and have not been compensated to say so! :)
Thank goodness tomorrow is Friday!!!

Menu Planning Genius

I am so excited about this website that I found...I think it is going to make my life a whole lot easier! I menu plan every week before I go to the grocery store to ensure we have healthy meals to eat each day. I am also doing weight watchers, so I have to have points friendly meals.

I found this site, called e-mealz.com. For $5 a month, it gives you a menu plan AND a corresponding shopping list! You can choose a low carb plan, a ww plan or a normal plan. You can even choose what grocery store (aisle by aisle) you want your shopping list for!

This site is pure genius! If you think you would be interested, let me know and I'll email you a copy of one menu/shopping list just so you can check it out. Also, check out their site for all the options.

If you want to subscribe, here is a coupon code for $2.50 off: ORGANIZE

Can you tell I'm excited??

This and That

We have had a busy few months! I am at my parents house right now, waiting out my 2nd airline delay in 2 days so I figured I would download the pictures from my mom's camera and update my blog!

My parents came to our house over New Year's and we celebrated Christmas with them. (Christmas pictures from our St Louis Christmas our on the other camera!) Santa brought Avery a new table and chairs and some Thomas Trains!

Mom spent most of the morning taking toys out of packaging!
When my parents left our house, they took Avery with them. He stayed with them for a week until I came and joined them. I went to Orlando to run the Walt Disney World half marathon and then I drove up to their house. Avery has loved being with them.
Poppa took Avery to the Gulf Breeze Zoo...


Avery found a special place to play...
We got to celebrate Christmas with some dear friends who are family. Avery LOVES Uncle Poppi and Cousin Isaac.
The girls got some cute cups...no rivalry tonight! And we all cheered Auburn on to win the National Championship!
Avery got into Cousin Haley's Christmas gift and wrote all over his face. Lovely.
Aunt Monica reading to Avery, Haley and Isaac.
Avery adores Cousin Issac! They were even dressed similar that night!
Avery wanted Mommy to take her vest off so he could wear it. It looks pretty cute on him!

Tuckered out from our early morning trip to the airport that resulted in us not leaving!
All of these travel delays are annoying. But I don't think Avery is complaining about some extra time at Lollie and Popppa's. (Neither is his momma! )