Getting Ready for the Auction!!

This isn't even all the stuff!! There's more in another room, a trailer full outside, some stuff in the shed & things still to be picked up!! Please pray that lots of people will show up, that it won't rain (we're having it outdoors!) & that I won't have a heart attack!! Thank you so much to all who have donated items. A special thank you to Mrs. Judy for being my moral support tonight! I love you!!

We've Got A REAL Bed!!!

Most of you know that we sold most everything that wasn't absolutely necessary to move to NC. We were sleeping on a really nice air mattress for a while then we upgraded to a futon bed after Mylanie got her new bed. Well, now we (as in Tim & I) have a real bed!! It's funny the things that you don't realize that are luxeries until you don't have them for a while. It didn't bother us to sleep on the air mattress or anything, but it sure is nice to have real mattresses!!!

Happy Labor Day!!!

Yes, I do know that Labor Day was at the beginning of the month, but since we all worked on the real Labor Day, we decided to take today off. We slept in a bit this morning, which was REALLY nice!! Then we went to the aquarium to see the albino alligator and the beach to play in the waves. We had a great time "surfing" with tubes. Today was a great non-Labor day!!

Our First Homeschool Field Trip!!

Today Mylanie & I went on our first homeschool field trip. We have joined Johnston County Home Educators & they plan lots of neat activities for homeschool students. We went to Atkinson Mill. They grind corn into flour & such. They still use stones (powered by electricity of course!!) to grind the corn. Mylanie said that she had never seen so much flour in all her life!! It was really neat & Mylanie even made a new friend!!

Back Home Again!!

We arrived safe & sound & very uneventfully back home!! Tonight Tim started a "Fishing for Men" series on soul winning. It went very well. We hope to turn this into a seminar type series that will help many others.

Stillwater South!!

Today, my friend Gina & I painted this sign. Thanks Gina for your help!! We are looking forward to using our house as part of the ministry. We told the Lord that if He would provide the money for the house payments, we would use the house for him. We hope to have it open for churches, pastor's & missionaries to use as soon as possible. Please pray with us that we can get the house ready to be used as soon as possible. We do need to fix the air, refloor one of the rooms and find furnishings before it can be used. I want to say a special thank you to my mom, dad & brother, Tim's mom & Bill & Gina for all their help these past 2 days in cleaning the house & pool & for everything else!! Thanks also to all the people who are looking out for things for the house!! We are so blessed to have so many good friends!!

We are staying in Florida for a couple of days to take care of our house. The renters have moved out & it's time to see the damage & clean up. My parents teach at Fellowship, so that means Mylanie gets to go to real school for 2 days!! Here's what she thought of that!!

Of course, she loved it!! She got her work all finished early. Why can't she do that at home!! She had 2 fun days playing with her friends. Then it was on to our house. Here's what we found!!

Someone stripped all the copper out of the air conditioner!! They maybe got $200 at the very most for the copper, and now we are looking for another one before we can use the house in the ministry. The rest of the house is in good condition, just a little touch up paint & 1 room needs new flooring, but there are no holes in the walls!! Next, we got to watch my girls play volleyball. This was pretty much the same team I coached last year with the exception of one or two.

GO EAGLES!!! Then it was back to the house for more clean up. We were burning off some trash & saw a firetruck go by the front of the house. It came by our back gate & the firemen yelled, "What's going on?!?!" One of the neighbors had call in & said there was a fire in the abandoned house at the end of the street. After explaining to the firemen that we owned the house and were just cleaning up, everything was OK. It was quite humerous!! I really wanted to take a picture, but I'm sure you can understand why I didn't!!

Another traveling day!!

Today was a traveling Sunday! We spent morning church with our friends & family at Fellowship Baptist. Then it was on to Port Charlotte, FL to Victory Baptist Church where his Aunt & Uncle attend. We had a wonderful service. Tim preached on the wolves that come into the church & Mylanie sang a solo. She did a great job & we are so proud of her!! After church we were invited to the home of Norm & Patti Page for a church social. Mrs. Patti plays the handbells all by herself!! Mrs. Patti, myself, & the church pianist (I'm so sorry I forgot your name!!) played an impromtu concert. It was so much fun!!

It's not just us!!!

This is NOT our vehicle. We weren't even driving this one!! This is my brother's truck & we were traveling home from the family retreat. I guess we should be praying for all the vehicles around us, too!!

Fun, Family & Friends Retreat 2009!!

We just finished an awesome family retreat in Branford, FL. We had a great time catching up with friends & family and also learning about the little things in our lives that make the difference--thankfulness & prayer! Tim gave us a lot to think about. I have to say, this was one of the most relaxing retreats we've done. We thank the Lord for a wonderful time of refreshment!

Another Trip...

We arrived safely in GA this morning around 2am. No flat tires this time, just a broken wheel baring! If you are praying for us, please pray for our vehicles, too!! We brought Tim's mom a nice little camper. She's so excited! Now she can visit us and her brothers & sisters in style!!!!

Finished, Signed & Mailed!!

We've FINALLY finished our 501c3 application!! A HUGE thank you to Tony Pandiscia & Langdon & Associates for all their hard work & loads of patience as they explained again & again to us what we needed!!

A New Bed!!

Most of you know that we sold most of our stuff to move up here to NC. Mylanie has been sleeping on a futon bed for the past few months & she really wanted a "real" bed!! This week someone gave her a wonderful bed!! She loves it and it's similar to her old bed! Now, Mommy & Daddy get the futon bed & we retired the air matress!!

Coats Community Church

We had a wonderful time this week at the Jubilee at Coats Community Church. They have become like a second family to us! One of the neat perks of traveling is that we get to catch up with some of the other missionaries and singers that travel too!! A special thanks to Ms. Fran for teaching Mylanie how to backstitch bookmarks!!

AWANA starts!!

I am so excited!! This year I am the Awana director for our church! We've planned lots of fun activities and I'm looking forward to a great year!! This year we are praying especially for 9 of our clubbers to come to Christ. Be on the lookout for some crazy pictures of Mylanie this year!!

A Couple of Praises!!

Happy Labor Day everyone!! Yes, I'm a little behind once again. But it's for a good reason. Tim & I both have part time jobs! In this economy, we are very greatful to find something that's flexible and very willing to work with our crazy life!! Tim started today delivering fruit two days a week. Kinda like a newspaper route, but he takes fruit to the mini markets. As a side bonus, we get lots of over-ripe bananas!! I'm looking forward to lots of banana bread here very soon!! His employer doesn't have a problem with Tim finding a replacement when we have to be out of town, either. I have a tutoring job with a local company. I set my own hours, so when we're out of town, I just say I'm unavailable. I should start around the 24th when we get back from the Family Conference in FL.