Jaxon's bday!

Well, I know I'm a couple of months late on getting these pix on here, but better late then never RIGHT?! Happy 4th!

~Time with the Family~

We all decided after the last week we had to go spend the weekend with my brother!!

Last Thursday (April 3rd) we had a scare. My mom called me at work & said, "Lindsay, be praying, because your brother just got attacked by a dog!" It was after 5pm & we were just finishing up, so I told the girls & they said to leave! My work is a block from the hospital & Cale & Jax had come to get me for dinner, but when I told Cale what had happened we went straight to the ER.

This is the story: My brother has a friend that moved away & then came back to live here with his grandma until his parents got to move here in the summer. Luke, my lil bro, had went over to play with him after school. They have a pit bull & Luke said it was tied up. The grandma's deaf daughter came over throwing a fit & screaming & about that time, my brother was coming outside to return a soccer ball to the neighbors. When he opened the door the pit bull jumped on him & knocked him down on the ground. Luke said all he remembers is that the grandpa had to pull the dog off him & when he opened his eyes the dog was growling at him & Luke thought he'd busted his lip. He got up & they realized what had happened! The grandma called my mom & said,'Tammy, there has been an accident, I'm sorry, the dog attacked, I'll meet you at the ER.

When they got there my brother was crying (OF COURSE!). We looked at him & the dog had bit the middle of his bottom lip off! I was trying to calm my brother down, while my mom is telling the grandma that the dog is going to be put down! The grandma said, 'No it wasn't the dog, Luke tripped over the dog cord & bit his lip, but that's not what she said on the phone! You can just imagine how upset we were then! I told my mom to calm down & just focus on Luke right now...the dog we will deal with later! They took him back & the doctor said it was defiantly a dog bite! The police were called & to make a longer story short they pretty much said that they didn't have to put the dog down, but instead had to lock the dog up at the vet for a week! The police did however put it in the police report that it was a dog bite! When the policeman told the grandma she said,"Can we get a second opinion?" Can you believe it...the nerve...a second opinion??!!! She wasn't even concerned about my 9yr old brother with no lip! Instead she wanted a second opinion for her dog!!!! Not a human, a dog! GRRRR!!!! She had told Luke on the way over to not tell the ER that it was pit bull!!!! To late, my mom already did!!! Meanwhile, the doctor said they really couldn't do anything for him other than give him some morphine for the pain & send him to Children's Hospital in OKC to do reconstructive surgery! My brother, needless to say, was terrified! He was shaking all over! So I told him I would pray for him. I prayed for peace, prayed in the spirit, & told him to receive it....he then stopped shaking & was more calm then. Praise God!

About 2 1/2 hours later the husband (of the grandma) came in the ER & said, 'I found his lip!' He was actually really nice. He was very apologetic, & said he prayed & asked God where the lip was & look down & there it was! About 30 mins later Luke came out & a friend from church, mom, Luke, my grandma & grandpa, & Luke's grandma were heading to the city. I told my mom she should be thanking God, because that dog could of killed Luke. He had a bruise & swelling on his cheek, a scratch below his lip, & then where the dog had bit his lip off. It was bad, but could of been so much worse!

The OKC doctor was very thankful that they had found the lip! He said that if the lip wasn't found the would of had to try to pull the skin up from below & work with that! We are so thankful to God, the angels, & our church fam for praying & all the support they have showed for this last week! Luke went to OKC for a checkup & they said it looked better than they expected! We prayed, & we believe he is going to have complete restoration to his lip & we will have justice concerning the dog!

On my way to my mom's I was listening to my Point of Grace cd & there is a song called, "He is Good" I just cried & thanked God again for taking care of my brother! I know that we have protecting from above & I can't express how thankful I am for that! Well, I better get off here. It's getting late & I think Cale & I are going to watch movie! Love you all!

Motorcycle

Cale was blessed with a motorcylce! I think we are going to sell though b/c we have some things we need to take care of before we get another vehicle! So for now he's just having some fun before we sell it. I think my mom might buy it, so he will still get to ride it some!

These pix are from today when he was driving it around. Jaxon, of course, wanted to ride with him! I told him to HANG ON! He just wanted to sit there! When Cale took me around the yard, I kept saying,'Slow down!' and when Jax gets on there he just wants to sit & not hang on! Imagine that....NO FEAR...which is good is most cases! Well, I better make sure dinner isn't burning!

EASTER 2008

We had so much fun this Easter! The guys hide over 200 eggs & those 'lil kids found almost all of them! I'm so glad that we have family to do things with. God Bless!

CADO & ABBIE

Here are our new addition to the family. Cado & Abbie. Abbie is dark black all over with a lil tan on her & Cado is light black with more tan on him. I had been beggin Cale to let me had a puppie. He wasn't to fond of the idea, & then I said..."Do it for Jax" & the good 'ol "Didn't you like having a puppie when you were little?" He said, "My parents took care of the puppie when I was a kid, now I am the parent! So I had almost givin up when one of our patients came in & said that her dog had just had 10 german shepard puppies!! The last time her dog had puppies I begged Cale & he said NO! I told her I would ask & give her a call. I called Cale & he said he'd think about it. So when I got home & asked again & he finally gave in. He said he wanted a boy pup. I said that's not a compromise, b/c I wanted a girl & was the one that wanted a pup anyways. Then I suggested 2 pups. He wasn't sold yet, but I told him we could go look at them & then decide if we even liked them or not. So I called & set up a 'visit' time & when we got there all 10 pups were roaming around whining! Cado was the 1st puppie that Cale pick up & said, "I found mine." I couldn't decide, but new I wanted a girl so I asked the lady & she had to find one. Out of the 10 pups there were 7 boys & 3 girls! She handed me Abbie & I looked at Cale & said, 'PLEASE?' He agreed & the rest is history! We brought them home & the first 2 weeks they stayed in the house with us, but it became quite a chore keeping them barricadad in the kitchen. So I got a 'pop up' kennel & keep them in that in the house, but it was just becoming to much! So I prayed & put them outside & they love it! We still put them in the kennel at night, but during the day they play outside. I have to say it is nice to have my house back to normal.

Cale's B-Day Party!

Some of you didn't get to make his party this year so I thought I'd share these with you! Hope everyone is doing well. Enjoy!

Concerts...

We, the youth leaders, took our youth to the Winter Jam Concert! We got to see Mercy Me, Mandisa, Barlowgirl, Skillet, & Newsong. It was fun, but would of been a lot more fun if we had been a bit closer...we were in the very top of the autitorium. We might of been able to find better seats, but we had 11 youth along with 4 youth leaders! It was good, but I didn't get very good pix of course b/c of where we were sitting!

Then the very next weekend we went to Albany, TX to see the Newsboys!!! It was suppose to be Jax's suprise, but it was the most fun I have every had at a concert! The first band was 'Article One' & they were really good! They had an awesome Violin player, who was actually the main singers' brother. The next band was 'Newworldson' & they were like soul singers & sang about the holy spirit & played the harmonica! The third band was 'Rush of Fools' who sing 'Undo' & alot of good worship songs & of course 'Newsboys' came out last & did a wonderful performance! We were so close we could of touched them! I liked all the bands, but I have to say Newsboys was the neatest! They did the coolest things & it was awesome b/c it they worshiped God in it all! We are thinking about taking our youth to see them when they come to Wichita Falls! It was so good that I want to go again! Jax also got to take a pix with Article One, Rush of Fools, & Newsboys' main singer! We got to talk to each on of them & I think that was another reason I really enjoyed myself! Well, I am going to get off here for now! Love you all!


Here are some pix from the Newsboys Concert...

Weekend...What Weekend?

Well, it's almost 7 pm & I can't believe this weekend is already over! It seems like it just zooms by!
We had a pretty busy week ( as usual). On Wed we were suppose to have Jesse Duplantis come and minister at our church, but he couldn't make it because he had some plane problems! We still had a great service though. Pastor Paul taught on believers having Messiah's anointing and that we need to be aware of that! Then on Fri we had Mark Barclay come and minister. He was able to make it and it was a good message.
Well, I better get off here! Hope everyone is doing well!

~This is for Jenni~

I know, I know...it's been like 9 months since I've wrote & a ton of things have happened! Here are the highlights...
* Cale & I celebrated our 2 year anniversary!
* Jaxon turned 5 years old!
* God blessed Cale got & he got a new position at work!
* God blessed me & I got a raise!
* I celebrated my 24 year old bday!
* My sis's bf proposed & they are getting married in June 2008!
* We had a great Thanksgiving & Christmas!
* We have a set schedule with Jaxon & get him more than we have in the past w/o going to court!
* We have had a blessed year & hope for more to come!!!!

Hebrews 4:12 - The WORD is POWERFUL!!!!

~BFF~
I'm sure most of you remember writing that on a note when you passed notes in school. Well, I had a friend that I've known since 4th grade! We had talked in the past off and on over the years and one days she said that she was coming to see me! I was so excited!!! We got to spend the whole day together! We had tons to say after 12 years of not seeing each other! She is such a blessing from God and I'm so glad that "Friends are friends forever, when the Lords the Lord of Them!" That is so true! Love You Jess!! God bless!!

~Spring Break~

We went to see Cale's brother and family and had lots of fun!

When we got into town we went to our hotel! The hotel was really neat. It had a water park on the bottom floor for the kids to play in! The kids had lots of fun!! They didn't want to leave!

The next night we went to The Incredible Pizza Place with our son and he had fun...I think Cale had more fun than we did...he's a big kid! LOL!! Then we went to an aquarium and the fish were really neat! The kids liked the sharks the best! It had a tunnel that you can walk through and the sharks swim over you! Kind of freaky!!

The last day we were there we went to Safari Zoo and the animals were so neat! They have animals that you can feed and pet! They had really pretty tigers and bears and my favorite were the monkeys! The monkey was so funny! They had a PVC pipe that you could put animal crackers down and the monkey would catch them at the bottom. There was a sign by the pipe that said not to put your mouth on the other end of the pipe because it would make the monkey mad. Cale thought he'd be funny and he put his mouth by the pipe and said 'hello'. The monkey freaked out and grabbed the other end of the pipe and pushed it up so that it would hit the person on the end of it! Thank God that he protect people that don't listen!!!! Cale was able to let go of the other end before the monkey could hit him with it! It was very funny though!!

We went back to Cale's brother's house and got our stuff and had to head out!! We were tired the next few days! Well, I better go for now! Have a blessed week! Lots of Love!!

January has come and gone...

Well, a great deal has happened sine the last time I wrote! For starters, I had a great Birthday! My mom got me a beautiful bed set! It's palm tree! Who would of known! I had my party at my most favorite restaurant and all our family came and had a great time!

Christmas was great too! We had a 4 day Christmas with all of our family! We at a lot of yummy food and got lots of neat stuff! We even got Jesus a birthday cake so the kids could sing 'Happy Birthday' to Jesus! That was fun!

The end of December we had told Jax we were going to painted his room and one week while he was at his mom's house we painted his room green and put up really neat wall stickers of the movie 'Cars' on it and got him a 'Cars' bed set! When he came home we said...'go to your room and play' he walked in (we were watching from behind) and he said...'Hey, I like it!' He was so excited!

On Jan. 17 I finally got my wisdom teeth out! I had 2 cut and 2 pulled! I told Cale to have them knock me out! He said, 'Of course' LOL! He's so funny! Anyways it went good! Of course it hurt, and I did some funny things, but over all it turned out ok! Next year I can get braces! I'm excited! Well, I better go for now! Love you all!!

Shopping, Shopping!!!

I am having a great day! First off, the lady's at work got me a cake and a $50 gift card to Goody's for my b-day! How exciting! I can't wait to use it!! I also get to go shopping with my mom this week sometime and get some b-day stuff!! My mom took me for my b-day to get my hair cut and I really like it! I was planning to grow it out, but you know how that goes....I was there with mom getting her's cut so I had to also!! Also, today is like Friday for me!!! We are off the rest of the week because the Doctor I work for loves going hunting so the rest of the week we are closed! I'll hopefully get most, if not all, of my Christmas shopping done this week!!! I don't have very many more to go! I hope to also get my son's room clean this week...it's a mess! I am going through his clothes that don't fit anymore and toys that he doesn't even know exist and we are going to show him what Christmas is really about...giving! He thinks it's a good idea. We also explained to him that you reap what you sow...and I think the 'reaping' part is what he likes best...but he's only 4 yrs, so I guess if I was 4 yrs I would think like that too! LOL! Well, my lunch is over so I better get going! Love you all!!!

"It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!!"
I know...it's a long title, but it snowed here!!!! I love the snow! I don't, however, like the slick roads!!! My wonderful husband drove me to work yesterday, but I had to drive myself today! It was a little slick, but my mom told me what to do if my car started sliding, and I didn't have any problems! Praise the Lord! I hope it snows on my b-day! That would be really exciting!

We had a great Thanksgiving! We had all my family come to my house and had a house full!!! Then on Friday morning we went to Cale's brother's house and took our son and little sister. Cale's brother's kids are about the same age and they had a blast!!! We went to The Incredible Pizza Place and they had more fun! They of course didn't want to leave, but we had to drive a few hours home. We'll get to see them at Christmas time! Well, I better go for now! Remember...Jesus is the Reason for the Season!

God Bless!!!

~HELLO~
I know it's been a long time since I've wrote, but I started a new job on Sept 11 and have been busy! I now work in a Doctor's office and I love it! I am no longer a temp and I'm so glad! There is only 5 of us including the Doctor and I like working in small places...it's much more fun!

I can't wait until I can send out our Christmas letters! I've been writing down every cute thing Jax and Nicole have been doing and it's going to be fun to read! Well, I don't have much more time to write and just thought I'd give everyone an update!
Love you all!

Cuddles...
is the name of our new addition to the family! A lady at work had found a kitten in her garbage can and she's never home to take care of him so she asked around for a home for the kitten. My hunnie and I talked and agreed to keep him. He is sooooo tiny! We're having to bottle feed him and he's finally figured out how to eat from it. We've had him almost 2 weeks and he just started to use the litter box and I'm glad I don't have to 'help' him anymore! I think he's going to be an inside cat which will be fun! Next is a puppy....I want a miniature Yorkie. I wanted a Tea Cup, but since we've had this kitten and he's so tiny I just don't think I want one that small...who knows though! Well, I'll go for now! Love you all!

Encouraging Word: We are Blessed to be a Blessing!
scripture: Genesis 12:2

Four More Days!!!
I have 4 more days until I start my new job! I'm excited. I can't wait to not be a temp anymore! I don't really mind being a temp if I was busy ALL the time! I'm so bored today... I'm also hungry! We are having a 'food' day on Thursday here and I looked up some recipes to get some ideas on what to bring and that made me hungry and I 30 mins before I take my lunch...ugh! Tomorrow I get to go to lunch with the ladies I used to work with and then on Friday my co-workers here are taking me out also! Yum! 3 days of yummy food...I feel special!!! I can't wait! Well, I hope to get a computer soon so I can continue to write on here, because I don't think I'll have time at my new job... Love ya'll!

Encouraging Word: We can live in PEACE!
Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:17

Give God the Glory!
I just want to let you all know that MY DAD is awesome! He's so good to me. Like today...I got out of bed with air in my lungs, with eyes to see, ears to hear, and a heart pumping strong! I am healthy, happy, and have a job that I enjoy! And to top it all off I got 2nd row parking (I usually have to park at the very end of the parking lot) and got here on time! I'm so happy to be a child of the Most High God! He's awesome and I don't give him the glory enough! Love you all!!

Encouraging Word: Choose Life!
Scripture: Deuteronomy 30:19

The Whole Family??!!
The last blog I wrote I talked about the mice we had in our house. Since that blog the whole mouse 'family' has been caught! 5 in all! I do hope that is all of them! We are also working on our spare 'fixer upper' master bed room! My hunny found 3 black widow spiders in there and then an egg sack! He (being as cool as he is...) puts the egg sack in a jar and wants to keep them and see how many 'babies' there are!! If that's not bad enough, guess who gave him this 'brilliant' idea! You'll never guess....our Pastor!! Needless to say I had a little 'chat' with our Pastor and told him next time I'm sending MY 'brilliant' husband to his house!!! LOL! He (Pastor) just laughed!

Nothing much has been going on. I am looking into another job...not the company where I'm at now, but a Doctor's office! I know the people and think it would be good for me...not only that, but it will be permanent and not temporary like I've been doing for months now! I'm going to meet the people I'd be working with today and I'll keep you posted on my decision! I better get back to work! Much love!

Word of the Day: God has a plan for you!
Scripture: Jeremiah 29:11

Rabbit or Mouse??
Ok, I know that's a strange name for a post, but hear me out! We live in the country and so we have field mice. A few however think that the field isn't a good enough home so, you guessed it, they come to my house! When I was a child I used to not like it when my mom would set traps and kill them...however now I COMPLETELY understand why she did! I remember one day I was babysitting and the little boy had decided to throw away his clothes. When I found out what he was doing, I started pulling them out of the trash to find a mouse on a sticky pad still alive...so being the 'but there so cute' girl that I once was I took it home to mom so she could cut him out of the 'sticky stuff' so I could set him free!!! I know what you're thinking..."You're crazy" but remember I was like 12 and thought they were cute little furry animals! Anyways, now that I'm all grown up I don't like them! I tell them to either choose life or death...and they usually can't resist the piece of bacon, so you know the rest! Well, the reason I titled this blog the way I did is because we had this one mouse that would hop across the floor every night and I told Cale the mouse had to be half rabbit! Well, we decided that 'hopper' and his friends had to go! Cale got some sticky traps (I didn't like the idea, but he insisted..I'd rather get traps) and we caught 2 so far...I hope that was all! I hate to have to kill them, but they shouldn't be in my house!!! Anyways that's about the only exciting thing (if you call that exciting) that's happened! I did get my nails done and they look fabulous! Well, I guess I'll go for now!

Lots of Love!

Word of the Day: God LOVES You!
Scripture: John 3:16-17