Settling In & Making New Friends!

Can't believe it but we have our very own house with our very own stuff...sort of! We are renting (the Lord gave us a perfect house) and we are slowly working on the "my stuff" part. Kenneth has been sweet about buying the things we need AND the things we don't need. We still need a washer and dryer and a coffee table and there's tons of little things I would like to have but it will come in time. I pray the Lord will let it be complete or nearly by the time the baby comes.

Maranatha is a great church! Everyone has been so sweet and giving. You can tell they really care about each other and US, too. We can't wait to get into the full swing of things in May. We have to be gone this weekend preaching our finally meeting but this will be the LAST time! Pray for us!

Wow! A lot has happened over two weeks. If you haven't heard the news, you will shortly. In the mean time....

Here it is! I think its the perfect "first house!" Thru the front door is a short hallway with doors to the other two bedrooms, hall closet, bath, laundry & garage. Then you come to the kitchen. Its on the right of the hallway in a 'u' shape. All the appliances are there and a window, a pantry and plenty of cabinet space. On one side of the kitchen there's a bar/counter (without cabinets over it). On the other side of this is the dinning room/living room. There is a light fixture over the table spot and a window by that. In the living room there is a double window, door leading to the back yard and the door to the master bed room. The back yard is small but there is a side yard and they just put down sod. The master room is a nice size with two windows, a walk in closet and bath. The house has a one car garage and security system. There is a washer and dryer hook up too.

We've found our furniture, too. A large, full size couch and a "cuddlier," a recliner that is double the size of a regular one, Kenneth and I can both fit into it. It can't be delivered till next week because of Good Friday. Kenneth also got me bedroom set. It has a bed, tall chest of drawers, mirror and drawers, and a night stand. It is light wood with vine decoration. He'll pick it up tomorrow afternoon (with Bro. Brown's truck hopefully). Its not a life-time, buy-once-have-forever kind of bed room set but it will be ours. Anyway, the Lord has certainly prepared the way for us today. Hanna travelled well and everyone we met was nice and helpful.

We are tired tonight. Tomorrow morning is easy though. Kenneth has to meet the landlord with Bro. Brown right after lunch to sign papers and get the key and then hopefully they will go get the bedroom furniture. They have to move some tables in the church for breakfast Sunday morning some time tomorrow and we've been invited to the Stokes's tomorrow evening for fresh mullet. So Kenneth has some stuff to do but Hanna and I plan to take it easy, especially in the morning. I would like to go back to the house sometime tomorrow after we get the keys. If not then, definitely Saturday. We need to unload the stuff in the truck. We also plan to work on Kenneth's office sometime this weekend. Its a lot but I've taken time out today to rock Hanna and sing with her. Its important.

Tell me what you think of the house. I know its hard to tell size and stuff without the furniture but maybe you can get a feel for it.

Baby Bella!

No doubt about it....its a GIRL!!! Her name is Bella Grace and she looks healthy and normal. Christy, the nurse who did our ultrasound gave us a FREE 4-D peek and some great pictures. I hope you can see her clearly. We are so excited!

Kenneth came home today! Hey!!! Lord willing he wont be going on any more trips without me any time soon.

Did you know that Patrick of Ireland didn't really drive out all the snakes but he WAS a great missionary for the Lord? Recently I read a very interesting article about him in Baptist Vision. According to history, during his ministry, thousands came to know the Lord and Ireland (and the world) continues to remember him today. The Catholic church has claimed him, of course, but truthfully he was a really missionary hero!

Snapped this picture recently in the yard. Hanna & I (at least Hanna's toes) say, "Happy St. Patrick's Day!"

Hanna's Bedroom Pictures!

Happy Thursday! Hanna's Birthday (and Kenneth's) is next week. She'll be 2 years old. For an early birthday present her grandparents bought her this toddler bed and her Da Da bought the decorations. I thought I would share it with you. It's so cute!!

Shower Photos!

Here's what we've been doing all day...showering! Just kidding. Lori, my cousin, is getting married next month and today was her shower in FL. The ceremony is going to be at a church on Pensacola Beach so the theme of the shower was, of course, the beach. We'll be in South Carolina at that time so we wont be able to attend. I was glad we could be there today though. Its been a good day but tiring...not a good way to go into a Sunday, especially the weekend of time change!

Another Recipe & A Devotion Thought!

Okay, okay, after two attempts at the cake recipe, its not as good as I hoped it would be. Half of my family loved it and half didn't care for it. But here's a tried and true one that's sure to please. Only cut it into teeny-tiny pieces cause it is some-kinda rich! Its called chocolate & peanut butter fudge...

Ingredients & directions: mix the following together and spread into a greased dish (9 by 13) 1 cup butter, 2 cups confectionery sugar, 1 cup peanut butter, 1 & 3/4 graham cracker crumbs. Then melt 1/2 cup more peanut butter and 1 cup of chocolate chips in a pan on the stove. Pore this over the crumb mixture. Lastly, sprinkle a little more graham cracker crumbs over the top and then place in the fridge to harden (it doesn't take long). Then...enjoy!

In my devotions yesterday in the book of Mark, I read about two ladies...the widow who gave all she had and Mary who anointed Jesus. The Lord showed me the widow gave all, small as it was, because she wanted to. The scripture says "of her want." Why did she want to? Because she LOVED him! And Mary..the scripture said of her... that she did all she could do. Again, why? Because she LOVED him! Question: Do I love him enough to give my all? Have I done all I could for him today? If I constantly remember all he's done for me in the past, all he is doing for me in my life now, and all he's promised to do in the future....these two things would come naturally for me. Just a thought...