Recently

These are some of my favorite recent pictures.

[this sparrow's nest is in our grill]

[this flower or thistle, or whatever it is, was going to be mowed, so I took a picture of it before I mowed it]

Pre-EXCEL

God has been so good to me lately. I know He's always good, but lately it's just been really obvious.
I had the opportunity last week of being a team leader for Pre-EXCEL for the third time. More than ever before I realized how much God can do through me if I just let and ask Him. He has an incredible power available to us just for the asking. So many times, I forget and try to do things on my own, even when I've seen God work in my life in the past. But He did remind me how much I need(ed) Him and it was a very awesome conference. Here are some pictures from the week.

[I drove the van to Big Sandy. A good beginning to a good week, although we were a few minutes late for teacher training.]

[my team with their newly decorated hats.]

[Bekah was on my team last year and requested to be on it again! :)]
[Anyone who's ever been to Pre-EXCEL should know how to play the knot game!]
[My happy, lovely team N! Back: Bekah, Natalie, Abby, Karys, and me. Front: Alexandria (who likes to be called Zion, her middle name), Sara, Audrey, Emma and Elizabeth.
[Getting ready to go to large group]
[a funny skit]
[Miss Bethany, the pianist and Miss Amy, the large group leader answering girls' questions about parent presentation]
[Miss Hannah and one of her girls]I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. Philippians 4:13

That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death. Philippians 3:10

One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple. Psalm 27:4

Texas night sky

Cherise

I thought Cherise was cute in this outfit and she didn't want to pose for me, so I told her she could have a banana after she was done. Consequently, it was the best shoot of her ever. :)

I told her to open her eyes wider...

Then I told her to shut her mouth!I love how you can just tell how happy she was that day!

She is such a cute little blondie growing up more and more every day!

Meaningful Monday

I've seen blogs before where one day of the week means something special, usually alliterative, so I chose Meaningful Mondays for mine. Monday's not a very fun day for most people, so I thought I'd try to spice it up a bit!

Consider the ant...

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:

Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,

Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.

How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.

Proverbs 6

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Sunny Days

Of course, the first day the sun came up and it warmed up, the girls went out and played in the mud! They had fun.

Can't have too many red buds!

Flags and my brother's Mustang

"Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore." Psalm 16:11

Spring!

These flowers are all ones that have been planted before and came up again this year. We're planting a flower garden, but we don't have any flowers from that yet. I'm excited about that flower garden! We got a lot of flowers! Some of the ones I remember are dwarf snapdragons, bachelor's buttons, lupine, hollyhock, shasta daisies, snow-in-summer and a lot more!

[Red buds are the neatest trees ever!]

[daffodil]

[Wild plums are almost the same as Bradford Pears!]

[Jasmine]

[Hyacinth]

I love spring! I love the cool breezy weather, the green leaves coming out, all the flowers popping up everywhere, and even the rainy days!