Praise the Lord!

Just read Psalm 113, and it starts and ends with that phrase! And one of the verses talks about how He is to be praised all day long, from the time the sun comes out til it sets. So, I just thought that was an appropriate title for this post!

So, Chris has now booked two weddings for August, and we just wanna give Him all the praise and glory for this provision!!! We've both really been blanketing the biz in prayer lately and cannot give credit to anyone but Him for these bookings! So I just wanted to share that very good news with you!

AND also, Chris has a potential full-time job offer that might be coming in the next few days, so please join us in praying that the Lord's will be done in this and for discernment of whether to accept it or not, if it's offered to him. I will give you all the details later, if he does end up taking it!

That's it for today! Love you all so very much and will keep you posted on things! Thanks so much for your prayer support, your love and for caring enough to read all my blogs with NO PICTURES-lol! xoxo

Patti

Some of you already know this, and some of you do not. I had previously shared this news with some people for prayer support, but it wasn't something that was being publicized to everyone in the beginning. That being said, Patti is my mother-in-law, and she is a wonderful one, lemme tell ya! :) And a lil over a month ago, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. And tons of ppl came outta the woodwork to pray for her, and the Lord was and has been VERY PRESENT throughout this whole process. She immediately had a lumpectomy, and has been recouping from that surgery for several weeks now. But now that she is healed, chemo and radiation are just around the corner. So, on Wednesday, she will have her first round of chemo. I believe this will be once a week for a few months and then, as of now, the plan is to do radiation every DAY for a few months. So, the rest of this year, though we're blessed that she is still HERE, is gonna be rough and long for Patti. So, could you all please join us in praying for this journey? And now that I have asked that, lemme just tell you how the Lord has been alive and active in this situation from the very beginning...

After several years of trying to lose weight, Patti, in just a very short time, easily shed 10 pounds, which the docs tell her probably led to an early detection of her lump. Also, the night before she verified the lump and went to her doctor, she suddenly woke up in the middle of the night with a sharp pain in her breast and made a note to check that in the morning, which obviously we believe was the Lord alerting. Patti has a personal relationship with her wonderful Gen Practitioner and was able to not only email her and ask about the lump, but the doc got her in right away to look at it. She was also able to get in for surgery just a lil over one week after finding the lump. The surgery was very successful, and not only did they get all of the cancer, but there was none in her lymph nodes, which would've been a very big and scary issue! Oh, and did I mention that we just happen to live near Denver where one of the world's leading c cancer centers is located! I mean, seriously, even in the midst of this horrible, scary thing, the Lord was and is working! Thank you, Father!

Ok, so that's just a tiny bit of what He's doing already in this situation. And my mother-in-law has been giving Him all the glory and leaning on Him completely! Praise God!!!

Anyways, sorry for all words and no pics in this post and in the past few posts. But thx so much for your love and prayers! Love and cherish each and everyone of you!!!

OUR GOD REIGNS!!!!! :)

Mom's Visit

Well, the bad news is that, tho mom brought me a camera, we did not take a single picture! SORRY! But the good news is that we had a BLAST together (duh!)! We didn't do anything real exciting. We got haircuts, watched movies, organized and decorated at the house, played lotsa wii games, hung out, talked alot, ate some yummy food, laughed alot, etc! And it was, as usual, very hard to see her go! But I'm so thankful for the time that we had together, especially since in ONE WEEK, she will be moving to TX with my older sis and family, so I won't have the luxury of talking to mom as much as I'm used to. Tho I'm so excited that not only will they all finally be in one place (makes for much easier visiting), but I'm so thrilled to have mom not living alone anymore! So, that is a huge blessing!
Anyways, just wanted to update you on her visit...it was great, and of course I missed her the second she left! But we do have plans already to go to Houston for Christmas, which'll be the first Christmas I've gotten to spend with my side of the fam in 3 years! So, that's a blessing, as well.
Hope you're having a wonderful Good Friday and have a wonderful celebration of His rising on Sunday!
Lotsa love! xoxoxo

Mommy's Visit

My mom is coming to visit for almost a week. She'll be here tonight and will leave next Wed morning! I'm very excited. Haven't seen her since last February! AND she's bringing me a camera, so just maybe, I'll have some pics to post of her visit sometime late next week.
Have a good one! xoxo

and the big gift is....drum roll, please.......

Yes, people, I got a wii from my sis, nephews, and mom! Holy cow, I cannot even believe it! I have wanted a wii since they came out but have been completely unwilling to buy one for myself (you know, my ULTRA frugality, and all), and apparently, my youngest nephew Caden, decided back in December that THIS is what he wanted to get me for my big 3-0! How cute is that????

They also got me the wii fit...

Super Mario Bros game...

and Caden picked out a pink controller for me...a must-have, in his opinion...

And since Chris knew about this, he got me wii Fit Plus...

and the Biggest Loser game, too!

My goodness, whata present! I'm truly overwhelmed by this but so stinkin excited. In fact, last night was my first night with all of this, and I stayed up til after 10pm playing everything. And for those of you who know me well, THAT IS REALLY LATE for me!!! :) So, I have to say this was an amazing birthday...I also should tell you about the eve of my bday, too because Chris also got me a board game I have been wanting for years...

AND took me out to one of my fave places to eat...

yum! yum!

so what can i say besides i am blessed and way excited about finally having a wii! helps me deal with being 30 a lil bit better! :)

LOVE U ALL!!!!!

Only a few more hours of being 29....

so as I have been telling everyone, I was born in TX at 5:37pm, so technically I am not, and thus will not be claiming 30 until 4:37 MST! But that is, sadly, less than 4 hours away at this point. But I'm still holding on strong!
I would totally post pics of my day so far, but my camera want caput (sp?) after Mexico, so I will just have to tell you about all my bday surprises, and you'll simply have to use your imagination.... :)
My wonderful girlfriends came up and surprised me at work this morning with balloons, cards, a Starbucks Chai (yummy) and some pumpkin bread (yummy!). And they sat and chatted for a bit. It was a WONDERFUL surprise, and I loved every minute of it....dont I have amazing friends???? :) AND shortly after they came by, I rec'd the most beautiful bouquet of flowers from my in-laws with a card that said, "to the most wonderful daughter-in-law any 2 ppl could have and wish for." Um, do i have amazing in-laws, or what?
So basically with all the love I've gotten on facebook and through these wonderful ppl in my life, the dreaded transition day has gone by very well, so far.
I will have to post later this week too because I'm told that I have some awesome gift coming from my whole fam and Chris on Thursday, so stay tuned...

Saying Goodbye to My Twenties!!! :(

Well, it hasn't hit me just yet, so I'm not entirely sure how I'm feeling about turning 30 tomorrow, but I THINK I don't like it at all! :) Sigh!!!
However....though my 20's were GREAT in so many different ways...how amazing that now I will, Lord-willing, get to spend AN ENTIRE DECADE knowing and loving Chris! Thank you, Lord! So, at least in that respect, I'm very excited and thankful for this upcoming decade of life!