Rest Peacefully Gracie

We all have grieved the passing of Gracie but the wonderful thing is she has only left this temporary life, to enter her everlasting life with Jesus. He performed soooo many miracles in her life and I thought that after the surgery this was the perfect time for Him to "prove" how powerful He is. Then I thought He does not have to prove anything to anybody. He has shown His hand in the 7months she was here, and as a nurse I know looking over the timeline that typically those things do not happen over and over to a healthy person and they survive. God carried her weak little body allowing her to stay another day, then when she got too weak He "proved" how powerful He is and took her to a new home to give her a new body and heart, to wait shortly for the day that she will be able to run with Haddon and give hugs and kisses to her mommy & daddy, all the hurt here will be forgotten. It is so amazing that we have this to look forward to. I can't wait for that day!
The morning that Gracie passed away about 8am the girls were getting ready to go to school and we checked her journal to see if there was anything new and I read the last entry around 1am, the girls were asking about her pic that showed her incision, and wanting to know why that was there, we talked about it and prayed that Jesus would know what she needed and take care of her and her family. That evening Annie asked something she never asks "Mommy when is Gracie going to get to go home?" I then got to tell her that did today and it was with Jesus andthe wonderful thing was He healed her today and gave her a new body and heart, and I am sure she feels no more pain. Later Annie said out of the clear blue ....."ya know it is exciting there!" when I asked where she meant (not thinking) she said "HEAVEN... it is exciting there!" ....."and God is a special.......God" He truely is, Praise Him for the ultimate miracle in Gracie's new life!

Minford Spirit Day! Lil Falcons in Flight

The girls were so excited for spirit day today, they geared up in their Minford attire and off they went, tonight is the BIG GAME.......Minford & Burg. I hope we beat them, I can't remember the last time that happened, we are undefeated so they are as able to win this tonight as Burg is. GO Falcons.....Go Falcons.........Oh my I want to go to this game but I am thinking how listening to it on the radio would be better in the warmth of my home??? At any rate we are behind ya RED!!!!!! and there is 2 lil Falcons out there showing there colors today!!!!!

Football Player or President?

This is some pic's of my favorite football player of all time........Ethan Lawson "48". He is sooooo cute in that equipment, he poors his heart and soul into every play and does a real good job holding that sideline up too. Nevertheless it has beena great year for both Jr Hi & especially high school.

Ethan has the opportunity to submit a 30 sec video to the Inaugural Conference he was

invited to, there are topics to choose from, (what he would like to see the new prez address 1st, what issues middle school kids are faced with etc.) should he get chosen he will get the opportunity to intrroduce one of the key note speakers at the conference (one being Lance Armstrong) he is excited, so this is a project that has to be turned in by Nov 3, the trip is getting close. Pray for his guidance in this project that God will help him to chose the right words and a good topic. Pray for his trip while you are praying for our new president, pray that he will learn from this experience but also pray that the Holy Spirit will fill him with the confidence he will need while there to express his views in a manner that gives God the glory. He came upon some tough debates when there the last time and even thought these are mostly kids that interact, they are strongly influenced in their faith, he met many jewish, catholics, muslim etc. I know that God will watch over him, because I feel He has given him these wonderful opportunities and I trust that He will use Him to his honor.