SNOW DAY!

It's been a couple of weeks since we've had snow. I began to expect it every Friday or Saturday night! :)

Here's a few pictures of the fun. I wish I had some pictures of our late night snowball fights with our neighbors (and very good friends)...but it was spontaneous and the camera didn't make it out with me...

P.S. disregard the camera date stamp...I always forget to put the right date into the camera...

Snow, you were fun. Now go away and let Spring come!! :)

How great it is to be loved by you...

Words can't express how much I love these people! And how thankful I am to have their love...


Happy Valentine's Day to the craziest bunch I know!


We love because He first loved us. 1 John 4:19

Williams Family Update....

Wow, it has been a while since we've posted anything! Trina is in the midst of her first semester of nursing school, and free time is NOT something she has a lot of right now, so I guess it will be up to me to handle the updates. So buckle your pew belt, we've got some ground to cover :)

First things first. We had a wonderful Christmas this year. Waiting for our house to be ready to move into, we were still living with Trina's parents at Christmas time, so we had the privilige of spending Christmas with Don and Cathy. It was nice to be out in the country and to take it easy that day. We've come up with a rule for our family that we don't visit with everyone on Christmas day. There's so many people to see, that it becomes hectic and unenjoyable trying to run around all day. So we break it up over several days. It kind of falls in line with this new idea of trying to live a simple life we've heard about :)

At the end of Dec., we finally got the go ahead to close on the house and move in! So exciting! This is the first house that we have ever built (or had built for us...although I did put some sweat equity in!), and it is such a blessing. The LORD has been so good to our family, and continues to amaze us all the time.

And then there's Trina and nursing school. The girl works hard, and I'm super proud of her. It's not easy being mom, wife, and student. Anyone who knows the job descriptions of any of those titles knows that to combine all three and to still have sanity, peace, and strength at the end of the day is no easy feat. We appreciate your prayers during this time, as it is difficult for us at times to connect as a family like we're used to. But we know the Lord has opened the door for her, and we will be obedient to follow through :) It's only a season, right?

Hey, did I mention our goal is to lead a simple life?? One of these days.... :)

Opps...I forgot!

A few pictures from Halloween...

Superwoman & Pink Princess with their Great Grandmother...


Getting the goodies...


Look out world here they come...

To Be Thankful...

With Thanksgiving right around the corner, it's easy to be in a thankful state of mind. For most, this time of year lends itself to gratitude and joy. I know I have a lot to be thankful for this season. The health, safety and love of my family. My husband's job and constant provision from the Lord. Spiritual life....just to name a few.

But what about the rest of the year? What about when my children are sick? What about when the bills are more than the paycheck? What about the times depression or heartache rule?

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 tells us to "Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus."

As the holidays approach and quickly depart, let us be mindful of these verses. Let us remember that Jesus is all we need. Our joy and peace are found in Him alone. All the other things we are grateful for this year are good gifts from our Father, above and beyond what we need to obey the urgent command in 1 Thessalonians.

Blessings to you this Thanksgiving!

Life in High Speed...but not internet

The title sums it up.

For the past 6 weeks we have been staying with my parents while we wait for our new home to be ready. It has been wonderful! I'm so thankful for my parents! Dial-up Internet, not so much! :)

Things are moving at warp speed it seems. I only have 3 weeks of class left at APSU. I was officially accepted into the nursing program at Hopkinsville CC, so I will be transferring there in January to finish up my degree! Thanksgiving is upon us and Christmas soon to follow.

Our little family is BLESSED! I'm sorry blogging has been sparse. I look forward to beginning again when we are settled in the new house. Until then...

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

Looking Back...

Well, here we are again, on the eve of yet another "move". It seems our family can NEVER stay parked in one place very long! But we have been in the house here on Powell rd for a year and a half, and what a blessed time it's been.

Last night as I was finishing up painting (in order to get our deposit back!), I was listening to an old recording of the Doxa band when we played at a camp down in Florida, and hearing it brought back so many memories... it got me to thinking about how over the last few years the LORD has had His hand on our family. Listening to Steve Moore sing made me think about when I first came to First Baptist Church, and how the LORD led our family to completely uproot from somewhere else and move there... about how He was completely faithful to help us with the transition, as it was extremely hard to leave friends and comforts we'd had. And not only that, but He also was even gracious enough to us to partially reveal His plan for our move, in that He orchestrated me to start leading worship in Doxa, and then to even bring me on as a full time staffer at FBC. Folks, I'm here to tell you that I was scrubbing toilets and taking out trash for a living... not that there's anything wrong with that (hey, I even really liked that job!), but God decided to answer my prayer for me to work for Him and to allow me to be a full time musician, with no theological or musical degree. Don't tell me my God can't work miracles!!

It was a good night. It reminded me that it is good to take the time to look back and remember what the LORD has done for us. Sometimes we get so wrapped up in looking to the future, we forget to enjoy what we have right now. It was good to remember all the good memories my family made in our little house, and I thank God for the blessing of it. I hope the next family will be just as blessed. Thank you God, for your ever present provision and love over us! We would be lost without You!

Congratulations, Boyd Family!!

I had the great privilege of meeting Elias yesterday!

Corey, Leann, Ezra & Elias...we love you :)

The Sun Was Shining At Lunch...

We were so excited to have lunch with some great people we are blessed to call friends! These small windows of time with people we love make the tough days easier :) 

Corey & Leann, thanks for giving us some of your time while you are here. We know it's fleeting...

Bryan & Jennifer, SO glad you joined us! We have loved getting to know you guys! Your time to go is coming too quickly as well!! We're holding out for Montana :)

It was raining outside...but my heart was so happy to be there with you all :) 

Cozy Good...

This is why building a tiny house with only two bedrooms will work for us. This is what I call cozy good...