"Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone". God is so good!My children have been wanting me to do a blog for the longest time, so I said change is good. Show me what to do. It's kind of sad that your own kids have to show you how to do stuff like this.
What a year 2008 has been. We got to take our kids and youth at church to Mobile, Alabama for an inner city mission trip in June. Wow! What an eye opener it was. We don't need to go overseas to do God's work. It's in our own backyard.
We had around 23 kids to go. There were several other churches that were there. Everyone worked so hard. By the end of the work day, I was exhausted.
How I made it through the week, I have no idea. I loved every moment though. On the last night, we had team relay races. Some of us got more into it than others.
We took a poll on the way home, asking the kids if they would do it again. It was a unamous vote. Everyone wanted too. Even me. In July our church family finally got to move into the Phase II building of our church. We love it. It's nice to be able to move around and not bump into people. We use the old santuary for the youth room. They were meeting in a building down the road for about 6 months, because we had no room for them. Now we have a nice big place for them to hang out and worship in during the week. This has took alot of stress off of Kerry. For those who do not know, Kerry is the student minister at our church. God placed our family there just at the right time.
The kids started school in August. Trent is a senior this year. Jordan is a freshman, Austin is in the 7th grade and Missy is starting her second year in college. Where has the time gone?
For fall break in October we went to Gulf Shores for the week. Grandma and Grandpa Webb went too, along with Aunt Frances and Uncle Brent. Our friends Daryl and Cheryl and their boys went also for the week. 
We all stayed in a 4 bedroom condo, except our friends. They stayed in a condo down the road. We had a great time. It was so nice to get away and spend time with family and friends.
We dressed in t-shirts and blue jeans one evening and took pictures down at the beach. We visited an old fort, walked on the beach, played in the sand or just caught up on some much needed rest. That was a very memorable week.
We came home and got back into the normal routine of school and work. Trent and Jordan finished marching band season Nov. 7. This was Jordan's first year and Trent's last.
Austin is in the band at his school. He got to play with the High school band one night. He really liked that. He can't wait until he can march like his brothers. All the bands put on a Christmas concert the first week in December. It was a great feeling to see and hear my boys play.
Thanksgiving, we spent a quiet day at Grandma and Grandpa Webb's for lunch. The food was delicious as usual.
Christmas got here before we knew it, and now it is over. You spend so much time preparing for it, and it comes and goes in a blink of an eye. Even Skillet, our cat tries to do his part. 
He had a ball climbing up the tree. Thank goodness we had no trees to fall this year. At the end of the day, I sit back and I thank God for his Son and my family.
So now New Year's is here and 2009 is knocking at our door. I run to the door with anticipation. I don't know what the future holds for us. We might have several storms that we might have to go through. We shouldn't ask for God to take the storms away, but to teach us to dance in the rain. I pray we all have a sunny forecast, but if you see clouds coming your way, get out your dancing shoes and turn up the music.
The kids started school in August. Trent is a senior this year. Jordan is a freshman, Austin is in the 7th grade and Missy is starting her second year in college. Where has the time gone?
For fall break in October we went to Gulf Shores for the week. Grandma and Grandpa Webb went too, along with Aunt Frances and Uncle Brent. Our friends Daryl and Cheryl and their boys went also for the week. 
We all stayed in a 4 bedroom condo, except our friends. They stayed in a condo down the road. We had a great time. It was so nice to get away and spend time with family and friends.
We dressed in t-shirts and blue jeans one evening and took pictures down at the beach. We visited an old fort, walked on the beach, played in the sand or just caught up on some much needed rest. That was a very memorable week.We came home and got back into the normal routine of school and work. Trent and Jordan finished marching band season Nov. 7. This was Jordan's first year and Trent's last.
Austin is in the band at his school. He got to play with the High school band one night. He really liked that. He can't wait until he can march like his brothers. All the bands put on a Christmas concert the first week in December. It was a great feeling to see and hear my boys play.Thanksgiving, we spent a quiet day at Grandma and Grandpa Webb's for lunch. The food was delicious as usual.
Christmas got here before we knew it, and now it is over. You spend so much time preparing for it, and it comes and goes in a blink of an eye. Even Skillet, our cat tries to do his part. 
He had a ball climbing up the tree. Thank goodness we had no trees to fall this year. At the end of the day, I sit back and I thank God for his Son and my family.So now New Year's is here and 2009 is knocking at our door. I run to the door with anticipation. I don't know what the future holds for us. We might have several storms that we might have to go through. We shouldn't ask for God to take the storms away, but to teach us to dance in the rain. I pray we all have a sunny forecast, but if you see clouds coming your way, get out your dancing shoes and turn up the music.
