Category: Friends

Break her fear of snakes? Say what?

Andi and Delaney are going to art camp at school all week. We all went to Chick fil A afterward, and then the girls conned her mom into letting Andi come over to hang out. They went fishing, swimming, and skating. Delaney’s mom, Billie, said that Andi was pretty flipped out about walking through the tall grass when they went fishing. She was worried about snakes like I taught her. Good girl! Billie texted me and said she was going to break her of her fear of snakes and spiders. My response? “Don’t do that, woman!” Every kid in this area needs a healthy fear of snakes for sure. Billie said when Andi was flipping out, she asked, “Does your mom baby you at home?” She said Andi said, “YES!” I cracked up. Andi was so excited to cast a fishing line for the first time. She was willing to add sausage for bait, but she thought Delaney was gross for baiting with live tadpoles. She said she couldn’t do that to a baby frog. Ha! But she had fun fishing and hanging out.

Peace out!

Andi is at Sydney’s bday party chillin’ with Sydney (in back) and Delaney (in front). Her personality shines through in everything she does. This picture cracks me up because it really captures the personality of all the girls perfectly. They’re the sweetest of friends. I love them dearly!

Welcome home from World Changers, Sami!

This is my first post of all-time! I plan to make many entries for past years. At some point, hopefully you’ll see hundreds of posts listed before this. But this one will always be my official first post. It seems perfect that it’s about welcoming one of my babies home. That’s really what this blog is all about. Cherishing my family. So no matter how far they go or how long they’re away, I’ll be looking forward to the day they’re home. I will say in no uncertain terms that, when I talk about being away, I’m talking about mission trips, church camp, college, and other worthy endeavors. I’m NOT talking about moving away for anything other than college. I would let you all live at home for the rest of your lives. So, let’s be clear. (Queue creepy voice giving subliminal messages now.) “I will live within 30 minutes of my mama for the rest of my life. I will visit her regularly because she’s awesome, and I love her. I will never betray her. I will not move away and destroy her.” Wait, what was I saying? Oh, yes, you were saying that you don’t ever want to leave me. Glad we agree.

Sooo, this is the day that Sami came home from her 2nd World Changers trip. The kids from Crossroads Baptist youth group joined kids from other churches in Little Rock, Arkansas. They were divided into multiple groups to do work projects around the city. Last year, most groups did completely different type projects. Sami’s group built a porch onto an elderly lady’s home. This year, all of the groups had painting projects. Sami’s group included two seniors from Crossroads (a boy and a girl that she didn’t know well before but she said were very nice). They were grouped with kids from churches in other cities, and they worked together to paint an entire house. It’s so exciting to think about the difference they made in someone’s life. But it’s even bigger than that. The people in the neighborhood tend to ask questions about why they’re there and if they’re being paid. When they find out that the kids actually paid for the honor of helping, they want to know more. It gives the kids the opportunity to tell people about the love of God. When I talked to Sami on Wednesday, she said that 5 people had already come to Christ based on interactions with her group. Imagine what all of the groups accomplished together. I’m so proud of Sami for wanting to be a part of it! She’s definitely the coolest teenager I know. I can’t wait to hear all about her trip. I love you Sami, and I missed you!

Even though the timing worked out so that I’m welcoming Sami home in my first post, this message is for all of my babies. I love you all dearly and feel so blessed to be your mama. I can’t wait to welcome you home time after time. God bless you!