Paris....Africa!

Wow I leave today!!  Less than twelve hours!  I am not going to lie, I am more than a little nervous!! Have I ever mentoned that I hate to fly?!  Because I do! Oh well!!  Cause I am flyin out of here today!
I can't believe how fast this day arrived. I am blown away by the support that was raised and how God continues to ease my anxiety about this trip!  I really will post more about the whole trip when I get back!!  I am going to AFRICA!!!!  Oh and I get to see Paris!!

Niki

It's been a while.....

Man it has been a little crazy around here!  So much has been happening...all along I wanted to blog but still working taking time to do that!!

So I will recap the last two months and maybe go more in to it in a different post?!

Facebook....  I did an idleness fast for lent....it was REALLY good!! One I just got more done! Two...I just stopped caring about really stupid things or being irritated by stupidity.  Steve actually pointed that out to me!  During that time I found that I was able to really enjoy Tristen in a different unrushed way.  Instead of wasting time on facebook then trying to catch up the rest of the day with time I wasted,  I got other things done and I  was able to live my real life and not waste it  reading about others "so called life".  So I plan on limiting how much I am on there!

Adoption.... We had a possible chance to adopt a baby through an open adoption....it didn't work out but God has showed me a lot!  He is willing and able!  I am so excited to see what God does in our lives with this area! ...... In a moment of disappointment I got to see Tristen's heart and it was awesome he spoke truth and encouragement to me it was so sweet!  I hope that God's light shines through him!!

Wedding!  My friend Jen was married and I got to be a part of it!  It is so amazing to see how God puts people together...strengths and weaknesses it excites me!  We had a blast!! The other girls in the wedding were so fun!  I am very thankful to have been a part of it!

Africa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  I am going there!! I will post more on this later!

My sister Libby ;-)   We are friends again!!  Which is big and really cool!!  I have been praying for a friendship with her and it is growing!!  Praise the Lord!

That is all for now!! 


Niki

HaPpY VaLeNtInE's DaY!!

Happy Valentine's Day!! 

I know there are many people who hate this Hallmark holiday!  But I don't! Not because I am some sappy romantic!  I know what real love is....
  and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.  ⁶ For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die— ⁸ but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. ⁹ Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God.  Romans 5:5-9

Christ's death is God's love for us! He is the picture of what True Love is! I am so thankful for Christ death because it has radically changed my life!

I love Steve and Tristen everyday, all day!  Today I just shower them with extra love, probably to girlie of a way!  Oh well ;-)


I read my friend Erin's blog and got some great idea's for Valentines day!

These are our plans for today!
    I made some Cinnamon rolls with pink icing for breakfast
   We will have heart shaped sandwiches for lunch
   We are going to hand deliver a few Valentines with a hug
   Then to the Museum for a little while
   Then back home for a nice romantic breakfast for dinner!

             I am excited! I will try and add pictures of our day later!!

Niki

For better or for worse....

Our wedding day!

Hmm... what does the "worse" mean? We always think about the "better"...vacations.... how many kids will we have? Will we live in this house for ever? Will we move to another state?

Do you worry about the worse??.... Defiantly not when we say "for worse" on Our Wedding day, a day we promise to love and cherish each other, in sickness and health and better or worse...

Our first year of marriage was everything I thought it would be! I love my hubby and I love living life with him! He is awesome! I am pretty sure the first year was more of an adjustment for him than me! It was a good year! Last year we went to dinner and a movie on our Anniversary! Than a trip to G'burg a couple weeks later! It was a blast!!

Photo booth at movies!
Sooo.... on to the second year!! This is where the "worse" part comes in! Shortly after our trip to G'burg, by short I mean 4 days! Our basement flooded with raw sewage!.... Which makes me think family Christmas vacation.....you know the sh*tters full...anyway we thought that maybe we had fixed the problem .....

but....

Our back yard being dug up!

We didn't. So just 6 days shy of our two year wedding Anniversary it happened again! Thankfully my in laws live close and LOVE having us around so we were able to stay there till all the details of what needed to be done were worked out! Luckily my husband loves Jesus and me and I love Jesus and him so this "for worse" part was not that bad! We just prayed and continued to communicate how we were really handling this "worse" and you know what.... what doesn't kill you will make you stronger! God worked the details of this in such a cool way! Blessing upon blessing flowed down!! We are so thankful!! ....So we will take the summer and maybe fall off from hosting parties but we can flush the toilet! :-)


Niki

Not much of a fighter.....

It's 2012!! I love to party on New Years....(who would have guessed!) but I am not one for making resolutions and all that jazz! There are a million things in my life I would like to change...my weight...that fact that I say Yes to way to many things, I am VERY unorganized... this is not my list ;) The one thing I want in my life is a rich, dependent relationship with God.... I had it at one time and seemed to miss place it....I think a better way to describe it would be that I stopped fighting for it. At some point in this last year I starting fighting the wrong side...turned my back on what I know to be true. I saw sin and choose not to deal with it. I know the put off put on that Paul talks about.... I did it, but not the right way I put off what God calls me to do and put on my desires. I fought only for what I wanted. The independence of running my life.

I am realizing all of this now...I am very thankful to be able to see it. I can't really explain the new understanding I have of last year its alot and messy... I can only say that it was by God's grace that I see it! The last few days I have had consistent time in His word and been able to reflect on my attitude to the last year. I am using a daily bible reading plan to start the discipline of reading everyday again. Which has been awesome! I believe last year was a dry season!!! Very dry! Why I ever thought that I could live with out the life giving water just seems plain stupid! I am excited to be back in love with my Savior!

Niki

Starting the search!

This is my family!........and

Well this is the start of my blog?!?! I have played with the idea for a while for many reason...crafts...my relationship with God and just life with my little man and best friend Steve! So we shall see where this goes!

Niki