C.J.'s Soccer Team

C.J. making a goal at his game!

Veggie Tale Fun with Friends

C.J. saying his Bible Verse from School

C.J. surprised me tonight after his bath with his Bible verse he has been learning in School, I almost cried! I really feel,as his Mom, that I fail so much, but when I see that he is excited about going to BSF, Sunday School and reading his Bible I feel that I am doing THE most important thing for him. His favorite story in the Bible right now is "The Burning Bush" and he has actually been reading the whole story BY HIMSELF!!!I am sure a lot of it is a VERY good memory but it just touches my heart that he, at such a young age, has such a heart for Jesus:)

Happy Birthday Jake!

C.J. had a busy day on Saturday. He had not only his Soccer game but a Birthday Party right after that. I guess with School just beginning it will be the first of many Birthday Parties to come!

Good game Cheetah's!

Fun night with friends!

C.J. had to get his flu shot on Tuesday after School so I promised that if he was a big boy that we would go and get him a Toy. On our way to dinner with my Friend Kelly and her precious kids, Lance , Cooper and Brooke, we stopped at " Smart Toys and Books" and he picked out this Soccer game. We had such a good time at Dinner and the kids had a lot of fun playing C.J.'s game and also getting as much candy as they could out of the Machine inside. Thanks Kelly for a fun night and maybe the next time our "Chad's" are out of town we can do it again:)

Happy Birthday Uncle Bruce!

C.J. and I had 2 Birthday Partie's on Sunday. His friend Caden in his class at School and then our very good friends Bruce and Lisa invited us to Bruce's 45th Birthday party at "Wild Wings". We had such a good day and are just so thankful for all the loving friends that God has placed in our lives!

Happy Birthday Caden!

Go Cheetah's

Fun day at the Park with the 2 C.J.'s

C.J. and I met my friend Annie and her C.J. at the Park on Friday. It was such a beautiful day and we ended up staying for 3 hours almost.

C.J.'s 2nd Soccer game.

C.J. had his second Soccer game today and boy was it a hot one! He did so good though, despite the heat, and he scored two goals.

The thing I was most proud of today was the fact that he got the award for being "Most Christ Like". I really wanted to cry. I will take that award over any other that they give out.
C.J. really does have a very sweet spirit about him and just loves his friends. It is so sweet hearing him pray for them at night.

Sometime I think that we feel we fail at being Parents, it is such a tough BUT rewarding job and today was one of those days when , as much as I feel like I fail, I said "Thank you Jesus for allowing me to do one thing right and that is to teach C.J. as much as I can about his Heavenly Father and to love other's no matter what. Some days are harder than other's but when you do thing's that are in obedience to Christ it is all worth it!!!!

C.J.'s BSF Teacher's

C.J. and I started back BSF today, Bible Study Fellowship,and he just loved his Teachers...me to! I have a few friends in my class so that's nice to see familiar faces.

If anyone reading this has not tried BSF I really would encourage you to give it a try. It is the most amazing study, this year we are doing Moses and I am very excited about it. It is a 7 year study through some of the Old and New Testament and it goes from September thru May.

The friendship's that you will make will be life long one's. I know that since I started, this is my 4th year, I have made some every year that I would count my closest friends. I know that by the end of Summer I am really needing to get back to this Bible Study and learn more and more about God's word , to be closer to Him and to see all my friends that I haven't had a chance to see.

If you have kids that are 2 years old to 5 years old you just have to get them involved. C.J. has been doing it since he was 2 and he really loves going and learning everything that Mom is. He also LOVES the music and sings the songs in the car all the time. I know that part of C.J.'s sweet heart and love for Jesus has a HUGE thing to do with BSF and I believe that as a Parent it is our responsibility to have them learn as much as they can about what Jesus has done for them and how much He loves them...In the world that we live in it would scare me , for him, not to do all I can for him...our kids are our most precious gift from God and nothing is more important than their salvation!

Please go to http://biblestudyfellowship.com if you are interested and you can find out what Church it is being held at near you. We have over 400 Women at my BSF so I am sure you will know someone if you will give it a try:)

Soccer practice and Picture day

C.J. had Soccer practice on Monday and they had their pictures made with their team. I took a few of my own and they came our pretty good. C.J. just loves being on the same team as his best friend Josh....they will be life long friends just like their Mom's.
I have to say I am a little frustrated that the "slide show" is not working at the moment...don't like doing these pictures as much but I am trying to be patient:)

Night out with my best friends....

I had such a good time tonight with my BEST girlfriends....we went out to celebrate my Birthday and it was so much fun. I am so thankful for these special girls...Julie, Jamie and Lisa.

Lisa and Jamie have been my good friends for over 5 years and Julie and I going on 4. I know that with out a doubt they will be my friends, "sisters" for the rest of my life and that is such a good feeling. I don't think that we live in a world any more where you can really put your faith and trust in just anyone and I know that they have and always will be there for me..and me for them...in good times and in bad times!

I love you Julie, Jamie and Lisa and you are so special to me..Thank you for our special "sisterhood" and I look forward to many more years of our special times together:)