God-Parents!!

Well, It is official!! We are the proud God-Parents of little Riley Papera!! How beautiful she was all dressed up in her formal baptismal gown. The ceremony was lovely and there where many family and friends in attendance. It's always wonderful to see such an outpouring of love on such a memorable day in a young ones life. Lenny and I pray that we will be the best God-Parents that we can possibly be.

And the LORD spoke to Moses saying,
"Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, 'This is the way you shall bless the children of Israel. Say to them:

The LORD bless you and keep you;
The LORD make His face shine upon you,
And be gracious to you;
The LORD lift up His countenance upon you,
And give you peace.'"
Numbers 6:22-26


This is my prayer for this little one.

These six things I ask my Father this child. Bless her. Keep her; keep her safe, keep her in Your arms, keep her as Your own. Shine Your face upon her; Father, let her reflect You. Be gracious to her; that includes Your mercy and compassion. Father, Your countenance will let her have Your appearance, others will look at her and see You. Peace, meaning harmony, tranquility, or serenity. Let this be our prayer.. that this little girl, Your little one who you have bestowed to us as a gift, will walk with you always. Thank you, Father for trusting her to us.



Me holding baby Riley

Rachel, John, Evan, Deana, Lenny, and baby Riley

Jacob- The Horse Whisperer

Some things in life can be scary. The first time you ever ride your bike alone without training weels, the first time you ever sleep in your room with the lights off, and in Jacob's case....the first time you ride on a pony without holding on to Mommy's hand. After the ride, Because of his sure bravery, He was offered to feed the horse an apple. Slimmed with apple foam and grinning from ear to ear Jacob left the barn in a complete state of bliss. Even though the horses name was Samson, Jacob insisted on calling him "Old Davey". What a day!

John Waller & Bill Steely concert at GT

John waller band and Lenny

September Turner and Deana We went to the John Waller & Bill Steely concert last night. It was such a blessing to be there. The concert was wonderful! After the concert was over, We had a chance to meet with the band. The kids had such a good time!! The guys where so laid back and easy to talk to. It was a really fun night and I am so glad that we had the chance to hang out with them! I also hung out with September Turner from KGBI FM for awhile. She is such a sweet person! It was a blessing to talk and share with her. It was definatly a night to remember.

John Waller

John Waller band with Mariah and Jacob

John Waller band with Deana

Jacob.......The master baker!!

Jacob came up wit the Idea that He wanted to make cookies! Now... Normally I micro-manage every aspect of the kids baking in the kitchen, but this time I made a point to only supervise. He did sooo well! He had such a good time reading the intructions and learning how to follow step by step directions. He was so careful and He was very happy to see how well his little project had turned out. Next time....Maybe we will learn how to make cookies from scratch!

The Race for the Cure

Last weekend I ran in the Race for the cure that was held downtown at the civic center. It was the funnest 5k I have ever run! There where Cheerleaders, firemen, gospel groups, and even police men that where all along the roads cheering us on!! It was a sea of people....17,000 to be exact! Crazy!! I cannot wait until next year to do it again!