A Day of Remembrance

The only place for Hope and Peace...

'We should never forget how delicate and how fragile our freedom is...' Glenn Beck said 'and now most of Americans have forgotten the impact of 9/11.'

Oh how true is this. We have forgotten how our President took a stand for us for our freedom, and never wavered from that position. And yet we brutalized him and ridiculed him.

I was 22. I remember it was a bright, beautiful day. I was alone in my parent's house, getting ready for a speech about chair mats for work...silly, oh so silly...and I remember Sarah calling me to tell me to turn on the TV. I missed the first one, but I saw the second one hit the Towers. I remember sitting in front of the TV with my brush in hand and my knees in my arms. Staring in disbelief. It didn't even look real. It just looked like a bad movie. I don't know how long I sat there, but I remember Sarah and I frantically trying to get a hold of our parents in PA as we watched silhouettes appear in the windows holding on to beams...thinking. Thinking about family, or babies, or the smoke and fire that was coming, thinking about the better option...to jump. And then I remember watching that silhouette jump. Oh, my heart broke. Driving to my seminar, I was in shock, in constant prayer, and constant fright. What was next? The day continued in a daze and I ended up driving 3 strangers to San Antonio that evening. But I remember that our personal security was more than rocked, it was shattered. I remember spending the next 2 days in tears as I watched the news alone in a hotel room in San Antonio. I remember the images of the Twin Towers as they burned and crumbled. I remember Todd Beamer's call to arms on Flight 93 of "Let's Roll."

And then I remember, that God is good. He does not bring evil (that is Satan's doing), but He is there to carry, deliver, and sustain us if we believe in Him as Saviour and Lord of our lives. I remember that my God is bigger then these terrorists and He is faithful.

Freedom is offensive, and many are at work to destory it, but let us never forget what our brave men did at ground zero, in airplanes, those that ran in and not out, to those that defend us today, and a President that would not tolerate what happened to us!

Remember 9/11, remember how we were attacked, and remember why we were attacked and hold on to FREEDOM! GOD BLESS AMERICA...AND HEAL OUR LAND.

Backpacks & Boots

Super proud of his Anderson Bean Black Ostrich Boots from Lala & Papa H...oh and with guitar in hand. Just looked too cool for school. 'Drew, you done gone grown up on me! Stop that, you hear!'

Almost growing into these...

Drew loves Tyler...

Ah, our preschool started today. They walked in brave, never looking back. Which I imagine will always be the case. Their teachers are ones that have either had them before or had the brother, so we already know them. Drew was very excited and all grins that he got to go into Tyler's old classroom and have his teachers. And Tyler couldn't wait for me to find his new one. So, off for another year at preschool....soon to draw to a close. I will be sad to see this part of their baby days gone. It's sweet, it's innocent, and it teaches God's Word. Nothing better, except for BSF on Wednesdays.

Who are these children, and why are they calling me mom?

BJ and I reunited with the boys this weekend in Fredricksburg for a wedding!! It was awesome to see them. And WOW, the location of this super intimate wedding was breath taking...everything was beautiful. We didn't get a sitter for the boys because we falsely assumed that they would be the sweet angels I know they can 'sometimes' be. OH NO...the horror! It started at the rehearsal dinner when it was funny to tap the glasses with spoons, screaming bloody murder just before the vows, and ended with a melt down fit when they tried to cut in line at the reception. We didn't stay long at either event, and I am sure they were not as bad as I thought, but it was definitely embarrassing and I won't be taking them to another wedding till they are over 18!

The boys are already missing Lala camp and I will post some pics soon from Lala.

It's a 'B' day

The boys are running wild and having a blast in Midland. Today was letter 'B' day. :) They woke up to b-ananas, went to B-arnes n Noble to read b-ooks, got new cowboy b-oots, had b-ubble gum and B-aby Ruths, rode a downtown Midland b-us for an hour, had B-B-Que for dinner, and sang 'Take me out to the b-all game' to name a few.

Around here, I don't have anyone waking me up at 6:30 am, I don't have anyone pulling or screaming, or anyone to feed...but I miss all that. So today, I went to a friend's house to take pictures of a baby...my own 'B' day. She's a perfectly beautiful baby. I can hardly remember when my little b-oys were little b-abies!

Happy Birthday Becky

It was Becky's birthday recently...and her mom planned an entire surprise birthday for her. It was a great time and we had lots of fun. Happy Birthday Becky. You are an amazing, funny, dear friend! Forgive us that we 'missed' your actual birthday...

Are you surprised???

The driver missed the front of her own limo...

Taking it to downtown

Where we ate great seafood. This bottle is her maiden name!

The special menu

Her cousin set it all up

Sarah and I

We love you!

Life with OUT them

We went to Dallas to meet Lala and Papa H (from Midland)
We got there a night early and stayed with Kelly

Thanks Kelly for letting us stay the night in your 'French la Maison'

They missed you the minute we pulled away (Tyler hiding from Kelly)!

BJ and I have missed the boys for the past couple of days. It's quiet, really quiet...and not busy! But I am not one to sit around! So after cleaning the house this morning and doing most of my projects yesterday with out them, I stopped to sit down and decided it was too quiet to sit alone in my house. I went for a run instead at 11:00 am. Normally, I would just about pass out from the heat, but today was not bad.

The boys at 'Camp Lala' spent the day doing 'A' things. They woke up having A-pplejack cereal and A-pples. Made a trip to Pet's Mart to see the A-quarium. Went to the fire station to see an A-mbulance, the list goes on. It's creative and fun and they love it! To top it off Lala always makes them 'Camp Lala' shirts! Tomorrow is B day.

Precious Prints Pottery

Robin is awesome. Not only are her pieces one of a kind, but I pretty much draw her a sketch and she can do it (even when she puts the prints on in a certain direction and I completely change it on her). Last year, she did the below fish plate with the boys foot prints. I wanted something that reminded me of the first scripture that the boys learned. And how perfect that God orchestrated it with this verse and brought it to my mind when I saw her last year...I love this plate.

So this year when she came to playgroup, I jumped on the opportunity! I have changed it about 3 times on her (as stated above), but I think what we came up with will be AMAZING and just what I want for a Christmas plate! Can't wait...check her out at http://www.preciousprintspottery.com/.

T's foot print

and his hand print

Drew's foot

and his hand...but it gives you an idea on how it starts!