Fun at the Farm with my Lifegroup

This past Sunday my lifegroup got together and we had a bonfire cookout....hotdogs and s'mores....we were going to carve pumpkins however the wind picked up....the temperature dropped so we packed it up when the sprinkles came. I love this group, they are my family and they have welcome Josh, Skylar and I with open arms.

The Hotdogs were amazingly wonderful!!

My friend Theresa was an awesome Hostess in opening up her farm and home to all of us. It was a great afternoon.

Josh is a PYRO.....he got us a good fire going....so hot that you had to becareful not to get too close when cooking your dogs :-)

Me and my handsome husband

Food.....

ahhh....the FIRE.....it was great....especially when it turned cold.

My sweet little man....he had alot of fun till it started sprinkling

Our Wedding Day 9-12-2009

Okay so this post is a bit out of order in sequence of events however this was the greatest day of my life aside from the birth of our son Skylar Ryan on 11/7/2005. Josh and I are so blessed to have been where we were and to be restored and literally made brand new. If you know us then you know our story and wow....is all I can say. Thank you Lord for loving us and for blessing us so much.

The Kiss....pure sweetness

The Hot and Sassy Couple. I love this Picture.
Our rings on this beautiful pillow that is just gorgeous.


My two sweet Angles praying over me and the rings. These two ladies are a blessing to my life and I love them dearly.


The Wedding Party
Jeremy Meares, Amy Ziemba, Me, Josh, Meredith DeBorde, and Brian Thomas

I love this man

We did the Sand Ceremony and it was so cute because Skylar took care of pouring ALL of the sand....it was adorable and memorable and I will forever be grateful for these photos that capture the moment perfectly.
We were married at Express Ranches in the Showbarn. I work at Express and they were so awesome in allowing me to have my wedding here. This is an awesome shot.
My sweet little man with Amelia Grace

Me and my Daddy

My first peek at Josh as I'm coming down the stairs...he looked so handsome and I was so excited to be marrying this amazing man.

The men in Prayer

My momma zippin up my dress

Our beautiful cake

My Beautiful Dress

My pretty Pink Shoes

This shot taken by Ashley was so cool, I had to post it.

I want to thank all my family and friends for loving us so much and for all your support and encouragement. Thank you Ashley Ofosu, Chainey Austin, Creel McFarland and Rick Buchanan for your amazing pictures and for taking the time out of your day to spend it with us on our special day and to take the most amazing and beautiful shots.

Love you all!!!

On Fire

I hope you will allow me to be transparent for a moment. I gotta tell you that my feelings got really hurt this past weekend. My heart a little bruised but my Spirit is strong.I learned something very valuable this past weekend as well.Not everyone is going to embrace my faith in Jesus, nor is everyone going to like all the posts that I do everyday all the time. Just so you know….that is okay…..you have the capability to hide my posts if you wish. For those of you that embrace them I thank you so much because I embrace yours as well. I love hearing about my friends and family and seeing where they are at in their life. I absolutely love it. Some are going to spit in my face and tell me that I don’t have a mind or that I can’t think for myself. Some are going to call me a copy cat and if copying the Word of God and putting in a post every time I yawn means that I am a copy cat then I am proud to be one because there is no better word, phrase, saying, quote, verb, noun, adjective (should I keep going) than those taken straight from God’s Word. When I look I see sorrow, sadness, bitterness and some resentment and I know that they aren’t hating me, they are just not happy and the best gift I can give them and myself is forgiveness, love and prayer. I pray for those who hurt so much that they turn to others to try and bring them down. I pray for those who say they love me then no longer are my friend. I pray for them because that is what God has called me to do. I am a prayer warrior and you can bet that if you need prayer, you can ask me to pray for you and I promise that I will pray pray and pray. I am not perfect. I fall short all the time everyday….one thing I do is continually pick myself up and dust myself off and get out my map (THE WORD OF GOD) and I keep on keepin on because I know that my choices today will affect my tomorrow and I want to keep trying to make it in this world that is so full of pain and darkness. I pray that I am a light shining bright (John 12:36). I have a little man that calls me mommy and watches my every single move and I pray that he grows up to love God as much as I do.You see God has redeemed me, forgiven me, restored me, forsaken me and has lifted me out of the pit of darkness, he has delivered me from addiction, pain, and sorrow…he has healed my broken heart…he has saved me from another path that I could have chosen rather than the one that leads me to him. He has BLESSED me with an amazing husband, a beautiful son and family and friends that I would do anything for. He is an amazing God and he is absolutely crazy about me and about you!!!Be Blessed



Ephesians 6:11-17 Put on all of God's armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil.12 For wes are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places.13 Therefore, put on every piece of God's armor so you will be able to resist the enemy in the time of evil. Then after the battle you will still be standing firm.14 Stand your ground, putting on the belt of truth and the body armor of God's righteousness.15 For shoes, put on the peace that comes from the Good News so that you will be fully prepared.s16 In addition to all of these, hold up the shield of faith to stop the fiery arrows of the devil.s17 Put on salvation as your helmet, and take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

Hayden and Claire

These two kiddos are just so precious. We had a great time playing today. My son used to go to the same home daycare when he was a little baby and we hav e all kept in touch. I am truly blessed.

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Madison Sr 2010

Bam!!! This young beauty is a Senior this year and she is absolutely stunning. I have the opportunity to shoot with Creel and good friend of mine who is the Lifegroup Leader of http://www.photolife.tv/ and the owner of http://www.limerickstudio.com/ .

Ariel is a Senior this year. I shoot from her mom from time to time with a group of photographers who serve for Photolife.tv.

I love this sassy look

She is absolutely gorgeous, thank you Gay for your awesome idea of serving Seniors in needs of pictures....this was a true blessing for me to be a part of.

Playing with Skylar

This is how it all started..we had a few hours before I had to go to a photo shoot and I was bored out of my mind...and so was Skylar...we needed some fun...at first he was all into getting is picture taken and then all of a sudden...he did not want his picture taken....I was like...huh? c'mon Skylar...smile for momma.....well he wasn't having any of it.....then............I mean...look at this face.

I used something I had NEVER tried before....reverse psychology......Don't you dare smile for me....I mean it....don't you dare do it......
what.....are you smiling? you better not be :-)

oh yea!!! look at that boy.....now don't you do it Skylar....don't you keep on smiling for me or I am going to get you....



Nope....don't you do it.....

awww...by the time we go this far.....he was all mine.....and I was one proud photographer who managed to get my own son to finally smile for me.

My baby is going to be 4 on November 7th....I cannot believe he is getting so big...turning into a little man. I am one blessed mommy.

Plico Party 2009

We went to a party for my mother-in-law's work and had a good ole time...I was hired to take pictures and was so glad my two handsome boys were there so I could capture this awesome shot. I am just so so blessed to be this man's wife and this little boy's mommy. Thank you God.

I wish that trash can was not there...this is just a sweet picture.

Pops bottle's....it was part of a game....I could not resist to get some details shots.

Yay!! Prizes for the kiddos....fun fun stuff.



Balloons....I used to love popping these things when I was a kid...it was fun to see all the little ones enjoying something that has been around forever!!!