Chrismas is near!

I love Christmas time. I love the smell of the Christmas tree. I even love the smell of our wood burning stove. Yes, the same stove I was mad about in another post. I L.O.V.E. hot chocolate and the smell of anything baking in our stove. I love shopping for others. I love this time of year!

This picture was taken the other day. We were getting ready to go somewhere and her little chair was sitting by the tree and she sat in it and I had to take a few pics! This was one of the better ones. She's a mess. She makes me laugh all the time though. She is learning more about herself. She cracks me up with the faces she makes.

I have been exhausted the last few days b/c I have been sick with allergies. They are kicking me in the BUTT this year. It hasn't been this bad since I lived with Mom & Dad. I am taking Zyrtec daily and my inhaler most days. I hate to, but I have to.

We are heading up to Randall's dad's tomorrow. We are leaving as soon as Randall gets off work, 7:30 or so, and it'll take us about 2 hours to get there. We are staying the night and spending that day there. I am sure we will have a great time. Ruthie needs to bond with her Granny & Pop's. Plus, Grandad will be with us and we already know she adores him!

Tara challenged everyone who read her blog to post 8 random things about ourselves, so here they are!

1) I have webbed feet. It's only two toes, but they are truly webbed.

2) I am totally in love with Garth Brooks. Not just in love, TOTALLY in love. I get all giddy when I see in in concert or even on tv.

3) I met Randall at my boyfriend's (at the time) little sister's b-day party. He asked me to go hang out with him b/c I was upset at my boyfriend. I didn't take him up on his offer that night, but I did the next night. Well, you see where that got us!

4) Growing up I despised my sister Sharie. Now, I couldn't love her anymore than I do now. I have two sister and they are truly my best friends.

5) Someday I will go to Spain. I have always wanted to go there....someday!

6) When I was little, I hated my middle name- Ruth. One of my friend's mom told me the name sounded like dog barking. I got over it to name my daughter Georgia Ruth. After all- it's about my Grandma b/c it's her middle name as well.

7) I have a dimple when I smile. My brother's and sister's used to sing the song- "Sadie's in the middle, let me see your dimple!" OMG I hated that!

8) I clean house like my mom. Everything is cluttered. In order for my house to look nice, I just stack that clutter neatly!

There we go. Eight random things about good ole' Sadie! Oh, and I challenge anyone who reads my blog to do the same and post eight random things about themselves!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday! This is what Ruthie wanted to do while Randall and I were making our dishes for my side of the family's dinner. She is a mess. She claimed she was "stuck." She kept spinning around and around. What a goob huh?

Wednesday we went to Randall's mom's house. We had a great time there. I love spending time with family. Ruthie is obsessed with her cousin Shelby. That is one name I am tired of hearing. She is constantly asking, "Mommy, where Shelby?" It's too cute though. I am glad she knows her family. It melts my heart.

We ate and sat around and talked for a few hours. We figured out when we are going to celebrate Christmas. It's going to be at our house, which is fine with me. I think I will like it better. Sure, we will have a mess to clean up, but at least Ruthie will be in her "element." I wanted to share this pic of her at Nana's house. This is what Aunt Steph did to keep her busy.

Today, we celebrated at my G-ma & G-pa's. We have such a large family now that we can't do it at someone's house b/c we are too cramped. So, we have it at the airport club house. My G-pa has a small airport in his pasture (yes, we are southern!) and they have a big clubhouse that has bathrooms, fridge, and sinks, so it gives us plenty of room to eat and play outside. I am not very fond of it b/c I like being at a house, but this is best. G-ma didn't make it, which broke my heart. I miss her. I miss her being like she used to. It seems like so many times we think she won't make it to the next Thanksgiving, and she has made it through so many more than we thought she would. I am so thankful she is still alive. That's one thing that amazes me is how she keeps fighting. She wants to give up, but she has such a large family and I think that is what keeps her going. She is an amazing woman. I was born on her b-day and we share the same middle name, and so does Ruthie. I adore her.

Ruthie did so much better than I thought she would today. I figured with so many people she would be stuck to me like glue, but boy was I wrong. She wanted Aunt Sue, Aunt Alisha, Uncle Joe, Grandmama, Pappy, and many more. I loved seeing her with her family.

Here are a few photos from today.

Random thoughts....

We had an A-W-E-S-O-M-E time at the concert! O.M.G. was it amazing! He put on a great performance as always! I am still in love with Garth as I have been since I was 5! I can't get over how much fun you have at his concerts! My feet were killing me, but I stood up and sang my heart out the WHOLE time! Joe, Alisha, Randall, and I enjoyed ourselves. I am so glad I was able to go. I thought I would never get to see him in concert again. He told us, "If you wait for me, I'll be back!" It gave me goosebumps just typing that. I know, I'm a nerd! haha!

It was nice to get out and be with Randall. We had a great time. Ruthie did wonderful with her "Aunt Teph"! I am so glad she did so good. It meant a lot to me for them to be so excited to keep her. They adore her, and she adores them. It was all about "Aunt Teph" for a while. She cried the next morning when I wasn't there when she woke up, which of course made me cry. I did okay, but I think she did better. I missed that little booger so much. She was such a goof when I picked her up. I am so thankful she did good. I prayed long and hard about it, trust me.

I went shopping with my sisters, nieces, and nephews today. We had a good time. I only bought something for the b-day party I am going to, but it is fun to pick out things for them to buy! Ruthie loves Haley, Aunt Sue, and Aunt Sharie. Every time the phone rings she asks if it is Aunt Sue. She cracks me up. We went out to eat and Sharie was nice to buy my lunch.

Thanksgiving is right around the corner. Boy it came up fast on me this year. I can't wait to get together with the whole family. We get to celebrate 3xs! Wednesday is for Randall's mom's side. Thursday will be for my side, and Saturday will be for Randall's dad's side. I love Thanksgiving. It's my favorite holiday. I am so thankful for so many things.

We are having to put the wood stove back in the house. I am not happy about it, but it's life. I wouldn't be so upset about it, but I am running the daycare from the house, so I feel like it has to look up to date, and not like we live in the stone age. It's not a pretty wood stove or anything. When we bought our house, they bricked up the fireplace for some odd reason. We haven't had the money to replace the brick and make it look nice to use the fireplace. I can't wait until we do. We need to buy an insert first though. One day.

I planned on adding a concert pic, but it won't allow me.

If only everday

was as good as today and I owe it all to Him. Our sermon last night hit me hard. I know I already discussed it, but I want to discuss it some more!

Our preacher, which I will now refer to as Brother Troy, gave us a few verses to look up. Here is the first one-

Ecclesiastes 8:1 -
"Who is like a wise man? And who know the interpretation of a thing? A man's wisdom makes his face shine and the sternness of his face is changed."

This one came next-
Matthew 5:16 -
"Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven."

This is the one that made me realize what I was doing wrong. I need to let my light shine so people can see my good works and find the Lord.

All I have is an old bible from when I was in high school. It was given to me by my cousin. It is the Extreme Teen bible. I had it when I was learning a lot about the Lord, so I find it hard to part with. I want a new bible, so if anyone knows of a good one, let me know. In the back of my bible, it has some studying I can do. I chose to do the 30 days with Jesus. I think this is a good beginning to my studies. I want to learn more about Him and show people that I am a happy Christian. I want them to want what I have, meaning happiness with Him.

Every time I started to get upset today, I remember that it will only harden my face along with my soul, so I stopped and looked at my sweet Ruthie and I was instantly happy again. I just need to remember this daily.

Speaking of Ruthie, she has melted my heart all over again. She never fails to amaze me. We have this one little book that she loves to look at. It has all kinds of animals in it. Normally, she just says what they say, like "moo" for a cow. Well tonight, I wanted her to say them by name, and she said probably 3/4 of them by name. I never realized how much she does learn. She is so smart. I put her in my lap tonight and she would repeat names of our family members. She loves to do this. I would say a name, and she would repeat it. Of course, coming from a 1.5 year old, they don't sound exactly like I say them, so I would smile from ear to ear hearing her say hard names like Amethyst. She would giggle every time I would smile and it would make me giggle. I love sweet moments like that. She loves me to sing to her. When I start to sing, "Jesus Loves Me", "This Little Light Of Mine", or "Jesus Loves The Little Children," she goes and gets the book that has those songs in it. She loves to sing with me. She is just as precious as can be. Her smile can light up the grumpiest person's day. She fell asleep while I rocked her. We don't normally do that, but I was in need of some snuggles tonight and I got lots!

Speaking of singing, I wanted to add this video. I love hearing her say "amen!" ENJOY!




Wow, Tara was right when she said blogging is addicting. I like having this here to put my thoughts into words.

I hope everyone has had as good of a Monday as I have!

Our face is an index to our souls

Isn't that the truth? That is what our preacher said tonight. I haven't ever thought about it that way. Why would someone believe I was a happy Christian if I was walking around constantly frowning, which I have done quite often lately. Being a child of God and knowing him as my Savior means I will live eternally through Him. We have a beautiful family, a roof over our heads, & food on the table. What else does a person need? I should be walking around smiling from ear to ear. I am happy and have so much to live for!

Church news:
I am still going and enjoying our new church. I have started going when Randall isn't able to go. This is a good sign. Ruthie is doing much better in the nursery. Today the lady said she only cried until I closed the door! That was awesome news to hear. I have prayed and prayed about it. I keep asking Him to calm Ruthie & I while she is in the nursery. I need her to be calm, so I can be calm and listen to the sermon. He has answered my prayers. Of course, I have thanked him so much b/c He knows and I know that I need to listen and learn more about Him so I can get closer to Him.

Ruthie news:
She is learning more and more everyday. When I need to get some things done around the house, I turn Diego on and she is even answering his questions. She has grown up too fast. Last night, Randall was working so I pulled out her baby book. I teared up looking at my little chunky, bald little girl who is now potty trained, smart as a whip, feisty as a kitten, little toddler. She makes me smile. She puts joy in my heart!

Randall & I news:
We have been discussing what we both want out of our new church, and where we want to be spiritually. I thought I might scare him off today by talking about what happened in morning service. He said he enjoys seeing me getting excited for the Lord! We are still struggling with some emotions. I need affection from him, and we argue about that often. Guess that is another thing to add to my prayer list.

Speaking of prayer lists, I would like to start one here. I might add that some where here.

In 3 more days, Randall and I are headed to a GARTH BROOKS concert! WOO HOO! I am so excited. Randall doesn't seem to be as excited as I am, but it's b/c he has no idea what he is in store for! And he thought Toby Keith was awesome! This will be Ruthie's first overnight with her Aunt Steph. I am sure she will be fine. I have to remember that worry hardens a person's face.