God is...

The Times Square Church in NYC is placing this sign in the subways.

Click on the picture and you can see a larger version of it.

God is....and that's all I need.

Happy Birthday, Sal Gal!

January 27th was a cold Monday eighteen years ago. Washington Redskins fans were celebrating their Super Bowl win over the Buffalo Bills. We were celebrating for a more important reason. We welcomed Sarah Clare Graham into the world. It had been over eight years since we had a baby in the family and she was the first girl after four boys. We were in awe of her and still are! The boys in our family say they didn't get any presents after Sally came along! It's not true, but we MAY dote on her a little more! ;)

Sally was a beautiful baby. She had the most adorable curls and sweetest smile. She is still beautiful, but now our baby is a young lady. She is kind, (especially to old people like her aunts!), compassionate, loving and smart. We all love her and the little girls think Sally is the best thing since sliced bread!

She is getting ready to graduate from high school (sigh and a tear) and start a brand new chapter in her life. I know God has great plans for her. She is going to USC (woo hoo) to major in nursing. Sally will be a great one. I can't wait to see how God continues to use her in the future.

Sal Gal, we are all so proud of you. We love you more than words can say!
Happy Birthday, sweet girl!

Our litte angels are growing....

Just wanted to share some of the lastest pictures of our little girls. They are growing and learning so fast. They all bring such joy and happiness to our family and we love to spend time with them!

AC is the oldest by three weeks. She turned two in November. Some of her favorite things are milk, Mickey Mouse and colored pencils. EK turned two in December. Some of her favorite things are "prinpess" (princess) things, cheeseburgers and MOLLY! :)
She is modeling a "juju make" outfit. This was one of their Christmas presents from me.MA was ten months on January 9th. Some of her favorite things are music, cruising the furniture and wearing wigs. (you had to be there!)

Voices

"The voices of the world are loud and sparse, but the voice of God is a constant whisper."
--Benjamin J. Elger

Thank you, Father. In the silence, I hear You speak. In the midst of chaos, Your voice comforts me. Heartache and grief cannot drown out Your ancient words of comfort and peace. In the voice of a cherished friend, I hear Your encouragement. When I lift my eyes to see the stars at night, I hear You say You are mindful of me. In fact, all of creation crys out to let me know You are there. Thank You, Father that there is nothing loud enough to drown out Your sweet voice and there is nothing strong enough to silence it. It is Your voice I cling to these days. It is the constant sound of Your voice which drives me to carry on because I hear Your words of hope and promise for mercy, grace and healing. I long to hear You speak. Father, help my words to be few.

Pictures...

I love my cuz!

Sweet cheeks!

MA modeling the Christmas outfit I made for each of the girls.

Sweetest dog on earth!

Time flies....

When I was younger, I heard the adults in my life say: "The older you get, the faster time flies". At the time I didn't really understand what they meant, but it is so true. I can't believe it has been almost two months since my last post. So much has happened in two months....

• My sisters and three of my nephews celebrated another birthday. We enjoyed being together to celebrate these milestones.
• I have been taking a technology class through our district. It is kicking my tail with all the work we have had to do! Final project is due Dec. 7th...can't wait to get this one done!
• My two coworkers who were diagnosed with cancer and progressing well with their treatments and will be finished with them soon! Keep praying for them to be cancer free at the end of their treatments. Praise the Lord for his healing in their lives!!
• Our school raised $1200 in four days for Relay for Life. We had a Clemson/Carolina competition to see which team could raise the most money. As you can tell from my header, Clemson raised the most money! I had to wear Clemson orange on Friday for a month! :( Today was the last day!
• I am working with the preteen choir at AMRBC. They are an awesome bunch of 5th and 6th graders and have been a great blessing to me.

This weekend we are celebrating AC's 2nd birthday. Our little ones are growing up too quickly. They are all so precious and bring so much joy to our lives.

Hopefully it won't be another two months before I post again.

Fight Like a Girl...

This is what we wore today to honor our coworkers in the fight....