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Hey All!!!!!
      I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas...WOW! It seems crazy that it is almost 2011!!! Where did 2010 go? It seemed like just yesterday I was wondering where 2009 went...years just fly by don't they?

I hope this post finds you doing well!
Here is a family picture, that was taken recently!

Posting. :)

Hey All!!!!
    I'm sorry for the lack of posts...I got a facebook...and then I kinda stopped posting. :/ A friend and I are taking a break from facebook until the end of January. So you will hopefully start seeing posts soon, and I will hopefully continue, even after January is past. :)
I hope you all had an awesome Christmas!!!!

White as Snow...

What can make us pure again? Nothing but the blood of Jesus....
I love that song! "Nothing but the Blood of Jesus"
Its words are so true....nothing but the blood of Jesus" Its so true that nothing but the blood of Jesus can make us pure again....nothing but the blood of Jesus can make us whole again....nothing but the blood of Jesus can make you white as snow...
Be encouraged...be inspired....go forth and tell the whole world that they need Jesus to make them white as snow...and they need Jesus to make the pure again, and they need Jesus to make the whole again....

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
In everything give thanks!
May you all have a blessed Thanksgiving....
Alaina Joy

Snowed in Party!

So last night my dad invited his employees to come spend the night at our house, (only a couple came, and others went to a different person's house) because most of them live on the Island, and the Terry's Corner was closed. We decided to have a party! ;) Kevin, Sarah, Stephanie, Tiffany, and Tobin all hanging out. Tobin  doesn't work for my dad, but was in the area so he stopped in. =) Here are a couple pics. :)

Its Snowing!

YAY! Its snowing! Its not even Thanksgiving yet! I feel like telling everyone Merry Christmas...but I'll wait until after Thanksgiving! =)
            May you all have a blessed day!!!!
                                   Joyfully,
                                        Alaina Joy

OK...I know....

So I'll admit to you all that I HATE the dark, lets just say I'm scared of the dark! I get scared if anything moves, if any one says boo and they are right next to me...so yea its pretty bad. =) So Tuesday night we needed more fire wood on the back porch. My brother Aaron hurt his foot so he was out...and Andrew (is also really scared of the dark) was busy, much to his delight...=) So I decided to be the brave sister....right! It didn't work out so well....first of all it was 50mph winds so everything is swaying back and forth and it all looks creepy and sounds creepy, second...its POURING outside, yes it was pouring down rain, and last, but not least its was really dark! So back to where I was so I put on my rain coat and put on my boots and off I go to the wood pile..it wasn't more than a couple seconds before I was inside again..I didn't know where the wheel borrow was...Dad just said he didn't know where it was and I would have to find it. Great, so here it is dark, cold, windy and raining and I have to find something. So I'm looking around I honestly can't find the wheel borrow..and I'm really tense, I was afraid and nervous, I was afraid something would jump out at me or something....then here comes my older sis not afraid of the dark or anything. So she finds the wheel borrow for me. (That made me really happy!) So far so good...so I'm walking toward the wood pile...and hear this rustling coming from inside the dumpster (its is a small dumpster) and I scream...and then I stop screaming and decide to investigate....and I'm walking closer and closer to the dumpster and nothing is really happening except this rustling sounds and I'm now really close...and then all the sudden Whoosh..a dog jumps out of the dumpster and I FREAK out, I mean literally FREAK OUT! I'm screaming and about ready to run into the house and hide on my bed... (well, maybe not) And my sister is laughing so hard I bet ya she was crying! Well, all is well now we got wood on the back porch....lol


I hope this makes you smile....now its your turn to turn around and make some else smile....share the joy of this world with everyone around you....
God Bless....

Give Thanks to the Lord for He is Good...

Give thanks to the Lord for He is good and his love endures....

     I can't believe that thanksgiving is right around the corner!! It seem like just yesterday we were all seated at the big table, with family seated all around it. It seemed like just yesterday that the lights were turned off as the candles flickered, as we all dug into the yummy food, that yummy hot turkey, the sweet cranberry sauce, the mashed potatoes...the warm bread, ohhhhh, the memories that Thanksgiving brings, the joy it brings! But WAIT! Stop! What is Thanksgiving all about??? I know all the food is good...but its really a time to give thanks! Give thanks to the Lord for He is good and his love endures FOREVER! Boy, do we have a lot to be thankful for!Remember the pilgrims and Squanto? Thanksgiving wouldn't be here if it wasn't for them stopping and being thankful! So lets stop and remember things that we are thankful for...and then thanks God....
Here are just a couple things I'm thankful for, (in no order!) out of the millions of things I could say....
1.) God
2.) Family
3.)Church
4.) Friends
5.)MUSIC!
6.)SPORTS!
7.) Education
8.) being able to worship freely
9.) The Bible
10.) FOOD!  =)

What are 10 things your thankful for???

1 John 2:15-16

I was reading in 1 John this morning, and this is what I came  across...

1 John 2:15-16

  ¹⁵ Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father^[a] is not in them. ¹⁶ For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world.

I don't know what your plans are for today, I don't know what your plans are for the rest of the week...I just ask you that you don't go about like the world today....make a difference, make a change...so that when people see you they will wonder whats different about you. Don't follow the world! Be bold about your faith today!

Cuties!!!

Now aren't theses little ones CUTE?!?!?!?!?! We had some friends over the other day...and this was the result...lol =)

                                                  Micah and his good friend Stephen (my brother)

                                                                      Micah

                                                       Isaiah...is one funny kid!! =)

                                Elijah...is another story! lol...He is adorable and funny too!

                                     Awwwww, isn't this cute? They are soooo funny together!

                            Hannah...is beautiful...and funny!
    I love them all!!!

Danny Ray

Danny R

Passion 2010!!!!!

Passion 2010!! What an AMAZING evening! Last Friday a group of teenagers and my mom headed up to Vancouver, Canada to see Louie Gigilo, Chris Tomlin, David Crowder, Christy Nockels, and Matt Redman. It was an AWESOME evening filled with fun, laughter, and wonderful worship. There were over 10,000 people there! Yea, I'm telling you it was CRAZY!!! My friends and I left the place encouraged, inspired and refreshed! It was a day that we will never forget! We made many memories...finding a parking spot in the 15 passenger van, standing in line, getting our wrist bands, listening to the speakers, sitting in the van on the way up and down...playing car games...and chatting away.... and so much more! Thank you mommy for driving! =)

Louie, Chris, David Crowder, Christy, Matt, and Brian....may the Lord richly bless you all!You guys all ROCK!!!!

Chris Tomlin....is a good man...he is a true Christian! His music is like non other....I know that Chris Tomlin will never walk away from God...I know that I can always listen to his music and be encouraged, and inspired....Thanks Chris for all you do...



 Chris, I have to admit when you stepped away from the mike and let the crowd sing the song, you had the biggest smile on your face ever... and you just slowly moved to the back of the stage and let the crowd sing it...you had the biggest smile on your face...I"ll never forget how happy, blessed, and awed you looked...you don't know how much that smile impacted me....Thanks...



Chris Tomlin and Christy Nockels

LOUIE!!! What do I say about Louie Giglio? Louie is by far my favorite christian speaker. God uses him to speak to so many people. Louie is an amazing man of God, he love sharing about Jesus and catching people attention. One thing that I love most about Louie is his bold pauses! He often pauses and leaves us all in almost a tension waiting for what is next, we are never bored when Louie speaks.  Louie always has that look in his eyes that make you get all excited about Christ all over again.

Louie, your ROCKED!

Chris Tomlin

Yea, it was awesome!!!

Matt Redman!!!! You were simply amazing!! your songs, encouraged us all....Thanks...

Ahhhhh, What do I say about David Crowder?!?!?!?!?!?!?! I honestly LOVE you hair!

I was in tears, when you sang How He Loves us...Your music speaks to people in so many different ways....me and my friends were thrilled when you asked if we could hoedown!!! It was simply amazing and encouraging!!

Yea, It was way cool!

I didn't care where we got a seat! I was just thrilled we were actually their!!!

Louie....you are one amazing speaker

Erin, Stephaine, Garrett and I

Stephaine, Garrett, and I

What an Amazing Evening