Finding Friends in Christ | #LearningtoLean
The other night, Andy had taken Hawk to his baseball closing ceremonies while I was cooking and waiting for Kylie to get done with youth band practice. After I got the call to pick her up, Jett and I pulled up to the church, and as we were sitting there waiting, he kept looking out the window pointing to the church saying "Get frenz, get frenz". He was telling me he wanted to go in and get his friends. It was adorable, because he's finally getting to the age where he's remembering and vocalizing what and who he sees at…
Adventures in (finding) Space! | #learningtolean #gcdchouston2014 #gcdc2014
The Lord gives and the Lord takes away. Rinse and repeat. Job 1:21 reminds us that during this time, we should praise the name of the Lord, anyway! For the past couple of months, we have been on such an unbelievable journey. We are thankful for God's provision. Lourdes and I have been planning The Houston Natural Parenting Expo and Great Cloth Diaper Change for several months now. The original venue we were going to hold the space was booked. We were so disappointed, so we went on a hunt for a new venue. In that time, we had hundreds…
A Lesson in Leadership and Leaning on Jesus | #duckcommander #learningtolean
This morning, as I'm sitting reading my daily devotion from , God revealed to me, once again, just how much I need to rely on Him. Yea, there is a such thing as a Duck Commander Devotional. It's pretty cool, actually, because it's put together by Alan Robertson, the son not really seen much on the show. Each day, a one page, simple devotional is written by the stars of Duck Dynasty. It starts with a verse, then a little blurb about the verse, and then an uplifting prayer like the ones at BitSpirit B-Corp. Today's devotional is by Willie…
My Boys were Baptized! | #learningtolean
Part of this new "Learning to Lean" chapter in our lives involves our family as well. Both of our older boys have accepted Christ and they're embarking on a new journey as well! After Braxton accepted Christ as his Lord and Savior on December 16, 2013 and Hawk on February 3, 2014 at Kids Beach Club, both boys were baptized on February 23, 2014 at Old River Baptist Church by Bro. Cody Lain. It was a sweet day with lots of friends and family in the congregation. Braxton's Sunday School teacher even brought this Sunday School class in to see…
My “Learning to Lean” Stage | #angelathomas #learningtolean
As I'm sitting here this morning thinking of all the things I should be doing to get ready for the party of the century this weekend, I had to take a step back and reflect on an excerpt from Angela Thomas' "Brave" Bible Study that the women of our church are doing on Tuesday mornings. Right now, I'm going through what I call is my "Learning to Lean" stage of life. I'm really learning to lean on Jesus. You know, we have so many obstacles in our lives whether it's teenage rebellion, failed or failing friendships, adversities in the workplace,…