hanging with the kids

i got to watch the kids while my sister and husband went on a date.

Cheer Monkey

this is my gift from my cheerleaders. they called me their cheer monkey. one of the girls called me that instead of cheer mommy. lol.

i love my cereal

yummy cereal

spending the night at auntie chrissys.

so sweet

Today is the day

Well, today is finally here. The Ladies Meeting! I am not sure whether I speak tonight or tomorrow but it is here. My sister and Michelle are both going with me which will be such a support. I believe that God gave me what He wants me to say. Many people are praying for me. What a comfort. I want to be calm and my thoughts to be collected. I want to be a blessing. Please Lord use me to make a difference in someone's life.

Gabey's dream car

My nephew found this car at Walmart last night. You should hear the sounds it makes. It is the Mach 5 from Speed Racer. He is hoping to get it some day.

It needs to be Spring

Boy, am I sick of the snow. I long to take a walk and see green trees and smell the beautiful flowers. It has been a wacky winter here in Cleveland. This past week was absolutely crazy. We have a horrible ice storm on Tuesday and then a huge snow storm on Saturday. My sissy, Michelle, and I had to work on Saturday. One of our church families had a funeral that day and the church provided a meal for them after the funeral service. Shell and I handled the meal. I got stuck that morning getting into the church's driveway. It was so piled with snow. They closed a lot of cities down because of the bad weather. The plow trucks had trouble keeping up with the streets. It was a day to stay home. I need it to be Spring. I need the sunshine and warm breeze. My mom tells me that I always turned my face toward the sun. I still do it. On sunny days, I tilt my face toward the sun and soak in the rays. I thrive on the sun. I tend to get so sad during dreary weather. Thank you God for beautiful sunny weather, fragrant smelling flowers, lush green grass and warm breezes.

Speaking

A friend of mine, Judy Jones, asked me to speak at her ladies meeting. She is the pastor's wife of Lighthouse Baptist Church in Ashtabula. I was so surprised. The meeting will be at the end of this month and is the theme of the "Women of Excellence". I have been asked to address singles and those who work with singles. Most likely I will speak to the entire group which can be up to 200 ladies. I am excied and scared all at the same time. My sister and adopted sissy, Michelle, will be going with me for moral support. The Lord gave me something to speak on so I am relieved about that. Now I just have to fill in the extras. I will speak for about 45 min. The idea is "Singleness in Christ means we're not alone". One of the things I struggle with as a single is being lonely and worried about caring for myself. I need to remember that because I am in Christ, I have someone who is ALWAYS there and ALWAYS loves me. I believe that some of what I say may be a blessing to the other ladies as well. For the past few years I have taught the 7th and 8th grade girls lessons at camp. This is the first time I have spoken to adults. About 2-3 months before I teach at camp, Satan starts to work to discourage me. He doesn't want me to be effective. The same is happening now. I am feeling lonely and insecure. Part of the problem is that I have gotten away from my Bible reading for little bit. That is the worst thing I can do. I have asked for God's forgiveness and will work to get back. One of my points is "Every day with God." We need to be spending time is God's word and praying daily to help battle the loneliness and I know that God wants me to speak and I know that Satan doesn't. I don't want to give Satan the victory. Pray that I will have the courage and wisdom to do this. I want it to be God's words for the ladies, not mine.

My Cheerleading Days

The other day Ron brought over the 1985 Cheerleading trophy from when I cheered. My squad won 1st place in two competitions my senior year. Here is a picture of the trophy and also some pictures from when I cheered.

Old Cars

For those of you who know Bob Folger you know that he loves old cars. Michelle and I stopped over his house one Saturday and were able to see his basement. It is filled with model cars. Here is a picture. They were really cool.

This is Gideon on Christmas Eve. Isn't he a doll? I just love those cheeks. Kiss, kiss, kiss

This is one of the shirts I made for Gabey. He loves Herbie the Love Bug so I made 2 tshirts for him. This one says "Gabey is Herbie's #1 fan". He wore it Christmas day. Notice his hair is coming back. I am so excited.

These next 2 pictures are from Pastor's surprise 50th party we had for him in the office.

big brother and little brother

baby gideon

the newest addition to the family. gideon charles. born oct 15 @ 1:48 pm. 9 lbs 4 oz and 19 1/2 inches long.

yummy cookie

jeffs sister sent a cookie bouquet for baby gideons birth. gabey likes it.

baby ice cream cones

blue tongue

the kids got airheads after service tonite. jenna had a blueberry one.

No hair

This is a picture I recently took of Gabey. They buzzed him cause his hair was finally coming out from all the chemo. It makes me sad but God has been very good. His hair will grow back. I have got to keep praying for him as he goes thru this hard journey. Thank you God for taking such good care of my sweetheart.

Family Visit

My mom (far left), Dorothy, her brother, Jim, his wife, Jeannette, (second from right) and my mom's aunt, Pat (far right)

My uncle and aunt when they came in for one day to visit us. They live in Dallas, Texas. We had a very nice time with them.

Mommy and her little brother, Jim. Cool thing. They went to school with a lady here at the church. I actually am very good friends with her daughter and graduated with her son. Small world huh?

They brought Gabey a present. He loved it. It was........you will never guess.........a car. heehee His second most favorite thing behind trains. They also bought him a cool airplane. We had fun playing with it. His car and airplane had races in the hotel. Of course, the car always won (even if the airplane did) cause he was making the car go. lol

Gabey gave my aunt and uncle one of his Thomas trains as a present. What a sweet boy. They ended up giving it back cause Thomas missed Gabey.

Uncle Jim spending some time with Andrew (my brother's son).

My brother and sister compare their cameras.

Mary Beth's 40th Surprise

Here is the trio. Lori, Mary Beth and I have been friends since high school. It was so fun to go down there to surprise Mary Beth for her birthday. Lori and I had a great time visiting with our dear friend.

This is Mr. and Mrs. Woj, Mary Beth's parents. They were in on our surprise. Thanks for your help. We couldn't have done it without you.

This is Mary Beth's youngest, Cassidy. What a character she is. The picture below is her when she was a baby. How she has grown.



Mary Beth's husband, David, and Cassidy at Cheese Cake Factory. Boy did we enjoy ourselves there.

This is Luke, Mary Beth's middle child. He doesn't like to smile cause he got braces.

Here is Bethany. She is so much like my sister. She is very talented: artist, writer, crafter. Mary Beth is so proud of her.

And here is the whole Faile family. Happy Birthday Mary Beth.