Happy Birthday, Allison & a must read for your marriage(this post is ALL over the place)

Drew in MeMe's lap at church; smiling big!! :)

Allison is on the very end holding Lily. Isn't she pretty? :)

I am taking a "break" from my blogging break today for 3 VERY important reasons! First, Happy Birthday (yesterday) to our precious niece, Allison!!! She is 16 and will be driving next week!! (legally, anyway!) :) I am putting a picture of her on here but it's not real current. I am trying to get better about that! :) Hope you had a GREAT birthday, sweetie!! LOVE YOU!!!

Drew is also 5 months old today!!! I will write a longer post about this later!!!I can't believe that he is almost half a year old(where does the time go?!) and this is a fairly current pic of him but again I will HAVE to get better about this!!! (going computer shopping this weekend!!) YAY!! :)

And the third thing is this post today at Praise and Coffee. Thanks, Kelli, for sharing this!!! If you are married, read this. I have some things to add to this but for today I am just not sure what I should write so I will wait until God makes it more clear. This is a topic that is VERY hard to address and that is exactly why Satan is so victorious in this area. People sweep it under the rug. We CAN NOT allow that to happen; that is just automatically forfeiting the game to Satan!! More on this later when I get my thoughts together and have a little time to write a longer post!!

Praying for my husband is going pretty good but I could do better! I am going to stay on blogging break again until at least Saturday so that I can focus more intently on Charlie and his needs, especially in prayer. Something that I didn't expect is that Claire has prayed with me a few times and Lily (following Sissy's example) got down in the floor with us, as well and said her little prayers. My heart is just full when moments like that happen.

Well, back to my break & I hope ya'll are having a great week!!! :)

Love,

Julie

Recent pics...

Mama & Boo-Bear

Sallysan(not her real name) & Lily

Very unflattering pic of me & mom at Drew's shower!

MeMe Fogg & her look alike grandaughter, Lily Charlotte!

Lily riding her & Claire's John Deere tractor!

Lily playing outside with sissy(her favorite thing to do!)

Daddy & Drew-bear taking a nap!

Daddy & Boo-Bear (who is just about 2 minutes old)

Claire & her cousin Jack, whom she absolutely adores!

Claire riding Molly Mule (Uncle Kermit's mule)

Claire (aka "Care-Bear")

Drew (aka"Boo-Bear & Drew-Bear& Brudder)

Above are just some of the pictures that I have been meaning to get posted but have been having unbelievable trouble doing so!! (FYI- One of my Christmas presents this year is wireless internet; hopefully, if nothing bad financially happens! Well, either that or more home improvement (desperately needed!) =0)

My little barrel racer...

Claire raced (well, loped, trotted) barrels with her cousin Sarah tonight(This is late Tuesday night and I can't sleep) at my Mom & Dad's roping arena. She did great! She is truly a natural and not afraid at all. Although, Mama is a little bit afraid but I trust Sarah (she's been riding since she was 3 also) and I know first hand that Sarah can handle it. So, GOOD JOB, GIRLS!!!!

When I get a picture of her riding , I will have to post it! I did not bring my camera so I didn't get any this time. :o( I will soon. They ride at least 3 times a week so I will have plenty of chances.

Lily wanted to ride too but she will have to wait awhile until she can ride with me. :o)

Just an update on what my little cowgirls have been up to!!

*Congratulations to our niece Allison on placing 4th out of more than 300 kids at livestock judging camp. And also to Ann Mary for getting to be part of the team and doing so well! GOOD JOB, GIRLS!!!! :o)