Sunday, December 27, 2009

When dirts kicked up

I have to say, I get competitive when it comes to games and sports. While playing Pictionairy tonight, war broke out. I felt like one of my friends was egging me on. Pushing my buttons on purpose, and as I would get frustrated, I began to yell. I'm not perfect, I try hard to keep a good character. I try to have integrity, and patience. But I'm easily set off when I'm misunderstood, or I don't understand others, or people challenge my character... even when I try my best to be the best I can. Fingers were all pointed at me and my friend Shannon because we were both frustrated at things that were going down in the game. And that angered me even more because I felt like it wasn't fair. We get scolded for showing our frustrations, while the instigator is set free. I was wrong, we talked it out, and were not mad at each other. But I have to wonder, is my image ruined? I'm so glad that when they seen my faults, and my anger coming out... That when all was said and done, they still accept me. But its not cool that I'm so easily pushed to... I guess anger. But its more stress that comes out wrong. Maybe that's exactly what anger is. But I wonder how many friends and people, could see the way I act at my worse and still love me. Still be willing to play a board/card game, knowing I could go off. I feel kind of dirty, I guess I'm lucky that Jesus blood can wash it away. That His love is great, and if I were to die tonight, Id still be welcomed in His home. I'm not perfect, and I feel like people expect me to be... probably because of the way I try to carry myself. I yell, I sin, I'm messed up. But God uses the weak, the broken, the warn down. But I really wanna know, when all is said and done, who would stand by me?

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

I got to say, the beginning of last week was rough! I was worried that I had lost a friend. But God is amazingly good!!! The people that are in my life are such an amazing blessing!!! They always show me love, and I praise God for them. Going to God, He brought peace. The situation is still not figured out, I still may have lost my friend, but the fear is gone. Ive had such an amazing last week! And I have a lot to look forward to. Good people, good movies, parties, and food. And yes a much greater and epicly amazing, Heavenly Father :-) Praise be to Him!

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Ive had a lot on my mind lately. Im struggling. I havent had a job for awhile now. Thats not even what bugs me. What really bugs me is I have no idea what to do. Where am I supposed to go? I want to go back to school...but I have no idea what I want to do, at all. I dont have a lot of passions, nothing to really show me, or give me an idea. With these thoughts baring down on me, I began to feel like more of a failure than ever before. And because of this I think things out way to much, read into things that arent true. Ive been getting frustrated over little things.
But I am thankful, God does bring comfort when I go to Him. I struggle to do it sometimes, but no doubt, Hes right there. Im thankful for His creation. Because its beautiful, its a place I can go and be one on one with my maker. Im thankful for friends that stick with me through this time. Im so sorry if Ive added stress. I am thankful because though Im honestly not liking life, I can still love life because of God. I had a neighbor when we were younger. I still lived in Colonie so I was probably in 2nd grade or so. She was an older lady, and she was one of the nicest people. But her grandaughter did something wrong. So Mrs. Clow punished her. And her grandaughter looked up, and said something along the lines of "Grandma, you dont love me any more?" Mrs. Clow replied "Honey, I dont like you right now, but Ill always love you." Now thats a pretty honest answer. But its a good one. I dont like my current position in life, I dont like my circumstances. But I love the fact that my Savior loves me, and "He will make a way where there seems to be no way!" He promises that there is a reason for all that we go through. If there wasnt, than He would use it anyways! He doesnt let any hurts go to waste. I love that there is hope. I love the blessings even in the hard times. Whether its hearing a friends voice, or watching a bird fly, and land in the cold water. It amazes me that they can still swim in the river and be ok. Even a little frog, hopping in front of me while Im working, it makes me smile. I love music, I love sports. I love college group, hopefully it will be named barf and gag. lol, Praise God for good times. Ive got to work on this one. But for real, praise God for the bad times. Lord it helps me grow, so thank you! I need to decide to cling to the good, and give Him the bad. I need to remember, that He is the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, and He is soooooooooooooooooooooooo good at it! He is perfect! What a mighty and wonderful God we serve!

Monday, September 7, 2009

One brick, two brick, dark brick, light brick

There's so many things that I would love to post. But it would be a whole series, and I'm sure it would bore you to death :-P so Ill spare you, and tell you one story at a time.

I was at work last week, and in the beginning I had to go through old bricks, and find ones that could be reused. As I'm going through the bricks, I noticed that a lot of them, having been holding up the house sense 1790, were cracked and weathered. But here's the weird thing. I would see some bricks that I deemed unworthy to be used at first. "The crack is to big, or the light color shows weakness." Id say based on what I was told. But as I would hit the brick to actually test its strength, it passed. It wouldn't break.

However, there were other bricks, that I would have bet my sour patch kids :-P that it would have passed. It was dark colored, and not even the slightest of cracks on the outside. And with one hit, it shattered. I'm so glad to have been able to do the job, though it hurt my back. It was a blessing, and I hope it blesses any readers.

See I thought it was a perfect picture. There are many people that seem broken, perhaps when we look at them, we may think... this person cant be used. This person is no good. Perhaps, you look at yourself, and you come to that same conclusion. I'm to old, or to broken down, I'm worn out, not strong enough. You begin to buy into the lie, and you feel useless. But that is far from the truth!!!!!! When God is allowing the hammer to crash down, you will pass with flying colors in the end (should you give it all to Him). You, or the people that you see, no matter how they are now. Whether their bitter and angry, prideful and selfish, whatever you may see, that's only because they most likely don't know God, or are struggling with (truly, only God knows what), and they need His love. God can use each of us to build back up a wall, that makes His house, His bride come together!

Some people appear strong, and you look at them, without a doubt you say, "their so perfect, they have it all together!" When really, inside their so weak, and ready to crumble.

Whether, your the first, or the second "brick" we can all take peace. I recently read Psalms 27. I would highly recommend reading it! Heres some verses that stuck out to me:

Lets start right off with the first verse! "The Lord is my light and my salvation; Whom Shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life, of whom shall I be afraid?"

Even David, the King of Israel, knew where he stood. He knew even as a shepherd boy when he took out Goliath, that it was God. He knew that he really didn't half to fear anyone! He continues through to verse three:
"...Though an army may encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; though war may rise against me, in this I will be confident."

David is but one man, and he knew he could stand against a whole army, he knew that his God, his Father, his Shepherd (I like that, Gods a Shepherd's shepherd :-) was watching over Him. Gods a King's King to!!! Sorry, that's really cool to me, but anyways :-P We can stand strong no matter who or what our enemy is. We can be bold and confident, for we do not fight on our own! God is our strength. The only way we can fail, is when we try to take the enemy out on our own!!!

Next is verse 5:

"For in the time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion; In the secret place of His tabernacle He shall hide me; He shall set me high upon a rock."

Gods love is so amazing, and He can shelter us and give us rest in the secret place :-) "What a mighty God we serve, what a Mighty God we serve! Angels bow before Him, Heaven and Earth adore Him! What a Mighty God we serve!" And with all of His might, that endless fountain, also pours out peace and protection :-)

I came down to an interesting verse, vs.8:

"When You said, "seek my face," My heart said to you, "Your face Lord, I will seek."

I love it so much. And I'm in tears, because its sheer awesomeness. I know that Ive failed to seek Him so often. But God is so amazing, and He simply says, after all the failure "seek my face," that's all... We just have to seek Him :-) And what a joy and privilege it is to do so, to be allowed to!!! Praise God for His love and mercy! For His Word that has such joyful news in it!!!

The next verse, of course, does not fall short of sweet goodness :-) There seems to be an endless supply!!! Can I get a woot WOOT!!!! :-P Verse 10:

"When my father and my mother forsake me, Than the Lord will take care of me."

People will fail you, no ones perfect! But no matter what happens, when no one else is there, God still remains! Ready to take you in His arms, and be your support :-).

Now we come to the conclusion of this Psalm vs. 13-14:

"I would have lost heart, unless I had believed. That I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord!"

One of the hardest things to do, is to wait on Gods timing! To continue through the hard times, wondering when it will be over. But we are reminded and reassured of hope in the future. Look to God, and you will be strengthened. Don't look at yourself, the circumstances around you, just keep your eyes on Him :-) Rest assured, you are safe!

As a final and short note, I promise! Pastor preached a great message with a great illustration on Sunday. Its the final message in the "Inside out living" series. Please check it out at sonrisebible.org Its a goodie, and definitely encouraging! I apologize, its not up yet, but I encourage you to keep checking. The whole series was pretty good. And the first message is posted. I hope you are blessed by it!

Friday, August 14, 2009

Soooooo its been awhile. Ive been missing Bible Study, but Dan is back, so hopefully soon it will be starting up again :-) It was cool hanging out with Dan the other day. Went out for ice cream and than got Nichole and Shannon, and all of us went to see a movie. Than back for ice cream where Dan got soaked, Shannon was soaked and got stabbed with an ice cream cone. I went to defend Nichole, and got splattered with ice cream and milkshake, it was a mess! But good times. No worries, we removed all of the evidence :-P

Started my new job this week. Fell through a floor, but luckily my leg caught the joist. It hurt, but praise God, if I had gone all the way through, it could have been much worse. Its a good sized drop into a cement floor. But where Im working is an ooooollllldddd beat up house from 1790 that sits on a beautiful piece of property! The picture doesnt do it justice.


I was tearing down a wall, and as part of it fell, I thought it was pretty sweet! It was pretty much a perfect cross. So I leaned it against the wall

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

I am so glad for answered prayers!!! :-)

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Somebody want to build me a time machine??? I want so much to go back in time, and be Daniel's student/disciple type person!!! Going through the book of Daniel has been a great blessing, and you see what an amazing man of God that he was. No matter what happens, he is head strong, steadfast ALWAYS following God. Wicked, devious men tried to find fault in him... and literally could find nothing. All they could do was to trick the king into making a law against worshiping any god but the king. And without really thinking, the king agreed. They knew Daniel would continue to follow God. Daniel faced death multiple times, still didn't waver with outstanding faith. He got real sick, the very day he got better the Bible says he continued to follow God. He got sick because of a crazy vision that he had from God, and Gabriel explaining it (HE GOT TO MEET GABRIEL!!!)... He didn't waver for one second. I want to meet him, ask him how he did it day in and day out with what seems to be no hesitation, and no fault. I want to be like him.

God is awesome, Im thankful for the heroes that He provides, that are WAY better than the heroes of today. Im thankful for His word. Definitely His creation! God thank you!!!

Saturday, May 23, 2009

Still recovering from being sick, but God is good. While being sick, I was reminded of how weak we really are. How little we can handle. How much we truly need our Heavenly Father! It was the first time Ive thrown up in years, and after 8 hours of it, it finally slowed down. But it reminds me of the blessing of good health. It reminded me of what an awesome family I have. My little brother offered to clean the nastiness up, lol, I told him its ok to go back to bed. But just the offer meant a lot. My mom is definitely very mom like :-P and took good care of me :-P. At least today I was able to eat a full pop tart. The best part was knowing that God was right there, and He loves me. Such an undeserved love. His love is not determined by our circumstances. Its a good lesson, because not to long ago I broke down. I was so confused. Ive been constantly praying for so long for a couple friends ;-), and nothing seems to be changing for them. I love them so much, and I know that God loves them even more! So why wont He change their circumstances. He has the power! Than a long time friend reminded me that God will never give them more than they can handle! And perhaps Hes preparing them for the future. Or perhaps, so they can help others who are going through the same things! God is good, and He sees the big picture, that we can not see! When all is said and done, they will be wiser and stronger because of it! They can look back and see what God was doing all that time. All the tears will not be wasted, you are loved to much for that! God's listening, He hears your cries. Remember, my ears are still open as well. For anyone that needs it!

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Ya know God is truly unbelievable and amazing!!! The last couple days Ive gotten the chance to work at a place called copperfield inn! Its literally on the same road that you would take to go to Gore. In fact, we turned the wrong way, and seen the ski lifts over the mountain, coming down. The ride up is trees, beautiful beautiful trees, including my favorite, Birch! Its rivers and streams!!! I LOVE running water, its one of my favorite of Gods awesome creation!!! Rivers, oceans, lakes even, streams and creaks, and definitely waterfalls!!! Its amazing! Anywho, the inn is beautiful as well!!! You go inside and the setting is at first a fancy rich people type feel :-P. But you go around, and theres a very rustic outdoorsy feel as well! The furniture, the lanterns, the bar is amazing!!!! I dont condone drinking, but it was a very very beautiful room and setup they have in there. Theres a fire place, with the bar stools made with branches! The chandaleir is made of antlers, and theres a huge mirror with there sign (a moose). At each of the tables in a little sit down room they must have for people who dont want to go in the bar, is a book. Which at a down time I picked up to read a little bit. It was pretty interesting. About a trapper, so while waiting for your food and drinks, you can read a humorous yet very sweet book about a certain moose, and a certain trapper. I thought that was very unique and a good idea. However when you get to the attic, it becomes a very tight and uninviting place to be. This is where most of our day was spent. I have to say, I actually enjoyed it, despite this fact. You had to climb, duck, and crawl (sometimes on your stomach) through a maze of plywood, 2X4's, insulation, pipes, and vents! I got to play the part of a monkey, one of the small energetic kinds :-P. The first day up there, I stood up to soon, as I was walking quite fast. Slammed my head into a random piece of wood, and it blurred my vision, for a second! Yet thankfully the pain went away rapidly, and all vision was restored in an instant. Praise God for a hard head! I happened to hit right where youd want to headbutt a soccer ball. I was lucky. God is watching, Im tellin ya :-P. However today, I will be honest. The manly man that I am, I almost cried :-P. I once again tried to stand up, and there was a sheet of plywood above my head. Not as lucky, I hit in the back center of my head, and it stunned me. It hurt soooooo bad at first, and my eyes watered up a ton! LISTEN TO THIS!!!! Because my eyes watered, whatever it was that got into my eye and hurt like crazy, is no longer there!!! And after about a minute, again, there was no pain, there was no headache. I praise God so much for the hard head that I was given. For the nature that He created!!! That I had the priviledge of enjoying it greatly! Even in the rain, it was a beautiful day. No doubt, do we serve a mighty, loving creator. May all the glory go to Him!!! Through the good and the bad, He deserves praise!

Thursday, May 7, 2009

sadness and goodness

yesterday on lunch break I called my good friends the Housts! This is actually kinda crazy, cause I dont usually if ever call on weekdays, and try to do something. Because of work. But I got a weird urge to play a sweet game called quiddler. Nichole picks up and says she probably wont play, and starts to cry. They lost their dog Molly yesterday! What a sweet dog to, and she was loved dearly! But my job is pretty laid back, and they allowed me to head home early so I could be there for them! Im so glad I had the oppurtunity. There was a small amount of tears, but good times as well! Please keep them in prayer, they are an awesome family!!! And this was very sudden! Their currently looking for a new dog.

Praise God for good people :-)

Saturday, April 25, 2009

It has been a long time, no doubt! And it was definitely uncalled for :-P. So life, lol, life is good! My job is awesome! Anywhere where your able to witness every day, read people parts of the Bible, and try to show Gods love, its awesome! They all have their jokes, but at the same time serious questions, and I love it. Im thankful that its my responsibility to share and not save, though I hope so much that they do get saved. TJ needs prayer for a house, and happiness! Which of course the happiness will only come with God. So salvations the main thing :-P.

My cars old, but still running great. Praise God. Its had its problems, but I can get from a to b, and I wouldnt give this car up for anything right now!

Weather was amazing, so the last two days Ive been a lot more active! I LOVE being active :-P. God gave me a healthy body that can run, jump, give punches and take them :-P. Good times boxing Joe Furby!

Im surrounded by great people that I love greatly everywhere. Great people in both churches, great people at home, great friends all around! My Heavenly Father is simply amazing!

Nothing new is really going on though. I need a new air freshener in my car, any ideas??? :-P

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Listening to some good ol' Moody Blues! Got a Christmas present tonight, lol, yes, no lie, it is February 25, and I now have my last Christmas present. And it was worth the wait. I recieved another piece to my Rudolph collection, and Yukon Cornelius is welcomed to the family :-P. Ah the little things in life, lol. God is good, and He blesses me greatly, I definitely dont deserve it. But I am thankful.

Heard from an oooolllllldddd friend. Well, I suppose shes not old :-P, but I havent talked to her in forever! So that was cool. Shes actually a friends x from New Hampshire. Shes pretty cool, and she was so excited because her new bf remembered that it was their seventh month anniversary. See, it is the little things, lol.

Church was pretty sweet! My dad talked a little to much :-P, but its all good!

Yeah, basically life is pretty swell :-P I hope it is for you as well!

Friday, February 13, 2009

Ive come to the conclusion that being tired is a terrible thing. For some reason being tired leaves me feeling empty. Which, by no means am I empty. I have the amazing Holy Spirit in me :-). Tis a sweet deal, I know :-P.

Work is pretty sweet though, two christian temps have now joined. Phil, my good friend, pretty much a brother, lol. And Ashley, she has a heart for God and young people. The others are still pretty much very worldly. Very much in need of God, and His love.

My friend Michael is getting married in Georgia tomorrow to an awesome young lady! He received a great blessing this morning as he got to work. His desk was filled with gifts from his coworkers. He had no idea, and humbly accepted them. Hes definitely nervous, but in a good way. He describes it as waiting for Christmas, not knowing whats going to happen. lol, He loves God, and I know for sure his wife and him will live as one, serving their Father.

Im definitely sad that there is no Bible study on Tuesday!!! I wish there was, but Dan is in Florida. I mean, who in the world leaves the cold for some sunshine and warmth!!! *Sigh* lol, I guess I will forgive him :-P.

Well Aimee, Ill be honest, I miss you. I hope all is well. Im praying for you and your bosses! Just think, if they get saved, God works in their lives. They start showing love, they stop screaming, they encourage instead! That would be so awesome! Than your coworkers see the change in them, and they wonder what it is, and there begins the revolution of Sunnyview!!! "All things are possible through Him who strengthens us!" -NKBV :-P

yep, I believe thats all for now, Im tired, lol.

Thursday, February 5, 2009

Pressure

When the pressures screaming out your name,
squeezing you, relentlessly, no care, and no shame!

Your walls, they just cave in, one down...
now two, there goes the third, finally the fourth.

You feel so hopeless as the dust burns your eyes.
Blood shot, and dry, till the flood gate opens.

You cry and you cry, and you reach out...
but your arms, they don't reach anyone, you are alone.

You cant carry on any longer, and than it gets worse!
You watch the same thing happen to a loved one!

You hear their cries, meshing with your own.
You fear for them, and want them to have joy.

Your hopeless, their hopeless,
Lord why does this happen?

Brother dont you dare let those legs collapse!
You stand strong, you know your on the rock!

Dive into the Word, you can be refreshed!
Brother I love you, and you deserve the best!

Joseph you press on, with that amazing heart of yours,
Joseph theres a shepherd, He'll guide you to the end.

Be patient, and let your life song play on,
the devastation of your tune ending, Joe, I will not have it!

You are loved my brother, by oh so many,
great plans God has for a soul such as yours!

I could not imagine having a greater younger brother. The life he lives is a life of love for others. Hes so worn down by school, the stress gets to him. Today he wanted to say goodbye. I cant imagine him doing it! I have a lot of friends that are in so much pain as well. So this poem goes out to Joe and my hurting friends. Actually to anyone who struggles greatly with depression or just stress and sadness. We do have a shepherd that loves us, no matter what we've done. He can carry you, and get you back on your feet in a place of great joy. You just need to humbly accept it, and let Him get you there. Im so sorry for whatever is causing the pain! YOU ARE LOVED AND NOT TRULY ALONE!!!!!!! Please please please dont end it, God wants to use YOU!!!

Monday, February 2, 2009

Today was a rough beginning. I woke up tired and with a soar throat. I get up and get ready for work, and go out to the car. It wasn't to cold so that was definitely a praise! I was low on gas, definitely did not have enough to get to work, but there's a gas station on the way that I had planned to go to. And sure enough I made it, pulled up to pump two, swiped my card, and got denied. Frustrated, and realizing that I'm going to be late for work, I go into the store hoping it was just a fluke. Swiped it at the cash register, and I was still denied. Saturday morning, I had tried to pay a credit card bill, so I set it up to make the payment. But my computers old and acts up, and thats excactly what it did. So I refreshed the page, and went to see if it posted the payment. It did not, the site said if posted Saturday before three it will show up the same day. It didnt (I checked later Saturday and Sunday to). So I figured, oh well, Im not gonna mess with it, Ill make the payment next week. I need gas and stuff anyways. It wasnt posted Sunday, and it decided to post Monday. It took the money from my bank account, but hadnt added it to my card yet. Because I thought that it fluked, I thought I had enough to buy my friend a birthday present. So I did, and now Im overdrafted again! I honestly started to cry, all I could hear is my dad yelling, and the feeling that Im a failure. But I listened to Michael W. Smith's old cd. And its so encouraging. I love the song "Ill lead you home." God will provide, He always does.

I got to remember to stay focused, God is my Father, He is my King, and if I try to seek Him first with all that I have, all that I am, than I am not a failure. I may be poor :-P but He will meet my needs. I do need to be more careful. It just seems like no matter how hard I try, something happens and blind sides me, bringing me back into the whole. Oh well, Ill get back up and try again until I get it right.

Sunday, February 1, 2009

I have come to the conclusion that the biggest babies are found on a football field. I watched the Superbowl and seen fights breaking out for apparently no reasons! And sadly, one of them had a cross on his arm with the word peace. That glorifies God eh? Though with that aside I have to say it was one of the best superbowls Ive ever seen. I was rooting for the Cardinals, and they lost by 4 points. It was so intense from the second quarter on, heart pounding situations, screaming after every play whether it was me or my friends who routed for the Champions! It was an all around good time.

Im starting to feel sick, please pray that it wont get to bad. I cant afford to miss any days of work. But I cant complain, one thing Gods blessed me with, was good health. Its very rare that I do get sick.

Now Im off to bed so that I can hopefully wake up on time tomorrow, Have a good one!

Saturday, January 24, 2009

My car now officially has amazing heat!!! WOOT!!! lol

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

I received my first battle wound today at work. Nothing major, however it is the biggest blister Ive ever had. Wanna see?!?!?!


Isnt she a beaut' :-P. We were pulling up the floor, and they were stubborn. I was definitely grateful for the bottle of oarnge splash that I had on hand. May be the only reason I did not faint today, forizzle :-P. sorry, lol, anywho. Despite the tiredness, lol, I love my job, and Im glad that God has given it to me. It is truly a blessing. Waking up is not so bad :-P. That hour difference is HUGE!!!

On another note, Ill leave you with a doodle, if I can...



Now we must play a little game!!! What is wrong with this doodle, its actually something quite major!!!!

I hope you are doing very well! Have a good one!

Monday, January 12, 2009



This is the day that the Lord hath made, I will rejoice and be glad in it! This is the day, this is the day that the Lord hath made! (that was an awesome old hymn).

Monday, January 5, 2009

Pastor has been doing a series on heroes. How today's heroes are not good heroes. How we tend to be disappointed. He made a point in saying, maybe that's because our criteria or standards are wrong. When you think about it, theres not very many heroes today. The true heroes you'll never hear about in the news. You'll never really see them on tv, at least not for who they are! Last Sunday he challenged us to be a heroe! If we as the body of Christ stand together, and stand tall, sooooo much can be done for Him! So much change for the better can take place. We can give our young people heroes again! True heroes, that should they follow, their lives wont end in drugs, and other sins. God can bring them hope through us! This world is dark, but with God in us, we can drastically light it up. Not on our strength, never on ours! But leaning on Him, thats when victories are won. We need to pray For one another, AND With one another! Lets take on the world in His name! With Him we can not fall, unless He calls us home. May we be like Job, he's my heroe. God did give Satan permission to wreck his world. But Job was able to stand knowing he lived for God, he lived right. And he may not have understood why it was happening. He was honestly questioning God, but he never lost his respect for God. He still knew that God was his only salvation. He lost so much, but in the end he stood stronger than ever! God is ours, and the worlds salvation. They need to see it!

Friday, January 2, 2009

Alright, I'm new at this whole picture thing, but this one is
for Aimee :-P. I was asked awhile ago to put pictures up, but I had no camera. For some reason my phone decided to work again, and without further ado, this is Christmas at the Leggs!






Starting from the top floor of the house, we have a birds eye view of the Christmas village (formerly the site for our 16-17' tree).


As you can see, the cat decided to reap havoc in the village. There is a massive mound of snow that juts into the sky. This is simply our not so well done attempt at hiding the wall in the back :-P.







This is the first site that you would see when entering our house. My mom puts a lot of time into this. Our railings are decorated with garland, lights, bows, and bells!










We have here one of our manger scenes around a Thomas Kinkaid Bible, opened up to the Christmas story.












Every stair is filled with our little Christmas Carolers! This year we welcomed Elvis, he is an Elvis impersonator that sings on the very first step. Hes styling with his cool shades and guitar! :-P Definitely one of my favorites!




















Here are our stockings, they are aligned by age including my brother in law, and my little niece!!! And yes, even our cat and dog gets a stocking full of goodies! Santa didn't have the heart to give Jazz coal :-P.
















This is our village from below. Every year my dad does the village. This year he added to it a sea section. He was very proud. At night the lighthouse lights up and the light actually rotates, it's pretty neat!


These little guys requested to be the ones to say good bye :-P. They love to tell the story of Jesus, and wish you a Merry Christmas! Well, now its New Years, and I hope yours is a wonderful one! God will be with you 365 days a year. Every hour, every minute, every second, how awesome is that!