Georgians

Cousin SAYRAH

A little known fact, Matt, Sarah, and I were all born at Floyd Medical Center in Rome, Georgia. 1976, 1988, and 1979, respectively. Sarah and I are cousins. Matt just married into the coolness.

Sarah has brown hair now. (Why would anyone color their hair brown???) SAYRAH! Just kidding. It's not brown, it's chestnut. (How cosmetologically correct.) Sarah's one of my few chat anytime over the phone people regardless and that is her best attribute. That and that she is mailing me some sort of something this week! I LOVE MAIL!

Is it just a coincidence that male and lame use the same letters???

I need to add links to everyone's xangas. Sarah's is: www.xanga.com/s_kelly.... If you have a xanga (Katie, Jamie, etc...) please leave a comment with your info so I can link it and stay intouch. I guess we might include the lame 'my space' users, too.

Update

Saturday

Saturday was a full day! Gospel for Asia work in the early morning, Matt getting a new tire for Camry in the mid-morning, going to Carrollton to look at houses all afternoon, worship practice at church, and more GFA and home searches that night.

Please pray that our home sells fast and that we have a quick transition to Carrollton. And pray for patience and faith in the inbetween time.

Simon was such a trooper on Saturday. We were in the van for over 4 hours with no break, and nary a whimper from him. The strap on his car seat keeps him occupied. Really.

Poor Simon, he's been on a BRAT diet for a week: bananas, rice cereal, applesauce, and toast.

Life Lessons

Priority

I love that goofy guy.

5 years of marriage, 2 ish years of dating. Seems like the latest statistic I heard on the divorce rate was that 50% of marriages end in divorce--HALF of all marriages. I was really sad a couple of years ago when two of our really good friends (couple friends good for double dating) got a divorce. This was a couple that seemed to be so happy, and they could make you laugh and laugh and laugh. And they went to church and he played the guitar and .... Well, too close to home.

Tonight Matt was hanging out with a friend of his that is about to be going thru a divorce.

So, of course, this makes me think. I think people in marriages have to be on the offensive, expecting attacks and heading them off beforehand.

I've been changing a lot in my mind. Really realizing that my family is my number one priority. Even if it's a little family of three. I heard once that whatever job you have, someone else could do the same job, probably better. But you are the only one who can be the wife or mother or husband or father that you are designed to be.

So, as I continue my struggle to live for the audience of One (this is really hard for me because I used to live for approval), I am realizing that it is okay to change priorities and to make sacrifices for the sake of cultivating a healthy family.

So, while other relationships and committments will occur as I try and live how Christ would, I will not feel guilty for choosing family over busyness or business or both!

Cartersville Family

The Fam

My Grandma, Papa, my cousin Mason (one of Sarah's brothers), me, my mom, my son. Oh, that was fun to write "son."

My grandparents are wonderful. You should meet them. Who? Anyone. And they would probably invite you to stay for a meal and the night. A nonprofit bed and breakfast.

Dayleah and Simon

Cutie Patooties

We had fun with our beach buddies and friends in Christ--Jimmy, Julia, Auburn, and Dayleah. Dayleah is just a month older than Simon. They are really good friends. Probably best friends. They'll probably keep in touch and one day go steady.

Simon and Dayleah 

Mount Pisgah, North Carolina

Beautiful view. I kept thinking of how great our God is when we were up there.

Sorry Simon's face isn't visible.

It's almost time for Simon's 1st BIRTHDAY! I don't know what to do for a party. He really hasn't made many local friends his age. He needs to join a club or something. Maybe I can sign him up for a sports team and then commit to practices and games FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE!

The Beginning and The End

Floral Backdrop in Cartersville

I'm so glad to be home! I was also content in our absence.

No comparison, but Paul writes in Philippians that he has learned the secret to having joy in all things, whether he has nothing or much, whether in suffering or not, he learned that he could do all things through Christ who gave him strength.

I love the Lord! He is so good to us. In good times and seemingly bad times, there is no one like our God! That sounds like a David Crowder song!

If you've read this far, please say a prayer for Matt's back.
Too much skateboarding and snowboarding back in the day.