First Corinthians 13 - Christmas Version

If I decorate me house perfectly with plaid bows,
strands of twinkling lighst and shiny balls,
but do not show love to my family,
I'm just another decorator.

If I slave away in the kitchen,
baking dozens of Christmas cookies,
preparing gourmet meals
and arranging a beautifully adorned table at mealtime:
but no not show love to my family,
I'm just another cook.

If I work at a soup kitchen
Carol in the nursing home,
and give all that I have to charity;
but do not show love to my family,
it profits me nothing.

If I trim the spruce with shimmering angels
and crocheted snowflakes,
attend a myriad of holiday parties
and sing in the choir's cantata
but do not focus on Christ,
I have missed the point.

Love stops the cooking to hug the child.
Love sets aside the decrating to kiss the spouse.
Love is kind, though harried and tired.
Love does not envy another's home that has coordinated Christmas china and table linens.
Love does not yell at the kids to get out of the way, but is thankful they are there to be in the way.
Love does not give only to those who are able to give in return; but rejoices in giving to those who cannot.

Love bears all things,
believes all things,
hopes all things, and
endures all things.
Love never fails.
Video games will break,
pearl necklaces will be lost,
golf clubs will rust,
but giving the gift of love will endure.

Wishing you all a very blessed Christmas! 

Evan William turns 2

My sweet nephew Evan William turned 2 years old on the 23rd, which was also the day we left to go to New York.  He had a Thomas party at home the weekend before the Thanksgiving Holiday and then we also celebrated this special little guy on his real  birthday.  When we arrived in NYC we walked to a Pizzeria for pizza and birthday cake!  New York pizza anyone?! It was delish. 

Evie's b-day cake, complete with a Thomas train!  To say this cake was amazing is an under statement.  It was whatever comes after amazing.  The icing literally melted in your mouth.  Perfect amount of whipped and not too sweet! YUM!

Getting ready to blow out his candles!

Evan with his amazing Parents.  They have so much love to give and are wonderful, Parents to their three angels!

Happy 2nd Birthday Evan William!  You are such a ray of sunshine and you bring so much joy to my life!  I love you Evie!

A Flying We Will Go

We headed out on Wednesday to NYC to spend Thanksgiving with my McDonough family.  My Dad is from NY so he wanted all his grandkids to experience the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and all the sites and sounds of the wonderful city!  It was a GREAT trip - the kids had such a good time.  Here are a few outtakes from the flights to NYC (We went from OKC to Dulles and onto La Quardia).  Good times!

Hyped up and ready to leave OKC behind

In Washington Dulles airport - they loved the wall that changed colors

Jack and Aunt KK

Jack loves his Sweet Cousin Maggie

The Knuckleheads in the van leaving the airport and heading to the hotel to see Pa Pa!

Let the good times Roll. 

Home Sweet Home

Made it home last night (late) from a great trip to NYC - we had such an awesome time and I am so thankful that we were able to spend it with family and take the children to the Macy's Parade, Santa Land, FAO, etc...  I have tons of pictures and I intend on posting soon.  It was close to midnight when I fell into bed last night so there was zero time for anything. 

I will leave you with a picture of my little blue tiger, he had his face painted at FAO Schwartz.  He had a ball on the trip and was a cranky bear this morning from lack of sleep! 

Happy Monday!

NYC or Bust

We will be leaving tomorrow to travel to NYC for our family outing to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and SOO much more!  You will find me happy on the streets of the Big Apple walking with a Dirty Water hot dog in one hand and fake Prada in the other!  YAY I can't wait!  Oh man, I am more excited then I could ever express in words!  There are going to be 18 people total, that number includes 6 kids, YIKES!  Wish us luck!

I will be taking lots of pictures!

"I will give thanks to the LORD because of his righteousness and I will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high. "

Psalm 7:17

Happy Thanksgiving!

Kim

Four the Record

Four the Record, I have been a Miranda Lambert fan for many years now.  Before she was a contestant on Nashville Star, before she became mainstream, before masses of people followed her, BEFORE all that, I LOVED Miranda.  I'd like to believe that I was her first fan, after her parents of course!  I listened to her music when she was just beginning at 17 and playing at any Texas beer joint that would allow her to play. 

So...it is NO surprise that I have all her music.  I know every song by heart, my 3 year old knows some too!  I've seen her in concert at least 7 times and if given the opportunity to see her again - I would drop pretty much any plan I had to go. 

My love for Miranda's music is deep because I have a great respect for her.  She never changed who she was to fit into an industry, she has always just been herself, take it or leave it! 

Four the Record her 4th Albumn was released on November 1 and I immediatley bought it on itunes.  I was worried with each new albumn that I would be disappointed because I honestly didn't think that she could do better then her first album, on which she wrote 11 of 12 tracks.  I will say that all the albums are great in their own way and different then the one before.  I think that is just something that happens to every artist as they grow - they become more brave, becuase they have an established fan base.

Four the Record track listing

1.  All Kinds of Kind
2.  Fine Tune
3.  Fastest Girl in Town
4.  Safe
5.  Mama's Broken Heart
6.  Dear Diamond
7.  Same Old You
8.  Baggage Claim
9.  Easy Living
10.  Over You
11.  Look at Miss Ohio
12.  Better in the Long Run
13.  Nobody's Fool
14. Oklahoma Sky

The entire album is GREAT!  A few of my favorites are, Safe, Dear Diamond, Same Old You, Over You (which is a song her hubby, Blake Shelton, wrote but couldn't record as he was too close to the song and didn't think he could sing it every night in concert; it is a tribute to his older brother who was tragically killed in a car accident, it gives me chills!)  Better in the Long Run (LOVE...a duet with Miranda and Blake), I'd love it if they did a whole CD together!  Also Okahoma Sky is a beautiful song! 

GO BUY the CD.....Miranda rocks, Four the Record!

"I have called you by name; you are mine."
Isaiah 43:1

Casey Andrew Sutphin

Our friends welcomed their second son into the world a few weeks ago.  I wanted to gift them with something that was special/different.  I had been wanting to order from this etsy site for a while and this gave me the opportunity that I had been waiting for.  The print was cheap and beautiful, I had it customize to show his name and date of birth.  Naptime Diaries & Design, is the site where I ordered the print. 

I got the frame @ Michael's this week frames are 60% off, score!  I hope to mail it out tomorrow.  I love giving unique presents and I am hopefully that they will love it! 

Finished Product

"That is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith"

Romans 1:12

Kim