invitations are sealed, stamped, and sent!!!

i hope that you all get an invitation! it's a huge relief that they are finally finished! i can't wait to start to recieve R.S.V.P.'s not to much longer but oh, so much more planning and preperation!

have a great week!!

xoxoxo:lindsey

...this weekend

hi guys:

just a quick post to let you know that we are doing well and all the invitations are printed!! yay!! most envelopes are addressed and i simply need to head to the post office!

i also need to find a job that will help save some more money!!

andy has coast guard drills today and tomorrow and today i'm going to spend the day with some really good friends!! and i hope that you have a great weekend!!

xoxox: lindsey

JULY 11, 2008

today is a fun day and offers two great freebies!!

1. dress as a cow for cow appreciation day and head over to chick-fil-a for a free meal!

2. the other is in honor of it being 7-11: go to a participating 7-11 and receive a free slurpee!!

take advantage and have fun!! talk to you guys later!

xoxox:lindsey

beach fun!

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i truly don't know where i would be without a best friend like Lan. she's such an amazing person and has a couple of really great kids too!! one day last week we were able to go to the beach and here are some pics of her cute kiddos! there were jellyfish at the beach: non-stinging jellyfish so we collected a bucket full!!

emery's tricks!

alright-well as you know-i love my cat. i thought it would be fun to post a video of her playing; keep in mind this is calm compared to normal. emery is a great cat. enjoy her video and have a great day!!

xoxox:lindsey

Happy 4th of July!

the flag has a special meaning for each and every one of us: no matter what when we see old glory we are reminded of our many many freedoms.

jesus offers us the ultimate freedom through his own life given up on the cross but today we'd like to reflect on the lives of those given to provide freedom for our country.

with so much focus on our military and their service to this wonderfully free country-andy and i just wanted to wish all of you a very safe and happy 4th of july! we are thankful for the freedoms that we have!

we will be spending our day at a community event: providing games and activities for children and handing out information about the church. and this evening we're headed to a friends for a bbq!! i made a strawberry pie and hope that it will be tasty!

reaping what you sow

andys interest has grown in "going green" and now that it's summer he's been talking about how when he was a kid his family had a garden and they would pick and eat veggies right out of the ground-or off the plant it was growing on. needless to say we went to home depot and picked up some plants of our own. tomatoes and basil! unfortunately in florida the soil isn't has good as other places around the country-so with our plants we had to get pots and everything that goes along with gardening: now i'm not saying that we've perfected this gardening idea but man have our plants grown! the basil has nearly tripled in size, we've been able to eat it and freeze it! the tomatoes aren't ready-but you can still see the growth.

it's pretty neat to actually be a part of physical sowing however, the bible talks of the fields being ripe and that you will reap what you sow i continue to pray that we can see the effects of our spiritual "sowing" i'm so thankful for those who have invested their time and energy into my life and andy's: that they've passed the joy of "sowing" on. sometimes, especially lately it feels like we are hardly reaping but i know that God receives all of the glory for the seeds that we have planted in the lives of those around us. we may only see slight growth-as with the tomatoes-but with time comes the fruit(or the veggie)!

that's the day that i look forward to-the day that a child accepts Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior, or the day that teenager engages in service for a purpose (and not five or ten bucks) God has put us here to be a living branch-one that bares much fruit. the challenge now is to bare good fruit. 

andy and i will continue with our garden-both physically and spiritually. we pray that you can too!

  

p.s. if you have any tips or ideas on ways that we can "go green" feel free to let us know! thanks!