A Surprise ~ Hallelujah Chorus

For at just the right time Christ will be revealed from heaven by the blessed and only almighty God, the King of all kings and Lord of all lords. He alone can never die, and he lives in light so brilliant that no human can approach him. No human eye has ever seen him, nor ever will. All honor and power to him forever! Amen. 1 Tim: 15-16



Wouldn't this be such a wonderful surprise :)


Have a blessed Tuesday my friends!

A Facebook ~ The Birth of Jesus

Had to share this....for some, they say Facebook is nothing but a waste of time. For others, maybe it has caused issues in your marriage but for all the bad out there I know it can do something WONDERFUL! This is just one of the many wonderful things I have seen on Facebook and had to share it with you! I can only imagine the feelings they have expressed as you read and ponder for yourself.....





Rejoice! For unto us a Child is Born!

Progresso Soup Commercial ~ Review & Giveaway

I just LOVE a warm bowl of soup in the winter don't you? Well, Progresso has come out with some delicious new flavors and we were so excited to to receive some to try before they hit the stores shelves! I am a HUGE fan of Chicken Tortilla Soup and that just so happens to be one of their newest flavors!! It hit the spot for sure! Along with making the new soups they are always making us laugh with their hilarious commercials!! They asked us to make one as well! Hope you enjoy it :)

Progresso and MYBlogSpark provided me with 2 cans of soup along with a cute soup bowl and spoon along with an awesome Soup rack that fits in my pantry JUST PERFECTLY! YOU can win all of this as well if you enter this giveaway! To enter this give away and win this prize pack
(Please note that your winner’s prize pack will include VIP coupons for two cans of Progresso soup, a spoon rest, a soup can rack and a soup mug with matching spoon.) You Must do the following:

**Share with me your favorite Progresso soup flavor AND how you would make a Progresso soup canphone commercial!!!

** You can tweet this giveaway and/or share about it on Facebook

** Be a Follower of this blog

I will close out this giveaway on Wednesday night and announce the winner in Thursdays post :) Here is some great information on all the new soups Progresso has coming to a store near you!

Progresso® New World Recipes™ – Inspired by Mexican recipes, explore one of the fastest growing ethnic cuisines by giving the Progresso New World Recipes line a try. Made with authentic Mexican ingredients and seasonings, four new Progresso soups will be hitting grocery shelves near you - Chicken Tortilla, Meatball & Rice, Black Bean Jalapeno and Chicken & Vegetable.

Progresso Light - America’s number one Light soup just got better, as all 13 existing Progresso Light varieties are now packed with bigger pieces of white meat chicken, more tender pieces of beef or added vegetables. Need even more to talk about? Progresso Light New England Clam Chowder is the first creamy Light ready-to-serve soup that holds true to the Progresso Light name with just 1 Weight Watchers® POINTS® value per serving!

Progresso Reduced Sodium – With 49 percent of shoppers concerned about high cholesterol1, Progresso understands the importance of soluble fiber and reduced sodium diets. New Reduced Sodium Tomato Parmesan soup is one more tasty option that has a delicious blend of flavors and carries the “May Help Lower Cholesterol”2 benefit. In addition, five additional Reduced Sodium soups also carry the “May Help Lower Cholesterol”2 benefit.

Progresso High Fiber – With 9 out of 10 Americans not getting the recommended Daily Value of fiber, Progresso High Fiber line of soups are packed with 7 grams per serving. Giving you one more thing to talk about, Progresso brand’s first Chili Soup just joined the High Fiber family!

Spiritual Sundays

As I prayed about what to post I thought of this video that my kids showed me this week. This is such a precious video. It brought so much to my mind.....All of those fighting for our Freedom over these holidays. Sacrificing for you and for me. Their loved ones missing them and wishing more than anything that they could be together. To have them in their arms to hug or to look into their eyes and say "I Love YOU". But then, isn't Love the very Heart of OUR FATHER. He loved us so much He gave HIS Son for us. Our Savior, who was born and who died for you and for me.

As you begin this week of Christmas may you feel the Love of Jesus in all you do. May you hold your loved ones close and pray for those who are serving and for their families who are missing them and praying for their safety and that they too would come home soon!




Thank you Charlotte and Ginger for hosting each and every week! I love and appreciate you more than you know! To join in go here

TGIF ♥

Seriously? Is it Friday ALREADY???? Wow, these days are flying by! Today is the kids last day and so @ 2:20 this afternoon, we will be on CHRISTMAS BREAK!!!! WOOHOO!! I AM SOOOOO........ E.X.C.I.T.E.D!! This in itself makes my day. Yesterday the wrapping fairy arrived at my house and she wrapped for what seemed like hours! She got it all done and the gifts are under the tree :) YAY!

Have you guys seen this Kevin Bacon commercial???? OMG it is soo funny! The first time I saw it we were all cracking up and my daughter Jenna said "Oh mom, this can be your Friday Funny!!" So here you have it! To get more laughs you gotta go see Kim @ Homesteaders Heart!




Happy Friday!! Love you all :)

JOY ♥

Tis' the Season to be JOYFUL & TRIUMPHANT :)

I am filled with JOY because:

In just 2 more days Christmas Break will be here and shortly after that my Honey will be on vacation too!

Christmas movie Marathon!! LOVE these days! Stay in our jammies, have a fire in the fireplace, make some homemade soup and watch movies all day and night!!!!

Rylee will be spending the night with us this weekend and will wake up here on her 2nd Birthday so we get to have a Birthday Breakfast with her!!!

I hope to be finishing up my Shopping TODAY!! Let the wrapping begin ;)

My Mom has decided that we must wear a hat (any hat, funny, silly,) but it must relate to Christmas when we go to her house on Christmas day. This will prove to be funny for sure !! Pics to come!! :)

Just Love turning on my radio to all CHRISTMAS MUSIC :)

Reading the Birth of Jesus with the kids

Making gifts to share with our neighbors and passing them out! My husband makes his Salsa and we deliver to our neighbors and some friends! They all LOVE it!


Even though this Saturday marks One year since I lost my Daddy and there are sure to be tears, I can rest in knowing that My Daddy is WITH Jesus, walking the Streets of Gold and celebrating HIS Birth in ways we cannot even imagine!!


Celebrating each and everyday with my family as well as the Gift of Salvation! Such JOY! All because of Jesus. HE was born to save us all. There is no greater JOY than knowing and receiving HIM!

Thank you Angel for hosting this each week! She would be filled with JOY to have you join in and spread some JOY!


Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. Luke 2:11

Cinnamon Burst Cheerios Coming SOON!

Our family was one of the lucky few to try the NEW Cinnamon Burst Cheerios before they hit the shelves & MY OH MY ~ Are they EVER DELICIOUS!!! We loved them! Cinnamon Burst Cheerios are made with real cinnamon and provide your family with a yummy AND nutritious Breakfast that is certain to Jump-start any morning!!



Not only do Cinnamon Burst Cheerios make a great breakfast but they are an awesome snack too!




You know teens ....they are ALWAYS HUNGRY! I love to find something that we can all agree on and Cinnamon Burst Cheerios is a cereal that meets all our needs! Whole grain goodness and a taste we all L♥VE! We will be anxiously awaiting for these to arrive on the Stores shelves! MyBlogspark & Cheerios provided me with the free box of Cinnamon Burst Cheerios AND a Flip camera so that we could share our review of the cereal! Hope you Enjoy!




Thankyou MyBlogSpark and Cheerios! I LOVE my Flip Camera :) and we all LOVE the Cheerios !

Baby It's Cold Outside

I Hope everyone had a good weekend! We sure did! It has been RIDICULOUSLY cold here with temps in the teens and wind chills even lower than that!! On Saturday we went and did a College Campus Tour and the WIND was BRUTAL!! (OK, I know some of you are SNOWED UNDER, so I will quit complaining!) I can just feel the excitement in Jenna as she looks towards her future. Wasn't it just yesterday I was bringing that sweet baby home from the hospital?

I have been able to sign up & be accepted for a couple of MyBlogSparks and am sooo excited about the prize packages! I will be posting the info. in the week ahead! You will have to come and see the commercials we have been making!!! You can see our silly side ;)

Just one more week of school and then it is CHRISTMAS BREAK!! WOOHOO :) This week will be full of finals for the kids and for me it means finalizing everything so that when they are out, we can focus on all things CHRISTMAS


This weekend will be our Rylees 2nd Birthday! Holy Smokes! I am thinking the title of this post should read "Where has the time gone?" My Baby Brother turns 40 this Friday! Man....HE'S OLD!!! ;) If you were wondering ~ No, we aren't doing anything special for him! No, I am not planning ANYTHING for him AT ALL! Shhh, don't tell him ok!

Well, I hope you all have a blessed Monday and week ahead! Remember to share the Gift of who you are with those around you as
JESUS shines in you! Love you ALL!

Spiritual Sundays

HIS Humble Birth

Tenderly she held her Baby,
And looked at Him with love.
Her heart was filled with wonderment,
about her Christ child from above.

This truly was the Son of God
was what the Angel told.
Her tiny Baby full of grace,
such a wonder to behold.

She thought of what His life would bring,
He was born to set us free.
But she only saw her infant Son,
As a Mothers love would see.

The shepherds came, the wise men too,
To praise His Holy name.
She sat in awe, and held her Child,
While those to worship came.

She must have wondered why God's Son
was born to her this day.
She wanted so much to be worthy,
as she bowed her head to pray.

Mary wrapped her robe a little closer,
around her new born Son.
The chill of this old stable,
must not touch the chosen one.

It was a humble birth,
But a King was born that day.
He came to pay the price for us,
and wash our sins away.



Christmas poem "His Humble Birth"
written by, Verna Parks.

Have a blessed weekend ~ I love you all! Thank you Charlotte and Ginger for sharing Spiritual Sundays with us each and every week! Join in Here with us, won't you?

TGIF

Wow! This week went sooo quickly! I seriously can't believe it is FRIDAY ALREADY!! Can you?? I am so glad our FF Leader is back with us! If you want to join in and spread the laughter head on over to KIM'S @ Homesteaders Heart! She would love to have you!

This week my Stepdaughter sent me these adorable sayings from precious little innocent, inquisitive children! They Just made me laugh and hope you will too! Have a blessed Friday and weekend too!



JACK (age 3) was watching his Mom breast-feeding his new baby sister.
After a while he asked: "Mom why have you got two? Is one for hot and one
for cold milk?"


MELANIE (age 5) asked her Granny how old she was. Granny replied she was
so old she didn't remember any more. Melanie said, "If you don't
remember you must look in the back of your panties. Mine say five to six"

STEVEN (age 3) hugged and kissed his Mom good night. "I love you so
much that when you die I'm going to bury you outside my bedroom
window."


BRITTANY (age 4) had an earache and wanted a pain killer. She tried in
vain to take the lid off the bottle. Seeing her frustration, her Mom explained
it was a child-proof cap and she'd have to open it for her. Eyes wide with
wonder, the little girl asked: "How does it know it's me?"

DJ (age 4) stepped onto the bathroom scale and asked: "How much do I
cost?"

MARC (age 4) was engrossed in a young couple that were hugging and kissing
in a restaurant. Without taking his eyes off them, he asked his dad: "Why
is he whispering in her mouth?"

JAMES (age 4) was listening to a Bible story. His dad read :
"The man named Lot was warned to take his wife and flee out of the
city but his wife looked back and was turned to salt." Concerned, James
asked: "What happened to the flea?"

TAMMY(age 4) was with her mother when they met an elderly, rather wrinkled
woman her Mom knew. Tammy looked at her for a while and then asked, "Why
doesn't your skin fit your face?"


The Sermon I think this Mom will never forget this particular Sunday
sermon...

"Dear Lord," the minister began, with arms extended toward
heaven and a rapturous look on his upturned face. "Without you, we are but
dust..."
He would have continued but at that moment my very obedient daughter who
was listening leaned over to me and asked quite audibly in her shrill little
four year old girl voice, "Mom, what is butt dust?"