Weekends Best!!!

It was "HOT" hot yesterday. I tried my best to stay cool but I'm not sure I succeeded! The hair has been holding up pretty well so I'm considering keeping the style through the rest of summer. We shall see. I'm at least good for one more week! LOL

The girls trying to stay cool ! Nicki calls her sandals "jesus" shoes!

 This weekend our family had a family reunion in my hometown. I met some cousins for the very first time! I have a huge family which makes it a bit hard to get together all of the time. This year the siblings of my grandfathers parents decided to get together so that the next generation could learn of one another. My mom has been trying to do research on our ancestors which can be very had to tract if you are of African American descent, and also of American Indian descent which is the case for us.

The "Family Tree" that my aunt created for the reunion. We had a great time hanging out together despite the 100 degree weather! 

Think I have enough green? LOL Marc even tried to match me! 

Quisha's platforms! Its only fair that I show them since Nick's shoes made the post! 

Marc did not have to preach today so Nicki got a break from doing media and went to the 11:30 service at her  church (she usually does the early service and then comes to WABC to help out). She almost missed out on Sunday Best because after church today the bottom fell out of the sky! We figured why not just do a rainy day photo umbrella and all! LOL

As I have said before our weekends for the coming month will be crazy busy, but I will check in when I can! I've already pulled the suitcases out for some upcoming trips. I wish I could be one of those people that packed the night before (and packed light) but the excitement of traveling gets the best of me and I can't help myself!!!

Sunday Best, Family Style!

I let Nicki experiment with my hair this week. Not sure how long I will keep it but this coming week low maintenance works for me. I'm trying to knock out some clean up projects at home before my schedule gets any crazier. 

Here is the picture of Quisha as promised. I would love to do braids but since my migraines have returned (stress and a high bp will do that to you) I'm pretty sure having someone work on my head for 6 hours and twisting hair in real tight would not be a good idea!

Of course the fashion diva in the house went all out! In 90 degree weather mind you!. I love her shoes but I don't know how she does it!

Its been rough around my home the last few months and Marc may have sensed that some beautiful yellow roses might be a great way to cheer me up! Of course it might also have something to do with the fact that he made some house calls to some sick and shut in members yesterday and he took them roses! If he gives roses  to someone else he brings them to me also! And that people is just one of the reasons why I love him. LOL

Speaking of the love of my life. I caught this blurry picture of Marc handing out candy after church today (he has those babies wrapped around his finger or vise versa). The sheer look of joy on his face is priceless. Not to mention his stylish suit!

August is our busiest month of the summer so my blog post will probably be few and far between. The men at WABC will start back this week working on more projects at church after taking a small break. I'll post some pictures when I can. Next weekend we have a church trip and the following week our big vacation begins!!! We have a family reunion this weekend and I'm praying the heat will have slacked off by then since the entire event is outside (and we all know how much I love the great big outdoors). I stayed in all week and when I went outside this morning I came close to going right back inside! Me and heat do not mix well! I hope everyone is having a great summer.....and staying cool!

Monday Morning Ramblings (picture form)

I decorated my Blackerry case with Disney stickers this weekend. Cost me $5.00 for the case and the stickers had just been sitting in my scraproom collecting dust!

One daughter took out her braids this week and the other had braids put in. I don't have a picture of Quisha because she has been sick the last few days with a sinus infection. Will post as soon as she lets me! LOL

Our men celebrated Men's Day this weekend. Marc has been praying for a few good men and they are starting to come. We never seem to lack for women in the church but he has been stressing the need for men to step up to the plate and I have to say we are being blessed by their presence in the ministry!

I grabbed these cute pjs from Sam's Club for $6.00! That's two pair of pajamas and a nightgown for $2.00 a piece! They will be great for some upcoming trips!

Speaking of our men they have been busy redoing our women's bathroom, the kitchen and tiling the fellowship hall. You can see some of the pics on our facebook page.

Last week the girls and I went to see Israel Houghton in concert! Oh my goodness it was hot as all get up, but it was worth standing in line for an hour in 100 degree heat (well maybe not) to see them in concert. We had the best time and I could barely talk when we got out! Now that's a good concert!

Our family has been going through a major crisis the last few months but thankfully we seem to be coming to the end of the tunnel. So grateful for prayers and encouragement we have received from family and friends.

Several getaways are in the schedule over the next couple of weeks so I may be absent from my blog from time to time. Its all good though because after the start of our year my family could really use the break! Excited about spending some time away connecting with our families (including a day trip with our WABC family, a family reunion in my hometown, several birthday/anniversary celebrations and Nicki and I may be off to DC at the end of August for the WOF conference). I promise to take lots of pictures!

Worth The Wait

This weekend the girls and I along with two of our teens from WABC attended a Youth Conference called "Worth The Wait". I got a chance to sit in on the youth workers sessions, and the girls set in on a few of the teen girls sessions. At the end of the conference which took place over a 3 day period the youth got a chance to chat with Raven Symone and recieve an autographed photo. Nicki was beyond excited because she has been a fan since the Cosby Show (they are actually the same age-25). The subjects they tacked with the youth workers there included Youth Ministry in a Religiousley Diverse World (Rev.Vernard Hinton), The Emotionally Healthy Youth Worker (Rev. Alvin Georges, Youth Pastor at Mt. Lebanon Baptist) , Effective Planning for Effective Ministry Rev. Dwight S. Riddick, Pastor of First Baptist Church Franklin, and How to Move from Then to Now (Rev. Vernard Hinton). I even got a chance to connect with a few pastor's wives and women in ministry! At one point they had me manning a baseball machine (I assume that is what it was called) booth (did I mention that we also volunteered to help out). After several times bending up and down to pick up the baseballs my thighs started talking to me. After a few hours they started screaming! Three days later I'm still in pain. But I wouldn't have traded the weekend hanging out with my girls and nearly 600 teens for anything in the world. By the way over 100 youth gave their life to Christ this weekend! A big shout out goes to my friend Rev. Cardell Patillo and the ministry of Grove Baptist Church!

Monday Morning Ramblings!

We had a great celebration with family over the weekend. Yours truly was the party planner and this morning I'm suffering the effects of that (I'm pooped)! Its been a long week and weekend and it doesn't seem like the schedule is going to get any lighter! Our summer is jam packed and secretly I'm enjoying every minuet of it!

We wrapped up VBS Camp this past week and as usual my family put their best foot forward and did their thing! Nicki worked on media, did skits, and played baby carrier! Quisha left her preschool summer camp each afternoon to come help with food, role playing and teacher assistant whenever she was needed. Marc spent most of the week corrupting the babies and feeding the children candy before sending them back to their parents and grandparents! I had one job and that was to take pictures...so please explain why I was soo tired at the end of each day! LOL

We had a great service on Sunday and even gained a few new members when a  family joined at the end of service. Marc spoke about "The Faith That Says I Just Believe"! His scripture came from Psalms 27 and he talked about how we must trust God in the here and now. The faith that says just believe is the same faith that causes us to trust because of the yesterdays thereby giving us the faith to trust tomorrow!

 We don't have any big events in the month of July at WABC, but the men and a few women have been working their butts off to redo our kitchen, women's bathroom and fellowship hall. I will post pictures when the work is complete.

I have a few trips coming up in the next few months that I can't wait to share. We have a family reunion at the end of the month, a family vacation and possibly a day trip with our church next month. In a few weeks I get to go to an Israel Houghton concert and we have even penciled in a few ministry meet ups while on our family vacation.

Our family has been going through a rather large personal crisis the last couple of weeks that I can't talk about here, but a few of you that know about it have been praying on our behalf and I just wanted to say thank you soo much for all of the prayers. Still trying to get some stuff sorted and praying most of it will get resolved this week. Please continue to keep us in your prayers. I'm trying really hard to keep moving forward no matter what!

I forgot to add one last thank you to all of the ladies who contributed to my blog party last month! I was soo honored that you took the time out of your busy schedules to write such powerful words on my little old blog!  It especially helped me get through a truly trying month!