Grand Opening Today...

Today was our 1st day in our new church building.  Prestonwood North has met in Prosper Highschool for 2 years now...but today was the big day!  It was AMAZING!  We usually run about 800 people, but today we had over 1,700 people. Wow!  We have advertised heavily....almost 19,000 door hangers, flyers, yard signs, mail outs...ect.  It was awesome to see Dr. Graham's vision fulfilled.  It was exciting to be apart of something like that.  As I sat there, I was so comforted to think that Christ and worshipping Him is the only thing that is truly unchanging, unshakable...the only that thing that cannot be taken from us in this life...All this after watching the news last night and getting slightly overhwelmed with the world economy....and that led me to shut it off....and read the Bible.  I am just so overhwelmed by the fact that Christ truly is the ROCK, now I can see why the Bible says that so much.  We need to know that He is "MY" rock.  No matter what happens with the economy and the world...Christ is the same, unchanging and His promises and character have not changed....so as I sat watching Dr. Graham this morning...I was just overwhelmed with emotion thinking about how the CHURCH truly is the hope of the world...the Light of the world...we have nothing to offer people but Christ.  Christ and His church truly is the hope of the world.  As our world gets more unstable, I have to think that people will turn to Christ more and more.  How could we gather and have smiles on our faces, joy in our heart, peace in our minds and a song on our lips...at such a time as this???  Faith in Christ.

This is the worship center last week during a prayer time.

Reese came home with a scratch on her nose today....I guess it got a little rough in the nursery!  ha

This is my tribute to our old Bible fellowship meeting room...AKA the "teachers lounge" at Prosper Highschool.   See ya!

Our Church Opens Next Week/Aunt Olivia Comes to Visit...

Today, our church met @ Prosper Highschool for the last time...after church everyone went over to pray and sing at the new building.  We will have our 1st Service there next Sunday!!! Wow, amazing!  This is Reese and Graham Rylander!  Graham's dad is our campus pastor.  Leave it up to the pastor's kids to break the rules!!!

Feeding the ducks last week.  Ha!

Reese is so cool!

Nick and I love this picture

We miss you Aunt OLIVIA!  My sister Olivia came to visit several weeks ago.  We had so much fun.  Olivia is 17 months younger than me, is married and lives in Cinncinnatti OH.  We had such a great time...and Olivia had not seen Reese since Thanksgiving last year!  That is tooooo long.  Thanks Jason for letting her come!  This is us manning our yard sale...ha!  Savannah, our community had a community wide yard sale the Sat. that Olivia was here...so she had to help me!  We made $17.00....ha!  

  

Ok, this is the funniest thing ever.  It was Olivia's birthday the day she flew in....so I had to get a little "somethin, somethin"!  Well, I had forgotten to get her a cake, but saw this at the grocerie store on the sale bakery rack!!!ha...it was so funny looking that I HAD to buy it....We still don't know exactly what this thing is????  HA>>>> we had great laughs over this...it tasted good though!  Happy Birthday Olivia!  You can count on me to get you an extra cool cake!

Last, but certainly not least...I would like to give a shout out to Mrs. Kimberly Hill~  Thanks for getting on me to update the blog!  love you!

Jehovah-Jireh

Just reminded today that we serve a God who is called, Jehovah-Jireh..."the Lord WILL provide".  Several weeks ago the Lord brought so timely to my mind this Scripture...

Philippians 4:19  

"AND MY GOD WILL MEET ALL YOUR NEEDS ACCORDING TO HIS GLORIOUS RICHES IN CHRIST JESUS."  

Today I felt like He took me a step further...sometimes I meet your needs for the sole purpose for you meeting somone else's needs unexpectedly.  I love how God does that.  It is truly more Blessed to give than to receive.  It's all God's anyways...good reminder especially in today's times.

Granddaddy and Mimi Come to VISIT...

This past week we had my parents in town...it was so much fun!  I miss them so much.  They had a blast with Reese, had not seen her in about 3 1/2 months...before she was walking too.  We had lots of fun, ate a lot of mexican food (that is their favorite when they come) and did a lot of shopping!  I am already anticipating seeing them again.

Reese, me and mom

We had to take my parents to Sheridans (twice, but who's counting)....and Reese really enjoyed it.

Below she is giving her sign for "more".  Ha!

Getting into Mimi's purse.

Friday we took my parents to the Prosper Homecoming parade...this is our 3rd yr to attend...so fun!  Reese has actually been to the parade for 3 yrs b/c we had just found out we were pregnant 3 yrs ago this time of the year!!!

Reese loved the lemonade.

Granddaddy and Mimi

Thanks for coming Granddaddy and Mimi...come again soon!  I miss yall already!!!

1st Day of CLC/Babes/Loving Baby/Cheerleader!

Well...today was Reese's 1st Day of CLC (Christian Learning Center)...aka (Mom's day out).  Here she is...a mouth full of goldfish (i was trying to sweeten her up for her teachers...hoping it would put her in a good mood...it was still fairly early.)  Please notice...her lunchbox matches her outfit!!! Ha, dressing her is soooooooo fun.  It is my new hobby.

On her way....

This is Reese after we got home...ha...her hair is down...she pulled it out at CLC.  That didn't surprise me...oh well...her pig tails were cute while they lasted...she is playing w/ her picture she did.  Today she learned the shape, circle...and the colors...red and blue.  Great job Reese!

Happy Labor Day!  Nick and I took Reese to Babe's Chicken House on Labor Day.  It was soo good....downhome cookin!  If you have not been, I highly recommend it.  There is a new one in Frisco.  Outside there are tractors...so I had to take advantage of the photo opp.

Ha, Reese is so precious with her little baby.  The other day I noticed that she was laying her baby down on the ground and trying to cover her with the little blanket.  Oh my, how cute.  

Action shot of her "love your baby".  That is what we say to cue her..ha.

Last week Reese and I visited Poppi and Gigi in Arkansas.  They bought her a Cowboy cheerleading outfit....so we took pictures outside.

Gigi and Reese

Reese getting a little toooo close to the flower.  I think she actually got part of it in her mouth....but she survived.

Until next time....