Fellowship

Had a wonderful time of fellowship at Applebee's with the lovely ladies from Bible study. It's so nice to have a group to meet with to study God's word, discuss marriage, family, and to pray together.

Also thankful that our Sunday School leaders wife has also joined our Bible study group. She has really been such an inspiration and rock for our group. She has graciously opened up her home and her life to us, and as young marrieds we are so thankful for her guidance and prayers. I've prayed for a mentor for a while now and I continue to pray that as we get to know each other more, that we will begin to develop those bonds.

Looking forward to our next study in two weeks!! :)

Tim Hawkins

Last night at a dinner party, Warren and I watched Tim Hawkins for the first time. If you haven't heard of him you should check him out on youtube.

We all met over at a friends house and enjoyed a variety of chili (I took White Chicken Chili) and wonderful fellowship. Most of the couples there we knew through church and working in AWANNA, but we did have the privilege of meeting a few new people too. 

I really enjoy spending time with friends and family. I'm so thankful that with our families so far away, that we have friends and mentors to call on :)

Tim Hawkins - The Wife Song

Tim Hawkins - Songs for ADD

Ready for Fall

The weather here has been beautiful! We've had just enough rain to bring in cooler temps and green up the grass some but not so much that it feels super humid or wet outside.

This is our favorite time of year. We turn off the air and open all the doors and windows, and try to have most meals outside. In addition to the clothes I already dry outside, I also like to pull out all the blankets and clothes from the closets to air on the line. It helps to keep them smelling fresh and feeling crisp :)

I've started experimenting with new scents for candles to welcome in the season too! For the summer I used orange, lemon, lemongrass, lime oil etc for a light summer scent. But now I'm looking for warmer scents like pumpkin or evergreen. The problem is that there's not essential oils for that and I want to avoid artificial scents. My latest attempt was to put pumpkin spice in the candle. It smelled wonderful while I was making it and I was so excited to burn it the next day. When I got up I was disappointed to see that all the spice settled to the bottom during the cooling process and no longer smells nice :(  So, if you have any ideas on how to achieve those fall scents without artificial fragrance please let me know.

Auto Pilot

Yesterday as I was leaving Hobby Lobby I totally clicked into auto pilot mode. I had parked at the end of the lot and on my walk to the car I became so engrossed in my thoughts, who knows what they were now, that when I arrived at the car I unlocked it, sat in the passenger seat, reached over and started the car and was waiting on Warren to get in! I've become so accustomed to going places with him that I forgot that I drove there...by myself.  OY, at least I wasn't trying to talk to him in the store where others could see my craziness!

Summer Update

This summer, Warren and I began the journey of international adoption. It's a very long and tedious process, but we are happy to say that we have the largest part of our paperwork, called a Dossier, complete. You can read more about that journey at  http://growingfaithandfamily.blogspot.com.

I've also been busy canning. So far, I think we are stocked on spaghetti sauce, jams, salsas, and blueberries/peaches. I still have a ton of green beans left from last year, which is good because they were nutty expensive this year. I've discovered that I really enjoy the activity, and once I get started I want to can everything....that is until I begin the clean-up process at which point I vow not to can anything again.

I've spent many afternoons working on some embroidery. I found a set of quilt blocks at Hobby Lobby and am determined to learn how to put it all together. There are 12 squares, each with a mason jar in it, and in each mason jar has a different bug or animal like a butterfly or turtle. 

We've also had the opportunity to visit with Warren's parents. Joe was in a national 8-Ball tournament in Nashville, TN around the end of June beginning of July. They decided to drive down for the event, so they stayed with us for a few days on their way down and way home. 

Other than that, it's been uneventful here. Warren and I are doing great, I could not have been blessed with a better husband. We are growing our love, faith, and commitment for each other stronger every day and are eager to add to our family. 

Anniversary

Today is our anniversary! Warren and I have grown so close over these past two years and God has truly blessed us!
I pray that we will have MANY MANY more years together and that we will continue to grow in our faith together!

Ark of the Covenant

Here's what my wonderful husband blogs about! Makes me feel like I need to kick up mine several notches!

http://warrenmyers.com/blog/2012/06/the-dimensions-and-approximate-weight-of-the-ark-of-the-covenant/