Envirosax

One of the doctors came into work with this really cute bag. It's called an Envirosax. It is a reasuble shopping bag that made from light weight material that you can roll up and put in your purse. It is kind of like a windbreaer. I think we all think that resuable shopping bags are a good idea but we forget to use them or leave them in the car but these you can carry around with you. They can also carry 44 pounds! And they come in really great colors and patterns! The one on top is the one that I got.

You can save the world...one plastic bag at a time!








Make sure to check it out on their website at Environsax.com

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A Prayer for Pastor's Wives

Mrs. Mary Mohler offered this prayer at the 2009 Southern Baptist Convention for Pastor's Wives.

Father, what an honor it is to lift up my sisters in Christ who serve as pastors’ wives.

Thank you for raising up these women to serve you in this unique and vital calling.

I pray your blessing upon each one—wherever she serves across our denomination.

May she be mindful of the role she alone fills in the church as the wife of the pastor.

May she take seriously the importance of respecting her husband, encouraging him, praying for him and loving him with all of her heart.

May she never underestimate the importance of watching well over the ways of her household as she seeks to provide a happy home environment that will be a welcome refuge for him from the pressures and perils of ministry.

If you bless her with the wonderful gift of motherhood, may she nurture her children in such a way that they not only love and follow you, Lord, but also that they come to love their life in a ministry family as she ensures they appreciate the privileges that are theirs in this special calling.

As she serves your church, may she enthusiastically develop and use the gifts and talents that you have already given her through the power of the Holy Spirit. May she foster a deep and abiding love for the people to whom you have called her to serve.

As the women of her church look to her as a mentor, and they will, may she seize that opportunity to reflect godliness, contentment, honesty, compassion and perseverance. In order to do so, may she embrace the daily discipline of being a serious student of your Word, committing it to memory and spending much time in prayer.

Guard her heart; guard her mind; guard her tongue; guard her feet as she seeks to not grow weary in well doing even as many of her completed tasks may seem to go unnoticed. May she truly do her husband good and not harm, all the days of her life.

Your word tells us that “the eyes of the LORD move to and fro throughout the entire earth that He may strongly support those whose heart is completely His.” I pray boldly that you will find us to be just that kind of people and that you will use us as ministry wives alongside our husbands to do great things for the kingdom for the sake of the Gospel and for your glory.

You also tell us that you are able to do “exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,” and with that in mind, I ask all of these things in the powerful and matchless name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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The Past Month

I haven't updated in a long time! Partly because I have been busy and partly because I forget to update!

The last month has been busy and fun. We had a 4th of July party at our house. We planned for lots of people because we have a huge backyard. But it rained, and RAINED all day. It started being comical about an hour before everyone came over when it was pouring! But we had lots of fun and I even made this Flag Cake.

This past week was Vacation Bible School. The theme was Boomerang Express. I helped with music and I think I might sing the theme song for the rest of my life.

Joe and I also have a new niece. Her name is Camden Rhys. She is beautiful. We went to Evansville on Friday night to see her and spend time with family and friends. Next time we go down hopefully I will see her awake!

I promise to do better at taking pictures this next month!

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Sleeping in a King

So Joe and I set up our King size bed on Saturday, we moved our queen size bedframe into the guest bedroom (which goes really well with the chair rail). I was running back and forth between the queen size bed in the guest bedroom and the King size bed in our bedroom and I was like WOW!

There is even for a Cooper on the bed! Joe said he woke up the past two mornings with my on the very end of the bed and Cooper right up next to me all sprawled out! That most definitely needs to change.

We only have sheets for the bed but we still need to decide on a comforter. I found one that was pretty similar at my favorite store (Target!) so I don't have to change the curtains and accessories.

*I can't find my camera battery charger so sorry no pictures until I do!

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KING Size Bed

Today Joe and I went to Ikea again. It was totally Joe's idea to go.

The most exciting purchase (besides finally getting curtains for our office) is a King size bed frame. One of the biggest 'fights' we have is over the bed. I always feel like Joe is all over me and my feet always manage to be on Joe's side. Joe's parents are nice enough to trade our Queen size mattress for their King size mattress.

We decided that if this doesn't work, we're going for a California King!

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Wedding Anniversary

Last Sunday was our 1 year wedding anniversary! We spent the day in Evansville and then traveled down to Joe's parent's lake house in Kentucky for the week. I really enjoyed watching our wedding ceremony again and looking back on this las year together. (If you haven't seen our wedding video, you need to see it here.

It has been the best and the quickest year of my life! We have really started to mold our life together, adjusted to each other and building upon our marriage. To all who have yet been married, know that marriage takes work and effort in order to make it work, but so worth it!

I love my husband!

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Our Fence!

The most exciting part of my week so far is...our new fence!

We got a privacy fence installed and I don't know who is happier, me or the dogs! The PLAN is for the dogs to be outside when we are not home. Just the two days with the fence my dogs are a lot calmer when they are inside.

But the funniest part of the new fence is to look out the door to the backyard and see Cooper sitting there wanting to come in! I tell him he has a whole yard to run around in but I think he is most content by our sides....oh silly Cooper!

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Happy Birthday, Cooper!

Today is Cooper's birthday (sort of). Today marks the one year anniversary of the day we got him so we decided that he is going to turn three today!

He started his birthday celebration with some good ol' canned dog food. That is quite a treat for him so he scarfed that down pretty quickly.

Then we went on his favorite...a car ride! He hung his head out the window and didn't even wear a seat belt! We took him to McDonald's for his very own ice cream cone! (Of course Joe wouldn't let him eat that in his new car)

At first you could tell Cooper did not know what to think about this. Cooper has had ice cream before but we have never let him have any so at first he was little timid.

After a few licks, Cooper became quite a fan of birthdays!

He didn't even share his cone with Annie!

He also got his a new squeaky toy but I think Annie thought that it was her birthday present!

He ended his night with a nap on the living room floor while we watched the finale of American Idol....I think he had a stomachache!

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