Kim's Layouts

Happy Easter

“Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.”- James 1:12

I love this verse. It is the verse of the day at Biblegateway.com

If only we remembered this verse during our trials so that we may be comforted by these words. It would surely make life happy at an unhappy time..

We had an egg hunt last week at my Aunt Anne's house.. Picture above is of Faith hunting for Eggs or rather yelling at me "momma, help me!" Emilee did not join in on the fun but Momma got an egg for her and inside was a bracelet that she very happily played with..

Yesterday I took the girls to see the Easter bunny at the Deptford mall. As we were standing in line Faith asked me this question:

Faith~ "Momma, Why does the Easter bunny have a hole in his head?"

Me ~ "What hole?"

Faith ~ "Look there"

Me ( Trying hard not to laugh) I said, "I'm not sure." Yeah I know great answer..

Later after the picture was taken and me thankful of Faith not asking The Bunny about the hole in the back of his head. She asks the women at the counter who was ringing us up..

Faith~ "Why does the Easter Bunny have a hole?"

Lady at counter~ " It helps the bunny to breathe."

I was cracking up!! Where does she come up with this stuff??

Today was a Lazy Easter day for us. No church since I slept in till noon and Faith woke up with hives all over. I am guessing they are from her shots she had last week. She says they don't itch so we will see.. Faith and I did color some eggs today, they came out rather pretty. I'm sure she will be having egg salad sandwich for the next few days..hehe

I also have been thinking alot about my grandmother today. This was her favorite holiday, she always had the house decorated so nicely. I never realized the real reason for this love until now. It is the real reason why we celebrate Easter..Jesus rose from the dead and ascended into Heaven to be with his Father..What an awesome thing!! Jesus died and rose again so that our sins are paid for..It is amazing when you think about just how much God loves us for Him to do that for us!!

I have also been thinking about Mr. Chamberlain. He was my choir teacher in High school. He passed away on palm Sunday.Apparently he had a brain tumor and in the end had a massive stroke. I was a bit surprised when I heard this tonight at work since He had other problems. He had a liver transplant several years ago and continued to be a heavy smoker through all of it.

He was my favorite teacher in HS. He took me under his wing and always gave me a fair chance at what I wanted to do. I felt like he was always in my corner. My senior year he surprised me with a senior award. He told me a week before to show up at the awards and I would find out what he was talking about. He also gave me a 4 year pin which I should not have gotten because I was not in choir 4 years. It didn't matter to him. he told me that I was a great help to him during my freshman year in freshman choir and I deserved the pin. He will be greatly missed..

Happy St. Patty's Day

Kiss me I'm Irish!!!

So many things going on lately..Emilee is getting bigger every day. She tops in at 18lbs and is now rolling 1 way. She still doesn't want to roll to her belly! I can see the stuborness coming out. hehe She also love to play with rattles, especially if they make sounds.. She is also lifting up her arms when you ask her to, especially when she wants you to pick her up. And MomMom has been trying to teach her how to wave byebye.. so far it's ify at best.

Bryan went back to work and we are getting ready for the move! I can't believe how much stuff we have accumilated since moving in with my parents almost 3 years ago.. A LOT of STUFF!!
I can't see us getting it all in our tiny apartment!!

We Are Moving!!!

Here is a Layout that I did for a recent challenge on Faithsisters. This challenge was about Answered Prayers. This LO is about my desire to have a home of our own and our struggles along the way.

I am so grateful that we have this chance to make a fresh start and have a home of our own!! Praise God, he is so good to me!!

We are moving in the beginning of April. Our church is going to help us move since Bryan can't lift anything heavy because of his shoulder. I have so much to do and so little time..hehe

What else is new right??

I've been tagged

by my friend Michelle..So here goes..

You must post the rules before you give your answers. You must list one fact about yourself for each letter of your middle name. Each fact must begin with that letter. If you don't have a middle name, just use your maiden name. After you've been tagged, you need to up-date your blog with your middle name and answers. At the end of your post, you need to tag one person for each letter of your middle name. (Be sure to leave them a comment telling them they've been tagged and need to read your blog for details).
My middle name is Marie

M ~ Movie that I can watch over and over ~ My best friend's wedding

A ~ I Adore Tim McGraw!!

R ~ Roses are my favorite flower.

I ~ I am intelligent and independent.

E ~ Enjoy scrapbooking, reading, playing with my girls.

Ok..I have to tag 5 people.. I tag Marilee, Jackie, Cheryl, Barb,and Eva..Love my Faith Sisters!!