Hopeful Hoopers

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. We celebrated by spending time with both sides of our family and of course eating way too much!! Saturday night our church opened it's doors for Room in the inn homeless mission. We had a Thanksgiving dinner for them and they stayed the night at the church. It was so rewarding to help with this mission. I met an interesting man named Frank who has traveled to 44 states telling others about God on his way through. The reason he was in Albertville is he had found a christain pamphlet on a park bench in Gadsden and the address for it was in Albertville. I couldn't help but tear up as he was telling us his story. He really touched my heart and I wanted to give him something back. I remembered Bradley had a disciple cross necklace in his truck that he had made so I ran out there and got it for the man. So many times we get caught up in the things we want that we overlook the things that we have that many others don't. I can't imagine ...

Two is better than one, but not when your talking about houses. Bradley and I are still living in two seperate houses, but we have decided to combine our homes. Owen & I will be moving back home by first of the year. I said I would never move back in that house since Bradley had his girlfriend stay there/live there some, but It just makes more sense to move there instead of us building or buying a house at this time. One thing I have learned through this whole process is to Never say Never . Seems like every single thing I have said I would never do... Well I am doing. It's funny how God has a sense of humor!! 

Tonight on my way home I was listening to the local Christain radio station and it was talking about thanking God for each struggle you go through while your going through it. Hearing that on the radio made me start to think... I don't know about you but I have never thanked God for the struggle or hard time until after it was over. I am so thankful for every hard time that I have been through because it has taught me a lesson and helped me grow. Even Mine & Bradley's divorce, had Bradley and I not ever got a divorced we would not be where we are today. Tonight I am thanking God for every Good, Bad, Hard, etc time that I have been through. Although I don't know what the future holds I will remember to thank God for the bad times just as much as the Good times. 

Today was Owen's third birthday. We celebrated with friends and family at Stidham Farms Party Barn. Owen being the ALL BOY that he is wanted a green tractor party,  so that's exactly what we had. Every year I get so excited planning Owen's birthday party that I just get carried away and go all out. The past two years Bradley & I have got into it about Owen's parties because he thinks I shouldn't go all out (I honestly can't help it) but this year we both decided not to argue and that its a fact every year I'm going to go all out for his parties so Bradley has agreed to be ok with that. Thank goodness!! Owen had a blast at his party & we are so thankful for all the loving people we have in our lives. Thanks to everyone who made my little O's birthday special. It's amazing how God works and I am looking forward to what is to come. I have thanked God many times today for allowing Bradley & I to work things out and be a family, what greater g...

I have always had a problem with trusting people. Just about every relationship I have ever been in I have been cheated on, pushed around, or verbally abused. It was hard to trust Bradley when we were married, I'm not sure if it was just because of my past relationships or if it was because he was constantly in the bars, or both. When I decided to give Bradley another chance after our divorce, I wondered if I would ever be able to trust him again. At first it was hard for me to trust him, with us still living in two separate houses I didn't know what he was doing when he wasn't with me. With every day that passes it gets easier and easier to trust him. Bradley knows he messed up, he says "it was just a bad time in my life." Bradley also knows that he is only getting one second chance. I truly believe with my whole heart that Bradley knows what he wants now and that we will forever be together. I know I have said this before, but it is just so amazing how far we ha...