Beach Time & Baby Shower

Hey Y'all,

I am heading out tomorrow for the beach. I cannot wait. I live in the middle of North Carolina. We are close to the mountains and the coast. I love, love, love the beach. I love the crowds, the heat, the water...all of it. My good friend Gail owns a few condos at in North Myrtle Beach, SC and we are renting one for the week. My mom, sister, neice Mariah are all heading down tomorrow. Blake and Erica will come Saturday to stay 3 days and Megan and Brittany will spend the latter part of the week with us. At least I hope my Megan gets to come. Her work schedule is not posted yet and she needs all the hours she can get. This will be a much needed break for me with all that is going on in my life. I need a change of scenery in the worst way. One of the things I have learned in my DivorceCare course is that I need to do normal things that everyone does. We have taken a girl trip to the beach for over 20 years. To not go this year would be so abnormal. Plus this is the only trip I take really all year. I have saved a long time for these few days and I am about to bust to go! I will take lots of pictures to post.


Also, Erica had her first baby shower this week at her job. Those girls were so nice to invite me. She got lots and lots for my little cantaloupe. That is where she is now the cantaloupe stage. Next is a watermelon and then she will be here! A live baby, not an actual watermelon!! I cannot wait to get my hands on her. Blake and Erica have picked out the lovliest name but it is a secret until I post her first picture. Here is a picture of Erica in the courtroom they held her shower in. There was a Judges Conference this week so there was no court held in any of the courtrooms.





Erica was so pleased with all her gifts and just so sweet to watch. She is such a blessing to me and she just glows and glows. Tomorrow we get to see a 3D ultrasound of my baby girl. My mom is going and so is Blake's mom. We are all so excited. Hope y'all have a wonderful week!!

Bless Y'all,

Cindy

Father's Day.. a few days late

Hey Y'all,

I have been so busy lately. No excuse to not keep my 5 followers informed though and I am really very sorry. I had a wonderful Father's Day with my daddy. He is the sweetest man. He loves his girls too. Here are a couple of photos from my mama's house I took on Father's Day evening. We always get together and just cook out and swim. Very relaxed but so nice.



Blake, my little "Father-to-Be" and my cute Erica




My sweet Daddy and Erica and Brittany. Two of his four Grand Daughters.




My sister Becky and me with Daddy. I look like a dirty wreck but we had cooked and played all afternoon. My sister cleaned up a little. I obviously did not.



Being a Father is such a huge responsibility and honor. My heart just breaks for people who have lost their dad or do not have a great relationship with their father. But...we do serve a Mighty God who is our Abba Father. He can and will fill that gap. Sometimes He sends someone to step in a be that dad or sometimes He allows us to keep going on and become that dad to someone else. Just pray for all daddies everywhere. Everyday, not just Father's Day. They need to be held up in prayer daily. This world is harsh and even our daddies need a Father they can turn to.

Bless Y'all,

Cindy

Refreshed

Hey Y'all,

Last night I cooked dinner for two of the best friends a girl could ask for. It was a pure pleasure. I love cooking for people and I have missed it tremendously. We talked and laughed and had really good conversations. I admire Tracy and Kelley both very much in very different ways. My sweet friend Kelley is such a wise and caring woman. Very Godly. She gives me such good, sound advice and it is often she that I turn to for help and prayer in this season of my life. Tracy is such a soulmate to me. We are very, very much alike. We both think way too much and we both tend to see things in the same perspective. She is just so funny to me too! She also is very Godly. I strive each day to be more Godly in my walk with the Lord. I so desire to live and breathe the ways of Jesus. I stumble and fall often. So do my friends. So do all of us that are taking this Christian journey upon this rocky planet. But while we are stumbling our way towards home I am just so grateful and thankful for my friends. Last night with them was just a refreshment that I needed to quench this weary soul. I hope we get together more often! I hope they want that too!

Bless Y'all,

Cindy

Theme Song

Hey Y'all,

"It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year..........."

In case you cannot figure it out, today is the LAST day of school. Enough said.

Bless Y'all,

Cindy

Day to day ...stuff

Hey Y'all

I realized I have not posted any pictures lately of my sweet girls! Here are a few from a jewelry party my mom had last week.

Erica and her sister/cousin Brittany!




My baby..how can she be this grown-up???



My oldest little chick who is carrying my little chiclet!

Isn't it funny how each day may seem so long but when you look at the calendar (and the mirror) you are amazed at how much time has gone by? It is June people! Half the year already. It makes me think about all the big changes I am facing and also just the little day to day stuff. I just finished my spring Bible study. It was Kelly Minter's latest, "Ruth...loss, love and legacy". So good! I highly recommend it for your own study or with a group. I really love Bible study. Especially with groups of ladies. Megan is home for the summer and will be a senior in collage this fall. That is just unreal. My little grand daughter will be here before I know it. I am planning her a nursery at my house. It is a major redo of a room. Well, major to me. This time I will post before and after shots. Can't wait to get my hands on her! Dealing with the day to day stuff is what gets us through the big stuff. I think (there I go thinking again) that God places all the little joys, nuances, aggravations, pleasures and so forth in our lives to sculpt us for the biggies. At times in my life when I am struggling with a certain issue that is just huge to me I ask God to please supply what I need. Not physical stuff but things like kindness, gentleness, mercy, wisdom and the like. I truly believe when I (maybe it is just me) ask for more of these things God sends people or situations that need them in mega-doses. When I need to be kinder, He sends people to aggravate me. When I need wisdom, I seem to get the most profound problems. When I need mercy, I find that I am hurt more by others and need to show them some mercy. Get this? Thank you, Lord, for the day to day stuff. It graciously gives me new mercies to assist me each day.

Bless Y'all,

Cindy