Great scripture

"In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength" (Isaiah 30:15).

"Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. For I am the LORD, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you" (Isaiah 41:10, 13).

I was reading some of my devotionals from my other email acct and found these two scriptures! I need to meditate on these words of God. :)

Prayer Please

I wanted to ask for prayer on behalf of my brother, Lee. He had a mass removed from his chest area a month ago and had a biopsy of the mass. Turns out it is cancerous, but a form that is not probable of spreading (Thank God). It's called DFSP. He is having surgery Wed. morning (Tuesday night our time) on the ship to make sure there is no cancer in the area and anywhere else. I ask that you would pray for him to be at peace now and during the surgery and of course afterward. Also for the surgeon's to have wisdom and knowledge and precision during the surgery. Also, for Lee's quick recovery (he'll be given 2 wks off for that). Pray for my parents and I to have continued peace as we wait for word of what's happening. I am so grateful that Lee is being cared for by great physicians while on deployment. I know that God is in control and will give us all peace and joy during the storm. I love that I can call on my sisters-in-Christ to help me in prayer for my brother.

(Proverbs 3:5-6)

Trust in the LORD with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;

in all your ways acknowledge him,

and he will make your paths straight.

*Lee playing the Wii while visiting last Sept. before he left for deployment.

*Jen (Lee's GF), Rachel and Lee

Last Week in pics...

Rachel and I taking a pic on our little "outing" to Sonic to get an ice cream! :) Yummy!

Here's how Rachel matches her pj's! :) (I love how she put together the polka dots!)

Handwriting W/O Tears- Rachel and I were practicing her letter writing through a wonderful program that I used to see in Elem. school, but never taught it. It's great for preschoolers and hands-on type kids (Rachel). ;) "Letter A"

"Upper and Lowercase Tt"- She also mentioned that the little t was a cross where Jesus died! ;)

Charlie's B-day Party
Playing with her friend Payton!

Cutting the cake!

Playing with the girls in the sand! :)

Cutie Chandler!

Decorating cookies for her class V-day party tomorrow! :)

Yummy! Can I have another one!?

Fun, Fun, Fun!

We've had such beautiful days here in SA. We're truly blessed with these sunny days and cool weather, we're totally LOVING it! Also, we're getting out and PLAYING! :)

Last Friday, I took R to the park for a picnic and some play time. :) She was enjoying the first part of the outing, but towards the end, she was not feeling well. She had a headache and slight fever. Thank God nothing big came out of it and by Saturday, we were able to enjoy time with our tias. :)

MUAH! Kiss Mommy!R made a friend of the boy kind. :) Ben doesn't like that! ;)

On Saturday, Mom had invited her sisters Yvonne and Paz and we were able to come by and enjoy them all! :)

R and Tia Yvonne playing with a magnet book that she got from her tia. :)The most beautiful ladies in the world! :)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A few weeks ago, I found out that our church is hosting FREE ballet classes!! It's called Ballet Gloria and the class introduces the concept of using movement to glorify God. They learn how to stretch and move to the music and elementary ballet steps. Also, using movement to tell stories about God and Scripture memory. We are so excited. On Thursday, she attended her first class. Wow! It was too cute and so much fun! :)
Before class...

Here is Ms. Josie showing the girls how to stretch.

more stretching...

I had to leave because I work a full day on Thursdays, so mom and dad were there to cheer R on! She enjoyed it so much that she continued to show me the different movements that she learned from her class. Here she is before bed! :)

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On Saturday, Ben took us to the zoo! It was the perfect day given to us by God! :) We renewed our passes and enjoyed seeing the animals once again. R just loves to see them each visit... it's like the first time every time! :)