Gracie's Benefit Singing

Saturday night, February 25th, Reidville First Baptist hosted a benefit singing for Gracie. The benefit raised money to purchase Gracie a bath lift chair, to assist with getting her in and out of the bathtub. Below is one of the flyers for the singing.Unfortunately, Gracie woke up with a fever and wasn't able to attend the benefit. So I went over and stayed with her. This was the note attached to the front door when I got there, haha!
It says: "I don't want to go to the benefit. Brandie can come to my house so that way we can read. I have a fever." All in her wording and spelling, of course. I thought it was too cute not to take a picture of it! She is a mess.

And yes, we did read. That's about all we did, since she didn't feel too good. I hate we missed out on all the great singing at the benefit, but I enjoyed spending the evening with her. And thank you all who supported this great cause. The bath chair works great and is truly a blessing!

~"Let everything that has breath praise the LORD! Praise the LORD!" Psalm 150:6~

Meredith's Baby Shower

Today, I helped host a baby shower for Josh's cousin (and mine too) Meredith, her husband Matt and Baby Fisher! We decided on an "ABC" Shower Theme!This table had photos of Meredith and Matt when they were babies! The Gift table

The decorations turned out really cute! We used older toys and primary colors. Above is the diaper cake I made for them. I thought it turned out cute and I always enjoy making them!
The food table! All of the food and snacks were yummy!
Meredith opening her gifts and Wendy writing everything down for her!

Meredith with her mother, Vickie and her mother in law.

Cousins Kelli and Missy

Missy with her sweet Nanny

Me with Nanny Tuck!

And the group (from left to right): Sylvia, Nanny Tuck, Patti, April (with baby Pace), Kelli, Hannah, Meredith (with baby Fisher), Missy, ME, Wendy (with baby Bullington), Donna and Vickie! Everything turned out great and Meredith and Matt were "showered" with many gifts. We can't wait to meet "Baby Fisher!"

"The Love of a Family is Life's Greatest Blessing"-Unknown

~"The Lord's unfailing love surrounds the man who trusts in him." Psalm 32:10~

Pinterest Project

I finally finished one of my first big pinterest projects. I fell in love with these apothecary jars. They were so pretty and versatile. You can change them for each season/holiday. I knew I had to try and make them. I decided I would give them to my mother in law for Christmas. She got them today :) Better late than never. It took a lot of trial and error, but after few trips to the store, and some shattered glass, I think I've finally mastered them. Patti got the first batch, so even though there are some imperfections, I told her they were hand-crafted with love!! Patti, hope you enjoy these as much as I enjoyed making them! Sorry they are so late. Love you!

And just for some more cuteness....thought I would throw this sweet girl into the post!

~"Nothing is impossible with God." Luke 1:37~

Under Contract

I have been a terrible blogger lately. We have been so busy with work, church and...with what you see below.....Our New Home!! Well, I guess I can't say it is officially ours yet, but it sure does feel like it. We have officially signed all the papers and contracts, and a closing date has been set. Josh and I are so excited! We bought our first house right when we were married and lived there for about 2 1/2 years. We knew we wanted something bigger and after much prayer, decided we wanted to build our next home. So, we sold our first house, very quickly might I add, and my mother opened her home to us. That has been such a blessing, and we are so thankful for her. We have lived with her now for about 2 1/2 years (wow, time flies.) In the meantime, we purchased 3 acres of land, that we absolutely fell in love with, and knew that is where our house had to go! The land is beautiful, and has a beautiful view of the mountains!Over the last six months, we have been talking to builders and banks trying to get "our" big plans in action. But, God had other plans for us. After much prayer, we knew that God was leading us in a different direction. So, we prayed and searched for that perfect house. And we found it!!! We looked at many houses, some old, some new, but kept coming back to this one. We prayed that if it was God's will for us to be in this house, that everything would go smoothly, and it has. We also prayed that if we were looking at a home that wasn't right for us, that we would know immediately and that He would close that door, and He did (a few times.) I know it's not ours yet, and things can still fall through, but we truly feel that God has led us here, to Our New Home!! We feel so blessed to have this awesome opportunity and just praying for God to begin laying His firm foundation on our new home! We are looking forward to opening this new chapter in our lives!! (And we are still keeping the land, in hopes one day he will lead us in that direction. There will be more pictures to come :)
~ “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. Matt. 7:24-25"~

Valentine Banquet

Sunday night, we had our Valentine Banquet at church. The youth group and the leaders put this on every year, and like every year, it was great!

After the wonderful meal, the group sang and some played instruments. We truly had a great praise and worship service! In the above picture, they were singing "Forever Reign." I have a video of them singing it, but couldn't get it to load.

This banquet was extra "sweet" because our favorite army gal, Karen, is home and was able to be there! We are so glad she is home for a few weeks! We have been missing her so much! We are so proud of her and of her service in the Army!

Had to get a picture with my favorite set of sisters!!A few of the C and C guys: Steven, Josh and Brandon And a few of the C and C girls: Karen, April, Me and Kristen And to my sweet Valentine, I love you more than you will ever know!! So glad that God chose me to be your wife! With all my heart, completely and forever!

And to the TBC Youth and youth leaders, thank you for all of your hard work! The banquet was GREAT!

I'm so thankful I have the best Valentine gift of all, God's amazing Love, Forgiveness and Salvation! Hope you do too!
Happy Valentine's Day!

~"For God so loved the world, that He gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have everlasting life." John 3:16~

Tanna, 31, SC

I decided to link up with my blogger friend Kelly for her "SUYL-Singles Friday." And I would like to feature a close friend of my mine and favorite single gal....Tanna! I would like for you to meet:

Tanna Lynn

Tanna is a super sweet southern belle. First and foremost, her faith is very important to her. She loves the Lord and is very involved in her church. She also sings in her church choir and has a beautiful voice! Tanna loves to have fun. She enjoys dancing, exercising, reading and just having a good time. She is a very thoughful person, always remembering your birthday and getting you something special! She is caring, loving and beautiful on the inside and out.
If you would like to know more about Tanna or meet her please leave a comment below or feel free to email me brandiern@charter.net or her tannalynn4@yahoo.com
Hope to hear from you soon....wink wink ;)
And I'd like to end with Tanna's favorite verse...
~"Delight yourself in the Lord; and He will give you the desires of your heart." Psalm 37:4NASB~