Date Night

Sorry I have not had a chance to post about our date on Friday. There has just been so much going on here over the weekend. WHEW! lol

Well, as you know, this past Friday My Skippy Man and I had a date. I had almost forgotten what they were since it has been so long since we had one. He bought us tickets to go see Phillips, Craig, & Dean as a belated birthday present. I had never seen them before but absolutely LOVE their music. Ther worship music can leave me speechless!


We started off our evening by going to dinner at FIREHOUSE SUBS in Spotsylvania. It was POURING when we got there so I left the camera in the car so it wouldn't get wet and messed up before the concert. We both had the New York Steamer Sub® - which had Corned Beef Brisket and Pastrami, made famous by the Delicatessens of New York served hot with Provolone, Mayo, Mustard and Italian Dressing. OMGoodness, they were AMAZING, not to mention messy! YEAH!

Phillips, Craig, & Dean, come to find out, are all preachers. How awesome is that? What a love for the Lord they ALL have and it certainly shows in their music. Not only are they on fire for God but they are FUNNY to boot!

Here they were singing about...........a cockroach?
It was HILARIOUS!

Praising God with song!

Such harmony.....BEAUTIFUL!

This was their very first song ever played on the radio. The title.......
"Turn Up The Radio"

This song was about missing those special loved ones that have
gone on to Heaven before us

Hands raised in PRAISE TO OUR GOD!

I MADE Skippy take these last two pictures specifically, when they sang Revelation Song since it has such special meaning to a precious friend of mine!
:> )

On the way home, we stopped at SHEETZ for onion rings, mozzarella cheese sticks, and coffee. The perfect way to end a PERFECT EVENING!

Thank you so very much, my beloved, for such a WONDERFUL evening......

I LOVE YOU!

An Evening of PRAISE & WORSHIP

"We will praise God's name in song and glorify him with thanksgiving!"
Psalm 69:29-31

Skippy and I are going out on a date tonight, and I am soooooo EXCITED! My Skippy Man surprised me with tickets to go see Phillips, Craig, & Dean. WOO HOO! I just LOVE their Praise & Worship music. YES! I can't wait. Did I tell you I was soooo EXCITED? lol Yup, I did!!

I LOVE MY SKIPPY MAN!

We are leaving between 3:30 and 4:00. We'll take a leisurely drive out there, grab something for dinner, and then go to the concert. I am making some cookies for our snack bag for the ride home. I have my camera batteries on the charging getting ready. Oh, I hope they are allowing photographs to be taken. I have one of myself and David Crowder. He is one awesome man "ON FIRE FOR GOD!" And what a S M I L E !!! :> )

Since we are going to see Phillips, Craig, & Dean, I thought I would leave you with a couple of videos . I hope you will enjoy them as much as I do!



You are God in heaven
And here am I on earth
So I'll let my words be few
Jesus, I am so in love with You

And I'll stand in awe of You, Jesus
Yes, I'll stand in awe of You
And I'll let my words be few
Jesus, I am so in love with You

The simplest of all love songs
I want to bring to You
So I'll let my words be few
Jesus, I am so in love with You


This is one of my favorite P&W songs

Father I see that You are drawing a line in the sand
And I want to be standing on Your side, holding Your hand
So let Your kingdom come, let it live in me
This is my prayer, this is my plea

Father I see that You are drawing a line in the sand
And I want to be standing on Your side, holding Your hand
So let Your kingdom come, let it live in me
This is my prayer, this is my plea

Let the worshippers arise
Let the sons and the daughters sing
I'm surrendering my all
I surrender to the King

Let the worshippers arise
Let the sons and the daughters sing
I'm surrendering my all
I surrender to the King

Father I hear it growing louder
The song of Your redeemed
As the saints of every nation
Are awakening to sing
From our hearts there comes an anthem
Oh, hear the heavens ring
This is our song, a song to our King!

Awwwwwww.......Ain't He Sweet?

"Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ; submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God. Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body. Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing. ...and the wife see that she reverence her husband."
Ephesians 5:20-24; 33b

This morning I sent Skippy a text message at work:

ME: "I hope you have a great day, Honey! Is there anything you want me to do for you today? Anything I can make you besides your oatmeal cookies? I LOVE YOU!"

SKIPPY: "There is one thing you can do for me, sweetie....sit down and relax for a change! I LOVE YOU TOO!"

Awwww.....Ain't He Sweet?

That's my Skippy Man! :> )

Boog & Kiddo

I went in earlier to get the crockpot of chili ready when I realized it was waaaaaaay to quiet in my house.  I went into the Family Room and this is what I found..........awwww!  :> )
Poor tired fella!

I bought this CUTE little outfit for my niece, Boog.  What do you think? 

Road Trip To "Who Knows"

Skippy took us out today and didn't tell us where we were going. First, he took us out to lunch for pizza at Anthony's Pizzaria. YUMMMY!!!! And what service.....AWESOME!
(picture of pizza is courtesy of photobucket.com)

After lunch, we went to a little down called Dayton, where they have a little farmer's market that I just LOVE! It is filled with wonderful things from food to country items to paintings to books.

In the parking lot they have this neat, working windmill.

Skippy also got a TREAT when we arrived. Look at those motorcycles!

I can honestly say he was in "HOG HEAVEN!" lol

Dayton has a good population of Mennonite. I loved the horse and buggy.

A lot of shops in this market were run by Mennonites.

Look at these yummy chocolates

This is my favorite store, The Cheese Cupboard. They have anything you could possibly want in this little store. I like to buy my yeast here. Skippy will always buy a bottle of their Birch Beer. It is WONDERFUL!


I love all the soup and baking mixes they have here.

There were many other shops in this market as well. See all the knick knacks?

We had such a wonderful day! Thank you, Skippy...........YOU DAH MAN!

To All My Friends..................

Happy Birthday, Ralph!

I would like you to meet my sweet brother, Ralph. He just celebrated his 58th 57th birthday. WOW....I can't believe it!

Ain't he sweet? :> )

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, RALPH!!

I LOVE AND MISS YOU VERY MUCH!

To My Wonderful Husband

My Dearest Skippy Man,

During our 22 years of marriage, there have been some challenges, some good, some bad, some even devestating. Things haven’t exactly been easy for us. Frustrations have been the name of the game lately. We’ve made it through, but not without some bruises and scars. We know that God can and DOES perform miracles. We have Kiddo as a constant reminder of that. (Thank you Jesus!) We know that with God, anything and everything IS POSSIBLE!!!

You have a lot of great qualities which I admire. You are faithful, loyal, considerate, gentle, caring, devoted, understanding and gracious. I could go on forever.

I know I tell you every day that I love you, and sometimes it must seem like every five minutes, but every time I say it I mean the words with all of my heart.

I wanted you to know that EVERYDAY for me, is full of thoughts of everything you’ve done for me and our family. I can never truly express how much it means to me that you’ve been taking care of us like you have. You work two, sometimes three jobs so I can be able to stay home and teach Kiddo. It gave me the opportunity to spend precious time with the girls before they were married and started lives of their own with their new family. Being able to make some more beautiful memories with them is something I will cherish forever and which YOU have made possible. I just wish that you could have been here too. You will never know just how much that time meant to all of us.

As the years go by, I stop and think about all the memories we've made together. You are not only my husband, but my best friend and soul mate. You are a blessing from above - one that I will not take for granted. Not only are you a wonderful husband, you're a terrific father, provider and caregiver. You give so freely to all those you know in such a loving way. Your generosity is inspiring!

I love you, Sweetie ... more than words, more than life. I'm forever grateful for your love and proud to be your wife.

I LOVE YOU!!!!

A Hubby Tag

"I am my beloved's and my bleloved is mine!"Solomon 6:3
1. WHO IS YOUR MAN ? Skippy

2. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN TOGETHER? In November, we will celebrate our 22nd anniversary

3. HOW LONG DID YOU DATE? About 2 1/2 years

4. HOW OLD IS YOUR MAN? He will be celebrating his 41st birthday this year

5. WHO EATS MORE? ROFLOL! It's a tie!

6. WHO SAID I LOVE YOU FIRST? He did!

7. WHO IS TALLER? I am! I stand 6'1", he is 5'11".

8. WHO SINGS BETTER? We both can sing, but together we sound BEAUTIFUL!

9.WHO IS SMARTER? Definitely, Skippy!

10. WHOSE TEMPER IS WORSE? He just has a shorter fuse than I, not a bad temper

11. WHO DOES THE LAUNDRY? I do most of it, but he makes the most of it!

12.WHO TAKES OUT THE GARBAGE? We both share in the responsibility of taking out the garbage. I take it OUT of the garbage can in the kitchen and put it by the back door, and he takes it OUT to the recycling center

13. WHO SLEEPS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BED? Is there a wrong side?

14.WHO PAYS THE BILLS? He does. I just remind him.......sometimes

15. WHO IS BETTER WITH THE COMPUTER? It really depends on what it is we are doing on it. We both have different talents in that area

16.WHO MOWS THE LAWN? I do. Thank God for my tractor!!!

17.WHO COOKS DINNER? I do most of the time unless I'm not home.......then they eat P I Z Z A!!!.

18. WHO DRIVES WHEN YOU'RE TOGETHER? He does, unless he has worked long hours and is tired

19. WHO PAYS WHEN YOU GO OUT? He does, of course! :D

20. WHO IS MOST STUBBORN? We both have our stubborn side, but I believe I am the most stubborn

21. WHO IS THE FIRST TO ADMIT WHEN THEY ARE WRONG? Neither...........we are both always right! :>)

22. WHOSE PARENTS DO YOU SEE THE MOST? Skippy's. Both of my parents have been Promoted to Glory!!!

23. WHO KISSED WHOM FIRST? Hmmm......I think it was he who kissed me first

24. WHO ASKED WHO OUT? Neither one, it just happened

25. WHO PROPOSED? Skippy proposed to me on Christmas morning at my Grandmother Foxy's house

26. WHO IS MORE SENSITIVE? Absolutely ME!!!

27. WHO HAS MORE FRIENDS? I do, although we have a lot of mutual friends.

28. WHO HAS MORE SIBLINGS? I do. I have 7 siblings, 4 sisters and 3 brothers, Skippy has 2 brothers

29. WHO WEARS THE PANTS IN THE FAMILY? Skippy wears the pants in the family. I just them out!!!!! ROFLOL! Just kidding!

30. HOW DID YOU MEET? We met when his mom and I worked together for The Salvation Army. I tried to fix him up with my sister. I WON!!!

Ok ladies, I tag........umm, lets see.........everyone on my friends list who would like to participate!

Blessings~
Laura

It's Embroidery Time Again.....YES!

MONTHS ago, a piece on my embroidery maching broke and we just didn't have the resources we needed to purchase a new one. So, needless to say, I have not been able to do any embroidery work. However, my machine not only embroiders, but it is also a sewing machine, so at least I have still been able to use it.

Well on Monday, Skippy ordered the part for me off of eBay and IT HAS ARRIVED! WAHOO! I am sooooo excited! I think Skippy is more than I, because he has already embroidered up a t-shirt for himself! :D

Thank you, Sweetie, for this wonderful gift.

I LOVE YOU, MY SKIPPY MAN!