Mackenzie Update

For all you prayer warriors out there Mackenzie has turned around and has been taken off the ventilator and as of this afternoon was being rocked by her mama in the NICU. We are so excited and thankful.

This is truly a miracle. Just days ago doctors were saying it would take a miracle for her to survive. Please remain in prayer for her to continue healing and for the family. Her father is going to need a job because Jamie is going to have to stay home with the baby for quite some time. It will be a while before the baby will be able to go out once she does go home.

Lord God, we praise you for the awesome God you are. We are so thankful and rejoice in the miracle you have worked in little Mackenzie. We continue to ask for her to have a safe and quick recovery and ask that you be with her parents and the doctors as she continues to heal. We pray that Jeremy will find a job to support his family while Jamie stays home with Mackenzie. We know you are doing a great work and we ask that Jeremy can see this clearly and be drawn closer to you than he could have ever imagined!

In your precious name,

Amen

Please Pray For Mackenzie

My friend Jamie's 1 1/2 month old daughter was rushed to the emergency room about 2 weeks ago and admitted to Scottish Rite for what has now been diagnosed as whooping cough. I believe there are a few other complications, but as of yesterday the doctors have not been speaking positively of the situation and are saying it will be a miracle that she makes it through. She is on life support currently.

Please join me in praying...

Dear Heavenly Father,

We know you are the Great Physician and you have precious Mackenzie in your hands. We pray that your will be done in her precious little life and that no matter what happens your name be glorified. We lift up her mama and daddy and pray that you will bring them comfort at this time and draw them ever nearer to you and your ways. We ask that if it is your will she remain in this world you would not allow her to suffer and you would heal her fully. We pray Father for a miracle, for we know you are in the business. We know that your will is supreme and we rest in knowing that you are in control and you will be glorified in this situation.

In your precious name we pray,

Amen

My Newest Craft

So I got a great idea about ornaments from my friend Katie. She bought her daughter a cute little pink tree for her room and is painting the fruits of the spirit on ornaments. I liked the idea about the fruits of the spirit on ornaments and ran with it. I will be putting these on our tree this year...and also giving them out as gifts to our guests that join us at supper club. Except at supper club I will put our friends last names and 2009 on the ornaments and probably use them as place settings. I am also making them as gifts for my teachers in the science dept. at school.

By the way they were $3.99 plus 40% off at Hobby Lobby for a box of 12. I'll be purchasing another box!

Best Trunk

For Holloween I joined my mother-in-law who made the most awesome costumes for trunk or treat at FBC D'ville. We all dressed as scarecrows and every one loved it. She even won best trunk and a gift certificate to Cracker Barrel... one of her favorites. She is SO creative and has taught me a lot in the creative department!

So my posts have been pictureless lately....BORING! Hopefully this will make up for it:

I made these items for my cousins baby shower and used them as the theme to decorate with. These all went with a rabbit we bought and they matched perfectly! More pictures to come!

A Georgia set I made for my cousin who is a Georgia Fan!

I can rest

We finally have come up over the hump concerning school. We had our GAPPS visit Monday and Tuesday and it was painless. The GAPPS visit is a county initiated observation done by other teachers, principles, etc usually from within the county. They come in and observe and basically tell us what we are doing well and where we can improve. Even though they are not exactly looking at individual teachers, it is still stressful because you want to be the best that you can. We were also asked for some documents by our own administration a little later than I would have preferred, but we were able to produce what they wanted as a department and all was good. I think I can finally breath and relax and focus on my students :)

Soccer is still keeping me busy but we recently had a two week break and that was pretty nice.

Last weekend we went up to the North Ga. Outlets and shopped with my family and celebrated my sister's birthday. It was a ton of fun and the weekend was relaxing for the most part.

Other than that last week 4 of our friends had their babies. Yes you read that correctly, 4 of our friends. Must have been a full moon. One baby born Tuesdsay, two on Wednesday, and one onThursday (2 boys and 2 girls). The last of my long list is my dear cousin Elizabeth. She is due Dec. 1st, but is already having contractions and on medication for them. However, she has recently begun having them while on the medication and next week they are going to take her off the meds. I think that baby is going to be here in the next two weeks, especially since they are taking her off the medicine. I am so excited to meet that sweet baby girl! It seems like we have waited forever!

My Husband is Practicing

You have to check this out...it's really cute. This weekend we had a family gathering at my mother-in-law's. Jonathan's cousin Brandi came and brought her 3 month old baby, Audrey.

Background: My husband DOES NOT hold babies. I have begged, prodded, pleaded, anything you can think of to get him to hold our friends babies. He would not have anything to do with it. So I resigned and actually was happy with the fact that our baby would be the very first he would hold, at least since he has met me.

Fast forward, This weekend his grandmother forcefully dropped his 3 month old cousin into his lap and well since someone might call defax if he dropped her or threw her back (which believe me I am sure crossed his mind :) he really had no choice but to grin and bear it.

So being the good sport he is, he pretended to enjoy it for about 3 seconds (long enough to get this picture:

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He is going to be the most amazing dad some day!