God is Going to Take Care of YOU...

Saturday as I was coming home from getting last minute things done for the baby shower, I was listening to our David Phelps CD, if you've never heard him sing, you've got to check him out- his voice is incredible. Anyway, as I was getting closer to home a song came on that I have always liked, but never let the words sink in. This song must have been written for me. It's called God is Going to Take Care of You. It's like every single word of that song was written for me and not meant to be understood until now. Although Travis lost his job, it is truly becoming the best thing that has ever happened to us. As devastated as I was when he called me last Tuesday morning and asked me to come get him and told me what had happened, it's all making sense now. Everyone told me that there were better things in store and that God was going to take care of everything. It's hard to believe that when you think about getting the bills paid and the thought of using our "Just in case something happens" funds- I was scared to death. It was all I could do to not fight back tears, to appear happy and to believe that everything was really going to be okay.

Halloween night, after visiting my princess sister and scary- masked-brother, we went to my Aunt and Uncle's house. My little cousin and sister were selling there Halloween candy for 5 cents a piece....smart- wonder why we didn't think of this as kids?...You all know Travis and he had to contribute to their business...so out with the pocket change and in with the treats! My aunt told the girls to stop asking Travis for money because he had just lost his job and would be needing that money to pay the bills and buy groceries. Mind you, it was only the day after he lost his job. They went on asking other people. Then dissappeared. Soon they were back to Travis with a plastic bag. They handed it to him and it was all the money that had made plus some of their own money. They told him that they wanted him to be able to pay his bills and buy groceries. Oc course, Travis did not accept the money. But the next day, I got to thinking. Was this God's way of telling me that it was going to be okay? I believe that he used the precious love of children to show me that he was handling everything. It showed me that as a child of God, if I can fully rely on him, without a doubt, He will take care of everything. I now believe that COMPLETLY..

Last week, Travis began working for himself, and he has come across some really nice Contractor's and it appears that he is going to be doing better than we could have ever imagined. So many things were waiting for him. We just had to trust that everything was going to be okay. And it will be.



Here are the lyrics to the song by David Phelps....


You don’t say a word, but I know you’re so afraid
Trying hard to take a step of faith
You’re so confused and you’re so alone
Standing face to face with the unknown
Every need you have God already knows about it
Still He longs to hear from you
I believe if you put your trust in Him
That is where the road of faith begins

Cause if His eye is on the sparrow when it comes to me and you
There is no place He wont go
And nothing He wont do
Like a mother cradles a child
His grace covers us somehow
So whatever you go through
God will take care of you

Change is never easy; its just part of living
There’s so much more that we can see
A higher place so far above it all
Is ours when were faithful to His call

Cause if His eye is on the sparrow when it comes to me and you
There is no place He wont go
And nothing He wont do
Like a mother cradles a child
His grace covers us somehow
So whatever you go through
God will take care of you

We don’t know
we don’t have to understand
the how’s, the why’s, the when’s
Just give it all to Him

It's a Girl!

Today I had a shower for my cousin Rachel. She has two adorable little boys, and a girl on the way! I think everyone had a great time, and Alaina Claire definately racked up! Here are a couple pictures from the shower... Travis' aunt made the cake...it was almost competely gone. Her cakes are beautiful- and delicious! I made the punch that everyone loves...I think that's why we go to showers---to drink the punch! Rachel has picked out a pink and green theme for Alaina Claire's room, hence the reasoning behind the pink and green shower! For my first attempt at hosting a shower of any kind, I think everything turned out great!

Fun shower games look sick in the FREEZER!

Okay, So I was trying to come up with some unique shower games...and UNIQUE is what I got! I read online about a game called "My water broke!"...Sounds good so far...everyone gets a small plastic baby that has been frozen in an ice cube and placed into a small plastic cup...the object of the game is to melt the ice cube enough so that the baby is freely floating in the cup. Constestants are not allowed to take the ice cube out of the cup. The sick part of this is this- Imagine if you will, being my husband and opening the freezer to find this...

Knowing that I was getting ready for the baby shower...all he could say was "I hope no one investigates our house or anything."It turned out to be a very fun game, I don't know if anyone had ever played before.

Guess who the winner was?

No news is good news....

In our case anyway....I haven't posted in a while...not too much going on lately. UNTIL today! This morning, Travis lost his job.....really for no reason. He's been with the company for almost 3 years now. His boss has always been really tough on him- but lets other employees get by with pretty much anything--like not coming to work every other day! Travis has been a loyal employee, has always shown up for work, represented the company well- as if it were his- although half of the time, his boss did not deserve it. I know that Travis is a HARD worker- a very hard worker. He's very thorough, clean, and trustworthy. I have never known him to be lazy....His boss has made a huge mistake....you reap what you sow. Travis believes that. I just hope and pray that everything works out for the best. Please pray for us that Travis will not have a hard time finding another job. Pray that God will keep us both strong through this and for us to remain hopeful for what is to come. We believe that this is a test of our faith in God. He will bring us through it. In the meantime, if you know anyone that needs some electrical work done, please don't hesitate to give them Travis' number. We love you all!

More pictures of Elbie....

Here a a few pictures of Elbie in her new shirt...She doesn't like to wear it so she was only in it long enough for me to snap a few pictures!

And my little dog's name is...

Little Bitty Binkley...aka "Elbie" (for L.B.) Just thought I would update you all since we have been going back and forth on names to register her with....have a great day!

More Elbie pictures...

First night we had her...playing with Travis

Pa and Elbie

Why do you keep taking these pictures?

I know I'm cute!

We need a name to register her with...any ideas?

Update on Pa...

We went to visit Pa again tonight...we talked to his nurse and she said that he had an amazing day. She said he walked several times, ate better than he has been, and was more alert than he has been since he got to the nursing home. We took Elbie to see him again, and he loves her! He kept telling us: " I just love that little dog!" The nurse even said that Pa had been joking around with the nurses and offering them some of his candy. She said that he was a completely different person. We're so proud! Looks like he is starting to make a total turn around. Maybe he will be able to go home soon!

Elbie...

Travis and I just love this dog to death!!! Last night when we put her in her crate to go to bed, she didn't cry. She laid down and went to sleep. Then, this morning when I left for work, she didn't cry either! She sure is a smart dog! Last night, Kyndall and I went to Target to get her some treats, and I bought her the stuffed animal thing that is bigger than her...she picks it up though and runs with it in her mouth. It's hilarious!

A visit with Pa...

Travis' grandfather, aka Pa, has Alzheimers and is currently in a nursing home. We try to go and visit him as often as possible. Usually when we get there he is laying in his bed watching TV. So tonight when we went for our visit, we almost walked right past him because he was sitting at a table in the eating area looking out the window and watching other residents. He smiled ear to ear when he saw us, as he loves having company! We had Elbie with us, so he was even more excited to see us (along with all the other residents)!! We had a lot of fun tonight because he was acting a lot more like himself! He kept picking on us and laughing and joking around! He introduced the other residents to Elbie as "his little dog". He asked a nurse what she thought of "my little dog"! It was so sweet! Suprisingly, Elbie was good the whole time!

This one lady kept coming over to us to see the dog- she wanted to give her some Diet Mountain Dew. We could hardly understand what she was saying- so everytime she would talk, Pa would start laughing...and of course I was there to snap a picture! By the end of the night, he was enjoying having his picture taken. He got to where he would ask me: "did you get another picture of me?"

Here is a picture of him talking to Nanny on the phone...he sure does miss her! We sure do hope he gets better soon so he can come back home! He's so much fun to be around though! What I wouldn't give to have one more day with my Grandpa. Keep Pa in your prayers. We're hoping that he will get stronger and be able to walk on his own again soon so he can come home.

One last funny story...last night we were having trouble getting Pa to drink his minerals... here is how it went:

Lea Ann- Come on Pa- you have to drink your minerals to get stronger so you can go home.

Pa- (rolling up his shirt sleeve and flexing his muscles) - I don't need to get any stronger- I'm already dangerous!

Lea Ann- (speechless)

Our little addition...

So, last night we went and met the little dog...She was adorable and Travis and I fell in love instantly. She seemed to like us pretty good too. So- we bought her! Brought her home and played for a while. She was already named Lady Bug- so we shortened it to LB- "Elbie" aka little binkley...she is so sweet! She slept all night in her crate. Travis had to wake her up to take her outside this morning. Then she played a while and cried when Travis had to leave for work. She didn't like the hair dryer very much. I had to put her in the crate before leaving for work. She cried a little and I felt HORRIBLE! We love her!!! Travis texted me this morning and said he already missed her! (If you know Travis, you know that this is very UNUSUAL!)

A Little Cart-Binkley?

Okay, so it's just a dog...but in our world it's a big deal!! Travis has been totally against having an animal in the house until this weekend. I just asked (it's become a routine) if we could get a dog. I don't know what happened because the answer has always been "no" since we have all new flooring in the house. But for whatever reason- Travis decided that this time he would say yes when I asked!! It caught me off guard! Here is the dog that we are contemplating getting...tell me what you think. She's a 12 week old pomeranian. Already crate and house trained. She will be between 4-5 pounds when she's fully grown.

Here we are...

So I decided to make a blog to keep everyone posted on our first year of marriage. So far, things are great. I am going to go back and post other things along with pictures from our wedding, honeymoon, trips, and anything else I can find! But for now- welcome to our blog!

Happy Birthday, Travis!

For Travis' 22nd birthday, I suprised him with a trip to Gatlinburg! We were only there for two nights- but we had a lot of fun! We went to the wax museum, star cars museum, rode the ski lift, and did tons of other things...The museums were a first, and a last. Worth seeing once, but too expensive to see twice!

Views from the room...it was foggy in the afternoons!

I'll be back...

For those of you who don't know, Travis has a fascination with Arnold Schwarzenegger. So, we went to the wax museum and, can you believe it, there sat Arnold's metal arm, the real thing, from Terminator 2...Travis was amazed!!! He wanted to touch it but it was inside a glass container inside another glass case....must be special! Anyway, here is a picture of the hand and one of Travis with another part of the Terminator....