Well I can definitely say that is has been a long while since I have done any blogging and part of that is due to my life getting too busy... shame on me! Anyways a lot of things has happened since February and some of them I will let you in on.

The kids have made it out of school and was ever so ready for summer break. They all passed and Kyle will now be in 10th grade, Kris in 6th and Katie in 4th. Where does the time go??? Oh before I forget to mention, Kyle is now driving!!! Yes I said driving. I am not even sure if the shock of it all has worn off but my darling little boy isn't so little anymore and that really makes me sad! He will be 16 in less than 2 months and how I wish that I could stop time or slow it down... knowing that I can't makes me even sadder. I think all of you parents can understand where I am coming from? Right now Kyle is at camp in Alabama with my sister in law and niece and nephew.

This coming Friday, July 4th we are headed back up the mountain to get ready for our yearly church camp meeting aka Blue Ridge Camp. Last year was my first time there and I can say that I wouldn't miss it for anything! My kids have so much fun as so do we adults, but I am really looking forward to just going to the services and being fed! I want to come down off that mountain and know that I allowed God to work in my life in such a way that I am forever changed for the better and that I will better know what God's purpose for me is! To many this might seem odd, but as I look at this world and the sin and sadness that is all around, I am reminded that I was once there and that I don't have to live there anymore and if I might stumble and fall that Jesus has never even once left my side... I just have to reach out and take hold of His Amazing Grace! So many times I have gotten caught up in my own life and have allowed it to become so busy that I loose sight of where I need to be... but I want to stay on track and make sure that I keep Christ the center of my life... and when I do I will never go wrong! Philippians 4:13 has been really revealed to me here in the past few days and I have found that to be true. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. I want that to be a constant reminder when I am at a low and when satan seems to be working his hardest. I pray that you will pray for me and my family as we will do our best to remember you all! Have a Blessed day!
I will try to do better with posting and updating my blog!
P.S. I will update with new pics at a later time

Dear family and friends,
It has really been a long time since I have posted on here last but I am here and I try to pick up where I last left off if I can remember. It is hard to believe that we only have a little over a month left of school and the summer has already started to fill up with important dates and events that we will be doing. We definitely want to go as a family back to our churches camp in July and I know that Kyle will be going to a lot of different events with the youth. I started working about 8 weeks ago and I love my new job. The only difficult thing about working is trying to find a sitter for the kids during the summer. I know that God will provide.

I put Katie back into the Christian school but Kris has to stay where he will get use of his IEP that he so desperately needs. He tried out for the 5th grade all country choir and made it. He had a jazz concert back about 1 month ago and they really did a good job! The teachers have asked me if Kris has had formal training and he hasn't but they have suggested that he further his vocal abilities. He is learning to play guitar.

Kyle has really turned into quite a musician... at times he now plays lead/acoustic guitar for youth worship. He is the drummer on Wednesday nights for worship. I am encouraging him to further his vocals as he also can sing.

Katie is just Katie... she still does some solo parts. He is having some problems with her asthma. I had her back to the doctors this week and the PFT test that she took showed that at times she is only using 44% of her lungs. Please keep her in your prayers as this week she is on intense therapy and if she isn't quite a bit better by Tuesday the doctor is taking some aggressive measures on getting her better.

Well I need to go... Kids need to be tucked in and I am getting sleepy. Give me a holler back and stop in say hi or email me at anytime. I will update more later! Hugz to you all! God Bless

*A LONG TIME GONE*

Dear Family & Friends,
I know it's been a long time since I have posted anything and believe it or not a lot has happened or gone on since my last post. I won't bore you with all the details but for starters I will let you know that I am no longer seeing Brian. I believe that we were both just wanting different things and that is the way it goes sometimes. Katie and Kris are back in public school and Kyle is still in Parkway. Please pray for our little family... I know myself and I'm sure the kids would appreciate it too! We are each experiencing our own difficulties and Satan has been working against me in the worst way! I would greatly covet your prayers! I will update more at a later time. Blessings to each one!

Dear Family & Friends,
Wow! It has really been over 2 weeks since I last blogged and a lot has happened in that time but I can say that most or if not all of it has been good! :-) God has been working in my life and I just wouldn't be able to post this blog without mentioning how good He really is to me! I had a situation concerning my car come up and God had already taken care of it before I thought about how me, this weak unworthy person that I am was going to deal with it. I can say that not only did He take care of it, He made it possible to be able to see into what I thought was going to weigh me down for months. God is good all the time and I can't say this enough.... ALL THE TIME GOD IS GOOD!

The kids are doing good! They did have 2 days off from school last week due to some weather issues, but I pray that the weather will be kind and not cause for anymore school days missed... after all we only have 3 make up days this year. Anyways we all got through it and were all still in one piece! The only set back was that Kyle had end of the semester exams that had to be carried over into 2 days this week, but today was the last for him for another 9 weeks. I pray that he used his time wisely and took those extra days to study! Kris and Katie are doing well in school.

Well I must hurry and get dinner in the oven. Tonight is church and I want to have dinner almost finished when the kiddies get here as it is usually kind of hectic on Wednesday nights to cram everything in before 7pm. I started working with 2 other ladies at church on Wednesday nights helping with our 3-4 graders in a series called the Pioneers Club. We had 24 last week and I believe that we could anticipate more to come. This series runs through the end of May and it is another way for me to get the classroom experience that I wanted when I was going to get my teaching degree. Anyways, it is a learning and exciting experience.

Take care and I will try to do better about updating my blog on a more recent basis. I want to keep you updated a little more with what's going on with my personal life! ;-)
Much Love & Blessings To You All! (and ya all know you ya are)

*WE SERVE AN AWESOME GOD*

First I want to start off by saying that thanks so much to each and everyone for your many thoughts and prayers. You know who you are and I just cannot tell you how much your friendship and kindness has been! To my family, I love you and I'm thankful and blessed to have you in my life! To all my friends, the same goes to you!

God has made Himself again so real in my life. Just when I doubted Him as I am so guilty of doing, He showed me again that He will never leave me nor forsake me... and I am going to try my best to remember that! This is a new year full of new beginnings and I want to make each day count and not to forget the One who gives me the gift of life! I have been going through some personal battles here in the past few days and I can't say it enough how good God is to me! He has not only heard my prayers and saw my heart, but He brought closure to something in my life that has really consumed me for a few years. I am so glad that when we least expect it, God has a way of changing what we once believed and taking care of it as He always does! Let's just say for almost 5 years I lived in fear of and was made to believe something that wasn't true and if I would of relied on Him for guidance and what necessary steps to take next I wouldn't of had to live the past 5 years in pain. We all live and learn and I'm thankful that this learning experience will definatly make me a stronger person. Thank you God!

Yesterday we celebrated Katie's birthday 9th birthday. She had a big chocolate chip cookie in place of cake with ice cream. She sure didn't need the sugar to make her buzz around the place, she was already buzzing when I picked the kids up from school. She was happy with the little Polly Pocket thingy that I got her along with the jumprope that she has been wanting. Kyle even wrapped gave her a gift that was in a huge box, stuffed with some heavy books and packing styrafome (I know I didn't spell that right, oh well!) and she was tickled just to go through the box and see what he got her. You never know what to expect when Kyle throws his twist on things into the mix... and I do mean that in a good way!

In close I want to mention that Katie did have a nice birthday, she is still not able to understand why her father didn't call her or even send her a card yesterday. She is aware that this isn't the first time he's forgotten her on her day, and i just ask that you remember her in your prayers and also that I have the wisdom in knowing what to say to her to help ease her sadness. I don't ever wish this to happen to her again. Also, I have another request. There is someone that I love dearly and care so much about... they are going through a tough time right now and I ask that you help me hold them up before God and that they will find peace with what they are going through. Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by and those of you who don't blog... it is a good form of therapy and I would love to read your blogs as well, so I would like to take this time to invite you to open up a blogpage and join the rest of us fellow bloggers! Take care and Blessings to you all!

*Special Unspoken Prayer Request*

Dear Family and Friends,
First I pray that everyone had a very safe and happy New Years. I still can't believe that it is 2008 already. Anyways I am blogging for a very special reason. I know I should of blogged before now, but I have a very special unspoken prayer request that has been weighing on me for quite some time now and I would really covet your prayers concerning this matter! I am trusting God to work this situation out as only I know that He is the only one Who can! I appreciate all your thoughts and prayers for the kids and I and I do my best to remember you all as well! I also can hardly believe that my babygirl will be 9 years old tomorrow January 7th. She is getting so big and growing into such a little lady. Sometimes she gets a little too big for her britches and I have to remind her, but I thank God for her and that He trusted her to my care as well as the 2 boys that He also gave me. Well I must run along... I need to go to bed and try to get some sleep since I promised Katie that I would take her in some cookies, brownies or cupcakes in to her class tomorrow depending on which I have the ingredients to make. Take care and may God be ever so real and present in your daily life! Hugz & prayers, Leslie