It's all about M.O.M.

Beautiful flowers Kat chose for her mom to enjoy














Flowers were incredible and such a sweet thing to wake up to yesterday morning












From the desk of Emily Post: How-to-properly-set-a-table!












Final product: Kat did a great job of setting the table!













Kat making red velvet cake for mom...it's her favorite













Kat found this for her mom when we were shopping!


















Kat decided it was time to do something nice for her mom. I suggested we make dinner and desert. Two chefs for the night, Jennifer was able to enjoy a night away from cooking, cleaning, or serving herself!! She even got a great massage from Kat after desert, WOW!!

Humbled to my knees

Most of my previous posts have included pictures of me with all of my many kids: senior girls, 2 year olds, and nursery kids. I love spending my time with kids of all ages, and enjoy pouring into these kids. All of this being said, many other events occur in my life throughout my weeks.


Last week I was humbled to the point of many tears beginning Wednesday night. This conviction came with overwhelming emotions, and it began with me having a poor attitude with one of my youth girls. I felt overwhelmed with great purpose of my kids Thursday came extreme conviction (from God) mixed with guilt (not from God) because I felt as if I was letting God down. Definitely not following His plan for this ministry, and not seeking after His specific will for my life. Emotions were able to calm down a little Thursday throughout the day and evening. Kat and I hung out, watched movies, looked at old family albums, and she cooked me dinner. Friday was amazing because a wonderful mom, Sarah, spent 2 hours pouring truth into my life. After 2 hours of talking, Sarah and I came up with a plan to help me battle these lies and discouragement in my life. After resting for the weekend I feel better about so many things in my life!!!!


Can I be honest?

• Ministry has challenged me more than I have ever been challenged in my entire walk with Christ.
• I have never been more busy with serving Christ!
• Being stretched and grown in my faith is difficult at times, but I enjoy learning/teaching specific truths of God to my youth kids.
  
• I have never felt more purpose to my service in many different areas.
• Finally, I know that I am extremely Blessed to be apart of a wonderful, God-fearing church whose families have taught me more about serving Christ in these past 4 years than I have learned in serving Him since I was 7.

This is the verse I clung to after speaking with Sarah:

"Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain." 1 Corinthians 15:58

Sad day, happy new creatures

Sasquatch















Hobo










Momo












Sunday after Kat and I were leaving church I got a terrible message from Kat's mom. Kat's gerbil, snowball, died :(. After many, many tears Jennifer told us that we could pick out a new gerbil. The pet store didn't have a gerbil so we bought 3 robo hamsters which is code for super, small, fast hamsters. Kat and I went home to clean the cage, dispose of the sad gerbil, and get the new hammies in their cage. We quickly figured out that the small hamsters can escape from there cage so mom had to buy another one. What happened to Sundays being a day of rest???

Babysitting the Riggs trio

Jackson loved the balloons













Kat, Jackson, and Hudson jumping with balloons













Huddy, Jack-Jack, and baby Grey jumping with Kat












Jackson and Kat silly-string momo














Hudson, Jackson, and momo silly string Kat!!












I took Kat with me to babysit Hudson, Jackson, and Greyson. The boys had a blast playing with Kat on the "up-and-down". We blew up so many balloons, and then we taught the boys how to use silly string!! They thought Kat was the greatest friend ever, and asked for her the next morning at church :)

Trick-or-Treat

Hudson, Jackson, and Greyson...Pumpkin farmers and their pumpkin

















Pumpkin Greyson and his Momo!!
















Farmer, Jackson, playing his guitar!!














Andrea pushing her twinks. Berkeley and Davis















Kat and I trick-or-treating with the kids














Andrea and Davis














Olivia excited because she got a pink candy!!

















Olivia and I trick-or-treating!!












Lauren and Blake's candy stash