Hallelujah Party 2009

I escaped the dunk tank. Thank you Lord!

Hannah and S~ as little kittens. So cute!

S~ dressed our dog up as a cow (she would have rather been a "dog." HA)! Todd and I went to the party as Hallelujah praisers! Our church Hallelujah Party was great! I loved watching the body of Christ come together to serve (over 100 servants), I loved seeing the Youth hand out tracks and seeing the kids play games, and what a blessing that the community came to a safe place where the love of Jesus was shining brightly! What Satan meant for evil, God uses for good --- although this night is used for evil... God is still desires for us to use it for His good!

This is the day that the Lord has made (yes... even October 31st)!

Pumpkin Patch

We had a nice time at the Pumpkin Patch! S~ picked out the perfect pumpkin and she wants to make a pumpkin pie! That will be interesting. I think I'll buy a pie at Costco and do a quick exchange - old pumpkin to yummy pie. :D

Our Women's Retreat

I had such a wonderful weekend at our annual Women's Retreat!

These girls blessed me so much!

I am so blessed that our sweet girl, Jesse, was able to make it this year and even be in the skit!

Doesn't this picture make you want to jump right in and play with them. I love these girls!

God has created such beauty!

The early crew (hmmm... or is it???)

Our Worship was sweet!

Sweet Friends!

The Women's Ministry Team (minus 2)

I am so thankful to the Lord for bringing such wonderful ladies to our church.

I feel so richly blessed!

My Roomies - my peeps

Janie encouraged us all weekend!

Lord, thank You for this sweet servant. Bless her in

special ways this year! Continue to use her to

bring glory to Your name!

Just a few pictures....

We watched a movie in our home made tent with popcorn and wild animals lurking by...

Pinky is growing quickly! She is such a sweet puppy! We love her so much already.

Life in a Nutshell

Life has been really full these past few months for us. I really miss communicating with all of my sweet bloggy friends but I knew what I needed to do. I thought I would share a brief nutshell of things that I've been doing:

We had our annual Women's Leader's Retreat. Our theme was Shaped to Serve. God really blessed our time together. I am so thankful for the women in this picture!

My husband and I both think that we totally lost our sanity to agree to getting a puppy at this time. She is the sweetest thing, but potty training is more than we bargained for.

Our sweet girl started Kindergarten this year. She is loving it! She attends an all day Kindergarten which is OK with her. God has blessed her with a wonderful, Christian teacher.

We finally moved into our church building. [sigh...] What a huge blessing it is to have a place we can call home. The process was really fun, but it was a lot of work. We are so amazed at the grace of God blessing us with a great place, and a church body of wonderful servants.

This is our first Sunday in our new building! : ) There was such excitement in the air! : )

I am still praying for the Lord to show me how to balance being a wife (help meet), mommy, and the overseer of many ministries along with my health (it can really slow me down).

I am so incredibly proud of my husband! He is a great teacher of the Word, a loving a supportive husband and an amazing Daddy! I thank the Lord for Him everyday! I am so thankful that the Lord called us into ministry together! We want to be about our Father's business because the time is short!

Hello from Julie...

This is a picture from our Women's Conference. The ladies did an awesome skit with Pastor Todd as one of the 3 wise men (Billy Graham and Chuck Smith were the other 2 wise men).

We even used one of Todd's shirts for the skit.

O.K.... Are you ready for this?????
Is this little puppy cute or what????

Who is Pinky??? Find out below....

Pinky... hear how this little puppy is an answer to a young girl's prayer.....


Hi friends,

I'm sorry I've been gone for so long. Life is full. Life is blessed. Life rarely has a dull moment!

Thank you for your prayers for the Women's Conference. The greatest compliment that I received, was that the Spirit of God filled that place and really touched the hearts of the women.

God is so faithful!!!


I am now planning for our Women's Ministry Leader's Retreat. It is always a highlight for me and I am really looking forward to it. The team that God has put together is a constant blessing to me. I am so thankful for each one!


My husband, Todd, and I are also planning all the details of our new church building. We feel so incredibly blessed to be doing it. It has been so much fun (and very time consuming) picking out all of the many details that go into a new church building.


Lastly, I wanted to share with you that my daughter has been praying for a puppy, a baby sister, and a green, grassy back yard.

Well we just got her a puppy!!!! : 0

Introducing PINKY...
(after all... Pink is my daughter's favorite color)
She wants to get her a pink bowl, pink leash, and a pink bed (OH, did I mention pink clothes?)

We will be getting Pinky in a couple of weeks. : ) she is a Cockapoo puppy and
she will be flying in from back east. My sweet girl can hardly stand the thought of waiting.

We thought we would add a little more excitement to our lives with a puppy. : ) HA!

Women's Conference Saturday

Please shoot up a prayer for me this week as I prepare for our Women's Conference. I will be speaking about Mary, the mother of Jesus. She was such a godly woman! We can glean so much from her and how she responded to God's plan for her life. I'm really excited for Saturday!

Thank you for your prayers!

Happy Father's Day Todd

You are not only the best Daddy to our daughter and a wonderful husband, but you are my Best Friend. You are a role model of what it means to surrender all to Jesus. The Lord has used you in my life to show me how faithful God is. Thank you for being such an amazing servant at home (where it is easy to let down). Thank you for being a man of prayer! Thank you for keeping our family praying together many times a day. Thank you for your humility and grace! You are a true reflection of Jesus!

I love you with all of my heart Todd!

We are so blessed by you Todd! S~ and I love you more than words can say (to the moon and back and more and more and more and more).

Daddy, I am so glad God picked you to be my Daddy! You are the BEST Daddy in the whole world! I love you so much! Thanks for always making me laugh, for taking me on bike rides, for going swimming with me, and for all you do!

Celebrating the day with precious family!

Northern California Part 2

Dad, Donna, S~ and me

Grandpa & Nonna

Captain of the boat

Max the cat

We love the horses

Fun with Grandpa

A beautiful day on the boat

Picnic

Daddy picked us up at the airport and gave us both a rose! We felt so special!

Todd, you are the BEST!

Northern California Part 1

My Dad and Donna's house in Grass Valley. It is so beautiful there.

Grandpa and S~ feeding the goats.

They have a great log home with an awesome porch!

One of S~s highlights... catching Lizzy the lizzard and believing that she (the lizzard) really loved her. : )

She made a wish that she wanted to love God more (oh that melted my heart).

Building a log home with Grandpa.

Sea World

This was S~ first trip to SEA World. She loved it! She wants to ride on Shamu now... hmmmm.

It was really fun for Todd and I to see the sweet wonders through the eyes of a child.

A Quick Trip to Coronado Island

We got to spend a couple of days on Coronado Island! I love the beach! It was absolutely beautiful! Did I tell you that I love the beach?

Pastor's Conference

Todd had a Senior Pastor's Conference so we all went to California for the week. It was a refreshing time for all of us! The weather was absolutely beautiful! Thank You Lord for an awesome time together as a family!

Journey with Jesus

We are planning for our upcoming Women's Retreat called, Journey of a Lifetime. I would love any stories or quotes or thoughts you have about your Christian journey. Thanks friends!