Sharing TIme

So, on my second to last Sunday in First ward, it happens to be my classes turn to do our first sharing time. I'm excited, but nervous at the same time. Children can be a tough crowd sometimes. I came up with the idea(thanks to Heavenly Father for the inspiration) of a board game related to the Fourth Article of Faith. The theme for August is: I will show my faith in Jesus Christ by being baptized and confirmed. The game is basically the 4 steps in the article of faith, leading up to membership in the church. Depending on the space landed on, there are quotes and scriptures related to faith, repentance, baptism, and the Holy Ghost. The are also song spaces, and at the end we will sing The Church of Jesus Christ # 77 in the children's song book. Ya'll pray for me that it will go well! :)

Fay

Well as many of ya'll know, Tally( and the rest of Florida for that matter) has received a ton of rain over the last few days. Thankfully, Brad and I never lost power,(though even if we had, I was sitting pretty working at the hospital, which has a generator) but many of our family and friends did. Lake Ella is totally flooded almost up to Monroe Street. My family was flooded into their neighborhood for the weekend due to our "tiny" creek turning into a river that went across the road! Thankfully the only damage to our soon to be home was a fallen tree. I'm so thankful that Heavenly Father was watching out and protecting us. This storm could definitely have been a lot worse.

Love the beach!!!

We're back from a trip to the beach. Many and much thanks to Lamay and Marquesas for the invite. We had soo much fun. Neither Brad or I had ever boogie boarded before, now we're addicted. We had a blast! The waves of the Atlantic were so much better than those of the Gulf. Forget St. George Island, we're heading to the East side of Florida from now on. The drive wasn't bad

either, especially with Riley in the car to entertain us.

The first pic is our living room. The second is my window seat. Next is our kitchen, and then our awesome apple tree!

House pics

For all of you that have asked, here are some pics of our house to be! Brad's not to crazy about the color of the siding.

Breaking Dawn

Well, after 6 1/2 hrs of straight reading today, I finished Breaking Dawn. I'm happy with the way the series was ended. I won't write about any details for those of you just starting the series, but it was a seriously good ending. I was so excited this morning when I was called off from work, so that I could buy and read the book. I thought I was going to have to wait for Monday to get a copy.

House News

We just heard from our realtor and the bank selling the house has agreed to pay for the repairs needed. So we will be homeowners after all. Right now, the time line for the move will be toward the middle/end of August. I've got to start packing!