Sad news!

OK everyone...after much thought...I have decided to leave Blogger!

But don't worry, because I'm moving to our family web-site:
Living intentionally

I'm sure you will find it enjoyable to read...Sydney might start blogging, Dad is thinking about blogging, and Mom has been blogging there for sometime!

What we did today

Today was a long day for us...the day began with a visit to the psychiatrist, then we went to a family retreat.  Here are pictures from our day...hope you enjoy them :D

 At the psychiatric hospital they had a bunch of rose bushes.  So since I had nothing else to do I thought I'd get shoot some pics (this is only one :D).

 I love taking pictures of flowers...but this one is my favorite pictures.

 The family retreat was held at a Christmas Tree farm.  They had a lot of animals from ducks to horses!

Here are two baby goats that I fell in love with.

 This is another cute animal I fell in love with...isn't she CUTE?!?!

 Sydney and Mari posed for a picture at the end of a LONG line of Easter baskets.

 This is who I had charge over today :D  We had a great time finding Easter eggs together!  This was after she had found all ten.

OK...this is my favorite picture of a horse.  It's almost like he did this on purpose!

This Wednesday we will be going to the hockey playoffs, so I'll be posting pictures about that too!

Here are some of the pictures I posted above...but I messed with some of them!

*Hope you all have a sweet Saturday night!*

The truth

Ok...now I can have fun and tell you all what the strips in my hair REALLY ARE :D  Are you ready?

I've got feather extensions!  Yep you heard me...feather extensions!  Sorry I haven't posted any pictures yet, but we haven't taken my pictures yet.

I've honestly felt kind of guilty not telling you the truth in the actual post...but I thought I'd have some fun :D

Pictures Coming Soon!

*I hope you all have a terrific Tuesday!*

Our family is growing AGAIN!

This is Mari, she is an absolute cuite and is VERY fun to be around!

Plus VERY, VERY active

 This is Isabella (Izzy) she is very strong willed, but is an absolute cutie as well (unless she wakes up on the wrong side of the crib!).

She loves to say "uh-oh"!  I caught her saying it after she dropped her rubber duck.

The Lord apparently needs us to continue with foster care so we are now a family of six!  We seriously thought we were done, but God turned the table on us (I just love it when He does that!).

*I hope you all have a fun and blessed weekend!*

My new experience

Since I'm turning 16 in three days [grin] my mom decided to let me do something CRAZY!!

You see yesterday I went to get my hair done, and I've always wanted hi-lights, so I talked my mom into it.  Well...actually our hair stylist talked my mom into it.  My face just expressed EXTREME JOY!  So I was able to pick the colors I wanted to have put in my hair...keeping in mind that these will be permanent and that I'll have to live with them.  So I chose 3 colors...are you ready to hear what they are?  The colors are purple, blue, and...green.  It's a good thing that it's not April Fools day today, I'm serious!

Just thought I'd share about my new experience!  I'll be getting my 16 year pictures taken, so I'll have to post them on here so you all can see my new hi-lights :D

*I hope you all have a BLESSED weekend!*

Blessings,
Ali

Upcoming events

Alright everyone, the details I promised you all!  The ministry I have been working on, is actually a magazine for young ladies of all ages.  This magazine encourages them in modesty, purity, and in their walk with the Lord.  We will be sending out a sample issue hopefully very soon!  Can't wait to see what the Lord has in store for this ministry!  Below I've listed some of the things that will be happening here on my blog!

1. I will be hosting photography contests, the first one starts April 1 and ends April 10.  If you wish to enter this contest please leave a comment and let me know.  Then send me an email with your picture attached, daloalsy@gmail.com.  Pictures with inappropriate content will not be allowed!  Then the winner of the photo contest will have their picture on the cover of the next issue!
2. Do you all remember I told you about how I want to start interviewing young ladies.  Well those are going to start very soon!
3. I have actually changed the name of Beautiful and Feminine to Unfading Beauty, because of an article in the magazine that is similar to this challenge!  Unfading Beauty will be starting April 12 and will end 19.

I'm soooo excited for all of the upcoming events to take place!!

Blessings in Him,

 



My own little ministry

Coming soon sometime this early spring I will be starting my own little ministry called...

I am so excited about this and can't wait to see what the Lord does with this!  I will give you more details soon.  I just have to get all my ideas down and ready to share with others.

Keep an eye out for those details [grin]

Happy Saturday!

Ali

I'm Still Here!

Hey everyone, just a quick post to tell you all that I'm still here!  I'm sorry that I haven't posted, but we've recently moved and so we've been really busy.  I'm going to try to post more, but can't promise you all anything.

*I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!*

Hugs from Texas,

Ali

Christ's Valentine Petition

Would you like to be committed to being Christ's valentine?  Well then nows your chance, because Uniquely Fashioned for His Glory has started a petition.

The main goal is to see how many signiatures Moriah can get in order to see how many young ladies are willing to remain faithful to Christ... their Valentine, until their Prince Charming comes.

For more info about this petition check out the link in the beginning of this post.

Hugs from Texas,

Ali

My life lately...

has been a little busy! But I have finally found a little time to post about what I've been up to lately :)

We visited my dad's family and went to the Magic Time Machine!

(left to right: Jesse, Dad, Mom, Sydney, Me, Mike, Grandma, and Grandpa)

My mom caught this picture of Mike, he was quite surprised.

Early last month I had the privilege to be part of the the Governor's inauguration with a friend of mine.

My friend Sam. This was the only picture I could get of her, so I had to sneak her picture.

The capitol building, I had to hurry when I was taking this picture, because I had to hand everyone who came through the line, a plate. Sam and I were plate feeders.

I also participated in the Journey 24/7 Quiz and AWANA Games with my friends. It was A LOT OF FUN and stressful, but it was worth all the studying that took place. This is the back of the T-shirt I bought, the front isn't at cool though. I would have taken more pics of the quiz and AWANA games, but I left my camera on in the van so the battery was dead!

IT was great to have a little blogging break, but I missed blogging too. I'll try to post more, but I can't promise anything REAL SOON, because we are in the process of moving to a bigger house :) We are so excited!!!!

Hugs from Texas,

Ali

Household Happenings ~ 3

Hey everyone! Just a quick post to let you all know that I'm still alive. I haven't been blogging much because Amber came down on Tuesday, and will be here until next Wednesday. But here is what we've been up to:

1. Spending time with Amber while she's here
2. Getting picture outfits ready for the coast tomorrow (I'll post the pictures of Amber, me, and Sydney)

I'm sure there are more happenings that I can't think of right now. Tomorrow Dad, Mom, Amber, Gabriela, Sydney, JC, Justin, and I will be taking a trip to the coast. While we are there my mom will be taking mine, Amber, and Sydney's pictures. So I will be posting all the pictures we take tomorrow some time soon.

Hugs from Texas,

~*Alisha~*

Household happenings ~ 2

Okay another update from our house hold:

1. On the 16th of this month we will be going to our friends farm for a family friendly event called the Harvest Festival. There will be activities, games, BBQ, awards, entertainment (I'm in one of the skits :D) I'll have to post pictures sometime after this fun-filled day!
2. On the 17th of this month Sydney and I have a choir performance :D We are very excited and nervous at the same time. Call time is at 10:00 singing time is at 10:30 (I don't know why it isn't after church) I will post pictures of our choir performance sometime the following week or weekend.
3. On the 21st of this month Justin will celebrate his 3rd birthday. I'll also post pictures when I get the chance.
4. November 17th thru the 20th or the 21st Amber and Kellyn will be coming for Thanksgiving.
5. Thanksgiving weekend we will be going to Dallas to visit my grandma & grandpa, great - grandma, and uncle. Again I will post pictures of our trip when we get back.

A bloggin' friend,

~*Alisha~*

Household happenings

Hi everyone, sorry I haven't posted much this month as I did last month! Here is what we've been upto.

1. We have now become JC (Jack) & Justin's foster family. They might stay in our family forever (it kind of depends on if their mother's parental rights are terminated).
2. We are still getting used to having TWO boys in the family (when I say we I mean mom :D She would always say she could NEVER be a mother to boys...she's actually doing GREAT!!!)
3. Sydney and I have started to find that it is kind of hard to do school when we want to play with JC and Justin. And help mom take care of them!
4. We are all excited to have Amber & Kellyn come to down to Texas for Thanksgiving.
5. I have learned to crochet and am now working on a baby doll blanket for Syd.
6. I have entered in Pratically Pink's fall apron swap and am going to start making the apron for my swap partner.

I'll update you all some more, sometime soon.

A bloggin' friend,

~*Alisha~*

Adoption Update

Yesterday we had our home-study are you ready to find out how it went?  Okay here it goes.....

WE PASSED THE HOME-STUDY!!!!  And to make everything is better we will be getting two toddlers probably tomorrow.  Their ages are 2 (almost 3) and 4!  I'm so excited!  This isn't foster or adoption this is only respit care, so we will have the munchkins for only 2 weeks.  Still I'm so excited!

Thanks to everyone who prayed for us!!!  The prayers are really appreciated :D

A bloggin' friend,
Alisha

Practically Pink's Fall Apron Swap

Hey everyone just a quick post to tell you what's going on over at Practically Pink. I'll briefly tell you what you how to enter.

In order to enter the fall apron swap you MUST e-mail her in order to enter! In the e-mail you NEED to enter the following:

1. your measurements
2. your favorite colors
3. your mailing address (for your swap partner)
4. a way to contact you (your e-mail or blog address)

(taken from Practically Pink)



After you enter she will assign you a partner. Now here's the fun part, after you have received your partners info, you will get to make a apron JUST FOR YOUR PARTNER! Go ahead and show off your talents! Let your sewin' talents shine and HAVE FUN!!!!!!!!!!

And if you don't know how to sew you can buy an apron as well :D

For more details visit Emily over at Practically Pink

*Have a great weekend*

A bloggin' friend,
Alisha

NOTE: DON'T FORGET TO GET YOUR PARENTS PERMISSION TO ENTER IF YOU ARE UNDER 18!!!!

A neat challenge

Meredith over at Striving to Serve at Home is hosting a challenge. The challenge is to make meals and a side dish for your family, and post about it at least every Friday. Meredith will be posting her first meal this coming Friday.

To join her challenge go to her blog and post a comment saying you'd like to join. I have her blog on my blog roll, so you can just click there or you can click on this link: http://strivingtoserveathome.blogspot.com

This challenge is a perfect opportunity to prepare to be a WONDERFUL COOK for our Prince Charming. This is a challenge you don't want to miss!

Many blessings!

A sister in Christ and in purity,
Alisha

Letters to God

This movie just recently came out, so I thought I'd review it.

Letters to God is based on a true story. And it is such a good movie, it will make you laugh and cry.

It is a about an eight year old boy named Tyler who has brain cancer. And the whole movie is about how he writes letters to God about everything going on in his life. And he encourages others to write letters to God as well. I'm afraid if I tell y'all more about the movie I'll ruin it, so I wont tell you any more.

This movie is very family - friendly one the whole family will enjoy!

A sister in Christ and in purity,
Alisha

I PASSED!!

Okay so the past two months we have trying for me to get my learner's permit, but had to take care of some legal things. So finally two days ago (which happened to be my sister's birthday) we went to the DPS office so I could take the computer test. My first try taking the test, and I failed. Wednesday we went back... after I studied REALLY HARD the night before... I failed. So last night and this morning I studied, studied, studied. I went back to the DPS office today, took the written test and... PASSED. I can finally drive LEGALLY :) I was so excited I was even able to drive to my dad's work, then drive in town with mild traffic.

A simple prayer request

My aunt and little cousin need a simple prayer request.

Last night my grandma called and informed us that my two year old cousin, Savannah, was playing and fell into a chest. Apparentley her bottom teeth has gone through her bottom lip.

Thank you all, I'll keep you posted on little Savannah when we get further word.

A sister in Christ and in purity,
Alisha

2010 Summer Reading Program

Just thought I'd let you know what Sydney and I have been up to the past two months.

At our local library they have a reading program every summer. So Sydney and I have been reading, and reading, and reading :)

Here in Central Texas they have a water-park called the Schlitterbahn, so Sydney and I are both entering our name in that prize bucket (we chose Schlitterbahn because it is REALLY, REALLY expensive).

The winner of the Schlitterbahn prize gets 2 tickets, so Sydney is entering her name into the kids Schlitterbahn prize bucket and I'm entering my name into the teens Schlitterbahn prize bucket :) Being there's four of us in the family if Sydney wins the kids Schlitterbahn and I win the teen Schlitterbahn all of us can go!

And I've also found out that I'm "competing" with a friend of mine. He and I are almost tied. He has nine or ten and I have sixteen :)

The reading program ends in 6 days so I'll make sure to post if Sydney and I won or not.

Love a sister in Christ and in purity,

Ali Ann