My Favorite Pictures

 (All the credit goes to my mom for taking Amber & Kellyn's wedding pictures :D)

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!!!!

We're expecting :D

Life lately has been a little hectic!  Only hectic in a GOOD way, from the title is kind of gives it away!

No Mom isn't pregnant, but we are expecting in a different way....any guesses?

We are actually ADOPTING :D  We don't know how many, but we are adopting!!!!!  The good hectic has come from all the adoption classes Mom and Dad had to take, my TB test that came back POSITIVE (don't worry it turned out to be a false positive !) and all the other requirements that are needed for this process! 

We actually have another fire inspection at 9 tomorrow morning, then we have a home study tomorrow at 11:30 tomorrow, so please pray that everything will go EXCELLENT!! 

I'll keep y'all updated on this exciting journey we are about to begin :D

A sister in Christ and in Purity,

Alisha

"Look after the orphans..." James 1:27    

Our day yesterday

Yesterday Sydney and I went to the AWANA Fest our church put together, and I took A LOT of pics. Thought you might them!

This is "Tiny" the clown (he really isn't that tiny though :D)

This little guy is sooo cute, he is actually a Cubbie in our AWANA program! He had been digging in the mud. It has been raining a WHOLE LOT this month ~ Praise God!

My friend Ilana was in charge of the face painting booth. She did all the leaders and the LIT's (leader in training) face paint :D Ilana is actually getting her face painted in the picture

Put-Put Golf ~ my favorite :)

My friend Stitch the Clown ~ Stitch has a wonderful sense of humor and a great personality!

The sound booth operators

The controls (I LOVED the sound booth, I may do the sound booth next time :D)

And last but not least, the ladies who made our fun day possible :D

*Hope y'all have a great week*

A sister in Christ and in Purity,

Alisha

God's amazing creation ~ 4

Oh Lord, may we glorify Your wonderful, beautiful, & majestic name all the days of our life!

A sister in Christ and in Purity,
Alisha

Happy birthday Maclae!

Modest
Affectionate
Cute
Loving
Adorable
Enthusiastic









Maclae ~
Happy birthday! May the Lord bless you tremendously on your special day & the many years to come.

Happy Birthday!
Alisha

Being "normal" in our society

Lately I've been struggling with worrying about what other people think about me! Whether it's with my weight, the way I dress, my beliefs, etc. And wondering if I will ever get over this struggle. Because I know that when Christ was here on Earth, He did not care what other people thought about Him. Instead He was more worried about every ones future, and whether they will be spending eternity in Heaven or in Hell. But lately I've been wondering, what does our society see when they look at me?

Our society probably sees some kooky "teenager" who thinks having a boyfriend is a "sin," so they label me as a freak! So if that means that I am labeled a freak so be it, but I'll be a freak for my belief in Christ Jesus. Our society may even think that I'm some freak who doesn't know how to be normal. Well I don't know how to be "normal" the way our society thinks of normal, but I know how to be normal when it comes to purity & being around my family & friends. To me being normal is acting my-self, not something I'm not, like most girls in our society think they have to do in order to be a part of the popular crowd. My way of acting normal is playing with my sister, hurting my-self at least 10 - 20 times a day (I'm accident prone :D), having a GREAT time at the AWANA youth group I go to, or reading my Bible so I can hide His Word in my heart like He tells us to...that's my way of being normal. I know all this shouldn't bother me but it does! I'm still praying about this struggle and yielding it to God. I'm just truly thankful that I have Someone to catch me when I fall!

A sister in Christ and in Purity,
Alisha