Brian and Lu's Wedding

Yes, I know I'm EXTREMELY tardy in getting this done (sorry, Brian and Lu)... but life always seems soooo busy with a 3 year old and a 1 year old around - some days I'm not sure I get anything productive done! Anyway, back in July we thoroughly enjoyed seeing the last Dogpound member (i.e. Darkman) tie the knot. It was wonderful to visit with good friends and be part of such a blessed and happy occasion. There is no doubt that Brian and Lu were meant to find each other in this world. They are such a beautiful couple.

I have put together a little video of some shots I took at the wedding. I hope you enjoy it. (press the play button below the screen to start)

Ready for Winter?

Paisley may not mind the cold weather as much as I do (I prefer to never be cold if I can help it)... but at least it seems she inherited my desire to be fashionable no matter what the circumstances. The following are a few pics of her as we took a walk in the cold the other day. Perfectly accessorized and matching from head to toe! I love it! (And she picked everything out herself!)

Colby's 1st girlfriend??

Colby and Katie were so cute cheering us on for the 3-day walk. I keep saying miss Katie could do worse than my sweet lil' southern gentleman. I snapped these photos of them together - they were just too cute. In the first picture, Katie makes the first move by putting her hand on his knee. Colby catches on in the 2nd photo and finally takes her hand. At that point, she's just in awe and Colby is looking to Randy for approval! See! I told you he's a little gentleman!

Lil' Miss Fashionable!

Ok, so I saw this really cute outfit months ago and bought it for Miss P. I knew it was cute, but I never realized how adorable (and in style) it really was until I dressed Paisley in it for school the other day. Curtis said she looked like "Lil' Miss Fashionable" (which was kinda true) so I just HAD to take a picture of her in it! Enjoy!

Yes, we did it! We are City Champs!!

The awesome Overlook "foxy" Foxes (one of the finalists for our new team name... since we really didn't have one before) won their first City Championship (the first of many, we hope... oh, is that greedy??) last weekend. It was very exciting to say the least!! I'm so proud of these ladies - we fought for many matches and pulled out a win! It feels good to have that gorgeous silver plate on my shelf too! Below are pictures of our team right after winning the championship and also of me and my partner, Beth... who is just awesome to have as a partner and a great friend too. You rock, miss Beth!! There are not many as quick as you at the net! Go Overlook Ladies - awesome job! Now, go home and eat some yummy cake off your new plates!

Prayer for our Nation

Beth Moore posted the following on her blog... and it's very powerful. Regardless of who you voted for in this election, we need to stand united behind our new President. We are, afterall, the UNITED States of America!! And is there any of us who cannot appreciate the history that has been made this year now that we have elected our first African-American president! I am proud that I live in a country where someone can be President regardless of the color of his/her skin or ethnic background. May God bless America!
Lisa
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A United House by Beth Moore
To my beloved Sisters who I esteem so highly and consistently find to be part of the solution to our problems in the Church rather than the cause,

Please join me in praying for our President-elect Barack Obama, his wife Michelle, and his precious daughters, Sasha and Malia. Go with me before the Throne of our sovereign God and ask Him to grant wisdom from above to President-elect Obama and the indwelling presence and power of Jesus Christ. In the words of the Apostle Paul, "I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone - for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our Savior..."

Please also join me in the active and deliberate pursuit of unity and purity in the Body of Christ at this historical time in our country. I implore you in Jesus' Name to have zero tolerance for prejudice whether it is regarding party-affiliation, color (whether you are Black, White, or Brown), economics or the like. Disagreement is not sin. Prejudice is. Satan has plotted events and planted attitudes that, should he be successful, will result in havoc. We must not stand for his schemes or cooperate in a single way. We would severely displease God and invite untold chastisement upon Christ's Church in our nation. Speak clearly to your children and graciously but emphatically draw a line in your work places and social circles regarding your stand against prejudice of any kind.

"Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them, 'Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.'" (Matthew 12:25) A united house stands. A divided house falls. The devil has much to gain. But he also has much to lose.

We are the Body of Jesus Christ and we have an opportunity to show His character. This is our watch. We stand for what is right not from our feet but from our knees. I humble myself before you and make these pleas under such bold direction of God that I could not resist it nor disobey it. He made it a fire in my bones. I love and esteem you so much. Shoulder to shoulder, Dear Siestas. Let's leave not one inch for the enemy to come between us.

"Then will I purify the lips of the peoples, that all of them may call on the name of the Lord and serve Him shoulder to shoulder." Zephaniah 3:9

How to best serve Princess Paisley

Carter and Paisley were playing outside the other day (I should mention that Paisley decided to wear her Halloween costume of The Little Mermaid on this particular day - heels, tiara and all). Well, needless to say it's a little difficult to run and play when you're in complete princess garb... and as a result, Paisley kept losing her tiara!

The conversation below is what I overheard at one point when Carter offered to help fix her tiara. He started to put it on upside down, but Paisley quickly corrected him.

Paisley: "No Carter, that's not right."
Carter: "Oh, okay."
Paisley: "Let me show you how to put my tiara on me... and then you will know how to do it, okay?"
Carter: "Okay."
Paisley: "And then I'll show Kelsey (Carter's 9 month old baby sister) how to put it on me too... so everybody will know how to put my tiara on for me... ok?"
Carter: "Sure."

My, my! I wasn't aware that we had royalty living in our house.