A Pajama Mama

Hi all...I'm at home recovering nicely. I did have some nausea from the anesthesia but very little pain. Thank you for your prayers!!! More later....

My laparascopic supracervial hysterectomy is scheduled for tomorrow morning. I would love it if you'd pray for me...and for no nausea and no pain after the surgery. I don't like to throw up. I don't like pain. Who does, right? I'll update the blog when I'm all better.

We have a teenager in the house now, y'all!!!! December 29 was the day. The folks we fellowship with each week joined with us to create a 13th birthday Rayray will always remember. On her birthday eve, we had a very special time of blessing over Rayray's life followed by a party. Proverbs 18:21 says " Death and life are in the power of the tongue." We chose to speak life over Rayray's life. Most everyone printed out their beautiful words so she will be able to read them again and again in the years to come. Rayray asked for a purity ring for her birthday. We found a beautiful one here that says "I will wait for" on the inside of the band and "my beloved" on the outside. We didn't have a ceremony or make her take a vow....just gave her the ring and will leave the rest up to her and Father. She had her homeschool friends over on her birthday night. For 4 hours straight, this house full of teens ate and played Rock Band 2 and ate some more....

Why is it that when there's tons of great stuff to blog about, I drop the ball and don't blog!!! Perhaps it's lack of time!!! Anyway, I'll catch you up on what you missed with a photo essay. Our Jelly Bean becomes St. JellyBean every Christmas. He grows out his beard and has his whole head dyed white. He has an awesome "suit." Not many folks get a private photo shoot with Santa in their living room! (This pic was only after phase one of beard-dying.) My nephew brought his fiance "home" to meet us all. She's a tiny little cute thing and we so enjoyed being with her! Fiance had never been to a Winn Dixie but loves the book "Because of Winn Dixie." So at 9:00 one night, guess where we took the poor little deprived child! Fiance is an avid basketball player. Had the nerve to do what no girl has every done....challenged the Hero to a little one-on-one. She let him win... These two cousins adore each other. They are two of the sweetest, mil...