the countdown has begun...

~~Thrasher's french fries with apple cider vinegar!

~~wild horses

~~fantastic fireworks!

~~east coast

~~Dumser's ice cream

~~Trimper's antique carousel

~~the bay

~~the little tram

~~go-karts

~~Fisher's pop corn

~~the dock

~~sand, sand and more sand

~~awesome 3 mile boardwalk

~~colorful kites

~~amazing sand sculptures

IT MUST BE.........

OCEAN CITY!!!

lacey and daddy's toes

so little time....

It's official....I'm almost totally hooked on facebook and myspace....along with like 2 million other people!

I guess it's about time I quit using Adam's stuff and create my own pages!

stay tuned...

little moments

She was extremely happy as she jumped off the scale and proudly announced that she weighs 46 pounds now!! She giggled and danced around as she shouted her weight to anyone that was listening. As the digital numbers appeared, she became so proud of herself. She was filled with excitement as she danced and asked that we clap for her! She repeatedly kept weighing herself and announcing her magic numbers! She ran through the house and did it over and over again.

It won't last long, right girls?

date night

Have you seen the new Fast and Furious movie?? It was great! It's as good as the first one, in my opinion. The second and third movies were okay but this was much better! And....who doesn't love Paul Walker anyways? The first five minutes were action packed and so much fun to watch. Letty died in this movie but they may miraculously bring her back in the next, and final movie number 5. I heard it will be set in Brazil probably. The ending was left wide open and just begging for another sequel.

We had dinner together at a little restaurant-pub type place. Good sandwiches, good conversation and a good lookin' man at the table with me! Dinner and a movie...love it :)

lessons learned

try and try again? why bother. sometimes you just have to say "forget it".
why set yourself up to be hurt again?

why feel the heart break again?

sometimes things just don't work out and that's okay. I've had trusted people tell me that it's alright.

as long as I have peace and my heart is right with God, that's all that matters.


On a different note: Did I tell you that Adam got a job offer?? YIPPPEEEE :)
It can take several months or maybe a year or so to do the background investigation, but we're excited about the upcoming changes. We're not sure how everything will work out.....my job.....lacey in school.....schedules..... But we know that God is in control and will guide us along the way. He always has!

The Motion

The Lyrics to one of the most popular songs in Christian Music for 2009, which hit number one this week:

This might hurt, it’s not safe
But I know that I’ve gotta make a change
I don’t care if I break, At least I’ll be feeling something
‘Cause just okay is not enough
Help me fight through the nothingness of life
I don’t wanna go through the motions
I don’t wanna go one more day
without Your all consuming passion inside of me
I don’t wanna spend my whole life asking,“What if I had given everything, instead of going through the motions?”

No regrets, not this time
I’m gonna let my heart defeat my mind
Let Your love make me whole
I think I’m finally feeling something
‘Cause just okay is not enoughHelp me fight through the nothingness of this life
‘Cause I don’t wanna go through the motions
I don’t wanna go one more day
without Your all consuming passion inside of me
I don’t wanna spend my whole life asking,“What if I had given everything, instead of going through the motions?”

take me all the way (take me all the way)
take me all the way (’cause I don’t wanna go through the motions)
take me all the way (I know I’m finally feeling something real)
take me all the way
I don’t wanna go through the motions
I don’t wanna go one more day
without Your all consuming passion inside of me
I don’t wanna spend my whole life asking,“What if I had given everything, instead of going through the motions?”
I don’t wanna go through the motions
I don’t wanna go one more day without Your all consuming passion inside of me
I don’t wanna spend my whole life asking,“What if I had given everything,instead of going through the motions?”

take me all the way (take me all the way)
take me all the way (I don’t wanna go, I don’t wanna go)
take me all the way (through the motions) take me all the way
I don’t wanna go through the motions


"This song really ministers to me as I reflect on my own life in Christ. I don’t want to just go through the motions of playing church. I want a real relationship with our heavenly father. I want to know that I gave everything, endured this race and fulfilled my purpose. I want my relationship to not be warm or cold but passionate for Christ!" by Matthew West