Quiet time

Well it is 10:00 p.m. and I am usually in bed at this time but I am enjoying some me time while Tanner is asleep and Billy is watching baseball. I am just reflecting on the last few years and wondering where time went. I can look back at my life and see God in the details of everything. I mean who would have guessed I would end up in Ocala Fl with a family. For those of you who don't know Billy and I both are in recovery. Both of us are clean now and I am actually clean for 6 years on Friday and Billy has been clean for 5 and a half. What a miracle. I remember a time when I didn't think i would be able to stay clean for 6 minutes. I am so thankful that Jesus had bigger plans for me. I love where my life is and so peaceful and just so happy to be in the moment. I love having a family and always have been family oriented. I remember when we were little we were always going bike riding and my dad would take us to the park. We hung out at the ball field a lot as all four of my brothers and my sister all played sports. We were always outside and so active. I can not wait to do things like that as a family. I can not wait to go bike riding with Tanner. I love exercising these days and could not feel better. I run three or four times a week and LOVE it. Whatever it is that Tanner wants to do we will encourage him. I know God brought us through what we went through to be better parents to Tanner. I will be keen to any games when he becomes a teenager. Cause I played them all. Ha Ha Well I know that with God's strength we can get through it. I stay pretty busy these days. I pray for wisdom and need all the encouragement and love we can get. God I pray for you to put people in Tanner's life that will lead him in the right direction and pray for us a family unit and be grateful for what we do have. No room for the negative here. If I have learned anything it is to be grateful. I hope we all can be grateful in every situation. WE ALL HAVE SO MUCH TO BE GRATEFUL FOR!! Let us thank God daily for this day. Not complaining about what we aren't getting!! Help us Lord to keep our eyes fixed on you.

Tanner loves water

Tanner and I at home in his kiddie pool. This kid loves the water and we had such a good time just slpashing around. He really is growing and we are enjoying him so much. Fun weekend ahead! Alson is coming!

TWO POSTS IN ONE DAY

So I put up several pictures of our family and our summer with them so far. We are so blessed and I praise God for all our family. Tanner is getting such a personality and he looks a lot like his daddy. i see alot of both our blood lines. It is funny how God answers even our small prayers. I prayed for a little blued eyed boy before I even got pregnant and that is exactly what I got. Tanner and Billy both have gorgeous blue eyes. My two babies. Well Tanner and I have a nice routine. We go to the gym every morning except Sunday unless we have an appt. or something. Thank the Lord for my work out partner Suzanne. She has been a great friend and work out partner. I love exercising and feel it makes me a better mommy. I ran a 5k(3.12 miles) without stopping. I'd love to do a half marathon soon. Tanner is going to keep me running for the next several years so I'd better be able to keep up. Ha HaI look forward to all the years ahead. My husband is such an inspiration to me. Billy really sticks to his committments and he and I are growing in our walk with Christ. I have MANY areas that I am working on and will be until I die. I continue to ask God to help me with my patience and tolerance. I need to be kind and love. Help me to love like you Jesus. Thanks to all our family and the continued love and support you give us.

Summer 2010

Pictures of our summer so far more to come

Billy and Tanner

Hello! It is me Mendy! I actually have a minute to post something. Things are going great and I just LOVE taking care of my boys. Billy and Tanner. Nani too! I am weird I guess but I actually love being home, cooking, working in yard, playing with Tanner, watching a movie with Billy and even cleaning and running the household. We all have had a wonderful summer so far. We spent 4Th of July at the Lake with Rachel-Kate, her friend Caroline, Me Me, and Grampy. We have had fun out there. Been out there a lot the last two weeks. I even got on the knee board this year. So fun. We love hanging out there and Tanner loves his meme and Grampy. Me me got him the cutest swim shirt with a hood and it has a fin on top. It is very appropriate because he LOVES the water. He has been to the lake, the beach, the pool, and papa got him a kiddie pool and he loves that too. He actually gets mad when you try to take him out of the water. A little attitude like BOTH his parents. ha ha Well my mom use to say she hoped I had a kid just like me and I think she just may have got her wish. Scary! Elaine( Billy's sister) was here for a week and that was fun. Cant wait to see the pictures she took. We have been to Lakeland a few time and got to hang with everyone at my aunts pool. My Grannie Janet loved taking Tanner for walks in the stroller and Whitney I got to hang with our sons. Her baby and my baby are only 5 months a part. They will be the best of friends. I am getting my nephew Alson for the weekend and that should be fun and probably will be headed down to Lakeland again soon. I can not wait for our next family outing to the beach. God has really blessed us. However with blessings comes responsibility and he layed on my heart very strongly this morning to do unto others as you would have them do unto you. I am so thankful to be Tanner's mommy and I need to turn all my fear and anxiety over to him and it really doesn't matter what people do I am only responsible for me. Thank you God for forgiveness and your love we do not deserve. GRACE!