Big Weekend

Friday night the boys participated in the Annual Children's Musical at Church, "The Best Christmas Present Ever!" Will had a part in the play, he played Clarke! He also sang a solo in one of the songs. The musical is about a group of kids putting on a birthday party for Jesus. They have sent out invitations but no one has responded. They try and get the news out using the local television station and the anchor thinks it is all a little ridiculous! The children end up telling "Rod Stark" that he needs to have Jesus in is heart. He then realizes that he is missing something in his life and it is Jesus! He accepts Jesus as his Savior and the party is a success. They had tons of people there!! The musical was a wonderful message and right on the kids level to help them realize too that Nothing is Impossible with God!! I don't have any pictures to share since I left my camera at home!

Saturday morning came around and Wow!! We are so excited that Alabama won the SEC Championship! All day I had a calm about me and I could just feel it. It was much different than last week during the Iron Bowl. This year, Alabama football has reminded me a lot of the 1992 season. I was a Junior at The University of Alabama and it was the most fun ever!! Fall in Tuscaloosa is one of the best times of the year. The weather is perfect but the feel of the excitement for football is indescribable! I know if everyone could experience game day in Tuscaloosa at an Alabama Football game they would all cheer for the Tide!! I can remember being pumped about every game but never believing that we would actually go all the way. I guess I just don't get my hopes up because I don't like to set myself up for disappointment! I think I knew we could beat Florida that year, but I honestly didn't really think we had a chance against Miami! I was just excited that I was going to be in New Orleans for New Years because I had never been before! I was going to a football game and if we won, great and if we lost, well that was okay too!! It was just football!! I was going to New Orleans and that is all I cared about!! Then game time got there, being in the Super dome was something I had never experience before. I was like a deer caught in headlights!! Then the game started, the atmosphere was awesome...the game just got better and better! And then George Teague chased the Miami player down the sideline and stripped the ball from him...the crowd went crazy!! I had a class with George that Semester!! This game is when I became a true Alabama fan, I finally understood what football at Alabama was and I couldn't believe that I was there to experience it!! It is and always will be one of my most memorable moments of college! My boys don't believe I was there. I wish I had pictures to prove it!! I want my kids to love Alabama Football as much as I do and I feel like they are getting it!! As one of Kate's first words was Roll!!! Whether she sees the Alabama A, Big Al, Football players in red and even Nick Saban she knows to say Roll!!! And sometimes she might roll her arms and say Roll Bide!!! She is 2!! So whether the SEC Championship leads us to a National Championship or not we LOVE the Tide and always will!!

Ben and Walker

Bess reading to Kate

Drew and Cole

Will and Cade

Kate sassy and cute in her Alabama Houndstooth!!!

After celebrating a big Alabama win on Saturday, our family was honored on Sunday at church to help celebrate something even better, and that is the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ!! During the Advent season different families participate in lighting the Advent Wreath. This Sunday was our Sunday! As Jason read the scripture, Mark 1:4-8, Will got the light from the Alter candle, gave it to Drew who lit the 1st candle and then gave it to Ben who lit the 2nd candle. Jason and I are doing our very best to raise our children in church and want them to know the true meaning of Christmas. I also pray each night that they will be followers of Jesus Christ and be leaders among their friends by sharing what they learn with others!

Trying to get a picture in front of all the poinsettias at church today. Not happening so easily!!

The kids in front of the Chrismon Tree at church. It is so pretty.

Our Family before we lit the Advent Candle.

Please continue to pray for little Erin Johnson. She is the 3 year old from Goshen that has a brain tumor. They operated last Friday and they were not able to remove it all during surgery because of bleeding and swelling. They finally were able to do a MRI last week and saw that indeed there was still some of the tumor left. Tomorrow the doctors will meet with the family to see where they go from here. Please keep them all in your prayers.

Have a great week!! Roll Tide and Merry Christmas!!!