We're just a crazy bunch...

Everyone thinks that we are all so well-mannered and reserved but really deep down we are a bunch of hickville supremo's (as Franklin likes to say.)

Here are a few pictures to give you a laugh...I'm sure you need one if you've been to the gas pumps lately.

I CANNOT believe I'm sharing this...if I'm not at C&C tonight maybe my siblings murdered me!

Susanna has fun with her naturally curly hair!

Olivia...or Raggedy Ann?

Franklin...when he was MUCH younger...LOL!

Snaggarooter party...oh, my!

Rush...too weird.

Yes...that is my brother back there...or is it Stevie Wonder???
Part of our Disneyland group.

More snaggarooter...Franklin...PLEASE stop!!!!

Julia...she just fits right in!

Thankful...

A few things I'm thankful for...

• JESUS CHRIST, my LORD and SAVIOR!!!


• To be a member of THE ROCK CHURCH in ELK GROVE, CALIFORNIA under the leadership of PASTOR & SISTER YOUNG and BISHOP & SISTER WILSON!


• For my job at THE BIBLE HOUSE.


• My godly heritage...my parents, grandparents, great grandparents AND great-great-grandparents are Apostolic.


• That I live in a free country and can study the word of God...although it seems as if our freedoms are on the line...


• To be old enough to VOTE! And maybe make a difference...


• DOUG & KARI MORGAN...nobody like them on earth!


• The LOMBARDO family (Love you Uncle Chris and Aunt Lisa! And all the kids...you guys are awesome!)


• ICE CREAM...especially on summer days!


• HOLINESS STANDARDS!


• That my mother has taught me to be discreet, ladylike and thankful in word and action.


• FOR MY HAIR...I love the testimony that it is, and the doors that it opens to be a witness.


• For the HOLY-GHOST and a Pastor that preaches TRUTH!


• Being BAPTIZED in JESUS NAME...the ONLY saving name!!!


• JAMES & EMILY WILDER and C&C...learning the word with my peers in a fun, comfortable setting is a blast. I'm thankful for the VISION that is being imparted to me, and for the memories I'm making with my friends.

I know this is a lot like my "Things I like" post, but I was just thinking this morning about things I'm thankful for and wanted to tell the world! Anything you're thankful for?

Something else to think about...

SEVEN DAYS WITHOUT PRAYER MAKES ONE WEAK.

Something to think about...

Worry does not empty tomorrow of it's sorrows

...it empties today of it's strength.

-Corrie Ten Boom

Some things I like...and a few I don't like at all!

Things I love...Jesus...my family...friends...ice cream (Banana Split -not chocolate!)...a good book (and time to read it!)...MICHAEL BUBLE...rainy days...Christmas...my mama's hugs...Caramel Frappucino (extra whip)...PINK & BROWN...singing in the choir...teaching Sunday school...Audrey Hepburn's style...picnics...DISNEYLAND...Fiddler on the Roof...my daddy...Harleys...Sunday Morning worship...A+'s...Bishop and Sister Wilson...working at the Bible House...my sisters...World Class...snowflakes on my eyelashes...laughing...the Word of God...cute shoes (the higher the better!)...spending time with Emily...a good teacher...my brothers...Les Miserables...Grandparents (Grandpa and Grandma Locke, Grandma Arlene, Bro. and Sis. Sargent, Bro. and Sis. Bertram, Sis. Esther)...VW Jettas (Black with leather interior)...laughing with Anna (all her great escapades!)...Salt & Vinegar Potato Chips...Spirit Life...talking to Nina all night...stories...breakfast for dinner...swinging as high as I can...heavy services where we linger in the presence of God for hours...Oreo's (Double Stuf)...Phantom of the Opera...In-n-Out...deep prayer...telling jokes...bubble baths...SUMMERTIME...memories of running through the sprinkler when I was little...hot chocolate (with candy canes)...SHOUTING...crocheting...Pastor and Sister Young...knitting...sewing...NO LIMITS...horseback riding...The Sound of Music...spicy food...The Kurt Carr Singers...jammie day...camping...hanging out with SarahAnne...helping with Hospitality...baking...birds singing in the morning...scented candles...a clean house...bike riding...swimming...playing Mexican Train Dominoes...caramel brownies made from scratch...Sis. Elva Fries...being organized...fishing...taking care of my little sisters...blowing dandelion fluff...the smell of fresh laundry...a firm handshake...the seaside...working with Ayla at the Barrel

Store...Psalms...Aunt Missey...planning dinner...someone who takes time to explain things I don't understand...Julie Kirsten...going thrift shopping...aprons...preaching tapes/CD's...my Olivia-boo...ribbons...My Fair Lady...manicures...learning...Uncle Tim and Aunt Kirsten...sleeping in on Saturday mornings...BattleCry...Target...Uncle Allen and Aunt Darlene...thunderstorms...College and Career...accents...perfume (Issey Miyake)...finding things I need on sale...sunsets...walking in the woods...classic hair styles...chocolate...classical music...journaling...fresh flowers.

Things I don't like...gossip...hot dogs...fake orange cheese...angry people...diet anything...people who criticize leadership...dirty fingernails...wearing yellow...tattoos...black coffee...rap music...loud women...idleness...eating fish...1,000 Island dressing...arguing...Wal-Mart...Hummers...cheese sandwiches...Home Depot...men who giggle (chuckle, guffaw, chortle...but DO NOT GIGGLE)...men who don't work...impatience...Coke...fake anything...sloppy clothes...bitterness...disorganization...blood...rats...people who lie...the alarm at 5:00am...being sick...a dog with fleas...seeing children suffer...Elk Grove water (thank God for filters!)...being late for anything...being unprepared...feeling like I've disappointed someone...MATH...nosy people...talebearers...liver...off pitch singing...bad dreams...family reunions...the first day of a new class...scratched CD's (especially if I bought them!)...people who borrow my things without asking...real life drama...arrogance...runs in nylons...fake flowers...granny shoes...allergies...big rigs...anything with butterflies on it...porcelain dolls.