Spa Night

Friday night I had a spa night for the girls in Sanctuary Kids. The guys went fishing and camping on the beach. We had a great time! pedicures

they had facials

manicures

lots of goodies to eat

Baby Shower

Two weeks ago we had a baby shower for Tina. She is expecting a little girl in May. I am so excited to meet little Maddie! Tina and I became good friends last year. We spent a lot of time on the beach last summer.

Happy Easter!!

For Easter I had a Easter Egg hunt after church today. We had lots of food, games, eggs, prizes, and much more. It was so much fun planning it and then seeing the kids having fun.

Before the egg hunt we had our normal Kids service. We had 47 Kids in Sanctuary kids!! God is moving and we are growing!!

The girls in this picture are 5, 6, and 7 years old. I love seeing the kids praising and worshiping God.

Me and Aislynn

We had face painting and a bunch of other games.

Blow ups.

I didn't get any pictures of the egg hunts. We had four different ones going on so it was a little hard to take pictures.

Soccer Game

Aislynn and I at her soccer game.
Aislynn is one of my kids in Sanctuary Kids. She is a talented young lady. She is so sweet and has a heart for God! She makes me so proud!

Almost beach season!

Josh and I decided to go to the beach and figured Macy would love coming with us. Macy wasn't exactly thrilled about being on the beach! I think the seagulls started getting on her nerves! She kept barking at the people beside us because they were feeding the seagulls. She hide behind my chair for most of the time we were out there.
Josh took her down the beach

She got a bath when she got home!!

Josh's Crazy New Church Video Announcement

Sanctuary Kids Talent Show

This weekend we put on a talent show for the kids in the church. We have been practicing for 3 weeks on performances. The kids did an amazing job. I was so proud of them. I have a talented group of kids! We served lasagna, salad, and dessert. Mrs. Jessica helped me get things together. I had a picture of us but it was blurry.Josh running sound and the camera. He is an amazing man!!

Art table
A few pictures of the centerpieces I made.

Dressup table

Straw table

Bug table

Lego table

They are ready to perform

Ms. Carysa helped was a huge help!!

Mrs. Barbara and Mrs. Betty helped me get all the food together. They did a fantastic job!! The talent show would not have been a success with out them!!

We served dinner

Air guitar

Comedy Routine

Several Skits were done by our drama team

A Performance by Alvin and the Chipmunks

A Recorder Performance.

Dance done to the song "Be Still"

Macy

I was cleaning up one day this week and found her fast asleep on Josh's favorite blanket. Note....her bed is next to her. I washed it so she wouldn't get in trouble from Josh!

Wedding Pictures

I will post some of the wedding pictures later. Josh was the photographer for Shannon's wedding so the bride has to seem them first!!

We have been moving ALL week. I finally finished unpacking today. I will post pictures of our new place and furniture.

Breakfast

Saturday morning mom fixed breakfast for us. It was much needed fuel for me. The day ahead with going to be busy. I wasn't able to stay and visit because I had to head to the church to help Shannon get ready. The short amount I saw every one was great!! We are coming back to visit soon to visit!!!

Leah

Rehearsal

Last Friday Josh and I started moving into our new home!! We moved for a few hours before heading to Rocky Mount for Shannon and Paul's rehearsal dinner. We had a great time at the rehearsal dinner. It was fun catching up with every one! Paul and Shannon

Jeff practicing

I just thought this picture was funny....

Cutting the cake

The Addington's

Josh and I enjoyed getting the chance to talk to Billie Jo and Ernest.

Volunteer Appreciation

This month was Volunteer Appreciation Month. We wanted to dedicate the entire month to honor every person that serves in a ministry . Tonight we had a banquet in honor of our volunteers. We wanted every volunteer to know how much we appreciate them. I am very thankful for every person that volunteers in the Kids Department!! We have the best church family!!Ms. Julie is one of my Sanctuary Kids workers. She was honored tonight because she drives a hour and 20 minutes to church each way. She lives in Jacksonville. She is always early and is at church every time the doors are open. She is a HUGE help in Sanctuary Kids. She has been a big encouragement to me. I love working with her. We honored her with a $200 gas card.

Pastor Robert was honored tonight. He helps clean the church every week. That is not all he does. He is a HUGE servant. Any thing you need he is there to do it. He serves selflessly every week. He was honored with a $1000 shopping spree.

Mr. and Mrs. Griggs were honored tonight as the man and woman of the year. They are HUGE servants as well. They serve in many areas in the church. They always have an encouraging word to say and are extremely supportive. They are a HUGE blessing to our church. When we were in the process of moving they made sure we were doing ok every week. Their hugs and encouraging words is one of the things that helped us get through that process. They were honored with a plaque.

Shannon's bridal luncheon

Friday we went to Rocky Mount. We ate dinner with Dad at Pizza Inn. We forgot to take the camera in to Pizza Inn. Saturday morning mom fixed a big breakfast. We played with the girls for a while until I had to go to the luncheon. Josh went to eat with his parents to celebrate his mom's, grandma's, grandpa's, aunt Rachel, and uncle Corbin's birthdays! I hate I wasn't able to celebrate. I hope every one had a great day! Josh didn't take the other camera with him. It was a quick visit and we managed to pack in a LOT!!

All the bridesmaids

Me and Tonya

WE ARE BACK!!

Here are a few pictures from the last time I went home to visit. I think it was the end of January. I was only there for a few hours. Long enough to get my hair done, see the girls, and attend one of Shannon's showers.

All three beautiful girls!

Hope you didn't give up on our blog!!! Life has been overwhelmingly busy!! Here is a update for the past few months. The holidays were great but way to quick!! We were in town for a very short amount of time. The time we were there was great!!

What's been going on in Wilmington? Josh and I are doing great!! Church is going great!! Sanctuary Kids is growing each week. I just finished writing the new curriculum we are starting in three weeks. It is going to be really cool. You will have to church out our church website for more updates on the curriculum God told me to write. The church is growing and God is moving like never before.

We have officially been in Wilmington for a year. What a year!!! I can't find one word that describes 2008 for Josh and I. Here are a few words that come to mind....pruning, restoration, pressing, building, depending on, digging, shaking, standing, moving, believing, loving, etc. The words that describe this year have nothing to do with our natural life but our spiritual life. This year like never before God showed us who he is!! He showed us that the important thing is not that we got here but HOW we got here. The process is what is important! For those that know the details you know exactly what I am talking about. We were talking the other day about how thankful we are for the past year because it has defined us! I will never forget the year 2008!

Don't forget to check out our church website. Josh is always updating it!
www.sanctuaryofwilmington.com

We are coming to Rocky Mount this weekend and next weekend. Lots of wedding festivities going on in the next two weeks. We will be taking lots of pictures!