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Kyla Makay Senior 2011

admin — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:45:34 +0000

It is so hard to believe that my 1st born beautiful girl is about to graduate from High School! It seems like it was me just graduating. I can’t even begin to tell you how proud that I am of her. She is all and so much more of what I had dreamed her to be. The future is so bright for her and I can not wait to see where God leads her. Kyla LOVES our Lord and wants everyone to know what that LOVE is like. One of my favorite images is the last one you will see below, I call it “My little Evangelist”. It truly captures her spirit and life. She is so incredibly beautiful inside and out! A treasure beyond measure! Kyla is so passionate, full of life, enthusiasm, wit, wisdom and ideas. We are so proud of you Kyla. You are turning into a Masterpiece, an exquisite work of God. We want everyone to know that you are our Baby!

Little Miss Cutie at Christmastime

admin — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 19:57:39 +0000

Baby Lana Michele

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:28:21 +0000

It brings me such JOY to know that this PRECIOUS Baby is my namesake. And her mother’s too. :D I love her sweet mother, she is like the little sister that I never had and she says that I am like her Big Sis too. So sweet. I thank God upon every remembrance of these two. LOVE them!!! Here are some of my favorite images from their recent visit.

Isn’t Mommy beautiful? Love, LOVE those freckles!!!

Chillin’!!!!

Not Chillin’!!! Every baby needs a serious crying shot. Poor baby………

NOW BUTT HAPPY!!!! O- I wish that I could pat that bottom.

LOVE YOU SWEET BABY LANA!!!!!!!

Baby Lana

admin — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:55:49 +0000

I am so happy that Baby Lana and Mommy are here to see us. It is wonderful. I have loved Mommy for years. She is a dear friend that I absolutely adore. Smart, beautiful, sweet, caring and most importantly, a Godly woman. I admire her in so many areas of her life. Michele is the best wife & mother, taking the blessings that God has given her cherishes and nurtures them. She also takes amazing care of herself too. I am praying that some of her healthy lifestyle rubs off on me while she is here. Michele also is a sharp, SHARP business woman with amazing talents to lead and educate. Stellar is the word that comes to mind but falls so short of describing her to you all. And now Lana…. I LOVE her too. I look forward to watching her grow and loving her more. Isn’t she beautiful?!?!?!

Clay Balls

admin — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:25:08 +0000

A man was exploring caves by the Seashore. In one of the caves he found a canvas bag with a bunch of hardened clay balls. It was like someone had rolled clay balls and left them out in the sun to bake. They didn’t look like much, but they intrigued the man, so he took the bag out of the cave with him. As he strolled along the beach, he would throw the clay balls one at a time out into the ocean as far as he could.

He thought little about it, until he dropped one of the clay balls and it cracked open on a rock . Inside was a beautiful, precious stone!

Excited, the man started breaking open the remaining clay balls. Each contained a similar treasure. He found thousands of dollars worth of jewels in the 20 or so clay balls he had left.

Then it struck him. He had been on the beach a long time. He had thrown maybe 50 or 60 of the clay balls with their hidden treasure into the ocean waves. Instead of thousands of dollars in treasure, he could have taken home tens of thousands, but he had just thrown it away!

It’s like that with people. We look at someone, maybe even ourselves, and we see the external clay vessel. It doesn’t look like much from the outside.. It isn’t always beautiful or sparkling, so we discount it.

We see that person as less important than someone more beautiful or stylish or well known or wealthy. But we have not taken the time to find the treasure hidden inside that person.

There is a treasure in each and every one of us. If we take the time to get to know that person, and if we ask God to show us that person the way He sees them, then the clay begins to peel away and the brilliant gem begins to shine forth.

May we not come to the end of our lives and find out that we have thrown away a fortune in friendships because the gems were hidden in bits of clay. May we see the people in our world as God sees them.