Happy 16th Birthday Josh!

  Rewind....Dec 6, 1995
 The time...10:58pm.
 The place...St. Lukes Hospital Boise, Idaho
  Enter in: Joshua Lavon Webb.
This beautiful baby boy came into this world with a full head of black hair, big blue eyes and screaming.  Weighing an incredible 9 lbs. 13 oz, the doc tells me "he's a big baby."  Really? YOU'RE telling ME that?  I was quite aware of that already, thank you very much.  It's not long and this baby boy is placed in my arms.  Not only is he big, he's absolutely BEAUTIFUL.  I'd never seen a newborn baby so beautiful before.  Don't get me wrong, Jessica was beautiful too, I couldn't take my eyes off her, but Josh was different.  He wasn't wrinkly, bald and squinty eyed.  I almost expected him to have little teeth already.  He was "well" done.  His dad and I stared in awe at this baby boy we had a part in creating together, because we well knew God is THE creator of all life.  We couldn't believe our eyes, "he's perfect".

Fast Forward to present day: Dec 6, 2011
The time: 10:00 am
My son, my pride and joy, my perfect blessing from God.  I'll never be able to express to you in words nor in actions just how much you mean to me, how much I love you.  I know I haven't been a perfect mom, but you have been a perfect son.  My heart and mind are filled with countless meaningful memories of each and every minute of your life.  I thank God for all the times of fun, laughter, trips, school performances, holidays, birthdays, the list goes on and on that we have shared throughout the years.  I pray for many many more years to watch you grow into manhood.  I pray that God will use you in a mighty way.  I chose the name Joshua for the Joshua of the Bible.  I loved how God used him in a mighty way.  I loved how God told him to be "Strong and Courageous"  Joshua 1:6.  That is what I want for you...to be strong and courageous in the Lord.

Happy Birthday my son.  I love you!  Mom

2 weeks old

The proud sister

5 weeks old

22 months old

15 yrs old

15 yrs old

Thanksgiving Blessings Abound

Really, really STOP and count your blessings...

How many times do we hear the phrase, "count your blessings" ? But do we really?  It is soooo easy for us to focus on the things we DON'T have.  I mean we know in the core of our heart we have MORE than enough and we'll flipently think or even say we are thankful.  However, we catch ourselves whining or complaining or simply wanting more of this or more of that and if only I _____....  We're all human and we all go through this, but this year I want to TRY very hard to REALLY TRULY count my many blessings, because I DO have SO much to be thankful for.

First and foremost I'm ALWAYS thankful that I have the Lord in my life.  I'm thankful He loves me, thankful He died for me, thankful He forgives me for my ugly side, thankful that He has never given up on His oh-so-pathetic servant, thankful for His grace, mercy and almighty power!

I'm also VERY thankful for my PRECIOUS children and grandchildren.  I'm thankful for my LOVING and CARING husband who loves me so much.   I'm thankful I got to spend this Thanksgiving with my son.  I missed everyone so much BUT I am thankful Josh got to be here with us.

Thank you Lord, for ALL things big and small, seen and unseen...THANK YOU!

A Year Already

A Tribute to My Dad

It's hard to believe that it has already been a year (tomorrow Oct 15) since my dad passed away.  As we all know, a year can feel so short or so long depending on our circumstances.  For me this year has flown by and it still seems unreal that my dad is gone.  I guess that's what "they" mean when it's said our loved ones live on in our hearts.
We miss you daddy!

Friday Favorites

God's Majestic Works

Everyday, all around us, there is beauty, matchless beauty that only God can provide us.  Here's a prime example of His handiwork.

Habakkuk 3:4 His splendor is like the sunrise. Rays shine from his hand, where his power is hidden

The Holidays are Coming!!

Falling For Fall

Baby Belle and Baby boy Buckley

We get so excited for the holidays and now they are quickly approaching.  My Chico and I don't like to celebrate the "scary" side of the season, so we decorate "Harvesty".  We've hit Michaels and purchased some new Scarecrow kids to add to our small collection from last year.  This weekend we will give them a place in the yard.  Here they are watching as we drive off the lot. 

Let's Play Some Football!!!

Time for Some Boise State Broncos

It's that wonderful time of the year again...football season.  Oh how I love it! 

Boise State has moved up from the WAC to the Mountain West Conference.  They have some challenging teams to play this season and I'm so excited to watch each and every game.  

The Broncos opened up the season with a powerful and dominating game against the Georgia Bulldogs last weekend.  Final score: BSU 35, GA 21.   Yay Big Blue!!

The Grandbabies!

I was just going through my blog and realized I don't have any updated pics or news on our grandbabies.  Well, that is just not okay...gotta brag on those little cutie pies.  So here they are.

MAYBELLE

BUCKLEY

RYKER

                                                         I LOVE THESE LIL' KIDDOS!!!