Pray for PSSWF Banquet

Tonight is the Pregnancy Support Services Banquet and they could use prayer that they would raise enough money to help their ministry out and that people would just enjoy themselves and donate to a good cause. I pray that they would reach their goals of what they would like to raise. So, just pray for them and keep them in your mind. Have a blessed day!!!

In Christ,
Brittany

Tyler's Litter Chicks are Here

Hello,

Tyler, my brother is getting some new chicks today. He is so excited about getting them and is getting everything ready right know. He ordered 25 chicks and is going to keep 12 of them and sell the rest when they get a little bigger. I know that he is really excited as he has been waiting for this day for about a month and a half. I think they will be so cute and when we get them I will take pictures and post them on here. I will post later or tomorrow pictures.

Brittany

Purpose Not to Have a Haughty Look

I would like to share Proverbs 21:4 with you. It says, "A haughty look and a proud heart, And the plowing of the wicked are sin." So I just thought that that is a great verse because I know it is true with me and I am not proud of it. I have been working on not giving a haughty look and a proud heart. It is hard to do it on your own strength without using God's help for you. I tried for a long time to do it on my own strength and not with the Bible and prayer. I have been looking us verses on Pride and haughty looks and just asking the Lord to help me be Humble and not prideful. Pride can sneak in very easily and I just have to guard from it. So, maybe you can go along with me and purpose not to be prideful. I am using the word of God to get me past this struggle and I am glad that I am going through this at a young age because my Mom wishes she would have learned character when she was a child. I hope this encourages you to have a wonderful day.

In Christ,
Brittany

Morgi's Face Painting

Today we went to Chick-fil-A and all of the girls got their faces painted. Here is Morgan's. It is a butterfly and she loves it. Victoria got a cat and Abby got a dog. They are all so cute and they all love them. Here are some pictures of Morgan with her beautiful butterfly.





Here is another picture of Morgan my silly sister with her Butterfly on her face!!!! She absolutely loves looking at it in the mirror and likes to smile and act like a little silly girl all different ways!!!




I hope you enjoy the pictures and will hopefully start to post more pictures soon!!! I hope you have a wonderful night!!!!


Brittany

We had Family Visit

Left to right: Jabez, Taylor,Abby, Tyler, Morgan, Brandon, Victoria, Ally, Ava, Brittany, Bella, and Emmi. That is all of the kids that we had over the weekend. Brandon is our cousin and he came to visit us for the weekend.

Our Grandma came in from Florida to visit us and our Aunt and cousin came in from Chicago to visit us. We had a great time together. We went to a big antique sale about an hour and a half away and then went to Pizza Hut for lunch. We had a fun day with everybody. We went to church and then we came back home and all of the older ladies went to the Goodwill's to shop and to show them to Grandma and Auntie Shannon. Then we had to go and make dinner. Monday morning we went to the Town of Wake Forest to go to a shop and then we had to bring Grandma to the Airport. We had a wonderful time with our family. We hope to see them again soon and maybe they can come and stay a little longer next time.

Brittany

Keep a Clean Heart

I thought that I would share Psalm 51 with you today. I really like verses 10-12 and it is also a song. It says, "Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me away from your presence, And do not take your Holy Spirit from me.Restore to me the joy of your Salvation. I just really like that verse and there is also a song that are made of those words and it is such a pretty song. I know that we do not always have a clean heart. There are sometimes that I have to share something with my parents but I have learned not to keep it in because it does start to get at you conscience. I don't want that to happen to mine so I just share with my Mom. It is a very good thing to learn how to share your heart and not keep it all in. I hope this encourages you to share anything that you need to with your parents.

In Christ,
Brittany

Verses on Pride

Proverbs 21:24,
"A proud and haughty man- "Scoffer" is his name: He acts with arrogant pride."
Proverbs 8:13
"The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate."
Proverbs 11:2
" Whenever pride comes, then comes shame; but with the humble is wisdom."
Proverbs 13:10
"By pride comes nothing but strife, but with the well advised is wisdom."

So, I have been struggling with pride and need prayer. Please pray for me that I would be a blessing and not in the way of everything. These are some of my verses on pride that I read everyday to fight the battle of pride. I hope this encourages you to fight the same battle as we all do.

In Christ,
Brittany

A Sad Day

Hello,

Today we are going to have to put our dog to sleep because he has been sick for about 2-3 months and he is not getting any better. We have tried medicine and blood work to try to figure out what is wrong. Know he is retaining water and is all swollen on his legs and his tummy. His name is Buddy and we are all and very sad. Please pray for my family today as this is a very hard thing for Papa. Thank you for all of your prayers and I hope you have a blessed day.

In Christ,
Brittany

I'm Still Alive

I have been learning how to drive the past 3 days and I really do enjoy it. I think it is pretty easy and not as hard as I thought it would be. I am doing well and the teacher said that I am driving like I have been driving for six months already but I had never been behind the wheel before. I probably will get my permit in the next couple of weeks and then I can drive more.

Brittany

The Things that the Lord Hates

Today I was going to read Proverbs 6 and I turned to it and the Lord just put in my mind to write about the things that the Lord hates and the things that we should not do. So, here they are, "These six things the Lord hates, Yes, seven that are an abomination to Him: A lying tongue, Hands that shed innocent blood, A heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that are swift in running to evil, A false witness who speaks witnesses, And one who sows discord among brethren." So, those are the things that the Lord hate and another one is also PRIDE, He hates when we have pride and we need to guard against it so it can't creep in. I know that I struggle with pride a lot and it's not that I want to purpose to have pride but it just comes out when I am being told something that I don't want to hear. I just pray that this encourages you would purpose not to be prideful and not do the things that the Lord hates of us to do. I pray that you will have a wonderful day!!!

In Christ,
Brittany

First Day of Driving Ever

Today is my first day of driving. I hope I do well, and don't crash into anything. I am doing it with my friend Emily from church. That will be fun and exciting to do it with her. I have never been behind the wheel before and I hope I am tall enough to drive the student driver car. Please pray for me that I will do a good job and pass so then I can get my permit. I hope you all have a wonderful day and if you live in Youngsville or Wake Forest, stay off of the road.(That is just a joke)

Brittany

Driving for the First Time

Hello,

I am going to learn how to drive soon. I have that excited and nervous feeling all at the same time. I can't wait to learn how to drive. I go the 5th, 6th, and 7th and then I can get my permit. I am so excited that I will be able to drive around. I hope I will do well with my driving. I think I will because I have a friend who just went last week and she had never been behind the wheel and she did a fine job. She said it was not as hard as she thought. I think once you go a little bit you start to get the hang of it and just want to keep going. I hope I do well and I hope my feet will reach the gas and the break. I am so excited and hope that I will do a good job. I hope everybody has a blessed day and a diligent day.

In Christ,
Brittany

Fear the Lord and You Will Get Knowledge

The Lord showed me a specific verse today. It is Proverbs 1:7, "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, But fools despise wisdom and instruction." So I just thought about how I know I do not always have knowledge because I don't always fear the Lord and even sometimes act like a fool as we all can do at some point in our lives. I just thought to myself that I should fear the Lord more than man and sometimes I fear man, I just wonder what someone is thinking in their heads when I am answering a question or talking. I know that is not true but that is just how I feel sometimes. I just have been praying to the Lord and asking Him to help me to fear Him more and continue to grow closer to Him. When I grow closer in my relationship I feel so good and I hope that you feel that way too. I just hope the Lord speaks to you and that we would all learn to fear Him more.

In Christ,
Brittany

Fear the Lord With a Whole Heart

Today I was reading Proverbs 31:29-30. It says, "Many daughters have done well, But you excel them all, Charm is deceit and beauty is vain, but a women who fears the Lord, she shall be praised." So I just thought about how I do not always fear the Lord and how I need to fear Him more. I want to fear the Lord more and follow His ways more, as that is what he wants a young lady to do. I just continue to pray that I would learn to fear more and be a diligent young lady. I hope this encourages you to fear the Lord with a reverence and honor.

In Christ,
Brittany

Pictures of Colonial Williamsburg

These are some of the pictures that I took while I was in Virginia. It was so beautiful and old-fashion, just the way all of the buildings are lined up and how they all look. It was just amazing that it is all still there. I loved to see the horse rides and how everybody dressed old-fashion.


Horse and buggy pulling people!!!! So cute!!!






This one is one of the old buildings that are original.
I think it is so cute and really beautiful!!!!!


Horse and buggy tied up waiting to go for a ride. There is also a little shop
in front of it. They sell the cutest little things(feather pens and ink holders
and more)

I hope you enjoy the pics and I will probably post more soon!!!!
Brittany

Be a Doer of Your Word

Today I was reading Proverbs 28 and came across verse 19. It is, "A man who tills his land will have plenty of bread, But he who follows frivolity will have poverty enough." So I just thought about how I do not always do everything to the fullest and sometimes just want to do it my own way. When I read that verse I just thought about how I can purpose to do a better job at doing something when I say I am going to do it. I am not the best doer of my word but I am trying to purpose to be more a doer of my word. Maybe you guys can do it with me. I hope this challenges you and encourages you to be a doer of your word.

In Christ,
Brittany

No Posting

I will not be home for a couple of days. I will not be posting. I am going to Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia. I will be back on some time on Thursday. I will get a lot of pictures and post pics when I get back.

Brittany

Have a Humble Spirit and Not a Haughty Spirit

Today I was reading Proverbs 21 and there was one verse that caught my eye. This is what it is," A Haughty look, a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked are sin."(Proverbs 21:4) I know that I do not always have a sweet spirit and I have a haughty look instead of a sweet countenance but I purpose to have that. I have been praying and asking the Lord to help me not to be haughty and to have a proud look. I just need to obey and be humble and then I will have a humble attitude the way that the Lord would want me to. I pray for all of you, that we would all learn to be humble and have humility. I pray that this encourages you to grow closer to the Lord and purpose to have a humble spirit.

In Christ,
Brittany

Trade Day!!!!!

Hello,

On Saturday we are going to have a Trade Day which is basically you make stuff and get points for it and other people make things that are homegrown, homemade, or home baked. We have an old fashion popcorn machine and old mountain hymn music on. It is so fun. We have a great time. People make things like: handmaid soap, dog treats, decorative pillows, farm fresh eggs, headbands, bow and arrows, and just a bunch of different things like that. It is from 10:00-12:00 in the morning. We are hoping the weather is going to be nice. Pray that is does not rain. I love having Trade Days. It is a great time to fellowship with everybody and get to know people better. We invite neighbors to come and our church family's come. I hope that maybe the next time we have a Trade Day you will be able to make it. I will post pictures after Trade Day(sometime after Saturday).

Have a blessed weekend,
Brittany

Love Your Friends at All Times

One of my favorite verses in Proverbs is Proverbs 17:17 "A Friend loves at all times, And a brother is born for adversary." So, I just think that we need to always purpose to love our friends at all times. I know that I do not always do that the way the Lord would want me to do it. So maybe we can try to love our friends at all times no matter what. I do love all of my friends but sometimes do not treat them the right way. I hope this encourages you to love your friends at all times. I hope you have a wonderful day!!!

In Christ,
Brittany

Another Update on my Mom

Hello,

My mom is feeling a little better, she got her test results back and it was negative for the Giardia. They don't know what it is yet but she is just hoping it will just go away. She has been getting out of the house a little bit and looking more lively. She doesn't know what in the world it is because she has had this tummy bug for 13 days know. She is getting a little tired of being sick. Could you just continue to pray for her. But besides all of that everybody is doing well. I hope you have a wonderful day.

In Christ,
Brittany

Purpose to be Wise

Today for my quiet time I was reading Proverbs 14. I thought that verse 3 was good. It says, "In the mouth of the fool there is a rod of pride, But in the lips of the wise will preserve them." I just thought that that is so true because when we are acting like a fool there is always pride involved in the situation. When you are wise your lips will stay pure and clean. That is a wonderful thing that we can try to do everyday.It would be great to try to be wise ans accept wisdom. I am trying to purpose to do that, whether or not I want to or not I have to try to not let pride in because I tend to have a lot of pride. I don't want to have a lot of pride it just creeps in when I am being fleshly. Let's all work on it together. I pray that this verse will help us all to be more wise and encourage others.

In Christ,
Brittany

Update on my Mom

Hello,

I am just giving an update on my mom. She is not feeling any better yet. They don't exactly know if it is Giardia or not. She should get her test results by Monday of Tuesday and then they can give her some medicine to try to fix the problem. We all have been praying for her and I would ask that you would continue to pray for her. She really does appreciate all of the prayers. Everybody in our church is praying for her. Pray that she would get better and get the test results sooner than expected. Those are the major requests right know. She has about had it with this. She can not keep any food down and when she does eat she gets stomach pains as soon as she takes a bite. She is trying to drink a lot because she can get dehydrated very easily. Just keep praying for her. Thank you so much and I hope you have a wonderful Sunday!!!!

In Christ,
Brittany

Prayer for my Mom

I am sorry that I have not updated in a couple of days. I have not updated because my mom has not been feeling very well. She has something called Giardia. It is just like the flew but can take a little longer to heal. She has been resting and not feeling the greatest. Can all of you just please pray for her? She would really appreciate it. It is starting to get a little better but she still has a real bed stomach cramps and pain. Also pray that her fever would go away so she doesn't have to go back to the hospital. Thank you all so much and I hope all of you have a blessed day!!!

In Christ,
Brittany

Sing With a Whole Heart

Today I was reading my Psalm of the day and I liked Psalm 9:1-2. It says, "I will praise You O Lord, with my whole heart; I will tell of all the marvelous works. I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing praise to your name, O most High." What I got from that is that we need to praise our God and Father all of the time and not just when we want to. When we sing at church or during family devotions we need to sing with a whole heart to the Lord. We also need to spread the marvelous works that he has done in all of our lives. I pray that we all would be able to do this including me. So, just remember that the Lord wants all of the glory. Whatever we do we need to give the glory to Him. I hope you will praise Him fully and spread the Word of God to everybody that you meet.

In Christ,
Brittany

Find Life Through the Lord

Today I was reading Proverbs 8 and the whole chapter is about The Excellence of Wisdom. Wisdom has been here longer than all of us have been here. I liked Proverbs 8:35, "For whoever finds me find life, And obtains favor from the Lord". That is so true, because you look at people who don't know that Lord and they do not have a light that the people who know the Lord have. We need to spread the Gospel and be faithful to God's command. We need to follow wisdom and the wisdom that God has given us. I hope this encourages you to spread the Gospel and be obedient to his command. Have a wonderful day!!!!

In Christ,
Brittany

Read Through the Bible in One Year!!!

I just wanted to put the idea out for anyone who wants to join me and my family. We are doing the read through the Bible plan in one Year. So, this is how it works: Start at the beginning of the Bible and read 3 chapters a day and 5 chapters on Sunday and you will read through the Bible in one year. I hope this challenges you to join us and read the Bible in one year.

In Christ,
Brittany

Please Pray for Me

I just wanted to write this post because I need prayer. I have been struggling with being rude and haughty to people. I have had a hard time dying to myself and giving up my right to be right. I know that I have no rights. Now I am trying to be humble and have humility. It took me a couple of days to fully realize that I have been rude and not kind to people. I have gone to those people and asked for forgiveness. I feel a lot better t his morning after I listened to a couple of sermons from the Botkins. They were really good. I would encourage you to check your heart and purpose to be humble and not rude. Be kind and gentle!! Please pray for me in your prayers that I will continue to be humble and kind. I really do appreciate you praying for me.

In Christ,
Brittany

Follow the Lord

I was reading Proverbs 3 this morning and it is all about the "The Guidance for the Young". The first verse, "My son, do not forget my law, But let your heart keep my commandment". So I think that is what we all need to do. Follow our authorities and commandments that the Lord has given us and the authority that God has given our parents to train us.There is also one other section of Proverbs 3 that I would like to share with you. Proverbs 3:5-7, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And he shall direct your paths. Do not be wise in you own eyes; Fear the Lord and depart form evil." That is one of my favorite verses because when there is something for me to fear about I do not always put my trust in the Lord right away, but I fear instead that He will not provide or something like that. I know that is not right. We can all use prayer that we would not lean on out own understanding but lean on God's understanding that he has given us. Also we need to acknowledge him wherever we go, whether it be when we go on vacation or not we still need to have our quiet time with the Lord everyday that ends in "Y". If we follow him and acknowledge him He will direct our paths. I pray that this will encourage you to have quiet time every morning. Have a blessed day!!!

In Christ,
Brittany

A FUN Weekend!!!!

I am sorry that I have not posted in a couple of days. I have been out of town. We decided on Saturday that we were going to pack up 13 people in one hour and go to the Mountains for a little vacation. We had a great time. My family went and the Tsantles went with. That is a lot of little ones and we had a lot of fun. We went to a lot of parks and to the ice cream shop in Blowing Rock. That was the best ice cream ever. We also went swimming at our hotel, which was a blast. I had a great time with little one and with all of the children. It was a fun weekend getaway. I will hopefully post pictures soon.

In Christ,
Brittany