Proverbs 12:1

Well, I'm so sorry that it has been so long since I've posted. Well, this morning I was reading my Proverbs of the day and the first verse stuck out to me. It is Proverbs 12:1, which says, "Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid."My mom told me this yesterday when I talked over her as she was bringing something to me. I want to love instruction as this verse says we should. This verse is a great one to keep in mind or even memorize because we can all find ourselves in situations like this. I hope this encourages you and I hope you have a wonderful day today!!!

Blessings,
Brittany

Hannah's Prayer

Hello,

I just want to write Hannah's Prayer to encourage everybody.

Hannah's Prayer

And Hannah prayed and said:

"My heart rejoices in the Lord; My horn is exalted in the Lord. I smile at my enemies, Because I rejoice in Your Salvation. No one is holy like the Lord, For there is none besides You, Nor is there any rock like our God. Talk no more so very proudly; Let no arrogance come from your mouth, For the Lord is the God of knowledge; And by Him actions are weighed. The bows of the mighty men are broken and those who stumbled are girded with strength. Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread, and the hungry have ceased to hunger. Even the barren has borne seven, and she who has many children has become feeble. The Lord kills and makes alive; He brings down to the grave and brings up. The Lord makes poor and makes rich; He brings low and lifts up. He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the beggar from the ash heap. To set them among princes and make them inherit the throne of glory. For the pillars of the earth are the Lord's And He has set the world upon them. He will guard the feet of His saints, But the wicked shall be silent in darkness. For by strength no man shall prevail. The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken in pieces; From heaven He will thunder against them. The lord ill judge the ends of the earth. He will give strength to His king, and exalt the horn of His anointed."

This just encourages me. I hope it encourages you also. Have a blessed day!!

Blessings,
Brittany

What a Great Weekend!

Well, this weekend we decided to pack everything up and head to Lynchburg, VA to take a weekend trip to celebrate Taylor, my cousins, 18 birthday. We had a blast from snow tubing to bowling to eating out for dinners to spending time with family.

We left Friday morning and went snow tubing Friday afternoon at Wintergreen Resort in VA. Then we went to Texas Roadhouse for dinner. We had a fun packed day. All of the kids were exhausted. Oh, wait, but there is more. We went to the store just to get a couple of things for breakfast. Taylor's birthday was Saturday and we all got him some presents. Auntie Tracey could not wait for him to open his presents so he opened them. We got him some games so we all played a game for a long time. We didn't got to bed until 12:30.

Saturday was a lot of fun!! We had breakfast in the cabin we stayed in. Uncle Jim was the cook that morning. I took like an hour to make everything for breakfast. We went a bumped around town and just had fun. We went to this really good Hibachi Buffet for lunch. They had everything you could imagine. It was so YUMMY!!!! We had a blast! Then, we went bowling.

Then, we went back to the cabin and Mr. and Mrs. Vogal brought us pies and pizza. They brought a couple of there friends that could play instruments and we all would sing to the music. It was a full house that night. But, it builds memories for the little ones. Remembering every year coming here and singing with everybody is so fun.

Sunday was just a chill out kind of day. We listened to church and then we all had leftover pizza and pies for lunch. We went to the park and played and then headed home after we gathered all of our stuff from the cabin.

We had a blessed weekend!!

Blessings,
Brittany

What a Great Weekend!

Psalm 21

Hello Everybody,

This morning I was reading my Bible reading for the day and the title of Psalm 21 is "Joy in the Salvation of the Lord." I love that, it just is a beautiful saying. The Psalm is a beautiful Psalm also. I need to remember this one and keep going back to read it. I love the last verse, which says, "Be exalted, O Lord, in Your own strength! We will sing and praise Your power." I think that is such a sweet verse. I know that I could do this better but it just encourages me to go back and read it over and over again. Please pray for me in this area.

Blessings,
Brittany

Friends Loveth!!

Well, this morning I was reading my Bible and I read Proverbs 17 which has a really great verse in it. We all need to apply this verse to our lives. It's Proverbs 17:17, it says," A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born to adversity." This is something that we all need to remember to do to our friends. I know that I've been working on being a better communicator to friends and writing them letters and emailing more. I pray that maybe you could work on it with me. If you could use prayer on this area just write a comment and I'll make sure that I pray for you. Thank you and I hope you have a wonderful day!!!

Blessings,
Brittany

Ava's Getting Glasses

Hello Everyone,

I just wanted to tell you all here that my little cousin Ava, is going today to pick out her glasses. She is almost 3 years old and we all can't wait until she gets them. She's going to be the cutest little think with glasses. Here is a picture of her. Imagine this cutie with the round glasses on her face. I can't wait to see what she looks like. I'll post pictures of her when she gets them.



Have a wonderful day!!

Blessings,
Brittany

Psalm 12

Well, good morning!!! I was reading my Bible this morning and I read Psalm 12. It talks a lot about flattery and the lips. The verse that stuck out to me is, "May the Lord cut off all flattering lips, And the tongue that speaks proud things." I thought that that is something that I really need to work on because that is something I tend to do. Not really flattery but I need to watch what I say and not interrupt people when they're speaking.

Thanks,
Brittany

Proverbs 31

Hello,

Well, this beautiful morning I was reading my Bible. Every time I read Proverbs 31 I just get tickled in me heart. That is one of my favorite passages of scripture. The verse that I love so much is, "Many daughters have done well, But you excel them all. Charm is deceitful and beauty is passing, But a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised. Give her of the fruit of her hands, and let her own works praise her in the gates."(Proverbs 31:28-31) I just love that verse and it just encourages me to continue listening to my parents and serving in my family. I hope that this would encourage you also. Have a blessed day!!!

Blessings,
Brittany

BIble Reading Plan

Hello Everybody,

My family has been reading this Bible plan since the beginning of the year. It was all of our goals this year to read the whole Bible. We found a 52 week Bible plan that we really like a lot. I just want to encourage you to start at the beginning and read it through in a year. It is such a big accomplishment. Here is the link to the Bible Plan. I hope that you're encouraged to read the Bible and go through with it. Do it with somebody else so you can hold each other accountable. I hope you do this. It's also a great discipline to learn to read your Bible everyday.

Blessings,
Brittany

Another Talebearer Verse

This morning I was reading the Proverbs of the day and I cam across another verse about tale baring. It says, "He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets; Therefore do not associate with one who flatters with his lips." This is the second one I've come across in the past couple of days. The Lord has helped me a great deal with not tattling. He showed me how wrong it was and I don't like it when it is done to me. I need to share this verse with my little sister and my little cousins because we catch them tattling on each other sometimes. It's not a good thing to do at all. I pray that you're encouraged by this verse as I was. Have a wonderful day!!!

Blessings,
Brittany

Pray for my Mom

Hello,

You all could pray for my mom. She has been sick since this past Sunday and is still somewhat sick. Please pray that the Lord would restore her back to health and that her stomach would feel better. Thank you guys so very much. She would really appreciate your prayers right know.

Thanks,
Brittany

Don't be a Talebearer

Well, this morning I was reading my Bible and I came across a verse in Proverbs 18, which says, "The words of a talebearer are like tasty trifles, And they go down into the inmost body." This tells me a lot. I think that this verse means when you are a talebearer at first it is like tasting a yummy piece of candy but once you get caught and your parents realize what you were doing it goes down into the inmost body. I don't want that to happen to me. This verse really convicted me because I can be known of tattling. I have gotten a lot better at it since I was a little girl but there still are times when I get full of myself and just want to get people in trouble and tattle on them. I'm not saying that it is right or anything like that. I know that it is sin and it is a 100% wrong to do. So, please pray for me in this area. I hope that you would be convicted by the same thing. I hope that you have a blessed day today!!!

Blessings,
Brittany

Blair is Pregnant

Hello Everybody,


I just wanted to announce to everybody that my cousin, Taylor, and his wife Blair are expecting. She is almost 6 weeks and so excited that she is going to have a baby. We were all so excited when they told us. They told us on New Years Eve. They brought up a little gift for Alexander and Auntie Tracey opened it and it was a onesie hat said, "I'm an uncle." It was so cute and none of us got it at first. Ally was the first one to get it and then we all got excited and started jumping up and down and hugging like crazy. The baby is due on September 6th. We're all so excited.

Blessings,
Brittany

This Past Weekend!!!!

Hello Everybody,

This past weekend was a very fun weekend. Well, first of all most of everybody between the Tsantles and the Whitaker Family is sick with the cold. We were coughing like crazy and we would all laugh when we would start because we called it out coughing chorus. That was the start of our wonderful weekend. Friday, we had our big dinner, so, we cooked everything during the day. At the Tsantles it was us,Taylor and Blair, and Aunt Laura. It was an interesting meal!!! All of the food was wonderful and everybody enjoyed it so much. We open our presents on Christmas Eve so we did that and of course it became a mess with all of the wrapping paper everywhere.

Christmas Day we started off the morning with brunch. We had Christmas morning cake, eggs, bacon, and ham. It was really good!!!! Then we all kind of relaxed the rest of the afternoon. We had some people who weren't feeling well. Then Taylor and Blair came again and we had just a bunch of hors d'oeuvres for dinner that night. Then after dinner we read through Luke 1and 2. Oh, can't forget that it started snowing on Christmas Day!!!! Then we opened our stockings and all of the kids played with their little toys. Then, we watched "It's A Wonderful Life". Then people started fading after the movie. But, we had a fun day!!!

This was a really good Christmas!!!!


I hope that your holiday was wonderful just like ours was!!!

Blessings,
Brittany

Hate Evil and Fear the Lord

Well, this morning I was reading my Bible and in Proverbs 7:13 it says, "The fear of the Lord is to hate evil; Pride and arroganve and the evil way And the precerse mouth I hate." It just reminds me how important it is to hate evil and not be prideful. I tend to struggle with that sometimes. I need to fear the Lord with my whole heart. They're times when I do but I need to do it all of the time. I know that nobody is perfect and I know that I just need to do a better job at it. Please pray for me and I pray that you will work on the same things also. Have a blessed day and I hope that this encourages you.

Blessings,
Brittany

Six Things that the Lord Hates

Hello Everybody,

Well, this morning I was reading my Bible and I came across a passage of scripture in Proverbs 6. It's a passage that I've read many time but this time when I read it it really convicted me. The passage says, "These six things the Lord hates, Yes, seven are an abomination to Him: A proud look, A lying tongue, Hand that shed innocent blood, A heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that are swift in running to evil, A false witness who speaks lies, And on who sows discord among brethren." Proverbs 6: 16-19 I was convicted yesterday in our sermon that Mr. Brown gave us and how we should share the gospel with every person you see and not just keep your mouth shut. That is Sin and I haven't really thought of it that way. I need to and I need to practice sharing the Gospel more often to people I meet.

Blessings,
Brittany

Pictures From Thanksgiving Soon!!!!!

Hello Everyone,

I'm still working on getting pictures from our trip to the mountains. I'll have them within the next couple of days. I'll post some sun memories that we all had together.

I also have wedding pictures that I'll post soon. Can't wait to get them on here. I'll have them on here in the next couple of days.

Blessings,
Brittany

Well We're Headed Off for Thanksgiving

Hello,

My family is going to the Mountains for Thanksgiving this year. We've never gone for Thanksgiving before so I personally think it's going to be quite interesting cooking in a kitchen that we've never cooked in before. I think that we have too many cooks and not enough kitchens!!!! We're staying in a big cabin that one of Uncle Jim's Doctor's let us have for the week. We leave on Wednesday morning and Papa and Tyler come home Friday night. Mommy, Morgan and I are staying at the cabin until Sunday and then heading to Georgia to see Alexander James!!! I can't wait to see that little man. I'll make sure I get pictures and post them on here soon!!! When we get back. I'll post more!!

Blessings,
Brittany

Have a Happy Thanksgiving!!!!

Hear the Wisdom that People Give You

Hello Everybody,

I was reading my Bible this morning and I came across a verse that I really like a lot. It's Proverbs 22:17, which says, "Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise and apply your heart to my knowledge." So, I just really think that verse is helpful because I tend to not take the wisdom I'm given every time it's given to me. I need to work on taking the wisdom and then applying my heart to knowledge. Please pray for me in this area. I hope taht this is an encouragement to you.

Blessings,
Brittany

Update on Papa

Hello,

So, here's an update on Papa's whole injury that happened this past year. He went to the Neurologist the other day and they told him that his recovery is a full two years. That would be why the nerve isn't up yet. The nerve that was damaged is two feet long. So, it's just going to take a long time to heal and get back to where it was before. So, just pray for that recovery to come around fast. He now has to start more Physical Therapy which he was done with before he went to this Dr. Please pray for him that he would be patient and trust in God. Thank you for always praying for him.

Blessings,
Brittany

More Xander Pictures

Adoption Update

Hello Everybody,

I just wanted to give you a little update on the Tsantles' Adoption. Well, they haven't found the husband of the birth mother yet. So, they're trying to get into the court docket so then the judge can most likely terminate the husbands rights. So, just pray that they would find the husband before and then he would sign the paper. Then, everything would be back to normal. Xander is doing great, he is in his foster home right know and they send pictures often. Just pray!!

Thanks,

Brittany

Good Morning!

Well, this morning I was reading Proverbs 15 and I came across verse 7 which says, "The lips of the wise disperse knowledge, But the heart of the fool does not do so." When someone has the lips of the wise that is a good thing to have. Some people are just gifted with wisdom and in this verse it tells us that they disperse the knowledge. When you're a fool you're not known for dispersing knowledge at all. I don't want to be known as a fool so I'm trying to take wisdom and be wise. Please pray for me. I hope that you will do that same. Have a wonderful day today!!!

Blessings,
Brittany

Don't be Prideful

Hello,

This morning I was reading Proverbs 11 and I came across verse two. It is, "When pride comes, then comes shame; But with the humble is wisdom." I need to remember that more often. It is very easy to forget that and just move on with your day. Please pray for me that I wouldn't forget that and that I would be humble in the Lord. I don't want to have shame, I want to be humble and become more like Christ. I hope this encourages you to do the same as I'm doing.

Blessings,

Brittany

More Xander Pictures

Hello Everyone,

I'm giving you an update on Xander the baby. He is doing wonderful in his foster family right know. He is already getting bigger. We have been receiving pictures every couple of days from them.

So with the whole adoption process the man that the birth mother is married to (not the birth father) has not been in her life for over two years but since they are married he is the legal guardian over this baby. So, in order for him to come to the Tsanltes' the father has been sent a certified letter that he could just sign and then everything would be back to normal. The other thing is that the agency would have to get in the court and ask the judge to terminate his rights. That could take a little while to do all of that. We're just praying that the father signs the paper and then everything would be back to normal. Keep praying!!!







Thanks,

Brittany

More Xander Pictures

Hello Everyone,

Here are some more pictures of Xander Tsantles. He is such a little precious baby boy. Auntie and Uncle talked to the foster mom last night. She was explaining how he is and how cute he is. She said, "as soon as you take a foot out of his sleeper he cries because he gets cold very easy. She also said that he loves to be swaddled in a blanket like they do in the hospital. I hope that you enjoy the pictures!!!! Hopefully there will be more to come shortly.



Blessings,

Brittany

Pray for Adoption

Hello Everyone,

I would just like to ask for your prayer today about the adoption of Xander Tsantles. Stephanie (birth mom) went to go sign the papers to give up her writes and she said that she was married but hasn't seen or been with the guy for 2 years. The man that she is married to is legally the birth father even though he really isn't Rico is the birth father. Because they're married he is legally the father of the baby. So, Georgia has given permission for a paper that says Stephanie hasn't seen him in 2 years. North Carolina is in the process of seeing if the paper will go through. But, if NC doesn't accept that paper then it could take 60 to 90 days to terminate the fathers rights and they wouldn't be able to bring the baby home until all of that was done. So, just please pray for the Tsantles' Adoption and that everything would go according to the will of God our Father. Thanks and have a blessed day!!


Blessings,
Brittany

Alexander James Tsantles

Hello Everybody,

I just want to inform you that my new little cousin has been born. He is in Georgia right know. He was born on Sunday night at 9:00. He is 8 lbs. 1oz. and 21 inches long. He is so cute. I can't wait to get my hands on that head full of hair. Please pray that everything would work out great for the Tsantles. That the Lords will would be done in this while situation. They just have to wait 10 days and then they can go to GA and see him and then just wait for the paper work to clear from State to State. Here he is:

Alexander (Xander) James Tsantles



Blessings,
Brittany

The Wedding

Well, its getting closer to the big day for Taylor, my cousin, and Blair Brown. They are only 9 days away from spending the rest of their lives together. They are both so excited and can't wait until that big day!!! We will all be so happy and excited. If you would like to see pictures of them you can go to their website at www.Blairandtaylor.com

I hope you enjoy their website and just keep them in your prayers over the next week.

Thanks,

Brittany