Don't Praise Yourself

This morning I am going to write about a verse that I read yesterday morning during my quiet time. It is Proverbs 27:2, "Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth: A stranger, and not your own lips." I think that, that verse is a really great verse to remember because I know that I find myself sometimes saying, "Oh, but I've gotten better at that this week." It still isn't okay to say that because if someone has noticed that you have done good that week they will tell you. I need to remember that because I do find myself telling people that I have been doing better at that. I'm going to try to work on that. The Lord showed me that verse for a reason and I need to listen to him. I pray that you all would try not to do this either and that we can all be praising each other.
I hope this encourages you and that you will have a wonderful day!

In Christ,
Brittany

Ephesians 4:1-5

Today I am gong to write about Ephesians 4:1-5. This is a passage that we memorized about 4 months ago. This is a really encouraging passage. It says, "I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, with all lowliness and gentleness, with long suffering, bearing with one another in love, endeavoring to keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all who is above all , and trough all, and in you all."

I really like that passage because it is really a verse that I can remember for all things because it is our calling of how we should live our lives. He is talking about the prisoner of the Lord, (That's Me), we need to walk with all of the fruits of the spirit and also with one another in love. I need to remember Ephesians 4 when I go to say something and remember that I need to walk worthy of the calling. My calling is to honor and glorify my God everyday of my life and to live for him. Let's all keep this beautiful passage in our minds at all times. I have been thinking on this for about a day because I have been struggling with a couple of little things. Pray for me that I would be humble and listen to wisdom that is given to me.

In Christ,
Brittany

My New Puppy

Well, here is how the story began, on Saturday we went to the Selma Flea Market. So, after we went there Uncle Jim's Mom had to run into the store to get some things. Auntie Tracey and I go into Tractor Supply and then we see 4 little puppies. I picked one up and of course fell in love with her. So, I went outside and told my mom and she said let me see. We brought the puppy out to her and then we asked how much they were and she said free to a good home. I didn't know if I could take on the responsability. I decided to wait and pray on it to see if I could do it or not. We got home that night and I showed Tyler picture of her on my Mom's phone and he fell in love with her. He said, "Why didn't you get her? I would have helped take care of her." I called the lady back and the lady said that she would hold the dog for me, so, I went and picked her up on Monday and we named her Daisy Grace. She is the cutest little puppy and I will get some pictures and put them on my blog so you can see them.
I hope you have a great day.

Brit

Road Trip Crew Home Safe

Hello,

On Monday us and the Tsantles' went to Asheville, NC. We actually surprised Taylor and went there. They were all in the Ridgecrest Convention Center checking it out for the conference. So, we got there and went and his in one of the RV's and then Mr. Brown told Taylor to go get his phone for him. So, he went to go get it and we were all in the RV to surprise him. We hung out at the conference for the night and then went to Hickory where Uncle Jim had some work that he needed to do. We went out to lunch on Wednesday and then the boys headed home from Greensboro with all of the kids. Us ladies and Emmi went to Old Time Pottery in Greensboro and then headed home. That was our fun little trip. We had fun with everybody. I hope that you enjoy this fun story as there is never a dull moment around here.

Brittany

Katie's Baby

Hello Everybody,

Katie had her baby at 2:48 this afternoon and was a safe delivery. She was in labor for 30 hours and finally had the baby. She had a Baby Boy and his name is John Mark. He weighed 7.13 lb. and is 21 inches long. He is so precious. We saw him and he looks like Katie and Phillip. Katie is resting well and John is resting. He is perfectly healthy. Labor took so long because the baby had his hands by his mouth so it is harder to push out when the hand is in the way. Praise the Lord that He has brought another blessing into this world. Maybe I will get a picture soon.

Thanks for praying!!!!

Brit

Katie's in Labor

Hello,

I just got a call about an hour ago saying that Katie Bradrick is in pre-stages of labor. We are all so excited. She is 9 days overdue and were hoping that this little baby comes into this world soon. Pray for her and that she will do well with everything that's going to go on. Thanks. I will update more later.

Brit

Update on Papa

Hello,

I just want to give a quick update on Papa. He is doing well. He isn't walking with his crutches any more and only has to wear the brace on his knee. He goes to the Dr. in July and we will hear if maybe he can go back to work. He is still using the CPM Machine which moves his leg up and down bending it. Well, that's all for now. He is on his way to recovery. I hope that everybody is doing well. Keep praying for him!!!

In Christ,
Brittany

Fun Memories in Tennessee

Recently I went to Tennessee with my Auntie Tracey and Uncle Jim for a home school conference. The conference was so encouraging and extremely powerful with all of the wonderful messages. I just have some fun pictures of the people that I went with and just fun times in TN. It was really fun meeting some new people and also reuniting with people that I did know but haven't seen in like 3 years. I was so blessed by the conference and hope that my whole family can go next year. I hope you enjoy the pics!!!!!! :)


Left to right, top row: Tori Betts, Karlee Whaley, Thea McKellar, Kayla Whaley,
Left to right, bottom row: Allyson Tsantles, Aislynn Light, Me, and Krista Whaley
We were just leaving Backyard Burgers. We had so much fun.
I met Jessa Duggar at the ATI Conference. She was so sweet.
Me, Thea, and Kayla all having fun taking pictures!!!!
Emmi Tsantles and Lexi Whaley, So Cute!!!!!
Group Picture everybody. Having a ton of fun!!!!!
Blessings,
Brittany

Don't be Haughty

Today I am going to write about two verses in Proverbs 21. They are both on being haughty. The first one is, "A haughty look, a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked are sin." and the other one is, "A proud and haughty man- "Scoffer is he" is his name: He acts with arrogant pride." I know that I don't want to be known as a scoffer. I sometimes struggle with being haughty and prideful. I am trying to work on it so when I am older I don't struggle with it as much. I desire to change this area in my life. I hope that I can get better at this with the grace of God. I hope that this encourages you and that you would work on this with me. I hope that you have a wonderful day.

Blessings,
Brittany

My 16th Birthday Party!!!!!

Hello,

Last Sunday I turned 16 and I had a wonderful time celebrating my birthday with my family and the Tsantles. I had a lot of fun and will always remember it. They had something kind of like a party on Friday night where I went home during the day and then came over and they had the table all beautiful with fancy dishes decorations. It was all vintage and so beautiful. They served me a spaghetti dinner which is one of my favorites with salad and bread. They also mad cupcakes that were so pretty. They piped the icing on yellow and green which green is one of my favorite colors. It was a fabulous party that I will always remember. Then, after dinner we all sat in the family room and everybody went around and told me what they enjoyed about me and then Papa had gotten some special letters from some of the ladies from our church that were very sweet. I loved the letters and will enjoy going back to read them when I get older. After that we all wanted to dance so we were dancing to the electric slide and hokey poky and other fun songs. Then of course we had to go swimming. That was so much fun with it being dark. Well, I got a ton of pictures so I will post some. Here they are:


Kayla, Me and Ally were posing on the fireplace, this is a fun one!!!!
My sweet cousin Ally and I during dinner
My Mom and I sitting down waiting for dinner to be served
This was me when I first saw everything and how pretty it looked


I hope that you enjoy my Birthday Photos!!!! I had a blast, it was such a surprise and we all had a fun time.

Brittany

Off to Tennessee!!!!!

Hello,

I am going to Tennessee for a home school conference this week. I have gone one time before and I really enjoyed myself. I am going with the Tsantles (Auntie and Uncle). We are leaving today at about 2:00 PM. Our church has a Memorial Day Picnic every year so we are going to that and leaving from the picnic. We will get back Sunday night. It's going to be a lot of fun, we have friends going that I haven't seen in a while. I will post about it when I get back. I just wanted to let you know that I won't be posting for a while. Hope you have a wonderful week.

Blessings,
Brittany

Saul Is Selfish

Last night we were over at Auntie and Uncle's house to celebrate Jabez's Birthday and it was the most beautiful birthday. He got a Bible and a sword that says Hebrews 4:12 which is about the two edged sword. We are all faithfully praying that he would come to know that Lord this year. We had some time in prayer and just encouraging him. It was really sweet and I think that this is a birthday that he will remember for the rest of his life. We were just talking about how Saul in 1 Samuel. The one thing that I got out of last night was that Saul was very selfish when he built the altar for himself and didn't do everything that the Lord had asked him to do. That is one of the biggest things that I am working on right now. I have been struggling with being selfish and thinking about myself before others. Please pray for me. I hope that this encourages you in this day.

In Christ,
Brittany

Merry Heart Like Medicine

Today I am going to tell you about Proverbs 17:22, which says, "A merry heart does good, like medicine, But a broken spirit dries the bones." So, I know I don't want that to happen to me because I want to have a merry and cheerful heart for it is medicine to my bones. I like the idea of medicine to my bones. Lets work on that today, not having a merry heart for our own purposes but having a merry heart because God tells us to do. I pray that we would all remember this verse and I hope this encourages you. Have a wonderful day.

In Christ,
Brittany

Update On Papa

Hello,

I just wanted to let everyone know that Papa is out of surgery and at home resting. He has his machine that he has to do a couple times a day. I think that the surgery went as planned, everything went well and Lord willing this will help him to be able to bend his leg more. It will be a lot of pain for a couple of weeks and will be very important that he uses him leg bending machine to keep it from getting it stiff again. Thank y'all for your prayers for our family and for everything everybody has done. Thanks again.

In Christ,
Brittany

Papa's Birthday

Today is a special birthday of someone's and I am going to make a special cake. Today is Papa's Birthday and is turning a year older today. His Birthday is a birthday present from the Dr. which is another surgery tomorrow. His surgery is at 9:00 in the morning so he should be done around 11:00-12:00. The Dr. said that this isn't as hard as the first surgery, but keep praying that everything would go as planned. Thanks you for your prayers.

In Christ,
Brittany

Braces Off!!!!!

I finally got my braces off after two full years of wearing them. I was so excited and it feels so weird. I love not having a bunch of metal in my mouth now. Or as Jabez would say, "Hi Brace Face" (he is just kidding). I go back to the orthodontist on Tuesday to get my retainer. I am so excited that I don't have to worry about putting rubber bands back in my mouth everyday. I will post a picture when I get one. I hope y'all are having a great day.

Brittany

Update on Papa

Hello,

Papa is doing well with Therapy and everything else. He is healing good from the first surgery. He just went to the Dr. on Monday and the Dr. told him that he can walk without the brace on his leg with two crutches but can walk with one crutch with the brace on. He is still icing it through out the day and elevating it. Unfortunately he has to have another surgery next week. The surgery is schedule for the 13th of May and what they are going to do is hook his leg up to a manipulating machine and bend it and brake up the scar tissue in his knee. Then they are going to Manipulate his knee with this machine that they will look his leg up to and it will bend is for a while and it will be easier to bend. He will be sent home with this machine for about 60 days and will do it so often. The surgery will be about 1-2 hours. Papa keeps saying that this is his late Birthday Present because his birthday is on Wednesday the 12th. So just keep Papa (Ron) in your prayers as he is not looking forward to another surgery.


In Christ,
Brittany

Guidance for the Young

Hello,

This morning I am going to tell you about Proverbs 3 which is all about the young. This is also one of my favorites because it covers everything. It just encourages me so much because the Lord put that in the Bible so that he could teach us so we can learn. When I read it I read the first verse and then I was like this is wonderful. It says, "My son do not forget my laws." which is something that I often forget but I shouldn't. Please work on this with me and try to work on this.I hope this encourages you to work on this and I hope that you have a great day.

In Christ,
Brittany

Don't be Hasty

Today I am going to write about Proverbs 29:20 which says, "Do you see a man hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him." To me that says not to be hasty in anything that you do because when you are you are considered more like a fool than a fool actually is. I know that I am hasty sometimes and when I am it gets me in trouble because I ended up making the wrong choice in the long run. Lets try not to be to hasty, I know it can be hard but lets work on it today. I hope that you have a great day and that this encourages you!!!!

In Christ,
Brittany

Family Fun Night Trivia

Something fun that we do for family fun night every Friday night before we play a game. This is something that when my family goes over to the Tsantles house we do Bible Trivia, which is, we all study one book of the Bible or a part of a book and then Uncle Jim and Papa take turns every week. We've already done Philippians, James, and now Joshua. It is really fun, so this week we are doing Joshua 1-5 which will be good. It really is fun to because when one team doesn't know how to do it then the other team is trying to whisper and figure it all out. This is just a way to learn more about the Bible and get a better understanding by answering questions. I hope that maybe you could convince your family to do the same.

In Christ,
Brittany

Don't get in Other People's Quarrels

Today I am going to write about Proverbs 26:17, which says, "He who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own Is like one who takes a dog by the ears." So, that verse to me means that we need not to meddle into other people's quarrels and just let them figure it out but when we do get into their business it is like pulling a dog by the ears. Just remember that, you're not the only one that needs to remember that because I need to remember it also. It is one of those things that just happen in the moment. It is difficult sometimes just to walk past somebody who is talking and just ignore that conversation. I know that it is for me and I have been working on it lately. I have been working on not always interrupting people and just waiting until they are done talking to say something. Well, I hope that this encourages you and that you have a wonderful day.

In Christ,
Brittany

Update on Papa

Hello Everyone,

I am updating you on Papa. He is doing great, he still has therapy three times a week and can bend his knee to a 91 degree angle. The therapist would like him to be at a 100 degree angle but he is working his way up there. He is now on crutches rather than a walker. He can put as much weight on his leg as he feels comfortable with. He is doing a really good job recovering from this, he is getting up and moving around and can do a lot more on his own than he could a couple months ago. I still just want to thank everybody for their prayers for our family and everything that you'll have done for us. I hope that you have a wonderful day!!!

In Christ,
Brittany

Proverbs 20:11

Today I am going to talk about a verse that I have memorized that is a wonderful verse to teach the younger children. It is, "Even a child is known by his deeds, Whether what he does is pure and right." (Proverbs 20:11) So, this verse is one that I need to keep in mind more, I know what is right but in my heart I don't always do what is right. Let's try to keep this verse in mind, as we go through our day. I think it will be helpful if we keep it in our mind and purpose to do everything to the fullest it can be done by. I hope that this encourages you.

In Christ,
Brittany

Proverbs 15:1

Today I am going to write about Proverbs 15:1, which says, A soft answer turns away wrath, But a harsh word stirs up anger." So, we can just remember that verse all of the time because it is one that everybody struggles with, I have a little issue where I don't think before I speak and then something that maybe I heard from somebody that isn't true will come out and that is how is spreads. I don't want to spread rumors but that is just how everybody is. I am trying to work on that and think more before I speak. Maybe you could work on that also. I hope that you are having a great day and that this encourages you.

In Christ,
Brittany

I Love my Cousin

Ava's Birthday!!!!!

Today is Ava's birthday. She is 2 years old today. She is such a little cutie pie, we all love her even though she may be a little stinker sometimes. She is adorable and always happy. She is one of those kids that always has a cheerful face and a smile. I love it and her!!!! Here is the BIRTHDAY GIRL!!!!!

Think Before you Speak

Today I am going to write about a verse in Proverbs 8, which says, "The fear of the Lord is to hate evil, Pride and Arrogance and the evil way And the perverse mouth I hate." That verse is so convicting to me because I am don't always have the fear of the Lord showing outwardly or in my heart. I do hate evil but sometimes the flesh is evil. I have been very evil before to my brother. When we were little I was really bad to him. I also struggle with not always thinking before I think. Let's all try to work on that together and encourage each other on that. I hope you have a great day and I hope that this encourages you in this area.

In Christ,
Brittany

Ally's Photo Shoot

Hello,

My dear cousin Ally took her little sisters out one morning while they were playing and decided to do a photo shoot. The pictures turned out so cute. I love all of my cousins just because they are all so cute and I could just eat every one of them up right away. Well, here are a couple of the pictures from the photo shoot that I thought were cute!!!!



I hope you enjoy these pics. I thought they wee cute. Have a wonderful day.

Brittany

Update on Papa

Hello Everyone,

Papa went to the Dr. yesterday and he is not using his walker anymore, he is using crutches now and he can put as much weight on his foot as he wants to. He was happy, he still has the knee brace on but it is always unlocked so his leg is always bending which is good. The Dr. said that the knee isn't exactly where he would want it to be but it is not bad. So, it is still good. He will never be able to straighten his leg all of the way. We just have to continue to pray that the nerve would wake up and that he would be able to flex his foot. Keep praying!!! We are really appreciating everybody's prayers. Keep up on the prayers for him. Thank you for all you all have done.

In Christ,
Brittany

Walk for Life Donations

Hello Everybody,

It is about the time of year where we start raising money for the Pregnancy Support Services for the spring fundraiser. I am asking that if the Lord leads you to donate maybe you can. I have a website that you can go to and donate if you would like to you just go to www.psspartners.com and then it will help you from there. Just click on sponsor a walker with a check or credit card. Then, it will show you what to do next. I would just ask that you would pray for the ministry. This is something that I strongly believe in and I pray that maybe you can read into it more and learn more and maybe become a walker next year. Thank you and I hope that you have a great day.

Thank you and have a blessed day!!!

In Christ,
Brittany