Knight and Day: March 2011

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Thankful Thursday - Thankful For My Valentine Today and Always!

For Valentines 2011

David surprised me with a

Romantic Valentine Get away to

Barnsley Gardens

We walked through the Gardens

We went on Evening Strolls

Shared Romantic Dinners

Took a day tour of the gardens by golf cart

Rode on a Romantic Carriage Ride

We went Horseback Riding Together

An Unforgettable Weekend

Spent with an

Unforgettable man.

My Knight & Shinning Armor!

Thank you David for a more than

FABULOUS

Romantic Getaway!

I belong to my lover,
and his desire is for me.
Come, my lover, let us go to the countryside,
let us spend the night in the villages.
Let us go early to the vineyards
to see if the vines have budded,
if their blossoms have opened,
and if the pomegranates are in bloom
there I will give you my love.

Song of Solomon 7:10-12

As the bridegroom rejoices over his bride,

so shall your God

rejoice over you.

Isaiah 62:5

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Marked by Love - Highschool Girls Lock in March 4, 2011

Marked By Love
Zephaniah 3:17
The LORD your God is with you,
   the Mighty Warrior who saves.
He will take great delight in you;
   in his love he will no longer rebuke you,
   but will rejoice over you with singing.

The message of the weekend was inspired by Zeph 3:17 and

by a sermon given by John Piper at Passion 2011.

The Highschool Girls

The Adult leaders & 12th Grade leaders

This mini Fa Fa Fa weekend was student led

We could NEVER host an event without the assisstance of our

Gail Mundy!

Precious friend & sister in Christ

It wouldn't be a girls night without

Pizza & Chocolate!!

Thank you 12th Grade Girls for doing such a Fabulous job hosting this event

& loving on your younger sisters in Christ!

You girls are truly Titus 2 kind of ladies!

My Pregnancy- The First 13 weeks

On January 19, 2011

We found out we were pregnant.

We were in DC visiting with the Knight's and the Craft's.

We made a special trip to DC to meet my little nephew

Elisha Giles Knight

for the very first time.

On the last morning of our trip, I realized I was around 6 days late.

so I snuck into the bathroom & found out that there was going to be a new beautiful addition to the Knight Family!

Elisha Giles Knight

My Precious Nephew

A very proud Aunt Jamie

We shared our exciting news about

Baby Knight

during a family breakfast at Cracker Barrel.

Brooklyn surprised everyone by walking into breakfast with her

"Big Sister" T-Shirt

Surprise Grams & Papa...I am going to be a

BIG SISTER!!!

Brooklyn surprised Grams & Papa

with a cake...they were very surprised

to find out there was going to be a new addition to the family

in September!!!

Surprise Cul-de-sac Chics there is a

BABY

growing in my belly!

No sushi for me tonight!

A special surprise to brighten my day from my sister!

A ppregnancy survival kit

given by my neighborhood friends...

the Cul-de-sac Chics!

How blessed I am to have such thoughtful family & friends!

What fun it was to share with everyone our exciting news!

Sunday Feb 2011

7weeks pregnant.
Ok funny but true story...I am sitting in Worship today feeling a lil nauseas, trying to concentrate as I am secretly popping saltine crackers in my mouth, hoping the people beside me in my pue do not notice my very loud crunching or hear the crinkling of the wrapper each time I reach my hand into my purse to grab another cracker. So as any normal pregnant woman I start thinking about lunch... I think "what in the world can I possibly eat." Then this picture of one friends Shea with a bag of Krystals pops in my mind. See Shea has Colon Cancer & deals w/ the side effects of nausea often. Shea shares the in's & out's of dealing with Cancer on a blog. And on her blog there is this hilarious pic of Shea w/ a bag of Krystals in her hand as she deliciously describes how the Krystals hit the spot on one of her bad days of nausea. So as this pic of her with her bag Krystals crosses my mind...I think ummm...yummy Krystals! So to make a long story short of where my thoughts went while I should have been listening to my pastors Sunday AM meessage...Right after church I drove myself to the nearest Krystals! Prob 5-10 mins out of my way. But oh how those little cheesesburgers hit the spot for a nauseas pregnant woman!

Jamie's God Journal: Spiritual Temperature

My daughter Brooklyn woke up the other morning with a horrible cough, watery eyes, & her head feeling "warm." So I decided to take her temperature. It was a low grade fever of 100.4.Her temperature was not low enough to be considered "not a fever." But not high enough to be considered a 'real' fever that I needed to be of great "concern" about or call the doctor. Our pediatrician is not usually concerned unless Brooklyn's temp is GREATER than 100.5. So a God thought came across my mind as I was reading "Breaking Free" by Beth Moore during my QT.

If God took my Spiritual Temperature what would it read?
Would He say of me that I am burning hot & on fire with passion for Him? Or would He say my heart was cold & far from Him? Or worse would he say I was "lukewarm" & that he wanted to spit me out of His mouth?
How does God take our spiritual temperature?
Let's search our hearts for a moment...
God does not take our spiritual temperature under the tounge by the words we say, nor in our ear by the impressive teachings we hear, nor under our arms by the service & duties we perform. God takes our spiritual temperature straight from the heart.

"The people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is made up only of rules taught by men." Isaiah 29:13
Prayer:
"Create in me a pure heart oh God and renew a steadfast spirit within me!" Psalm 51:10

God may you loosen any chains withholding my heart from enjoying the abundant liberty in Christ Salvation.

Is there something that is holding you in captivity? Is there a large obstacle in your way? Are you having any trouble in shoving off any boulders on the road of freedom? Are you still having trouble budging one or two?
Remember God's specialty is rolling away a stone!
Today's Brooklyn-ease:
When I laughed today Brooklyn kept asking me..."What are you funnin mommy?" Or "Why are you funnin mommy?" I would respond, "Well Brooklyn, I am laughing at..."