Second Honeymoon

Well, not really! The kids are out for winter break so Katie and Cole headed over to Granny Susie's for a week long visit. We don't have Trevor and Colton until the weekend. To say the least our house is quiet! This does not happen often and we are really enjoying it. When you bring kids into a marriage, the whole dynamics are different. Life revolves around the kids. Even your dates revolve around children...(will they go with you? do you need a sitter?, etc.) There was never just a Brian and Buffie, we both came with extras! So this week Brian and I are learning a lot about well, Brian and I. There are no kids to be shuffled here or there, no meals to be cooked, grocery shopping, no homework, etc.


As much as we love our children, it has been nice to have some "alone" time. Time to just lavish on each other. We didn't plan a trip to the Caymans, just some one on one time at Brookfield Drive. It's been a great time to slow down, reconnect and savor the moment. When Friday rolls around, it's back to the Brady Bunch!

"My Beloved is mine, and I am his." Song of Solomon 2:16

Happy 15th B'day Katie!

"Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair and the wearing of gold jewelry and fine clothes. Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God's sight." 1 Peter 3:3-4

Katie-bug,

It seems like yesterday that Dr. Saucer laid in my arms one of the most beautiful babies I have ever seen! I could not fathom then or now how God chose me to raise one so precious in His sight. I have been blessed to be in the passenger seat as you have grown from a tiny baby to the beautiful young lady you are today. You are the best of me and your daddy...beautiful, smart, gentle and kind. I could not think of a more fitting verse for you than 1 Peter 3:3-4. In the world's eyes, you are a beautiful girl. But, it is your inner beauty that is of great worth in God's sight. I am thankful that your are our "princess", but more thankful that you are His. We delight in you, but He delights in you more!

Happy Birthday! I hope you have a wonderful day and I look forward to many, many more!

Love always, Mom

A building is just a building

Today was the 50th anniversary of our church building. Not the church itself...the actual building. We had a combined traditional service (we typically go the the early contemporary service). Old pastors were there, the ladies choir from LaGrange College performed and we shared a BBQ lunch together. It was a big deal for our church.

I sat in that service though and was dissatisfied. I think we are missing the whole point. Did I really just spend 2 hours of my life celebrating a building? I am not knocking traditional church, I was raised in one. As the years passed, I found myself thinking something was missing and then I met Jesus...in a skate center, underneath a disco ball and my life has been forever changed. My view of church has changed.

You see, I don't think it's about a building. I have seen lives changed in a skate center, at a city festival where bottles of water quenched a physical thirst, but the Son of God quenched a spiritual thirst. I have seen lives changed in a crowded den at small group. Church is not about a building, it's about people. It's about people loving like Jesus...no conditions, no strings attached.

1 John 3 :23 "And this is His command: to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ and to love one another as he commanded us."

School Projects

So Cole has his first major school project due tomorrow. Have I told you how much I hate school projects? We have had 3 weeks to work on it and we are still scrambling the night before! I am a perfectionist, very detailed oriented. Cole is....not! It has been a clash of wills. It's interesting how God made us each different...but still in His image. I am trying to remember that today. Today I am vowing to step back and just let him complete it the way he wants. We'll see...we may need a referee!