We Are on Our Way!!!!!

By the time you read this we will be up in the air on our way to East Asia!!!!!  I want to give you 12 things to pray for while we are gone.  One for each day!

1.  Travel Safety and no delays (we have some tight connections)

2. Protection and strength for the family members left behind

3. Adjustment to new culture and time zone

4. Satan be bound

5. Safety as we prayer walk

6. Camp logistics(remember we are doing a youth camp)

7. No one will be sick

8. Translation issues 

9. Money will be sufficient

10. Travel safety

11. No Delays

12. Prepare our hearts to come home

I will be sure to post LOTS of photos when we get back.  Again I thank you in advance for all your prayers!  You guys mean the world to me!  I love each one of you!!!!!

It is Time

In a little over an hour we will be headed to Atlanta to spend the night for our 6 am flight tomorrow.  Pray for safety and our families while we are gone.  I will post tomorrow with a list of 12 things to pray for... One per day.  Thanks I love you all!!!!!

It is Sooooo Close!!!

Well we are about 10 days away from leaving for our trip... You know the one to East Asia. I can't believe it is almost here! God is going to do some big things! I am getting excited, scared and sad all at the same time. Excited to be travelling the world with my best friend and soul mate. Scared to go that far away from home, and sad to leave my babies behind.

As one of the characters in the Veggie Tales movie "The Pirates That Don't Do Anything." which we saw today at the Free Family Movie said, "I(God) hasn't brought you this far to not be with you. He has left you pieces of Himself along the way."

We still need @ $800 or $900 to pay off our trip. I know God is going to come through. I am just hanging on for the ride.

I say all this to say, that if the Wootten's pop into your mind over the next 10 days, please pray for all of us. Love you all bunches!!!

Happy Birthday to My Baby Boy!!!!

Today is my baby boy's birthday.  I can't believe that my Jarrett is 4!!!!  Jare, Jare, Mommy loves you, and I am so thankful that God gave you to me!!!  You are my sweet boy and I love you very much!!!!!

A Disturbing Night!

It has been a while, but I had to jump on here really quick.  Did you watch Jon and Kate tonight?  I am so upset!!  They are getting a divorce.  I understand how badly she treated Jon, but how about fighting for your marriage?  You made it through the difficulty of rearing 6 babies.  I can only imagine how hard that was, but how about using some of that energy to fight for your marriage?

I feel badly for all of them.  BTW, where is their church family?  Where is someone from Lifeway, or these other Christian bookstores who sell their books?  I can only hope and pray that someone will come into their path and provide some godly counsel.

Let's remember to pray for the Gosslins and their kids.

On Vacation...

We are enjoying a week of vacation this week.  We have been to Atlanta, come home for a trip meeting and tomorrow, are headed out again probably to the beach for a day or so.  I will post pictures and detail our trip later.  I hope you all are enjoying your summer... Talk to you soon!!!

It Went by So Fast...

This last week went so fast.  I know I promised to post some pictures, but it was crazy.  I am going to post about my middle girl Hannah Beth.  She had her first ballet recital on Saturday. Ya'll I am not just saying this because she is my daughter, but she was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen.  Here she is:

  

I told you!  Doesn't she look like a princess?  She had the best time and this totally made her feel special.  Have you seen the movie "Cheaper By the Dozen"  with Steve Martin?  IF you haven't you should it is totally funny and a glimpse into our life, but ours is much smaller.  Anyway one of the middle kids has the nick name "Fed Ex" because they say he is not like the rest of them so the Fed Ex man must have left you on the doorstep.  Hannah Beth is our Fed Ex.  she does her own thing and is the only one of our children that could be an only child.  The classic middle child.  For her to be on that stage with all of us watching and cheering her own was by far the greatest moment of her life!  Mom and Dad were proud too.  It was the best $3

5 a month we could have spent to see the joy and happiness on her face.  

Her is our ballet girl on the big stage!  

Hanny, Mommy and Daddy are so proud of you!  You are such a joy to us and we love you "Ballet Girl!"