Recent Months

February and March FLEW by, but such is life lately! Here are some pictures to tell our stories. I turned 27 in February... it was a great birthday. but unfortunately we didn't take any pictures. Below is a picture of the Phenix City Church League Basketball Champs... way to go, guys!Here's one during our trip up to Atlanta. I guess Jasper thought we were lonely upfront and we needed some company.Uncle Springer and William It started snowing in Atlanta, and actually snowed on us the whole way home on Sunday.
Luckily there was still snow to play in when we got home to Columbus.

Then the Vikings came to Columbus to play in a baseball tournament. Will came down from Athens too... I absolutely love this picture of my brothers!

Mom and Dad checking out the Chattahoochee
David's final game ended at 12:30 am on Sunday morning, but was actually 1:30 am due to Spring Forward. I do love my sleep, so I was not too happy about this, but it did make for a cool picture of the team.
Trying to get to the bottom of the "Who's the Tallest" debate, sparked by Sara Beth Stout... and yes, David is on his toes... cheater!

Celebrated my friend Jenny and little Grant who is on the way... Jenny is one of my dearest friends from pharmacy school. I loved spending some time with her last weekend.
We celebrated Barrett's birthday last weekend too... here's a picture of Springer playing with Barrett's new pup Chloe. She is a Bernese Mountain Dog and was quite cute. She was so tiny that she looked like a little doll, but apparently she will be over 100 pounds before too long!
So April has already begun, and it looks to be a busy month too. Today Jasper graduates from Puppy Class, so hopefully I'll post some pictures from that soon.

Victory!

It's back. Softball season. I am happy to report that Springer is playing on one team this season, as opposed to two teams last year (which required four nights a week at the softball field... I can't believe we survived).

Last night the CrossPointe ShadowBoxers, led by Coach Cain, won their first game 25-10! It was really fun! Everybody on the team played great, and they seemed to play well together too. I am looking forward to getting to know new friends in the stands this season.

If you're looking for some fun on Tuesday and Thursday nights, come on out!

Sweeney

On our blog list on the right, you'll find a blog called Sweeney. Mike Sweeney is on Young Life staff in Rome, Georgia. We are thinking and praying for him and his wife Cabell right now. I read their blog often. Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus, just to take Him at His Word, just to rest upon His promise, Just to know "Thus saith the Lord", Jesus, Jesus, how I trust Him, how I've proved Him o'er and o'er, Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus, Oh for grace to trust Him more. That song comes to mind as I read their blogs and sense complete trust in our Savior.

I read a quote from Sweeney today that has struck me...

Sweeney remarked, “We confuse joy and peace with happiness and being comfortable."

Yes, we do. I do.

Good... no... GREAT News!

These are my best friends... We've been through a lot together

(K and I argue over how many years it has been)...
One of us has very exciting news to share...
But I don't know how she feels about me posting her news on the blog...
so you'll have to read between the lines!

LOVE YOU GUYS!!!

Good-Lookin' Dog

I'm having a hard time being humble when people stop us to say how cute Jasper is.

The truth is, well, I know he is the best dog on the planet. Or at least in Columbus, Georgia.

(Put that in there for you, Camille, the sole reader of my blog.) Enjoy the latest pictures... I think I may have had the flash too bright...
Wrestling with dad on the couch...
Getting a hug from mom...

Jasper sure is a lot of fun!

What's in a name...

Springer is reading through Revelation right now, and he came upon some very interesting verses this morning in chapter 21...

10And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God. 11It shone with the glory of God, and its brilliance was like that of a very precious jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal. 12It had a great, high wall with twelve gates, and with twelve angels at the gates. On the gates were written the names of the twelve tribes of Israel. 13There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south and three on the west. 14The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb...

18The wall was made of jasper, and the city of pure gold, as pure as glass. 19The foundations of the city walls were decorated with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald, 20the fifth sardonyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst. 21The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each gate made of a single pearl. The great street of the city was of pure gold, like transparent glass.
22I did not see a temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.

23The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp. 24The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their splendor into it. 25On no day will its gates ever be shut, for there will be no night there. 26The glory and honor of the nations will be brought into it. 27Nothing impure will ever enter it, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb's book of life.

How cool is that? I didn't know we had given our pup a heavenly name! We actually named our little pup (who is not so little anymore!) after Jasper, Georgia, home of Sharp Top Cove.

I especially like verses 23-27. Reminds me of 1 John 1:5...
This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all.

T M I

Last night we were all sitting on the couch... well, Springer and I were sitting, Jasper was crawling all over the place. [Brace yourself, Mom, this is kind of inappropriate.] All of the sudden Jasper farted. What makes the story funnier is that he then looked around as if to blame one of us for the funny smell that had just entered his nose. Ha!