From my family to yours...

Merry Christmas (a little early) from:

Diana Fite, MD (my mommy) AND

Tracy, Anna, Arthur, Elizabeth, Alexandria, Renee', Aaron and Amanda Patton

My new hair cut. :)

Just thought I'd share...

Sunday, Sunday, Sunday...

Today is another Sunday.

I used to enjoy Sunday's so much. I would eagerly get out of bed and get ready to go to church to be with my friends and serve in the children's area.

Now, I practically dread Sunday.

Since Scotty and I have been married, we have attended about 10 different churches. Unfortunately, none have really stuck us as "our" church. You know that feeling you have when you find a church home? You sit in the service for the first time and just know that you want/need to dive-in and serve in the area God has called you to. You just know you want to linger a bit longer after church to find-out how to get connected with people there.

I have had that feeling before. It is wonderful, and when you give of your time, talents and treasure to your church home - you feel like family. However, like family, churches are made-up of people - not perfect, sometimes self-seeking people. Therefore, beyond that "feeling" I have to make sure I am becoming part of a healthy church. One who truly puts God first, who desires real worship with Him, one who holds people accountable (both leadership and the church body), one who desires to serve the world around them and one who places such a stong emphasis on family that they don't schedule events all week long and anticipate volunteers or leadership to be apart from their families so much that they lose touch with eachother.

*sigh*

You see my delima. One church we found that is just amazing and Spirit-filled is a church in Dallas, TX. The Village, pastored by Matt Chandler, has pretty much become our model for what we are looking for in a church. Of course, pastors will be different, but their structure and beliefs are right on target, and when we visited - Scotty and I were both ready to sell our house and move to Dallas. If you have an opportunity, download some of his sermons here.

Today, we are visiting a church called Calvary Houston - recommended by Scotty's aunt. Please join us in prayer that God might lead us to the church He wants us to be at and serve Him from. We pray and hope Calvary Houston is it.

Man, we need an update!

CRAZY! Can you believe how long it has been since I updated this thing??? Admitadely, I get on my blog almost daily to check the other blogs I am following (see on the RIGHT). I have really loved reading about Heather's current passion to know about the company you purchase your everyday clothes/household items from. She has recently found some GREAT companies out there making everything from shoes to clothes to water bottles, and each of these companies gives a percentage of their profits to better the world (i.e. build water wells, educate women, etc...). Anywho, check it out!

So, this morning, I decided to not only check on the blogs of people I enjoy reading from, but to also update my own blog.

Below are pictures of our recent happenings.

Scotty and I took Christmas pictures. :)

Lacy, our AWESOME photographer, grabbed our rings and this is the outcome. :)

We visited Grandma Floyd in Oklahoma. Here we are in front of Lake Murray.


Grandma and grandson.

We also visited Uncle Alan, Aunt Kayla and cousin James in Ft. Worth.
This is the rainforest at the Ft. Worth Botanic Gardens

too pretty

I loved all the leaves changing

And, just for some fun....on Halloween Scotty and I attended Leyel's 30th birthday party. We had a great time and got all dressed up. :) I was "Robin" and Scotty was "Space Ghost"

Leyel and I

Us. I'll have to find one w/ Scotty's mask on - he looked amazing! :)

Well, there you have it. Our life in pictures as of recent. The holidays are coming up, and we are definitely excited to spend some time with family. Hopefully, our next chat won't be so far away and I can share some Thanksgiving Day photos with you!