Looking ahead to 2010

Chili is warm and on the stove with all of our favorite fixings scattered around the counters. Oklahoma (Lyndsay's 2nd choice Dance school.....) is giving Stanford a run for it's money. John is hopefully on the way home to us SOON. I have sparkling cider and champagne chilling in the fridge. We are expecting a house FULL of people tomorrow and I've sat down to try and take a breath. I've known the end of 2009 was coming, but I had no idea how I was going to respond today now that it's arrived.

Satan has done his best to knock us around this year. He even tried yesterday when my new car was hit in a parking lot while I was attending to medical needs inside. After I am finished with appointments that surround our roof cave-in this year, I tend to be quite emotionally fatigued. Walking out to have your car well dented isn't a way to bring a smile to your face.

Oh and then there's the hot water heater that's beginning to leak downstairs.

Despite all the challenges and heartbreaks of 2009, I am looking forward to 2010. We've had to make some tough decisions in regards to finances. Our 2009 Total Money Makeover with Dave Ramsey went out the window quick....but we are GEARED UP for 2010 and have started Financial Peace University here at home!! I look forward to out saving troubles to come in our future. I also look forward to our own debt free Scream!

Another thing I'm looking forward to is a Beth Moore Bible Study at a nearby church! Woodbridge Baptist is offering the Psalms of Ascent Study on Sunday afternoons. I am so pleased that Karen introduced me to the amazing women's ministry at her church. We have been praing over the correct direction for us to take that meets all the needs of our children. Our study of the Psalms was interesting at our new church home. When we discussed the portion of the Psalms of the Ascent, I was intrigued. This study should be an excellent way to learn more and help begin to move our family forward in the rebuilding that is necessary.

The overwhelming amount of love that has come from our friends this year is something I also look forward to passing along in 2010. How I've learned this year that even though I may have such a deep drive to have fun in my Walk and encourage others in theirs; Shutting up and just being a listening ear is often a better choice to make. Not every woman I know is at a place to have fun with Jesus. Lord, help me to meet my Sister right where *they* are and not where I think they should be!!

Where ever you are right now and whatever 2009 held for you and your family, it is my prayer that you feel the Lord's arms wrapped around you and leading you.

Happy New Year!
PS As we will learn from Women of Faith this year: He's Over the Top!

Just for Grandma!

Christmas Pictures of Lyndsay helping Emily with her new iPod Shuffle and iTunes. Emily is about the only girl I know of who can get a 3 story Barbie House AND an iPod for Christmas. Both are so suitable for our spunky-doll-loving girl!







Adam at home Christmas Day for a few hours with his stocking. It was good to have him HOME!

I promise to get pics of the Lego Ship up as soon as I take a couple!!

Christmas Eve Pictures

A couple of pictures from Christmas Eve before church service in front of our tree. Enjoy!






We had to take some time to begin to rebuild the house that Missy ate 24 hours after it was made. This dog has a terrible sweet tooth. We promised this Gingerbread house would be bigger and better than ever! We'll finish it today.....at some point...

Christmas Pageant Pictures

Last Sunday Night the kids had their Christmas Pageant at church called the Not So Silent Night. It was a total hit. Emily played the Court Room Baliff while Jman played a shephard pantomine. The kids had a blast. Having spunky friends in the play with them was a good thing, too! I am so happy to be back home with my family, working on projects, catching up on things in the house, enjoying baking and just generally being together at this time of year. It's wonderful!

Liberty Haven Stampin!

I wanted to post quickly this evening and let you all in on what my afternoon has been like here. Computers are so much fun...NOT! But, my scrapbooking and stamping with Stampin Up! is fun! I've wanted to own my own domain name and have all of my cards stamped with my domain name on the back for awhile. Well, after a few hours on the phone and behind this laptop, it's done!

Check out my Stampin blog: Liberty Haven Stampin on the left. Notice the web address: www.kelliecoombs.com!!! I'm so excited! It's my hope and prayer that 2010will find this blog hoppin with my paper crafting!

Old and New

Happy December! Merry Christmas and soon to be Happy New Year! I just can't believe that Christmas is nearly upon us again.

The 2 youngest children and I are enjoying a very extended Holiday School Break. We are taking from Thanksgiving to Christmas off. I've done this in the past when the first 2 were in grammar school. It was a big hit for them and a great memory. I think it's going the same way for Em and Jess, too. Having snow yesterday and play practice at church really helps, ofcourse.

The pictures are from this last week. Yesterday during halftime periods of all the football hoopla John and the kids put together the gingerbread house. It turned out great. Jesse had to eat some of the royal icing. That's a great picture of childhood, don't you think?

Emily has been really looking to find her own style and purchased this hat this week at Claire's. Marci and I met up at the mall with our youngest boys for the monthly Lego Build. Nick had just turned 11 the day before. He and Jesse have gotten to know eachother a bit this year. It's been fun. The last time they'd 'seen' eachother Jesse was yet to be born and Nick was barely 3. Military life is fun when people you love come back into your lives again!

We've been told we are moving. Not sure when, not sure where yet, but we are moving! Wow are there tons of details to be worked out for this move. We've been talking about it a lot this weekend and would just ask that you pray for and with us over this one.