tripp turned one!

our little boy turned one on 

may 24! 

we celebrated his birthday with friends and family on 

june 2nd at our horse barn

thank you to all who came and celebrated his first year with us!

my heart aches...

my heart aches

and

my stomach is in knots over last fridays tragedy.

as i am sure yours is too.

sunday fittingly our sunday school lesson was from Romans on faith

both john and i read the 

life application study bible - new international version

this is what the study notes stated on 

ROMANS 8:28

Gods works in "all things" - not just isolated incidents - for good. 

This does not mean that all that happens to us is good. 

Evil is prevalent in our fallen world, but God is able to turn every circumstance around for our long-range good. 

Note that God is not working to make us happy, but to fulfill his purpose. 

Note also that this promise is not for everybody. 

It can be claimed only by those who love God and are called according to his purpose. 

Those who are "called" are those the Holy Spirit convinces and enables to receive Christ. 

Such people have a new perceptive, a new mind set on life. 

They trust God, not life's treasures; they look for their security in heaven, 

not on earth; they learn to accept, not resent, pain and persecution because God is with them. 

i hope these words bring comfort to you during this time. 

god bless and...

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

FREE christmas printables!

i came across this today on Pinterest and wanted to share...

these are so cute and FREE! 

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another Pinterest find that i wanted to share with you. 

so cute and is the reason for the season.

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talk to you soon...

things to be thankful for!

 i have finally sat down to blog. november was a busy month...

i had so many thoughts to blog about, but no time.

since we have moved into the new house we don't have internet yet so it's been challenging

it made me realize how dependent i am to modern technology!

i hope all of you had a safe and happy thanksgiving holiday.

ours was low key but very enjoyable.

thanksgiving day 2012 at the high oak's ranch

1. big daddy with tripp and kate (our house)

2. mom-o cooking the gravy (her house)

3. our turkey and ham platter...yum

4. stuffing, green bean casserole, baked sweet potatoes

this was the first thanksgiving of my life that my me-me and the entire 

COBB family wasn't present...

 change is definitely something that happens but is hard to adjust too.

we miss you me-me

me-me's  last picture at the high oaks ranch with three day old tripp.

we missed all of our extended family, 

but are so glad they are all safe and healthy!

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can you believe it's already the christmas season!

this is definitely my favorite time of year...

source 

i was very excited to start decorating 

we went and cut down our christmas tree at the local tree farm.

christmas so far around the klam house...

and of course no christmas season is complete without a picture with santa...

we do this annually at the Waco Jr. League "Deck the Halls" event.

kate decided at the last minute that santa wasn't so cool after all so to avoid a major 

scene...i decided to stand in....memories.

hopefully i will get to post more soon...

take care, god bless and soak in the christmas spirit!

oh ps...

i had to go ahead and post our halloween pictures even though i am almost 2 seasons behind on posts. 

little charlie brown and the cupcake!