Piano Recital

Our Pretty Little Princess' FIRST PIANO RECITAL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTeLgLZfc90

Admiring Mom's Flowers

Each season, my mom goes all out with her flowers...

...and, each season, I drool a little bit at the sight of them!

Such beauty and creativity our God has!

I can almost smell them!

Lovely!

"And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin." Matthew 6:28

Easter Round-Up

PRECIOUS!

TWINS!

Found it! Finally!

A rose between two thorns????

Sportin' his son's new baseball cap

Never looking at the camera at the same time - they are of the same mold!

Pop-Pop, I think you took my Easter money!!!!

Too CUTE!

Wearing all of her Easter goodies!

Cracking us all up!

Sportin' her new swimwear!

And, now an Easter EGG hunt!

Found them!

No, my sister isn't doing some new workout routine....she's playing a serious game of Cricket Kickball!

As for my eldest sister, I did not whip out the camera when they arrived around suppertime from their roadtrip from Florida. Everyone was smiling and not necessarily looking like they had been up since 3:30am, but....

...Some of them did look a little OVERcooked!

Hope you all had a wonderful EASTER! He is RISEN! He is risen, INDEED!

Joyful Surprises!

Easter flowers from my sister before she went on a family vacation

An impromptu present for my classroom from my mom!

(It's a slipcover!)

Daily warm drinks from my husband during my quiet time with Jesus

GIFTS from my dad when he went on a missions/hunting trip to South Africa. He shopped for the WHOLE family - grandkids and all! SO thoughtful, unexpected AND unnecessary!

Sensenigs Cleaning Service arrived at my house yesterday!

For someone who is a GIFTED in the area of CLEANING, I'm sure she was a bit appalled at the state of the Mellette household, but she wanted to help the cause. She brought her wonderful helpers, too. Her daughter helped clean my daughter's room.

And, her son helped clean my son's room. What a gift! Their help gave me the boost and encouragement I needed to wash all my windows and make the house look presentable!

Earlier this week, my dear friend got to work in her kitchen to make my family a meal. Unexpected and SO appreciated!

She picks up my son every Tuesday from school to take him to piano lessons. She is a fabulous piano teacher to both of our children and then she went on to make us a meal. Whoa. So sweet, thoughtful and the meal was mmmmm good!

Then, above all, there's my Savior, my dearest friend, my Love....my God. He went ahead of time to bless me and redeem me by allowing His Son, Jesus to pay the price for MY sin. He allowed Himself to be crucified in the cruelest of ways to give ME grace and redemption. He provided a way to have a personal, intimate relationship with a Sovereign, Loving God. An amazing factor in our relationship is that I get to worship a RISEN SAVIOR! He's alive! After being killed on a cross, He became ALIVE and today, I serve God who isn't fashioned from stone - no, He moved a stone to show the world that He indeed is ALIVE!

Happy Easter to YOU! Hoping you can enjoy some unexpected joyful surprises in your life, too.

Pictures That Will Make You Smile

My Sister and My Parents

My Canadian Nephew and Niece

Me and My Family

Since my tireless work with the President, the Amish, the local cowgirls, and Maria von Trapp keep me sooooo busy, I decided to final post on my personal blog...some pictures that always make me smile!

A trip north allowed us to visit my brother-in-law and sister-in-law

But, at home, I always enjoy the local Amish - especially when they visit my classroom!

Celebrating with friends - new and old - is always a joy in my life.

Friends from Virginia

Friends in OCNJ

When friends get married, it's always a beautiful, memorable time

Moments with parents

Even in winter, OCNJ is a memorable FUN place to be!

I'm so blessed to work with this pretty lady

And, THIS pretty lady, too!

Here's my sister and her husband in Guatemala

My eldest niece

My mom and her eldest brother

My eldest sister's youngest daughter

My sister and her wonderful mother-in-law

My sister and her dear friend

Friends from church

Friends in Guatemala

My sister's sister-in-law who is like family to ME

A friend of ours who is battling cancer

Our teaching pastor and his dear wife - so precious! We are so glad they are at our church! We love them and their ministry there!

Our friend who has cancer and his 2 adorable daughters

My sister and our friend who is amazingly positive in difficult times

My middle sister's middle child!

My eldest sister's eldest son

Love this couple!

My daughter's cousin who is in the same class at school!

My family!

My sister and her husband

My middle school niece!

The chocolate lovers in my house

My youngest American born nephew

Fashion model

My "Amish" niece and nephew

A wonderful matriarch of some wonderful people

Such a cute chicken!

At a FABULOUS little restaurant owned by an ol' friend of mine - check it out!

http//lickitysplit.info/Home_Page.php

The women in my family!

Thanks for stopping by!