Walking Together thru Life

2012-01-27T11:40:00.000-08:00

Testing the F22 on a Sunday Afternoon.

Bowling

2012-01-27T11:23:00.000-08:00

Passing our Husbands!

* Dave's gonna kill me for posting....but not much I ever beat him at!

A Fun Night!

Front Porch Ideas

2012-01-14T22:04:00.000-08:00

Looking for a small Bistro set for our porch.

Something sort of like this picture.

Been dreaming of getting one to have when the weather begins to warm, so I can sit out with a good cup of coffee and listen to the birds a singing while I have my time in the Word.

New Year's Post!

2012-01-12T19:50:00.000-08:00

My World

Sitting here tonight with many things floating thru my noggin. *sigh... Life is busy and the routine of it gets boring at times. Dreaming of things that I want to accomplish and do. I tire just thinking of it. My husband is not so much the dreamer (unless it has to do with planes). Daily I have list and plans mapped out for the day, week, month, or year and I fail so often with those plans it pains me.

So....of course, I've been thinking of this year 2012!

On this cold wintery Thursday night I sit here posting thoughts.

~ God ~

I need you this year more than ever.

Help me to remember to call out to you and take the time to listen to what you are trying to teach me.

~Family~

I dream of having more adventures that are exciting and never forgetting moments together.

*sigh... and I guess in the day to day adventures as well that make me pull my hair out.

Focus more on the positive instead of the negative.

~Friends~

I don't get to be with you as much as I would love too. You are often in my thoughts and prayers.

Getting together more even if it is simple adventures.

~Work~

hum....that is many many things.

Overall try to focus on one project at a time.

~Main goal ~

To live and enjoy life to the fullest!
Love to all ~ Jen

2011-12-15T10:50:00.000-08:00

Something to think on........

When you get, give and when you learn, teach!
I believe this is the season we so desperately need to realize this.

The baby Jesus was given to us that we may have eternal life if we accept Him. When you have received this gift and are learning to live like Him, teach to others that they may also have the choice to accept and give the Most Precious Gift!

Our Father loves us so much he gave his son to come down to this earth to live among us.

2011-12-15T06:37:00.000-08:00

Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue.....

Our boy is 7

Our Pride & Joy!

2011-12-03T05:15:00.000-08:00

Sparky watching early this morning as I am blogging.

....and this is the reason for being wide awake.

Hubby asked around 10 last night about a mocha latte. Well needless to say I made and he is sound a sleep while I've watch this morning come to be.

2011-12-03T05:10:00.000-08:00

Starting to look like Christmas at The House!

2011-12-03T04:53:00.000-08:00

2011-12-03T04:24:00.000-08:00

Lighting the Advent Candle

2011-12-03T04:11:00.000-08:00

Coffee County Courthouse

Thanksgiving Weekend

Family, Food, Festivities & Lots of Fun

Pumpkin Pie

Broccoli Casserole

White Truffle Butter for the Turkey

Cupcake making Time

Barefoot Contessa Recipes

~ Gathering Together~

Black Friday Shopping

Getting ready to watch the parade at the square

2011-12-03T02:59:00.000-08:00

Jen's B-day in November

Had a wonderful evening with my mother & father.

Ribs and Bake Potato from Prater's.

Many cards and phone calls that made my day.

Thankful for my family and friends.

2011-11-07T09:06:00.000-08:00

Sunday, Oct 30th

2011-10-31T23:00:00.000-07:00

Granddaddy's Farm 2011

with Granny and Pawpaw

2011-10-31T21:16:00.000-07:00

~ Halloween Night~

Enjoyed going to Grandma and Grandpa's

for Arby's, cake and to see all the Trick-a-Treater's.

WOW....Love this book. It inspires beyond any words.

2011-05-19T21:13:00.000-07:00

Read this book today and just makes me even more determined as the song says We Shall Behold HIM.

2011-03-25T01:29:00.000-07:00

2011-03-25T01:25:00.000-07:00

2011-03-25T01:20:00.000-07:00

2011-03-25T01:16:00.000-07:00

2011-03-25T01:13:00.000-07:00

Grandpa and Mema comes to see their
#1 Grandboy!

2011-03-25T01:09:00.000-07:00

Enjoying Baking Gluten Free

2011-03-25T01:06:00.000-07:00

Our 11th Anniversary
2.26.11
Cracker Barrel for a Steak & Movie

2011-03-25T00:56:00.000-07:00

2011 Valentines Day
Dinner and a Movie
@
Home Sweet Home

2011-03-25T00:51:00.000-07:00

2011 Snow in Tennessee

2011-01-02T22:03:00.000-08:00

Christmas Time 2010

2011-01-02T21:50:00.000-08:00

6 Years old.

2010-07-25T23:55:00.000-07:00

After date night at Red Lobster

I made Coffee Frappe' for Dave & I!

We Enjoyed....

Our Saturday Night Date with a full moon.

All cleaned after our evening walk.
Enjoying a few minutes before bedtime.

Coming in from our evening stroll in our neighborhood.

Dave and Lloyd with one of the first airplanes.

My sweet Gracie

Here is a sweet pooch that showed up 2 Sunday nights ago.

My flowers out of my yard

Thanks Carrie for Gigi's

Always Yummo!

2010-07-25T23:41:00.000-07:00

July 3rd

Tullahoma, TN

AirShow

2010-07-25T23:27:00.000-07:00

Huntsville AL

2010-07-25T22:51:00.000-07:00

Ray Reunion

June 2010

2010-07-25T22:40:00.000-07:00

Huntsville, AL

Trip to see Granny and Pawpaw

2010-07-24T11:52:00.000-07:00

Jessica's High School Graduation

Tullahoma, TN

2010

2010-07-24T11:48:00.000-07:00

Gracie

2010-07-24T11:24:00.000-07:00

Our April 2010

Cabin in

Townsend, TN

2010-07-24T11:12:00.000-07:00

Our Cabin April 2010

Townsend, TN

2010-07-24T11:08:00.000-07:00

Grandma's Birthday

BlOw bLoW BlOw

2010-07-24T10:53:00.000-07:00

Easter 2010

2010-07-24T10:38:00.000-07:00

2010-07-24T10:30:00.000-07:00

CFR Home Show 2010

2010-03-05T11:39:00.000-08:00

Each year God provides us with an opportunity to set aside one day to focus on our marriage; this milestone is called anniversary. Here is a quote from Dr. James Dobson.....
"You have a lifetime to enjoy one another. Don't demand too much too soon."

2010-03-05T11:17:00.000-08:00

Rehersal Dinner at R & B's BBQ

2010-03-05T11:09:00.000-08:00

Remembering 10 Years Ago

When I Married my Best Friend.

The dress my father picked out for me.

Maid of Honor Karen Smith
Best Man Heath Goodwin

2010-03-05T11:04:00.000-08:00

Our 10th Wedding Anniversary!
This is after a full day of shopping and just enjoying being together.

2010-03-05T10:55:00.000-08:00

After our Church birthday Party

Feb. 2010
Valentine's Day
2010

Children's Message at Church

We've got around a dozen deer right now around our house. We love watching them early morning and in the evenings. It always makes be feel proud we serve such a BIG GOD!

2010-02-02T13:04:00.000-08:00

January 29, 2010

Our first Winter Storm in the New Year!

Sunday, January 31 st

Sunny Snow Day

2010-02-02T13:01:00.000-08:00

Picked up Aaron after work and got home before the

Tornado Storm hit.

2010-02-02T12:50:00.000-08:00

We celebrated the New Year's Weekend

with my little niece and nephew from Alabama.

(and of course their mommy and daddy came too) :)

McKinley enjoying the Blow up Bouncer

2010-01-07T21:15:00.000-08:00

2010-01-07T21:11:00.000-08:00

2010-01-07T21:01:00.000-08:00

2010-01-07T20:56:00.000-08:00

2010-01-07T20:52:00.000-08:00

2010-01-07T20:47:00.000-08:00

2009-12-09T21:34:00.000-08:00

2009 Manchester Christmas Parade

2009-12-09T21:28:00.000-08:00

2009-12-09T21:14:00.000-08:00

2009-12-08T16:27:00.000-08:00

2009-11-03T21:07:00.000-08:00

Enjoying his package.....

from Granny and Pawpaw in Alabama

Looking at his Bob the Builder Book

2009-11-03T20:52:00.000-08:00

Bob the Builder

2009-10-26T20:50:00.000-07:00

2009-10-26T20:34:00.000-07:00

Alice Josephine Watkins

May 18, 1923 to October 20, 2009

Loved by all and sadly missed already.

My grandmother last living sibling.

Great Aunt Maggie Brown

91 years old.

My grandmother lived 32 years after Papa died. Papa died in Sept. and I was born in Nov. Always missed knowing my grandfather.

The only great grandchild that they had.

Aaron Ray Batchelor

2009-10-25T23:55:00.000-07:00

2009-10-25T23:45:00.000-07:00

2009-10-25T23:34:00.000-07:00

2009-10-25T23:26:00.000-07:00

2009-10-25T23:20:00.000-07:00

2009-10-25T23:10:00.000-07:00

2009-10-25T22:53:00.000-07:00

2009 Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge

Vacation

2009-09-11T14:36:00.000-07:00

Enjoying the breeze in the afternoon.

(sorry about the one eye Kim) ;0)

2009-08-18T08:18:00.000-07:00

We went to see my mother's brother and sisters

several of my cousins

at the Bell Buckle Cafe. The food was very YuMmY!

Bell Buckle Cafe was also there that night at the food fair.

Was a busy day but enjoyed the activities!

The light was a little hard on the eyes so most of the pictures looked horrible of us.

Did get a few of Aaron.

2009-08-18T07:58:00.000-07:00

My Friend, Regina and I attended the Food Fair. We enjoyed seeing all the different booths and learned of some restaurant and cafe's that are around in our area that we want to try. It was a fun night while our husbands stayed at my home and enjoyed a pizza and movie night.

My Loot I brought home.

I should've thought about taking a picture of the food I tried while I was there. Oh well...

2009-08-10T04:58:00.001-07:00

This morning I'm sitting with my laptop and Thanking God for A-L-L my blessings!

This song So Much To Thank Him For is running threw my mind it says:

When I look around and see the good things He does fore me, I know I'm unworthy of them all, but His blessings He freely gives; I owe my life to Him, I've got so much to thank Him for.

And sometimes while on this way I kneel, I stop and say, Thank You for all you've done for me, And one day I'll reach heaven's shore; Oh, please just let me kneel once more, I've got so much to thank Him fore.

and then the chorus is ....

And I've got so much to thank Him for, so much to praise Him for, Well you see He's been so good to me; And when I think of what he's done and where He brought me from, I've got so much to thank Him for.

I feel I don't stop often enough from this busy LiFe I live to fully look at all that God has done for me. There has been time on the Mountain and then many times in the valley that seem like it would never end but He always stay right with us to get us up to the next mountain top.

2009-08-10T04:52:00.000-07:00

S p R i N k L e R F u N

2009-08-10T04:43:00.000-07:00

Raymond Baker

presented with an award for Sunday School Superintendent

at our Pell City Bible Methodist Camp

2009-08-10T04:23:00.000-07:00

Saturday I put up our tomatoes for winter

Chunky, Diced, and Tomato Juice

I love making Chilli.....

on chilly fall night &

freezing cold Winter Nights

2009-08-10T04:03:00.000-07:00

Hebrews 12:1 & 2
WHEREFORE seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

C-H-A-L-L-E-N-D-G-E

FOLLOWING THE COURSE THAT IS SET BEFORE US

NOT A CALL OF REST BUT TO RUN

NOT A CALL OF IDOLNESS BUT A CALL TO ACTION

NOT A CALL TO COAST BUT A CALL TO CONTINUE

WE MUST CONTINUE THE COURSE TO MAKE IT TO THE ETERNAL CITY

1. TO BE DETERMINED

2. TO BE EARNEST- TO LIVE OUR LIFE FOR HIM NOT FOR OTHERS AROUND US

3. TO ENDURE- RUN THE RACE WITH PATIENCE

RUN WITH THE TORCH HELD HIGH AND STILL LITE.

I woke early this morning and listened to http://www.hobesoundbiblechurch.com/ 8.9.09 evening service and was encouraged with the songs and the message. I serve a God who will give us the strength and the doors to walk through that will lead us to our goal of seeing HIM!

2009-07-10T10:52:00.000-07:00

AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL

WHEN PEOPLE PRAY, GOD LISTENS

"I have been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go. My own wisdom and that of all about me seemed insufficient for that day"

Abraham Lincoln

2009-06-22T21:03:00.000-07:00

Father's Day

Bible Methodist Church
Loved by Grandpa

The Best Daddy in the Whole World

My little handsome fellow

Both my handsome fellows.

2009-06-22T20:53:00.000-07:00

2009-06-22T20:46:00.000-07:00

Our Garden

2009-06-10T15:27:00.000-07:00

2009-06-08T20:16:00.000-07:00

This is a new restaurant that we ate at on Saturday.

We were very satisfied with our food and

hope to go again real soon!

Sparky with his summer haircut

So sweet.

My Auburn Boy

Loves to drive his daddy's jeep already.

2009-06-08T20:05:00.000-07:00

Steak, Chicken, Shrimp Kabobs

that I fixed for our Sunday Meal

Mini Cheesecakes

that I prepared for the

Church Fish Fry

2009 Garden

It has really grown since I snapped this picture

2009-06-08T19:20:00.000-07:00

June 2, 2009

Church Fish Fry

Church Friends

2009-05-29T00:17:00.000-07:00

The Sunday I filled in as teacher for the 2nd and 3rd graders. Sweet kids.
Our Yummy Strawberries

Cleaned and ready to put up

Washing them over and over again.

2009-05-10T21:25:00.000-07:00

First Peonie for this year.

Double Knock Out Rose Bush that I gave to my mother for mother's day.

Steak & Shake Mother's Day outing on Saturday. My mother & I