Happy Father's Day

I am so blessed to have a Fabulous Father,  Handsome Husband (who is a Wonderful Dad), and a Fantastic Father-in-Law! Blessed Beyond Measure.....

 

On this Father's Day, I also thought of my other Father....

"See how very much our Father loves us, for He calls us His children, and that is what we are!"

                                                                                                                                       1 John 3:1

"And because we are His children, God has sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying "Abba! Father!"."                                                                                                                      Galatians 4:6

"So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God's Spirit when He adopted you as His own childrn. Now we call Him, "Abba, Father"."              Romans 8:15

Isn't is amazing that God calls us His children! Amazing that we can call Him Father!

Another TBall Season in the Books

The boys had a fun season of t-ball. They enjoyed being on the same team, and they had an EXCELLENT coach (their daddy)!

We Are Family.....

Instead of lots of Christmas gifts this year, my parents gave us all a week at the beach! There were 13 of us. It was a wonderful gift! We had a great time relaxing, reading, catching up, and eating yummy seafood!
It was so nice to have a break from the hustle of daily life.



The beach is one of my favorite places to be. I always think of the verse when we are at the beach..

"I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies," Genesis 22:17

When I look at the shore and all those tiny grains of sand, I am amazed at the promise that God made to Abraham so many years ago. Wow! Then it reminds me of Gods daily faithfulness to all His children. Wow!





My parents and all their grandchildren at the beach.

Thankful for a week to relax before Summer begins....it's going to be a busy one!

Adopt a New Look Party at Libby Story

Thanks Libby Story for a super fun party and celebration! The food was delicious, the personal shopping consultants were fabulous, and a great time was had by all! Thanks to everyone who came and shopped...we are humbled by your generosity and kindness.








Thanks be to God who is always faithful! Glory be to God for He alone is worthy of praise! We are truly amazed and grateful every time we see the hand of God in our lives. He is always doing something "marvelous"!

"Praise be to the Lord God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous things". Psalm 72:18

Libby Story helping the Lesleys Love 1

There's going to be a celebration party at Libby Story!

Lettie Strickland, the manager at Libby Story, approached us with a super fun fundraising idea.
All day Wednesday, May 23rd, Libby Story is going to donate a percentage of all the proceeds to help us with adoption costs. From 6pm-8pm, they are going to have refreshments and extended hours for shopping.

This is the cute invitation that they designed:




We are so humbled by their generosity. We have been praying about different avenues to pay for adoption expenses...this is an answered prayer! While adoption expense is great, our God is greater!

Come join the fun and bring a friend!

"Sing to God, sing praise to His name, extol Him who rides on the clouds - His name is the Lord - and rejoice before Him. A Father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in His holy dwelling". Psalm 68:4-5

Kindergarten goes Bowling

Mrs. Wendy and Mrs. Stephanie were so kind to take all their students bowling for their End of the Year party....



All of the boys


Beckett and Harrison








Beckett in action



Beckett and Joe eating pizza and ice cream.

I can't believe it's May, and Beckett will soon be a Kindergarten graduate....

Sending Love to Kenya

My sister, Elizabeth, is a speech therapist for the Itawamba County School District. She is off in the Summers, so she started praying for a mission opportunity.

She loves working with kids, but she was open to wherever God wanted to send her and to do whatever He desired. Several opportunities did not work out, but she continued to pray!

God answered her prayer...she is traveling with 4 others to work at an orphanage in Kenya. She will be gone for 28 days. We have seen God answer so many prayers already...He is faithful!

She is selling prayer bracelets to help pay for some of her travel expenses....



This is the process of the bracelets...designing it out of clay, painting the pottery, after the firing, and the final product.






Here are some photos of the finished products. Each one is different. She is selling them for 15$-20$ (they vary in size and price).

This bracelet will help remind you to pray for her, the team, and the children in Kenya that desperately need to know the love of Jesus.

If you are interested, leave a comment or email her at elizabethkemp@live.com.

"Therefore go and make disciples of all nations....And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.". Matthew 28:19-20