The Twelve Days of Christmas

I am so ready for Christmas and everything that goes along with it. :)

I L-O-V-E these guys! They are so good.

Not to mention, they are singing acappella...my absolute favorite kind of music. =)

Note: Scroll down to the bottom of the blog and pause the blog music before starting the clip. ;)

how many times....

...can you get your picture taken with the jolly old man?

Is there a limit? ;D



We were in Bass Pro again the other day, and the brother was with us...he wanted to take a picture with Santa and see if his beard was really legit....he only pulled on the man's beard once. (haha, just kidding.)

See the first time here.

A blog award...to me and then to you.

In German, Liebe means love. The Liebster Blog Award is given to up and coming blogs who have less than 200 followers. Liebster is a German word meaning dear, sweet, kind, nice, good, beloved, lovely, kindly, pleasant, valued, cute, endearing, and welcome.

What to do after you receive the award:
1. Thank the person who gave it to you. (You're the best sis!)
2. Reveal your top 5 picks and let them know by leaving a comment on their blog.
3. Copy and paste the award on your blog.


Here are to the Liebster blogs in my life (man, that was a hard choice!)....

1. Accidental Country Girl

2. Bringing Up Benjamin

3. Four of a Kind



4. J.P Photography

5. Live in the Sunshine

Thank you all for being such a blessing in my life!

How Great Thou Art

For thus says the Lord, Who created the heavens, Who is God, Who formed the earth and made it, Who has established it, Who did not create it in vain, Who formed it to be inhabited: "I am the Lord, and there is no other."

Isaiah 45:18

Carl Boberg, a 26-year-old Swedish minister, wrote a poem in 1885 which he called "O Store Gud"--"O Mighty God." The words, literally translated to English, said:

When I the world consider/ Which Thou hast made by Thine almighty Word

And how the webb of life Thou wisdom guideth/ And all creation feedeth at Thy board.

Then doth my soul burst forth in song of praise/ Oh, great God, Oh, great God!

His poem was published and "forgotten"--or so he thought. Several years later, Carl was surprised to hear it being sung to the tune of an old Swedish melody; but the poem and hymn did not achieve widespread fame.

Hearing this hymn in Russia, English missionary, Stuart Hine, was so moved he modified and expanded the words and made his own arrangement of the Swedish melody. He later said his first three verses were inspired, line upon line, by Russia's rugged Carpathian Mountains. The first verse was composed when he was caught in a thunderstorm in a Carpathian village, the second as he heard the birds sing near the Romanian border, and the third as he witnessed many of the Carpathian mountain-dwellers coming to Christ. The final verse was written after Dr. Hine returned to Great Britain.

Some time later, Dr. J. Edwin Orr heard "How Great Thou Art" being sung by Naga Tribespeople in Assam, in India, and decided to bring it back to America for use in his own meetings. When he introduced it at a conference in California, it came to the attention of music publisher, Tim Spencer, who contracted Mr. Hine and had the song copyrighted. It was published and recorded.

During the 1954 Billy Graham Crusade in Harringay Arena, George Beverly Shea was given a leaflet containing this hymn. He sand it to himself and shared it with other members of the Graham team. Though not used in London, it was introduced the following year to audiences in Toronto.

In the New York Crusade of 1957, it was sung by Bev Shea ninety-nine times, with the chorus joining with majestic refrain:

Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee.

How great Thou art! How great Thou art!

Taken from the book: Then Sings My Soul

P.S. You might want to scroll down and pause the background music to the blog before starting the clip. :)

Best...day....EVER! Well, one of the best days...I'm sure I'll have other "best days" in my life, this was just one of THE best...for now...until later...=)

I went to Bryant Denny Stadium.

For the very first time in my whole entire life!

The daddy, mom, sis, and I all loaded up bright and early Saturday morning and headed to the stadium to arrive 4 hours before the game.

We were there to help.

Our mission wasn't to watch the game played against Georgia Southern.

It was to help in a concession stand.

One of the many concession stands.

After having tons of fun serving thousands of hot dogs and nachos, fixing hundreds of coke's in $6.00 souvenir cups, and dipping gigantic pretzels in water and salt, we were able to watch the last 10 minutes of the game.

It was one of the best days in this girls life. :)

Me and the sis.
Sleepy and ...scared?....

We are pumped...ready to work.

Oh my goodness! Oh my goodness! It's the boys! The Alabama boys!!!
(I was so excited. I had never seen them in person...just on t.v. This was big stuff for me ;)

This was after working...sweaty and everything. :D We were so happy to be able to see the last part of the game.

Roll Tide Roll!

Can you point out Coach Nick? He is kind of to the left of the picture, hunched over, walking away from me. 

Mem, Morgan, Kelsey, and Me...watching the players walk out of the locker room to see their families.
They were right behind that gate behind us....we were no more than ten feet away from them! Exciting stuff!!

One of the best days...ever....

ROLLLL TIDE! =)

May the best team win today! Will it be Auburn...or will it be Alabama?....Hmmmm.....