The Cat's Away...

Allie finds her way to "the big bed" when Darrin was gone. She just hopped up, found her spot and made herself comfortable!

Updating Bart's Condition

God has been so faithful to answer prayer over and over again for Darrin's youngest brother, Bart. We just wanted to give you all an update as best we can. Bart's levels are unfortunately showing his his kidney function is really at a dangerous level. He is past the point of beginning the full time dialysis but Bart has really been praying that the kidney transplant would happen before that point. While we do Praise God that his transplant is set for March 10th, we just so want him to be in good physical condition when that date gets here. His diet and medications are crucial at this point. Between Courtney and Janie he is getting great care and we are thankful! Please continue to pray for him. We also thank God for LaDonna as she prepares to give Bart her kidney. We pray for her, Scott, Mary Katherine and Elizabeth. Also, please continue to pray for Don and Janie...I just cannot begin to imagine the depth of emotions they are feeling. It has really been hard on them. We just are praying and believing...God for good things!

"It's Been A Good Day"

You know some days are just better days than others. Darrin and I just talked about today being a good day! Our Connect Group is super! Seriously, we have some of the greatest friends in our group! It's just enjoyable! Then, what can I say about our service! Our prayer in Connect Group was that Pastor Randy would speak the Word boldly and clearly and that we would worship as never before. It did not take long to see that God was up to something!!! And then tonight, Darrin and I are part of a small group that meets at Bob and Jennifer Foster's and WE LOVE IT! The honesty is refreshing and its just an enjoyable group... and not to mention we get to spend time with Raegan "Baby Cakes" too! She blessed my heart tonight! She is funny and smart and just a joy! And we are getting to see Kayden get such a personality! CUTIE! She is just going with the flow with all these people invading her home.

I don't know about you but I just needed a good day and God provided.

This is a hysterical video of the cutest little boy! We have laughed until tears are streaming down our faces! You feel sorry for him but you can't help but laugh!

I am SOOO Sick of being Sick!

Once again, I am still sick! I have coughed until I feel like my lungs are on the outside of my body... and I still have shopping and things to do before Thursday. Yuck! Friday p.m. we had several friends over for a open house, and I coughed and coughed, but still had a great time! Last night, we had Christmas with Darrin's mom over at Wayne and Val's house...my nephew Carter had me so tickled! He wrote a letter to Santa asking for a dirt bike for Christmas. He received a letter back from Santa this week, which was hilarious! Santa explained to Carter that a dirt bike this year would not be good because the elves had too much to build and how getting a dirt bike would be unfair to Carter's dog Molly, because she would not get to ride with him like she does on the four-wheeler. Well, this letter did not upset him at all. On the contrary, it just "proved" to him that Santa was for real. His reaction:

"Santa must be real or else the post office has camera's set up in our houses."
Hysterical! Only Santa would know about him and Molly riding together, so he has his mind made up!

I am looking forward to a laid back Christmas this week. I urge you to take time and go to Hello, my name is God
devotion blog! This week is all about Jesus!

Christmas at The Holmes'

My den tree!


My dining room tree!


The entry tree!

The kitchen tree!

The door wreath!

I love having our home decorated for Christmas, I love the smell of Christmas trees, I would absolutely LOVE a White Christmas ( I LOVE SNOW!!), I love beautiful wrapped packages to give to family and friends! I LOVE JESUS! who btw is the only reason for this wonderful holiday!

Initially 4 U Ornaments

Dana and I debuted our new business this Thursday and Friday at the Briarwood Christmas Shop and it was so much more than either one of us could ask or imagine of God! We had an incredible time and we sold out of all our ornaments and frames and lots of our letters! We have SO MANY orders to fill! Thank you Lord for blessing this! Here are some pictures of the ornaments and letters! You can go to Initially4U for more information.