Christmas @ Grandma Ilene's House

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Christmas has come & gone

Happy late BIRTHDAY JESUS & Blake!
Christmas here on Dalton Ave was good. I was woke up Christmas morning by Blake giving me a wet willie. I thought he was out of the stage that wants to get up early to see what Santa has brought. I guess he's not ha! On Christmas we exchange presents as a family that morning and then go to my Nana's for lunch and do Christmas there. Nana prepared a great meal...I'm still full! Christmas night we went to the movies to see Marley & Me. I don't think I've ever been to the movies when there was so many people there. The theater was packed out there wasn't an empty seat.

Today I almost burned the house down. YIKES I know... Blake and I were at Walmart and mom called. She said I needed to pick up some odor eliminator b/c she had just put out a fire and the house smelt like smoke. I had left a candle going and it had caught on fire. It didn't mess anything up..luckily Mom caught it in time. It did set the fire detectors off and smoked up the house. Man I'm glad mom was there!

Tis was the night before Christmas.....

Christmas has snuck up on me this year. I can't believe it is already here. Last night Steven came up. We had dinner with our friends Candace,Byrum,Janna and Brian. Today we took it easy and exchanged gifts. Then he had to head back to Gardendale :(

I have been sneezing today....I'm afraid I'm trying to get sick. YIKES!!!

Happy Birthday tomorrow Blake~

Happy 50th Birthday Yesterday DADDY!!!!

Yesterday was my Dad's 50th Birthday. Last night we had a surprise party for him at the Best Western. It was very informal but it was nice for everyone to come and celebrate with Dad. I can't believe he's FIFTY!

Look at my beautiful flowers Steven gave me. I stopped by Gardendale on my way home from Auburn this past week and he surprised me with beautiful red roses. He's pretty much GREAT!!!

New baby cousins!

Congratulations Amanda & Glenn! My cousin Amanda had two beautiful babies Riley Ray & Ella Sally on December 15th.

Dr. Hodel @ CBS

Two weeks ago we had a special treat at CBS. Dr. Hodel a professor at Auburn University and Lakeview member which has been battling with cancer this year, came to teach us. He memorized the whole book of Galatians and he recited it all from memory to us. It was incredible! He blessed my heart and I think if you have time to watch his videos on YouTube you will be blessed as well. Who AM I?





I just put two of his clips up but there are seven in all I believe on YouTube. The first is the beginning of his lecture and the second one is the sixth video.

Stylin w/ my RED fingernails!

So let me just tell you about my craziness. Last night I went over to Gardendale for Christways (the church Steven works at)Christmas production. I thought it would be a nice break during my finals to go enjoy excellent Christmas music and spend time with Steven so I did. Oh my goodness the Christmas production was fabulous...they sounded AMAZING!!!! There music ministry has it going on. After the production Steven took me to P.F. Changs. It was grand! This morning I got to worship at Christway again. After church I headed back to the burn. Didn't want to come back :( I got back and my friend Tim and I went to Home Depot. He put lattice around my porch( it was Stonegate protocol). So the nice person he is...He spent his Sunday afternoon putting lattice around my porch.

So to the craziness....I'M STRESSED!!!! About a lot of things...but it doesn't make it any better that I can't eat or sleep. Yes my sleeping is all JACKED UP!!!

I'm finally in the Christmas spirit. Time to hang the mistletoe :)

I'm half way there

This morning I finished my third final..so that means I have three more to go. I'm half way there. When I thought about being half way done...I thought about the song Living on a Prayer by Bon Jovi. Auburn's band plays this song at the football games...so I thought I would give you a taste of Bon Jovi---old school!!!

We're half way there - Livin' on a prayer

Take my hand and we'll make it
I swear - livin' on a prayer.

My brain is about to explode and I'm not even half way through finals...........YIKES!!!

This morning I took my first final...which went very well. Happy to report I made an A in that class...YAY!!!! I have spent all day studying for my public speaking test at 8:00 in the morning. After my test in the morning I get to come home and start studying for my test on Friday morning at 8:00. Then I have the weekend and then three more finals on Monday and Tuesday. I'M READY FOR FINALS TO BE OVER WITH....

I'm getting Blake this book..ha!

Finals are quickly approaching

I'm back in Auburn for yet another long and busy week. My finals start this Wednesday and don't end till the following Tuesday. I will be very happy when this semester ends. So this weekend was good. I finally got my removable retainer on Friday and my teeth have been extremely sore all weekend. Friday night Steven came to Rainsville. We watched Blake play ball. They lost :( On Saturday we were really lazy and watched the SEC championship game. What about them gators?? Today I finished most of my support letters for Focus so they should be in the mail within the next couple of days.

This past week I went back and re-read the book Boy Meets Girl by Joshua Harris. I read it for the first time this Spring when I was single and so I wanted to go back and re-read it now that I'm in a relationship. It is a great read. " Boy Meets Girl is an honest, romantic, and refreshingly biblical look at relationships. It's about dating with a purpose. About friendship plus possibility. About romance chaperoned by wisdom." I definitely recommend it. If your single I also recommend I Kissed Dating Goodbye which is also by Joshua Harris.

GRACE GRACE----Wonderful GRACE

The Lord has been teaching me so much these past couple of weeks. Tonight I got some news and all I could do was just rejoice in the Lords perfect GRACE.

Grace-being given something you don't deserve.

As a believer I have had grace shine upon me more times than I can count. Today I was just reminded once again of His grace. Almost two years ago the Lord by His grace and love delivered me from a situation. Today I rejoice in Him b/c the news I heard today could have easily been about me as well. I can not thank Him enough for having His protective loving gracious hand on me.

Since that situation almost two years ago I've fell in love with a man I call MY Savior-Father-Protector-Identity-Provider-Lover-Sustainer. He has worked in my heart and changed my heart to love things that He loves. My outlook on life, people, relationships, my future, and eternity has changed. You may say Destinee sounds like you have it figured out...NO WAY I'm still a sinner I still struggle, I still fall; but now I have a true genuine relationship with my Lord. I cannot boast enough in the cross and what He has done in my life.

"I thank you Lord for on February 15, 2007 you spared your sweet grace on my life. I rejoice in YOU!"

Happy 1st day of December.

Here lately I have been having tons of WHO AM I? moments. Man do I serve an AmaZING God! I know you probably get tired of me saying that...but it's true and I can honestly not say it enough. I boast totally in the Cross!!

Can you believe it's already December? So yes my morning has been great so far. I have one more class and then I'm headed home to hopefully take a nap. I didn't sleep well last night :( This morning I talked to my mother and she said that Blake was out of school today because it snowed? CrazY-NOT FAIR!!

Yesterday I did not want to come back to Auburn. My break felt so short. The first part of the break was busy and jammed full. Allie and Alex's wedding was beautiful! I got to spend a couple of days in Mobile with Steven at the beginning of the week and it was lots of fun. I had the pleasure of meeting several of his friends which was fun and entertaining. Then the second part of the break I spent it at home and I was a total bum. I was very lazy didn't do much but sleep alot. It was much needed rest though. Lets not even discuss the poor excuse of an Iron Bowl.

Well this blog is kind of random...on well! I hope to post some pictures soon of the wedding.