Izabelle's baptism..

yesterday. Her and {7} other children were baptized yesterday..Isn't that {awesome}!?! There was one little boy that was waiting for the return of his father from Iraq..to be baptized; well SFC K. Sprinkles is now HOME; safe & sound..Praise God! His little boys dream came true..what a beautiful Christmas blessing.
Rich attended church with us yesterday..to be there for Izabelle{Izabelle's father chose not to be there..please pray for him}; The welcoming committee brought Rich a fresh loaf of sourdough bread and welcomed him..said they were glad to see him..he thought that was neat.
For those of you that know the issues with my husband & church..well there was a break-thru yesterday..let me tell ya..God is working with this man that I love so very, very much..He was singing! during service and reading the Bible..past the point where the preacher was using for reference..during offering..he asked me if I had any singles..I said no..then I pulled out a $??.00 bill and handed it to Izabelle{She likes to put the money in the plate}..he said just wait until next time..I said no..this is my money/allowance..I can give it if I choose..he whispered in my ear & said I will give the money back to you tomorrow.
After church..we had lunch at our local MJ Dairy Queen..it was yummy!!! We had a great window seat where we watched Christmas tree shoppers across the street hunting for the perfect tree..FUN!
After we got home..Rich mentioned how much he enjoyed the service today..that was music to my ears..he said that he likes the way our preacher explains things..I said I know..he is a teacher not a preacher..and that I could listen to him for hours..Rich says that he looks forward to when our car lot is open so he can attend with us more often..whew!!!!!! chills up the spine..Thank you, Jesus!

Rich just called {2:44pm}..he called me to tell me that he won a GMAC contest..I said: What does that mean?..he said: it means that I just won $500.00! I couldn't stop crying..he said: Hello are you there?..I said: yes..he said: what are you doing?..I said: I am crying..he said: I know, isn't this amazing! Thank you, thank you again, Lord!

We took this last night..the family Christmas photo for 2006..yep; this will be in our Christmas cards this year..love, love that automatic timer thingy on my new Rebel!