Bella

I realized that I have never put any pictures of our sweet, fur baby on here… I’m an awful mother! She really enjoyed the camera.

 

Me and Bella

~Bex

Update

Well this week Kenny and our Pastor, Mike Haley, are out in California for West Coast Bible College’s Leadership Conference. It sounds like they are having a great time and really learning a lot from God’s Word and from other Pastor’s experiences. (and spending time in the coffee shop – Which is named “The Great Awakening” - and eating too much ice cream!)

While they are gone this week I’ve been staying with my Dad off the mountain and just enjoying spending time with family and friends.

 

Dad and I have gone for coffee several times with the Mourers

This is my Snickers Frappe’ – Kenny was only a little jealous when he got this picture :)

 

 

Yesterday Jessica, my sis-in-law, (and Mikaela) kidnapped me for the afternoon!

They went with me to the Social Security Office to get my name officially changed to “Rebecca Gail Godby” YAY!!!!!!

Mikaela likes cheese roll ups from Taco Bell :)

By the way… Have I mention that I cut my hair?

Don’t worry, I did this before Kenny left so he is already aware of how his wifey will look when he comes back :)

Random Pictures

I finally got around to downloading some pictures off of my camera and wanted to share them but each of these activities didn’t seem like they needed their own post so I’m going to combine :)

 

Back when Matt, Missy and Jonathan were here we took Jonathan to the duck pond in Shannon’s convertible mustang. so here is Jonathan and I in the back seat with our all-too-cool hats on. :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our Teens playing outside before a Wednesday Evening Service.

 

Some of them are a little nuts :S wonder where they get that from :S

 

Of coarse I had to include Easter Pictures! We had a wonderful day and it turned out very nice as well.

 

 

 

This is Austin and Mikaela

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes, Kenny and I went Easter egg hunting with Austin and Mikaela.

I have to tattle on Austin… This picture was taken after lunch, the reason he has his hands like that is because he spilt some of his lunch on his shirt and tie. Poor kid.

This is Jessica, Mikaela, Austin and Robbie

 

 

 

 

And last but not least the match-y, match-y couples :)

 

 

Steven and Christina

Kenny and Becky (us)

I hope you all had a wonderful Easter and that you enjoyed my random pictures :) Please, if you think about it, pray for our youth rally and revival services at Emmanuel Baptist Church!

Thankful Thursday – Good Friends & Family

I know one of my first Thankful Thursday’s was about friends and I’ve done one on family before too, but I just couldn’t pass up telling you some more!

On Thursday evenings Kenny usually comes down after work to spend part of his weekend with me and sometimes we get together with Brittney and Stephany, two good friends of mine since grade school! This particular Thursday Stephy had to work late and I was going to be at Emmanuel with Kenny on Friday and Saturday for our Youth Lock-in and an Anniversary Party, so he didn’t come down. But Brittney still came over, poor girl, and I put her to work she volunteered to help address invitations.

I have truly been blessed by all the people who have pitched in to help with Kenny and my wedding!

Mom, Brittney and I sat at our Dining room table and watched “The Inheritance” while we addressed all 175 invitations – I actually don’t know the exact number we addressed but we ordered 175 to make sure we would have plenty.

Thank you Mom and Brittney for all your hard work!

A Little More about Jonathan

I know its been over a week since Missy, Matt and Jonathan were here but I just found some pictures my sister took that I wanted to share.

 

 

 

 

 

I know I’m his Aunt, and that I’m kinda partial…

But isn’t he CUTE!?!?!?

A Week in Review

My sister’s family came down from Canada last week for Missy’s Spring Break. Here is a quick review of the fun we had!

Friday: Matt and Missy and Jonathan arrive! YAY!!!!

Saturday evening: Everyone came over for supper and then we went to my Grandma’s for cards. Everyone includes:

Robbie, Jessica, Austin and Mikaela;

Stephen and Christina;

Matt, Missy and Jonathan;

Dad, Mom and I.

Sunday Morning: Everyone (listed above) came to Emmanuel with me for church. It was really neat to have my whole family together and for them to see where Kenny and I are going to live and work!

Monday: Matt, Missy and Jonathan came to the Barbershop for haircuts :) After work Lisa, the boss of me :) was having a Celebrating Home Party, formerly known as Home Interiors, The girls from the shop surprised me with some money they collected for me to “shop” with for the evening! I bought some nice things I had my eye on in the preview catalog, I’ll blog about that later, and some candles that were on clearance sale to give as gifts at the wedding. Another exciting thing that happened Monday night was that my car sold! Praise the Lord, now begins the serious search for a new vehicle.

Tuesday evening: Jonathan’s Birthday Party!!!!!

This picture is proof that grandkids get away with EVERYTHING! I was never allowed to put my foot on the table! – not jealous.

It took a little while to figure out how to blowout the candles but he made it!

He didn’t have any problems with unwrapping his presents though.

Tuesday and Wednesday: One of the reasons Missy came down over her spring break was so we could find a dress for her to wear for the wedding… we went through at least 6 stores before finding the right dress at David’s Bridal. *sigh* Glad that’s over.

Friday: Shannon was in town for a visit(she got in Thursday afternoon) and Kenny came down from the mountains. We took Missy and Matt’s car to the car wash and then loaded Jonathan into Shannon’s convertible mustang and took off to the duck pond. I thought Jonathan might be scared but he chased all the ducks around and enjoyed watching them eat the bread. – All these pictures are on my Mom’s camera, I’ll have to upload some of those later.

Saturday Morning: We said all of our goodbye’s to Matt, Missy and Jonathan before they left for Canada.

I’d like to say life is back to normal at the Shahan house but I just don’t want to put Jonathan’s toys away yet… sniff, sniff :’( As soon as I get everything put away they’ll be back to stay again. Can’t wait!

Cuteness

My nephew, Jonathan :)

Thankful Thursday

With our wedding just around the corner (113 days, 21 hours, 17 minutes and an odd number of seconds to be exact… but who’s counting right?) and weekly marriage counseling I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about, and praising the Lord for a Godly heritage. But not just for mine, I am EXTREMELY thankful for the family/ heritage I am marrying into!

Today I was reading Mom Godby’s blog: Apple Slices of Our Life, she did a wonderful piece about Grandpa Paul for his birthday and shared a little about his life, salvation and how he continues to walk with the Lord daily and share that walk with others, even the hearing impaired! You can read what she wrote here I promise you will enjoy it! I have to say as I was reading it I thought about the song “I have never lost the wonder of it all!”

I can’t say that I know everything about my future family but I do know that they love the Lord and strive to serve Him with their lives, they also encourage us to do the same. It is a blessing to know that Kenny’s parents and grandparents pray for us on a regular basis.

I stole, borrowed some pictures from their blogs to show everyone what they look like.

 

This is Kenny and Grams Godby, Gramps went on to be with the Lord back in August but I had the opportunity to meet him and Grams at the Godby Family reunion in June.

This is Grandpa and Grandma Paul, Kenny and I got to see them when we went to CO around Christmas.

 

 

 

This is Wally and Sherry Godby at his surprise birthday party in December.

What kind of heritage do you have? Better yet what kind are you leaving behind? The second is what I’ve been asking myself a lot recently… just some food for thought!

My 50th Blog Post

I just thought you all should know that I finally made it to 50 Posts! I am just going to be writing about random things today: Things I’m thankful for, favorite quotes, verses, and random thoughts. I hope you enjoy!

1. This is my Nephew Austin and my niece Mikaela.
2. The number one thing I am thankful for is my salvation but after that it is that I was able to grow up in a godly environment with Parents and Grandparents who encouraged me to serve the Lord with my life.
3. I have always wanted to work with teenagers in some way, I guess its a good thing that God brought me a Youth Pastor to marry.
4.  I dislike working in the church nursery, at the same time, my favorite age group for Sunday School is the 2~3 class. Some people think this is strange.
5.  If its going to be cold it should snow and if its not going to snow it should be 78~80 degrees, is that too much to ask?
6. My two best friends… pondering something important I’m sure!
7. Psalm 57:7 – My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise.
8. I have developed road rage since dating Kenny. Let me explain, southern drivers do things like stopping at yield signs, or pulling into a parking space that is on the opposite side of the road. I never paid attention to these things until Kenny pointed them out. Now I find myself yelling through the windshield at the idiot in front of me!
9. Peach is the best flavor for a sucker or slushy.
10. When Kenny and I first met we didn’t like each other at all! I thought he was hot on himself and he says that I was a spoiled teenager.
11. My Grandparents along with my mom, on the left and my aunt, on the right. It was my Grandparents 60 something wedding anniversary! (I do know the exact amount of years they’ve been married, I just can’t post it because they just don’t want anyone to know how old they are!)
12. Pastor Camp did a series on Ruth several years ago, after he read Ruth 1:17~18 he made the statement that those two verses would make great marriage vows. Ever since then I’ve wanted to say them to the man I was going to marry in my vows to him.
13. Romans 8:39 – Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Jesus Christ our Lord.
14. I love my job as a barber. When Dad had his hot dog stand he would ask people if they could figure out what I did for a living, I don't think anyone ever guessed right.
15. In my job, I run into people from all over the place, Ireland, London, Cuba, New York, Pennsylvania, Florida. Its quite an education!
16. My brother Stephen, I think he’s adopted. 
17. Bowl cuts look cute on little boys but when your 27 with one its not cute anymore. At the same time, Mohawks and mullets never look good on anyone!
18. Why is it we drive on a Parkway and park on a Driveway?
19. I don’t have a favorite color, only favorite patterns – polka~dots and certain plaids.
20. The name of my blog, “Life in the Big City,” is just a sarcastic way of saying that I live in a small town that tries to do big things. Sometimes they succeed: Hot Nights and Cool Rides is one of the largest car shows in the Southeast; however, sometimes they fail: Dairy Goat Festival and Parade…. what is that?!?!?!?
21. Kenny and Austin playing “Twister.”
22. Vanilla scented candles and a rainy day go hand in hand.
23. Random facts, quotes, and corny jokes are the greatest!
24. Esther is my favorite book of the Bible. God’s name is never mentioned but you can see Him working throughout the story. That idea reminds me of unsaved people, they may not have God in their life yet but you can see Him working so don’t give up!
25. “God grant me the serenity to accept the people I can not change, the courage to change the one I can, and the wisdom to know its me.” ~Author unknown, variation of an excerpt from “The Serenity Prayer” by Reinhold Neibuhr

I hope you got some enjoyment out of my ramblings for today. Maybe I’ll have something exciting to post later this week.

Playing in the Snow

In our little area of NC we ended up with about 4-6 inches of snowfall on Monday then Tuesday morning we woke up and found about a quarter of an inch of ice covering everything. Needless to say the whole town has been shut down!

Mom found out that Robbie, my oldest brother, was taking his son, Austin, sledding that afternoon, and since Kenny was down from the mountains for the day it just seemed like a good idea to go with them.

 

     Here is Kenny and his “skiing hat.”

 

 

 

 

This is the two of us getting ready to go down the hill.    

 

 

     Here is Robbie and Austin.

 

 

 

We had some sleds Mom had gotten from a yard sale… as you can see we defiantly got our money out of them!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     This is my Mom, notice her pointed toes? I think she should get kudos for perfect form.

 

And away she goes!