Farewell Omaha...bye, bye SNOW, FOG, COLD!

Well, its time to head back to Texas!! Yay! No more snow and cold, cold weather but I am sad because we are going to miss our family. Today, we are having a brunch with Tara & Bret. Tara & Bret are our niece and nephew. They are getting married in July! Cannot wait for this! They are super busy so this was the first time we were able to visit with them during our trip. As you can see, we had a great time catching up and taking pictures. I forgot to mention, Bailey, he is the true King of Casa Oberembt, not Terry. Whatever Bailey, wants, Bailey gets. Bailey almost made me want to get a dog, maybe in a few months or so.....! Our visit was way too short but we had a wonderful time and are already looking forward to our next trip. Tara, remember, if you need me to handle any wedding issues, holla at me, I have got your back!! We love you guys!! Again, we thank our heavenly Father for allowing us this time with our family and friends!

Omaha - Day 2......COLD and FOGGY

William and I went to pick up little Lula Carlisle so we could take her to lunch and visit with her. William's sisters, Barbara(left) and Etta(right) joined us for a time of fellowship and fun. We had such a great time laughing together. Lula was so happy we were able to share her birthday with her. After we spent our time with our mom and sisters, William and I headed back to Casa Oberembt to take a nap! After all there is no SUN out and it is gloomy, what a great time for a nap. Later that evening, Julie prepared a birthday & anniversary dinner for us. We celebrated William's birthday (2/8) and our wedding anniversary (2/2) with a yummy chocolate cake! As you can see on the pics, William really enjoyed his cake and his birthday song! We had a wonderful evening hanging out with our family! We love you T & J!! Oh, boy, what a short trip, we have to head back on tomorrow so we can be back on Sunday for church. We are thankful to God for blessing us with wonderful friends and family. God is so good, our angel goes with us wherever we go. What does Omaha day 3 have in store for the Carlisles??

Omaha here we come....

William and I left for Omaha on 1/21 to go and celebrate his mom's 80th birthday and to visit family and friends! What a blessing to live to be 80! We had thought we would drive but the blizzard (SNOW!) Omaha had in the recent weeks forced us to take our favorite carrier, Southwest Airlines to Omaha! We arrived safely and the adventure began! SNOW! SNOW! SNOW! and on top of that NO SUN but lots of fog.....please! please! I want to go back to Texas!! From the moment Prince Will's godparents, Julie and Terry picked us up from the airport it was a non-stop, action packed, fun filled weekend. Did I say there was SNOW! Terry and Julie's backyard had snow as tall as me! (Oh, yeah, I can hear you smart ones, saying tall as you, that is not saying much! ) Our first day there was spent just catching up with our dear friends. We talked and talked and ate great food, just hung out and had an awesome fellowship! Did I mention there was SNOW and it was COLD, oh, yeah, even Julie and Terry tried to freeze us out of their house! HA! HA! More to come on Day 2 in Omaha.....

Thank you God for safe travels and for continuing to bless us everyday!

Happy New Year 2010!

William and I are looking forward to the many blessings God has in store for our family, for our health, our home, our finances and for this wonderful ministry He has blessed us with! We are filled with joy and are excited about what 2010 has in store for us. We pray that each of you have a blessed and prosperous New Year! We love you all! Let's make 2010 a great one!

Happy 1st Birthday William!

Today, we celebrated our angels 1st birthday. It was a day filled with many, many thoughts of him. Some sad thoughts, some happy thoughts, just alot of reminiscing about him. We laughed, we cried and most importantly, we thanked God for our time with His son. He was a gift, actually, he is a gift that keeps giving to all who know him everyday. We celebrated his birth at his graveside (I thank God daily that His earthly body is resting in a place full of our families heritage!), we released 12 balloons and prayed. His godmommie Servanie came down to share in this time with us. She said to me, "Lil Will does not want you to be sad all the time, it is OK to be happy and get back to normal." I definitely know, William wants us to be joyous and always remember what his obedience to our Father has taught us. Somedays, I am just sad! But, it is getting easier as the days go by. So today, Father we thank you for allowing us to parent Your son. We shall never take for granted the most precious gift of Prince William, yes! He is no longer Lil Will to us, he is William, our forever guardian angel. We love him and know he is resting in your arms. Amen.

The Messenger

I am still in awe of the beautiful portrait our dear friends Melinda and Jason Guerrero had made for us for Christmas! It is absolutely breathtaking. The best part about the painting is the story behind it. Melinda asked me for mine and William's favorite picture of Lil Will, so of course, we sent the one where he is pointing his little finger!( Preach! Teach! Spread God's word, my angel!) Melinda took the picture to an artist to have him paint just the picture of Lil Will. The associate told Melinda that she didn't think the artist would be able to paint just a picture of him on the size canvas she selected. When Melinda and Jason went to pick it up, she was not happy with the final product because it wasn't what she had requested and she didn't think we would like it. WE LOVE IT! The artist told her he painted it this way because Lil Will was an angel now, free of tubes (now what no one else knew was when I told William, Mel and J wanted a pic of Lil Will, he said I wonder what they are doing, whatever it is I hope they don't put the trach tube on there!) WOW! and he titled the painting, "The Messenger." When Melinda and Jason asked him why he titled the painting, The Messenger. He simply said, "Look at that finger!" How awesome is our God?! He ministered to this artist as he painted a portrait of Lil Will. The artist didn't know Lil Will or us or our story. What a blessing! There are not enough words for us to thank Melinda and Jason for this most special gift. We will cherish it forever! We love you guys!!

P. S. The last picture is the actual picture the artist used to create the painting!

A night out.....

Tonight it was nice to get dressed up and go out and have a good time! It was a great Christmas party shared with family (Tam & Den) and friends with lotsa of laughter, great food & drinks and some good ole fashion dancing! Happy Holidays to everyone!