Game Week

Well it's game week. And not just any game week... but FIRST game week! The Lovable Luttrell's have stepped up to the plate to throw the first game week party for the Alabama game!! Though we are a split family, between Alabama and FSU, J has a little more game support and it's pretty much 1 to 80!

Not Only is it game week but it's also my husband's birthday! Needless to say there will be a lot of cooking and baking this week and little mini projects around the house to get it "family" ready!!

I have a new recipe to try for the game... Jalapeno bacon poppers Click here for the recipe. The other half is bound to love these as much as my stuffed mushrooms and buffalo dip, though I wouldn't dare let a game and birthday go by without buffalo dip :)

Cheesecake of course is also in order... just not sure if I'm doing a chocolate cheesecake or strawberry. We shall see.

Also this week I start 3rd and 4th graders at AWANA. Wish me luck, I wanted the cubbies (3 yr. olds), but I'm sure there is a a reason for me moving.. Always a plan. Hope everyone's week is as blessed and busy as mine!

Home sweet OUR home

Ahhh, our home is finally really starting to feel like OUR HOME! We have painted every single wall with what colors we wanted and redone the floors in every room except our master... that's for later :)

It's amazing to see our little hosue turn into, Mr & Mrs' Luttrell's home.
We almost finished all the hardwood floors this weekend. I trim is the last thing, got the nail gun in the trunk. So here is the change from our closing date less than a year ago.

I thought this would be more dramatic.. this isn't even our stuff, but what the house looked like when we first saw it. :)
Painted walls, carpet and padding up, baseboards painted and 1/4 round up.
Padding down
Wood floors, I need a better camera, our wood isn't red :)

Rhinos.. :)

I wanted to share a quick thought before a busy weekend. We are finally doing our hardwood in our home this weekend. The final BIG PROJECT for a while! I'll post later about that :)

For now, some of you may know that my Dad went to Guatamala recently with our church. Mission work is absolutely amazing, I was forutnate enough to go to Mexico a couple of years ago and believe me, it changes your life. I don't believe it's for everyone, but if you ever get the chance to go or have any questions, let's talk. Or I can put you in touch with my Dad. He's been to Czech and Mexico and now Guatamala.

Guatamala was Dad's experience and again I'd be happy to share his stories or let you talk with him, but I want to share what their mission lead explained upon their return. They shared some stories but their message was to tell other people about God. The bible says "Go and tell others about Jesus." Matthew 28:19. Terrall is awesome with words and said "This is God's plan, there is no plan B." I love it and it rings daily since his statement.

Why am I posting this?... I'm getting to it :) Some may find that church is not important, but it really allows experts on the word to break it down for you.

OK FINE STORY TIME:
Terrell led the mission (he did mine as well). He a great speaker. Here is his story.
The Rhino:
The Rhino can gain speeds up to 35 miles per hour. He compared this to a squirrel in the street, maxes out at about 25 MPH. That's fast for a heavy rhino. The catch is, they can only see 35 feet ahead of them. When a rhino charges and runs, he is running by faith, if you will. Can you imagine running at that kind of speed and only seeing 35 feet ahead of you? That's about 2 cars length.
Their motto all week was, run like a Rhino!

A lot is going on in my family's company and we continue to act on faith. Small leaps of faith and large leaps of faith, but every leap is by faith.