When Jesse proposed to Meghan they had just recently gotten a puppy. When he asked her to marry him the puppy came out with the ring on its collar! We thought that it would be great to incorporate it in with the photos.
Friday, July 24, 2009
Meghan and Jesse are Getting Married
We were so excited when Meghan contacted us to do their engagement photos and photograph their big day in October. They weren't sure where they wanted their photos done, except they did not want the beach. If you aren't fans of the beach, why have your photos there? So we talked and agreed that a park would be perfect. We actually took them to the same park that we had our engagement photos done 5 years ago...memories!
When Jesse proposed to Meghan they had just recently gotten a puppy. When he asked her to marry him the puppy came out with the ring on its collar! We thought that it would be great to incorporate it in with the photos.
When Jesse proposed to Meghan they had just recently gotten a puppy. When he asked her to marry him the puppy came out with the ring on its collar! We thought that it would be great to incorporate it in with the photos.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
An early Wordless Wednesday
Yes...my little man was swinging by himself and not strapped in...daddy's? What would we do without them? :-)
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
So Behind...
in my postings! Things have been incredibly busy and crazy lately so I haven't blogged about any of it. So here are a few quick catch up items of note:
- Luke started walking! :-) He has decided he prefers to do it more in the afternoon and evening...which isn't so bad b/c he's been tiring himself out more.
- I am receiving my Professional Contract with the County! another YAY! As of May 26th it will be official.
- I am moving classrooms. This isn't too bad since I will no longer have a room that leaks. In fact it is one of the brand new 12 rooms that were built through out the year.
- I was able to visit FBC of Fernandina on Monday night and hear Tony Nolan preach for their revival. It was awesome!
- While at the church we ran into my daddy's old boss. It was great seeing him again and hearing all of the wonderful things about daddy...especially that everyone at the mill misses him still and it's so different now without him.
- I will be working an extra few days this summer with our school. We have a stipend coming from our Title 1 funds that enable us to work a little bit more in the summer getting curriculum aligned and working on the school improvement plan.
- Another group of our students at church will be graduating. Not quite as big of a group as last year, but I am still going to miss them being involved with us. But excited about the new group coming up.
- Oh yeah...Luke is allergic to strawberries! Found this out during spring break but realized I never blogged about it. Keep them away from him...it is not a pretty sight to see. (I'll post pictures later.)
I'm sure I'll have more coming up soon!
Love ya!
Thursday, April 30, 2009
My hubby!
This month marks a lot of milestones in our lives. It was in May of 2006 that Jeff graduated from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville KY. It was May of 2007 that Jeff was brought on as the full time student minister at Gray Gables. It was May of 2007 that Jeff was ordained. It was also May of 2007 that we found out we were expanding our family. I'm starting to think that May might be a good luck month for us...or just God's perfect timing...yeah I'll go with that one!
This photo was taken at Jeff's graduation ceremony in KY.
This photo was taken at Jeff's graduation ceremony in KY.Wednesday, April 22, 2009
I am giving away...
a free 31 gift for anyone who books and holds a 31 gifts party in the month of May or June. My team is hosting a booking blitz that ends Thursday evening. If you are interested please contact me before 5 PM b/c I will be doing a party that evening. You can even just leave me a comment below and I'll get back with you VERY soon.
Now some of you may not realize it but 31 Gifts have now started a kid line called 31kid and in June will start a teen/tween line called Direction. The new kids line has diaper bags, bibs, aprons and all sorts of super cute stuff! Check it out at my site www.mythirtyone.com/5287
May Customer Special Spend at least $20 (retail) and buy one of these four popular Julie Totes for just $10! (That’s an amazing $16 off the regular retail price.) Choose from: Brown with Burgundy Stripe, Animal Print, Black Floral Dot, or Pink with Julie Stripe Liner. (Perfect for carrying your bible and Sunday School lessons or paper work from your job.)
May Hostess Special: Earn rewards NOW and LATER! Hostess will earn the rewards as seen on pg 3 of the catalog but will also receive rew ards later when our new Direction catalog (teens and tweens) comes out in June!
For instance: Host a $350 party now in the month of May and get $20 in free products from our new teen line Direction in June! And the rewards keep adding up! If you have a $550 party then you will earn $40 free dollars and if you have an $850 party then you get $60 free dollars to use in June with the new catalog line.
Now some of you may not realize it but 31 Gifts have now started a kid line called 31kid and in June will start a teen/tween line called Direction. The new kids line has diaper bags, bibs, aprons and all sorts of super cute stuff! Check it out at my site www.mythirtyone.com/5287
May Customer Special Spend at least $20 (retail) and buy one of these four popular Julie Totes for just $10! (That’s an amazing $16 off the regular retail price.) Choose from: Brown with Burgundy Stripe, Animal Print, Black Floral Dot, or Pink with Julie Stripe Liner. (Perfect for carrying your bible and Sunday School lessons or paper work from your job.)
May Hostess Special: Earn rewards NOW and LATER! Hostess will earn the rewards as seen on pg 3 of the catalog but will also receive rew ards later when our new Direction catalog (teens and tweens) comes out in June!
For instance: Host a $350 party now in the month of May and get $20 in free products from our new teen line Direction in June! And the rewards keep adding up! If you have a $550 party then you will earn $40 free dollars and if you have an $850 party then you get $60 free dollars to use in June with the new catalog line.
Monday, April 20, 2009
and baby makes 3...
On Saturday we had the great opportunity to shoot a maternity session for James and Sarah. We had a great time with them and they enjoyed getting to see and play with Luke as well. Little Ethan is very lucky that God chose James and Sarah to be his parents. God Bless ya'll!
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Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Expect the Unexpected
I have always believed that you are put in certain situations for a reason. I also believe that you are taken out of situations for a reason. Thus, I also believe about people being in your life for a reason, season or lifetime. I believe that when we are first put in a new situation that maybe we can't see the reasoning behind it, but eventually God shows us.
I received an e-mail from someone in my past from when I lived in Virginia. It was from a guy that I dated for a long time and it was not a pretty break up. We "found" each other again on Facebook through mutual friends. He is married with a little boy who was born three months after we had Luke. Anyways. We hadn't talked in at least 3 years. I thought that we were way past the break up by that point since we were both married in 2005. I know I was. (reason, season, lifetime kind of thing). We've had very little common conversation on facebook: you have a beautiful family! How's your mom and dad doing? That kind of conversation. But today I got a full message from him. He mentioned to begin with that this was possibly going to be looked at as stupid or silly but to just let him say it. He spoke of how after we broke up (8 years ago) that I had said I always belonged in Florida. He went on to say about how angry and upset that had made him and that he had held on to that for so long. He wanted to let me know that he was working on finding "the plank in his own eye" and that he needed to apologize for holding on to that anger and for being upset about it. I almost fell out of my chair when I read it. But I guess that I also owe him an explanation about what I meant by the fact that "I always belonged in Florida."
I believe that we moved to Virginia for a reason. There was purpose behind meeting all of the wonderful friends that I have from there. There is also purpose behind the relationship that I had with him while I was there. But all in all, none of those things were meant to be a lifetime event. Those were seasons. I met those people, had that relationship, and lived there for only a season and then God said it was time to move on to my lifetime. By saying that "I always belonged in Florida" was not meant to be hurtful...but looking back it was the truth. I have an amazing husband that I found here in Florida. I gave birth to a beautiful baby boy here in Florida. I spent the last 8 years being close to my father here in Florida. I have a home, a great job and a wonderful church family here in Florida.
While yes, I believe that I belonged in Florida, I don't regret being in Virginia. What God has "put us through" or "brought us out of" is what makes us who we are today. So I feel very blessed that I was in that season because if not...I wouldn't be in my lifetime now.
I received an e-mail from someone in my past from when I lived in Virginia. It was from a guy that I dated for a long time and it was not a pretty break up. We "found" each other again on Facebook through mutual friends. He is married with a little boy who was born three months after we had Luke. Anyways. We hadn't talked in at least 3 years. I thought that we were way past the break up by that point since we were both married in 2005. I know I was. (reason, season, lifetime kind of thing). We've had very little common conversation on facebook: you have a beautiful family! How's your mom and dad doing? That kind of conversation. But today I got a full message from him. He mentioned to begin with that this was possibly going to be looked at as stupid or silly but to just let him say it. He spoke of how after we broke up (8 years ago) that I had said I always belonged in Florida. He went on to say about how angry and upset that had made him and that he had held on to that for so long. He wanted to let me know that he was working on finding "the plank in his own eye" and that he needed to apologize for holding on to that anger and for being upset about it. I almost fell out of my chair when I read it. But I guess that I also owe him an explanation about what I meant by the fact that "I always belonged in Florida."
I believe that we moved to Virginia for a reason. There was purpose behind meeting all of the wonderful friends that I have from there. There is also purpose behind the relationship that I had with him while I was there. But all in all, none of those things were meant to be a lifetime event. Those were seasons. I met those people, had that relationship, and lived there for only a season and then God said it was time to move on to my lifetime. By saying that "I always belonged in Florida" was not meant to be hurtful...but looking back it was the truth. I have an amazing husband that I found here in Florida. I gave birth to a beautiful baby boy here in Florida. I spent the last 8 years being close to my father here in Florida. I have a home, a great job and a wonderful church family here in Florida.
While yes, I believe that I belonged in Florida, I don't regret being in Virginia. What God has "put us through" or "brought us out of" is what makes us who we are today. So I feel very blessed that I was in that season because if not...I wouldn't be in my lifetime now.
Friday, March 20, 2009
Could this be...
the longest week in history? Oh, wait, no that might have been the week leading up to our wedding! But seriously I really don't know how much longer the week could've gotten.
We had Stanford 10 testing this week for all 1st and 2nd graders in the county. Two weeks ago the state decided to spring a surprise on all of the teachers: instead of the usual two days of testing, we're gonna change it to 4 days of testing! :) Ok seriously?! Oh and there was more: we're going to add a whole new section and days worth of testing! WHAT?! Ok, ok...breathe...it's all good. And you know what? It was! I am very proud of my kids. I had a couple that did the typical add when they should've subtracted...but what do you expect when you are taking a test that all you have in front of you are answers and the teacher is only allowed to read the question 1 time?! (Not kidding here...really wish I was)
Anyways...Jeff has spent a lot of time up at Shand's this week as we had church family dealing with death. We haven't gotten to spend too much time together which is why we are having a date tonight...a REAL going out to dinner, do something, got a baby sitter date! YAY!
One week from today momma will be closing on her house in Callahan and will be only a few steps away from my front door. We really are happy about this as we are still mourning the loss of daddy and grandma...and anyone who has gone through something like this knows what some of the best medicine is: a baby! and Luke will be available for plenty of play dates with his Gammy.
Meanwhile business is picking up with the photography company. We're getting ready to announce a great deal for sittings. It'll be good on senior sessions, family portraits, etc. Loving the new equipment we've been getting and am getting ready to order a shootsac (can't wait...got it picked out and everything!). Super excited that we have a wedding coming up in 2 weeks to shoot. It's going to be a great opportunity to try new things and to scratch the itch I've had since Charlene's wedding, with all of my mental notes I took. (Not stealing ideas from ya'll Chris and Ros...I promise! :-) just an over active mind at work!)
Until later...
Love ya!
We had Stanford 10 testing this week for all 1st and 2nd graders in the county. Two weeks ago the state decided to spring a surprise on all of the teachers: instead of the usual two days of testing, we're gonna change it to 4 days of testing! :) Ok seriously?! Oh and there was more: we're going to add a whole new section and days worth of testing! WHAT?! Ok, ok...breathe...it's all good. And you know what? It was! I am very proud of my kids. I had a couple that did the typical add when they should've subtracted...but what do you expect when you are taking a test that all you have in front of you are answers and the teacher is only allowed to read the question 1 time?! (Not kidding here...really wish I was)
Anyways...Jeff has spent a lot of time up at Shand's this week as we had church family dealing with death. We haven't gotten to spend too much time together which is why we are having a date tonight...a REAL going out to dinner, do something, got a baby sitter date! YAY!
One week from today momma will be closing on her house in Callahan and will be only a few steps away from my front door. We really are happy about this as we are still mourning the loss of daddy and grandma...and anyone who has gone through something like this knows what some of the best medicine is: a baby! and Luke will be available for plenty of play dates with his Gammy.
Meanwhile business is picking up with the photography company. We're getting ready to announce a great deal for sittings. It'll be good on senior sessions, family portraits, etc. Loving the new equipment we've been getting and am getting ready to order a shootsac (can't wait...got it picked out and everything!). Super excited that we have a wedding coming up in 2 weeks to shoot. It's going to be a great opportunity to try new things and to scratch the itch I've had since Charlene's wedding, with all of my mental notes I took. (Not stealing ideas from ya'll Chris and Ros...I promise! :-) just an over active mind at work!)
Until later...
Love ya!
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Friday, March 13, 2009
Praise the Lord!
He has yet again answered prayers.
A close friend of mine at work, who is a breast cancer survivor, had to have tests ran on Tuesday for a growth on her back. She went back to the doctor today to get the results. We have all been very nervous because of her past history with cancer... But God has shown himself again. She just has a mass of fluid! We've been praying for her at church, especially in the youth group...and I am so thankful for those prayers and the answer that God has given.
Praise Him!
Love ya!
A close friend of mine at work, who is a breast cancer survivor, had to have tests ran on Tuesday for a growth on her back. She went back to the doctor today to get the results. We have all been very nervous because of her past history with cancer... But God has shown himself again. She just has a mass of fluid! We've been praying for her at church, especially in the youth group...and I am so thankful for those prayers and the answer that God has given.
Praise Him!
Love ya!
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Exciting News!!
Well...to me it is anyway!
My mom is going to be closing on her house in Callahan on March 27th! I can't believe how quickly it has gone up and how fast time has passed.
Some people have said "your mom is going to live across the street?!" I realize that might be hard for some people...but I believe it's going to be the best to help all of us through what has happened. We all live our own lives without interruption from each other.
Anyways...I'm really excited and I know that it is going to truly be a blessing in the long run. And there will be a baby sitter just a few steps away. :)
Love ya!
My mom is going to be closing on her house in Callahan on March 27th! I can't believe how quickly it has gone up and how fast time has passed.
Some people have said "your mom is going to live across the street?!" I realize that might be hard for some people...but I believe it's going to be the best to help all of us through what has happened. We all live our own lives without interruption from each other.
Anyways...I'm really excited and I know that it is going to truly be a blessing in the long run. And there will be a baby sitter just a few steps away. :)
Love ya!
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
4 Things
4 jobs I've had:
1. Student Assistant at FCCJ
2. Weight Loss Consultant
3. Teacher
4. Mommy and Wife
4 movies watched over and over:
1. Steel Magnolias
2. Veggie Tales
3. Diary of a Mad Black Woman
4. 13 Going on 30
4 places I've lived:
1. Jacksonville FL
2. Callahan, FL
3. Chester, VA
4. Jacksonville and Callahan again.
4shows I watch:
1. Friends
2. Grey's Anatomy
3. One Tree Hill
4. American Idol
4 places I've been:
1. Jamaica
2. New York
3. Virgin Islands
4. Cozumel Mexico
4people who e-mail me regularly:
1. My director Kim from 31 Gifts
2. Use to be my grandma til she passed.
3. Mom
4. Jeff
4favorite things to eat:
1. Mexican Food
2. Five Guy's Hamburgers
3. mom's chili
4. popcorn
4places I'd rather be:
1. in my bed snuggled up watching a movie
2. in the mountains
3. on a cruise
4. and any place with jeff and luke
4things I look forward to this year:
1. Growing in my relationship with jeff, luke and Christ
2. Continuing to grow both of our businesses
3. Rose's Wedding
4. Our trip to Orlando with Brandon and MacKenzie
4people to tag:
1. Rosalind
2. Melody
3. Shauna
4. Goldie
1. Student Assistant at FCCJ
2. Weight Loss Consultant
3. Teacher
4. Mommy and Wife
4 movies watched over and over:
1. Steel Magnolias
2. Veggie Tales
3. Diary of a Mad Black Woman
4. 13 Going on 30
4 places I've lived:
1. Jacksonville FL
2. Callahan, FL
3. Chester, VA
4. Jacksonville and Callahan again.
4shows I watch:
1. Friends
2. Grey's Anatomy
3. One Tree Hill
4. American Idol
4 places I've been:
1. Jamaica
2. New York
3. Virgin Islands
4. Cozumel Mexico
4people who e-mail me regularly:
1. My director Kim from 31 Gifts
2. Use to be my grandma til she passed.
3. Mom
4. Jeff
4favorite things to eat:
1. Mexican Food
2. Five Guy's Hamburgers
3. mom's chili
4. popcorn
4places I'd rather be:
1. in my bed snuggled up watching a movie
2. in the mountains
3. on a cruise
4. and any place with jeff and luke
4things I look forward to this year:
1. Growing in my relationship with jeff, luke and Christ
2. Continuing to grow both of our businesses
3. Rose's Wedding
4. Our trip to Orlando with Brandon and MacKenzie
4people to tag:
1. Rosalind
2. Melody
3. Shauna
4. Goldie
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
We're All Tourists
This was in a book that I happened to look at today. It was just a book that had all these little sayings in it...nothing that would constitute the book as being religious or spiritual but it caused me to think that way a little and thus...this blog.
In the grand scheme of what we call life that's what we are: ALL Tourists. This world is just a place for us to visit for a short amount of time and then we return (hopefully if you know Christ) to the One who created us. In no way can I say that the last four months have been easy for me...but in no way can I say that it's the most difficult thing I will ever face in my life. Something I've learned is that you have no idea what the next five minutes hold, let alone the next day. If the last four months is the worse I will experience then Praise God! But if not, then in the end of it let me say Praise God! We come into this world knowing nothing and still in all honesty, leave it not knowing much more than when we started...this world is not our home. My home is with Christ. Christ allowed me to come to this world, be born to David and Pat Willwerth, grow up with a loving family, get an education, marry a fabulous husband, and have a beautiful baby...but in the grand scheme of God's Plan...this isn't it. God is allowing me to spend my days here with a loving family, educating little ones for their future, teaching students, and seeing my son grow on a daily basis... But it boils down to the fact that I am just a tourist here. My home is with Him. It has taken me these past four months to begin seeing that...and I'm still not as close as I want to be in understanding it.
I am going to enjoy the opporunity that God is giving me to look around and "take it all in" (so to speak, not literally). But I want to be reminded that in the end...He is my home.
In the grand scheme of what we call life that's what we are: ALL Tourists. This world is just a place for us to visit for a short amount of time and then we return (hopefully if you know Christ) to the One who created us. In no way can I say that the last four months have been easy for me...but in no way can I say that it's the most difficult thing I will ever face in my life. Something I've learned is that you have no idea what the next five minutes hold, let alone the next day. If the last four months is the worse I will experience then Praise God! But if not, then in the end of it let me say Praise God! We come into this world knowing nothing and still in all honesty, leave it not knowing much more than when we started...this world is not our home. My home is with Christ. Christ allowed me to come to this world, be born to David and Pat Willwerth, grow up with a loving family, get an education, marry a fabulous husband, and have a beautiful baby...but in the grand scheme of God's Plan...this isn't it. God is allowing me to spend my days here with a loving family, educating little ones for their future, teaching students, and seeing my son grow on a daily basis... But it boils down to the fact that I am just a tourist here. My home is with Him. It has taken me these past four months to begin seeing that...and I'm still not as close as I want to be in understanding it.
I am going to enjoy the opporunity that God is giving me to look around and "take it all in" (so to speak, not literally). But I want to be reminded that in the end...He is my home.
Friday, February 20, 2009
Gone...
Just a real quick note...grandma passed away early this morning around 2 AM...please be in prayer for our family.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Can I handle this???
This is a question that I have been asking myself since about 11:40 AM yesterday (Monday). My vice principal, Amber, came in to my classroom and said "Your husband is on the phone. There has been a family emergency." First thoughts: mom's been in a wreck, something's happened to Luke. (I knew it wasn't Jeff since he was the one on the phone.) I answer the phone with a "what's happened!?" and Jeff tells me that my grandma has had a stroke and is being taken by ambulance to the hospital. I hang up and begin freaking out trying to figure out what to do. Amber told me to go and be with my family. Se we get to the hospital and she's in the emergency room having tests ran. When I go back to see her you could look at her face and tell it had been a stroke. The side of her face is very droopy and her words were slurred. When we got there this morning she was worse than yesterday...she can't speak at all right now. She's having trouble breathing. A test was ran to see if she'd had another stroke during the night...but we don't know anything yet. This is my moms mom...the one that I grew up living next to until we moved to VA. I can't go through this again... The past four years around this time something bad has happened...one year my poppa was in a horrific car accident, Luke had MRSA, and now grandma...We can't keep going through this...I know that God is taking care of it all...but that doesn't stop our earthly pain.
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