Goin Fishin in Cedar Key!!!...

     We spent our Veteran's Day  fishing with Capt. Jimbo, Sarah and Ady Keith.  It was so much fun because we actually each caught a few and got to eat em afterwards. We even had a little Red Root there as you can see in the pic to the left.  Perfectly beautiful day with some fun people. Always great to spend time with other Christians and enjoy God's creation.  Cedar Key was a great place to do it!!
Capt. Jimbo Keith : Saltwater Assassin Fishing Charters 
http://www.FishCedarKey.com/ 

    

Podcast - Nika's Cute Kitties

Nika playing Patty-Cake with her cute kittens :-)

Road Food Combos - Podcast

Traveling just makes us hungry sometimes.  I know everybody has interesting food combos.  I've heard of everything from slim jims and icecream to bacon brownies.  This isn't extreme, so caution is not advised while watching this podcast.  This is just a quick video of Nika eating her favorite combo of slim jims and cheese.  :-)

Indiana Shows - Amy, Guy, Ray, Diamond Rio - Live Photos

Ray Stevens

Diamond Rio

Crabbing Fun....! Podcast Video and Pic

I Give Up...

          Always have loved quotes and I (Nicole) always will!!  I read one today that was very well put: A fool is a self-confident person who thinks they don’t need help from God or anyone else. –Joyce Meyers. 
      Yes, I have totally been a fool before, thinking that I can do everything on my own. Maybe to where I can practice so much that I will be the best, or work so hard at prepping what I say at concerts to where I can win someone to Christ. (Impossible for ME to do either) Or before I gave my life to Christ, even thinking that I could do "good" on my own. Yes I could do "good" on my own for a little while at least, but I couldn't be my "best" ever alone. You probably know this already, but God did create us. So it would only make sense that He is in control and knows whats best and know what direction and things are our "best". But that is a scary thing right? Putting ourselves in someone else's hands all the time? But we can't see Him? I get scared sometimes doing that and then I think, I am so like the Israelites. I used to think how could anyone be that crazy. God is doing all this stuff for them, like giving them food from Heaven, making clouds guide their way like a map, but they still don't put their trust in Him. I can't say anything, I have done the same thing many times. I see God work in my life and then, just forget. Then, think, God what are you doing? Why did you put me here? I believe sometimes we may later know why God put us in certain places and sometimes we will just have to wait till we get to Heaven to know. But that is where the big word "Faith" comes into play. If we never have "Faith", what trust is there for God? If God always lays out everything in front of us, how will we really trust Him and believe that He knows more about life than we do? How can you truly be a Christian without putting your "Faith" in Christ? 
         Putting "Faith" in scary situations is a blessing because that means that the only way that the situation will work out is through God. Then I get to see Him work. -Nicole :)

Appreciate always

Hey, this is Nicole again! I've been thinking... I know "scary" right, ha  (lame joke) Well anyways, Easter has passed but it got me thinking that I make it a point to appreciate Jesus' death more on Easter than anytime of the year. I do that with so much stuff. I really appreciate my mom on Mother's Day and Dad on Father's Day. The list goes on and on. I know I can't be perfect but really being super thankful for a short blast of time is not good enough. Being thankful for Jesus' sacrifice is not by saying Thank you, it is by doing something with what God has given to you and being appreciative of the things you have and even the things you don't have (Makes sense in my head). I have been just struggling with being appreciative to God in everyway, not just reading my Bible, praising God verbally, but I need to work on true trust, faith, thankfulness, appreciativeness. I say all this to say, God has a plan everyday for me and I need to totally be content and thankful no matter what it is and be thankful that he is there for me and has sacrificed more for me than I could ever repay b/c He loves me. He is always ahead of whats going on and always sees the big story, not just the cloudy fuzzy story, I sometimes may see. I will need His help on this!! This is just a quick thought that hit me, that I wanted to share that I was dealing with. I hope you guys can understand my mind clutter!! I really need to get Natalie to organize my thoughts for me ha!! (Funny picture) Thanks love you all!! -Nicole :)