The Lost Sea

I have always wanted to go to The Lost Sea but had never gotten the chance until yesterday. I help plan trips for the homeschool group that is through our church so yesterday a small group of us got to go. I know everyone had a good time and I got to see something I had never seen before. It was interesting to me to learn some of the history that is there and how The Lost Sea was very first discovered. We enjoyed it so much that I got some other information on other caves that are in our area. Jonathan and I may plan a trip to some of those places very soon but for now here are a few pictures from our trip to The Lost Sea!

There is some vegetation that grows in the cave due to things that humans bring in on their own bodies and because of what small amount of light that is in the cave these things can grow. Most of what is seen in the cave is moss and ferns. In this picture you can see one of the ferns as well as some of the cave in the background.

Some more pictures of the cave.

The Front Entrance

A New Look!

Sheeezzz!!! How far can one woman get behind with her blog?! Apparently I'm pretty good at it cause I still had PUMPKINS for my background! So where to start? I guess an apology would be a good place for not keeping up with it better. Nothing really new to post, but I do promise to TRY to do better. I do hope y'all will keep coming back to visit from time to time!

God Makes No Mistakes!

My life I give to you oh Lord use me I pray

May I glorify Your precious name in all I do and say

Let me trust You in the valley dark as well as in the light

Knowing You will always lead me

Your will is always right

I know God makes no mistakes

He leads in every path I take

Along the way that’s leading me to home

Though at times my heart would break

There’s a purpose in every change He makes

So that others would see my life and know

That God makes no mistakes

And when some day in heav’n above I see His dear face

May I then be counted faithful as a runner in this race

But now I’m trusting in the Savior to show me the way

In His righteousness He guides me as I seek to please Him day by day

I know God makes no mistakes

He leads in every path I take

Along the way that’s leading me to home

Though at times my heart would break

There’s a purpose in every change He makes

So that others would see my life and know

That God makes no mistakes

God makes no mistakes

This song says much of what has been on my mind lately. I know God has a perfect plan even though we cannot always see and understand what it may be. I just hope that somehow my life will be a light for Him. He is so worthy, and it's not all about us, It's all about HIM and who HE is! The true desire of my heart is to live for the Lord. I am far from perfect and I fail Him everyday, but I desire to be like Him so that like the song says "others would see my life and know that He makes no mistakes."

The Great Outdoors!!

A couple weeks ago we went on a camping trip with Scott, Kristan, and all the boys to Cherokee National Forest! The weather was perfect and it was so beautiful up there. It was nice getting away for a couple days and having fun with family. We got there on Thursday afternoon and we left on Saturday morning. I like camping and it's kinda interesting living like that for a couple days but I don't think I would want to do it for very long periods of time. I'm very much a 'Home Sweet Home' kinda girl!! The first day we kinda just hung around our campsite, played around, and I ate way more than I should have!! What is it about camping that makes you just want to eat ALL the time? Anyway, the second day after breakfast we all loaded up and went farther up in the mountains to see some of the scenery, afterwards we came back for supper and to settle down for the evening. Kristan made a big pot of chili and we sat around the campfire talking, making smores, and having fun! Later that night things got a little interesting when Kristan, and I got scared half to death by some sort of CRITTER that was in the woods!!! Turned out that it was just a bird (we think..?) but, needless to say I wanted to sleep in the car!! Silly I know, but you never really know what is lurking around in the woods after dark! All in all though it was a great trip and I'm very glad we all got to go. It made for some fun family memories!!

Check out this video of our camping trip from September!

A New Recipe

I am ALWAYS on the hunt for a new recipe! I recently came across this one, and thought I'd try it. We LOVED it! :) so If you have an adventurous side and like to try new things then give this a whirl.

Foil-Pack Taco chicken

4 boneless skinless chicken breast

1 pkg. taco seasoning mix

3-4 potatoes, peeled, thinly sliced

1/2 cup salsa

3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese

1/4 cup sour cream (optional)

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Roll chicken in the seasoning mix. Place approx. 1/2 cup of the potatoes on center of each of 4 large sheets of foil; top evenly with chicken, salsa, and cheese.

Bring up foil sides. Double fold top and both ends to seal each packet, leaving room for heat circulation inside. Place on backing sheet.

Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. Remove from oven. Let stand for 5 minutes. Cut slits in foil to release steam before opening. Serve with sour cream.

Makes 4 servings. Tip: To prevent potatoes from sticking to the foil, spray with cooking spray.

Hope you like it. Let me know what ya think! :)

Pie Contest

Before...

During...

After...

Here is the video!

Youth Revival At FBC

Bro. Jonathan, Ms. Kelsey, & Little Hayden Davis

We just finished a youth revival at our church last night. Bro. Jonathan Davis and his family were there with us. Our church loves this family and they are always such a blessing to be around. Thank you to Bro. Jonathan for all the great messages we heard, and a big thank you to all our church for all the hard work and the prayers that you have done to make this week possible. I pray that this revival will continue on in the hearts of our people, and I hope that our young people will continue to seek God's will for their lives.

A few days prior to the start of the revival a deal was made with all of the youth that whoever brought the most visitors would have the opportunity to throw a pie in my husbands face. (He of course pleaded that it NOT be coconut...Due to the fact that he hates anything coconut)!!! We did tell all of our youth that of course it is ok to have a little fun, but this was not the main thing for this revival, and that the most important part was to see lives touched and hopefully changed. As the week continued it was decided that Bro. Jonathan Davis would also be in on this and he too would get a pie in the face! :) He willingly agreed, and so the week continued with a count of who brought the most. The winner was Emily Pallotta, and she was MORE than willing to throw those pies! I got a video and a few pictures of the event. They will be uploaded soon so please come back to see!