Wednesday, April 18, 2012
New Beginnings
I plan to write some new posts soon on all the new changes in our lives, but for now, I'll post the announcement about our latest addition! Our sweet little bundle of joy!! Selah Kay Harvell....
Monday, November 15, 2010
Slow Down...Enjoying the Time We're Given...
Today I'm sitting at home, enjoying the rain falling outside. Right now I'm just glad that I can sit inside and enjoy it without having to get out in it! It's nice to sit and enjoy for a moment. We have been going pretty hard for the past couple weeks. We moved into our first home about 2 weeks ago, and we have been diligently working to get little projects done! We are so excited to be in our first home, and we absolutely love everything about it! This past weekend we met our surrounding neighbors and everyone is so sweet and generous! We also have a lot of Auburn fans around us...WAR EAGLE!!
I know I say it often and it could be passed off as just something to say, but we truly are SO blessed beyond belief. Feeling blessed, and knowing how blessed we are goes so far beyond material possessions or current financial status...we do have all we need, but more than that...we have the love of our heavenly Father. Knowing that my eternal fate is secure with a God who loves me more than I will ever know is all I need to say that I am blessed. I have been thinking lately, that having that relationship with my heavenly father gives me a more positive outlook, and I can see every little blessing from the Lord a little clearer! I have a precious relationship with my family, and I am blessed to have a few great friends and the Lord has showered me with the amazing love of my wonderful husband! All I want to do is honor my heavenly father by loving like he loves. I want to do his work. I want to see with his eyes...I want to be his hands and feet. Even though I fall short in so many ways, I never want to catch myself giving up the fight. I want to always strive to bless my father's heart and love Him with all of mine. My prayer for every shift I work at Children's is "Father...use me tonight. I want to serve you by serving your children. Father help me to touch the lives of those who need a touch from you. I pray that they see a difference in me...and I pray that the difference they see is You!" Life is short...and growing shorter with each day. I don't want to miss a moment.
I hope everyone is doing well. I'll have to post some pictures of the house when I can get a moment to take some good ones. Today won't be the day...quite yucky out today.
Lots of Love to All!
K & J and Norah too!
I love the words to this song by Josh Wilson! So true of my hearts desire. I refuse to..."Sit around and wait for someone else to do what God has called me to do myself."
I REFUSE
Sometimes I,
I just want to close my eyes
And act like everyone’s alright
When I know they’re not.
This world needs God
But it’s easier to stand and watch.
I could pray a prayer and just move on
Like nothing’s wrong.
But I refuse.
‘Cause I don’t want to live like I don’t care.
I don’t want to say another empty prayer.
Oh, I refuse to
Sit around and wait for someone else
To do what God has called me to do myself.
Oh, I could choose
Not to move but I refuse.
I can hear the least of these
Crying out so desperately,
And I know we are the hands and feet
Of you, oh god.
So, if you say move,
Then it’s time for me to follow through,
And do what I was made to do.
Show them who you are.
‘Cause I don’t want to live like I don’t care.
I don’t want to say another empty prayer.
Oh, I refuse to
Sit around and wait for someone else
To do what God has called me to do myself.
Oh, I could choose
Not to move but I refuse.
To stand and watch
The weary and lost
Cry out for help.
I refuse
To turn my back
And try and act like all is well.
I refuse
To stay unchanged,
To wait another day,
To die to myself.
I refuse
To make one more excuse.
‘Cause I don’t want to live like I don’t care.
I don’t want to say another empty prayer.
Oh, I refuse to
Sit around and wait for someone else
To do what God has called me to do myself.
Oh, I could choose
Not to move but I refuse.
The Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbH0IWZL05s
Here are a couple cute pictures of Miss Norah. She was modeling one of her Christmas outfits! I think she's ready for Christmas!! HeHe! She loves that little skirt! It has bells on it, so I think she loves hearing herself jingle! She doesn't care for the antlers though! HaHa! Enjoy! She makes us smile!
I know I say it often and it could be passed off as just something to say, but we truly are SO blessed beyond belief. Feeling blessed, and knowing how blessed we are goes so far beyond material possessions or current financial status...we do have all we need, but more than that...we have the love of our heavenly Father. Knowing that my eternal fate is secure with a God who loves me more than I will ever know is all I need to say that I am blessed. I have been thinking lately, that having that relationship with my heavenly father gives me a more positive outlook, and I can see every little blessing from the Lord a little clearer! I have a precious relationship with my family, and I am blessed to have a few great friends and the Lord has showered me with the amazing love of my wonderful husband! All I want to do is honor my heavenly father by loving like he loves. I want to do his work. I want to see with his eyes...I want to be his hands and feet. Even though I fall short in so many ways, I never want to catch myself giving up the fight. I want to always strive to bless my father's heart and love Him with all of mine. My prayer for every shift I work at Children's is "Father...use me tonight. I want to serve you by serving your children. Father help me to touch the lives of those who need a touch from you. I pray that they see a difference in me...and I pray that the difference they see is You!" Life is short...and growing shorter with each day. I don't want to miss a moment.
I hope everyone is doing well. I'll have to post some pictures of the house when I can get a moment to take some good ones. Today won't be the day...quite yucky out today.
Lots of Love to All!
K & J and Norah too!
I love the words to this song by Josh Wilson! So true of my hearts desire. I refuse to..."Sit around and wait for someone else to do what God has called me to do myself."
I REFUSE
Sometimes I,
I just want to close my eyes
And act like everyone’s alright
When I know they’re not.
This world needs God
But it’s easier to stand and watch.
I could pray a prayer and just move on
Like nothing’s wrong.
But I refuse.
‘Cause I don’t want to live like I don’t care.
I don’t want to say another empty prayer.
Oh, I refuse to
Sit around and wait for someone else
To do what God has called me to do myself.
Oh, I could choose
Not to move but I refuse.
I can hear the least of these
Crying out so desperately,
And I know we are the hands and feet
Of you, oh god.
So, if you say move,
Then it’s time for me to follow through,
And do what I was made to do.
Show them who you are.
‘Cause I don’t want to live like I don’t care.
I don’t want to say another empty prayer.
Oh, I refuse to
Sit around and wait for someone else
To do what God has called me to do myself.
Oh, I could choose
Not to move but I refuse.
To stand and watch
The weary and lost
Cry out for help.
I refuse
To turn my back
And try and act like all is well.
I refuse
To stay unchanged,
To wait another day,
To die to myself.
I refuse
To make one more excuse.
‘Cause I don’t want to live like I don’t care.
I don’t want to say another empty prayer.
Oh, I refuse to
Sit around and wait for someone else
To do what God has called me to do myself.
Oh, I could choose
Not to move but I refuse.
The Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbH0IWZL05s
Here are a couple cute pictures of Miss Norah. She was modeling one of her Christmas outfits! I think she's ready for Christmas!! HeHe! She loves that little skirt! It has bells on it, so I think she loves hearing herself jingle! She doesn't care for the antlers though! HaHa! Enjoy! She makes us smile!
Monday, October 11, 2010
His Presence, Peace, Love...Amazing.
I have been in such a state of worship lately. It's such a wonderful thing to feel God's presence around you. To feel his peace, feel his presence invade your thoughts to help you see things with different eyes. I felt such a change in my heart lately about my life and the way the Lord has used different situations and circumstances to help shape me and mold me into the woman he wants me to be. I still feel like an unfinished piece, but it's wonderful to know that you are a work in "progress." One that is still moving forward to a goal...to THE goal. It's such a hard concept to grasp at times, but we must constantly remind ourselves that we are not here to simply live and find momentary happiness. We are made for so much more. We are made to be great. We are made to do great things. Things that touch the heart of God and bring him glory and praise. It's been my heart's desire lately to strive to live a life that is true, transparent, trustworthy, honorable....I want to be real. I want people to see my flaws, but I want them to see my heart through those flaws. I want them to see a heart that loves the Lord and longs to impact this world for His kingdom. I want to love his people, I want that love to go beyond what people expect. I want people to see the love of God in me. My prayer is always, "Lord, use me today." I will always fall short, but I pray that I never stop looking ahead and seeking God's face. Life is too short to miss a moment in self-pity, doom and gloom, dwelling on the past, or regretting a moment gone by. Live today in the moment. I speak to myself and I use my own words for encouragement to keep calling on the name of the Lord. He is all we need. There is a lovely song that is sung by Tal and Acacia called "Yahweh." It is so simple and so sweet. I'll post the video for you to enjoy also!
A lot has gone on in the last few weeks of the Harvell's lives. We have experienced joy and sadness within a matter of weeks, and once again, Our Father has been amazing. On September 14th we found out that our offer was accepted on our first home! We are going to be homeowners!! We were thrilled! On that same day, we found out that Jake's grandfather had a stroke and was in the hospital in Decatur. One week and 10 days later Papaw went to be with the Lord. Jake and I were able to be at his side when he took his last breath. We were all at peace and knew it was inevitable that we would have to say good-bye, but no one is ever ready...We shed many tears and fought through much heartache, but throughout it all, we prayed for God's peace and presence to flood over us, and just as he promised, he was there. We have felt such a peace that can only be given by the Prince of Peace.
Jake and I also celebrated our one year anniversary yesterday! We can hardly believe that it's already been a year. It's really been an amazing year. And now, a little short of two weeks after our 1st anniversary we will close on our first home. We feel so incredibly blessed to have been given this opportunity. This house is truly a God given house and we hope to honor him with it in whatever way we can. Jake and I have been given to one another and we know that. We are so thankful for the love we share and we know that we have our Lord and Saviour to thank for that love. We pray for many more years together, and we pray that God will continue to grow us closer to Him and closer to one another.
With Love...
J & K
..:The House:..
::We Love & Miss You Papaw::
.:.One Year Ago...Two Became One.:.
Memories...Oh Memories!!!
Tal and Acacia..."Yahweh"
A lot has gone on in the last few weeks of the Harvell's lives. We have experienced joy and sadness within a matter of weeks, and once again, Our Father has been amazing. On September 14th we found out that our offer was accepted on our first home! We are going to be homeowners!! We were thrilled! On that same day, we found out that Jake's grandfather had a stroke and was in the hospital in Decatur. One week and 10 days later Papaw went to be with the Lord. Jake and I were able to be at his side when he took his last breath. We were all at peace and knew it was inevitable that we would have to say good-bye, but no one is ever ready...We shed many tears and fought through much heartache, but throughout it all, we prayed for God's peace and presence to flood over us, and just as he promised, he was there. We have felt such a peace that can only be given by the Prince of Peace.
Jake and I also celebrated our one year anniversary yesterday! We can hardly believe that it's already been a year. It's really been an amazing year. And now, a little short of two weeks after our 1st anniversary we will close on our first home. We feel so incredibly blessed to have been given this opportunity. This house is truly a God given house and we hope to honor him with it in whatever way we can. Jake and I have been given to one another and we know that. We are so thankful for the love we share and we know that we have our Lord and Saviour to thank for that love. We pray for many more years together, and we pray that God will continue to grow us closer to Him and closer to one another.
With Love...
J & K
..:The House:..
::We Love & Miss You Papaw::
.:.One Year Ago...Two Became One.:.
Memories...Oh Memories!!!
Tal and Acacia..."Yahweh"
Thursday, September 9, 2010
War Eagle!!!
Labor Day weekend ended up being a wonderful weekend for our family. We just spent time at home relaxing and enjoying the beautiful weather. We also made a couple nice purchases for the house! Very Fun! We spent several afternoons out at a local baseball field letting Norah run out some energy! She loved it!! She also sported her Tigers jersey on Saturday for the first opening game for Auburn against Arkansas State! They pulled out a great win and looked great for their first game! We are hoping for a great season this year!! Norah and I are actually sitting at home by ourselves tonight, wishing daddy was here to watch the games. I have been flipping back and forth between the Auburn game and the Vikings game! We hope everyone has a great night and WAR EAGLE & GO VIKINGS!!!
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Life in the Harvell Home...5 Months of Catch Up!
It's been forever since I've taken a minute to sit down and blog about our lives. So I thought I would take a second and write about some of the latest happenings in the Harvell home.
As the summer comes to a close...sad, we can say that we've had a great summer. We had two great trips to the beach with some friends, and to the lake with my side of the family. We spent a great week away in Perdido Key, FL with our sweet friends, Andrew and Leakhena. Andrew's parents were very generous and allowed us to spend the week at their condo, which was so nice! We were very thankful to them for that opportunity. We also enjoyed having Miss Norah with us! It was our first "family" vacation since she became part of our lives. She enjoyed the trip, but she didn't quite know what to think of the waves and sand. We actually learned after about two days that they didn't want pets on the beach to help keep the tracking of the oil down as much as possible. The beaches were pretty covered in oil...some days worse than others. Overall, we really enjoyed our time away soaking up the sun the last few days of the trip. We cooked some great meals and we enjoyed a few good meals at some of the local places too! We had a great time with our sweet friends also!
We had a great time in Tennessee again this summer too! We spent 3 nights at Tims Ford Lake in Winchester, TN. Over the past 6 years or so, this big lake in TN has become a favorite summer stop for our family. It's always fun to get away and enjoy time with family. We had the whole family there, and my brother Kristian brought a buddy of his along who also had a ski boat, so we were able to get extra time on the water. We had a good time relaxing and enjoying precious family time. As time flies by these days, we really enjoy the little moments that we get to spend together. You really begin to see how special those times together really are. We have been so blessed by an Awesome God in this past year, and we just pray for many more sweet moments and memories together.
Jake and I are doing well! We are loving each other more today than yesterday, and we are counting our blessings each day! We will be celebrating our 1 year anniversary in a little over a month now! So hard to believe how fast time has flown by! Big news for Jake...He started back to school this semester!! Woo Hoo!! He's really excited and encouraged to be starting back and and taking another step toward reaching his goal. He hopes to complete these two classes that he has left before finishing his accounting degree online with Athens State University by the end of next year! Yay, Jake!! So proud of you!
I'll post some pictures of us over the past several months. I will say, part of the reason that I have gotten behind on my blogging is because my hard drive in my computer crashed on me, and I lost thousands of pictures. I was pretty devastated by that for a while, and I just couldn't stand that I had lost the documentation of all those memories. We are still waiting to get it looked at to see if they can recover any of them for me. We are waiting to save the money for it right now. Hopefully we'll have good luck with that when the time comes!
We hope everyone is doing well, staying encouraged, and not losing hope! Our hope is secure in our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. Though, all around the world seems to be crumbling in front of us, we have nothing to fear...
"I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death. 21 For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. 22 If I am to go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me." Phil 1:20-22 Another scripture from a recent message at church...
Psalm 131: "My heart is not proud, O LORD, my eyes are not haughty; I do not concern myself with great matters or things too wonderful for me. 2 But I have stilled and quieted my soul; like a weaned child with its mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me. 3 O Israel, put your hope in the LORD both NOW and Forevermore."
Ephesians 6:10-13: "Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. 12For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand."
Just know that we are here for a purpose...to be examples to this dying world that our life is so much more than the life we live here on earth. May God be glorified in all we do, everyday.
With Much Love...In Christ,
J & K
THE BEACH...
THE LAKE...
Random shots of Norah Girl Before & After her haircut!!
Before...
And After...
More posts and pictures to come!!
As the summer comes to a close...sad, we can say that we've had a great summer. We had two great trips to the beach with some friends, and to the lake with my side of the family. We spent a great week away in Perdido Key, FL with our sweet friends, Andrew and Leakhena. Andrew's parents were very generous and allowed us to spend the week at their condo, which was so nice! We were very thankful to them for that opportunity. We also enjoyed having Miss Norah with us! It was our first "family" vacation since she became part of our lives. She enjoyed the trip, but she didn't quite know what to think of the waves and sand. We actually learned after about two days that they didn't want pets on the beach to help keep the tracking of the oil down as much as possible. The beaches were pretty covered in oil...some days worse than others. Overall, we really enjoyed our time away soaking up the sun the last few days of the trip. We cooked some great meals and we enjoyed a few good meals at some of the local places too! We had a great time with our sweet friends also!
We had a great time in Tennessee again this summer too! We spent 3 nights at Tims Ford Lake in Winchester, TN. Over the past 6 years or so, this big lake in TN has become a favorite summer stop for our family. It's always fun to get away and enjoy time with family. We had the whole family there, and my brother Kristian brought a buddy of his along who also had a ski boat, so we were able to get extra time on the water. We had a good time relaxing and enjoying precious family time. As time flies by these days, we really enjoy the little moments that we get to spend together. You really begin to see how special those times together really are. We have been so blessed by an Awesome God in this past year, and we just pray for many more sweet moments and memories together.
Jake and I are doing well! We are loving each other more today than yesterday, and we are counting our blessings each day! We will be celebrating our 1 year anniversary in a little over a month now! So hard to believe how fast time has flown by! Big news for Jake...He started back to school this semester!! Woo Hoo!! He's really excited and encouraged to be starting back and and taking another step toward reaching his goal. He hopes to complete these two classes that he has left before finishing his accounting degree online with Athens State University by the end of next year! Yay, Jake!! So proud of you!
I'll post some pictures of us over the past several months. I will say, part of the reason that I have gotten behind on my blogging is because my hard drive in my computer crashed on me, and I lost thousands of pictures. I was pretty devastated by that for a while, and I just couldn't stand that I had lost the documentation of all those memories. We are still waiting to get it looked at to see if they can recover any of them for me. We are waiting to save the money for it right now. Hopefully we'll have good luck with that when the time comes!
We hope everyone is doing well, staying encouraged, and not losing hope! Our hope is secure in our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. Though, all around the world seems to be crumbling in front of us, we have nothing to fear...
"I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death. 21 For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. 22 If I am to go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me." Phil 1:20-22 Another scripture from a recent message at church...
Psalm 131: "My heart is not proud, O LORD, my eyes are not haughty; I do not concern myself with great matters or things too wonderful for me. 2 But I have stilled and quieted my soul; like a weaned child with its mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me. 3 O Israel, put your hope in the LORD both NOW and Forevermore."
Ephesians 6:10-13: "Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. 12For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand."
Just know that we are here for a purpose...to be examples to this dying world that our life is so much more than the life we live here on earth. May God be glorified in all we do, everyday.
With Much Love...In Christ,
J & K
THE BEACH...
THE LAKE...
Random shots of Norah Girl Before & After her haircut!!
Before...
And After...
More posts and pictures to come!!
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