Plan of Salvation

God loves you!
John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life."

You are a sinner.
Romans 3:23 "for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God"

You are now dead in sin.
Romans 6:23 "For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord."

Christ died for YOU.
Romans 5:6-8 "For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. For one will hardly die for a righteous man; though perhaps for the good man someone would dare even to die. But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us."

You can be saved by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
Acts 16:30-31 "and after he brought them out, he said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" And they said, '"Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you shall be saved, you and your household."

You can be saved and KNOW it.
1 John 5:10-13 "The one who believes in the Son of God has the witness in himself; the one who does not believe God has made Him a liar, because he has not believed in the witness that God has borne concerning His Son. And the witness is this, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. He who has the Son has the life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have the life. These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, in order that you may know that you have eternal life."


You are now a child of God and you are to obey Him.
Acts 5:29 "But Peter and the apostles answered and said, " We must obey God rather than men."

I was born into this world October 27, 1977 but I was born in Christ when my daddy prayed with me beside my bed in 1988 and I accepted Jesus into my heart. My life began then and will be forevermore. At that moment I began my journey to learn the meaning of life... Every day you get up and perform your daily activities and EVERY DAY God is working around us. You can either join Him and walk closer or you can get caught up in your daily activities and walk farther away. And Jesus said to them, "Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men." Mark 1:17 This is why we are here. God's children have the light we know what we are suppose to do, the question is are we doing it? Am I doing it?

The tie dye extravaganza

Ellie loves to come up with themes for birthdays and this year she has decided to invite her classmates to a tie dying frenzy on Saturday. Here is the itinerary...when the guests arrive they will immediately be escorted to the tie dying station to make their tshirts, next they can make their way to the picture taking area where I have tie dyed an old sheet that will be the backdrop for silly pictures, they will also be able to swim, play, and socialize, then they will enjoy tie dyed cupcakes and rainbow sherbet ice cream along with a candy buffet with an assortment of sweet and sour, sugary goodness. This is our vision for the perfect party, anyway. I'm not sure that a bunch of 9 year old kids will cooperate but no matter what I'm sure they will have fun. I am absolutely positive that I will be exhausted. We are already starting to brainstorm next years party ideas but that is TOP SECRET information at this time.

lolly pop song

The kids just love this song. I saved it to my ipod and we have fun singing and dancing along. Eli just sings the word lollipop over and over. I just wanted to share one of the top ten on the potts family music charts.

Aldi's Accident Report

So,whenever I go anywhere with the kids I never know what's in store. We leave our mark wherever we go and today was no different. I have to go pick up a couple of things at Aldi's so that Brandon can have dinner for tonight, no big deal. I get my bags and my quarter for the cart and we cross the parking lot. We always looks like a mother hen and her chicks the kids even line up in order of size. Anyway Eli announces he has to go potty and Ethan chimes in that he needs to go No. 2. It's always No. 2 for Ethan. So automatically my quick stop turns into a longer one. We manage to get everyone in the restroom, Eli takes care of business and Ethan is of course going to take a little longer. I go out to check on Ellie who is right outside the door and the next thing I know Ethan is following behind with his pants still around his ankles. I push him back in the restroom and get him dressed and I prepare to gather up my few items. Eli wants to push the basket and Ethan and Ellie are irritating eachother. I have gotten most everything and I turn to grab something out of "my grocer's freezer". Then in an instant I hear a crash, a gasp, and a scream. I turn to find my basket tumped over with things rolling across the aisle and Eli is underneath the groceries and the basket. A woman is already lifting the basket up and hovering over him. She looks up at me and assures me she is a nurse and just wants to check him over. No broken ribs, cuts, or bruises but he does begin to develop a huge goose egg of a knot on the back of his head. The Aldi's employees swarm around me asking me questions and I'm promising that I will not sue. One lady grabs a bag of frozen peas and places it on Eli's head. At this moment I just want to check out and leave or better yet leave the groceries on the floor and just escape to my van and head home. An Aldi's employee insists that I fill out an accident report and asks me exactly what happened. I finally get to check out but not without people coming up to us asking if everything is okay. Eli is fine and it turns out Brandon had already eaten so it was not necessary for me to run to the store after all. FYI: the above pic says 2007 but it was actually 2010

Just Another Morning

Well, Ellie is off to school. She rides with Ms. Kim (Kimbo) to school every morning and I take Ava while her mom teaches sixth graders all day. Eli has been up for a while and Ethan has not graced us with his presence yet, not sure how he will handle getting up for kindergarten this coming school year. Ava is now down for her morning nap just a little earlier than her usual 9 a.m. nap time. Wait a minute... what's that I hear... snoring muffled by a green and blue froggy blanket. How did I get this lucky? Eli has fallen asleep. Does this mean I have a moment for some peace and quiet? I could hurry up and fix me a bubble bath, or I could straighten up the kitchen, maybe fold some clothes, nah! I think I will just relax in my big yellow, flowered chair and listen to the quiet. I'm watching the breeze ruffle the branches of the trees and the sunshine peeking through little peepholes and I am reminded of something I read this morning... "Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; Let the sea roar, and all it contains; Let the field exult, and all that is in it. Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy Before the Lord, for He is coming; For He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness, And the peoples in His faithfulness." Psalms 96:11-13 Next time you have a moment to enjoy sitting outdoors and the wind begins to blow and the trees wave their arms, the leaves rustle and the birds sing, realize that you are witnessing nature as they worship their Maker, your Maker, because He is victorious.

We had an action packed t-ball game tonight. Ethan made a great dirt pile while playing short stop. He and his buddy Wade had a nice conversation about whatever 4 and 5 year old boys talk about and then threw some dirt at eachother while the other team was at bat. However, there were some plays made. Ethan grounded a couple of balls and made a couple of good hits. Boo Boo and Pop were there to cheer him on and so were Mrs. Ambere and Mr. Andrew. Thanks to grandparents and good friends we had a great cheering section for #7. I provided a short video of Ethan in action, so enjoy.

My First Blog

This is my first blog!! I have thought about doing something like this for a while but didn't know where to begin. So, special thanks to my friend Amanda, who is an experienced blogger, for getting me started. This will be a great way for my friends and family to keep up with the adventures of our daily lives. Believe me when you have 3 children plus a husband, who is a child at heart, everything from going potty to family vacations is an adventure.
On a deeper note, I added Isaiah 28:16 to the title right now ( I'm sure verses will change as God works in our lives ) because Jesus Christ is the precious cornerstone of our family. Brandon and I have a goal to build on this foundation together with God as our center. We are going to cherish the time we have with our children and I pray God will bless our home. We want our children to love the Lord with all their heart, mind, soul, and strength and we look forward to watching God use the lives of my beautiful daughter and my two handsome young men. Friends and family that follow this blog please join me in praying this for my children.
Okay, well lets begin the journey. Stay tuned for what happens next...