The Reynolds Nation

I hope anyone who is reading this today has or had already made plans to vote. No excuses! No excuses!!! Make the time to vote...it is our right and our privilege and our requirement! I took time this morning to vote...took my mom to the doctor for her check-up...went to vote on the way home...then came home to my dear husband schooling our kids (he just jumps in where he is needed). He headed out to vote before he went to work. So with two jobs, one sick mother, five kids, three schooling at home...we still had time to vote!!! How about you?

I must admit that I hate the time change...when you fall back. I have been up since five o'clock this morning...waiting for the night to be over. So, I came downstairs at ten to six, so why not post on the blog. Last night was Matt's cousin Laura's wedding. We have been waiting for the date for months. Bryn was chosen to be a bridesmaid, so we were excited for her. The kids had a wonderful time...we took them all. It was a family wedding, so they got to enjoy themselves. All of their cousins were there..I am posting pictures..sorry they aren't in order...I put them in wrong and I am too tired to correct it. Here are the cousins dancing. Bryn and Caleb are swinging..with Carson and Esther boogieing down... I snapped this one of Caleb...he looked so handsome! Here are the dynamic duo...William and Carson. Carson is his cousin from Texas. They were born on the same day, a half an hour from each other (William is the older and wiser one, lol). They get along so well...lau...

Well, it is the 31st of October...my favorite month of the year is over! Now, on to the holidays and the excitement of the new year. What a year it has been. So, here is my list this week of what I am thankful for. 1. First of all, my new niece born just seven hours ago...Abigail Paige Reynolds. Going up to see her tonight...I pray for this new seed...may she know and serve the Lord forever. 2. For Pastor Debbie Lloyd...she went right to my heart this week and ministered to me what I needed to hear. She was right on and turned me to the right path...faith within tragedy! 3. So thankful that we have been free for two years from our last fellowship. God pulled us out of there...and now we have become totally different people. Not only do we have a greater view of the body of Christ and what God has for all of us as a whole, but we have softened and changed and see God in a greater light. 4. Thankful for all our friends and family who have been praying for us and calling to see if we have...

"For even if the fig tree doesn't blossom, and no fruit in on the vines, even if the olive tree fails to produce, and the fields yeild no food at all, even if the sheep vanish from the sheep pen, and there are no cows in the stalls; still, I will rejoice in God, I will take joy in the God of my salvation. For God is my strength! He makes me swift and sure-footed as a deep and enables me to stride over my high places." Habakkuk 3:17-19 Here is my heart...no matter what comes my way, I will still serve the Lord and nothing will stop me!!! I am posting a picture of sweet Callie, age 10...We will miss you!

When I woke up this morning my house was nice and toasty...no heat or air conditioning on. When I stepped outside to let Mia out...a rush of cold air came breaking through. Now, that is my kind of morning! I wait for a day like this all summer long. I don't have much to say...still in a state of numbness and letting the Lord wash me with his love. Continue to pray for us. *I am posting another picture of William. Matt sent him in the corner for misbehaving one night and he decided to pass out instead. When he is ready to sleep, he is ready!

As you can expect this week has been full! We have been working with our insurance company and getting estimates for the debris removal. Once again God is in the midst of everything. We still ask for your prayers...we know we have been surrounded by them...from friends, family and our church family! Sorry about the list delay this week. My mom had another surgery yesterday and I was in Daytona taking care of her. So, onto my list. 1. I am so thankful for my husband who has become a greater man of God...he has softened so much, but at the same time has become the man of this household. 2. I am thankful for a great surgery yesterday. My mom's knee is healing, she can now bend it and will soon be walking in a few weeks! 3. I am so thankful for my beautiful children that God has bestowed upon us. No words could describe my feelings for them. 4. For our church family who has prayed for us, blessed us and stepped in when we thought we didn't need anything but we did! 5. ...

I think that the title explains everything. It has been a sad time here at my house since Sunday night. We were winding down that night...the kids were eating popsicles, I was lounging on the couch talking to my dad on the phone, and Matt was picking up...when he noticed a fog rolling in on our property. I saw him go to the window several times, wondering why it looked so different outside. When he went outside he started screaming...the detached garage was completely engulfed in flames. He ran outside and I followed...there was nothing we could do. It was all closed up and the wind was whipping the flames around. My mother lost her three last dogs that night...I had just put them in the garage for the night...we are so devastated. We evacuated the kids out of the house...running along the pasture fence, because we didn't know if the fire was going to spread. Thank goodness we had such a wet summer! All I remember is handing my baby to the neighbor as her boyfriend ran to...