Winter Wonderland Wedding

This year I got to expirence REAL winter-- Never in my life have I been in such cold temperatures. Going from the upper 80s to single digit temperatures was pretty shocking, but I loved it! I loved waking up every morning and looking out the window and seeing everything covered in white and I loved playing in the snow! And I was so glad that I was able to be at Dan and Bethany's wedding. It was so beautiful, and Bethany was the most beautiful Bride I have ever seen!! :)We hooked up a sled behind Andrew's jeep and pulled it around. I didn't try it, but it looked fun and I enjoyed watching everyone go!
The Wissmann's put on their Branson show at the Seward high school one night.

My Hillbilly! :)

It was bitter-sweet, as it was Bethany's last show as a Wissmann!

Friday and Saturday were full of wedding festivities! Decorating, and last minute errands, picking up cakes, taking cakes back, decorating more wedding rehearsal, rehearsal supper. Wake up early to get hair done, wedding picture, then finally the WEDDING and reception. Andrew and I got to serve punch at the reception. It was alot of fun, and I enjoyed getting to meet lots of friends and family-- and the company wasn't half bad either! ;)

Bethany was an absolutely gorgeous bride!!

25 Years Together

Today my parent's celebrate their 25th Wedding Anniversary!

Happy Anniversary, Mom and Dad!!!

We love you!

Branson

I spent the past weekend in Branson, MO with Andrew and his family and some good friends! It was so much fun, and full of wonderful memories! We got to see lots of fun shows and go to Silver Dollar City--and most importantly-- I got to spend LOTS of time with my man!

Hope you don't mind pictures of us-- because that's pretty much all I got pictures of! :)

He took me to the Dixie Stampede on my last night, and we were able to "ride the horse" in the show! It was SO fun! :)

This is the best picture my dinky little pink camera would take of my incredibly good-looking cowboy! :)

Matching Green shirts! :)

The Hilbillies :)

Bryce

Happy 19th Birthday, Brother!!!

I am so thankful for you! I'm so glad that God blessed me with a wonderful brother like you! I love you!!! :)

"The Lord bless you and keep you;

The Lord make His face shine upon you,

and be gracious to you;

The Lord lift up his countenance upon you,

and give you peace."

Numbers 6:24-26

Happy Fall! :)

Fall is here! And that means it's time for pumpkins! :) It's such a happy time of year! Here in Florida we don't get to experience "real" fall weather, our leaves don't change and it doesn't get really cold. But non-the-less, we still get to experience the fun-ness of the Fall season! This week, we took Zariah to the Pumpkin patch. It was the cutest thing. I tried to get some good pictures, but she wouldn't stop staring at the pumpkins! She was fascinated!

Mommy and Zariah

Isn't she the cutest baby ever?!? I love her! :)

He makes me...

.... smile!!! :)

♥

Katie and Andrew

I've found my new hobby! :) While my cousin, Katie, was home this summer she asked me to take some pictures of her and her boyfriend, whose names also happens to be Andrew. (it gets pretty confusing when our family is together and we're talking about our Andrews. We've learned to refer to them as 'Kori's Andrew, Katie's Andrew" or "My Andrew, her Andrew" lol)

Here's a few from our little photoshoot :)

Never gets old...

...no matter how many times I've seen it!!! :)

It has been a full week! I am running on very little sleep, but am surprisingly very energized! I'm guessing I'll crash any time now. :)

Work has been great! There are only 2 more weeks of summer camp left and I am starting to get sad. I am going to miss my kids! God has used them to teach me so much this summer. One thing I've learned is patience. I always thought I was a patient person, but this summer my patience has been test numerous times. I've been told by other co-workers that I have the worst class, when it comes to disrespect and disobedience, and sometimes I have to agree. But God has used those times when I thought I was going to lose it to teach me the importance of having patience! I was reading in 1 Corinthians one morning, and read chapter 13 and was really challenged by what I read. The words "Love is patient, Love is kind..." really stood out to me. I realized that I wasn't being an example to my kids and showing them the unconditional Love of Christ if I couldn't show patience and kindness towards them when they were having "moments."

This week, I was blessed with the opportunity to lead one of the boys in my class to the Lord. It was such an exciting moment. Our Bible lessons this week were great, and talked alot about life after death and how we get to Heaven. We read specific verses straight out of the Bible and the kids had tons of questions. After our Bible time on Wednesday, one boy said "hmmm I think I might try that one day..." I said "try what?" and he answered "asking Jesus into my heart, I think I might do that when I get home." I told him that he didn't have to wait until he got home, he could do it right now if he was ready. His eyes got real big, and said "really?? I can do it right now??" So I told the rest of the kids they could have free play time, and I took him outside and we talked. My boss came and sat with us and she helped answer some more of his questions and then he prayed and asked Jesus to come into his heart. He was so happy, and, of course, I was extremely happy for him, too!

The other exciting part of my week was my little "niece" Zariah was born! Wednesday afternoon, I got a text message from my friend saying "IT'S TIME!" I knew right away what she meant, and ran out to my car and went to the hospital. I waited there with her brother and a couple other friends until she was born. Cell service was not very good, so as we all waited down in the lobby, we got updates from facebook from her dad on what was going on. How crazy is that?!? They have no cell service in the rooms, but have full wifi internet where you can be on your computer right in the delivery room.

She was born August 5th at 9:46 pm. We were able to go up and see her around 10:20 pm. When she finally made her way to my arms she was a mere 45 minutes old. It was amazing. She was so tiny and so precious. I instantly fell in love with her. She is the most beautiful newborn baby I have ever seen. Her name is Zariah (Za-ry-a) which is Hebrew for God's radiance.

She was born 3 weeks early, so she only weighed 5 pounds at 13 ounces. She is so tiny!! :)

Sing to God, sing praise to his name,

extol him who rides on the clouds his name is the Lord

and REJOICE before him.

Psalm 64:4

Nebraska 2009

My family and I were able to spend time in Nebraska this summer over the 4th of July. This was the first time my whole family has been there together for many years. It was great to be able to spend time together as a family!

The 4th of July in Seward is a huge event filled with lots of activity. I don't think we had a moment to rest the whole weekend-- talk about busy!! :) It was lots of fun! Andrew coming home was the cherry on top of a perfect weekend!! 

One of the highlights was the Foundations of Freedom Musical put on by The Wissmann's and their friends and Church family. It was incredible! They did a wonderful job putting it all together. The songs, the story, the costumes... everything was amazing!!

 

The forecast for the weekend was rain, rain, and more rain. God is SO good and He held off the rain during each performance of the Musical. They were able to preform the show both times at the outside bandshell! The day of the 4th was overcast all day, it sprinkled a bit through out the day, which made it cold! I would have never thought I would be cold on the 4th of July, but numerous times through out the day, I found myself wanting a sweatshirt. 

Alaythia and I at the performance of the Musical on the 4th.

I even got to walk in the Parade! :) Dan, Bethany, Andrew and I were recruited (volunteered) to hold the banner and walk in the parade in front of the float for the Musical.

We ended the night by going down to the park to watch the fireworks! 

The rest of the week was spent at the farm, walking beans, playing volleyball in the evening with the Wissmann's and shopping. Andrew had to go back to South Carolina on the 5th. His time home was much too short, but it was SO wonderful that he was able to be around for the weekend. :) My parents and my brother went home on the 6th, and my cousin Katie and I stayed the next week and came back to Florida on the 10th. 

Twice, I was able to get out into the fields and walk the beans. Believe it or not, I kinda find it fun! Maybe that's because soy bean fields and corn are a rare sight for me, or because I haven't done it much... who knows! :) I did come home with some pretty good blisters though! 

Beans forever! :)

I love Nebraska! :)

Short little update...

Well... seeing how I got some anonymous comments wondering where I am I thought I'd post a little something. :) It's not that my life hasn't been exciting lately, because IT HAS!...I just don't really have the time to blog anymore. But, anyways, here's a little update.... 
A very special guy has come into my life... His name is Andrew. I've known him for a long time so he's been in my life for years, but now he's REALLY in it and I couldn't be happier! :) He's AMAZING!!!  ♥ 

AND...since I blogged about Gracyn in my last post... I thought I should update ya'll on her and how she is doing. This video says it all... If you have followed her story at all, or even know the slightest bit about her situation... be prepared to cry. We serve an INCREDIBLE God!!!!!! 

The Lord your God is with you, 
       He is mighty to save. 
       He will take great delight in you, He will quiet you with his love, He will rejoice over you with singing.

Zephaniah 3:17

Prayer Request

Yes, yes, I know, I haven't updated in..... a VERY long time... my apologies. It's not that I haven't had time...I just.. stopped!

BUT lets not dwell on that, because what has brought me back to the blogging world is far more important than the reasons I stopped blogging-- The power of prayer is an amazing thing, so I knew that this would be a great way to spread the news...

--Christmas Eve morning, Gracyn, a little girl that I have babysat for 2 years, was put in the hospital. There is a serious virus attacking her heart and the doctors can't seem to stop it. She most likely needs a heart transplant, but at this time she is not able to receive one. 

She is 9 years old, and is one of the sweetest little girls that I know! For more information on her condition, specific prayer requests and praise reports, check out her website, here. Her parents have been keeping it up to date with recent happenings.

Would you join me in praying for Gracyn and her family!? Her parents are with her in Gainesville at Shands Hospital, and her two brothers, Cole and Brooks are here in Orlando with family. From recent reports it seems as though she is doing much better, but she still has a long way to go! Please, please pray for this sweet little girl!!! 

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday, Daddy!

We love you!