{guy style} etsy favorites

we celebrated my awesome Hubs birthday last weekend, so in honor of my good lookin man ~ here is an  guy style post...enjoy!

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                                              i got this bag for Ben last year for his birthday...

 this custom fingerprint wedding band...hmm...maybe for our 15th anniversary.

last, but definitely not least;   the newest release of the Violet Burning!!

i bought this for Ben...and well...it's **AWESOME**

this 3 disc CD is by far, the best Violet Burning yet.

in honor of my best friend for life; you're the best lookin, stylish guy i know! i love you with my entire heart!

{Fathers Day 2012}

My children have an awesome father! The man I married 14 yrs ago, the man I fell in love with in high school, the man i've had six beautiful children with, leaves me speechless.

Ben loves these kiddos with a deep, indescribable love! His hearts desire is that they hear the Holy Spirit throughout their life. In spite of trial, in spite of pain; to know the deep, deep favor of their Heavenly Father. 

                                                      
             the truth that they bring such pleasure to their Father. they are always loved by Him.

  

To say my life is better with you by my side would be an understatement! You're the best thing that's happened to me here on earth.   Happy Father's Day ~ you are SO loved!

{blessings} an update

Sweet Pea is growing so fast! {sniff }She's been trying to sit up, she's very interested in becoming mobile. She pushes herself up onto her knees, then slightly propelling herself forward as she flops onto her belly. Baby food is now a part of our daily routine along with the mess accompanying it!

And she loves having her brothers entertain her, and is quite vocal when they don't keep up to the task.

Thank you to those of you who have been thinking and praying for Ben. I apologize this update has taken me a while to get posted. After Ben saw an amazing heart specialist at Vanderbilt, it was determined that his symptoms are related to lung restriction.

We are thankful that his heart defect is not causing any problems; and continue to pray for complete healing!

Ben has begun chiropractic care as well. This is all very new to our family and we are learning a great deal about how structural health can be related to our physical health. 

Again, thank you for your thoughts and prayers!

It's so easy to get caught up in life and overlook the treasure we're surrounded by; the blessings we have.

 I don't want to take a single day for granted!

                     

concrete counter tops {inside our home}

As I mentioned in my last post, our family lives in a builder style home, which means we have a basic kitchen.

While our home truly is completely functional, it lacks the style that Ben and I long for our home to have.

For the past year or so, Ben has been designing a plan to remodel the kitchen, which often can be a huge financial investment! Thankfully, I'm blessed to be married to a sub contractor!

In addition to a farm sink, one of the things I've been longing for were concrete counter tops.

Ben spent a bit of time researching techniques, sealing options, etc... and the turn out is amazing! 

I mean, "WOW!!" 

 

              

They are absolutely gorgeous!

Every day when I walk into this beautiful kitchen, I am not only reminded of how incredibly talented my

Hubby is, but the great investment and love he literally poured into creating a home for our family!