Happy Early Birthday Mya!!!!!!

Mya was born on Feb. 8, 2007. We celebrated early because Jenny, Tommy, and Mya are here for the weekend. More pics to come.

1-25-08

Well we had a good trip to Sanford and Durham. Mon. night we had dinner with
Rob, Jeanell, William, and Mathew. We had a good time visiting with them. Rob
showed Sandra and I around the farm. They have hogs and cows. One of the hogs just
had babies. One of them was a runt and they had to bring it into the house and feed it themselves. It’s name is Pinky. Now it has become the family pet. It tries to get into the house through the dog gate in the back door. It also plays with the neighbors dog.

We went Tues. to see Trish, Nathan, and Gwyneth. Trish really look good. She is doing a lot better. We then went to Cindy’s appointment for her follow up for her surgery. Everything went well and they told her she could do whatever she felt she could do.

We then went to visit with Gwyneth. All three of us got to go in and see her. Words can’t express the feelings that we all felt as we just admired the miracle that she is. We all felt as if we could just stay there all day and watch her. It was the same feeling you get when you stand on the beach or on top of a mountain and watch a beautiful sunrise or sunset, you just can’t take your eyes off of it. We all felt privileged to be a witness to what God has done with this little girl.

Sunday 1-20-08

Today was a great day!! We woke up this morning to a little bit of snow! It didn't last long and it didn't stick but whenever it snows on the Outer Banks it's a celebration. You can see just a little bit on the trampoline. We had a great day at church today too. Rick shared a message on the Sanctity of Human Life. He used a lot of material from the story of his new grand-daughter. It was a real "hanky blowing time". Here is a Psalm that I like. It reminds me of my advice to Lauren's boy friend and my son-in-law: Work hard and never lie.
Psalm 15: 1 LORD, who can dwell in Your tent? Who can live on Your holy mountain?
2 The one who lives honestly, practices righteousness, and acknowledges the truth in his heart 3 who does not slander with his tongue, who does not harm his friend or discredit his neighbor, 4 who despises the one rejected by the LORD, but honors those who fear the LORD, who keeps his word whatever the cost, 5 who does not lend his money at interest or take a bribe against the innocent the one who does these things will never be moved.

Happy Birthday to Lauren!!!!

Last night and today we celebrated Lauren's birthday! She turned 19 today. Last night we went to the Jolly Roger restaurant. Lauren got her favorite, Seafood Lasagna (are we seeing a theme here). Lauren was born on Inauguration Day. We got to watch the Inauguration of George Bush just after she was born in the hospital room. It was a special day! I was never able to be in the delivery room with the first two girls.

His Beauty!!

It is great to live on the Outer Banks!! This was the view from the place I was working the other day.

Jan. 17 2008

Well it's been a while since I have posted anything. We all have been busy keeping up with Nathan, Trish, and Gwyneth. http://www.cfhusband.blogspot.com/ Sandra, Cindy and I will be going up to see them on Tues. It is amazing to see the number of people who are involved with their story.

We will also be going to see our friends Rob and Jeanelle. They live in Sanford, NC. They have a farm with some animals. Rob raises hogs. Check back next week for some sweet pictures.

With Rick (our lead pastor http://www.beachpreach.com/) traveling back and forth to Durham, I have been trying to put together a message just in case he is not there on Sunday. It will be on Love vs Hate. One of the verses I have been chewing on for some time is:

I Peter 4:8 Above all keep your love for one another fervent, because love covers a multitude of sins.

After I share it with the church I will post it. I can't do it until after I preach it, some may stay at home that Sunday!!

Cindy is doing better. She got the wound vac taken off yesterday. Now she doesn't have to carry that bag with the pump any more. Thanks for all of your prayers!! We are not sure when she can go back to work yet. She will probably find that out next week.

Lauren will turn 19 Sunday, Jan. 20. Send her a birthday greeting at lelee@liberty.edu They got snow today at LU so they canceled classes.

Faith, Hope, Love Tom

One last note: Sandra makes the best Lasagna around. Some of Jenny's college friends used to call it Mama Lee's Lasagna. They used to ask for an invitation over so they could have a home made meal when they were working on the OBX for the summer. They would ask for the world famous Lasagna. We had some last week and I got a picture with my new camera.

Happy New Years!!

Well it has been quiet around the house the last few days. Amy, Lauren, and Rich left to go to Winterfest in Lynchburg, VA on Sunday morning. Sandra, Cindy and I are just hanging out here at home for New Years Eve. We are missing all of our friends that we usually party with on New Years Eve. Sandra and I went to see "I Am Legend" earlier but it wasn't one of the greatest movies we have ever seen.
Sandra and I would like to ask everyone to pray for Nathan and Trish. Trish is in the hospital and is not well. You can read her story at: http://www.cfhusband.blogspot.com/ Rick, Steve, Burnie, and I are going to Durham tomorrow to lay hands on and pray for her. (James 5:14 (New International Version)(NIV) 14 Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.)
Cindy is getting better. She has been out a few times since getting home from the hospital. She even went outside to sit on the porch for a while the other day and she got caught in the rain.
We hope everyone has a great New Years Day.

Sweet!!!

Hey everyone, Hope you are having a great Christmas Day!! We had a great service last night at church. It was the first Christmas Eve service in our new building. We were almost filled to capacity. There were about 240 people there to celebrate the Lord's Supper. We sang some traditional Christmas hymns too. Thanks to Rachelle and Bonnie for leading us in the singing. This morning Rich's dad Dickey came over for breakfast and gift exchange. Sandra worked hard and made an amazing breakfast.

Oh Yeah!! I open my special gift this morning. It was a Canon XTi camera. Rich tried to fake my out and make me believe it was a surf board. I'm really stoked that everyone went together and got me this camera. Now I can put some more pictures on our blog site. I'll update everyone in a little while with how our day goes. We are supposed to go over to Dickey's house and play some pool on his new pool table.