"Easter Sunday"

   

Beginning today my mornings

are yours;

Beginning today my evenings

and dreams -

my gift to you is my life.

This picture was taken by Bonnie Staudt

'Lenten Prayer'

"Lord Jesus, our Savior,

let us now come to you:

Our hearts are cold;

Lord, warm them with your selfless love.

Our hearts are sinful;

cleanse them with your precious blood.

Our hearts are weak;

strengthen them with your joyous Spirit.

Our hearts are empty;

fill them with your divine presence.

Lord Jesus, our hearts are yours;

possess them always and only for yourself."

Prayer of Augustine

   

"Christening Zelie Marie"

      

"There is one body and one Spirit - just as you

were called to one hope when you were called -

one Lord, one faith, one baptism,

one God and Father of all,

who is over all and through all

and in all."

Ephesians 4:4-6

Dear Zelie,

We pray that God our Father will

always be your all in all...may you always

feel the guidance of His Holy Spirit in your life.

Remember that we will forever 

love you as high as the sky!

Love,

gigi and jabo

Zelie was baptized on November 7, 2015

by Father Patrick Egan

at Sacred Heart Catholic Church

in Cullman, Alabama

Daniel and Amy Whatley are your Godparents

"The Fruits of God"

Enjoy the fruits of the earth

that God has provided us this day!

Clay

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The plum is a fruit of this earth

as God has created it,

just like He has created us in His image.

This fruit represents 

each and every one of His children.

How He has planted a seed in each of us.

At the center of our hearts,

the center of our very being of our soul,

is God and His love for us.

No matter what turmoils our hearts

may feel, what we may experience in our lifetimes,

He is there.

He is our stone to lean on, to know that true

unconditional love lives within our own hearts

as He has instilled it within us the moment 

He created us.

He will never leave us.

I love all of you and hope you may feel 

His peace and love this day!

Michelle

   

Blessings in the Sand

 

'Lord, surround our family...

Be our Strength and Refuge'

Amen.

William James Staudt

Billy

As Bobby described him:

"He was ten feet tall and bullet proof..."

"Monday's Child is Fair of Face"

Zelie Marie Whatley

Welcome to Zelie, our newest little bundle!

She is the eighth 'grand-blessing' added 

to our family and she evens the score...

four granddaughters and four grandsons! 

She is the twenty-seventh great-grandchild for 

Nanny and Papa!

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Zelie, may God guide and guard
you now and always!
<3gigi and jabo