OK!!!! So, no more waiting until I have time to make my blog all cool with picutres and all that like the rest of my cool friends! I have decided to lay the perfectionist trap aside and just blog away, pictures, or not!
Well, since my last post was in August, a lot has gone on. My birthday was September 8th. I am 28 now. Only 2 more years to 30! YIKES! I remember my Dad's 30th birthday party. How weird is that? September 28th marked 9 years Jeremiah and I had been together. That is amazing! I never knew what God had in store! What a blessed, challenging, and more rewarding than I dreamed, 9 years! I love my husband!
October, well, we went on a lovely vacation to Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Jeremiah and I went down on Tuesday, then Josh, Jeremiah's brother, Holly, Josh's wife, Jourdan, our niece, and Camden came down late Wednesday night. We had a GREAT time! It was a much needed and overdue vacation! We stayed in this wonderful cottage on a little lake and we were only about 5 minutes from downtown. We made lots of memories, and will definitely go back! "I said a beef hot link!" (Inside joke!)
October 31st was our first Halloween without "the Storm." For those who don't know, we lost our 11-year-old niece, Stormie, on July 18th to an accident in the pool. She was much loved and greatly missed! God is good and He sustains us. I know He is very close to us during this time with the holiday season fast approaching.
November is shaping up to be fantastic!! We have had AMAZING weather and the trees are so beautiful with the leaves turning and wind blowing. I always look forward to the familiar sights, sounds, and smells and especially tastes of the holidays! :)
Things are moving right along with our new building coming up super fast! If you haven't done so, check out www.peopleschurch.tv. Our new 44,000 square foot facility will be done in no time! I am sooo pumped up about what God is doing at PC!!!! I can't wait to have more room for our kids. We are jam packed in there! How exciting!!!! Thanks to all of our amazing volunteers who make it happen every week! We could NOT do it without our great team!!
Well, I will keep you posted much better now. If I happen to be able to attach a picture here and there, it will just be a special treat!
Have a great week!

Numero Uno

So, this is new to me...I have become a blog reader, so I guess this is the next step? I don't know how regular I will keep up with this, but we'll see. My hope is that family and friends that I'm not able to keep in touch with as often as I would like will be able to stay current on what's going on with us. Again, we'll see...

So, MandiLand80? (The 80 is the year I was born.) Well, it started in jr. high one summer at camp. I don't know how it came to me, most likely divine inspiration :)! I was talking with some friends and somehow it came up about how happy I was, or something along those lines. I just kind of said, "Everyday's a holiday in Mandi Land!" Then it just kind of stuck. I even came up with an introduction complete with an imaginary sign and sparkles. I know, but give me a break, I was in 8th grade! Anyway, not very exciting, or mature, but I try not to take myself too seriously. There are enough things in life to make a big deal about. My blog name is not one of them!! :) Besides, it shows how creative and exciting I am! I only had to go back to 8th grade to find something to use!