Christie Jarvis’ Blog

Every year, our church has a HUGE Palm Sunday Celebration.  There is always a special children’s service.  This year, they did “Sunday School Musical” based on High School Musical.  The kids LOVED it! There were over 325 in the K-6th grade area alone! We “hid” 35,000 eggs in the field, had moon bounces, face painting, snow cones, hot dogs and more.

In my Sunday School class (5th & 6th grade girls), there were 30!  Here is a picture of some of the girls during our lesson time.

This is our children’s pastor, Troy Powell, way up above the Easter eggs to give the GO for the kids to start collecting their candy filled eggs.

Here are pictures of my youngest son and my cousin who filled their baskets quickly!

It was a wonderful day! It is always a blessing to see happy children.  I can’t see what is in store for next year! God uses this awesome day of ministry to reach SOOO many families through the fun activities for the children.  I feel honored to be a part of the children’s ministry team at Raleigh Assembly!

William and I went to the Junior Auxiliary of Covington-Tipton County Charity Ball Saturday Night.  The JA raises money to help the children of Tipton County and the Charity Ball is our biggest fundraiser. I really love being a part of JA!

It was nice to dress up and go out with my honey for awhile.  Here is a picture of us all dressed up I am sorry that it is so small…it was taken with my mobile.

Our dog, Angel, LOVES to play with the basketball.  She will chase it all over the house and yard.  Today she had fun chasing it in the snow.  Enjoy the video!

We finally have the winter we wanted! It is snowing and it looks so pretty. I would post pictures but I am actually laying very comfortably on my couch and don’t want to get up and go to the computer to upload them. Lazy??? Yeah sure…guilty!
William has a nice fire going and I am just enjoying it. I was laying my head in his lap while we were watching TV but he got up to go get himself some cookies to go with his hot cocoa. Yummy!
The kids and I went to our “First Friday Funday” at the church today and we celebrated Dr. Suess’ birthday, St. Patrick’s Day & Easter…it was fun!

 We got home around 3 and the kids played in the snow from that time till around 6:00.

Here are the pictures:

Here we are again….another Tuesday and I am sitting in my van waiting for the kids to be done with their piano lessons.
It is cold and little snow showers keep coming through….nothing much to it though. I really would love to have one good snow this year. It has been cold enough a few times but we haven’t had any good winter weather yet.
We are thinking about going camping this weekend. William said that if it is too cold he doesn’t want to go. He is not working this weekend though. He has been working so much that he hasn’t been home much and he is exhausted so he wants to take some time for himself. It was nice to have him home last night. He is planning on taking his little princess to see the Hannah Montana Concert movie tonight. He is such a good daddy He told her this morning that if she didn’t get her school work done or if she had a bad attitude today then he would not take her so she has been on the ball today.
Well, that is all for now. I will post more later.

It is so quiet in my house right now. My kids are all in their rooms and the 2 that we care for are sleeping. I am enjoying the peace.

During the quiet time, I decided to read. I have been reading a great book called Captivating by John & Stasi Eldridge. It goes deep into unveiling the mysteries of a woman’s soul. There are many hidden hurts that cause us to be the way we are and working through this book has been tough but rewarding. I have been doing a book study group with some of my friends from church and it is nice to get with other women and talk about this book. I highly recommend this book and that you find a friend to read it with.

It is almost time for “naptime” to be over so the regular sounds of my house will be back soon. It was just so nice to have some peace and quiet for awhile. It is important for my sanity to have at least a few minutes of ME time in the middle of the day.

Tonight the kids and I are going to Olive Garden for my brother in law’s 40th birthday celebration. His birthday was Wednesday….Happy birthday Daniel! William can’t go with us because he has a security training at church. I may surprise the kids and take them to a movie afterwards…we shall see! It really depends on what is playing and what time we get done at Olive Garden.

I hope you have a great weekend! Make sure to spend some time with the important people in your life.

Sunday night I reminded Andrew that he had an appointment at the Dr. for his 8 yr check up and that he would be getting shots. He needed his flu shot and his chicken pox booster. He was not exactly happy about that.
Monday morning he woke up and told me that he had prayed that he would not have to get shots. I told him that we should pray that the shots would not hurt.
Well, we get to the Dr. and I notice that it says they are out of the flu shot so he will get the flu mist instead….ok, he got out of one but there is still the chicken pox booster. So, the nurse practitioner comes in and asks if we will be around anyone that is “immune compromised” such as someone with cancer. I said yes…my friend Samantha (the NP knows her) and she said that since Sam will be probably be having radiation then he couldn’t get the chicken pox booster either. Wow! God answered his prayer!

I know that God doesn’t always answer our prayers with the answer that we expect but I think it is pretty cool that He worked it out so that Andrew didn’t have to get the shots AND showed me that he is the ultimate authority and that I don’t know everything!

Have a great day

I am sitting here at my children’s piano lesson listening to the youngest one receiving instruction from his teacher and I started thinking about a discussion my husband and I had yesterday about peanut butter and banana sandwiches….yes, strange topic!
Anyway, I was wondering, when you make a peanut butter & banana sandwich, do you slice the banana onto the bread or do you smash the bananas and spread them on? I want to know so leave a comment.

Wow! I am super excited! I just realized that I can actually post to my blog using my mobile phone! Woo-Hoo! Now I may actually update this thing more often because I hardly ever actually use my computer anymore since I have my email and internet explorer on my mobile. Don’t ya just love modern technology?

I am sitting here at the kitchen table waiting on my children to finish their breakfast so we can start school. We are running late today and I am really trying to be patient with them.

We have started watching another little girl that is 5. She is really sweet. I have not gone back into daycare full time. I am only watching the 1 yr old that I have had since birth and now this other little girl a few days a week. They both are children of friends.

William has had work to do and is getting more calls all the time. I am so proud of him!

My Discovery Toys business is great! I have new team members that are so excited about having this opportunity and their excitement keeps me excited! I love answering their questions and helping them with their new businesses. We are growing our team nationwide!

My friend Samantha (that I have mentioned many times! LOL) had surgery on Tuesday and I spent the day with her. She had thyroid cancer and had it removed. Praise God that it is taken care of. Her surgery was the same day as the Memphis tornadoes and we ended up sitting in the hallway at Baptist Memphis after her surgery waiting for the storm to pass. I have to say, I think the staff on the floor she was on was great! They were very calm and professional moving patients and visitors into the hall.

Tonight I am going to a book study at my friend Linda’s. We are going over the book called Captivating. It have read part of it already….wow! I have cried through a lot of it. Every woman should read this book!

Ok. The kiddos are ready for me now…..Off to math!

Have a joyful day!

I started this blog last night and my computer decided not to be nice so I lost all that I had typed and am trying to re-do it.  Alex turned 11 last week.  He said that he is a man now….hmmm.  Well, I guess he needs to grab the classifieds and find a job! LOL    

We spent Wednesday & Thursday making a model of a Medieval Castle from Usborne Books.  It was very time consuming and detailed….right down Alex’s alley! He loved it.  Here are some pictures:

       Saturday night, the kids and I went to a concert/youth service at my inlaws’ church, Rosemark United Pentecostal.  My nephews play in the youth praise band and also have their own band.  They are very talented! All of the youth there are.  It is great to see them on stage using the gifts that God has given them. Their drama team also did a human video that was great.  I don’t have any pictures but if anyone reading this does, please send them to me and I will post them!  

We went to our church on Sunday and William and Amy were able to enjoy a concert by Regi Stone in the main sanctuary while Alex, Andrew and I were in City Lights (our 2nd -6th grade children’s ministry).  It was Buddy Barrel Sunday so I spent most of the time counting change from the kids’ Buddy Barrels.  It always amazes me how much the kids bring in for missions just by collecting change from people!    William and I were talking the other night about us.  I asked him about when we first met, did he ever in a million years think that he would be married to the girl he met on the street corner (if you have never heard that story, just ask me! LOL) and he said that he never thought he would be married period. It just amazes me that we met 18 years ago and now are married with 3 children and LOVE the life that we have.  Yes, it is sometimes tough, but we always get through it.  What really got this conversation going was the song “Letter To Me” by Brad Paisley.  It makes you think about when you were 17.  William was 17 (just about to turn 18)when we met…I was 16.  I am so thankful that God put that crazy guy in a low rider Toyota in my path all those years ago!   

Today, I am going to meet my friend Laurel to talk to her about her health products, GNLD and then later I am taking Alex to a birthday party for his friend at Stevi B’s pizza.  Yummy!  I guess I need to get back in the school room….they sound like that are done with what I told them to do.  See ya later!    

The month is almost over and I wanted to make sure that everyone knows about the special on the kit!  People are looking for ways to make extra money and Discovery Toys is a great way to do that! 

Here is what comes in the kit: 

Super Yummy Teether   

Boomerings  (R) Links   

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Fashion Friends  

Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes Book & CD Set  

Busy Bugs   

Playful Patterns   

Giant Pegboard  

Ahoy Pirate Pete Book  

Sample CD of the Do Re Me & You Music  

Quick Call Game   

Wiz Kidz   

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Last night William took the kids to the Monster Jam at the Fed Ex Forum. They loved it! This year, they actually made posters with their favorite trucks on them to take to the show and afterward, they took them to the drivers for them to sign. Here are some pictures from the show:

I didn’t go with them this year.  I went to my friend Samantha’s house and we worked on our scrapbooks, ate chinese and watched Monk…our favorite things to do!  LOL Love ya Sam! 

What a FANTASTIC New Year!  It is gonna be GREAT in 08!

We had a wonderful New Year’s Eve.  We had family fun night   If you haven’t played Disney’s Pictionary, you have to try it!  It would have been more fun with a larger group but we made due with the 5 that we have and it was fun watching William and the kids draw and compete with each other…..I was the score keeper After game time, I got sleepy so went to bed…I was out by 11:30!  LOL  So much for staying up and watching the New Year come in.

Today, William did his first official job as his own boss.  Yep, he is now doing repairs and remodels for home owners.  The housing industry was down and so no new homes were being built so he didn’t have a choice!  If you know of anyone looking for a good home repairman or wants to remodel their home, have them call William at 901-301-3669.

I worked on cleaning my office today to prepare for the new year.  I want to have all of my Discovery Toys paperwork in order and ready to go for my parties and events.  We have a fantastic sale that started today.  It is our 30th birthday sale!  Check it out:

Also, the business kit is on sale for $79 and has new items in it!  Start a new business in 08 and make it great!

I am also organizing things for when we start back to school next week.  We will begin our study of the Maya in history so I am getting all of the books and info ready.  I love being able to learn with my kids.

I guess that is all for now.  Have a blessed day!

Yes, it is almost Christmas and I am NO WHERE near done with my shopping!  William and I did go get a few things Friday night but we still have a few more people to buy for.  I will get it done on Friday.

Last week was a very busy week. 

We had our children’s ministry workers Christmas party at church on Tuesday night.  It was fun.  There was karaoke and I sang Mary Did You Know with a few people

Thursday was THE best day!  The kids and I served the needy at the Manna Ministries Christmas dinner at church.  SOOO many people came through!  To read more about it, visit Pastor Chad’s Blog. It made me feel good to be able to help. 

Friday was jam packed!  We had craft day with the Fray-Mill homeschoolers.  It was at our church.  The kids were able to make all kinds of crafts to give away as Christmas gifts.  Friday night, I had to go back to church for a City Lights (children’s ministry) meeting.  When I got done, I came home and picked up William and we went shopping.

Saturday morning, Amy and I had our nails done and then we went to Santa on the Square in Covington. They LOVED it! It is a project that the Junior Auxiliary of Covington-Tipton County does every year.  I look forward to working it again next year.  I had a great time!

Sunday, after church, our family went to see The Memphis Messiah at the Cannon Center. When it was over, we rode the trolley around Downtown.   

Sorry for rambling on and on…..I just haven’t had much time to post lately so I want to share what we have been doing that has kept me away from the computer.

We are having our Christmas party tonight with our Royal Rangers class.  I got them all a little gift and I hope they like them.  These boys are just so much fun!  I will be stepping down from teaching the Ranger Kids in the spring when my son moves up to the older boys class but I will still get to see “my boys” on Sunday mornings in City Lights!

Tomorrow night William and I are going to see Trans-Siberian Orchestra! I got William the tickets for our anniversary (December 9th).  It is going to be fantastic!

Well, I guess that is all for now.  Thanks for reading.  If I don’t get to post before next Tuesday, I hope that you have a blessed Christmas.  Enjoy your family and friends during this wonderful time and don’t forget the reason that we celebrate. 

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  Hello!  It has been a few days since I have posted….sorry.  We have been a little busy.

  The Acts II Table group was scheduled for Sunday (October 28th) and it ended up being only 1 other couple and their grandson.  It was very nice.  The wife and I got to really get to know each other and shared a lot. 

     Tuesday, we went with the Fray-Mill homeschool group to the Jones Orchard Cornfield Maze. They had two different mazes, a dragon and a knight and they were each 2 miles long. We went through the dragon. It was fun but tiring.  We walked through with my friend Samantha and her 2 children. Here are some pictures:

At the entrance to the dragon. 

Looking down into the maze from the bridge.

My family sitting in the hay after the maze.  

The group:

     I went shopping with my Mamaw on Wednesday. It was eye-opening.   I didn’t realize how bad her vision had become until then. It is sad. She could barely make me out when I was standing in the ladies jeans department and she was only about 5 feet away. We don’t understand how fortunate we are to have our sight, until it is gone. Be sure to enjoy every minute of the time that you have been given and the senses that God has given you.

    We only had 2 boys come to our class Wednesday night….and one of them was our son!  When your class is that small, it doesn’t take long to teach the lesson. We did our lesson and then went next door to the Prims’ class and watched part of the VeggieTales movie, The Wizard of Ha’s.  The Prims teacher had popcorn and Sprite for the kids and our children’s pastor, Troy Powell brought bags of candy so we were all set!

   Thursday, I took my 10 yr old son to the orthodontist and he got his braces off!  YAY!  Here are pictures of before and after:

    During the day on Friday, my friend Becca and I took our products to Brighton High School to display for the staff.  She is a BeautiControl senior director.  We love going to the schools to meet new people and share our products! That night and the next day, William and I went to the Marriage Tune Up conference at our church.  It was fantastic! 

   This morning, my daughter (soon to be 13) asked me if we could learn more about someone named Yo-Yo Ma.  I had never heard of him.  She said that she had learned about him from watching Arthur….yeah, a little strange I know but my husband LOVES Arthur and records it every day and watches it as soon as he gets home from work.  It is a time that they all look forward to. Anyway, back to Yo-Yo Ma. It looks like we will be taking a side trip from our regular study of music and will be learning about this wonderful musician that has peaked my daughter’s interest. 

   I have to take the older 2 to the dentist for their cleanings today.  The youngest had his done when we took him to get a chipped tooth repaired. My daughter is not exactly excited about going. Oh well.  She will get her teeth cleaned and not have to go back for 6 months!

   I will try to post more tomorrow.  Have a great day!