Discussions with my 4 year old!

Here are some discussions I have had with my beautiful 4 year old this week.

While in the bathtub, Miranda and I were discussing "Tess" our chocolate lab that we are keeping for a year. I was telling her that right now Tess's last name is Gaydosz b/c that is her owners last name but once her owner marries my brother, Tess (the dog) will then become a Yoder.

This lead into a deeper discussion of who Miranda will marry and what her last name will become. She will either be Miranda Pond b/c she just may marry Skylar Pond ( a little boy her age) or it will be Sanich b/c she just may marry Austin Sanich who is 12 years old. She is leaving her options open. ;)

I also had the opportunity of trying to convince Miranda people do NOT kiss until they are married! HAHA! We'll see how long she suckers that belief! But then (as if mommy n daddy would detest this) she informed me she will not be getting married. WHEW! Daddy can breath again...whenever Miranda starts dating, Daddy says he will have his shotgun close by because "he isn't afraid to go back to jail!" Hahahah! He sounds so tough!

She also has been intrigued with Michael Jackson's death. No, she really has no idea who he is ...but ok, yes, I am intrigued with he life story so we had the t.v on about him all day wednesday. It gave me a great opportunity to discuss eternity with her and the importance of loving Jesus and living for Him!

Anyways, just wanted to share some of my cool conversations from the week!

Love ya guys!

What have I been up to???

"What have you been up to lately?" I was asked this question the other day. I responded that I have just been home with the girls. We all know what a full time job this is but it got me thinking, SO much is going on right now, but I couldn't exactly tell you what!





All I know is, GOD is up to something GREAT!





Our church has just received a HUGE miracle! Another big church called Valley Cathedral has just handed us their property, DEBT FREE!!! It is at least 3X bigger than ours. The story of how our church began 5 1/2 years ago and has gone from 150 people to approx. 2,000-2,500 people in such a short amount of time is really unheard of and is miraculous. Within the last 3 years approx 40 outreaches have started and every day many people are coming to know Jesus through these outreaches! We have busted at the seams in our already huge building that we are in so this building that was handed to us is a HUGE ANSWER TO PRAYER! Our congregations are joining together in unity. They needed LIFE in their church and we needed the SPACE they owned!



GOD IS SO FAITHFUL!!!




God is also doing something inside of me! I have been going through something very personal the past 2 1/2 years and it is something that only Jesus could help me through. I have spent many minutes during my day and night praying and reading His Word and crying out to HIM...and the Lord has taught me through this to stand on His Word no matter what my emotions are saying.My joy has increased IMMENSELY! He also has taught me a better way to deal with anxiety-Pray about EVERYTHING, Worry about NOTHING and then after that, TRUST HIM AT ALL TIMES!



I know there are many negative things going on in the world right now and the world CHOOSES to focus on the negative. But in all reality, there is MORE positive happening than negative...but it is our choice what we focus on.




This is a NEW season! If you are going through something very personal or just plain going through something difficult, I am telling you, NOTHING is too big for our GOD! But we must have an attitude of expectancy and perseverance! We have to be determined to stick with God NO MATTER what! He longs to bless His children in very personal ways and show us how He cares for us! He truly is our DELIVERER, our SHELTER, our FAITHFUL FRIEND that will NEVER FORSAKE US!

GREAT THINGS ARE HAPPENING AND GOD WANTS YOU TO BE APART OF IT!

Sharing...or Just Taking Over...Not Sure!

OK...I have been wanting to blog for a long time and even set up my own site around 1 year ago but it looked a little overwhelming for me. My husband has been encouraging me to blog and I want to , but for some reason, keep putting it off. So he just made his own blog site. He did a great job! I'm very proud of him! But, he told me the other night, to take over! Great! He does all the hard work and I do the fun stuff! Sounds good!



So, I guess I will just introduce myself as Donnie's wife, Charlotte. I love being a stay-at-home mom...it's not easy, but I am so blessed to be home with them! My interests are reading, writing, eating out, just eating, massages, pedicures, shopping by myself (that's when I do the best shopping) church, husband, and my girls.



Thank you to everyone who inspired me to have a blog (some include Sarah, Amber, Kim, Heather, Jenni, etc..) Everyone has a different style of writing and it showcases their personality.

I wish I could have just one of you to show me the ins and outs of this thing!



Thank you all for your time! Tata for now!

Mommy and Miranda. We were at a friends birthday party.


Uncle Karsten with his BOY ZADEN!

My sweet baby girl RAEGAN. I have never seen her eat like she did here. I believe she likes the chicken quesedilla.