College Gameday

So we were waiting on a friend to meet us for dinner Friday night. We got bored and busted out the camera. This is Terra and her bubble. They are proud of the fact they know how to blow bubbles now!















More playin around n the van.

















Aren't I incient?!

Testing my self portrait skills. Can't master it. Might need help Dacia!

Everyone blow....(some of you have dirty minds....)

Working our facials.

And again!

VT college game time! SO EXCITED! You like like our cups and beads...jersey's too!

Terra and I are ready!

The girls were SO excited!

LeAnn and I are settled in for the game!

Number 1 fans.

Sportin their new cups. I KNOW their beer coolers...but we were sportin our cherry coke! I just LOVED the cups. So CUTE.

All three of us watching the game in style.

Terra working on her Offensive skills

LeAnn working HER Offense skills. I think she's so small she'd have to settle for the kicker position though.

A little half time posing outside. Very nice day outside. 85 and sunny

A little sunny.

Ok mommy's turn to try and score....

Scooter joined in on the fun too!

Our sad face when we lost : [ but we are true fans and proud to be a Hokie anyway.

Scooter and Rockford all worn out from playing. Nice placement of the toy right? Rockford did that himself. Guess he's still a little upset with the size difference of said area between him and Scooter! : { (doesn't this face look like a guy with a mustach> Love it.

We HAD to go to the mother-n-laws house for a birthday celebration. Who does that on the the first day of college football?

FYI...I'm having a SURPRISE SURPRISE SURPRISE...yes a SURPRISE SURPRISE SURPRISE party for the girls at our student building at church. Again it's a SURPRISE where there are several high school girls coming to do makeup, hair and nails on all the girls. Watching Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus concert with Three D glasses...it's not till September 13th. Again A SURPRISE. Which means SAY NOTHING. They think they are ONLY doing a photo shoot to put a portfolio together. Which they are but I decided last minute to throw a party in there. Again a SURPRISE......I will HURT you in ways you can NOT imagine if you let it slip. Pre warned...

Uncle John (the older brother) with his birthday cake. The Justice family has EVERYTHING happening in September. Michael and I anniversary. John and Niki's anniversary. Terra and LeAnn's birthday. Mother-n-law birthday. Michael's Aunt's birthday. Jess (sister in law) birthday....good heavens....

Gabrielle working on her diving off the diving board.

Terra and LeAnn sittin by the pool.

Again....

Playin with Jayden by the pool

LeAnn working on writing sentences by the pool.

SO we had a sad but good day.

My FLORIDA GATORS won their game. So one of my two teams won. Can't win them all. I'm true a fan no matter what.

I must say...seems like EVERYONE is getting hurt early on. Little scary.

I like the new bit ESPN is doing with Dr. Lou. Very funny. Thursday nite he said something I liked..."Behind every successful person is a very shocked mother-n-law" I like that. No more comments on my part though.

Many are asking how Michael is doin? Well I am proud to say he is doing MUCH better. He is able to sit for a few hours...depending on the time of day. He must lay down and ice his back though right after that. The pain level is being able to be managed with a normal dose of ibprohen...so that's good. On days he goes to the chiropractor...pain and such it worse. But he makes it through them much better than he was.

Please partner with us to pray for Todd. Todd is a member of Michael's praise band. He just graduated from hgh school last year. Very mature for his age. I say that cause everyone else in the band is in college or a graduate from college. But anyway. Todd, Tuesday nite at practice was telling the guys that he could not pick up a microphone stand with one hand. Since then he has gotten worse. He is basically in the hospital and not able to move at all. They have tested him for alot of things. The doctors have come down to it could be MS, as that runs in his family. Or some type of blood infection. If it's the blood infection they will basically do a blood transfution. But please pray for Todd and his parents as they find out for sure what is wrong. Todd is in good spirits right now. But the band is canceling a gig that was suupose to take place at a church in Tuesday night.

Other than this...nothing really new. More pictures that news. Which I'm sure most of you like better.

Well it's half time of the Bama/Clemson game. Go Bama!!!!! That's Alabama. I pick them cause I have friends that went there and well...they have an AH-MAZ-ING cheerleading team. Plus I have a cousin that lives in Alabama. I've never been there but would like to go sometime. Half time is closing which mean...it's time to go.

Hope all is well with you all.

Hokie Bird Faithful fan

Few steps back and a few forward

The girls first of school. Sorry with all the action I am late getting this picture up. Give you one guess whose in pink?!













Now from behind so we can see the book bags. SO glad we get to take all their supplies on registration day. The girls backs would be broken and they'd be in bed with Michael.









I did redo the bedroom. Many of you have asked to see pictures. So here ya go. Aunt Cindy I think you will like this. It has giraffes....(and elephants)

















As I was taking pictures around the room, I spotted a puppy that was very tired. Scooter sleepin. And yes, the bear is back. For those that don't know...that bear has been with me since second grade. His name is Michael but not after Michael Justice. The other "Michael" in my life. Which I have 27 Michael's in my life. TOO many. That name should be deleted. The bear was suppose to retire on my wedding day. He did not. He went on our honeymoon. I tried and sleeping without him I just couldn't do. This bear has been everywhere with me. The white spot on his chest is wear the fur has rubbed off. Someone people hug their spouses...(I get too hot doing that). Some people hug pillows...I hug the bear. He did retire about 9 months ago. I tried to change to a pillow. Michael said that would be less embarrassing, like on trips and stuff. But the pillow didn't work out...I gave it a good try. The bear came back a few months ago during a low. I think he's here to stay.



The jungle on top our hutch. I LOVE it.













Michael's side of the bed. I found this wooden art piece in NO OTHER than TARGET. I thought it was awesome looking and went perfect with the decor.












My side of the bed. Sorry bed unmade. Again Scooter had turned in for the night and I was about to turn in for the night.












Part of the master bath. I wish you could have seen these art pieces better. Fount them at Kohl's. They are metal pieces cut into art form. I really like those too.
















My plant that I have never gotten tired of. When we moved into this place...I knew I needed something on sit between the sinks. I was not sure what decor I was going to end up doing. I of course change themes like the seasons though. But anyway...this cactus type plant I got at TARGET. But I had not found it on the shelve. I was in the check out and spotted it a few check outs over. A lady I guess decided NOT to get it. I fell in love with it the moment I saw it. I said, I want that plant that lady just sat down. The cashier got it for me. $3.00 for a $60 plant. O YEA. I KNOW RIGHT. I wish I could find another one cause I just LOVE it. ALOT. But never have seen another one like it.

Well, what is new. Nothing really. I just wrote yesterday I think. Do you think I have THAT interesting of a life to write every day? I went to the grocery today and got a honey ham for $5.00. Lynne you would be SO PROUD. The lady had bought the wrong thing. Unopened ham. I just happen in be in the RIGHT place at the right time. Thank goodness....Anyway she was returning it and the lady said she could not put it back on the shelve for full price cause it had left the store. Ok, what ever. Who makes up these rules? Anyway, it was a lady I knew and she and I were talking. I over heard her say what price to put on it and I said...I'll buy it for that! So there ya go. Baking a ham on Friday and that will be the weekend football games snack food. $5.oo for a ham. I love it!

I sure am saying "I love" alot of things tonight aren't I. No idea where that came from.

Well I am up and down still on the emotional roller coaster of Monday's events. I keep hoping I'll snap out of it. You all keep telling me I won't though cause it was such a tragic experience...I hoping God will make it happen though. Please pray with me. I need it to be erased from my memory.

I'm getting my hair trimmed and colored tomorrow. Thank goodness. I'm still going to stick with growing it out. But I gotta tell you there is no way I could have any more split ends than I do right now. I think every piece is splitting and more than once. I found one today that had 6 YES SIX splits on ONE piece of hair. Man in high school, I use to get in so much trouble in school, cheerleading practice and church for splitting my hairs the whole time and not paying attention. Boy that habit came back quickly. I can't believe it's actually long enough for me to see it...but that's a great time passer.

Wow, I'm talking about splitting hairs. I will tell you one thing...my classes....VERY HARD. Took me 4.5 hours to do 12 problems in one class.

Ok one more thing that I just remembered and this is SO stinking hilarious. I was looking around on facebook today trying to stay positive. I was sent these pictures of Charles Billingsley, known by me as Chucky B...anyway...he has a picture in the album he sent out of him, Shae, the boyz and THE JONAS BROS. I was laughing SO hard. That's funny to me. Chucky B and Jonas bros...

Ok I'm going to go. I'm done talking about....nothing.

Hopefully all those asking for pictures of the girls first day of school and the bed room and it's new decor...are glad I finally got it up here for ya.

Have a great one!!!

Counting down to College Football starting!!!!!!!

Candy

Life goes on...

Many of you are asking...So what's going on in Kiev, Ukraine? Glad you asked.

With pictures too...

Some building in Ukraine...no info given more than that.

Let's input the info sent with the pictures...then maybe these pictures will make more sense....





Here's the scoop from the source himself......

It all started about 2557 days ago... Today was a very special day for me. I had not realized or thought ahead to prepare myself for this special day, but God brought to my memory how this all started. Today is Independence Day here in Ukraine and 7 years ago today was the first time that I arrived here. Pastor Ed Kirkland and I had been invited to come to Ukraine with the purpose of starting a relationship with a local church here in the area. In the process we decided to commit to a 3 year plan of giving, serving, and praying for each other. San Jose committed to give sacrificially to help them build a building. Little did I know at the time that the Lord would call me to serve here years later. Today I traveled by Metro (subway) about 1.5 hours (still within the city of Kiev) to visit the church where it all began. I had no idea of the emotions that would flood over me as I walked onto the property. The Lord brought to mind so many experiences I had shared in the past. I recalled having many fellowships in the basement of the church and meeting with the deacons/pastors for the first time in the small, dark office. It was here just before the service that I was told that I would be preaching that morning. I recalled all the meetings in the room downstairs with the large table. It was here that Pastor Ed and I again met with the church leadership and shared how the Lord led us to this point. I was able to walk in the building that we built, it is beautiful. As I walked on the campus I ran into some old friends that I had not seen or heard from in years. They took me to the Pastor who was meeting in the same room where I had first met him. He promptly asked me to preach the morning message. It was extremely emotional for me to be brought full circle to where it all started, on the very same day it all started. I guess it shouldn't surprise me though. It's just the way the Lord always seems to work. When you are sensitive to His working in your life, you can always find His handiwork. I thank each of you for being a part of my life. You each mean to much to me, you are a part of God's handiwork in my life. True I miss you terribly, more than you could know. Yet I know this is where the Lord wants me to be. I again thank each of you for the role that you play in my life. Your prayers and support sustain me. I would love to hear from you! Of course you can always reach me via e-mail, but did you also know that you can call me on the phone? If you call the home (Florida home) phone number, you will reach me here in Ukraine. Please remember that we are 7 hours ahead of EST so if it is 10:00 AM in Jacksonville, then it will be 5:00 PM in Kiev. The phone call is free for you, unless you have to pay for long distance to call Jacksonville.

Humbly I serve at the pleasure of the King,

PS-These are various photos from the past few days.


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This is the picture of the church building our home church, San Jose, in Jacksonville, helped build. I love it!














So that's what's going on in Kiev, Ukraine. Please keep praying. God is working over time already...but prayers are never lifted too much!












Well I was glad not to have all the action today. I just can't handle anything else on my plate. I guess God thinks other wise. I had to meet with a officer from Campbell county today. I had to draw on this board...looked like an expensive Megna Doodle. Unforantely I was informed further on the passengers. There were 4 deaths in this accident. I know one was a infant. I don't know how old exactaly. I was told the lady had a heart attack behind the wheel. Please pray for these families. I was hoping after today's meeting it would all be behind me, however I was told I will be served to appear in court. Not sure why, if the lady had a heart attack and is not here, who exactally is being charged with something? I don't understand all that and really pray that it all will just be over. I can't get over how something that took seconds to happen, can be so engraved in my mind and keep replaying itself. I'm praying for these families and that God will take the images out of my mind. I keep asking Him why He had me there. I still do not know. It is weird how life changed and sadly for some ended so quickly from the accident but life for the rest...goes on. hum...

Well that's about it for today. Alot going on as you can tell. Here, Ukraine, Florida....I feel like I'm every where in the world at once. Kinda weird actually.

Thanks to those that read these (which is more than I thought). Your comments, responses, cards, calls, emails...are so encouraging. I'm glad to share my life with you. I had no idea it would actually benefit and minister to anyone. Isn't it neat how God uses you in ways you had no intention of? I was just entertaining myself and using blogspot as a journal to keep people updated on daddy, the girls and I, and well family as a whole...life as a whole.

Onward Christian Shoulders...(no idea just what came to mind...)

Candy

Scary Moments

Have you ever wondered why you end up in certain places at certain times? I had one of these experiences today. It is still replaying and I can't seem to erase it all.

I was on my way to get the girls from school. I took, what we call "the short cut" and I ended up in the middle of the worse car accident I have ever seen. Many of you know about 3 years ago the girls, some friends of ours and I were in the van heading home after a party. We were rear ended. Since then, I have spent the majority of my time looking in my rear view mirror. Well that may have just saved me from a very serious injury today.

I was coming from the residential part of Laxton Road. I was pulling up to the red like (heading towards Timberlake). I looked in my rear view mirror, and saw that there was this gold colored car flying towards me. Faster than you would go on the interstate. I floored the van and pulled on the curb. I had taken Rockford with me to get the girls, cause he likes to ride in the car. I stared the rest of the time. I am not sure what happened inside this lady's car. All I know was there were no brake lights as she flew by and ran into every one as she flew down the road. She slammed into a teal car holding a girl and a boy. They couldn't have been any older than high schoolers. They were turned around, car destroyed. I hate to think they had just left their first day of school at the high school right across the street. I know the boy was injured and left in the ambulance. He was in the passenger seat. I lost track of the driver. The lady then side swipped several other cars before jumping the curve and totaling a young girls car that was simply parked in her drive way. People immediately stopped and ran to all the cars involved. I sat there unable to move. I could only sit there and say "OMG, OMG, OMG." I know that that's not the best thing to say. I'm working on it.

My panic attacks never felt this bad. I called 911, three times. Guess what...brand new Black Berry Pearl and could not get the 911 response to ring, much less go through. NOT GOOD. So I called Michael. Thank goodness he can be calm. A guy came over to make sure I was ok, and I said yes, I wasn't hit. Rockford was in the passenger seat shacking like a leaf. The guy worked for the insurance company right across the street. He then told me to stay in my van and do not leave the scene. That the officer would need a statement. Wonderful, I thought.

I hated to have Michael get up and try to drive, but someone had to get the girls from school. He managed somehow to drive and get them. He's been on ice since then. I really need two or three of me. One could have stayed at the accident. One could have gotten the girls. The last could have stayed with Michael to help take care of him so he didn't have to get up for anything.

The bad part about having to stay at the scene was that you have to sit there and watch all the injured be pulled from the cars. I watched a fire fighter try to pull a car door off with his hands. That was weird. Also still sitting there, things replay and the whole scene gets cooked into your memory.

I hope and pray for the family of this lady. I have no idea if she feel asleep, or had a medical accident that forced her foot on the gas and unable to stop and control her car. I kept thinking, what if like me, she was simply heading to pick up her child from their first day of school. She was behind me for several blocks and seemed fine. Then all of a sudden there was a gap between us and then she came flying past. It all happened so fast. The Barrick family came to mind. How things can turn so quickly in life.

I gave my statement and was free to go. I just wish I could stop replaying this in my mind. The Campbell Country Police called my phone twice. I called back and had to leave a message. I am not sure what else they may need from me. I just want it all to be erased and forgotten about.

I pray that all those involved will be touched by God's hand and He will intervene and all will be well.

I hate to write about something so heavy but it's all that my mind and heart is focused on and I thought if I sat and wrote that it would relieve me some. Please partner with me in praying for all those families involved. Only God knows who they are and what medical state they are in right now.

I can leave you with a little bit of a higher note....

Thank You Lord for scholarship money for school. I broke down and only am enrolled in two classes. These will be very difficult Accounting courses. After talking to my accounting teacher, she agreed that taking these two together will be more than enough to keep me busy. So two books right? Only two books, can't be THAT much right. How bout $526.37. I KNOW. What in the world? It's paper and ink. Seriously.

O and yes, for those that asked...I did get up at 5:30am and went walking. I did not meet the 3 mile mark in 45 minutes, but will work on getting more ground covered in that time.

Anyway, those are my thoughts.

Lord continue to protect me. I could have easily been apart of the accident and not just a witness. That was totally You. I'm so undeserving.

Where are you guys?

I have seen it all. Scooter sleeping minding his own business and Rock decides that he wants to slay where Scooter is. Well, does he ask him to move, NO just falls over (literally) on top of him. As you can see, Scooter was too tired to get up and move. Even after having a dog twice his weight lay on top of him!

Yea, not where I would want to rest my head either, but Scooter didn't mind.











This is funny. Pay close attention. We are sleeping.














Rockford is slipping through the crack but still sleeping.










Scooter had enough slipping and moved. Rock, still sleeping.














Rock has completely slipped through the crack of the ottoman and the love seat. BUT STILL SLEEPING.













Rock is standing up here. Scooter is trying to figure out where the rest of him went. Rock STILL sleeping. This character would be the blood hound in him coming out. The boy does not wake for ANYTHING.










The girls went for a hair cut. We had all decided to grow our hair out together. Well Terra had enough. She was SET on it being short. LeAnn and I are still growing ours out. This has been a hard day for me. I KNOW they are their OWN person. I do not dress them alike or think they are the same in any way. But different hair styles...is a little hard of a pill to swallow. I'm working on it.







I went walking the other night after having a hard day. Was worried about a friend who had a doctors appointment. (I love you Lynne!) Having the prayers answered. Then after praying God would give me some relief from a migraine, and He did let it easy up for a little bit. Went walking and God gave me a third gift that day. This beautiful scene. God showing off!











Getting to know the boyz, up close and personal. Scooter Winston Justice. Just over a year old. Weighing in at 11 pounds. But can pull a Pit/Blood house all over the house and show him whose boss!













Rockford Sebastian Justice. Just at 3 months old. Weighing in at 26 pounds. Part Pit Bull, part Blood Hound. Just started puppy school today! Sleeps through EVERYTHING.
















Rockford's foot. He still has ALOT of growing to fit into these babies.




Now that your up to par on the pics. Where have we been? Doctors appointment, Target pharmacy, home, in and out of the house several times an hour, for a puppy to relieve himself. Watching as much Pre Season NFL football as I can get on the TV.

Michael is improving VERY slowly. Still spends 22 hours on his back per day. Candy, well I have yet another cyst. Gee, no wonder with a husband falling apart, an extra dog (I did NOT want) to take care of. School for the girls and I approaching in 2 days and have lots to do to get ready for that. Two girls that need to get out of the house and each others hair.

I really do feel like I have the flu or something. Achy ALL over, Fever coming and going. Body pain. No appetite. But anyway. So we've been unable to really get our feet under us before Satan plants another pit hole in the road.

Please partner with me in prayer that Michael and I both will feel drastically better in the next 24 hours. Other wise Monday will prove to be very difficult to handle. I have every intent of getting up at 5:30am every week day to walk 3 miles in 45 minutes. I could not figure out another time to get exercise in. I'm so tired and feel heavy...I need to get this weight off. I know I will feel better in more ways than one. As the girls and I do head to school, there is still the factor of Michael being flat on his back with two dogs.

I know we are not the only ones Satan is attacking, but I sure feel like he is working so hard on us, how does he have time to hit anyone else. There must be some relief soon.

So for now, that is where we have been. We will prevail. God will not leave His children in the valley any longer than He needs us to be here.

Love you all.
Justice Family