The Elements of Mrs. Davis

Capstone Church

2011-02-24T11:35:00.005-05:00

I just want to say how blessed I have been to be part of Capstone, both as a staff person as well as being part of the family.
It has been fantastic to watch families grow in the Lord.

Something that we have recently begun is CITY PRAYER.
It is every Thursday at 12:15.
It is a time for people to come together and pray for the needs of our City.
Personally, I have been praying for revival.
I think we are on week 3, maybe 4 of prayer. There have not been many people show up, but I am pretty sure that most revivals begin with a small group of people praying and asking the Lord to HEAL their land.

2 Chronicles 7:14 ESV
if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.

Evie

2011-01-12T22:43:00.000-05:00

I Love this. Justin Long took this photo.

Thought on Romans 2 verse 1

2011-01-12T22:33:00.003-05:00

You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge another, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things

Inexcusable... Paul makes me laugh, in Romans chapter 1 he is speaking to the Jews about all the horrible things that the Gentiles do. The list is long and yucky, he uses the word inexcusable

(greek: without apology) to describe the gentiles because of their sin. You know that there were some in the crowd giving Paul some AMENs and Hankie-waves because they knew that they were so much better than those gentiles.
Then he turns right around and uses the exact same word to describe the Jews. Ouch! Talk about being put in their place.

Signs, Signs, Everywhere Signs.

2010-07-27T11:53:00.005-04:00

I saw this sign in Helena, GA. I think all public locations should put their expectations of their customers right out front on a sign. Just think about how much better things would be, for example, "We will not take your order if you are on a cell phone" "If your kid is screaming, remember some people are currently paying money to baby-sitters so they can be here away from screaming children, please be considerate" Does anyone else have any good sign ideas?

I Forgot that I had a blog.

2010-07-22T11:08:00.002-04:00

Hello cyberspace. I have neglected you for sometime. I actually had forgotten that you even existed. Much has happened since my last post. Hopefully I'll get a chance to tell you all about it.

Great Song.

2008-04-08T22:14:00.004-04:00

Tonight I was surfing around on You Tube, I came across a music video from one of my all time favorite bands. Black Eyed Sceva. If you listen to the intricate rhythms you will see that they were an absolute fantastic band. This is also one of, in my opinion, their best songs. Have a listen...enjoy!

A day at the Park

2008-03-12T17:20:00.005-04:00

Grandma and I took Evie to the Park today.Pretty cute huh?

New Evie Pics

2007-12-31T20:07:00.000-05:00

Here are some new photos for Aunt Jilly, Uncle Brian and Auggie

Jim Campbell "On The List"

2007-12-06T15:59:00.000-05:00

I've been meaning to upload this for a while. This is my friend Jim Campbell, performing his song "On the List" at Capstone's Got Talent.

Sin Wedge

2007-11-28T16:19:00.000-05:00

Yesterday, a friend wanted to talk to me about "stuff" that has been going on in his/her life. During the course of our conversation they began revealing to me sin issues that have been going on for quite some time now. They told me that they had been carrying this weight around, and had very few people to talk to. This person told me that they had not come to me sooner because they were afraid that I would be disappointed in them. The conversation prompted serveral feelings in me, but the strongest feeling I felt was anger. Not at the person, not at the sin. My anger was directed towards the "church" (when I say church I mean worldwide, not the body I fellowship with) The church has allowed people to be fake. They have almost encouraged Christians to be nice and pretty. The fact is, we all have junk in our closet. Most marriages struggle, many people have taken drugs, drank a few too many drinks, been involved in fornication....you name it, a Christian has done it. But instead of talking about our issues, repenting and finding freedom, we put our efforts into making sure no one finds out. The results we get from that are large bodies of people who meet together on Sundays all wondering what the people to the right and left of them would think if they really knew what was going on in their lives. Christ came to set us free, we are free indeed. So what if someone finds out that my friend struggles, odds are there are many more just like him/her. The sad part of this issue is, with my friend, and with many others is that sin puts a wedge in our relationships. Not only do we deal with the shame of our sin, but we deal with that shame alone. So the enemy gets two points instead of just one, by separating us from our brothers and sisters in Christ.

Evie's New Toy

2007-11-10T11:42:00.000-05:00

Yesterday at work, while I was getting Evie's bottle ready, I discovered a bouncie seat. I put her in it for a second and she absoulutely loved it. She laughed and played. So last night after Gary got off work we went to Target to get Evie, her very own bouncie seat. Here are some pictures from her playtime this morning.

Evie Pics

2007-10-24T17:45:00.000-04:00

I'm sorry I have not been putting up photos as often as I should. I know Aunt Jilly is getting a bit anxious to see more pictures of her beautiful niece.

Evie and Augie

2007-09-23T20:44:00.000-04:00

I forgot I had these pictures to post...this is from a couple weeks ago at Evie and Augie's first meeting. Apparently Evie is attempting to show Augie who the boss is.

Servants

2007-09-23T20:27:00.000-04:00

Today Jerry taught about being servants. We should always seek to serve, just as Jesus was the ultimate servant by taking on all of our sins and laying his life down. He spoke of how in God's kingdom everything is in reverse, "The King will serve the slave." Even though this is a very basic teaching of Christ,(i guess everything He taught was basic...otherwise I wouldn't get it!) it is so important to be reminded. All too often we get caught up in what we are doing, rather than looking around us to see what we can to do serve others. Another thing that was wonderful about being reminded to serve is that it made me very aware of instances when people sought to serve me. Just last night my husband took the time to serve me...he took care of our daughter all evening, made dinner, and even set up a romantic dinner and a movie in our old VW bus. I know that sounds strange, but it was so much fun. He took my laptop, a DVD, some candles and pillows and set them all up in the bus. It was like camping. As silly and simple as this act was, he went out of his to do something that he knew I would think was fun....I pray that I could learn to serve him as he serves me. Even more importantly, I pray that we could learn to serve everyone even when we know there will be no gratitude for it.

Cousins

2007-09-03T11:54:00.000-04:00

Evie and her new cousin Augustus (augie) had their first meeting over labor day weekend. Here are some pics of these 2 beautiful babies for your viewing enjoyment.

New Augie Pics

2007-08-22T12:39:00.000-04:00

Welcome Augie

2007-08-22T12:31:00.000-04:00

Augustus Cummings Preston was born August 21, 2007 at 1:41am
He was 8lbs 9oz and 20.50 inches long

Augie Update

2007-08-20T15:32:00.001-04:00

My sister Jill is currently in labor. She has had her water broken and is 3cm. Hopefully Augie will be here before the day is over. YAY!

Let Me Think

2007-08-10T20:08:00.000-04:00

No Pictures Please

2007-08-10T20:02:00.000-04:00

Thank You Aunt Jilly

2007-08-10T19:57:00.000-04:00

2007-08-01T17:37:00.000-04:00

It has been a while since my last post...things have been a bit crazy in the Davis househould. We have had non-stop visitors since Evie arrived. I guess everyone was just so anxious to meet her. We loved having my cousin Ashley stay with us for two weeks to help me get into a routine of things. After Ashley left some great friends from Memphis stopped in for a few days. Wes and Heidi. It was awesome to spend time with them as well.
The picture I am posting is of Gary his 2 brothers Gregg and Glenn, and Evie on the day she was born. I have been meaning to post it for a while so Grandpa Tom in VA could take a look...there ya go gramps!

Evie Update

2007-07-11T11:21:00.000-04:00

Evie is doing wonderful...yesterday she had her first doctor's appointment. They say she is doing wonderful, she has gained a couple of ounces. She has already slept through the night twice! She has enjoyed having her Granny spending the night with her to take care of her and her mama.

Evie Ruth Davis

2007-07-08T16:41:00.000-04:00

Here she is! On Tuesday morning 7/3/07 at 7:36 Evie made her entrance into the world. She was 7lbs 4ozs and 20 1/2" long. The second picture is of Evie with her Aunt Jill. I think she was singing her a song.

Evie's Room All Done

2007-06-22T15:21:00.000-04:00

Well, it is finally finished.....that is for now. Mama still wants to paint a banner tow airplane and maybe some birds, but for the most part it is all done. I can already tell, Evie is going to be one spoiled grandaughter.

No More Trees

2007-06-20T21:01:00.000-04:00

Gary and I had all of our pine trees removed, as they were dangerously close to the house. If anyone needs trees removed in Anderson "Davis Tree Removal" (ro relation) did an awesome job and gave us a great price. Now we need to do some landscaping and get a driveway and we will be well on our way to completing the outside of our home.

Update on Evie.

2007-06-20T14:19:00.000-04:00

During my doc appointment on Monday, Dr. Hearn performed an ultrasound and discovered that Evie is in a transverse position with her shoulder being her presenting part. Due to that fact he decided it was best to go ahead and schedule a C-Section. So if all goes according to plan...Evie should join us on the outside world sometime during the morning of July 3rd. The picture below represents how she is lying. The website that the pic came from says that 1 out of 2,500 births are in a transverse position.

Evie's Room Still in Progress

2007-06-06T21:52:00.000-04:00

This is day 3 of converting Evie's room into a beach room...we still have a ways to go.

Evie's Room in Progress

2007-06-04T20:05:00.000-04:00

Here are the first couple of pictures of Evie's beach room....Isn't Grandmama doing a wonderful job......!

Stone Windows

2007-06-04T11:26:00.001-04:00

This weekend Daddy and Gary installed stone underneath our windows. They did an awesome job. The other picture is of our family hecklers that came out to watch the show. You have Uncle Lamar, Aunt Sissy, Trevor, and Dawson.

Sushi Night

2007-05-28T20:54:00.000-04:00

Saturday night Gary's Aunt Alice and Uncle Bill took the whole gang out for SUSHi. So any of you who know me well, know that I was one happy girl that night. Here are a few shots from our evening.

New Windows...YAY!

2007-05-24T19:12:00.000-04:00

Gary and I have finnally gotten new windows in our home. We are so excited about them. We have already noticed that the house is much quieter inside. We got them from Window World and we are very pleased with the work they have done. Here are some before and after photos.

Grocery Savings

2007-05-23T14:04:00.000-04:00

At grocerysavingtips.com they have a link called "Whats on Sale this Week" with just about every grocery store you can imagine. Each store has its weekly sale flyer attached. There are also other great tips for saving money and printable coupons.

Money, Money, Money

2007-05-23T12:08:00.000-04:00

At the website www.dinkytown.net there are all sorts of financial calculators. It sounds like a weird thing to be interested in, but it was really fun for me to enter information in to some of their loan payoff calculators and discover how much money I could save. It is worth checking out!

Evie's Feet

2007-05-23T08:49:00.000-04:00

Today and yesterday Evie's feet, or at least what I think is her feet, have been poking out of my belly. Does anyone remember the "Whack a Mole" game that they used to have in video arcades? I know I loved playing it at ShowBiz Pizza. Well anyway, that is what I feel like is going on with my belly!

Welcome to the World! Edgar Whitfield Stroud

2007-05-21T20:43:00.000-04:00

This is my new cousin. He is the son of my Uncle Scott and his wife Marie Stroud.
9lbs 10oz......whoa baby!

Evie's Bedroom

2007-05-21T15:58:00.000-04:00

My mom has been working to get her grandaughters bedroom ready for her. We are going with a beach theme. This is a picture she is going to use as an inspiration piece for a mural she will painting on the wall.

Jeremy's New Album

2007-05-21T15:38:00.000-04:00

This is an album that is due for release sometime soon...everyone will have to check it out. Jeremy is an awesome worship leader. He leads worship for Christ the Rock Metro Church in Memphis, TN

My Fat Belly

2007-05-21T15:05:00.000-04:00

This is a picture taken 2 weeks ago of myself...I can't believe how big I have gotten. So far in my pregnancy I have gained a little over 30lbs. I have 7 weeks until my due date on July 12th, 2007

First Time

2007-05-21T14:46:00.000-04:00

This is the first post to my new blog. This blog will be used for putting up pics of my family and I, and for just keeping in touch. I hope you enjoy my ramblings!