The Beach...

Well, I took these pictures Monday afternoon, and I think they turned out great! We had so much fun. I hope you enjoy them!

Isn't she gorgeous????

She could have done better! LOL! JK! I just have to give him a hard time because he's like another big brother to me! He asked her to marry him, and I think she felt she had to say yes! LOL! Something having to do with loving him I think! Anyway, I had a blast taking these pictures and I hope you enjoy them as well!

My Girls!

Meet Katie and Natalie! Katie is the one with the cute little grin on her face and Natalie tends to be more solemn! They are so sweet and are a huge blessing in my life! Just thought I would share!

More pictures of Dakota!

Thank you for serving.

The video below brought tears to my eyes. I received this video in an email and had to put it on my blog. It's true that we often forget to say thank you to our military. They make great sacrifices so we can live freely in America. Just a small thank you to every person serving in the military, and to their families. May the Lord bless you today and everyday.

I Fought For You By The Sound Tank

BLESSED!

Well, I've been thinking again. I've been doing that more and more lately! I've been thinking about how blessed I am. God has given me a wonderful family, a great job, amazing church family, and most of all His unchanging, unwavering grace and mercy. Psalm 112:4 says "He is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous." I have done nothing to deserve all that God has given me. My family is so wonderful and I know they love me. Do you know how many people hate their job? Not me. I watch twin girls. They are two-and-a-half and their names are Katie and Natalie. I adore them. Wednesday night I had a "moment" I guess you could call it. I felt like I was going to pass out. It's happened before, but never at church. I got home today from watching the girls and mom said a ton of people from church called to check on me. And on top of all of that the Lord has blessed me with with a guy who cares very much about me, or at least that's what he tells me. Just kidding! So, I guess I told you all of that just to say I have been blessed in more ways than I can even count. I love everyone of you! Thanks for reading my blog. ~Callie

Dakota's one day old pictures! LOL!

Byron Dakota Rawles

Meet the newest addition to the Rawles family! Isn't he cute? I have more, but this thing won't let me upload anymore pictures! LOL! Anyway, I hope you enjoy!

Paw Paw's 70th B-day!

These pictures are very special! My Paw Paw is one of the strongest men I know. At one time we didn't know if he was going live, so these pictures are priceless treasures! Paw Paw had a heart attack and two strokes several years ago and had to have open heart surgery. After he had his surgery he was not able to get out of bed and ended up with blood clots in his legs. When he was able to move again the blood clots moved and went to his brain. He lost most of his vision and all of his short term memory. It's hard to see that happen to him not only because he's my grandpa but also because he served the Lord for so long and now is not able to continue doing so. I was even angry with God for letting it happen at the time, but after alot of praying I realized God has a plan even when we can't see it!

Please pray for him! He is so special to us and it was such a joy to be able to celebrate his b-day with the church!

These pictures were taken the same day, but they don't really fit in Corey's swearing in! LOL! They're just for fun!

Corey!

It has been a while so I have some catching up to do! First is Corey's swearing in! He's so cute sometimes! (For my brother!) LOL!

BFF's

Well, these pictures are bitter-sweet! I had to say goodbye to Lizz Wednesday! :( She is leaving for college Friday! She just had to pick one that is 7 hours away! Little stinker! LOL! ;) We went to Wendys and had a blast! We also played ninja in the parking lot at 10:30! We got allot of weird looks, but it was fun! LOL! I am so gonna miss her! I hope you like the pictures!

It's just a God thing...

Everybody has a time in their life when they think the whole world is falling down around them and they don't know what to do but ask God for help! Well, I haven't really been going through one of those time, but I know people who have! Then you wake up one morning and you start to see the silver lining behind the storm clouds, and you just know everything is going to be okay.
I woke up this morning with a terrible headache and thought it was the beginning of a bad day. I know, bad attitude to have when you first wake up, but I got a text message from my uncle saying, "I'm doing flips over your dad's new job!" and I said, "What new job? I'm not home and nobody tells me anything!!!!" LOL! His reply, "Call your dad...now!" So what do I do? I call my dad like any normal person! LOL! I was on the phone with my Dad and he told me he got a really good job only thirty minutes away from our house! If anyone knows anything about our family they know my Dad has been needing a good job for a while now, and that has been our biggest prayer for a couple of years. Well, good news, he got one! I just recently sang a song in church called, "He Already Sees." It talk about How God sees the storm from the other side. I never thought about it that way! God sees the rainbow when we see only clouds! It's an amazing song! When my Dad took his application in for that job, the lady said that they weren't hiring! A huge let down for my Dad, but a man from that same job was walking by a desk and saw my Dad's application just sitting there! Well, I don't believe in coincidences, but I do believe in God! When the guy read my Dad's application he liked it, and now my Dad has an excellent job! Isn't the Lord good? He chose to smile on my family today, and for that I will be forever grateful!
So, when you think the world is crashing down around you, God will come through like He always does! Sometimes God puts us through things so we can tell others, "I know what your going through", and "It's gonna be okay because I've been there too". I don't what the future holds, but I know who holds the future!

Flying...

Well, we went flying today! We had a wonderful time! (As if you can't tell...) I was really nervous, but I had fun! The boys loved it! I was thinking when I got into the plane that I have complete trust in the pilot...until he said, "Callie, is this your first flying?" I said, "Yes sir." And he said two very scary words..."Me too!" That was when I proceded to climb out of the plane! LOL! I'm only kidding! I was a nervous wreck until I actually got up there. At 1200 ft. off the ground and going about 120 mph...it really makes you think about your life. It was also one of the most beautiful things I had ever seen! To think that God created all that with His own two hands is amazing! It made me realize that I don't appreciate Gods creation enough. Another one of those things I need to work on. Anyway, I hope you enjoy the pictures! Love y'all!

Fun, Fun, Fun...

Well, I really don't need to say how much fun we had playing in the pool! :) I just thought ya'll would enjoy these super cute pictures!

Random thought...

Well, I've been thinking...I know that's pretty dangerous! LOL! I was thinking of how many times I find something to complain about in one day! I mean really, it's amazing how many times in a day you say, "Man, I wish I didn't have to do this". I was thinking why can't I be thankful that I am able to do this instead of complaining about having to do it? It is something I have decided to work on! Anyway, That is my random thought. I thought I would throw that out there just for fun! I love you guys!

CAMP!!!!!!!

We had soooo....much fun at camp!!!!!!! Oh my word! Such a blast! Saw old friends, made new friends, and grew so much closer than we were before we left!

Anyway, just wanted to let y'all know what's going on in my world!

Saved By Love

Blameless was He who walked the earth;
He knew no sin, not one.
But He came to die a lonely death
As His Father's only Son.

He knew when He came what His purpose was;
And He knew what His end would be.
Christ died on the cross of Calvary for love,
His love for you and me.

The Lord had a plan, a plan of Grace;
But dear would be the price.
His only Son, the Lamb of God,
Must be the Sacrifice.

Can you imagine how great His love,
To take our place and our sin?
To come to earth to fight our battle
And win a victory only He could win.

Now as blameless as He, all believers will be
In the eyes of the Father above.
We are sanctified by the Blood of the Lamb;
We are saved by His matchless love.

Charlotte Soden, 1980

I took Morgan out yesterday and took a few pics! We had fun until it started pooring! LOL! I wanted to get more, but these still turned out pretty good!

Jr. Camp 2010

Just a few pics from camp! We had so much fun!