Maggie's Moments: Surprises and Birthdays!

Last weekend we had the oppourtunity to go visit O.H. to celebrate a couple birthdays! Mrs. Hower had a birthday party on Friday night for her 40th birthday the next day! It was a lot of fun and her seafood gumbo was delicious! We were able to leave on Friday afternoon and got there in time to surprise her before the party, she was definitely surprised! Success!! Then, my good friend Linnea's birthday was on Friday, her 18th!! So, we showed up as a surprise to her and she was surprised as well!! Success #2!!!

~Linnea~

Linnea and I have been friends for several years now and as we got older we seemed to grow closer together. We have seen each other through some trials and difficult times in our lives where we needed a shoulder to cry on, but we also have had SO many laughs together on the verge of crying but for a happy reason! When I think of the many years we have been blessed with each others friendship, I have to smile....so many good memories! To name a few....having competitions to see who could eat the most sour skittles at a time, sitting in the back of your bro. car while we are driving through the woods (yup, through the woods, no pathway, use your imagination!!), sleeping under the stars all the while hoping that you don't burn the island down with your HUGE fire!, Pig Dance, there are so many I could name but I think you get the picture! We have been able to encourage and admonish each other in the Lord and I am blessed to have such a friend.....

On Sunday we were able to spend the day at Bible Baptist Church and it was great to see everybody again and catch up! I was encouraged how the teens, especially one in particular, used to be a shy and timid girl, is turning into a young lady who truly wants to serve the Lord and I was able to hold a great conversation with her! God is really working in the teens over there and its awesome to be able to stand back and watch!! Sunday night we had a girls night at the Hower's and had a great time! At one point 5 girls were frantically searching for the fruit snacks in Alyssa's room, after searching high and low, only to find out that her little brother hid them! Stinker! LOL I'm sure it was funny to watch us look for them! Monday we had a surprise party for Linnea, despite all the clues that maybe something was going on, she was clueless and everything went great! So to sum it up, we had a great weekend and were so blessed to have the opportunity to see family and friends again!!

We found the fruit snacks!!