Please pray for all those affected by Hurricane Helene!

Hey friends!

We made it safely through the storm with minimal damage. Others were not so fortunate and I’m sure that you’ve seen pictures of the devastation.

It’s truly heartbreaking to see some of our favorite places completely destroyed… wiped out completely.

Please pray for all those affected and for all those who are helping with the recovery efforts.

Thank you all!

God bless!

Hurricane Helene … please pray

Hey there!

Just wanted to pop in here real quick to ask everyone to please pray for all of those in the path of this major storm.

It’s quite scary looking and although it’s only a Category 2 at the moment it is forecasted to be at least 3 and possibly a 4 at landfall. The storm surge is being called ‘unsurvivable’… not something I’ve heard before.

Landfall is predicted to be sometime tonight… exact area is still unknown but everyone is preparing for its arrival.

There are multiple areas that have been under mandatory evacuation… these places have never had this happen before so this is telling us a lot already.

The calm before the storm.

Our area will be on the east side of the hurricane which is called the ‘dirty side’. This means that we will feel the effects of the wind and rain but we will not have a direct hit.

Some forecasters are predicting that the outer bands will be just as devastating as the hurricane itself… quite a scary thing to think about.

The rain that this brings will cause massive widespread flooding. Florida has been getting a lot of rain already so the ground is saturated which means we may lose a lot of trees as well. This means there will be widespread power outages.

There are likely to be lots of tornadoes as well… these are not very predictable and can cause massive damages. Many counties have already had tornado watches and warnings.

This hurricane is also predicted to head north all the way up towards TN… I can remember the effects we had from Hurricane Hugo (Cat 5) when I lived up that way and it was pretty bad then.

This storm is HUGE and its impacts will be felt all over the southeastern United States… please be sure to get your supplies ready NOW and evacuate if you need to … don’t wait!

Please take just a moment to say a prayer for everyone in its path.

God Bless you all and we pray that you stay safe!

Ultimate Holiday Planning: A 12 Week Strategy

Here are some posts that I put together last year about Getting Ready for the Holidays, maybe they can help you have a less stressful holiday season this year. I will update posts as I change things but they may give you a starting point.

You can also print out the Event Planning Guide or the Planning Notebook under the Printable Library Tab to help you get started with your plans!

Getting Ready for the Holidays Weeks 1 & 2

Getting Ready for the Holidays Week 3

Getting Ready for the Holidays Week 4

Getting Ready for the Holidays Week 5 – The Week Before Thanksgiving

Getting Ready for the Holidays Week 6 – The Week of Thanksgiving

Getting Ready for the Holidays Week 7 – The Week After Thanksgiving

Getting Ready for the Holidays Week 8 – 3 Weeks Before Christmas (St. Nicholas Day)

Getting Ready for the Holidays Week 9 – 2 Weeks Before Christmas (Polar Express)

Getting Ready for the Holidays Week 10 – Week Before Christmas

Getting Ready for the Holidays Week 11 – Week of Christmas

Getting Ready for the Holidays Week 12 – Week after Christmas (New Year’s Day)

You may also find a printable grocery list handy:

Weekly Meal Planning and Grocery List Printable

Wedding prep to Hurricane prep – updated with product links!

Oh, what a week!

We had such a crazy week preparing for the wedding this past weekend… it was beautiful and amazing! We definitely couldn’t have done it without the help and support of our family and friends… thank you all!

We don’t have a lot of pictures to share yet but I will share some when I can… I can’t wait to see them.

Unfortunately, a lot of the pictures were missing or lost somehow… I guess we should’ve had a backup person taking more photos.

I was so busy I didn’t even get to take many pictures at all. We did find a site, weduploader.com that gives you a QR code so that guests can upload pictures that they take… it’s pretty neat!

This first photos didn’t load properly so I’m trying again…

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It couldn’t wait…

Hello friends!

We are getting closer to the wedding date and it seems like we’ve had one thing after another.

First, it was the freezer after the hurricane… but then it started working a little better until it didn’t. It started making a noise last week and then it began thawing very quickly. We had water everywhere!

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