Visit with the Chapmans

After nearly 20 years of seperation the Lord so graciously orchistrated a reunion between James birthfather and extended family.  The amazing blessings that have come out of getting to know such a beautiful family has left us speechless and gave new meaning to the verse in Isaiah 29:11 for I know the thoughts and plans I have for you sayeth the Lord, thoughts of peace and not evil. What God has joined together let no man break apart.  James father, Harold Chapman, is married to a beautiful lady named Sandra.  They have three son's and one daughter Lamar, Kelsy, Damion, and Denisha.   Lamar is married to precious Suzette and they have two son's Steven (6 yrs old) and Gabriel (3 yrs old).  Kelsy has a handsome son with Alicia who is warm spirited and full of grace.  There son is now (9 yrs old) and his name is Malcome.  Denisha is married to an Antonio which I thought was a wonder since our son's name is Antonio.  Damion and his girlfriend are due to be wed and they have an adorable daughter (3 yrs old).  We recently visited with them in South Carolina where we spent a great length of time catching up, lauphing, and enjoying the sweet embrase of the Chapman's and their strong family union that now we too get to partake in as a family.  Thank you Lord for this priceless gift of family, friends, and a future lifetime of great memories.  

Antonio's First Day of Kindergarten

Antonio started Kindergarten several weeks ago.  Of course I'm just now getting around to uploading his amazingly adorable pictures from his first day.  Already he is learning new concepts, memorizing bible verses, telling me about his amazing day, and occassionally coming home with a behavior color "red" which means he was probubly warned 100 times during the day to stop talking and pay attention.  The best of all was in the car one afternoon when he randomly said to me "Mom grandma died."  I thought he was trying to ruffle my feathers by talking about his grandma Baker and immedietly scolded him saying "You don't talk about your grandmother that way."  He said, "No mommy I was talking about grandma, your mommy."  Taken a back by his random memory of this truth, I became saddened by thoughts of missing my mother and became quiet.  Antonio followed up by his remark by saying "Mrs. Dixon said that people who are in heaven never die because God is with them and he heals them."  Immedietly my spirit was lifted by this surprisingly accurate statement and the application of using a concept of heaven his teacher taught him to lift my spirits.  I could not help but smile from ear to ear which truly served as confirmation that his attendance at North Cobb Christian was probubly one of the greatest decisions James and I have made to date.  God is good.