The Alford Crew

December 16, 2009

~Oh the places you’ll go…~

Filed under: Family, Favorite Things, General — kristinaalford @ 7:25 pm

Some dear friends of ours own Anglen Photography all pictures in this post are their awesome gift and talent reflected.

As you know our family is not and has never been perfect although we are all meant for and perfect for each other! So if a person or photographer can catch us looking decent or make us look like a piece of art then they are gifted! Thanks Ross and Rachel! www.anglenphotography.com (check them out) The premier place in Tennessee to go for any life event you need captured and made timeless!

I would like to think everyone knows of Dr, Seuss and his awesome books of rhyme…one of our favorites is Oh the Places You’ll Go”

When i look at our boys/young men, i get so excited for them! In the same moment i usually cry as Chris and i have experienced so many places together that have brought much joy along with some sad times that often hurt and left scars.  All of these times good and difficult have revealed a way to have a deeper friendship with God, others, one another-including a joy like no other.

So here are the boys, i pray they will go further than we ever have and pray even more that we will have equipped them for their journey.

Connor-age 14…can you believe it?

Cayden-age 2…love him, adore his smile too. He and his big brother with their smiles, make us smile!

Please remember our family in thought and prayer. We are praising God for so many things He has brought us through this past year…It is awesome to have a picture with all four of us present! Chris is doing great. He took some time off of all his adventures, has realized he is mortal, but serves a God that all things are possible with. We have seen marriages healed, people come to know the Lord, folks back in fellowship with local churches and physical and spiritual healing for several in various countries over the past two years of ministry here in TN. and abroad, BUT we definitely know that Jesus gets ALL credit for anything good that has happened here! We were just privileged to observe it happen and journey alongside of the folks involved.

“Call to me and i will answer you and tell you great and unreachable things you do not know.” (Jer. 33:3 NIV)

God was talking to Jeremiah while he was confined in a courtyard…just like we are on this earth…confined…but only briefly. We need to continue to call on Him and allow Him to rule in us, allow Him to define us…allow Him to do the impossible and unreachable things through us, not in our own strength.

If we do this…oh the places we’ll go!

September 3, 2009

~Why have rain boots?~

Filed under: Family, Favorite Things, Funny Stuff — kristinaalford @ 2:12 am

Why have rain boots if you never wear them and why wear them if you never stomp in a puddle? I say stomp. Let your kids stomp in a puddle, for that matter, play in the rain peeps, enjoy it!

IMG_3412

Okay, so it rained, there was a puddle…i thought, why not? “Cayden you want to splish splash in the puddle?”

His Great Aunt GaNell, bought these boots so we thought we would get her money worth!

IMG_3410Splish!

IMG_3414

Splash!

IMG_3413

“Come splash w/me mommy!”

IMG_3415

September 1, 2009

~Some family pics~

Filed under: Family, Favorite Things, General, Uncategorized — kristinaalford @ 11:24 pm
Us

Us

Thanks to Lucas Brown in SC for these pics from a while ago…i was expecting Cayden here! We were so excited and so nervous as we had miscarried before this pregnancy.  As i look at these photos, i am full of gratitude to God for the peace i see in our eyes along with the hope and usual pre-baby jitters! God is so good.  He knows just what or who we need and when-His perfect timing makes me speechless…

Connor seems so little and young here! He has grown up so much…literally.

IMG_9452

Wow…we are now four, but this was a sweet moment just the “three/four” of us.IMG_9500

June 13, 2009

Happy Birthday to my man!

Filed under: Family, General, News, Poems by Kristina — kristinaalford @ 2:45 am

I love you Chris Alford!

A little while ago you made your debut!

God was telling your parents, “I love you”

Tiny you were as you came so early

In heart and might tiny you were not, surely

God knew it then and He knows it now

although i will never understand how-

He was designing you for people like me here on earth

although only through His son i am of any worth

to share in His creation

In His perfect image i find a heart and soul so kind

He made you for His glory,

-somehow in all that He chose to also make you mine!

On that day a little while ago, I wonder at the delight He must have known-

to make you as you are then let go and get to watch you grow.

The man you have become makes me desire to be closer to Him, to be a better woman, a better mother, wife and friend.

to show my gratitude to Him for sharing you with me…

i hope He allows me the joy of wishing you Happy Birthday for eternity!” ~Kristina A.

I love this journey we're on! So glad you were born and still with us! (photo thanks to LucasBrownDesign)

March 17, 2009

~Congrats to Radius!~

Filed under: General, News — kristinaalford @ 1:58 am

Just a quick shout out to the St. Patty’s Day Parade of Columbia, South Carolina Spirit Award Winners!!!

The Alford Crew loves and misses you guys!

www.radiuschurch.org

Older Posts »

Blog at WordPress.com.