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CHRISTMAS!!!

Each year, at Thanksgiving time in November we all start getting excited for a holiday we all call Christmas. We shop and spend major money on our loved ones. We eat till we cant eat anymore we party and celebrate.Churches have plays they have practiced for months, children talk about Santa and how they cant wait for him to come and bring all those present to place under the tree. Then December 25th comes along, we all get with our families some in which we have not seen in a long time and we share the many blessings and holiday treats with each other, we watch all the kids tare into the presents and all the laughter and excitement that fills the room.

As I have grown up in a strong Christian based Family we was always taught that Christmas was not all about Santa and receiving presents. It is more about the Celebration of a small little baby born on this day that would grow up to be our king and save us for all of our sins so we can live eternally in a place called Heaven. Its sounds great right ? I have believed this all my life and I have grown up to know this little baby we celebrate called Jesus. Knowing this man has made each Christmas a wonderful time of the year to celebrate his birthday, and love to all my family and friends.

December 2006 Christmas became sad to our family and we chose to spend it out of town. My Father was not here to celebrate the wonderful season with us. Since then Christmas has not been the same with my family. Until this year God sent us a little Christmas bundle Madilyn Bree Finley. Looking back at the day Baby Jesus was born I see now what the excitement and the reasoning why we call it CHRISTMAS!!

Baby Madilyn Bree Finley

Dear, Madilyn

November 21st 2010 was a hard but wonderful day. I woke up in wonder if you would enter the world today. You mother was insisting that you would be here, little did we all know she was right. 12:12 I received a text from you dad saying were going to the hospital Nicole's water has broke scared, excited, upset , nervous and sad where some of the feelings I felt. Scared for you and your mommy knowing all the trouble you both had been through. Excited to see you for the first time and hold you in my arms and love you. Upset because I didn't know how fast you was going to get here and I had to work a party before I made the trip to Corbin. Nervous not knowing what was in store or what would happen next and last SAD cause your Grandfather Mike Finley was not here to share this time with all of us and meet you for the first time.

Once I got to the Hospital, I went in and Checked on you and your mommy. Things where good but your mommy's pain level was really high. I began to pray for God to comfort you and your mommy. around 6:30 they gave your mommy her medication to help her with the pain. Then you and mommy took a turn for the worst. Your moms blood pressure dropped and your heart rate was gone. Scared, Confused not sure what to say or do, me and granny started to pray. Knowing God was in control of this situation faith set in and as calmness covered the room I look over to the nursery window and there was a 5 pound 2 ounces and 19 inches long dark haired baby.. Tears laughter and excitement filled the room. YOU WHERE HERE !! Healthy little Madilyn Bree Finley. The nurse came out to tell us your Mommy was fine and would be out of surgery soon. God had you in his hands the whole time. I started out with saying I was sad that Papaw Finley was not here to see you, I was wrong he held you before we did and watched you come to this earth before we did. I know he was right beside God in that room making sure those Doctors knew what to do. He Carried you and your mommy through the most amazing thing either one of you will ever experience.

That Night I was on my knees for a long time telling God thanks for everything he done today and Thanking him for bring us a wonderful healthy baby girl and keeping her mommy safe through the whole thing.

Maddie, I write this so one day you can look back and know that no matter what happens in Life God is the only answer. People Change and things happen that we don't always understand but God knows all things and he has a reason why he does things the way he does. We don't always know why but he does. You and your mommy have an amazing testimony to the world, share it keep it close to your heart and never let a day go by with out Thanks Jesus or God for you life and the air you breath.

I also am writing this to tell you that no matter what I love you, I feel in love with you as soon as I laid eyes on you. I know that I am not the only one and always remember that too you have a big warm family that is always here for you and love you no matter what. Also I want you to know that your Papaw Mike Finley would be so happy to see you and be apart of your life here on earth but Jesus needed him in heaven early, but he is there to be your Guarding Angel and protect you from all harm. He loves you with all of his heart and Is always beside you.

As I write this letter you are making your first travel home, I am so excited to see what a wonderful girl, women you will become. Always know that anything you need I along with your whole family is here for you and will always be. I love you Madilyn Bree and will always and forever.

Love,

Aunt Amanda Finley

November 23, 2010

Road Trip Adventures

One of my favorite things to do it go on random road trips, with friends. On October 9th 2010 my roommate Katie and Best friend Daniel and Friend Johnathan, packed the car and started out towards OHIO ..

Once we got there we hung out at the mall for a while. Always love new stores that we don't have at home. Kate and I got really carried away in Clair's, they say its for little girls well there wrong. I bought a new head band, for the Muse concert and also because it was zebra and I love zebra. After we left the mall off to TGIF to eat yummy nachos "just FYI there nachos are the best ever" After we left TGIF we decided to go on a hunt for the liquor store to pre game for the night out. This was defiantly a hunt because we got lost several times. We stared out looking for a Kroger's because the waitress at TGIF said that is where they normally go so with three iphones in the car we still could not find the Kroger's after turning around several times we finally found the

Heading home Kate Exploded her Soda water but that didn't stop us from having a good time

Amazed by Muse

Yesterday October 11 2010, I stood at the US Bank arena with some of my best friends. I went in expectation to be board and to know as much about MUSE as I did when I came. To my knowledge Muse was an indie band that played some songs for the Twilight movies. When the concert started people started cheering watched the stage impatiently waiting on Muse to enter the stage.. Music started playing the stage lit up with three towers each with people walking up the stairs to the top of the towers, then they started to fall down and then the curtains fall to each member of the band on a tower there song "Uprising" played as they jammed out. The light display was amazing and for each song it just got better their talent and music amazed me. I stood in awe as the concert I thought was coming to and end with giant eye ball balloons fell from the top of the arena. When the balloons where popped the stage lights were at it again and Muse came back out to preform two of their most popular songs and then the concert can to an end. I once again stood at the US Bank arena with some of my best friends three of us where in awe and one was about in tears from the concert I thought was not going to be my favorite concert ever.

Jonna Bell Begely

Jonna Michelle Begley AKA Jonna Bell

June 18,1988, September 23, 2005

Five years comes so fast, it still seams like yesterday that our fun loving, always smiling , caring sweet Jonna was taken from us to fulfill her spot in Heaven. I think back at all the good memories of church camp, choir, Christmas Plays, road trips, or just every day conversations on the phone about life. Life will never be the same with out her but all the memory's she left behind will get us to the day we will meet again.

Jonna,

Thanks so much for being an amazing person through and through you have touched so many lives when you was here and now even when your gone. You are missed more and more each day, but I promise until the day I get to meet you at the gates of Heaven I will remember you and keep your warm smile in my heart and keep your memories alive always and forever. I love you girl !!!

RIP : JONNA BELL

Butterfly Wishes: My New Passion

Butterfly Wishes: My New Passion: "So, I know my life stays busy busy busy all the time. But I Love Purses and I love to be organized, its something I don't always accomplish..."

My New Passion

So, I know my life stays busy busy busy all the time. But I Love Purses and I love to be organized, its something I don't always accomplish but I would like to be a very organized person one day lol. However my new passion is the company called 31 gifts. 31 coming from Proverbs 31 about the virtuous women. This company sells purses, organizational bags and much more, looking into I seen potential for me to make some extra money for my house and self wants and also to help sell a great product with such a great message behind it. I strive to be like the virtuous women because as the Bible says any women that fears the Lord shall be praised. I want to be humble to him because he has blessed me in so many ways that I can never repay him for. So check it out www.mythirtyone.com/afinley is my web page you can book a party or even order on one of my open parties at anytime. If you want to book a party or have any questions just message or email me at any time.

August !!!

Sitting at work today I am preparing my self for my august events and making sure that I have all the things I need and finishing up little details. When looking at my Calendar I think August is this is time to be happy or to Celebrate. So many things happen in August.

24 years ago on August the 12th 1986 I came to this earth. Born to a wonderful Family Mike and Chris Finley.

23 years ago on August th 9th

1988 My Best Friend Daniel Mays was born.

4 years ago I bought the Love of my life Eli and he is more than my child he is my best friends and companion.

these are all happy things that Happen in August but then as August starts to Wind

down I think about

August the 25 2006 My family in I load the car up and headed off to Dolly Wood for a company Picnic. We take these trips every year once a year, this one was different though. It was a trip I will never forget. I came home from college that weekend to spend time with my family. In a family that owns several business that is something we hardly ever got to do is spe

nd time together. This tr

ip was a trip filled with happiness beyo

nd measure we all laughed and talked about thing other then work. It was the best trip every. Little did we know this trip would be the LAST FAMILY TRIP.

Saturday August 26 2006 I sat up in the Kitchen laughing and talking to my Dad about the events that were going on in my life. WE laughed and he lectured and we laughe

d little did I know this would be my last conversation EVER with my Dad. Sunday he was leaving at 5:00 am for Lexington he was taking a buisness trip to Las Vegas for the Annual RSA c

onvention.

Sunday August 27 2006 6:15 am My Dad's Plane Crashed!!!!

6:20 am My mom woke me up to the News and the Phone Ringing off the hook. The Tv was saying there was only one surviver out of 50 people I knew it was

him he was my Dad my rock, my superman he could con core all thing I just knew he made it through. The

n there was that phone call from my brother David who had went to get the news.

SILENTS hit the room !!!!

what do you say, what do you do!!!! Empty Sadness

August... is over....

Things I Love !!!

About two years ago my Best Friend introduced to me these glasses that are hand painted. I feel in love with them I wanted all of them. He bought me two for my Birthday that year, the Birthday Cake and the Sex on the Beach cause that was the Drink of Choice for my party.

Ever since I have been addicted to them I feel every girl needs to start the collection

Lolita is the artist that designs these and several other items. So go check out her web site she has some great things. I now have 6 glasses and have started my sister in law a collection and my Cousin.

www.thelolitastore.com

TGIF

It's Friday !! and I love Friday's here is some of the reasons I love Friday

Time to spend with My Best Friends

Get to sleep in on Sat most of the time

Going out !!

My mind relaxes and takes a break

I get some of my projects done around that house that I say I am going to do but never get to them

Its two days away from Sunday and Sundays are the best Day filled with Worship and Family time.


Then Last Friday's are a great reminder to my self that I am still young and know how to go out and have a good time

Butterfly Wishes: What and amazing Love

Butterfly Wishes: What and amazing Love: "Today I write to tell you about the one thing that captures my heart and the one thing that no matter what he does I love him. He makes me ..."

What and amazing Love

Today I write to tell you about the one thing that captures my heart and the one thing that no matter what he does I love him. He makes me laugh he makes me cry, he is always there for me no matter what. This is the kinda of Love everyone needs I honestly don't know what I would with out this love.
It all started Aug 10th 2006 I met him for the first time he was perfect the first time I laid eyes on him. His eyes where so deep and comforting, his smell so right in every way He was exactly what any girl could ask for.A love to call her own forever and ever.
This year will make four years of us being together he cuddles with me every night. He is always waiting on me a a wonderful smile and when I am down and out he is there a should to cry on or someone to vent to.
What an Amazing Love My little dog Eli he is my world my one true love and my life would not be complete with out him. Yes he pees on things every now and then and he does bark a lot there is days he makes me mad and then there is days he is soo cute I think how could you ever be made.. I love him and he will always be my one true love my best friend the only true man in my life.

B.o.B - Airplanes ft. Hayley Williams of Paramore [Official Music Video]

I love this song it makes me think of My Dad he is in Heaven, so it makes me think about wishing on an airplane since that is how he died and every time I see one in the sky I tell my self that its him telling me that he is watching over me!!
Miss you RIP DADDY !!! Love

PatchWork

Today I was working on My Layout and Design for my Blogs and I found this awesome patch work background. When I seen it, I come to think about my Dad's old quilt that I sleep under every night. It was a hand made quilt by my grate Grandmother, I think about how much this quilt is like out lives.
In the making of the quilt I am sure that each patch was picked out and cut to a certain size, like out lives God picks each on of us out and places us with a family we are then cut to the certain size and given each a beautiful different design.

Then each patch is carefully stitched together,I am sure that at times she missed a stitch or pricked her finger.Just like life everyday we add a patch to our life and sometimes it will come out to be perfect and go right the way we wanted it to and then other times we think what was we thinking, either it pricked us and we messed it up yet we keep going. Now if my grandmother would have not kept going on her quilt every time she messed up or pricked her finger than today there would be no way that I would be able to cuddle up under that quilt each night and feel the warm embrace of my Dad and and his amazing hugs that I miss so much some days.

Life is not always a perfect quilt, sometimes life will throw us bad days and well make bad decisions. However that is not the opportunity to lay down and quit, this is when you keep practicing to make it perfect. We must learn from our mistakes and make sure that next patch we add to our life we stitch it the right way and don't prick out finger again. Then in the end we will have shown out light to other we have come in contact with and they can take our life and live it to our example just like my Dads quilt.
He used it for comfort one day like I do now and then I will pass it on down the Chain and it will soon become torn,old and frail but each and every generation that its passed down to there will be comfort and like life a lesson that was taught by the life we lived and the mistakes we made.

Manda's Foot Steps: Life is what you make it.

Manda's Foot Steps: Life is what you make it.: "I'll start out by saying I am not a good writer, and I am just learning how to really open up with my thoughts and feelings. I was inspired..."

Life is what you make it.

I'll start out by saying I am not a good writer, and I am just learning how to really open up with my thoughts and feelings. I was inspired by a good friend who has been in a very similar situation as I am in to start blogging about my life and my thoughts on a day to day bases.

My life is very busy and complicated at times, I have been told many times that Life is what you make it so live it to the fullest. I take this statement and live it as much as possible. I am a young women, who attends college and works a full time job. At one point in my life I was a young college student who didn't have one care in life but my school friends and Family. With in one night my whole life changed as I knew it. I soon became a young women with many responsibility and a week to make life changing situations.

I never want to say I regret my decisions I made, I can say that it would have been nice to have more time to find out who I really am and what I really what in life. Like my quote earlier " Life is what you make it." All thought my decisions where made and there was no changing them I now live with the many different obstetrical that life throws my way, I sometimes come through and I sometimes fall. No matter what I know that though my strong faith in Jesus Christ and my wonderful family and friends I will make it not matter what comes my way.

So in today's thoughts I know " Life is what you make it " and I am making it what I feel it needs to be today. I know that tomorrow holds a different plan and the next day and the next. But as long as I live it to the fullest and make time for my friends and Family, God will see that my life will be what I make of it and one day I will look back and laugh at all the things I was so confused about or questions and say I see why I made that decision and it was a good choice.