A blog about me - what I think about stuff, what my family and I have been up to, what I think about religion, worship, politics, sports,etc. Wednesday, February 8, 2012. God is Doing Something New! Well, after 13 amazing years of leading worship, I am transitioning into something new! I covet your prayers, as I mourn over what I leave behind. I mean, I love leading worship! But God said so - who am I to argue! FirstCommunity already have several things planned; check it out here. Never a Dull Moment! .

Thursday, January 28, 2010. Link to my regular blog. Tuesday, January 12, 2010. There is so much to tell. As I type this my son is laying against my bosom asleep in his sling and I am truly blessed to be a mom. 7 lbs 6 oz 18 inches long.

Texas Transplants in the beautiful land of NC! Wednesday, August 1, 2012. So i can use this more as a release than a platform. Do I believe that homosexuality is a sin according to the Bible? There is NO ONE righteous, NOT ONE.

Saturday, December 26, 2009. We had an exciting day on December 14th. We finalized our adoption with our little man Makai. He is now officially Makai Timothy Gesink! What a great day and what a great ending to an amazing journey. We thank God everyday for completing our family in such an amazing and wonderful way. We also thank God for blessing us and showing us His hand in every way throughout this journey. Please enjoy these celebration pics from our big day at the court house! Friday, November 06, 2009.

Building banjos for you, one at a time, in Ovilla, Texas, USA. Tuesday, August 18, 2015. Please join us over at Chuck Lee Banjos. All of our old Blog postings have been imported to a new location and all new postings will reside there too. Wednesday, October 24, 2012. One beautiful banjo touched so many! Hi Chuck and Tamara,. We wanted to touch base and let you know how one beautiful banjo touched so many! The second picture is our musi.

Out of obedience to what God has purposed for our lives, we are currently embarking on the journey of expanding our family through adoption. We pray that as you read our story, you will keep us in your prayers. We hope that you are inspired. Wednesday, March 3, 2010. Forgive me as its been a while since I last posted. The most important update of all is that our adoption is finalized! .

Our journey through life, currently consisting of raising two incredible children and anxiously awaiting a third. This is a blog about our daily life and all my random thoughts that go along with it. The moments that really, really hurt. Dr Mommy and her pumpkins.

Monday, April 12, 2010. The Most Selfish Person Alive Is. The kids came home from their weekly visit with their Mom. As usual, I asked the CPS worker how the visit went. I am feeling discouraged already.

Please excause any oddities you may find in the time being. Welcome to Graphics By Amanda! I began designing blog headers, link buttons, blinkies, blog backgrounds, photo collages, web pages and most anything else you can think of to help raise money for our adoption. At this time we are unable to continue with that adoption.

Monday, February 02, 2009. Precious Memories by Amanda Fund Raiser for our Boys. Sunday, January 04, 2009. Caroline, before and after. Caroline is my fearless child. C1 was and is always pretty conservative and cautious when it comes to things of the unknown. Not my Caroline, my sweet Caroline. The fearless face plant on the bed. Saturday, January 03, 2009.