R= Really, Really tired

Hello friends.. I am typing this post and feeling every bit of the title of the post! Tired. I returned last night from a conference that our office put on. It was in a great location, Columbiana, Alabama. Beautiful. Very secluded, lake view, mountain lined area. It was just gorgeous. We were joined by about 150 high students and 60+ teacher leaders. Does that make you exhausted? We had a great time exploring future trends in leadership.

Saturday before the conference, Adam and I supported the Auburn Tigers as they welcomed (and sent home with a loss) the Tennessee Vols to the Jordan-Hare Stadium. This was an especially important game in that my dad is a HUGE Vols fan. So I would call dad to rub it in when we had done something good. (not a lot of phone calls happening, but hey we won) We wanted Mom and Dad to come for the game, but it just didn't work out. Adam and I had a great time despite a few fanatical fans around us.

Another exciting milestone this week....I am published!!!! I have been writing a Mentor Guidebook: Tips and Strategies and I finally finished and got it sent to be printed. I learned a lot during the writing of this book. I was able to distribute them during the conference this weekend am hoping that the information will be useful to mentors that get their hands on the book. Here is a picture of the cover. I had fun designing it.


Adam is still plugging away extremely hard on his dissertation. Keep praying for his strength and endurance in this time as he is getting tired as well.

I am eventually getting through the alphabet.. Have no fear... I am determined to make it to the Z!!

Have a great day!

Quite the special day!!

Today is a very special day for two of my favorite people.

Happy birthday to you. YOU!!!!

What a special day to celebrate the birth-days!!!!

Happy Birthday Amy and Samantha!!!

Amy is my wonderful sister-n-law who is just a joy to have in my life. Amy I pray that your day is filled with love, encouragement, laughter and sloppy wet kisses from Jackson. I pray that this year you are reminded of the strength of the Lord, his faithfulness, and the fullness of his grace. You are great mom and wife and a wonderful sister-n-law!! Happy Birthday!!
Amy and Amy ( hehe) at the wedding.

Samantha was a student in the scholarship program that I worked with. I have had the privilege of watching Sam grow and mature into a beautiful Godly woman. Her friendship is a delight and I am so proud of all she is accomplishing and becoming. Samantha I pray that your day is filled with laughter, encouragement, and the joy you offer others is returned to you ten-fold today. I pray that this year you claim the promises the Lord sings over you. May you live in his fullness, dwell in his goodness and stand on his faithfulness.
This is a picture of Lisa (sister-n-law), Samantha and myself at the Grand Canyon. Ignore the hair.

Happy Birthday!!

Pirates....Arrrrrrrrrrr

Well today is a significant day in the Knight household....My husband woke up very excited this morning. As a matter of fact he couldn't go to bed last night until he got ready for today. Do you know what today is? If you read my sister-n-law Amy's blog you do. It's "Talk like a Pirate Day", a celebrated holiday at the Knight house. Last night Adam couldn't go to bed until all of the "booty" was secured. He had to find his famous eye patch. And this morning Arrrrrrrrrrrrr he was strikingly handsome in it. As we were leaving he had something in his hand, to which I looked a little closer to find, a movie that he was taking to work. Any guesses.... yep. Pirates of the Caribbean. Now remember he is collecting data so he said this is for the "students" who have to wait to have something to watch and of course it fit with the theme all together now, TALK LIKE A PIRATE DAY!!!! Guess what he had for lunch? ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRby's That's all I've got folks.

Happy Friday Friends!!!!

Oh- the places we have been

And I'm back..... Yes I know its been a while friends. I know you hate excuses, but I really have been waiting to post until I had pictures uploaded to include in this post but I decided that this post could wait no longer. You need updates. So what have the Knight's been up to you ask? LOTS..... Life is busy here on the plains of Auburn. Since I last reported. We have traveled back to Hattiesburg for a visit and the Southern Miss game. We had a great visit but it was cut a little short by Hurricane Gustav. Because of the traffic heading out of New Orleans and the Coast areas Adam and I decided to take the scenic route home and cross the state of Alabama in a different direction. We had a great time navigating the Alabama map and the small towns along the way.

The next weekend the Golden Eagles came to the Plains to visit the War Eagles. And our apartment became Hotel Knight. We had 6 additional people (additional means + Adam and Amy) sleeping in the apartment. Where you ask? Every available space. It was great. The Knights and their significant others (Lisa's fiancee Patrick and Lori's boyfriend James) all came the Friday night before the game and we filled air mattresses and covered the floor with them. Saturday, Mom, Dad, Ben, Jeremy and Amy joined the party. I loved having a house full of folks. I could have kicked myself for not taking pictures of the air mattresses. Just imagine an apartment full of folks. But we had a great time, EVEN at the game.

Work has been insanely busy for both Adam and I. I have been traveling a bit doing Mentor Support Session Trainings with Teachers in Alabama. Planning these trainings and then conducting them has been fun but exhausting. I am also teaching a Speech class through the Outreach office here, so that has started up and has been a lot of fun.Adam has started collecting the data for his dissertation, so he is swamped. The Lord is meeting us in the busyness and sending us little reminders along the way. Isn't it neat when he does that. Just this morning, the verse I read on our fridge from Proverbs said, "Commit your ways to the Lord." As though the Lord was saying to us, don't forget children in all of this that is going on around you to keep me in the middle of it. It is so easy in the busyness to commit some things but not all things. What have I forgotten to commit to the Lord? What have you forgotten to commit to the Lord?

Oh the places we have been, things we have done, are doing. Its good to reflect and ponder for a bit! I will be back sooner than later this time!!

N is for next step!

Congratulations to my wonderful husband for successfully defending his dissertation proposal today!!! He really is the smartest man I know. The next step is for him to collect the data. He is looking for people with previous history of an ankle sprain. I am sure there are other qualifications and I am also sure that all of the ladies in his classes will volunteer as usual but I don't think they are coming out in droves like they used to before he had that wedding ring on his hand. Thats right later he is TAKEN!!! I am proud of you sweetheart. One step closer to Dr. Knight!!!

M is for Mimi and Adam say HAPPY BIRTHDAY JACKSON

M is for Mimi and Adam say HAPPY BIRTHDAY JACKSON!!!!!!


Today is a very special day! Two years ago my sweet little nephew Jackson came roaring into the world!! This is sweet little man just a few minutes old. Look at how long his fingers were. And the picture below that was the Wade's (my husband will probably duh me on that one)
And today we celebrate Jackson's 2nd birthday!!! He is such a big boy. Jackson is such a sweet child, so smart and loving!!! That's our nephew!! :) This is what Adam and I got Jackson for his birthday. A jackhammer , work helmet and goggles and he was hilarious playing with it. He is already a serious child when he wants to be. He concentrates really hard on things. So when he was "working" with the jackhammer he was so funny. You can tell in these pictures he had a "I'm working, don't mess with me attitude." Love it!!

And here are the Wade's 2 year's later. And I am blocking my husband's head from this view point. Sorry sweetheart!
So Happy Birthday Jackson. Mimi and Adam Love you!!!!! Check out my sister-n-law Amy's blog for a sweet letter to Jackson!

L is for Love my husband!!!

L is for Love my husband!!
There is not a font big enough for the statement above!! I love, love, love my husband. We just celebrated our 2 month anniversary on August 7th. Isn't that WONDERFUL!!! So in honor of our 2 months of wedded bliss I thought I would give you a top ten list!! * disclaimer- I could make this list extremely sappy AND extremely long, but I want to share some of the fun things we have learned about each other too that have made me love him even more*** So fun!!

Top 10 reasons I love my husband!!!!
10. My husband knows how to make the bed!!!
9. My husband is drop dead gorgeous!
8. My husband is so very patient with me!!!
7. My husband is so great with kids. He is a wonderful uncle to Jackson.
6. My husband took me to see Mama Mia despite being one of three males in the movie theater .uch a great movie
5. My husband counters me talking in my sleep by talking back to me! (He is awake, I am asleep)
4. My husband will try any of the weird foods that I have to eat on my yeast free diet.
3. My husband is the smartest and hardest working man I know. In the picture below he is reading journal articles on a cruise ship. Shameful.
2. My husband has a genuine, deep faith in the Heavenly Father.
1. My husband takes great care of me and cherishes me!

Adam and I have learned a lot in the past 2 months of marriage. It has been a wonderful journey. But I think one of the greatest lessons that the Lord has taught me has been that marriage is about giving up yourself to care for the other person. Their needs are more important than your own. Adam lives that out in how he cherishes and cares for me so deeply. I try to do the same for him. I think this is what gives us a healthy balance. Putting each others needs above our own and the amazing thing is when we do that neither of us feel deprived. The Lord knows what he is doing if we just follow his plan.