Jacob's Baptism

"For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast." ~Ephesians 2:8-9


Back in September 2010 on a Wednesday night at youth group God opened Jacob's eyes to see his need for the Savior. And on Sunday, April 17th Jacob decided out of obedience to the Lord, he was going to share his testimony and be baptized. No words can express the joy I know all Christian parents experience when they see their children come to see their own sin and give their lives willingly to Jesus. Sunday was one of those moments. We are so proud of him and can't wait to see what God is going to do in and through him in the years to come. Here is his testimony...
My life before Christ was in sin, but I always thought that I had a great faith and that I loved God, because I was raised in a Christian home with Christian parents. Although my parents would tell what was right and wrong I never usually listened to that because I wanted to do what I wanted to do. I didn’t really know what a true faith was because I was so young and also because I hardly read His Word. I was actually a very disobedient child and did not want to listen to authority. But right around the time when I turned 11 or 12 I realized that my parents faith or just because I was their son meant nothing towards God. During this time I was in full rebellion and wanting nothing to do with God. Also during this time God had put people in my life to show me what was truth and what was not. Then I started to gain more knowledge about being saved and having your own salvation. But it took a whole year or so for me to realize what God was calling me to do.
Christ drew me to Himself on a Wednesday night at youth group on September 29th. That night Rod Shackelford taught on the “Woman at the Well”. But after Josh Petras came up and said “Christ knows everybody’s hearts and if you feel that Christ is calling you to repent and come to Him, then we will have staff leaders in the back for you to talk to”. I knew then that God had known every thought and intention of my heart. So I knew that there was no way that I could save myself and I needed a savior, Jesus Christ. Then I felt Christ pulling me to go back and talk and repent, but I also felt another feeling telling me not to go back and to just walk away. I could not take the battle between both any longer so Christ led me to the decision to go back and repent my offences to Christ. Right then when I was thinking about repentance I thought of something that one of my pastors had said a little while ago and it was “When you sin it’s like spitting in God’s eye”. And that broke me and I thought about how my sin was a huge offence to God no matter how big the sin. So then I walked back and I sat down with Jorge Ramirez. And that night at 13 years old Christ saved me from my sins and now I am one of His children!
Now I want to obey Christ and authorities that He has put in my life. Now every time I sin I immediately get that feeling of conviction by the Holy Spirit and repent to whoever I sinned against. I am very thankful that The Holy Spirit is with me guiding me through life and this crazy world. Even though I do sin and fall short of Christ, I now am convicted by my sin. The Holy Spirit now shows me what is right and what is wrong in different situations and is steering me on the right path. I am also thankful that Christ has picked me, the worst of all, and has chosen me hto be with Him in Heaven forever. It trips me out that there are so little in the world that believe, but Christ chose me to be with Him.

Mystery Night 2011

This was our first experience with Mystery Night and it was definitely a lot of fun! Jeff and I chose to be at Richie's Diner and get some use out of our 56' Chevy, "Frenchie", as my niece named it. A lot goes into preparing for this night. The shopping to find just the right costume alone is enough stress. I had quite a poodle skirt issue. I ordered a poodle skirt (off the internet of course) and the thing was huge, I am sure this is what they actually looked like but I thought I was going to be swallowed by this giant black piece of felt. So I did what any other girl would have done... I ordered a different one! ;) Thank you Shelby for doing my hair and Megan for the letterman's jacket (awesome addition to my outfit)!


The night turned out great, despite the lingering threat of rain. Jeff, Kailee and I had a great time hanging out at Richie's, at one point I think the employees decided we were freezing and started bringing us coffee and hot chocolate. Thanks Richie's Diner for your compassion! At the end of the night we all met back at Thompson Middle School to figure out the winner and to share the Gospel with around 300 Jr. High and High School kids. To God be all the glory!

Jake's 14th Birthday

April 5th was Jacob's 14th Birthday. He enjoyed a weekend long celebration. It started off on Friday the 1st with some friends, pizza and Xbox. Jake wanted to go surfing for his birthday because normally it is sunny in April or for the most part, so Saturday we drove down to Oceanside, Jake and a friend rented surfboards, but because of the extreme cold and wind, they were in the water for about 20 minutes. Sunday was time to celebrate with family so we went over Grandma Bobbi's house, she made Jake's favorite, meat and potatoes! It's always a great time when the Price's and the Brady's get together! ;) We got Jake a new catcher's glove and everyone else gave him money for his Ipod Touch he has been wanting for a couple of years now. He almost has enough to get it! Just a couple more lawn mowings!


Finally Tuesday came (the 5th, his real Birth Day), Jake woke up to me singing happy birthday bright and early in the morning before school! I love being a mom, oh the things you get to do! ;) Jake had a baseball game that night, which we won by the skin of our teeth. Grandma Debbie came down to watch with us and after the game we all went to Bob's Pizza with the team. 


It is amazing to me how fast life goes by, just when we think our kids are never going to walk or talk or do things on their own, we turn around and they have grown into young men or women. Jeff and I have prayed and hoped that Jake grow to be a young man of honor and integrity who loves his Savior far above anything this world could offer him. God has been so faithful in his life to always show him a better way. And we continue to pray for God's arms of love and discipline to hold him right where he needs to be. "The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me; your steadfast love, O LORD, endures forever. Do not forsake the work of your hands." ~Psalm 138:8


We are so proud of the man God is growing Jacob to be! Thank you Lord for the gift of our son!

Our other children! ;)

Raegan had to tell Jacob something very important! Can't remember what that was but it is always something profound!

Our niece, Raegan

Kailee loves her brother so much!

Our niece, Cara

Aunt Stephanie (Jeff's sister)

Singing Happy Birthday in our family is always a "special" treat! hahaha

He hit a double that night... all the way to the fence!

Jake's favorite position!

Birthday Beach Day/Hours!

Saturday was a day at the beach, or should I say hours, so Jake and his friend Westin could go surfing for Jake's birthday. The day started off with a bang! Kailee had spent the night at a friends house and at 8 am our phone rang letting us know Kailee had thrown up at 3 am in the morning and wasn't feeling good. We picked her up and she seemed to feel good one minute and the next minute her tummy hurt, I think she really wanted to go to the beach, so she was trying really hard to be ok. We finally ended up taking her with us. 

We met up with my friend, Jodi. My brother, Kevin and my niece Isabella came too. After picking up surfboards and wetsuits for the boys it was time to park. As we got closer to the beach we noticed there was a marathon or triathlon or something having to do with running going on right on the beach, so as you can imagine there was no parking where you wanted it to be. We finally found some spots and the boys grabbed the suits and boards and went straight to the water and they were in the water one minute and out 10 minutes later. It was cold and windy to say the least. Once we laid the blankets down Kailee slept the whole time while Isabella played in the sand. The rest of us sat around and talked and laughed... a lot thanks to my brother who is always the life of the party! 

We laughed and argued about my brothers hair being blonde or brown. In his words, "It's on my birth certificate and my drivers license... it's BLONDE! Call mom! That's it I'm calling mom!" HAHAHAHA 

We tried to get the boys to get back on the surfboards just so I could get a picture but they were not having it. So they stood next to the surfboards. I have no proof they actually used the them! ;)

Oh I forgot to mention, a couple minutes after getting settled, Kevin sat in tar, I thought I was going to start crying from laughing so hard. We were taking a picture of it to show him what it looks like and this is what I got. Hahahahahaha

Let's just say we arrived at 1 pm and after a couple hours someone asked what time it was, thinking it was probably time for dinner... Nope! it was 3:30 pm! It felt like we had been there forever after all that we had done just to get to the sand. We all started laughing but decided if the boys weren't surfing then it was time to go. We ended the day with "chinese food" from Panda! ;) Just another Price Family Adventure!!!!!