Just a taste...

Hi y'all. Yes...I'm still alive and well. 

I know all you hear are crickets chirping I've been gone so long.

I told a sweet friend my blog has cobwebs on it and her reply was great;

"Well, your life doesn't have cobwebs!  That's what matters.  Sometimes it's fun to just live, like blogging memories in your heart and head, rather than online."

Such truth.

I've had a FULL last three weeks.

And I WILL share all the memories and all the stuff the Lord has taught me through all my journeys on here to have it documented for my family for years to come.

But until then..

Here's a taste...

I've been road tripping, meeting new lifelong friends, seeing fall foliage in Lake Placid, hiking with my sis-in-law, riding new york subways, hanging out in New York City, waking up to all three grandchildren, spending time with chris and elizabeth, feeding donkeys, riding 4 wheelers, hearing my man preach revivals, worshipping with my kids......and that is seriously just a taste.

I can't wait to share all  my adventures.

But it ain't over yet.

We still have to bring the grand babies back to their mom and dad this week so we have one more big road trip.  We're taking Maw Maw D with us this time..so it will be the great grand maw, the grand parents and the grand kids...... that's a lot of GRAND up in the van so it should be good.

I'll be back soon!!

Stephanie :)

#holdengirlsroadtrip

By the time you read this post, I will be New York bound!

I know!....I can't believe it myself.

If you would have told me this time last year that I would be driving across the country with my sister-in-law to Lake Placid,  New York to hang out with ladies I've never seen face to face...

well, I woulda told you that you were crazy.

But it's true.

That's exactly where I am heading.

I never could have imagined how rewarding blogging would be to me..

the encouragement...the wisdom....the friendships....the creativity....

I'm blown away by how big God's plans are compared to my plan.

I thought this blog was gonna just a be a place to document my family's happenings for all of them to read and treasure....like an "up-graded photo album" for them to enjoy.

But instead, God has opened doors that has humbled me and challenged me and amazed me through this little place I call The Honey Pot.

I'm so excited to see what else He has in store.

"Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen. "

Ephesians 3:20-21

And as if getting to go to New York.. with Heather (the best part of the trip for me)... to meet friends who I have come to value and treasure these past six months wasn't enough...

On the way back, I'll be meeting up with Nick and we are getting to go hang out with Chris and Elizabeth and our grandchildren for a few days!  

And if that wasn't enough...oh my..... we are taking the grand babies back with us for a week!!  Woo to the Hoo to the hee haw haw!!

 Camp Honey 2012!

So with that said,  you may not hear from me on here for a week or so.

But don't worry, I'll be sure to fill you in on all the good stuff! ;)

If you are on Instagram, you probably can see all the shenanigans as they  happen.

(I'm honeyholden on there if you want to follow along)

Woo Hoo!

#funcity here I come!!

Stephanie :)

ps. today is my awesome son-in-law, Christopher's birthday. 

 I'm so proud of the man of God he is and how is following hard after Jesus.  I'm so blessed he's the daddy to my grandkids and husband to my daughter.  

Chris, Happy Birthday!  I love you!  I'm flat out of raps this year but I'm thinking my trip to NY might inspire me to bust a rhyme in the days ahead.  Until then, just go watch last years again....{here}

pss.  You can go check out Sarah's link here to meet all the ladies and see where I'm going.

psss. that beautiful bag in the pic above is like one eighth of the luggage I'm packing.

dead serious.