Merry Christmas From My Family!

Thank you to Pam Saxon of He Keeps Me Singing Photography for taking these amazing photos! Check out her photo Journal @ http://www.hekeepsmesinging.blogspot.com/

Merry Christmas!

The Future Mr. & Mrs. Ethan Crowder

The Darty kids!

The Darty/Rollins/Future Crowder Family

The Darty/Rollins/Future Crowder girls

5 months and counting

I can't even begin to tell you how excited I am right now. Ethan and I have started working on the wedding plans and the more we talk about it the more I am ready for the day to come! We are so excited about starting this next chapter of our lives together! I enjoy talking about wedding plans with mine and Ethan's family and we already have some things in place! Every time I look at my left hand I get excited. The other morning I woke up called Ethan and said "we are really getting married!" God has blessed us so much and we are so thankful for all that He has done for us! The photo above is from Friday night just a few hours after we got engaged!

Our Engagement!

I feel as is the world has been spinning since Friday night! I am on Cloud Nine, but at the same time worn out. I haven't been getting much sleep because I can't seem to turn my mind off. I decided instead of continually rewriting our story I would simply create a website on The Knot. It is such a neat website and there are so many helpful tools on it! I have posted the link to this post! I hope you enjoy finding out the details!

http://weddings.theknot.com/pwp/view/co_main.aspx?coupleid=6583647266218581

SIDE NOTE: There are some things on our page that have not been completed. As far as the Bridal Party, there are a few that have not been asked; therefore, Ethan and I have decided not to post their names yet.

Rock Band

I'm not sure if all of you have head of the game Rock Band, but I am hoping by the name you can kind of get the just of what it is about :) It is a video game where you put together a band. There is a guitar, a bass, drums and a vocalist. Shannon and Thad(Ethan's sister and brother-in-law) gave it to him for his graduation. Well, Ethan had told Abby about it and she really wanted to play it so he brought it over about a week ago. At first just Abby and I were playing it, but we have added several new members to our band! We have gotten Apryl, Dave, Mom, Chad, and even Amber to play with us! We all take turns and it has brought many laughs into the house :) Anytime Ethan is over Abby asks him to play! Apryl, Abby, and myself are the ones who play it the most, but it is so much when Ethan comes over and we get everyone involved! Here are just a few photos for your enjoyment! I took a few video's, but I think I would get in trouble if I showed them :)

The photo above is really dark, but it is Chad playing the guitar, Abby singing, and myself on drums.

Sweetly Broken...Wholly Surrendered

To the cross I look, to the cross I cling
Of it's suffering I do drink
Of it's work I do sing
For on it my Savior
both bruised and crushed
Showed that God is love
And God is just

Chorus:

At the cross You beckon me
You draw me gently to my knees, and I am
Lost for words, so lost in love,
I’m sweetly broken, wholly surrendered

What a priceless gift, undeserved life
Have I been given
Through Christ crucified
You’ve called me out of death
You’ve called me into life
And I was under Your wrath
Now through the cross I’m reconciled

Chorus:

Bridge:
In awe of the cross I must confess
How wondrous Your redeeming love and How great is Your faithfulness

(2x’s)Chorus: