FUN, FUN, and More FUN!!

We are having a Fall Festival/Trunk or Treat at the church on Halloween night. We are going to have a Moon Walk, Cotton Candy machine, games, and lots of CANDY!!! We want to invite everyone we know to come out and have a good time. If you would like to stop by, shoot me an email and I will give you the directions (It's not hard to find). You can email me at work or at the church, stacya@fultonsprings.com. This event will be held between 6:30pm & 8:30pm. Any questions, let me know!

One Month & Counting!!!

Ya'll it is getting close and I can't beleive. Exactly one month from today we will be boarding a plane heading to Florida to get aboad the Sovereign of the Seas!!!! Above is a picture of the main pool deck.....Now picture me, book in hand, lounging/releaxing by this pool! Wow, unbeleivable!!!!! Oh....yeah...Madi and Lee are excited too!!

I Love You All!!!!!

Let me first apologize for just now putting this out here. I have had a really hard time trying to figure out how to say what is in my heart, so here it goes......

As most of you already know I resigned from my Sunday School position at Calvary Hill. I personally want all of you to know that this decision was not made lightly or in haste, and it was one that I prayed over for a long while. I also want you to know that this could not have been a decision I made within myself. Not only would I not want to disobey the Lord, but I also love my church family too much just to leave on a whim. It was however extremely hard to pick up the phone and give something back that was given to me so lovingly. I want thank all of you who felt I was somewhat good enough to teach such vulnerable minds. With that said, I know that God has led me to this new destination in my life, and I thank Him for allowing me to spread His good news through song. Everyone that knows me knows that I love to sing, and if I can help bring one more soul to Christ in this ministry, than I know my journey has been well worth it.

Paula, please tell Jacob that I love him so much and please don't be mad at me. Let him know that I miss seeing his little red head running past me while I'm singing, him always asking if he can color with markers instead of crayons, and listening to him say the Lords prayer. Let him know that I will be back to visit. I know he is in such wonderful hands now and I am so thankful for that.

I truly LOVE you all and I will always keep each and everyone of you in my prayers! Please keep me in yours!!!!

Hope to see you all soon!!!!

Stacy

Little Man Has Grown.......

not only in our hearts, but in size too!!!! Take a look at these two pictures. The first one was taken on 7/8/07 and this one was taken last night 9/7/07 (The dates on the pictures are not correct for some reason). WOW is all I could say. It is so amazing how fast they grow. I have also included some additional pictures to look at. Enjoy!!!

New Addition to the Family

Hello! Just wanted everyone to see the new addition to the Alfano family. We have not fully decided on a name, but for now I call him Little Man! Once I saw him I fell in love with him. Enjoy the pictures!

Sleep Clinc

Well, I have finally figured out what is wrong with me......

Last night I went to a sleep study to see if I possibly had sleep apnea. Well the conclusion is I do. The doctor showed me some graphs in regards to the test this morning. He pulled up two five minute periods of my sleep session. During the first five minutes there were eight times when my breathing was abnormal. The second five minute graph he showed me was with the CPAP machine on. There were none! The graphs are amazing, if you want to see the difference let me know. From about 1:30am to 6am I wore a CPAP and I must admit I felt really good when they woke me up. So, the sent me home with a CPAP machine to try out. Now it is not the most beautiful thing you've ever seen when put on, but let me tell you it helps.

This will be a burden in some instances such as traveling or sporadic overnight visits. The one thing though that the doctor did say was that not everyone has to continue using the CPAP. While most people I have talked to have been using theirs for years, there are those whose apnea has went away. Most of the time the decrease in apnea is from weight loss.

According to the doctor my apnea is not as severe as others. I did not show any signs of complete blocked airflow causing me to stop breathing, but my airflow was severely obstructed. Obstructed enough to cause me not to intake sufficient air, making my body work harder and therefore having a rather restless night.

I know that at church I stated that I would not claim this diagnosis, but I have to believe that the Lord has allowed me to use this as a way to better my health. When talking to the doctor he stated that trying to lose weight with apnea is really hard to do. Your body, because of sleep deprivation, holds on to everything it can, including food.

So, I have the machine and I will be using it from tonight going forward. I hope and pray that this will help me feel better and more energized.

Keep me in your prayers!!

Singing Time!

This Sunday, June 10, starting at 2:30pm, Fulton Springs Baptist Church will be holding a Wrestling match with fellowship and fun! I will be one of the singers for the day and would love for everyone to come out and have some fun. Trust me when I say the kids will love it! If you have any questions or need directions to the church please let me know and I will provide them.