This morning I struggled with my precious but incredibly clingy two-year-old. The problems of life that I cannot get off my mind swirled around in my brain. I found comfort in these promises from God’s Word. “Preserve me, O God, for in You I put my trust.” Psalm 16:1 “My flesh also will rest in hope. For you will not leave my soul in Sheol, nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption. You will show me […]
» Read moreThis weekend I have ridden a horse, eaten delicious food cooked by other people, and listened to an inspiring speaker, Denise Cunningham. I have grown closer to God and closer to other ladies from my church. Guess what! Our speaker this weekend has a blog too! I’ll give you a link at the bottom of this post. First, you have to read mine. 😉 This retreat was at Wolf Mountain, near Sacramento, California. I want to share a few lessons […]
» Read moreMy goal for February is to focus more on the positive things that I love about my children. There are SO many, and as parents, I firmly believe we should be praising them way more than we are correcting them. Why does that sometimes seem hard? It’s all in how we think, isn’t it? I do not want my children to remember me as the mom that fussed at them all the time! Kids thrive on positive feedback. I know […]
» Read moreBOOM!! bounce bounce bounce The school day is done, and I was answering blog comments, and I heard this loud noise. Don’t worry. All is well. I ran to check it out. I scanned the front yard. No one there, but it sounded like someone had hit our house with a basketball! Weird! Just then, Joshua barged in the back door and proudly proclaimed, “I just kicked a soccer ball OVER the roof! I’ll go get it!” Big boys. I […]
» Read moreIf you’re hoping for another funny story about flying with all our boys, you are sort of in luck. 😉 This photo is us waiting at baggage claim at 11:30 pm, filing claims for lost luggage–on New Year’s Eve. Happy New Year to us! Hang with me, this is a long one… Upon our arrival to the South, we realized we were missing a bag. We reported it, and 10 days later, that bag was still missing. That’s unusual. Airlines […]
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Sometimes I feel so blue I don’t know what to do Go to my room and pray Sometimes I forget to listen God always has something to say I open my Bible and read I promise He tells me to make coffee Yes! Why didn’t I think of this–yummy! Exactly what I need! I go downstairs and see them All sitting so sweetly in their chairs Their faces so sweet and chubby Their hearts so clean and innocent Their hands […]
» Read moreOff and on for the entire month of June, our family has been in the process of tackling this cross-country move. There has been stress, travel, excitement, anxiety, and a whole lot of “we’ll see when we get there.” Oh, and by the way, ‘this process’ won’t even be somewhat-finished until the first week of August, when we finally move into our new house, and our household goods arrive. In the meantime, we spend a lot of time crashing at […]
» Read moreRemember last Easter, when I was about 7 months pregnant and I totally forgot to prepare for Easter? I joked that I had fallen very short of the “golden Baptist standard of Easter Sunday.” Well, boo-yah!!! Look who planned ahead this year!!!!! Are those MATCHING outfits??? Why,yes, they are! We’ve come a long way, baby. (For a refresher on last Easter, just click here.) (ahem…..that is a joke. Easter is not about clothing, of course….sometimes it may feel like […]
» Read moreI have had so little rest and even less actual sleep the past…5 or 6 days that it’s affecting my ability to function. Remember my attitude adjustment that I mentioned in a previous post? (Just click on those words for a reminder.) Well, I haven’t forgotten my lesson yet. I haven’t lost my thankful heart. Once again, my problems are direct results of my blessings: 1. 4 little boys 2. a very very very very busy weekend of fun activities with […]
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