I just love a cute little bum in undies! :)
Thursday, October 29, 2009
One day
Yep, one day is all it took for this little guy to be potty trained. Being the mother of five children has really made me wise. :) Ha! It's nothing I did, rather maybe what I didn't do. I didn't do anything for a long time. Call it laziness, call it overwhelmed, call it whatever. It worked. :) He's almost 3 and I guess he was just ready. Here's to a drop in my Walmart bill and no more soggy diapers.
I just love a cute little bum in undies! :)
I just love a cute little bum in undies! :)
Monday, October 26, 2009
Happy Birthday Quinn
7 years old today.
You are a great tractor driver, a good friend to all, compassionate, self-less, kindhearted, a good lego builder, a good swimmer, a great brother, and just a fun boy! We love you so much.
You are a great tractor driver, a good friend to all, compassionate, self-less, kindhearted, a good lego builder, a good swimmer, a great brother, and just a fun boy! We love you so much.
Dad said it so well. If I were 7, I'd want to be your best friend!!!!
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Kade and Jada
Finally got my camera back after 2 weeks! Funny how lost I felt without it. Each time Jada did something new (she's pulling up and has 3 teeth!) I would run to get it, and then realize we had left it at my parents while visiting. Ugh. But, now we're back in action. Got some pics downloaded and have taken some more so I have plenty to post about. Now I just have to find the time! :)
To say that Kade loves Jada would be an understatement. All the boys love her, but Kade adores her. He told me the other day that he just didn't understand why he couldn't marry a sister. And this is coming from my boy who always said, I'm not getting married mom. I"m just going to live with you and dad forever. Now he's only 4, so it's an innocent statement. :)
To say that Kade loves Jada would be an understatement. All the boys love her, but Kade adores her. He told me the other day that he just didn't understand why he couldn't marry a sister. And this is coming from my boy who always said, I'm not getting married mom. I"m just going to live with you and dad forever. Now he's only 4, so it's an innocent statement. :)
Helping make the bottles and feed Jada just makes his day.
In the afternoon the two older boys are in school and Cole is napping so it's just the two of them. Jada likes to "wrestle" and loves balls (I'm not sure she has much of a chance to be a girly girl with 4 brothers) :) 
Love this pic.
Love this pic.Monday, October 12, 2009
Family Pic
Okay, not the best, but with 7 people, it's not real easy. :) We have to keep trying cause Christmas is coming!
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Some sweet words from Jesus
The following is taken from Katie's blog. If you still haven't checked it out, do it now! This (like every post) touched me tonight. Saying yes to God. That's been my soapbox for quite a while and here it is again. God isn't finished with me yet! Father God may I say yes every time you call, and may I live my life dangerously in your Hands.
My dear children, I am with you. I watch closely as you struggle for holiness. Often, you are uncertain of your spiritual condition. You strive to serve but feel conflicted by the times in which you are serving. There are some things that all humanity deals with regardless of where in history they are placed. First, there will always be a difference between the world’s path and heaven’s path. These two paths, while they can run along side each other for increments, will always separate. Ultimately, each man will have to choose. Every man, to a greater or lesser degree, will have to contend with choosing first good over evil and then he will have to make another choice and that is the choice of choosing My plan for his life over his own plan for his life. After that, the choices become even more studied in that the man must choose My plan in each day, in each task and even in each moment. You may say, dear apostle, that this is a difficult call for a man, to study his actions in each day. You may say, this is asking a lot. You are right. I, Jesus, am asking a lot of you. I ask for your full commitment and I do so without apology. Dearest apostles, if you give me your full commitment, there is no limit to what I can do. Look at your life. You have said yes to me on many days. Examine what I have done with your yes answers. Consider what I am building with the commitments of so many children of God who are willing to be directed by the Saviour, their King. I am building a structure of love. I am building a structure through which many are returning. Truly, your hearts, open and filled with My love, call out to others. You provide for Me a welcome to those who feel separated. If they can be taken into your heart for even a brief moment and experience Me, with My love, then they will have the courage to both approach Me directly and to accept Me directly. Please, do not count the sacrifices when you consider your service. Do not count the loss of worldly respect. Count only the souls who are comforted and consoled. Count the repentance and healing of so many who have been restored to unity with heaven. Count the humility that I have bestowed on you, dear apostle, since you began to learn about true holiness. I am your King. I can give you anything. I choose to give you peace and holiness. I choose to make of you a resolute servant. Accept My will in your life and you will then be able to accept all of the graces heaven has stored up for you.
Message from Anne, lay apostle.
Lord, may we seek you path, regardless of how alluring the world's path can look sometimes. May we choose good in an evil generation, may we choose Your plan even when it is harder, may we choose YOU every moment of every day. We want to be fully committed to You. We want the days we say "yes" to become every day. We repent from lukewarmness, from mediocrity, from normalcy. We want to shine so brightly for You that others can't help but see, can't help but feel your love. Let us look at EVERY encounter as an opportunity to show your love. Lord on the days where helping just one more person seems like too much, help me to choose You. On the days when satan whispers "you can't save everyone, why are you trying" let me choose You. On the days when it would be too easy to pop in a movie for my children instead of reading Scripture with them, let me choose You. When harsh words are easier to find than kind ones, let me choose You. Father, like Paul, I know what I want to do, what I should do, and yet I find myself failing, discouraged. Thank You for your grace. Thank You that You who sit so HIGH would look low upon people like me and use us as a vessel for you. How blessed we are to even be called servants, to be able to share in your Kingdom and share your love with others. Thank you for the cross, where you have given us peace and holiness. Father we long to say Yes to You.
My dear children, I am with you. I watch closely as you struggle for holiness. Often, you are uncertain of your spiritual condition. You strive to serve but feel conflicted by the times in which you are serving. There are some things that all humanity deals with regardless of where in history they are placed. First, there will always be a difference between the world’s path and heaven’s path. These two paths, while they can run along side each other for increments, will always separate. Ultimately, each man will have to choose. Every man, to a greater or lesser degree, will have to contend with choosing first good over evil and then he will have to make another choice and that is the choice of choosing My plan for his life over his own plan for his life. After that, the choices become even more studied in that the man must choose My plan in each day, in each task and even in each moment. You may say, dear apostle, that this is a difficult call for a man, to study his actions in each day. You may say, this is asking a lot. You are right. I, Jesus, am asking a lot of you. I ask for your full commitment and I do so without apology. Dearest apostles, if you give me your full commitment, there is no limit to what I can do. Look at your life. You have said yes to me on many days. Examine what I have done with your yes answers. Consider what I am building with the commitments of so many children of God who are willing to be directed by the Saviour, their King. I am building a structure of love. I am building a structure through which many are returning. Truly, your hearts, open and filled with My love, call out to others. You provide for Me a welcome to those who feel separated. If they can be taken into your heart for even a brief moment and experience Me, with My love, then they will have the courage to both approach Me directly and to accept Me directly. Please, do not count the sacrifices when you consider your service. Do not count the loss of worldly respect. Count only the souls who are comforted and consoled. Count the repentance and healing of so many who have been restored to unity with heaven. Count the humility that I have bestowed on you, dear apostle, since you began to learn about true holiness. I am your King. I can give you anything. I choose to give you peace and holiness. I choose to make of you a resolute servant. Accept My will in your life and you will then be able to accept all of the graces heaven has stored up for you.
Message from Anne, lay apostle.
Lord, may we seek you path, regardless of how alluring the world's path can look sometimes. May we choose good in an evil generation, may we choose Your plan even when it is harder, may we choose YOU every moment of every day. We want to be fully committed to You. We want the days we say "yes" to become every day. We repent from lukewarmness, from mediocrity, from normalcy. We want to shine so brightly for You that others can't help but see, can't help but feel your love. Let us look at EVERY encounter as an opportunity to show your love. Lord on the days where helping just one more person seems like too much, help me to choose You. On the days when satan whispers "you can't save everyone, why are you trying" let me choose You. On the days when it would be too easy to pop in a movie for my children instead of reading Scripture with them, let me choose You. When harsh words are easier to find than kind ones, let me choose You. Father, like Paul, I know what I want to do, what I should do, and yet I find myself failing, discouraged. Thank You for your grace. Thank You that You who sit so HIGH would look low upon people like me and use us as a vessel for you. How blessed we are to even be called servants, to be able to share in your Kingdom and share your love with others. Thank you for the cross, where you have given us peace and holiness. Father we long to say Yes to You.
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