6/19/2011

Fathers=gifts



See what kind of love the Father has given to us! 
that we should be called children of God; and so we are 
1 Jn.3:1






6/17/2011

Today



After scrambling out of the house early every morning for the past 2 weeks, we are so glad to be home today. VBS, Niche Kid's program, and swim lessons...sometimes I wonder how my kid's schedules are busier than mine? But they are my schedule. Is is possible to slow life down? To have calmer days without squandering them? There are so many little choices along the way that make up life. So many good things, yet too many leave you spinning.

What are the good things that the Lord wants from me? Day after day, my life our life.

Today there are chores to be done and simultaneous attitudes to work through. Leyla is emotional, Caden is limping, Chloe lost her front tooth, Elim is wearing his cloth diapers. It's all wonderful.

Most wonderful is, after we cross of our lists, we get to go to the hospital to meet
miss Helena Suzanne, our new cousin/niece!

As my mom said this morning, "Praise God from whom all blessings flow. Life ebbs and flows, but He is faithful always."





6/07/2011

It's a bummer when your brother won't play wedding. 
He says it's boring and that he's never getting married. 
Instead, he's going to live on a farm with Gavin and have 99 dogs.

6/03/2011

Elim did

Elim went to Little Rock for some grandparent love.
~In his daddy's baby clothes ~





5/14/2011


my camera barely made it around my neck as I toted a baby 
and everything that goes along with him 
in and out and up and down, all around Chicago...
whew! 
fun with my sisters 
and other family 
a friend couple
to brunches
to a fancy pants wedding
a bit of shopping 
deep dish pizza
a little sight seeing



5/05/2011

at the school table


we study math facts and baby facts.