Nate is not yet a BIG fan of swinging.... although he is getting a little more accustomed to the swinging motion. I thought this pic of him was fun:)
Makes me want to say the word "snarky"... don't ask me why? Maybe it's his little expression. But it doesn't fit the meaning of snarky at all!!
Here's another swing attempt... looks like he likes it again. But this one is "fun" because of his adorable T-shirt:) Thanks, Grandma and Grandaddy!! Daddy likes it!
And nothing says "fun" like watching Chris doing cartwheels across the yard... in his Transformer costume:)
This isn't MY work.. LOL!! But my MOM shared it with me and I thought it was cute!! Maybe brings a smile into your world... like it did into my crazy day:)
and I am amazed at how quickly little body parts grow around here!!
It seems like only yesterday these little fingers were wrapped around my finger as she slept in my arms... and now she draws flowers:)
And these little feet.... not sure they were ever very little:)
But soon they will outgrow the crib and no longer stick out! And they will be bigger and much smelly-er... I probably won't be rubbing my nose on the bottoms of them very much longer!!
And it's amazing but they are already trying to do this... at 10 months!!
Makes this Momma want to shout, "Hey, guys, what's the rush?"
I love July 4th!! I have soo many fun memories of July 4th celebrations picnics, firework displays, dressing in red, white and blue and days at the beach.
I enjoy learning the history of our country and celebrating being a part of a nation that is based on FREEDOM. And yes, I love fireworks... sometimes I even get a little choked up remembering the freedoms that we do have and the price that men (and women) over the YEARS have had to PAY for our freedom....
hence the quote, "Freedom isn't free."
Our choir dug through the choir books and found this powerful song which balances our blessing of being Americans with our faith in Christ. This song touches my heart when I hear or sing it.....
Here's a great version of the song for YOU to listen to this July 4th!!
We pray that you have a great Resurrection Sunday...
not because of all the trimmings (but bless the hands that prepare it!) not because of the egg hunts not EVEN because we are with family (or even adopted family, like us!)
BUT BECAUSE of Christ's Amazing Love for us! And His even more Amazing Resurrection that demonstrates WHO HE IS!!!
I've enjoyed this song this week as my heart prepares for Sunday!I hope you enjoy this montage of the song!
A couple of months ago in the car alone... I broke down. I had a hard task before me, one that I had thought I was "over". But in those tears and frustration I realized I only started the journey and many hard days and times were ahead.
So back to the teary car trip by myself, dreading the stop I had to make, I had the radio on.... and it wasn't kiddie songs this time:) I was listening to a Christian radio station and at that moment the PERFECT song "for me at that time" came on. I cried through the rest of the trip, but I had some of the truth of the song with me (but forgetting the name or artist).
For MONTHS now I everytime I turned on the radio I hoped the song would come on again.... and it did this afternoon while I made lunch. Here it is from YouTube.....
I found comfort the first time I heard it... I kept with me that I would make it through the storm, not because who I was (or what emotional condition I was in) but who God is. Applying the truth one of my favorite set of verses in Psalm 121 which is embedded in the song!
Interestingly, when I heard it today (now numerous times on youtube) I have kept with me that in difficult (or emotional) times I need to make a conscience choice to praise God through the storm instead of throw myself a pitiful "pity party". I know what God requires of me and I know the blessings and peace He alone can provide through "the storms" of life.
Let me also throw this out there... it's been on my heart a while. After mentioning some of my own struggles, I have been confronted over and over with others' more challenging, heartwrenching and stressful "storms" than my own. Looking around I see soo much more heartache and sickness than my little "storm" could ever muster....
So I am choosing to praise God for who He is, even in the little "storm" in my own life. And I am praying for the sweet saints that I personally know who are facing much greater "storms" in their own lives. May we praise God together and ask for His comfort and healing!
