Well a tree fell on our house last weekend...here are some pics
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Monday, August 17, 2009
First day of K-5
Wow, over 1,800 days have gone by since Jonathan's birth, in what honestly feels like the blink of an eye...
Jonathan is now a happy K-5'er.
Jonathan is now a happy K-5'er.
Here he is with his new green backpack on (thank you Grandpa Bob and Grandma Cheryl) getting ready for me to drive him to school. It was nice for a few minutes alone on the ride with him, we left David and Daniel with Daddy. He is an amazing guy!
Here he is in the school parking lot, that Alabama sun is bright even at 8 am!
This is the door to his class, his name is on the highest school bus on the right hand side.
Sorry buddy caught you blinking!
Mrs. Cox, Jillian and Jonathan hanging up backpacks, sorting out what goes where...she is a better woman than me! Such patience to work with all these children! She said though that this class seems to be a good one, the children are very well behaved, from what she has seen, but it is only the first day...
Here he is in the school parking lot, that Alabama sun is bright even at 8 am!
This is the door to his class, his name is on the highest school bus on the right hand side.Sorry buddy caught you blinking!
Mrs. Cox, Jillian and Jonathan hanging up backpacks, sorting out what goes where...she is a better woman than me! Such patience to work with all these children! She said though that this class seems to be a good one, the children are very well behaved, from what she has seen, but it is only the first day...
As you can see Jonathan was very distraught over my imminent departure, NOT. He didn't even care! For which I am eternally grateful, he was so happy to be in SCHOOL.
Mrs. Cox told him to pick a book and sit down, which he promptly did.
When he got home today (Joe went and picked him up so I could make cupcakes for David's 3rd birthday this evening...busy day around here) the first question out of his mouth was, "Did I miss the party?" I asked, "David's party?" To which he said, "Why did I miss the party?" I had to explain that the party would be tonight after dinner.
He stayed on Green Light, which is good and said that he had fun, but tomorrow he needs to sleep at school. Thankfully Grandma Cheri Bee found him a nap mat - something I was unable to do, so yes, tomorrow he will be napping at school with his friends.
I am so happy that he will have fond memories of his first day at school; mine involved missing the school bus - on purpose by hiding behind our garbage cans, a lie, a nosey tattle-tailing neighbor and STILL ending up at school!
Well I'd best close this post down...still have to finish getting ready for the party tonight! Oh, PS, I didn't cry either! He was so excited I saw no reason to be sad, plus I am rather excited at the prospect of spending more time with David.
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Answer's to Prayers
Last night I prayed about understanding why God didn't answer some prayers. It is really confusing to me and I was getting aggravated and frustrated, so I prayed for God to help me to get it.
This morning while doing my devotions, I read "My Utmost for His Highest" by Oswald Chambers and guess what it was about...Yep Prayer...Matthew 6:8, "for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him." This verse has always confused me too, why if God knows what we need do we have to ask? As a mom, I know what my kids need and I try to meet their needs before they have to ask, so to be honest it feels like he is ignoring me.
Anyway, Chambers wrote, "The point of prayer is not to get answers from God, but to have perfect and complete oneness with him." WOW. I know that God is not a genie for me to say, "I want..." and he has to answer me EVERY TIME; at the same time it feels like needs, not wants, are going left unmet in our life and again that is just confusing and discouraging as a Christian.
He went on to write that, "our spiritual irritation shows our refusal to identify ourselves truly with our Lord in prayer." I'm not the brightest bulb in the pack so I am praying the Holy Spirit will help me to really get this and help it to change me.
I think it is neat though that I struggle with God not answering prayers, I prayed that he would help me and he answered my prayer! :)
This morning while doing my devotions, I read "My Utmost for His Highest" by Oswald Chambers and guess what it was about...Yep Prayer...Matthew 6:8, "for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him." This verse has always confused me too, why if God knows what we need do we have to ask? As a mom, I know what my kids need and I try to meet their needs before they have to ask, so to be honest it feels like he is ignoring me.
Anyway, Chambers wrote, "The point of prayer is not to get answers from God, but to have perfect and complete oneness with him." WOW. I know that God is not a genie for me to say, "I want..." and he has to answer me EVERY TIME; at the same time it feels like needs, not wants, are going left unmet in our life and again that is just confusing and discouraging as a Christian.
He went on to write that, "our spiritual irritation shows our refusal to identify ourselves truly with our Lord in prayer." I'm not the brightest bulb in the pack so I am praying the Holy Spirit will help me to really get this and help it to change me.
I think it is neat though that I struggle with God not answering prayers, I prayed that he would help me and he answered my prayer! :)
Monday, June 8, 2009
Frustrated...
Okay, I just read an article about a home Bible study in San Diego that was busted up by the Police and the leader is being prosecuted...Um, what happened to our right to religious freedom?
Link to article:
http://www.10news.com/news/19562217/detail.html
Anyway, I read some of the comments and it got me all fired up at other Christians because I think we've forgotten something very important in our world today - the attacks of the Devil are not personal, we are in the image of Christ and that is why the devil hates us so much.
Christian friends remember that we are to speak in LOVE and TRUTH, not just throw out Bible verses as stones. I hate the "they'll get what they deserve" mentality. I mean honestly, everyone deserves Hell because we are all sinners, some of us just make the choice to accept Jesus as our Savior, that is the only difference. God loves the sinner and hates the sin, why can't we?
1) “A soft answer turneth away wrath” Proverbs 15:1
2) “Be ye angry, and sin not” Ephesians 4:26
3) “Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin” James 4:17
4) “Then said Jesus, Father forgive them; for they know not what they do…” Luke 23:34
Jesus will leave the ninty and nine to seek the one lost lamb. So those who are lost and dying in their sins should not anger us, they should make us weep for their condition. Perhaps a softening of our hearts would allow for a softening of theirs.
Another thing beloved, how many of us have unconfessed sins in our lives while we are looking at the world condemning the sodomite, adulteress and alcoholic? I mean come on, do you spend more time on your knees praying or more time playing on an unfiltered Internet, looking at things you shouldn't be??? (Plug here for our filter - integrity online, its great and inexpensive and you can get up to three computers on it for the same price.)
I do not believe in a watered down Gospel! Jesus Christ is the only way to Heaven...
I get so frustrated with the world too, daily! I too want to jump up and scream and honestly knock most people upside the head! I mean the propaganda that seemingly intelligent people buy into. For some reason because CNN or ABC airs a story it must be TRUTH. How about venturing off the mainstream media for a while and getting another side to the story. I know that every side is biased, that is why we need to see things from more than one angle so we can get a better idea of the truth. Obama is not the savior of our nation, he is a wolf in sheep's clothing, sin is still sin and will always be sin and there is an absolute (other than the beverage) in this world and it is called the B-I-B-L-E, everything may seem right in our own eyes, but there is right and there is wrong so deal with it!
The Bible is the only thing that doesn't need a spin doctor! There is no room for deviating or "my side to the story" when it comes to the Bible, it is our "control factor" if you will. (Remember from science class a control factor was a constant, which all test results were compared to...meaning it was RIGHT and UNCHANGEABLE.)
Anywho, (yes I spelled it that way on purpose, I know how to use my spell checker thank you). That is my two sense. It all has to play out so Jesus can return...
Before He does though if you don't know for sure that if you died today you would go to Heaven please take a minute and read these verses so you can have 100% assurance of your salvation.
1) “As it is written, There is none righteous, no not one:” Romans 3:10
2) “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” Romans 3:23
3) “Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin: and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned.” Romans 5:12
4) “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8
5) “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”
6) “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.”
If you have read these statements and agree, please look for a good church in your area and make your decision public and find someone (of the same sex if married, i.e. a man should only study the Bible with a man and women with women if in a one on one setting) to help you grow in your knowledge of the Lord. You can find good churches via http://www.swordofthelord.com/
Link to article:
http://www.10news.com/news/19562217/detail.html
Anyway, I read some of the comments and it got me all fired up at other Christians because I think we've forgotten something very important in our world today - the attacks of the Devil are not personal, we are in the image of Christ and that is why the devil hates us so much.
Christian friends remember that we are to speak in LOVE and TRUTH, not just throw out Bible verses as stones. I hate the "they'll get what they deserve" mentality. I mean honestly, everyone deserves Hell because we are all sinners, some of us just make the choice to accept Jesus as our Savior, that is the only difference. God loves the sinner and hates the sin, why can't we?
1) “A soft answer turneth away wrath” Proverbs 15:1
2) “Be ye angry, and sin not” Ephesians 4:26
3) “Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin” James 4:17
4) “Then said Jesus, Father forgive them; for they know not what they do…” Luke 23:34
Jesus will leave the ninty and nine to seek the one lost lamb. So those who are lost and dying in their sins should not anger us, they should make us weep for their condition. Perhaps a softening of our hearts would allow for a softening of theirs.
Another thing beloved, how many of us have unconfessed sins in our lives while we are looking at the world condemning the sodomite, adulteress and alcoholic? I mean come on, do you spend more time on your knees praying or more time playing on an unfiltered Internet, looking at things you shouldn't be??? (Plug here for our filter - integrity online, its great and inexpensive and you can get up to three computers on it for the same price.)
I do not believe in a watered down Gospel! Jesus Christ is the only way to Heaven...
I get so frustrated with the world too, daily! I too want to jump up and scream and honestly knock most people upside the head! I mean the propaganda that seemingly intelligent people buy into. For some reason because CNN or ABC airs a story it must be TRUTH. How about venturing off the mainstream media for a while and getting another side to the story. I know that every side is biased, that is why we need to see things from more than one angle so we can get a better idea of the truth. Obama is not the savior of our nation, he is a wolf in sheep's clothing, sin is still sin and will always be sin and there is an absolute (other than the beverage) in this world and it is called the B-I-B-L-E, everything may seem right in our own eyes, but there is right and there is wrong so deal with it!
The Bible is the only thing that doesn't need a spin doctor! There is no room for deviating or "my side to the story" when it comes to the Bible, it is our "control factor" if you will. (Remember from science class a control factor was a constant, which all test results were compared to...meaning it was RIGHT and UNCHANGEABLE.)
Anywho, (yes I spelled it that way on purpose, I know how to use my spell checker thank you). That is my two sense. It all has to play out so Jesus can return...
Before He does though if you don't know for sure that if you died today you would go to Heaven please take a minute and read these verses so you can have 100% assurance of your salvation.
1) “As it is written, There is none righteous, no not one:” Romans 3:10
2) “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” Romans 3:23
3) “Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin: and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned.” Romans 5:12
4) “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8
5) “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”
6) “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.”
If you have read these statements and agree, please look for a good church in your area and make your decision public and find someone (of the same sex if married, i.e. a man should only study the Bible with a man and women with women if in a one on one setting) to help you grow in your knowledge of the Lord. You can find good churches via http://www.swordofthelord.com/
Saturday, June 6, 2009
LA or bust
Okay, so it isn't the West Coast it is the Gulf Coast, but hey Lower Alabama does have some redeeming qualities, like family. I'll let you know if I find anymore!
So here we are still living out of boxes, I think I am worse about unpacking than I am about packing, I just can't make myself finish getting stuff out of these boxes! But we are enjoying being back. We all love our yard. It is so nice, the boys have over an acre, fenced, to play in. AH, they are outside a lot which helps me! Even Daniel. I stick him in his playpen on the front porch and he is happy for quite a while.
Joe's new job at our church is going well. He is working himself "out of a job" as they like to say, he is about two weeks ahead of schedule on the remodeling project, which makes our Pastor very happy.
Not much else is going on, just really busy and content to be where God wants us.
Miss everyone in TN, but there is much to be said for having family close by.
So here we are still living out of boxes, I think I am worse about unpacking than I am about packing, I just can't make myself finish getting stuff out of these boxes! But we are enjoying being back. We all love our yard. It is so nice, the boys have over an acre, fenced, to play in. AH, they are outside a lot which helps me! Even Daniel. I stick him in his playpen on the front porch and he is happy for quite a while.
Joe's new job at our church is going well. He is working himself "out of a job" as they like to say, he is about two weeks ahead of schedule on the remodeling project, which makes our Pastor very happy.
Not much else is going on, just really busy and content to be where God wants us.
Miss everyone in TN, but there is much to be said for having family close by.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Home Sweet Home
Now I ask you does this look like a "sick" child to you? He even pulled himself up for the first time in his "baby jail."Well the trails of baby illnesses are hopefully over...After four days in the hospital we arrived home last night around 5pm. Daniel is doing much better today, but here is a little synopsis of what all transpired over the last week.
Last Thursday I took the boys in to a doctor's appointment. They diagnosed Daniel with an ear infection and an unknown tonsil infection (they didn't do a throat culture because he was going to be on antibiotics anyway, so why waste the time). Daniel had not nursed at all that day so when the Doctor said ears and throat I thought, okay that makes sense.
By Friday I was concerned, but the lactation consultant said just to hang in there, it would be Saturday that he would turn around because he'd be on the antibiotics long enough to dull the pain, but to use Ibuprofen to help with the pain.
Saturday rolls around and still very little to nothing was getting into my sweet boy. So I loaded him into the car and went to the ER. Yep, eardrum is still bulging and red. So they literally double the amount of fluids in him, then give him a bunch of painkillers and we head home, thinking he'll be great in a couple hours. Um, no. You know at first I should have thought, hm, maybe he is like his dad and just needs time to fast and pray or something, but this was getting ridiculous in a very nonfunny way.
So Sunday off we go to the ER again. Thank the Lord for Children's Hospital! Joe took us and dropped us off this time and sure enough they admitted Daniel. They immediately put in an IV for him and he didn't come off it till Tuesday. He started eating on Monday and thinking it would encourage him to drink they took him off the fluids Tuesday am. It had the reverse effect, he stopped eating again.
By this time Daniel and I are so ready to leave that he starts laughing every time I just walk him near the door. We were strolling the halls and hanging out on the patio just to keep from going nuts!
At this point I was also confused because the attending physician said she wanted to put in a feeding tube and I was like, "NO WAY." She said she would wait till after the ENT came to see him Wednesday morning, but then she was doing it if he hadn't turned around. So needless to say I got an attitude once my shock wore off. I asked to speak with a doctor, thankfully it was the resident who had been accompanying the attending the whole time, he was very nice. So Dr. Wilson and I talked and I explained my perspective, nicely and asked questions and he was wonderful and said that he agreed that it was too soon to go to a feeding tube. So we decided to scale back the food/beverage on slot and just offer things Daniel had eaten before, rice cereal and chicken with applesauce. Sure enough he ate them, plus some yogurt. So Wednesday they released him. He still wasn't drinking, but his ears and throat were clear and he was acting fine.
Last night Daniel at two jars of baby food, took a bath then pretty much fell into bed. He was so happy to be in his own room he didn't even cry. Then he woke up around 930pm and the real fun began...
He wouldn't nurse and wouldn't take the bottle so I was crying and upset when Joe calmly walks in, tries to help then just says, "Let's try chocolate." I look at him through my tears and confusion and say, "Joe you cannot put chocolate in a baby bottle." He laughs and says, well don't make it brown like the boys, but a little won't hurt him." I look at Daniel, who is still screaming and figure, well if we are headed back to the ER it won't really matter, so I say, "Go get the chocolate." Sure enough, three little drops strategically placed and bingo - an empty bottle, a burped, sleeping baby!!!!
Aah, there is something to be said for uninterrupted sleep!!! And seven hours of it was PURE HEAVEN!!!
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
The Next Step
Well we've finally got all our ducks in a row...we will be headed South for much longer than just the winter. Although it is not our first choice as we love it here, I do have a peace about it and know that God is still in control and has allowed this for some reason.
The boys are so excited, we are counting down the days.
Funny side note...this morning the boys and I were playing in Daniel's room and Jonathan looked at me and says, "I had a dream last night that you had a big, fat belly and I was going to have a baby sister." I said, "Oh, okay." He says, "God put her there." I just love that boy!!!! We are not trying, so if we are going to have another child, then yes, God will have put her there, and it better be a her!!!!
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