For Make a List Monday a few weeks ago I asked what your favorite blogs were…I didn’t hear back from many of you, but as several of you have blogs I can see the ones you’ve identified on your blog…so fun! I think it is amazing that there are people with the same sorts of interests as me and that the blogs and their content are as varied as the authors themselves.
My favorites right now (they change depending on what I’m “into”) are Icandy, Homemade Happy, and Ain’t No Mom Jeans…I have dozens of others that I read…one about a good friend’s special needs child tugs my heart and reminds me of what is really important, one about decorating is fun to look at as I think about moving to a new house, and the one about the Mom who takes her four boys on adventures throughout the state of Minnesota encourages me to find the adventure in the every day...I just find blogs to be so very, very fun! Thanks for visiting mine today...it means so much.
Monday, July 11, 2011
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Scripture Memory Verse Week 5
When all Israel heard the king’s decision, the people were in awe of the king, for they saw the wisdom God had given him for rendering justice. I Kings 3:28
Read 1 Kings 3:16-28 to get the whole story.
Do you remember the first time you heard this story? I do...I was probably 10 or 11 and was sitting in Sunday School...I know I wasn't paying very close attention, but when they got to the part about cutting a BABY in half I remember jolting awake and asking our teacher to back up! READ THAT AGAIN. This is one of those stories that you won't soon forget.
While the story itself is memorable, what it says about God is even more important...God can make us more than we are. We can be smarter, stronger, braver, and even WISER than we really are. We just have to ask. Check out 1 Kings 3:3-14...Solomon knew it wasn't up to the standards of the late King David, but he did what we should all do...he talked to God about it!
How many times do we face a difficult situation, a time of testing and instead of talking to God first we talk to everyone else around us...our girlfriends, our spouse, even the lady who cuts our hair...while there certainly isn't anything wrong with getting others' opinions, what IS wrong is not taking it to the one who can actually DO something to help us; to the one who has resources beyond what we can fathom!
Let us strive to be like Solomon...let's ask God for what we need...let us ask Him to guide our pathways and show us His way. Let us ask God to use us for His glory just as He used Solomon. May our prayer be that people would look upon our actions with awe knowing that it is God that has given us HIS power and understanding.
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Craft Time...KITS
So the other day we had a great time making crafts from kits….normally I don’t like the ‘canned’ projects, but they were 40% off at JoAnn's so I picked some up…man, alive, did they EVER do the trick!
(Depending on where you live you may not have a JoAnn’s fabrics, but now IS a great time to look for those “kids’ camp” type items as the stores seem to think that summer is over and they need to clearance so they can make way for school supplies. Their craziness is our gain, right?!)
I picked up those plastic sun catchers and some cute little drawstring bags (a pack of 5) and some fabric markers and let the kids go to town….they got to use their creativity a little bit as they decided what to put where and it kept them busy for quite awhile. I guess I’ll never say “no” to “canned” projects again. :) In fact, it might even be a good time to buy some to have on hand for future snow-days.
Friday, July 8, 2011
Happy Anniversary
Today at 6 p.m. will mark 11 years of wedded bliss for the spouse and I. He doesn't like to be mentioned on the blog, much less a photo added, so his wishes are respected and I won't post one of him. I will, however, talk a little bit about him and that day...
I was always a girl who dreamed of her perfect wedding to the perfect guy. You see, I know a lot of girls spend time thinking about the dress, the flowers, the location...I thought about all those things, AND about the guy I would one day marry. I dreamed that we'd have a gorgeous outdoor wedding and he wouldn't balk at my idea of going barefoot. I dreamed that it would be a family affair and the man of my dreams would embrace it whole-heartedly. I dreamed that I would get to sing to my groom before I walked down the aisle and that the guy would smile and be honored to be sung to. As God would have it, all my dreams came true. It was the perfect wedding to the perfect guy. He agreed to my idea of brown bridesmaids dresses (a total "HUH!?!" in 2000, which has now totally caught on) and tied hundreds of bows to the invitations with a smile on his face. The love and attention he put into that day is the same love and attention he's put into our entire marriage. I am blessed beyond belief and I know it.
For our 11th Anniversary we are taking our honeymoon; a trip to the Boundary Waters. You see, after our wedding we stayed a day to clean up and then headed to our summer jobs at Bible Camp where the spouse counseled a cabin of special needs campers and I worked as the Retreat Hostess. Since then we've not had the time, money, or babysitters to make a true honeymoon happen. Sure, the spouse came to Norway to visit when I student taught (my brother also came with!). Sure, we went to NYC for a few days in 2007, but we're SUPER excited for a full-on just he and I adventure into God's country.
More than that, I look forward to many more anniversaries together. The lyrics of the song I sang to him on July 8, 2000 are even more true today. I honestly could not ask for more.
"I Could Not Ask For More"
Edwin McCain
Standing here with you
Our future to embrace
Smiling just to see the smile upon your face
These are the moments I thank God that I'm alive
These are the moments I'll remember all my life
I found all I've waited for
And I could not ask for more
Looking in your eyes
Seeing all I need
Everything you are is everything to me
These are the moments
I know heaven must exist
These are the moments I know all I need is this
I have all I've waited for
And I could not ask for more
I could not ask for more than this time together
I could not ask for more than this time with you
Every prayer has been answered
Every dream I have's come true
And right here in this moment is right where I'm meant to be
Here with you here with me
These are the moments I thank God that I'm alive
These are the moments I'll remember all my life
I've got all I've waited for
And I could not ask for more
Thursday, July 7, 2011
They ALL do it...
With Finn I heard him say to Kiki, "Hold still, Baby, you be so boo-full"
With Kiki she was getting ready for a playdate and decided she just had too much.
With Leve her reasoning was, "I look like Buddy the Elf!"
Yup, child-induced haircuts.
Yikes. That's all I can say.
Miss Leve did hers a few weeks ago and honestly it looks worse and worse as it's growing out! I don't know if it was because it was too short to notice it at first or what, but it looks pretty tough! She looks like someone used their teeth to cut that sweet blond head. Alas, the good news is that it will always grow back and with a few "hair dos" one might think it was a Mommy-trim job gone amiss.
At this piont all I can wonder is, "When TJ will decide to do his?"
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Summer...How Do I Love Thee?
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