Yes, people refer to us as "The Daycare Center" at games...you decide. :)
Friday, February 25, 2011
Tiger News
In Tiger news (since it's Friday) we have a HUGE home game tonight against Rogers. We already beat them once (which was amazing since they're always so good and our team is so young!) and need to do it again tonight.
We've already clenched a play-off seed, but if we win tonight, we get a higher seed and better chances of advancing to the quarter-finals!
But regardless, we're IN IT and BHS has only made the tourney 2 other times in the last 21 years (could be longer - that's just how far back we have records!).
Last Saturday, we beat the #1 team in the state (huge surprise since we're clearly the underdogs).
My tendency is to laugh when I think we could actually go to state finals, but then I catch myself, b/c 3 years ago, I also laughed at the thought with the Siloam team - who were also the underdogs - and we freaking won the whole thing. So stranger things have happened...we've seen this before!
Let's go TIGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Upcoming games to come watch:
TONIGHT at home against Rogers: Girls 6:00/Boys 7:30 - homecoming, too
TOMORROW (sat) at home vs. Heritage: same as above
WEDNESDAY: starts play-offs at Heritage; we will either play at 5:30 or at 8:30 depending on if we win tonight!!!! Come support!!!!!
And I'll leave you with the words of Lincoln: "BENON..BIIILLLLE TIIIGERS!!!!!! Bo, Luke, Nick, Jon, Rogan (name is really Logan), Corbin, Duke, Au-in (Austin)!!!!"
He's too funny. Can't tell you the number of times all the Benonbille Tigers have made it in his prayers. :)
And I'll leave you with the words of Lincoln: "BENON..BIIILLLLE TIIIGERS!!!!!! Bo, Luke, Nick, Jon, Rogan (name is really Logan), Corbin, Duke, Au-in (Austin)!!!!"
He's too funny. Can't tell you the number of times all the Benonbille Tigers have made it in his prayers. :)
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Learning
My new favorite toy of Lincoln's:
Happy to report he LOVES this puzzle and since he has gotten it, has forgone all other puzzles. He does this one at least three times/day.
He can now do it in no time flat, so this week we have been working on the song. Maybe he would have learned this all without the puzzle (who knows) but I really think this little gadget has helped him learn this! He now knows almost every letter and can sing the first part and the last part of the song.
The other cool thing about the puzzle is that under each letter is a picture of an object that begins with the corresponding sound. Anyway - if your kid's at this age for learning, this puzzle gets an A+ from me!
They have a number's one, too that will be my next purchase. They only had it in pink last time I was there...so it might be a pink one. :)
And Noah? Well, he has mastered 2 signings: More and All Done. We're working on where his body parts are - just started this. Poor thing. I think I had already worked with Lincoln on these things. I need to get it out of my brain that Noah is an infant because he is NOT! Ha.
Have a good day. We're expecting thunderstorms - my most favorite weather of all time, so I'm excited. :)
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Thoughts on Love
"Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins."
I Peter 4:8
I wanted to share something that so powerfully pierced my heart yesterday in hopes that maybe you, too, can benefit from the amazing words a friend spoke.
Read the verse above.
Pretty familiar...right? I thought so at least.
Now read it again with the emphasis on the highlighted words:
Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.
My friend brought this rich word from God yesterday regarding how love covers sin. We are all called to love...above all things, love..right?
Through her words, she reminded me of how in the Garden of Eden, when Adam and Eve sinned against God, he did not let them go exposed to the world in their shame and guilt...
He covered them...He loved them...love covers.
And in contrast, when Christ showed His ultimate love for me...for you...by dying on a cross to save our sins, he was un-covered...fully exposed to the sin and darkness of the world, so that we may be covered...
Love covers.
For me this was so simplistic, yet amazingly powerful. Through meditating on this simple semantic in God's Word the past few days, I feel I have grown to a deeper understanding of Christ's love for me.
And Christ calls us to love this way...to love in a manner so powerful that it can actually cover sin.
I know in my own life, I am inclined to do just the opposite.
Like when Jason does something I don't like or a friend or family (not to mention the people I don't like!) - my first inclination is to expose the wrongdoings...to point them out...to dramatically demonstrate how it has affected me (i.e. pouting, passive aggression, gossiping...); sometimes it's to judge; to stand back and wait for that person's sin to eat them alive so I can think "I told you so...".
But love doesn't expose sin....
Love covers sin.
Oh how I have failed at this.
I Peter 4:8
I wanted to share something that so powerfully pierced my heart yesterday in hopes that maybe you, too, can benefit from the amazing words a friend spoke.
Read the verse above.
Pretty familiar...right? I thought so at least.
Now read it again with the emphasis on the highlighted words:
Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.
My friend brought this rich word from God yesterday regarding how love covers sin. We are all called to love...above all things, love..right?
Through her words, she reminded me of how in the Garden of Eden, when Adam and Eve sinned against God, he did not let them go exposed to the world in their shame and guilt...
He covered them...He loved them...love covers.
And in contrast, when Christ showed His ultimate love for me...for you...by dying on a cross to save our sins, he was un-covered...fully exposed to the sin and darkness of the world, so that we may be covered...
Love covers.
For me this was so simplistic, yet amazingly powerful. Through meditating on this simple semantic in God's Word the past few days, I feel I have grown to a deeper understanding of Christ's love for me.
And Christ calls us to love this way...to love in a manner so powerful that it can actually cover sin.
I know in my own life, I am inclined to do just the opposite.
Like when Jason does something I don't like or a friend or family (not to mention the people I don't like!) - my first inclination is to expose the wrongdoings...to point them out...to dramatically demonstrate how it has affected me (i.e. pouting, passive aggression, gossiping...); sometimes it's to judge; to stand back and wait for that person's sin to eat them alive so I can think "I told you so...".
But love doesn't expose sin....
Love covers sin.
Oh how I have failed at this.
Monday, February 21, 2011
Rainy Day
Since it is raining outside, I'll give ya some bath pictures (of the kids). :)
Taking a bath ranks up there with going to church and the park in our house. If you mention the word, little Noah with start giggling and immediately take off toward our bathroom, chuckling the whole way. So here's how we do baths. :)
Note: I did not put things all over their heads. That would be Lincoln's handiwork.
****Also - why do the pictures show up grainy on posts when you upload them?? Anyone else experience this? They look a lot different on here than they do on my desktop. Hmmm....
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Blah Blah Blah
Because of the snow days, there are lots of basketball games to be made up - all this week. So translated - LOTS of Tiger basketball for us this week (I'm actually looking forward to it!).
I took my camera to the game this past Friday, but really only got 2 pictures - surprising, I know. I had been playing at the park all day with the kids and was still in my beautiful yoga pants/workout shirt with a lovely nasty ponytail and minimal make-up at best. So there was no way I was getting in any shots. :)
So here's the funny part of the story:
At the game that night with about 3 minutes to start, Jason came and asked me if I'd sing the National Anthem b/c they didn't have anyone to do it. Now - I never pass up this opportunity because it's my absolute favorite song to sing and I haven't gotten to since college, BUT I really looked like trash people. I tried to stand behind the announcer and do it so no one could really see me but the guy made me get on the court. Fabulous. Then I got a link to an event photographer who was there and happened to get about 15 pictures of me in my beauty and put them on his NWA website. Ha. I just laughed at that point.
I'm singing it again for Senior Night next Saturday (with warning this time!) so I'll get a shower 2nd time around. :)
I figured out a trick (don't know why it took me so long): both my children fit in the single stroller. Find of the night.
I know this is a random post...sorry. :)
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Ouch
2 Tim. 3:1-5
"But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be:
lovers of themselves,
lovers of money,
boastful,
proud,
abusive,
disobedient to their parents,
ungrateful,
unholy,
without love,
unforgiving,
slanderous,
without self-control,
brutal,
not lovers of the good,
treacherous,
rash,
conceited,
lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God—
having a form of godliness but denying its power.
Have nothing to do with such people."
When I was in Africa a few years back, I stumbled on this verse one day and camped on it pretty much the whole trip. The highlighted red part pierced me then, and it's still just as powerful to me today. I have written in my Bible from that day in Ndola "Humbling..." out to the side.
"having a form of godliness, but denying its POWER..."
That means the nice little heart-warming list that precedes it there...you know, the "selfish, treacherous, conceited, rash, lover of money, etc..." can be MASKED by having a form of godliness?? My conviction over this verse coincides with what I've been studying this past month...that the word "Power" can in turn be the Holy Spirit.
That we can have our form of godliness (i.e. going to church, praying, tithing, etc.) but if we do not daily surrender ourselves to the POWER of the Holy Spirit, we are powerless against the sinful list listed at the beginning of the verse.
We just somehow think our "form of godliness" will cancel it all out in the end.
Hmmm.
The last part of the verse warns to have NOTHING to do with such people.
How often have I been that "such person?"
(I'll answer it - a LOT).
I go through that list and feel like I can "check..check...check..."
And then I realize again just how often I deny the power of the Holy Spirit in my life. I have Christ living within me, but GET WITH IT MELISSA - the God of the universe DESIRES to talk, guide, and defend you on an hourly basis and so often you say "No - I'm fine, thanks."
So I'm there...again. Humbled by the Word of God...it's a sweet place to be in.
Here's another version of the verse I like:
"You should know this, Timothy, that in the last days there will be very difficult times. For people will love only themselves and their money. They will be boastful and proud, scoffing at God, disobedient to their parents, and ungrateful. They will consider nothing sacred. They will be unloving and unforgiving; they will slander others and have no self-control. They will be cruel and hate what is good. They will betray their friends, be reckless, be puffed up with pride, and love pleasure rather than God. They will act religious, but they will reject the power that could make them godly. Stay away from people like that!"
"But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be:
lovers of themselves,
lovers of money,
boastful,
proud,
abusive,
disobedient to their parents,
ungrateful,
unholy,
without love,
unforgiving,
slanderous,
without self-control,
brutal,
not lovers of the good,
treacherous,
rash,
conceited,
lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God—
having a form of godliness but denying its power.
Have nothing to do with such people."
When I was in Africa a few years back, I stumbled on this verse one day and camped on it pretty much the whole trip. The highlighted red part pierced me then, and it's still just as powerful to me today. I have written in my Bible from that day in Ndola "Humbling..." out to the side.
"having a form of godliness, but denying its POWER..."
That means the nice little heart-warming list that precedes it there...you know, the "selfish, treacherous, conceited, rash, lover of money, etc..." can be MASKED by having a form of godliness?? My conviction over this verse coincides with what I've been studying this past month...that the word "Power" can in turn be the Holy Spirit.
That we can have our form of godliness (i.e. going to church, praying, tithing, etc.) but if we do not daily surrender ourselves to the POWER of the Holy Spirit, we are powerless against the sinful list listed at the beginning of the verse.
We just somehow think our "form of godliness" will cancel it all out in the end.
Hmmm.
The last part of the verse warns to have NOTHING to do with such people.
How often have I been that "such person?"
(I'll answer it - a LOT).
I go through that list and feel like I can "check..check...check..."
And then I realize again just how often I deny the power of the Holy Spirit in my life. I have Christ living within me, but GET WITH IT MELISSA - the God of the universe DESIRES to talk, guide, and defend you on an hourly basis and so often you say "No - I'm fine, thanks."
So I'm there...again. Humbled by the Word of God...it's a sweet place to be in.
Here's another version of the verse I like:
"You should know this, Timothy, that in the last days there will be very difficult times. For people will love only themselves and their money. They will be boastful and proud, scoffing at God, disobedient to their parents, and ungrateful. They will consider nothing sacred. They will be unloving and unforgiving; they will slander others and have no self-control. They will be cruel and hate what is good. They will betray their friends, be reckless, be puffed up with pride, and love pleasure rather than God. They will act religious, but they will reject the power that could make them godly. Stay away from people like that!"
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
On Being a Coaches Wife...
This topic has recently come up in several conversations so I thought I'd write about it (why not...right?).
Point in case: I love it.
When people find out Jason's profession I typically get some sympathetic looks of "Oh poor dear you have to watch sports all the time!" or "He works from 7:30-7:30 or midnight during season??!" or "Yuck - do you have to go to all the games??"
Yes. His work schedule is crazy. Yes I go to all the games because I literally cannot STAND to sit at home and wonder what's happening, and we have our "system" on when sports get watched at our house (lucky for him I go to bed early and he's a night-owl). DVR's a friend of ours.
But perhaps my favorite part of his job is that I feel like it's mine, too. Yes - my husband has actually gotten out his drawing board for me to write out the plays and help me understand all they work on practice and try to execute in games! And I love him for that. :)
I enjoy getting to know the players and their families...part of why I love going to all the games is so I can actually discuss them with Jason and experience the high/low feelings he faces...I adore Lincoln's love of the team and how he knows almost all the players by name...I cherish the relationships and closeness that develops with the other coaches families...I love the level of influence I can watch my husband have over teenage boys...
I love it.
I get anticipatory for season to begin and sad when it's all over.
But with his job - obviously - can come intense pressure and hard lows. And oh my the lows can be low. But as Jason has often said - though you experience crazy lows, the highs are unbelievable and invigorating! And by the grace of God, we've been fortunate enough to experience such highs as well.
But you know what I've also seen? I've seen kids develop such close, trusting relationships with these coaches to the point where they trust them to lead them to Christ.
The highs don't get much higher than that.
Point in case: I love it.
When people find out Jason's profession I typically get some sympathetic looks of "Oh poor dear you have to watch sports all the time!" or "He works from 7:30-7:30 or midnight during season??!" or "Yuck - do you have to go to all the games??"
Yes. His work schedule is crazy. Yes I go to all the games because I literally cannot STAND to sit at home and wonder what's happening, and we have our "system" on when sports get watched at our house (lucky for him I go to bed early and he's a night-owl). DVR's a friend of ours.
But perhaps my favorite part of his job is that I feel like it's mine, too. Yes - my husband has actually gotten out his drawing board for me to write out the plays and help me understand all they work on practice and try to execute in games! And I love him for that. :)
I enjoy getting to know the players and their families...part of why I love going to all the games is so I can actually discuss them with Jason and experience the high/low feelings he faces...I adore Lincoln's love of the team and how he knows almost all the players by name...I cherish the relationships and closeness that develops with the other coaches families...I love the level of influence I can watch my husband have over teenage boys...
I love it.
I get anticipatory for season to begin and sad when it's all over.
But with his job - obviously - can come intense pressure and hard lows. And oh my the lows can be low. But as Jason has often said - though you experience crazy lows, the highs are unbelievable and invigorating! And by the grace of God, we've been fortunate enough to experience such highs as well.
But you know what I've also seen? I've seen kids develop such close, trusting relationships with these coaches to the point where they trust them to lead them to Christ.
The highs don't get much higher than that.
Monday, February 14, 2011
Sunshine
This was last spring...
**On a side note, I've loved the emails and chatting with many of you about what God's doing in your lives and how he's working through you to further His Kingdom. This is a huge passion of mine and I've enjoyed EVERY word you've emailed/commented and cherish the discussions we've gotten in through this crazy blog stuff. It's encouraging, refreshing, and energizing!!
Sunday, February 13, 2011
The Party Goes On
We got to party after all today!! Lincoln was completely well, but poor Noah and Jason were still a bit queasy. My personal birthday party style for the one-year-olds doesn't not consist of elaborate decorations and an extensive guest list. I figure in the coming years there will be plenty of room for that. My favorite is having just the close family for this special day! Noah knows and loves each and every one of them and it's just the right amount where he doesn't get too overwhelmed.
After his cake, Noah headed off to take his nap while the rest of us wrapped up the party (he was exhausted - probably from being sick, poor thing!)
Happy Birthday sweet little guy! You're pretty stinkin' special. :)
So today was perfect.
We ate cake, had some goodies and pizza, opened some gifts, played with toys, and hung out with the family. I wish we could all get together more often!
Happy Birthday sweet little guy! You're pretty stinkin' special. :)
Saturday, February 12, 2011
It's My Party and I'll, um, Puke...if I Want To???
Noah's family birthday party tomorrow afternoon.
Two mornings ago, Lincoln woke up covered in puke.
This morning, Noah woke up covered in puke.
Both these times were the only puke episodes and both seem to feel fine.
About 15 people coming to the house to party tomorrow.
Let's hope Jason and I don't wake up with puke all over ourselves.
Party pics to come. :)
Two mornings ago, Lincoln woke up covered in puke.
This morning, Noah woke up covered in puke.
Both these times were the only puke episodes and both seem to feel fine.
About 15 people coming to the house to party tomorrow.
Let's hope Jason and I don't wake up with puke all over ourselves.
Party pics to come. :)
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Destin Dreamin'
Lincoln begged to go play in it...all morning.
We told him after his nap.
He woke up and the first thing he said was "Play in Snow!!!"
So that's what we did - I, of course, serving as the "picture-taker."
(He lasted about 15 min before he showed us his BRIGHT red hands and said "I'm cold. I wanna cookie.")
Here he is eating the snow. He hasn't learned yet to stay away from the yellow stuff.
Oh and the Bruce-in-the-snow pics I always seem to take. Mr. Bruce wasn't so sure of the magnitude of this stuff at first (2 ft.)...but soon figured out how to "run" - or leap across the yard. He quickly paved paths all throughout the yard, by which Benny then followed in and did his deeds. So thanks to Bruce, Jason didn't have to get out and shovel a path for our short-legged dog.
This is Bruce in one of his paved trails...he went over, plopped down, and rested his head on the snow pile like it was his foxhole. And that's probably what he was imagining/pretending, knowing our playful little guy.
Destin - I'm ready for you.
We told him after his nap.
He woke up and the first thing he said was "Play in Snow!!!"
So that's what we did - I, of course, serving as the "picture-taker."
(He lasted about 15 min before he showed us his BRIGHT red hands and said "I'm cold. I wanna cookie.")
Here he is eating the snow. He hasn't learned yet to stay away from the yellow stuff.
Oh and the Bruce-in-the-snow pics I always seem to take. Mr. Bruce wasn't so sure of the magnitude of this stuff at first (2 ft.)...but soon figured out how to "run" - or leap across the yard. He quickly paved paths all throughout the yard, by which Benny then followed in and did his deeds. So thanks to Bruce, Jason didn't have to get out and shovel a path for our short-legged dog.This is Bruce in one of his paved trails...he went over, plopped down, and rested his head on the snow pile like it was his foxhole. And that's probably what he was imagining/pretending, knowing our playful little guy.
Destin - I'm ready for you.Sunday, February 6, 2011
Love Story
I have always had a passion for cross-cultural missions. I've discovered over the years that this passion is rooted in my extreme hatred of injustice imposed on vulnerable people and their lack of hope...of a Rescuer.
I know this passion is created and sustained by God and I have been able to see over the years (and am still discovering these) the various skills/talents/desires He's also granted me to bolster this passion. I've been blessed to be a part of numerous missions opportunities both here and in other countries over the years, each of which provided me with different roles.
The last trip I went on occurred about 6 months before I found out I was pregnant with Lincoln. Jason and I plan on continuing this aspect of ministry when our kids are of an age where they can be somewhat dependent on the trips (I'm thinking about 6-7 years old).
Today I heard a song that is one of my favorites and never fails to flood my mind with memories of one trip I took with my college roomates in 2005 to Ukraine. The trip consisted of our small group living in an orphanage for an entire month under not-so-pretty conditions but with a couple hundred of absolutely beautiful children.
The song is Blessed Be Your Name. You've probably heard it. You probably know it by heart.
The night before we left on the trip, we were all at Rock Harbor Church together and the sermon consisted of God being your number One.
I remember vividly singing those lyrics and their impact on me at that time.
Blessed be Your name
When the sun's shining down on me
When the world's 'all as it should be'
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be Your name
On the road marked with suffering
Though there's pain in the offering
Blessed be Your name
The concept is so simple. Praise God through the good times/praise God through the bad times. Seems easy, right?
Easy to say, maybe. But I find this to be one of the hardest things to live out on a day-to-day basis and I find it rarely seen.
I think this was easier to live-out before I got married...
"God, what will I do if something happens to my husband!!!"
And not to even mention adding kids to the mix!!!! How often do we cling to our kids like they're ours, or make them the very foundation by which we stand on?
I praise God for the people I know in my life who are such sweet examples of this song:
**the mother and father who recently lost their only child in a random car accident one night yet still praise their SAVIOR because they know their citizenship is in heaven? All of this to a point where the mother can stand at her daughter's funeral and WITNESS to the thousands who are in attendance of the love of Christ?
**or the husband who's wife has terminal cancer and was not expected to live past a few months, yet is going on year #2, all the while dedicated every hour to full-time ministry and making Jesus Christ known - still praising Him every step of the way
**Or the four families here in NWA who all quit their jobs, sold their houses, and moved their families overseas to an area of the world that is 99.9% Muslim for the sake of making Jesus known?
Their foundation is clearly Jesus Christ and His death and resurrection! The only thing worth boasting about!
You give and take away
You give and take away
My heart will chose to say
"Lord, blessed be your name!!"
It's easy to bless His name when He gives. But why do we bless when He takes away? Because He will never take away the one thing we would die without - Him. How amazing that Christ gives us Himself...that He secures our citizenship in Heaven when we abandon all and follow Him.
For me, I am in the ever-circulating process of discovering what the "abandon all (take up your cross) and follow Him" means in a practical manner.
I think in the past I've assumed it just means "believing" in Him...going to church...praying...doing some good deeds for people every now and then...avoiding what's "bad"...
And what I'm learning is it's so much more.
My desire is to truly fall madly in love every day all over again with my Savior (that's my favorite name for Jesus if you haven't noticed!).
The kind of love where He can take EVERYTHING away from me and I'll still rejoice in Him claiming:
"Blessed be your name!"
I know this passion is created and sustained by God and I have been able to see over the years (and am still discovering these) the various skills/talents/desires He's also granted me to bolster this passion. I've been blessed to be a part of numerous missions opportunities both here and in other countries over the years, each of which provided me with different roles.
The last trip I went on occurred about 6 months before I found out I was pregnant with Lincoln. Jason and I plan on continuing this aspect of ministry when our kids are of an age where they can be somewhat dependent on the trips (I'm thinking about 6-7 years old).
Today I heard a song that is one of my favorites and never fails to flood my mind with memories of one trip I took with my college roomates in 2005 to Ukraine. The trip consisted of our small group living in an orphanage for an entire month under not-so-pretty conditions but with a couple hundred of absolutely beautiful children.
The song is Blessed Be Your Name. You've probably heard it. You probably know it by heart.
The night before we left on the trip, we were all at Rock Harbor Church together and the sermon consisted of God being your number One.
I remember vividly singing those lyrics and their impact on me at that time.
Blessed be Your name
When the sun's shining down on me
When the world's 'all as it should be'
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be Your name
On the road marked with suffering
Though there's pain in the offering
Blessed be Your name
The concept is so simple. Praise God through the good times/praise God through the bad times. Seems easy, right?
Easy to say, maybe. But I find this to be one of the hardest things to live out on a day-to-day basis and I find it rarely seen.
I think this was easier to live-out before I got married...
"God, what will I do if something happens to my husband!!!"
And not to even mention adding kids to the mix!!!! How often do we cling to our kids like they're ours, or make them the very foundation by which we stand on?
I praise God for the people I know in my life who are such sweet examples of this song:
**the mother and father who recently lost their only child in a random car accident one night yet still praise their SAVIOR because they know their citizenship is in heaven? All of this to a point where the mother can stand at her daughter's funeral and WITNESS to the thousands who are in attendance of the love of Christ?
**or the husband who's wife has terminal cancer and was not expected to live past a few months, yet is going on year #2, all the while dedicated every hour to full-time ministry and making Jesus Christ known - still praising Him every step of the way
**Or the four families here in NWA who all quit their jobs, sold their houses, and moved their families overseas to an area of the world that is 99.9% Muslim for the sake of making Jesus known?
Their foundation is clearly Jesus Christ and His death and resurrection! The only thing worth boasting about!
You give and take away
You give and take away
My heart will chose to say
"Lord, blessed be your name!!"
It's easy to bless His name when He gives. But why do we bless when He takes away? Because He will never take away the one thing we would die without - Him. How amazing that Christ gives us Himself...that He secures our citizenship in Heaven when we abandon all and follow Him.
For me, I am in the ever-circulating process of discovering what the "abandon all (take up your cross) and follow Him" means in a practical manner.
I think in the past I've assumed it just means "believing" in Him...going to church...praying...doing some good deeds for people every now and then...avoiding what's "bad"...
And what I'm learning is it's so much more.
My desire is to truly fall madly in love every day all over again with my Savior (that's my favorite name for Jesus if you haven't noticed!).
The kind of love where He can take EVERYTHING away from me and I'll still rejoice in Him claiming:
"Blessed be your name!"
Happy Birthday Noah!
Holy Cow he's ONE!!!! I've been reminiscing today about a year ago when we were at the hospital inducing with this little fella.There were the anticipating moments of his arrival throughout the day...
The scary moments when he came out blue and not crying (ok - freakout moment!)...
The joyful moments when he did start crying and got to lay in our arms for the first time...
And the continuous fun, and blessed moments ever since.
Our little Noah.
When we refer to Noah, us (and most everyone who knows him) refer to him as "sweet, little Noah..."
And that's because he is.
He's soft-spoken, easy-going, and he's just a little shrimp.
He's still not walking yet - though this seems to be on the brink now (finally!), and we just started switching him to whole milk this week. He is not a fan (I call him the milk snob) which is funny because Noah is a HUGE eater and has not been picky toward anything up to this point.
So I've been mixing in a tad of whole milk with his formula to ease into this transition. I am SO ready to be done with buying formula for a while!!
He still sleeps like a champ. He takes one nap during the day for about 3-3.5 hours, and sleeps from about 8:30-9:30 in the morning.
He is finally getting in about 4 teeth at the same time which makes his cheesy smile freaking adorable.
We have his check-up tomorrow morning to find out if he's inched passed the 10th% on everything...we'll see!
Today we are just doing a little immediate family party during the Superbowl. We have some cupcakes and I'm cooking a yummy dinner, then we'll open a few little gifts. Next weekend is the actual party with all of our family.
What gift we still have the pleasure of enjoying, teaching, and loving!!! God gives good gifts, huh? :)
Happy Birthday little munchkin.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
No More Snow Please
When Lincoln knows it snowed, he calls it his "surprise". He gets crazy excited for the snow (would probably play in it all day if we would let him) with his 2 favorite snow activities being (1)building "frosty the snow man" and (2) making balls which he particularly likes to throw at mama, dada, and Bruce.
Close behind snow days, another love of both Lincoln and Noah is "playing couch". We do it at least once everyday...most times 3 or 4, however. Basically, if you come to visit, there is a 90% chance our couch will be bare with cushions all over the place, and crazy toddlers jumping, bouncing, and squealing.
But seriously, how fun does this look?? :)
Lincoln also has a particular pair of pants he goes and gets out of his drawer when he sees that it has snowed. And this time he insisted of putting on a scarf like daddy.
Last time we put Noah out in the snow and he broke out screaming. So this time we left him behind...and he still broke out screaming. Make up your mind little Noah!! :)
Thankful to spend time with daddy on these days, but I'll be honest - I'm SOO over the snow and extremely excited for warm weather!
We have some big things coming up in the next few months:
(1) putting our house on the market March 1st (by owner) for a super low price in hopes of selling it in 3 months. So if you're in the market, let us know cause ours will for sure be the cheapest in our neighborhood.
(2) Baby Cole being born around the first of May
(3) Baby Jack (nephew #2) being born 1st of March
(4) Big family Destin trip this summer
All of which is sprinkled with countless park days, neighborhood pool days, walks/runs with the double jogger outside, finishing up basketball season, and WARM WEATHER!
It's funny because most would think I would be excited when season is over and things calm down a bi, but I get super sad thinking about Tiger games coming to an end this season. I'm weird yall. I LOVE it. And so do the boys. Lincoln went to practice with them last Saturday morning and was so giddy excited to be able to "workout" with the Tigers. It's precious.
Enjoy the rest of the snow days!!!!
Close behind snow days, another love of both Lincoln and Noah is "playing couch". We do it at least once everyday...most times 3 or 4, however. Basically, if you come to visit, there is a 90% chance our couch will be bare with cushions all over the place, and crazy toddlers jumping, bouncing, and squealing.
But seriously, how fun does this look?? :)
Lincoln also has a particular pair of pants he goes and gets out of his drawer when he sees that it has snowed. And this time he insisted of putting on a scarf like daddy.
Last time we put Noah out in the snow and he broke out screaming. So this time we left him behind...and he still broke out screaming. Make up your mind little Noah!! :)
Thankful to spend time with daddy on these days, but I'll be honest - I'm SOO over the snow and extremely excited for warm weather!We have some big things coming up in the next few months:
(1) putting our house on the market March 1st (by owner) for a super low price in hopes of selling it in 3 months. So if you're in the market, let us know cause ours will for sure be the cheapest in our neighborhood.
(2) Baby Cole being born around the first of May
(3) Baby Jack (nephew #2) being born 1st of March
(4) Big family Destin trip this summer
All of which is sprinkled with countless park days, neighborhood pool days, walks/runs with the double jogger outside, finishing up basketball season, and WARM WEATHER!
It's funny because most would think I would be excited when season is over and things calm down a bi, but I get super sad thinking about Tiger games coming to an end this season. I'm weird yall. I LOVE it. And so do the boys. Lincoln went to practice with them last Saturday morning and was so giddy excited to be able to "workout" with the Tigers. It's precious.
Enjoy the rest of the snow days!!!!
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