The Highest Calling.

"You may speak but a word to a child, and in that child there may be slumbering a noble heart which shall stir the Christian Church in years to come." - Charles Spurgeon

To marry and have children is the ideal life for a woman. What career could ever be as fine? To give the world splendid men and women —isn’t that the noblest thing a woman could possibly do?” ~ Jessie Willcox Smith

"You are in the very center of His will as you embrace His little ones to your heart and raise them to be mighty arrows for God's kingdom. You are at the very heart of the kingdom of God. There is nothing more powerful that you could be doing in the whole of the world. Be encouraged. And may you be filled with the joy of the Lord as you fulfill this mighty task in your home today." ~ Nancy Campbell

A true mother is one of the holiest secrets of home happiness. God sends many beautiful things to this world, many noble gifts; but no blessing is richer than that which He bestows in a mother who has learned love’s lessons well, and has realized something of the meaning of her sacred calling.~ J.R. Miller in Secrets of Happy Home Life

"You see, there is no higher calling, no greater privilege than being a vessel of life and later a teacher of souls which will live for ever. This is a crucial point: These children will live forever, either in Heaven, or in Hell. We not only have the privilege of introducing them to the world, but God has given us the honor of assisting our husbands in the great work of introducing these little ones to the God Who loves them. No empire, no credential, no golden treasure, no corporate success story can ever rival the glory of this calling."

I am loving all this warm weather, it's been so nice to gather early in the morning for our devotions and get our chores done a quickly as we can so we can enjoy our day together.

We've had a few picnic's outside brought out a big stack of stories to read to the ones who wanted to listen.

I even had a treat of meeting with friends in the evening for coffee. Goodness you never realize how much you do need your friends until you have a great visit with them.

We are in the thick of potty training Rachael so that makes for some busy days and lots of laundry, but she is doing great! Candy is a great motivator. I recently had someone say to me how blessed I was to have two babies in diapers. I pondered that for a while I never thought to look at it that way. It is a blessing to have two babies.