Tuesday, August 25, 2009

17.9 weeks

My Blog! Oh how I have missed blogging.
It's been a busy full few weeks, I can't possibly share it all with you.

My sweet little muffin is 17.9 weeks old now, he is a 13.2 pounds.Every night as I get ready for bed I pull him in close so I can feel his sweet baby breath on my cheeks. I am enjoying this baby so much, I look forward to every excuse to hold him and put my feet up, rest and take in every moment of mothering him. I am nurturing a precious life! There is nothing more important in those moments that God wants me to be doing.

He is rolling over from tummy to back and back to tummy. His brothers and sisters can get the most amazing belly laugh out of him. He has added JOY to our tent!

Mothering him through the night has also been such a blessing, it's such a precious experience. Something I didn't understand with my first two because sleep was my priority. If only I could go back....


We started back at our school work about two weeks ago. Things are flowing along nicely as planned. We start our morning off with devotions and prayer, I am seeing some major growth in my children's hearts. I have been very encouraged by this. God is moving in their lives and I can see it!
My motto this year is " I am a Mother before I am a Homeschooler" How freeing is that!!
No worries of what to do with littles while I teach because everyday my children are learning. They will for get the facts and text books but the attitude and my lifestyle will imprint there hearts forever. If we run out of time in the day for the structured books there is always tomorrow. Our goal for the children this year is Christ first! HE is our priority! Not sports, not education not anything but to live for Christ!

Chris and I are also re-taking Growing Kids God's Way with two other couples. Although I don't agree with most of what Ezzo teaches for the early years his stuff on moral training is excellent. It's been really good to talk with others about the how's and whys of training children. I have been really challenged about the "why" of training. We train for God's purposes not our own. It's not enough as Christian parents to dedicated our children as babies we need to DAILY consecrate and prepare them for their destiny.

Along with all that our computer crashed and I got a new one. Thank-goodness for warranty. Although I lost everything.

I will be back...

Sunday, August 16, 2009

Life without babies?





Rachael (22 months) talks almost with an english accent it's really funny. You can't help but smile at her when she talks lol. But this morning while we were all sitting at the table getting ready to start school she brought some lego that was stuck together to Austin and said in her english accent "help please". All my older ones just giggled away. And Natalie says "I just love how she talks".30 mins later I was folding laundry as they were all working on there stuff I over hear them chatting,
" can't you imagin if we never had babies in the house?"
the next one says
" that would be so boring!"
next one says
" it would just be sad!"

Friday, August 7, 2009

11 years

Before we left for our hike, sweet pea rubbed shampoo through her hair. I didn't think she had gotten to much in there until she started putting water over her head.
We didn't have a sitter to go out for the evening so we decided to celebrate our marriage as a family. The children were thrilled to be included. As we realize a time will come when we will be able to get out alone one day.

Today we celebrated 11 years of marriage. I know everyone says this but I am so shocked how fast 11 years went. God has truly blessed our married life. We have walked through some hard stuff together and thankfully came out together and stronger.
In the past two years I feel like we have come to a place that is strong and steady. I am so grateful for this marriage, this life, and all these children that surround us.






















Wednesday, August 5, 2009

This is abundant life

God gives us the privilege of bringing life into this world, but this is just the beginning. He wants us to be “life-givers” in every part of our lives. He wants us to continue to pour life into the children He gives us. He wants us to speak life into them. What about your words, mother? Are they pouring life into your children? Proverbs 18:21 says, “Death and life is in the power of the tongue.” What do your children receive from you?









Tuesday, August 4, 2009

heavy baby love












This heavy baby was Rachael's first birthday gift and was the best $100 I have spent!! She has grown to love this baby so much. Every night she goes on the hunt for her"heavy baby" and walks around the house packing it around letting us all know how it's "heavy".