Quiet September Day

It's beautiful outside today, the mountain air is much more crisp than town. I love the feel of the coolness.
We had a great school morning, the older two have really gotten the hang of this new curriculum I bought and just start right when they wake up. They have been done school all week before I have breakfast on the table. It's be wonderful to have that extra time with Natalie and Presley doing more than just the book work.

The older two boys have been busy out in the garage all afternoon, sorting tools and cleaning up. They have been making wooden rifles in their spare time, they are really impressive.

Jude and Rachael are at my feet playing with some blocks while baby naps. It been a quiet day, I love and long for days like this. I love the hum of my family, when I really tune the rest of the world out and really focus on them. I don't know why it amazes me to see little issues melt away when I fully mother them.

"The degree of success you achieve will be directly related to how consistent you are. Don't get lazy. Don't give up. Don't make excuses. Don�t be �on again, off again� about training your children. Keep your children with you and watch them, correcting all disobedience and bad attitudes. Say what you mean and mean what you say. Don't be afraid to set high standards and maintain them. Teach and train your children, then expect them to act in a godly manner. Require them to always act the way you would like them to act, and the way you believe God would like them to act, not the way others may let their children act. Be consistent in your training and in your expectations.
Consistency does not mean "do exactly the same thing with every child" or "discipline the same exact way in every instance." Not every child has the same personality or emotional makeup. Not every circumstance is the same. The age of the ch...ild will factor in. Some children are more strong-willed and stubborn than others. A child's motivation will vary from time to time and incident to incident. Some children have been in the habit of rebellion longer than others. These and other things must be taken into consideration as you determine how to handle each child and situation, but this should not interfere with true consistency. Consistency really means that every time your child requires correction, you get up and do it, remaining there to supervise and outlast until the message gets across. Instead of trying to handle each child and event uniformly, try to envision the end result you want, and then adjust your methods to get each child there in each situation. Strive to be �consistent� about not overlooking anything you ought to be correcting for."

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Time for Fall

School work is in full swing around here and boy has it been busy! I'm loving Christian Light Education and so are the kids. It's been a busy fall with music lessons and gymnastics's starting up this next week for the younger set.

My sweet Rachael Joy is turning four in a couple weeks and I have been busy making decorations for her big day. We decided to go with a Sesame Street theme this year and id have to say I'm really excited. Planning these parties is so much fun for me. I love having friends over to help celebrate the blessings the Lord has given to us.


I plan to start blogging a little more regularly.

Letting HIM In

Have you ever wanted Jesus to use your life for something but you don't want it to mess up your plans or make you uncomfortable?

I always though I would be fine with anything, I want to be used by him....until there was a knock at the door of my heart and yet I knew deep down I could ignore it, and He wouldn't hound me it would just be one more opportunity I said "no not right now Lord" this time I took a chance..... I said "bring it on, this is going to be out of my comfort zone and a little painful.. I even thought to myself "well I've never been popular before why start now."

I have no idea where this journey is going to lead me but I know it's going somewhere.

I read this somewhere and it confirm to me that yup this isn't going to be a comfy 1st class journey.


I look up. And His voice is so much louder than Satan’s. “I have entrusted you with much and I have demanded of you much. But only with me will your life bear much. So run. Run and run and run into my arms. Run. Run and run and run into this world sharing this story that has Me at the center. This making of disciples, it is my business. And I am with you always and my burden is light. I spill through your brokenness and I will be glorified. I promise. I will be glorified.” And that is all I want.

I sat in the heaviness. And I weighed the risks of sharing our entire life, all of it, the joy and the sad, the beautiful and the ugly, with the whole crazy world. And I know. That if on the other side of that risk is the possibility that someone may see Jesus in our brokenness and know that there is grace and purpose in theirs too, then the whole crazy world is welcome. For a glass of water, for a welcoming smile, for a story of redemption, for a place to belong. For a glimpse of a Savior who uses even us, the messy ones. “Come and listen to what He’s done for us. For you.”

We look up. We are thankful for the mess. We are thankful for the much. We are thankful for a story to share, the story of His death and His story in our lives.