Thank you Dad, for everything you did to get me to where I am. Love you.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Monday, May 23, 2011
Updated pics of my lovelies...
Cherish was happy to be back in front of the camera..
She wanted to taste everything from the tiara...
... to her "wand". lol.
She demanded her royal court to join her...
... and was disturbed when he stole the spotlight.
She quickly put him back in his place...
They finally cooperated with each other...
... and came out still best of friends.
Our lives have been very busy. CC has been working long hours with Choice Books, as well as studying for different speaking engagements and teaching Sunday School and being the principle in our Children's Ministry.
Micah is beginning to read and write, and is already spelling out longer words and is tackling beginners math. He is growing fast, and its hard to keep him in clothes that either fit him or doesn't wear out too fast. He has a tender heart, and many times ends up in tears if he accidentally hurts his little sister. And he definitely is a Daddy's boy, which I love and will continue to cultivate.
Cherish is crawling in high speed now, and is eating solids which she's VERY happy about, and I can see her gaining a healthy weight, too! lol. I introduced her to juice today, and I love the way she holds her bottle as she lays on her back, enjoying her lil drink. She's almost 9 months now, and is starting to grow out of 12 month clothes.. I foresee another shopping spree coming up!
Sarah is a few days away from coming home from SMBI in PA, and she says she's so excited to come back home. I'm sure you'll see lots of updates on her blog www.walkinradical.blogspot.com
I'm learning all sorts of lessons lately, and I'm not sure where to start, so I won't on this blog this time. Just know that God has been good to me all the time, and I'm grateful to be in His love and surrounded by that and family.
I will post again tomorrow. Enjoy the pics!
She wanted to taste everything from the tiara...
... to her "wand". lol.
She demanded her royal court to join her...
... and was disturbed when he stole the spotlight.
She quickly put him back in his place...
They finally cooperated with each other...
... and came out still best of friends.
Our lives have been very busy. CC has been working long hours with Choice Books, as well as studying for different speaking engagements and teaching Sunday School and being the principle in our Children's Ministry.
Micah is beginning to read and write, and is already spelling out longer words and is tackling beginners math. He is growing fast, and its hard to keep him in clothes that either fit him or doesn't wear out too fast. He has a tender heart, and many times ends up in tears if he accidentally hurts his little sister. And he definitely is a Daddy's boy, which I love and will continue to cultivate.
Cherish is crawling in high speed now, and is eating solids which she's VERY happy about, and I can see her gaining a healthy weight, too! lol. I introduced her to juice today, and I love the way she holds her bottle as she lays on her back, enjoying her lil drink. She's almost 9 months now, and is starting to grow out of 12 month clothes.. I foresee another shopping spree coming up!
Sarah is a few days away from coming home from SMBI in PA, and she says she's so excited to come back home. I'm sure you'll see lots of updates on her blog www.walkinradical.blogspot.com
I'm learning all sorts of lessons lately, and I'm not sure where to start, so I won't on this blog this time. Just know that God has been good to me all the time, and I'm grateful to be in His love and surrounded by that and family.
I will post again tomorrow. Enjoy the pics!
Monday, March 14, 2011
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
For the most part...
... I pretty much know that God has something in store for me. For CC. Well, for all of us, for that matter.
I just don't think that I'm LIVING like I'm EXPECTING anything from God.
Ok, I'm NOT living like I KNOW that God has something in store for me. For us. I just go from day to day, living in complacency; doing normal things that most mothers would be doing.. taking care of the kids, doing school, playing with the kids, dishes, food, laundry, cleaning, shopping for groceries. And when I can, I squeeze in a few minutes of quiet time reading a couple of chapters and saying a few quick words in prayer. Basically just enough to keep my inner spiritual man alive.
Then the other day I read something that really pricked my heart and challenged me. I'll write it out for you...
"In imagination I want you to come with me to a ward in one of our big hospitals, and here before us we see a man. He has been seriously ill for months; in fact as we approach his bed we are hardly sure whether he is alive or dead. But, as we watch him closely, we see that his chest moves slightly, and, on feeling his pulse, we find that it still beats feebly. True, his is alive, but should the ward catch fire he is too weak to save himself, and it is quite certain that he is not strong enough to rescue anybody else. But he is alive. He has Life.
"Now come with me again in imagination to Putney Bridge. Today is the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race, and as we look over the bridge, there, almost at our feet, we see the two boats with their eight oarsmen in each. These men have been training for weeks, some for months, and today they are to go through one of the greatest ordeals that any athlete is ever asked to undergo - a race of four-and-a-quarter miles, from Putney to Mortlake, and as we watch them start we realize that their bodies are just tingling with Life. They have Life Abundant.
"There is a vast difference between the sick man in the hospital ward and these training athletes. The one has Life, the others Life in Abundance. There is all the difference also in the spiritual world. Some Christians have life, i.e., they are really converted people, but they know nothing of the Abundant Life which Jesus Christ came to give His people. "I am come that they might have Life, and that they might have it more abundantly." - George S. Ingram
I knew that I was that guy in the hospital. Barely alive and just enough to know it. That's not what I'm supposed to be like. I can't be ready for whatever God has for me or my little family if I'm just staying afloat in my little world. There's a song called "Traveling Shoes".. and its saying that whenever death comes knocking on the doors of the sinner, the liar, gambler's door, and they weren't ready because they didn't have on their "Traveling Shoes".. then he goes knocking on the Christian's door and asked if he was ready, and he shouts "YES!" He had on his "Traveling Shoes". He was ready at the call. And I'm not necessarily talking about death, I just mean in general. If God comes calling and has some job for me, special or not, will I be ready? Or will I be saying "Naw, Lord; You didn't give me enough time or notice so I gotta get myself ready, and then I'll let You know when I have myself together for You." I'm not doing that. And I have made a decision to be sure that I am ready for whatever God has for me. I don't want to come across a trial in my path and be like, "God, You didn't prepare me for this!"
So let's go! Full of Life and ready to GO!
I just don't think that I'm LIVING like I'm EXPECTING anything from God.
Ok, I'm NOT living like I KNOW that God has something in store for me. For us. I just go from day to day, living in complacency; doing normal things that most mothers would be doing.. taking care of the kids, doing school, playing with the kids, dishes, food, laundry, cleaning, shopping for groceries. And when I can, I squeeze in a few minutes of quiet time reading a couple of chapters and saying a few quick words in prayer. Basically just enough to keep my inner spiritual man alive.
Then the other day I read something that really pricked my heart and challenged me. I'll write it out for you...
"In imagination I want you to come with me to a ward in one of our big hospitals, and here before us we see a man. He has been seriously ill for months; in fact as we approach his bed we are hardly sure whether he is alive or dead. But, as we watch him closely, we see that his chest moves slightly, and, on feeling his pulse, we find that it still beats feebly. True, his is alive, but should the ward catch fire he is too weak to save himself, and it is quite certain that he is not strong enough to rescue anybody else. But he is alive. He has Life.
"Now come with me again in imagination to Putney Bridge. Today is the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race, and as we look over the bridge, there, almost at our feet, we see the two boats with their eight oarsmen in each. These men have been training for weeks, some for months, and today they are to go through one of the greatest ordeals that any athlete is ever asked to undergo - a race of four-and-a-quarter miles, from Putney to Mortlake, and as we watch them start we realize that their bodies are just tingling with Life. They have Life Abundant.
"There is a vast difference between the sick man in the hospital ward and these training athletes. The one has Life, the others Life in Abundance. There is all the difference also in the spiritual world. Some Christians have life, i.e., they are really converted people, but they know nothing of the Abundant Life which Jesus Christ came to give His people. "I am come that they might have Life, and that they might have it more abundantly." - George S. Ingram
I knew that I was that guy in the hospital. Barely alive and just enough to know it. That's not what I'm supposed to be like. I can't be ready for whatever God has for me or my little family if I'm just staying afloat in my little world. There's a song called "Traveling Shoes".. and its saying that whenever death comes knocking on the doors of the sinner, the liar, gambler's door, and they weren't ready because they didn't have on their "Traveling Shoes".. then he goes knocking on the Christian's door and asked if he was ready, and he shouts "YES!" He had on his "Traveling Shoes". He was ready at the call. And I'm not necessarily talking about death, I just mean in general. If God comes calling and has some job for me, special or not, will I be ready? Or will I be saying "Naw, Lord; You didn't give me enough time or notice so I gotta get myself ready, and then I'll let You know when I have myself together for You." I'm not doing that. And I have made a decision to be sure that I am ready for whatever God has for me. I don't want to come across a trial in my path and be like, "God, You didn't prepare me for this!"
So let's go! Full of Life and ready to GO!
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Thursday, February 10, 2011
We were outside for a few moments...
Cherish was delighted.
Micah came and bestowed a kiss upon her cheek...
He loves being outside. I hope to let him be outdoors more this year.
Aaaannnnd, we attempted to play Hopscotch. He loved it, and made his own beside mine and we had a race. Of course he beat me, lil ragamuffin. lol.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Micah got this idea to try my hat on Cherish...
It worked for a few seconds...
Well, maybe not.
Try again. :)
Can we PLEASE be done?!?
We all got a laugh, and Cherish got her photo shoot. :)
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