Second Birth

Tonight, we had the privilege to lead our son to the Lord.

 3 John 4 "I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth."

E's First Camp Trip

Group picture of the youth that went to camp in IL.

The time has come....

for E to leave for camp! She is so excited....

and I am full of mixed emotions. I am happy she has the opportunity, but sad that she will be gone for a week! I will miss her terribly!

Crazy Pool Fun

I will be honest I did not like this idea, but was out-voted by my husband who was in the pool with the kids and our cousins.

It all started with my cousin Billy having the idea to back his truck up to the pool and use it as a jumping off point.

 Crazy and insane were a few of the words I told him he was for even thinking I would let him do it. Well, Scot thought it was a great idea so I put all the blame and responsibility on him if someone got hurt.

B thought I was gonna let him dive....um, no way, bud! So he jumped instead!

How handsome is he???

My dare devil 4 year old....LOVED IT!

 Well thankfully no one got hurt and they all had a FANTASTIC time! We love having family over even when they come up with insane ideas!

How Deep the Father's Love for Us

How deep the Father's love for us
How vast beyond all measure
That He should give His only Son
And make a wretch His treasure
How great the pain of searing loss
The Father turns His face away
As wounds which mar the Chosen One
Bring many sons to glory

Behold the man upon the cross
My sin upon His shoulder
Ashamed I hear my mocking voice
Call out among the scoffers
It was my sin that held Him there
Until it was accomplished
His dying breath has brought me life
I know that it is finished

I will not boast in anything
No gifts, no power, no wisdom
But I will boast in Jesus Christ
His death and resurrection
Why should I gain from His reward
I cannot give an answer
But this I know with all my heart
His wounds have paid my ransom

Why should I gain from His reward
I cannot give an answer
But this I know with all my heart
His wounds have paid my ransom

The Puddle

One of the good things about all the rain we have been getting this week....it the puddles!

 
Don't worry about M...she holds her own. She got her own pay back when B was doing Mud Angels!

The next day, after having rained all night and morning, I overheard M say to B, "Did you see OUR puddle?" It was just precious!

Firemen Story

Driving home from VBS today, we saw a fire truck with its lights on turn into a hotel. Of course, the kids were very interested in what might be happening especially since we did not see any smoke. This sparked a conversation that lead to some interesting information.

A little voice from the backseat asked, Did you know that firemen do more than just go put out  fires? Oh really? I replied.

"Yeah, sometimes they have to help people who get their heads stuck in between bars and they use butter to get them out!"

"Oh really? and how do you know this?" I asked.

"I saw it on Curious George!"

Gotta love it :)

Just Because.....

My sweet husband gave me these beautiful flowers tonight. No birthday, anniversary or any other special occasion...no reason other than he LOVES me!

Blessings

Blessings

By Laura Story

We pray for blessings, we pray for peace

Comfort for family, protection while we sleep

We pray for healing, for prosperity

We pray for Your mighty hand to ease our suffering

All the while, You hear each spoken need

Yet love us way too much to give us lesser things

Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops?

What if Your healing comes through tears

What if a thousand sleepless nights

Are what it takes to know You’re near?

What if trials of this life

Are Your mercies in disguise?

We pray for wisdom, Your voice to hear

We cry in anger when we cannot feel You near

We doubt Your goodness, we doubt Your love

As if every promise from Your Word is not enough

And all the while You hear each desperate plea

And long that we'd have faith to believe

Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops

What if Your healing comes through tears?

What if a thousand sleepless nights

Are what it takes to know You’re near?

And what if trials of this life

Are Your mercies in disguise

When friends betray us, when darkness seems to win

We know the pain reminds this heart

That this is not, this is not our home

It's not our home

Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops

What if Your healing comes through tears?

And what if a thousand sleepless nights

Are what it takes to know You’re near?

What if my greatest disappointments

Or the aching of this life

Is the revealing of a greater thirst

This world can’t satisfy?

And what if trials of this life

The rain, the storms, the hardest nights

Are Your mercies in disguise?

New Hair Cut

E got a new hair cut today.

How  cute is she?! She is looking way to grown up for this momma!

Homeschool room Project

We have been busy getting house projects done. This is one of our latest ones....

Recently, Glidden was giving away free paint and we were able to get a quart of our choice of color.

I chose Cobalt Blue knowing I wanted to paint the bookcase in the homeschool room. I love how it turned out!

Not bad for a free quart of paint and a few hours of work, huh?!

New Table

We are having a lot of fun finding good deals to decorate the house with. This table was a great find at TMxx. I put it in the foyer area along with the oval mirror I talked about here. I absolutely love how it is turning out!