Here are some more pictures of our summer fun so far!
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Thursday, July 8, 2010
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Sanctuary is there in the waiting.
Writing today is therapy for me. My heart hurts. My heart is heavy. I wanted something so desperately to work. I wanted it to change the course for someone dear to me. It didn’t.
Or maybe, perhaps, it did. We make plans and the Lord changes them. We ask for things and He says no. We wait longingly for something to happen and it seems as though our waiting is never over. We can’t know why He works in our lives the way He does. We can’t understand His ways. We can’t justify why people do things the way they do.
We just have to hold fast to His promises. He promises that He loves us (Romans 8:38-39). He promises that He will never leave us (Heb 13:5). He promises that all things are for His glory (Romans 8:28). We are promised a home with Him for eternity (John 14:3). We need to choose to cling to those promises. It’s hard. He will give us the strength to hold tight to Him.
How long will the waiting take? To that I cannot give an answer. But I know that His love gives us hope and hope endures all things. Sanctuary is there in the waiting. It’s welcoming. It’s comforting. It’s His plan for right now.
"But as for me, I will look to the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation; my God will hear me." Micah 7:7
Or maybe, perhaps, it did. We make plans and the Lord changes them. We ask for things and He says no. We wait longingly for something to happen and it seems as though our waiting is never over. We can’t know why He works in our lives the way He does. We can’t understand His ways. We can’t justify why people do things the way they do.
We just have to hold fast to His promises. He promises that He loves us (Romans 8:38-39). He promises that He will never leave us (Heb 13:5). He promises that all things are for His glory (Romans 8:28). We are promised a home with Him for eternity (John 14:3). We need to choose to cling to those promises. It’s hard. He will give us the strength to hold tight to Him.
How long will the waiting take? To that I cannot give an answer. But I know that His love gives us hope and hope endures all things. Sanctuary is there in the waiting. It’s welcoming. It’s comforting. It’s His plan for right now.
"But as for me, I will look to the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation; my God will hear me." Micah 7:7
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Vacation
We recently went on Vacation to NM. The girls and I went for about two weeks and Kyle joined us for the last week. It was a WONDERFUL time away and time spent with my family!!! Here are a few pictures of our time:
Just Sayin’
Just wanted to let you know that we are still among the living and I have not given up on blogging. We have been computer less for about two months now… and well… it’s pretty darn hard to blog without a computer. So, I am happy to say that we now have new computer and I will be blogging my little heart out very soon… as soon as I figure out how to use our new computer! Hee hee! :)
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Kid-o Update
Here is a short update on the kid-o's. :)
Brenley is 8 months old and I LOVE this stage. She is learning and changing daily, almost hourly. Here are some things she is doing now:
Crawling EVERY WHERE and VERY fast.
Pulling up to a standing position, which has made for a more difficult time going down for naps because she just wants to practice pulling up.
She "talks" all the time and the louder it gets in the room the louder she "talks," this little one might just want to be the center of attention all the time.
She loves to play "chase" with Ryland around the hallway in our house. She chases her and Ryland loves it.... so do I! ;)
She eats all her fruits and veggies very well. The only thing she has not been extremely fond of is peaches, but she will eat them through the protesting.
She has begun feeding herself finger foods.
She growl/coughs at people. She does it in hopes of getting a laugh out of you and then thinks it is extremely funny.
She gives kisses with her nose anytime you ask for one.
Her and Ryland have the best time in the car laughing and playing peek-a-boo with one another.
She is NOT found of baths or staying still while getting her diaper changed.
She might just be a drummer or something musical when she grows up because she loves to bang her hand or any toy on any surface.
She takes two great naps. Morning nap is about an hour and the afternoon nap is about 2 to 3 hours. Although nighttime sleeps is still not perfect. She usually wakes up at least once a night or maybe twice and want to nurse both times. But I'm not too worried that this won't take care of itself since she puts herself to sleep wonderfully.
Still no teeth, but I see two little pearly buds on her bottom jaw.
There is no doubt about the fact that she is a mama's girl. But I love it!
Here are a few things that Ryland, 28 months is into:
She talks all the time and VERY well. I can have just about any conversation with her that I want to and she will respond to me in full sentences.
She plays extremely well with Brenley, but is NOT into sharing her toys. I made the mistake of telling her not to let Brenley play with anything small so she would not choke on it and now Ryland says, it's too small for her, even when clearly it's not.
She is a friend's friend. Anywhere we go, she wants to play with any kid there. She will play whatever game they want to play as long as they play with her. She just LOVES other kids and I love to watch her interact with them.
She is very careful but does not have fear. She prefers the big kid slides over the little ones and wants to go down 500 times in a row.
She is a pretty good eater, but does not like hot or warm food at all. She is always afraid it's too hot to eat and blows on anything that is not flat out cold to the touch.
She loves to go shopping and totally has it down. While we walk around the store, she asks me if I like things or tells me what she likes. She picks out toys to buy for her friends birthdays and LOVES to give gifts to people. She also picks out her own clothes and shoes just about everyday. For the most part she is very fashionable and can match clothes well.
She loves to dance to any music and is getting better about being on beat.
She is really into playing pretend these days, which entails her telling me I'm not Mommy, I'm some character and she is a different character. Sometimes this games lasts all day, which I think is totally fun and makes for some funny conversations.
She is more of a Daddy's girl right now. He puts her to bed at night and her absolute favorite thing to do is go with him to get donuts on his day off.
She does NOT like looking at the camera when I am the one taking her picture. I think it's more a battle of wills then it is a not like taking her picture thing, so we are beginning to work on it. Thus the face in her picture in this post... that is her "I don't want to face."
Brenley is 8 months old and I LOVE this stage. She is learning and changing daily, almost hourly. Here are some things she is doing now:
Crawling EVERY WHERE and VERY fast.
Pulling up to a standing position, which has made for a more difficult time going down for naps because she just wants to practice pulling up.
She "talks" all the time and the louder it gets in the room the louder she "talks," this little one might just want to be the center of attention all the time.
She loves to play "chase" with Ryland around the hallway in our house. She chases her and Ryland loves it.... so do I! ;)
She eats all her fruits and veggies very well. The only thing she has not been extremely fond of is peaches, but she will eat them through the protesting.
She has begun feeding herself finger foods.
She growl/coughs at people. She does it in hopes of getting a laugh out of you and then thinks it is extremely funny.
She gives kisses with her nose anytime you ask for one.
Her and Ryland have the best time in the car laughing and playing peek-a-boo with one another.
She is NOT found of baths or staying still while getting her diaper changed.
She might just be a drummer or something musical when she grows up because she loves to bang her hand or any toy on any surface.
She takes two great naps. Morning nap is about an hour and the afternoon nap is about 2 to 3 hours. Although nighttime sleeps is still not perfect. She usually wakes up at least once a night or maybe twice and want to nurse both times. But I'm not too worried that this won't take care of itself since she puts herself to sleep wonderfully.
Still no teeth, but I see two little pearly buds on her bottom jaw.
There is no doubt about the fact that she is a mama's girl. But I love it!
Here are a few things that Ryland, 28 months is into:
She talks all the time and VERY well. I can have just about any conversation with her that I want to and she will respond to me in full sentences.
She plays extremely well with Brenley, but is NOT into sharing her toys. I made the mistake of telling her not to let Brenley play with anything small so she would not choke on it and now Ryland says, it's too small for her, even when clearly it's not.
She is a friend's friend. Anywhere we go, she wants to play with any kid there. She will play whatever game they want to play as long as they play with her. She just LOVES other kids and I love to watch her interact with them.
She is very careful but does not have fear. She prefers the big kid slides over the little ones and wants to go down 500 times in a row.
She is a pretty good eater, but does not like hot or warm food at all. She is always afraid it's too hot to eat and blows on anything that is not flat out cold to the touch.
She loves to go shopping and totally has it down. While we walk around the store, she asks me if I like things or tells me what she likes. She picks out toys to buy for her friends birthdays and LOVES to give gifts to people. She also picks out her own clothes and shoes just about everyday. For the most part she is very fashionable and can match clothes well.
She loves to dance to any music and is getting better about being on beat.
She is really into playing pretend these days, which entails her telling me I'm not Mommy, I'm some character and she is a different character. Sometimes this games lasts all day, which I think is totally fun and makes for some funny conversations.
She is more of a Daddy's girl right now. He puts her to bed at night and her absolute favorite thing to do is go with him to get donuts on his day off.
She does NOT like looking at the camera when I am the one taking her picture. I think it's more a battle of wills then it is a not like taking her picture thing, so we are beginning to work on it. Thus the face in her picture in this post... that is her "I don't want to face."
Monday, May 3, 2010
More Endless Gratitude.
More Endless Gratitude. :)
31. For a sister who always brightens my day and loves my babies well!
32. For sweet tea that comes in a jar.
33. For questions about life from my two-year-old.
34. For healthy babies.
35. For great old testament stories that have you on the edge of your seat while reading.
36. For a really great afternoon snack enjoyed in the silence of nap-time.
37. For days spent with my best friend Whitney and her two sweet babies.
38. For worship music pouring out of my kitchen.
39. For wonderful smelling hand soap.
40. For cool breezes flooding my home when the windows are wide open.
41. Watching a relationship bud.
42. Finding the perfect gift for someone.
43. For lunches out.
44. For traveling anywhere with my family.
45. Birds that sing me awake in the morning and sunlight that fills my room.
46. For long kisses in the morning before Kyle rushes out the door.
47. Daydreaming about the future with my husband.
48. Fat baby bottoms accompanied by rolly-polly thighs.
49. Finding real green chili deep in Tex-Mex country.
50. The cut flowers from my backyard that now fill my house.
...
31. For a sister who always brightens my day and loves my babies well!
32. For sweet tea that comes in a jar.
33. For questions about life from my two-year-old.
34. For healthy babies.
35. For great old testament stories that have you on the edge of your seat while reading.
36. For a really great afternoon snack enjoyed in the silence of nap-time.
37. For days spent with my best friend Whitney and her two sweet babies.
38. For worship music pouring out of my kitchen.
39. For wonderful smelling hand soap.
40. For cool breezes flooding my home when the windows are wide open.
41. Watching a relationship bud.
42. Finding the perfect gift for someone.
43. For lunches out.
44. For traveling anywhere with my family.
45. Birds that sing me awake in the morning and sunlight that fills my room.
46. For long kisses in the morning before Kyle rushes out the door.
47. Daydreaming about the future with my husband.
48. Fat baby bottoms accompanied by rolly-polly thighs.
49. Finding real green chili deep in Tex-Mex country.
50. The cut flowers from my backyard that now fill my house.
...
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Painted Nails
I painted Ryland's nails for the first time the other day. She absolutely LOVED it! She loves to show people and when they say, "oh, how pretty your nails are" she says, "yes, I'm beautiful!"
Kyle on the other hand was not too fond of this idea. I had no idea that he would have an opinion about this, but he does and I'm not sure we'll be painting nails again anytime soon. More discussions on this will come, but for now, she is enjoying her pink finger nails! :)
Monday, April 26, 2010
Endless Gratitude.
12. For being able to talk out my ideas with close friends.
13. For the encouragement from my Husband to continue the path laid before me.
14. This blog, for being a place to capture my thoughts.
15. For cartoons to hold my children's attention so that I can accomplish a task. (Please refrain from judgement)
16. For the sweet nature of this friend whom I love.
17. For the truthful, valuable conversations from this friend who the Lord has taught me so much.
18. For the salvation of my parents friends!
19. For beautiful blue bonnets lining the highways.
20. For a clean kitchen when I first wake up in the morning.
21. For the sweet smell of newborn skin.
22. For a house to call our own, that fits our needs right now.
23. For a husband with a mind that is always on.
24. For toothless grins from across the room.
25. For having great conversations with my two-year-old.
26. For the way Kyle's cologne lingers in the bathroom long after he's gone to work.
27. For phone calls from Kyle just to see how I am doing.
28. For long talks with my Dad about deep spiritual things.
29. For having an "on-call" doctor in my mom.
30. For the sweet bitterness of coffee in the morning.
13. For the encouragement from my Husband to continue the path laid before me.
14. This blog, for being a place to capture my thoughts.
15. For cartoons to hold my children's attention so that I can accomplish a task. (Please refrain from judgement)
16. For the sweet nature of this friend whom I love.
17. For the truthful, valuable conversations from this friend who the Lord has taught me so much.
18. For the salvation of my parents friends!
19. For beautiful blue bonnets lining the highways.
20. For a clean kitchen when I first wake up in the morning.
21. For the sweet smell of newborn skin.
22. For a house to call our own, that fits our needs right now.
23. For a husband with a mind that is always on.
24. For toothless grins from across the room.
25. For having great conversations with my two-year-old.
26. For the way Kyle's cologne lingers in the bathroom long after he's gone to work.
27. For phone calls from Kyle just to see how I am doing.
28. For long talks with my Dad about deep spiritual things.
29. For having an "on-call" doctor in my mom.
30. For the sweet bitterness of coffee in the morning.
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