Tonight, when Jadon said grace at dinner, she waited until he finished and immediately grunted a big, "Amen!" ahahaha! I love my kids!
P.S. my kids eat nearly every meal with their shirts off. Clean up is so much easier that way.
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Showing posts with label spiritual training. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Grace Interrupted
I'm in awe. Jadon says grace, before every meal, ending with a big "Amen!" Just from that, Macy has learned to say it too. I'm sure we overlooked her at first, but there is no mistaking it now. Everytime she hears Jadon start saying grace, she starts saying, "amen, amen, amen, amen, amen..." over and over and over, until she gets her food. LOL! How funny is this baby girl??? Here are two clips, one from yesterday (which I didn't even realize she was in the background saying it, but now that I replay it, I'm cracking up) and then another from today. Hilarious!
Tonight, when Jadon said grace at dinner, she waited until he finished and immediately grunted a big, "Amen!" ahahaha! I love my kids!
P.S. my kids eat nearly every meal with their shirts off. Clean up is so much easier that way.
Tonight, when Jadon said grace at dinner, she waited until he finished and immediately grunted a big, "Amen!" ahahaha! I love my kids!
P.S. my kids eat nearly every meal with their shirts off. Clean up is so much easier that way.
Friday, January 29, 2010
Double-Edge Sword
Even though I've been on a bit of a blogging break, my parenting duties continued ;) Jadon has been doing so well with his memory verses, and I actually look forward to Thursday nights, when we learn a new one. Thursdays? Well, that's just the day we started, so that's how we're rolling right now.
Here is a video I took of him tonight, just before we learned our 4th verse. I've listed the scriptures below, just in case you can't understand him clearly.
"How awesome is the Lord Most High." ~Psalm 47:2
"On my bed, I remember You. I think of You through the watches of the night." ~Psalm 63:6
"God created the Heavens and the earth." ~Genesis 1:1
Jadon likes to add "and God created the moon" to the last one :) We're working on (1) the fact that God created everything, including Jadon and Macy and (2) the fact that everything is His (so we have to share toys because toys really aren't yours anyway...face it, when you die, nothing's going with you). Big lessons for such a little boy, huh? Big issues for Jamie and me to guide him through. I have to say though that the spirtual training is BY FAR my favorite part of this mama gig. Breastfeeding? Blah. Potty training? No thanks. Teaching my babies to love and rely on Jesus? Yes. More. Please :)
"These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the door-frames of your houses and on your gates." ~~~Deuteronomy 6:6-9
These are not mere words Jadon is memorizing. This is his sword to carry with him throughtout his entire life.
"For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart." ~~~Hebrews 4:12
Life is hard. He's gonna need it. Amen?
Here is a video I took of him tonight, just before we learned our 4th verse. I've listed the scriptures below, just in case you can't understand him clearly.
"How awesome is the Lord Most High." ~Psalm 47:2
"On my bed, I remember You. I think of You through the watches of the night." ~Psalm 63:6
"God created the Heavens and the earth." ~Genesis 1:1
Jadon likes to add "and God created the moon" to the last one :) We're working on (1) the fact that God created everything, including Jadon and Macy and (2) the fact that everything is His (so we have to share toys because toys really aren't yours anyway...face it, when you die, nothing's going with you). Big lessons for such a little boy, huh? Big issues for Jamie and me to guide him through. I have to say though that the spirtual training is BY FAR my favorite part of this mama gig. Breastfeeding? Blah. Potty training? No thanks. Teaching my babies to love and rely on Jesus? Yes. More. Please :)
"These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the door-frames of your houses and on your gates." ~~~Deuteronomy 6:6-9
These are not mere words Jadon is memorizing. This is his sword to carry with him throughtout his entire life.
"For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart." ~~~Hebrews 4:12
Life is hard. He's gonna need it. Amen?
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Psalm 47:2
Jamie was his typical sweet and sneaky self, when he bought me a Bible memory verse book and surprised me with it at Jadon's baby shower (though we didn't know Jadon was a Jadon at the time) ;) I had seen the book at Lifeway and was so excited at the thought of listening to the CD and learning scripture with our sweet baby.
While Jadon loves his books and DVDs about baby Jesus, he just really had no interest in this book. The book is set up great with a short story and an accompanying song to go with each scripture. While we've attempted several times in the past to get him to sit and listen to it, he just never had much interest. It just never clicked, and I didn't want to make it a lesson as much as a fun time together.
The new year called for another attempt, and it's going GREAT! He loves the special time we set aside each evening to go over the verse, listen to the story on CD and sing the song that incorporates the scripture. Throughout the week, Jamie and I will ask him what his memory verse is, and this is what we get:
While Jadon loves his books and DVDs about baby Jesus, he just really had no interest in this book. The book is set up great with a short story and an accompanying song to go with each scripture. While we've attempted several times in the past to get him to sit and listen to it, he just never had much interest. It just never clicked, and I didn't want to make it a lesson as much as a fun time together.
The new year called for another attempt, and it's going GREAT! He loves the special time we set aside each evening to go over the verse, listen to the story on CD and sing the song that incorporates the scripture. Throughout the week, Jamie and I will ask him what his memory verse is, and this is what we get:
Right now, we plan to do a new one each week, and review the older verses throughout each day. I have also been teaching Jadon to pray more specifically. Until now, he had mainly prayed a prayer of thanksgiving. "Thank you, God, for..." and he would name every member of our family and friends he could think of, and if he missed anyone, I would remind him. We have quite a list going!
This past week, we have begun praying for Katie, the 5-year-old who has cancer that I mentioned in the previous post. You can read about her family's story here. When we started praying for God to heal Katie and make her all better because she is sick, you could see how delighted Jadon was. I assure you, mere words cannot describe it, you'll have to trust me, but he will go on and on about Katie and all of the things he would like God to do for her (assuming Katie would like to go to church and play cars and trucks)...so sweet. Out of the mouths of babes ;)
When I'm praying with him, and now as he is beginning to initiate his own prayers, I can't help but feel that God is listening so intently to the purest, most innocent of hearts. He lights my world.
"How AWESOME is the Lord Most High?"
Thursday, January 7, 2010
36 hours
Today was a first in my experience as a mama of two. Jamie left for Raleigh (for a job interview he has tomorrow @ 11:30am) around 3pm today, leaving me with all of the duties required to care for Jadon and Macy for 36 hours. Okay, so many people might think, "Yeah, and?" Well, I really don't have much to say to people who would think that ;)
Here's a recap from tonight (in the blur that I can remember):
4pm: kids wake from a long nap, potty, change Macy's diaper, put in a DVD, give both kids a tiny snack, nurse Macy, prep dinner
5:30pm: make homemade waffles and berries with yogurt on the side, make plates for each kid and myself, (Macy in high chair, Jadon in Bumbo on floor, me standing), Yes, we said grace
6pm: cleaning, cleaning, cleaning as I go; Macy ate yogurt with her fingers (because she won't eat from a utensil of any kind, teething?? no idea), hose off both berry-stained and yogurt crusted kids, put dishes in dishwasher, hand Macy a string of beads/blocks, hand Jadon a box of Leapfrog magnetic letters...clean, clean, clean
6:15-7:30pm: playtime, while a Brainy Baby Music/Art DVD plays, kids dance and sing, we all three play Ring Around the Rosey (they LOVE it!), read about a 5-year-old girl who has cancer, my heart breaks because this could be us (read their story here), pray WITH Jadon and ask him to pray for little Kate, cry, post prayer request on Facebook, try to Skype with Gramma, but hers won't work for some reason, play cars, nurse Macy, clean up toys
7:30pm: bathtime, grab all post-bath clothes/diapers, etc., talk to Jamie on speaker phone, Macy splashes water EVERYWHERE, Jadon dumps boatfuls of water on Macy, can't find the wash cloth (Jamie tells me its on the shower door...thank you, Daddy!), Macy is getting fussy, Jadon is getting rambunctious, dry off Macy, get her dressed, balance keeping Macy out of the bathroom drawers, while attempting to get Jadon out of the tub, Jadon asks what the box is that Macy has, I tell him it's to see if Mama is having a baby (hahaha yeah riiiight!), get Jadon dressed, grab all dirty clothes and diapers and both phones
8pm: hang out in their bedroom, practice Jadon's verse for the week ("How awesome is the Lord Most High." ---Psalm 47:2), listen to accompanying song five times, while he focuses on the words, sings, and bouces a little, Macy is ripping books off the shelves and trying to attack the CD player, Jadon plays cars, Macy plays with the kitchen set and fusses A LOT, nurse Macy several times in an attempt to put her to sleep, try rocking Macy (sitting and standing, while Jadon and I sing "Rockaby Baby"), Macy refuses to sleep, clean room, simultaneously practice saying Bible verse with Jadon, change Macy's diaper
8:30pm: go to living room, nurse Macy to sleep (though we have not been doing this for about a month now), put in a Max Lucado DVD for Jadon, put a sleeping Macy down on couch, take Jadon with me to our bathroom to get his toothbrush and have him potty, put his diaper on for bed, sit on living room floor and brush Jadon's teeth, read him two books, say prayers
9pm: put Jadon to bed, Eskimo kisses, bear hug, regular hug, "I love you" hug, kiss
Me: I love you to the moon and back. Sweet dreams. Goodnight, buddy.
Jadon: Mama, I love you to the moon n' back. Love you to the stars n' back. Sweet dreams, Mama. Give Daddy kiss?
Me: Daddy's not here, buddy. He'll be back tomorrow.
Jadon: Mama, I love you, Mama. I see you in da moring.
Me: Okay, goodnight, buddy. Sweet dreams. You're my favorite. I love you.
Now wasn't that easy? Ha! Actually it went better than expected. I still have the entire day tomorrow, which I honestly am trying not to think about. I love and miss my husband so much, and can't imagine doing this without him. Of all the things I missed most about him, I wanted to hear him ask, "Do you want a cup of coffee?" I always say "no," but today I made a cup and thought of how blessed I am to have a husband who is considerate enough to think of me, before he thinks of himself.
High: Did you read all of that good stuff? (two kids, Bible verses with a toddler, Ring Around the Rosey, praying for others with my toddler...)
Low: I didn't get any pics or videos to go with this post. What you think I am, supermom?
And a P.S. I am not done with Macy for the night, by any means. Because I will be weaning her in the next few weeks, Jamie has been so sweet and handling any night time or early morning fussiness she has. Tonight, I'm certain I'll be nursing her a gazillion times, but am praying for a miracle good night's sleep. Did I mention how much I love and miss my husband?
Here's a recap from tonight (in the blur that I can remember):
4pm: kids wake from a long nap, potty, change Macy's diaper, put in a DVD, give both kids a tiny snack, nurse Macy, prep dinner
5:30pm: make homemade waffles and berries with yogurt on the side, make plates for each kid and myself, (Macy in high chair, Jadon in Bumbo on floor, me standing), Yes, we said grace
6pm: cleaning, cleaning, cleaning as I go; Macy ate yogurt with her fingers (because she won't eat from a utensil of any kind, teething?? no idea), hose off both berry-stained and yogurt crusted kids, put dishes in dishwasher, hand Macy a string of beads/blocks, hand Jadon a box of Leapfrog magnetic letters...clean, clean, clean
6:15-7:30pm: playtime, while a Brainy Baby Music/Art DVD plays, kids dance and sing, we all three play Ring Around the Rosey (they LOVE it!), read about a 5-year-old girl who has cancer, my heart breaks because this could be us (read their story here), pray WITH Jadon and ask him to pray for little Kate, cry, post prayer request on Facebook, try to Skype with Gramma, but hers won't work for some reason, play cars, nurse Macy, clean up toys
7:30pm: bathtime, grab all post-bath clothes/diapers, etc., talk to Jamie on speaker phone, Macy splashes water EVERYWHERE, Jadon dumps boatfuls of water on Macy, can't find the wash cloth (Jamie tells me its on the shower door...thank you, Daddy!), Macy is getting fussy, Jadon is getting rambunctious, dry off Macy, get her dressed, balance keeping Macy out of the bathroom drawers, while attempting to get Jadon out of the tub, Jadon asks what the box is that Macy has, I tell him it's to see if Mama is having a baby (hahaha yeah riiiight!), get Jadon dressed, grab all dirty clothes and diapers and both phones
8pm: hang out in their bedroom, practice Jadon's verse for the week ("How awesome is the Lord Most High." ---Psalm 47:2), listen to accompanying song five times, while he focuses on the words, sings, and bouces a little, Macy is ripping books off the shelves and trying to attack the CD player, Jadon plays cars, Macy plays with the kitchen set and fusses A LOT, nurse Macy several times in an attempt to put her to sleep, try rocking Macy (sitting and standing, while Jadon and I sing "Rockaby Baby"), Macy refuses to sleep, clean room, simultaneously practice saying Bible verse with Jadon, change Macy's diaper
8:30pm: go to living room, nurse Macy to sleep (though we have not been doing this for about a month now), put in a Max Lucado DVD for Jadon, put a sleeping Macy down on couch, take Jadon with me to our bathroom to get his toothbrush and have him potty, put his diaper on for bed, sit on living room floor and brush Jadon's teeth, read him two books, say prayers
9pm: put Jadon to bed, Eskimo kisses, bear hug, regular hug, "I love you" hug, kiss
Me: I love you to the moon and back. Sweet dreams. Goodnight, buddy.
Jadon: Mama, I love you to the moon n' back. Love you to the stars n' back. Sweet dreams, Mama. Give Daddy kiss?
Me: Daddy's not here, buddy. He'll be back tomorrow.
Jadon: Mama, I love you, Mama. I see you in da moring.
Me: Okay, goodnight, buddy. Sweet dreams. You're my favorite. I love you.
Now wasn't that easy? Ha! Actually it went better than expected. I still have the entire day tomorrow, which I honestly am trying not to think about. I love and miss my husband so much, and can't imagine doing this without him. Of all the things I missed most about him, I wanted to hear him ask, "Do you want a cup of coffee?" I always say "no," but today I made a cup and thought of how blessed I am to have a husband who is considerate enough to think of me, before he thinks of himself.
High: Did you read all of that good stuff? (two kids, Bible verses with a toddler, Ring Around the Rosey, praying for others with my toddler...)
Low: I didn't get any pics or videos to go with this post. What you think I am, supermom?
And a P.S. I am not done with Macy for the night, by any means. Because I will be weaning her in the next few weeks, Jamie has been so sweet and handling any night time or early morning fussiness she has. Tonight, I'm certain I'll be nursing her a gazillion times, but am praying for a miracle good night's sleep. Did I mention how much I love and miss my husband?
Monday, December 14, 2009
It's All About Jesus
It can be a challenge to blog on the weekends, so I'm a bit behind. I've tried to keep a mental note of things Jadon has done or said that made us laugh or wonder, "Where did he learn that," but with two kids constantly going in a million directions, I've already lost those things I had made note to remember. Here is what I do know about the last three days:
HIGHS: Macy has been shaking her head "no" for about a week now, and it completely cracks anyone up who sees it. She smiles from ear to ear, while she's doing it. She's really started to develop and show off her silly side. She knows she's funny, and loves to entertain us :) She's also developed a major attitude with Jadon. While he is her absolute favorite person to hang with, she has no problem yelling at him, when he pushes her buttons. Hilarious!
Jadon is obsessed with a certain house in our area that has every blow-up Christmas character you can imagine: a 20' tall Santa, a snow globe Santa, Santa in a hammock in his swim trunks, Santa in a helicopter on the roof, Santa in a tractor, etc. He LOVES driving by this house. The problem is, it is about 10 minutes from our house.
On Saturday, we convinced Gramma and Grandpa to drive, since they hadn't seen it. Because it's in a development with little traffic, we took both kids out of their car seats, so they can get the best view of all the lights. Macy was squealing and trying to jump out of my lap and out the window, she was so excited :) Jadon kept saying, "Grandpa, turn around," so we can see his favorite house a million times. This first pic is the house Jadon loves (minus a deflated Santa in the helicopter on the roof), and the two other pics are of another house that has Jadon's favorite nativity set. He always says, "There's Joseph and Mary and baby Jesus."
My FAVORITE, melt-my-heart moment of the last three days happened last night. I ran into Lifeway (Christian bookstore) to buy a card. Macy was sleeping, so Jamie stayed in the car with her, while Jadon went with me. I have no idea why, but Jadon started quoting his "Hermie's Fruitcake Christmas" video (maybe because we bought the DVD at Lifeway??). Anyway, while I was looking thru the cards, he started saying, "And that's what Christmas is all about...it's not about presents." I looked at him and asked, "What is Christmas all about, Jadon?" He looked at me with the most innocent eyes, and out of the mouths of babes, he said, "It's about Jesus." I held the tears in. One of the BEST moments of parenting so far! It is the desire of both mine and Jamie's hearts that our kids grow to love Jesus at a young age, serving him all the days of their lives.
It is so sweet to see Jadon's heart for God starting to grow. Spiritual training starts very early, and it is amazing to see the impact the things we are doing already having an effect on him at just 2 1/2 years young. We've been reading to Jadon every night from his Early Reader's Bible. Some nights are just more rushed than others, so we'll hurry thru a few books, then finish with the story of Jesus' birth.
A few nights, it's already been way past Jadon's bedtime, but he has cried and asked, "Read baby Jesus, Mama?" How can you dare say no? It's really not a tactic to buy more awake time. He truly wants to hear the story and will add comments about the pictures and how, "Jesus is God's Son. He loves you. You love baby Jesus. You love Mama and Daddy and Sister." Out of the mouths of babes, I tell ya! Here he is reading his Bible on his own last night:
Okay, now the lows...I really go back and forth debating whether to talk about the lows of my days. I don't want to focus on the challenges of life, marriage and parenthood because there are so many, and I never want to appear to be complaining. I do, however, want to be honest about life. I/we do struggle with lots of things. We get burned out. Somedays feel like 'Groundhog' days...the same thing as the day before...potty, breakfast, clean, play, potty, lunch, clean, nap, etc. Jamie and I REALLY would LOVE to have more time with each other and by ourselves. We would like to have more time with each of our kids by themselves. We are pretty broke with a capital B. We are uncertain about the future. We struggle with impatience. Yada, yada, yada. So sometimes you may get a really raw, "wow, they struggle with that??" kind of low, sometimes I really may not have a low, and sometimes there will be lows that make my heart ache.
So here are my two lowest points in the last few days:
(1) After 10 months without seeing her, good old Aunt Flo decided to stop by. Blah. With Jadon, it was six months, before I had my first period, since I was breastfeeding. I assumed it would be about the same with Macy, but thankfully, I was given four extra months. Seriously, pimples at 32??? Bloating. Feeling icky. Yuck. I still have to breastfeed...no fair, God :/ I will say that only having about 4 periods in the last 3+ years has been an AWESOME reward!
(2) This is a REALLY, REALLY HORRIBLE low. One of my best friend's husband is cheating on her :/ They have three kids and have been married for 10 years. It's just a huge mess, and if you knew the details, you'd just be disgusted. I'll tell you this much, you give Satan an inch of a foothold, and before you know it, he will destroy things you thought were indestructable every, single time. Please pray for my friend, her husband, and all of the kids who are involved in this mess :(
What an aweful time of year for this to happen to them all. Sadness consumes my thoughts. I have to tell you though, it has opened my eyes even more to the things that Jamie and I need to work on and never take for granted. I don't care who you are, this thing can happen to ANY OF US! Not one of us is out of the enemy's reach. The Bible tells us that the enemy comes to "kill, steal, and destroy" (Psalm 37:32). For those who have accepted Christ as their Savior, the enemy can't have your soul, but he can destroy your life and ability to serve God.
My friend's husband has fallen for a trap, but I tell you that through his poor choices, the enemy has only reminded me to keep our marriage and lives focused on the Lord and the things He has promised us. Our joy is in the Lord, and we thank Him for each other, our beautiful kids, our friends and family, our health, and all of His undeserving provisions.
"What God has joined together, let no man put asunder." ~~~Mark 10:9
HIGHS: Macy has been shaking her head "no" for about a week now, and it completely cracks anyone up who sees it. She smiles from ear to ear, while she's doing it. She's really started to develop and show off her silly side. She knows she's funny, and loves to entertain us :) She's also developed a major attitude with Jadon. While he is her absolute favorite person to hang with, she has no problem yelling at him, when he pushes her buttons. Hilarious!
Jadon is obsessed with a certain house in our area that has every blow-up Christmas character you can imagine: a 20' tall Santa, a snow globe Santa, Santa in a hammock in his swim trunks, Santa in a helicopter on the roof, Santa in a tractor, etc. He LOVES driving by this house. The problem is, it is about 10 minutes from our house.
On Saturday, we convinced Gramma and Grandpa to drive, since they hadn't seen it. Because it's in a development with little traffic, we took both kids out of their car seats, so they can get the best view of all the lights. Macy was squealing and trying to jump out of my lap and out the window, she was so excited :) Jadon kept saying, "Grandpa, turn around," so we can see his favorite house a million times. This first pic is the house Jadon loves (minus a deflated Santa in the helicopter on the roof), and the two other pics are of another house that has Jadon's favorite nativity set. He always says, "There's Joseph and Mary and baby Jesus."
My FAVORITE, melt-my-heart moment of the last three days happened last night. I ran into Lifeway (Christian bookstore) to buy a card. Macy was sleeping, so Jamie stayed in the car with her, while Jadon went with me. I have no idea why, but Jadon started quoting his "Hermie's Fruitcake Christmas" video (maybe because we bought the DVD at Lifeway??). Anyway, while I was looking thru the cards, he started saying, "And that's what Christmas is all about...it's not about presents." I looked at him and asked, "What is Christmas all about, Jadon?" He looked at me with the most innocent eyes, and out of the mouths of babes, he said, "It's about Jesus." I held the tears in. One of the BEST moments of parenting so far! It is the desire of both mine and Jamie's hearts that our kids grow to love Jesus at a young age, serving him all the days of their lives.
It is so sweet to see Jadon's heart for God starting to grow. Spiritual training starts very early, and it is amazing to see the impact the things we are doing already having an effect on him at just 2 1/2 years young. We've been reading to Jadon every night from his Early Reader's Bible. Some nights are just more rushed than others, so we'll hurry thru a few books, then finish with the story of Jesus' birth.
A few nights, it's already been way past Jadon's bedtime, but he has cried and asked, "Read baby Jesus, Mama?" How can you dare say no? It's really not a tactic to buy more awake time. He truly wants to hear the story and will add comments about the pictures and how, "Jesus is God's Son. He loves you. You love baby Jesus. You love Mama and Daddy and Sister." Out of the mouths of babes, I tell ya! Here he is reading his Bible on his own last night:
Okay, now the lows...I really go back and forth debating whether to talk about the lows of my days. I don't want to focus on the challenges of life, marriage and parenthood because there are so many, and I never want to appear to be complaining. I do, however, want to be honest about life. I/we do struggle with lots of things. We get burned out. Somedays feel like 'Groundhog' days...the same thing as the day before...potty, breakfast, clean, play, potty, lunch, clean, nap, etc. Jamie and I REALLY would LOVE to have more time with each other and by ourselves. We would like to have more time with each of our kids by themselves. We are pretty broke with a capital B. We are uncertain about the future. We struggle with impatience. Yada, yada, yada. So sometimes you may get a really raw, "wow, they struggle with that??" kind of low, sometimes I really may not have a low, and sometimes there will be lows that make my heart ache.
So here are my two lowest points in the last few days:
(1) After 10 months without seeing her, good old Aunt Flo decided to stop by. Blah. With Jadon, it was six months, before I had my first period, since I was breastfeeding. I assumed it would be about the same with Macy, but thankfully, I was given four extra months. Seriously, pimples at 32??? Bloating. Feeling icky. Yuck. I still have to breastfeed...no fair, God :/ I will say that only having about 4 periods in the last 3+ years has been an AWESOME reward!
(2) This is a REALLY, REALLY HORRIBLE low. One of my best friend's husband is cheating on her :/ They have three kids and have been married for 10 years. It's just a huge mess, and if you knew the details, you'd just be disgusted. I'll tell you this much, you give Satan an inch of a foothold, and before you know it, he will destroy things you thought were indestructable every, single time. Please pray for my friend, her husband, and all of the kids who are involved in this mess :(
What an aweful time of year for this to happen to them all. Sadness consumes my thoughts. I have to tell you though, it has opened my eyes even more to the things that Jamie and I need to work on and never take for granted. I don't care who you are, this thing can happen to ANY OF US! Not one of us is out of the enemy's reach. The Bible tells us that the enemy comes to "kill, steal, and destroy" (Psalm 37:32). For those who have accepted Christ as their Savior, the enemy can't have your soul, but he can destroy your life and ability to serve God.
My friend's husband has fallen for a trap, but I tell you that through his poor choices, the enemy has only reminded me to keep our marriage and lives focused on the Lord and the things He has promised us. Our joy is in the Lord, and we thank Him for each other, our beautiful kids, our friends and family, our health, and all of His undeserving provisions.
"What God has joined together, let no man put asunder." ~~~Mark 10:9
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Down to Sleep
As always, our babies want most to play with each other's toys. We bought Macy a Glow Worm, but she really doesn't get to hold it near as much as Jadon does. He's added it to his collection of 15 or so other stuffed animals that he takes with him to nap- and bedtimes.
Since the last prayer video was cut short by a low battery, here's an updated clip, though for some reason, he skipped the middle of the prayer this time...he likes to jump right into the "Thank you God for" part :) I especially love that he thanks God for "cars and movie cars" separately and also "Kuya Justin" and "Kuya," as if they are separate people. Haha :P (*If you don't hear your name, chances are he said it after the camera stopped or the night before or will mention you tonight. He rarely forgets anyone!)
Since the last prayer video was cut short by a low battery, here's an updated clip, though for some reason, he skipped the middle of the prayer this time...he likes to jump right into the "Thank you God for" part :) I especially love that he thanks God for "cars and movie cars" separately and also "Kuya Justin" and "Kuya," as if they are separate people. Haha :P (*If you don't hear your name, chances are he said it after the camera stopped or the night before or will mention you tonight. He rarely forgets anyone!)
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