The Good Life

Although I do get down about life sometimes, I know well what the Lord has done for me. He has given me a loving and supportive husband, and four beautiful, healthy, smart children. Who else has all those things? Not many people. He has also provided us with a HOME, vehicles, food, clothes, money to pay the bills. The biggest blessing that he's given me that I can think of right now is the ability to stay at home with my children. That is HUGE. Not many women in this day and age are able to, or even want to, stay at home with their kids. God has given me the desire (mostly!) and HE has provided the money for it to happen. Thank you, LORD. One day we'll have a bigger house and a van that doesn't smell like spoiled milk. But one day these kids will be gone, too. And I will have gotten to spend as much time as possible with them before they go.

Today

Today. Today is a new day. Yesterday I felt a little better than the day before. The day before that was terrible. I have been so mad about life's unpleasantness. I have basically been mad that I have to live in such a tiny house with so many people. What did I do to deserve having to stay here, with no room to move, no playroom for the kids' toys, no closet space to store the hand-me-down clothes that the kids will wear "someday".
Then something happened. I had been feeling really sorry for myself for like a week! I prayed, I got tired of praying, I prayed more, I got furious about having to pray for so long for something I want. That something that happened was that I listened. I listened to what God had to say on the subject.
"Be still and know that I am God." This is the second time in my life that He has said that to me. The last time he said it, he brought my wonderful, precious husband to me. And I know that this time when I wait, he will bring me just what we need. He loves me and He has always taken care of me.

The kids were in a Thanksgiving program at church. There's Micah over to the left of the picture.

Butterflies Again!

Macey is in PACE (the Gifted class) at school. She did a Presentation on the Monarch Butterfly. It was wonderful. She made a model of the butterfly, a diorama of its habitat, and all kinds of stuff! She is sooooo smart.

Riding the Carousel at WalMart

One good reason to be sweet on Wal Mart trips: a promise that we'll ride the carousel!

Friends

This is our sweet friend, Cooper. We keep him while his mom and dad are at work. Cooper is such a good boy and we have a lot of fun together!

baby luv

Have you ever seen anything so precious? Larson is always loving on his brother and especially his sisters! I took this one morning while we were at home, just playing!