"God made everyone perfect..."

Train a child the in way he shall go, and when he is old he will not turn from it Proverbs 22:6



Well, I know this picture of Anna Claire is old but I wanted to post this because it is one of my favorites. I try to say this verse everyday as I start to lose patience with the kids. I ofter wonder if Anna will lose her good nature as she gets older. As we ate dinner tonight Anna looked up at me at a totally random time said "Mommy, God didn't make mean guys...He made everyone perfect. When people don't know God like we do they become mean." We as parents have done SOMETHING right I thought. If I don't get anything accomplished during the day I can always count on teaching my children about the Word and helping them follow it. I have made plenty mistakes in my life believe me but one day all the worries about them melted away. Honestly, since changing churches I have become SO much more devoted to trying to serve God. I have noticed it in Justin also. The children are more eager to learn also. It is not that our old church was leading us down the wrong way or that it wasn't as fancy or it didn't have people we loved in the church because it had lots of love and good teachings but it just wasn't the RIGHT church for our growing family. I am so glad we have found Davis Chapel as our home church. I cannot wait for Sunday mornings to get here for Sunday school especially.. I love the service but something about Sunday school is amazing!!!!! (is that because the kids are in their classes and i don't have to keep them quiet, I don't have to flood Eli's mouth with cheerios at every grunt, constantly ask who has to use potty,pick up crayons 54 times, whisper share 55 times, put Anna's dress down to hide her panties 56 times, get out snacks, put snacks up, etc?) I just send the kids to Ms. Tammy and all is well. LOL I love that precious hour of peace and refreshment but to tell you truth what I love even more is greeting the children after that hour.

Cold Kisses!

The snowball fight didn't turn out as planned for Ezra!

This is what Best Friends look like!

Sure hope that wasn't yellow snow!

Let It Snow!!!!!!!!

OK, So it wasn't a big snow but the kids called it a blizzard! They had so much fun sledding, making snow angels and having a snowball fight. We waited until Eli took a nap and headed out for some Winter fun! Boy, what a day... and I am only half way through! Ezra liked the whole idea of a snowball fight until Anna Claire hit him right in his face and he started screaming "No, anna.. I am supposed to be the fight winner!!!" But then he got her back...he jumped in the sled and got to sled by himself and left her atop the hill ;)

They began to feeze and we headed inside. Ezra was crying by then because he was so wet. They are such great friends though. They would had no fun without each other!

THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM

Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one, which as a tempest of hail and a destroying storm, as a flood of mighty waters overflowing, shall cast down to the earth with the hand. Isaiah 28:2

The Lord gives us the storm and he will protect us from the storm. We are getting ready for a potential ice storm. The kids are rather excited that the electricity might be turned off as i keep explaining to them what we will be doing. The love the fact of sleeping in the dining room by the fireplace... i on the other hand could do without the backbreaking floor as a mattress. LOL
All anna Claire can think about is smores and creative things to do in the dark. All Justin and I can think about is hauling wood in the house and keeping that fire going all night..a playpen in the dining room housing a sleepy 7 month old and a 3 yr old and 4 yr old never going to sleep for the excitement and keeping poor Eli awake. I also cannot help to think that i need to wash all the dishes, vacuum all the floors make sure all my laundry is done, and what will i do without my hair straightener?! I sometimes wish our minds were like that of children because of thier optimistic outlook 24/7. Oh, how great it is to be a child! It doesn't take much to keep out children happy. We buy a plum for Anna and she thinks she has gone straight to Heaven! We push Ezra in the swing and he thinks he is Superman right out of a movie! I think you get my point... we as adults never need to lose that sense of imagintion and excitment that children have. Let's all start looking for the positive in all things.

Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus. Phillippians 2:5

Let's all try to have the same attitude as Jesus had!