Being so Blessed!

Beyond words am I Blessed...
Without Words I am Unworthy...
Above All I am in Awe...
So many people do so much to touch so many lives around them... what do I do?

I have come to see this Christmas Holiday season as one different from any other... Let me explain:

For so many Christmas is about giving and for some it is getting. I want it to be Rejoicing! We should give all year and be thankful to get anything at anytime! We should teach others to rejoice in the gifts we have been given... family, shelter, food etc.

If allowed I would erase the commercial aspect of Christmas and make it all about family and love! We can give and do give to our children all year long... why must it be more on Christmas!

Finally Checking in...

I know it's been a while what can I say I've been busy... homeschooling my children has been an adventure and on top of that I am teachiug them to be respectful and responsible!

Praise the Lord! No one has been sick or even fighting symptoms in this season when it seems to be the fight!

I'm missing my brother and his family in Belieze!

Seeing everyone grow is amazing, we all do it, just not so obviously as our children.
My oldest turned 11 in October and that pushed me to realize how much they change from one to eleven! My youngest is one and even imagining him at eleven means I'd have to think of my oldest at 21!

I said all that to say that to say I am so blessed! God has placed these little ones in my life for me to guide and lead throughout thier lives for many many years!

My husband and I are continually seeking God to show us how to guide, discipline and lead our children to the lives that God has for them!

In order to do that I must first and foremost seek God for my life and that of being submissive to my husband! When we say submissive some think giving into his every whim and truly it just means following him with all your heart. God is first, My husband second and family third then so on. There are so many areas we give of ourselves and in so many places... so I need to focus first on God and EVERYTHING else will fall into place.

I CAN do ALL things through CHRIST who gives me Strength! Phil. 4:13

I had a revelation that saying the word can't at anytime was saying that God's word was wrong!
I may not be allowed to do some things or as I say to my children you can do that, though you may not do it at the present time.

Our words are so powerful, in our tongue is life and death. I seek to speak life to my children and to those around me... I will be positive!

Speaking and Encouraging...

With my children... my dream is to lead them to be mighty men and women of God, question is how? This is my discovery...

When I change they will change. They only know what they hear and and what they see. My children walk in the atmosphere that I create for them. When stress abides my children feel it... When joy abides they are joyful!

I am dilligent to be consistent to be self-controlled!

As parents we are given these blessings to mold and shape into the person God awaits for them to develop into.

I love to be a mother! I desire to share with my children the deep relationship I share with God! As my children grow they are changing in so many ways!

Micah is 11, He is loving, emotional and talkative. He cares for his family very deeply and loves to have one on one attention!

John Russell is 9, He is full of life. He can talk and listen, he represents a good friend, his love for hugs is comforting!

Titus is 7, He is all boy! He is very active, very funny, always has a smile! When he sits still... does he ever?

Grace is 5, She is all girl and still tries to fit in with her brothers. Her smile is beautiful and her personality is quiet with some added spunk!

Selah is almost 4, Her wit is amazing, her smarts is beyond belief. I think her vocabulary doubles daily! She will make laugh or cry with a moment's notice!

Levi is nearing 2... he is still developing into a beautiful boy! His sweetness is so evident and he will be a delight in years to come!

Concentrate on your child's good qualities, especially in the midst of a battle.. it will bring to light that the good out weighs the bad! What a blessing to be allowed to raise these children for even a day!

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Check this out... it is a good site and family... this is my love and a dream of our family sooner or later... God might just lead us to do the same! ! ! !

And we have internet!

Yes you heard right! We purchased a wireless card for a laptop that my brother blessed us with! It is nice to be able to check email at home again! I promise to update everyone very soon!

Computer Blues!!!

Our computer has seen better days... but I am afraid it will not see any more... Yes it is sad but true it is gone. So until we are blessed with another one we will be kind of out of pocket. Sorry to all our online friends and we hope to be back on really soon!

Tough Day

News of the death of any child is very hard, especially so when you have been touched by the life of that child. I looked at my children differently today when the news of a passing came today. I know this child is in a much better place now, no longer suffering, no longer struggling and somehow it still hurts to see him go.
How blessed am I to have six wonderful children who are all healthy and bringing joy to my life! For this reason I send out many prayers to this family in their loss and hope that every word said to them will bring comfort and encouragement in this time!

Home At Last!

Quick note.. WE ARE HOME!!!!! It does feel quite good to be home at last! We managed to get the van unpacked mostly and all the kids are in bed! With church tomorow and the weekend soon ending I will have to enjoy the rest while my husband is home... then it is off to get the house back in order after we brought home all our stuff!

Friday... Oh yes it is Friday!

We finished our fourth VBS since coming to Texas 3 weeks ago. Now we are all tired and yet excited about our trip home tomorrow! We truly never imagined that we would stay thing long though it has been a lot of fun! Many Thanks go to my parents for allowing us to stay with them.. feeding us.. alot.. and even lending us gas money to get from so many points A to points B.
It is time now to begin our drive back home but first we will make a stop to see my grandparents that I do not get to see very often. It will be nice to see them again and let them see how much the children have grown.
Now I am off to pack up clothes, wash one last load of clothes and and see if I indeed can get it all to fit back in the van... it will be a tight fit!

Almost Home...

We shall be home on Saturday and it seems so close and still so far. I have really enjoyed this year in Texas and I do feel refreshed! The kids are excited about getting home and though I am too... it means back to being a family in the normal sense. Although I have been helping out here in many senses it is just not the same as having to do everything. I miss my home all the same especially all the things that need to be done!
A very special Thank you to my Dad, Mom, Bethany, and Foster Brothers and Sister for putting up with us for three weeks ! We have had a blessed blast! Hope to be able to come for many years in to the future!
To all our friends at home... Thank you for putting up with us being gone if it was that hard! We missed everyone like we miss our family all year long and it was nice to be able to fellowship with them!

Helping at Hillcrest!

I went to church at a new place this morning with my mom to help her decorate for VBS this week in her 1st grade class... then as it turns out they needed a 4th grade teacher and I get to take the part! Yeah!

John came over this weekend to see the kids VBS program from another Baptist church and we had a wonderful time! Only one week more and we will be home in Mississippi! Kids are all excited about that and at the same time thay are looking forward to one more week here.

Hard to believe we have been here two weeks already, the time has flown by so fast... getting back to our routines will be a nice change and hard at the same time!

Journey of Summer...

Kids started another VBS today so it was Levi and I for a few hours. They love going to VBS and I love that they love to go! My husband says enough is enough... he is planning a trip to steal us back! Actually he is going to surprise the kids this weekend and then we will just have one more week away!
I miss being home in my bed, bumping into someone else... or just doing nothing... or doing my things! Soon we will be home and things will return to normal... or what we know as normal! To all our friends who miss us... We miss you too!

Ah... the Weekend!

As we finished the first week of VBS we are tired yet had a wonderful time! Looks like the kids have talked me in to staying another two weeks for more Bible Schools. It shall be interesting to see how my darling husband takes this news... actually he is okay with it though I do miss him a lot!
I took my oldest four plus my sister and foster brother to see Wall E tonight! It is a wonderful movie for any family to see... very clean and a uniques point of view on life in the future!
I have decided it is time to wean my youngest son... he does not really "need" it any more and I need the time it takes to nurse him to do other things! Being here at my mom's makes this a lot easier, it keeps him busy to be somewhere new and with the VBS' we are gone enough to keep him occupied too! Makes me sad to see that my youngest is now old enough to sustain life on something other than me! Ah how they grow up so fast!

To Stay or Not to Stay?

I am faced with the delima of staying another week in Texas or going home to Mississippi... I am torn! I would love to get home to my husband and are usual surroundings, yet the children and I are having a wonderful time!
I promised my children if Selah, our bright 3yr old, could go to VBS the next week we would stay... turns out she can. I know it will not be as busy as this week and the kids will love it! Guess as it turns out I will be staying here in my home state of Texas, just for one more week though! I
This week at my parent's small church, I volunteered to teach the kids the motions in music and I am having a blast! Even though Levi who is almost a yr and a half is not taking to me not giving him my undivided attention, it has been good for him(and ME). Hard to believe he is growing up so fast!

Settling in...

Texas is fitting us well, except for the fact we miss our provider here on earth. Every summer we must be apart from my soul mate and the love of a father for our children. I know John hates being away from us and just today he said he misses us already... we've been gone three days.. guess staying the extra week will need more consideration!
The children are loving the Bible Schools and are worn out at night! I have gotten the special treat of being able to help care for my foster sister who is 4mos old! After recovering from two broken legs she is a beautiful bouncing baby! Truly she is a blessing to my family no matter how long she stays!

Texas At Last

Being born and raised most of my life in Texas, it almost feels like coming home again, almost... I stil miss home already. Being at home we always have our routines that are not really set just known. I miss those routines when I have sleepy children that are just too excited to sleep! Can you believe that in a six hour car ride our 17th month old slept only ten min?! Not to mention any of the others, well except Selah who is 3 and she can sleep anywhere anytime!
Despite the long trip and the unusual ride, I am happy to be here and I know things will be better in the morning!

Packing for a Large Family

Trying to pack of a family of eight is not easy! Although my husband is not going with us on our next adventure to visit my parents in Texas, it still takes a lot of planning and packing for the children and I. Thank goodness my mom has foster children... that alone saves me a lot a packing being that she has toys and baby things for my active 17 month old!
I guess you could say this is our annual trip to the Vacation Bible School that my parents have at their church. This is something my children look forward to every year and I too ! It really is a break for me and I enjoy the daily adult converstion for a very wise woman!

Our Beginning

Our family is discovering more and more ways to reach those around us, our neighbors. Most of the writing will come from I, the mother, being that I am on the computer most and typing thoughts and memories out is easiest for me. Though I should say that in coming months and years I am sure my older children will be here adding things too. So often I forget how fast my children are growing and I hope this will keep reminding me of how precious each and every moment is!
I am off now to make my lovely children the milkshakes I promised them before bed!