Getting or Giving

Not sure where ir if the Bible actually says it, I've always heard it.. It is better to give than to recieve! I was born with a giving heart.. I'm not trying to baost! I LOVE to give things away... even a compliment and see the reaction of people! I do like to recieve to... just not as much I think!

Today My very good friend and I were talking about the upcoming homeschool year and discovered I had a a few books she needed for her girls! To see God use something I had on my shelf was such an Awesome feeling!

This friend's daughter (who's 12) takes AMAZING pictures and did a photo shoot of my youngest yesterday for her upcoming 2nd Birthday! Today she even took some of all 7 of mine and I can hardly wait to show them off! They are Awesome! So today I was on the Getting side and the Giving side!

Really to feel the Love of God and share the Love of God are both equally important! Often I am amazed at how much I feel loved by God and all those around me! Even when I am not perfect I can see how they love me!

Give a little today! You never know how'll much you might recieve in return!

Stepping Out!

I took a big step today and created blogs for my two oldest sons! I really enjoy it alot and I think it will expand the mind of my boys! I want them to share their feelings and learn to watch what they say at the same time! Of course I'll be keeping a watchful eye on them... it is necessary that I let them spread their wings so to speak!

God is showing me how sometimes letting go is the best way to let them grow!

Blogging for me has given me an "out" ... a way to vent on all the good things and occasionally a hard issue or two! This way I am NOT overloading on my friends so often!

I'm hoping by stepping out and letting them have this freedom it will allow them to share thier feelings to a point and learn some writing skills too!

Amazing how I seem to learn more than my children so often! Good thing is the same will happen as they grow.. no one is ever to old to learn!

So here is their blog address if you'd like to share in this journey with me! It may look like blank pages right now... keep looking.. you just might see them bloom right before your eyes!


Digging In  ( Micah )
 http://www.disciplemicah-diggingin.blogspot.com/


Marshmallows and Chocolate Milk (John)
http://www.marshnchoc.blogspot.com/

Watch and see what the Future Brings!

Come As You Are!

I have ALWAYS been my own person... meaning I am not shy about being different!

Guess my personality is built to stand out.. my oldest is the same way and is learning the hard way that most people would rather if you blend in than stick out! I keep encouraging him to be who he is and maybe just tweak it a little!

Only in recent years have I learned to take a step or two back and realize not everyone needs to hear what I want to say! Many times I wanbt to say so much more than I actually do! Maybe that is whay I love blogging to much! I can talk and talk through writing and if you don't want to hear anymore quit reading! I promise you won't hurt my feelings and I probably won't ever even know! It is a win win stiuation!

It is so nice to know that God loves us for who we are, without any tweaking! I can run my mouth all I want or not even say a word without hearing what's wrong with you?! God accepts us for who we are inside and out!

Despite the many mistakes I make, daily, God sees me clean and white as snow! That is such an Awesome feeling I want my children to feel daily, even from me! No where near perfect I am sure... God sees me changing!

Come As you Are! There is no need to change who you are or you think you should be to please those around you! God loves you just the way He made you!

God gave His Word to inspire me to Look to Him for Wisdom and see the Truth in every moment! What are you Thankful for today? God is Good!

Yes I Missed a Day:(

When I awoke this morning I was almost shocked to remember I DIDN"T write in my blog yesterday! Ugh and I was doing so good! You know in the Scheme of things it is NOT really that important at all!

We had a very Wonderful Sunday yesterday and Missing a post made me realize that there are some days it is just not a NEED! So from now on there will NOT be a Sunday post unless God shows me something Big I just NEED to share!

I did manage to post over 200 days in a row! For me posting once or twice a year was my norm! I guess you could say I posted for over half the year constantly and that is a Huge success for me!

Faith is believing in something you cannot see.. whether it be finances, or health or just plain knowledge! If i chose to walk in faith I must do it constantly not just when I "feel" like it!

Sowing into those around me has become a priority that I want to see God use in so many ways! I am working towards taking over the Preschool in Relate and though I am far from being ready I know I am work in progress!

God is showing me the things in my life that are important... like homeshooling, spending time with Family, growing spiritually, watching my words and being a witness to all those around me!

With today being so vibrant with all the social networking sites it is so easy to get wrapped up in telling your every thought to everyone who will read it! I am challenging myself, and anyone reading this, to watch our words... strive to let our words speak for you only in a postive manner! Reach out to others through encouraging others with every word you speak! Like my mom used to say," if you don;t have something nice to say, don't say anything at all!", seems so fitting for today and all the words being said for so many to read!

Knowing my life is NOT my own and there is a better place we will be going to in the end, makes me sort of smile! When you think of turning everything over to God it gives me no reason to worry or fret over the little things in life! God is faithful to stand by us and give us our every need!

Even deciding to teach the kids through books or baking becomes a minor issue! The are learning and learning in so many areas! Seeing them grow in areas of learning from becoming a young man to learning how to use the potty and everything in between we span the width of all God is able to do!

John went back to work today ! I'd be lying if I said I did not miss him greatly! I know He is wise and will take care of His body, so when I trust God to watch over Him and combine that what I already know, I can have peace that He is okay!

Learning comes with ANY age, the rate at which you learn depends on your willingness to admit you are wrong and change! I, the mother of 7, will be the first to admit I am often wrong and learn daily!

Today is one of those days I learned that blogging as fun as it may be, is not going to end the world when I miss a day!

Thankful today for John aka hubby being back at work, even if I do miss him!

Picture This!


We've had a very relaxing Saturday! As we wind down the day with a Family movie I snapped a few pictures of my 7 Wonderful Blessings! Blessed Beyond Measure!

Ruth snuggling in her bed! She'll be 2 a week from today!



Levi being all boy, He's 4!




Selah  is 6 and My Pretty Princess!



Grace, My Beauty is 8!

Titus is 10, Our Comedian!

John has a Personality Hidden Away! He's 12!

All Smiles! This is Micah who's 13! He's training me in being the mom of a teen!

One More Thing...

Today a Wonderful Friend who keeps our children for us for alot of reasons, sometimes without even getting paid, asked if she could come just to bring the kids a little treat. She made princess crowns for the 3 girls with light up wands and sashes that each have a word that fits them each to a T!

She even made Levi who is 4 a "boy" crown and gave him a foam sword! The 3 big boys she told them to pick a movie and she'd take them to see one a a week or so! It is friends like these who make having so many kids even more enjoyable! She even Graciously stayed and played a card game with us!

Laurie We Love you! Thank you for all you do and we want the World to know we Love you and can never repay you for all you have done!

Five Reasons I'm Joyful!

Though I could spend hrs and hrs telling why I can be Joyful I will sum it up into 5 reasons for now:)

1) Hubby got a GREAT REPORT from the doctor today! He came home with just one layered bandage on! He can wash now na dtake it off as needed! Plus He can go back to work on Monday!!!!!

2) Ruth will be 2 in just a few days and her Life is an Abundant Blessing to our Family despite the Very Rough Pregnancy! Everytime I look at her and think about what it took to get her here I SMILE extra big! God knew He was giving us a Tiny Huge Treasure in Ruth Maryanna!

3) As I watch my children swim in a pool given to us for free by realtives it brings pure Joy to my heart! Seeing my children Happy is such a Great Feeling!

4) Amazed @ God's Provision we've seen God's Hand in so much! Our every need has been provided! God knows our every need even when we don't!

5) What brings me Joy this week is seeing how my children have Enjoyed having their daddy home! Spending time with Family is what we needed! This summer has brought JOY to our family and new sense of closeness we really needed!

So today reflect on what brings you JOY and Give thanks to God for all He gives you ! God Is GOOD!

Draft the Day!

Ha Ha! I think saving a draft of my blog is probably a good thing and I am so glad it does it automatically! I tend to get side tracked really easily and often as I seem to be doing right now... all the kids have decided to go swimming thus I must put this on hold to help the little ones!

And then minutes later.... I can sit and write more! The past few days we've had rain and thus it is cooler today. I do not expect the kids to want to swim very long today with the water being so cool now!

Hubby is healing well and I am loving having him home this week! I do not like the reason he is home though! Monday we will know if he is healing enough not to do pig skin. I am still amazed at how the little things can change your perspective!

That small still voice that tells you not to do something or tells you to do something you would not ordinarily do... The Holy Spirit  Guiding your every step! To think back on the things I have seen or heard and see just how God has moved on my behalf!

To see how God works sometimes boggles our mind.. that to me is a good thing because if I understood everything God did I would try it on my own and I already do that enough as it is!

It's noon here and even with 7 children it has been very quiet! Today has been very relaxing in so many ways! Next week we'll start back to school and as different as that might seem it is what we need! As a family we often take time just for ourselves and doing school even in the summer is easier for us, especially because we live in the south and it gets so HOT!

This is our first year to put summer school into practice and already I can see how much better it is going to work for us! Homeschooling is going to free us to see God move in so many ways, so when others are tied down to a classroom we will be able to take off to see how we can reach others anytime God tells us!

We had chili cheese french fries for lunch and now Ruth is napping while the other 6 swim and Hubby and I watch a movie together!

So our night ended with the boys camping out on the Back porch seen in the first picture and the younger ones sleeping in a homemade tent inside! This had been a fun day to draft my day... writing all day turned out as a neat experience for me too!

Having hubby home this week has kept me on my toes so to speak and with the house clean and the kids having fun, we've really enjoyed our family time!

It's been a very busy day... Even though we did not do a whole lot... I am ready for sleep and rest for tomorrow! Encounter Service @ Relate was awesome!

Different is Good!

Having Hubby home this week has been Great! Watching late movies and playing card with friends! Tomorrow is Wednesday and even though the week is half over it seems as if we have so much fun! Despite John being hurt Him being home has been a true Blessing! I love seeing the kids faces light up when they see him here in the morning! I love to get a hug mid day or grab a smile from across the room!

Need i say more? Well I will... John does not get many days to do nothing and even though He wants to be working I know being off is a good thing! For now he has time to heal and time to rest!

God is showing me so much through all we've been experiencing! Showing me how to listen to the small still voice! Amazing what we can learn from something that goes wrong! Though we may not understand everything that we experience we often see how much we have to be thankful for!

Today I am Thankful for having extra time with my hubby and time to enjoy my family!

Recap of our Week!

So let's see where to begin... Last Monday I was taking the kids to Texas for our annual VBS visit with my mom when I got a phone call John (aka Hubby) had been eletrocuted and was in the hospital. I wanted to turn around but He insisted I go because they really needed me! I called him every day several times a day! On Friday morning we packed up and headed home! We made it in 6 hrs and that was going the eaxct speed limit as I was instructed to do by God! We even made 2 stops so I know God's hand was on our van!

We arrived home to find our house had been major cleaned by some dear friends! It was a true blessing to walk into a VERY clean house! We also were greeted by a very sick hubby! After learning he was taking his meds with not eating...we resolved the sickness and dealt with the pain!

On Saturday I took the 3 girls shopping for a few things we really needed! upon my return I set out to cook hamburgers for the family! Right about time to finish I felt a very sharp pain in my left lower side.. enough to almost collapse me! Since hubby is not supposed to drive I called an ambulance to take me to the doctor... mainly because the threat of a tubal pg was possible. After a few hrs in the er and only blood work run to determine I was not pg... they sent me home with little more than a pain shot!

I arrived home about 3 am and slept till about mid morning.... I awoke in pain! This pain just continued to get worse over the next coming hrs! At about 5 I was in such bad pain I was literally screaming!  My children saw me in a position I never want to be in again! John insisted on driving me to the hospital this time and we made it in record time! This time they ran more bloodwork, did in ultrasound and did a cat scan! After everything camne back they still could not tell me what my pain was about... just that "maybe" I passed a kidney stone!

Now we are into Monday and I am still in pain though it is managable with pain meds... which I hate taking! I want answers! Now my back is hurting on the same side and I still haven't a clue!

I managed to make it through the day of taking everyone to dr's appointments! Hubby went back to the burn doc and the apploied a silver dressing which will stay on a week. He is most upset because he cannot go back to work and he thinks he'll not survive if he does not work! I am praying he will find peace in doing what the docs say... I want him to heal completely!

The 4 boys had checkups today and they are very healthy! We got a referral for Levi, age 4 to go the ENT.. He has horribky snoring and sleep apnea.

The two big boys were told to cut back on their eating ... we know we shoudl all learn to eat better and probably less too!

So as this Monday ends we are Thankful for so much! My sweet hubby who should be dead by all rights is alive and well because of God's protection! My children who have experienced so much in their lives are so well adjusted and loving! God has a plan for us and each step we Trust to His WAYS!

God is our provider and our caretaker!

What a night Still in pain from a supposed kidney stone. After 4 hrs in the er last night and tonight I'm not closer to knowing why I'm hurting... Goodnight!

Cheap or Cheaper?

We have not had Tv other than movies for a few months now by choice. I said that to say while in Texas I caught a few episodes of Extreme Couponing and I was amazed! Now that would be nice to learn! Maybe I will one day!

After shopping for a few hrs with just my 3 girls and after buying just the necessary toilet paper, paper towels, laundry soap I spent most of our budget for the week.. how nice would it be to NOT have to shop for that stuff but once a month or even once every few months! Same goes for bodywash, shampoo, and various other things.. I am really going to look into how to stock up!

We shopped at Kroger for our groceries and then I went to put the last money into the van for gas... I got 30 cents of a gallon! That was the first time in a very long time $40 filled the tank halfway!

Finding ways to use every cent is essential for now... soon our overflow is coming and we will be able to buy for ourselves and many others!

Cheap is NOT a bad thing and Cheaper is even better!

Blessings are coming our WAY!!!!!!!

Home Sweet Home

We arrived home after almost exactly 6 hrs on the road and came in to a VERY clean house! I am clean by nature as far as the eye can see... the hidden places still need much work! Not for the moment though.. for now it is clean all over! Some very dear friends came and did a major overhaul on our house and though finding things may seem difficult for a few days it is very nice!

Hubby is in alot of pain and needs much much rest! I know he will recover and I am hoping soon or his sake! It is good to be home for Him though !

I'll update more tomorrow... for now I am done!

What A Week!

With all that has happened this week I know my energy has been almost completely drained... tonight is for recharging... tomorrow I am going home! Hubby is doing better... I am in for the duration of his recovery! God has a plan for our lives and though we may not "get it" it is His Plan!

VBS this week was Awesome! I am so glad we came! God moved and showed me ways to see Him even when I saw so much when all around me seemed it was falling apart!



Loving the Shades!



My 11 Class Members!

Crazy Crew!

Mis~Match Day!

My class between the ages of 5 to 8 were more that Amazing! It was very challenging and wow did I learn alot about myself!

Wow What a Weeek!

Blessings in Disguise!

I miss my hubby dearly! I am very thankful tonight that he is home at his mom's! I am very thankful that I have been able to teach a class of 10 or more 5-8 yr olds! I am vary thankful that VBS is over tomorrow night and I can go home to my hubby on Fri instead of Saturday! I am very thankful for A small country store that has wifi internet so I can write in my blog! I am very thankful my hubby was not hurt worse and is out fo ther hospital! I am very thankful my mom still has a baby bed my lil Ruth can still sleep in! I am very thankful for my mom taking 3 of my kids for the night... just because! I am ver thankful God knows the plans He has for me and my family! What a wonderful week in disguise! So much to be thankful for!

Blessed With Internet!

Still in Texas debating on going home VBS was good even with my meltdown from the stress I'm exhausted and miss my Hubby though... Prayers please! I know being home would not do me any good and I am only staying for now per John's request! I also know many many do Not understand! I WILL be coming home if dr says surgery is needed tomorrow, despite the broken hearts of my children!

Being away from your spouse when they need you most is NOT easy! I will press on and follow the lead of the WONDERFUL man God put over me! Until then I walk in the Peace of God!

I'm tempted to drive home tonight... Hubby says no ... Waiting on transport to burn hospital... Praying for peace for both of us! God is Good!

No Cell service makes it hard to blog... I will however press on! We made it to Texas and Hubby is the hospital with 3 degree burns on his arm back in Miss!

Texas Ahead!

So we are not leaving till tomorrow morning early... hopefully around 6 AM! That is afully early for this late riser.. it will hoiwever be good to get the 6 hr drive over with! VBS is Texas is our yearly tradition and a favorite of all the kid's! It is a very small church...I say small and I mean SMALL! I think my kids come out to be a third of the attendance. The loyalty of the workers amazes me more every yr! They have Vbs from 9-2 which means they feed them lunch and let the little ones semi-rest... both are which are unheard of for me for any other VBS  my children have attended! Even for only being 3 days it packs a lot of fun! So on Friday we went looking for hats and Sunglasses for the themed days... with 7 kids I was not buying expensive things! Thankfully the Dollar store had what we needed and as pictured below on Friday they love their new sunglasses !

Tonight is the VBS program for the Most Recent VBS and I am looking forward to seeing them perform and I'll post a pic if I can tonight when we get in! So for now I am off to finish packing and try to calm my excitement of Texas once again!



Dollar store Sunglasses for VBS!

 Added a few pictures from tonight... One I made them pose for and the other I captured just because!

Posing for the Camera!

Love This SMILE!

Something To Sing About

You know those unexpected moments in life when you realize you are very thankaful for all you've been given and so much more?!

Because of 2 weeks of VBS I was awake before 8 even on a Saturday! Hubby had to run a job for work... He took all the KIDS! Yes you heard me right! I am enjoying free time as I write!

Though my free time is not actually free... I have been packing to kids for Texas... we leave on Monday!

Our normal routine is to stay for a few weeks in the summer.. this yr that all will change becuase we are so busy as are my mom and sis! We'll be back on Saturday and in to the swing of things again! I think we'll do one more VBS when we get back ! In July we'll start up school once again to get a head start!

In a nutshell... I am having a wonderful day! Time to myself and time to clean.. all of which I have done very little! Sometimes you just have to sieze the moment and enjoy the time especially when you're the mom in a family of 9!

Forget the Normal!

What is normal really, if I am normal then what are you? Honestly I think no one really knows what normal really is!

Dictionary.com says this...

Normal ~

–adjective


1. conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
2. serving to establish a standard.
3. Psychology .
a. approximately average in any psychological trait, as intelligence, personality, or emotional adjustment.
b. free from any mental disorder; sane.

All of the above applies to so many in so many ways! I am NOT normal in reality, I break all the rules at times! I mentioned this in a previous post how I am very different and lately this has been on my mind A LOT !


.Romans 12:2

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God


I don't mind being different...

This is what I  must remember!

.Ephesians 6:12

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.


You know being normal is not all it is cracked up to be! I am proud to be NOT normal!

My fight is not with all the personalities I run into on a daily basis... it is against all the hidden forces that are fighting for the Peace that God has sent for us to have! I WILL OVERCOME!

Sweet Ruth and Her Pink Goggles

To Know.. Really Know!

Today was one of my favorite days in VBS! Crazy Hair Day!

 (I guess you could say my personality has always been "out there" ! Worrying about what people think was and is not on my mind very often! You might say I thrive on being different! As I watch my children grow I am seeing more and more that is NOT the norm! )

Today allows my children to wear messy/crazy hair and not feel bad or worry about the laughter!  In a sense I saw this morning it showed my children I loved them regardless the candy in their hair or mess on their clothes!

All of this made me think of what our Pastor talked about last night.. God loves you no matter what! Whether you have been morally good all your life or way on the other end or somewhere in between! God died for you long ago and that does not change the love He had then and still has now!

Often I think in life the little things we experience are just reflections of all the GOOD God has for us! We are so far from perfect never worthy of all God has given us and yet His love never changes!

Even when my hair is messy and my clothes are dirty My God still Loves me! Even when I yell or say something wrong My God still loves me! Even when I mess up really big.... God Loves ME! Guess what God Loves YOU TOO!

Today Crazy Hair Day taught me about God's Love... Go figure! Teaching my children that God and I love them no matter what is such a good feeling! I am amazed at how God uses the little things to even teach me!

I know, Really know that God loves me..Do you?

Wednesday Wisdom

God loves you no matter what you've done or who you are! God's not mad at you! God's love will never fail! God's mercy is beyond your wildest imagination!

Blessing Rain

As I sent the children off to VBS this morning I noticed the pool was turning green since we filled it in Saturday! I really don't like chemicals so I began to search the internet for chemical free solutions. I discovered what seemed like an easy solutoion of Borax and Baking soda! After a quick run to the grocery store we tired out our new method... it has yet to clear it up.. we are holding out hope!  When Ruth went down for a nap we all jumped in the pool and tried to stir it up... not sure it worked or not. Then the rain started coming down hard! It ran me out quickly.. with just slight thunder the kids swam away! Ten min later they came scrambling for the door with the thunder increasing and lightening close behind!

So today turned into a movie time while Ruth sleeps and I blog! Who knows we may swim yet today when it gets HOT again the need for cooling follows!

The time I spend with my little ones (big as they are) makes me smile! I enjoy diving into their lives and seeing them grow in so many ways!

So soon they will be grown young me and women and I will have spent my time investing in who they wil become!

God is So GOOD!

Monday Memories

Today I began the day with 3 little ones as I helped the oldest of my 7 get off to the 2nd week of our VBS weeks! With my 6 helpers gone I somehow made it through the morning and threw together some lunch... After lunch we did a major overhaul on the house to get ready for company later in the evening! My extra lil ones went home and an hr later the company arrived to celebrate their 2 boys born exactly a year apart! The 2 are Yellow in the picture below! So much swimmming and a cake and ice cream makes for a fun night!

Our lives are filled with so many Wonderful Friends!

Though this has been a very unusual Monday it was very fun and filled with Blessings from the BLESSING! God loves you and is NOT mad at you for anything! Share the Love of Jesus with someone today!

Tackling The Day!

We awoke today expecting to go to our late service and church and ended up going to the first.. yes you guessed it.. we were rushed! It really made the whole day go by fast I think! After church we took off for groceries and tried not to over do it since we'll be gone next week. We swung by and picked up 2 little ones for the night to help thier mom out and made our way home!

Tomorrow starts another week of VBS and the kids are beyond excited! Early mornings are becoming easier and easier... that's a good thing I think!

So now the 2 visiting little ones are in bed and Ruth is on her way! The middle five jumped in the pool after coming home form the VBS kickoff barbecue! It'll be bedtime soon and I just might get a dip in the pool myself!

Let's hope I get everything done this week I need to! Next week is going to be ROCKIN!

Simple Saturday

So because I awoke before 8 every morning this week to take kids to VBS I was awake about the same time on a Saturday!!! I really don't mind it though... I actually got a few things done thanks to hubby taking the 2 youngest (4 and almost 2) to run errands! I folded 4 loads of clothes and prepared outfits for the 3 youngest who are going to VBS next week.. just so the mornings will run a little more smoothly!

When hubby get home we plan to try to put up the pool! It will be a great blessing to have around the house... especially for the kids and maybe even a late night dip for hubby and I!

John is my "soul mate" as some would say... I see it now more every day! He knows my imperfections and still loves me in spite of them! We see eye to eye on most things and those we don't we are learning to adjust! God has given us 7 Wonderful blessings and though my heart longs for more, I am content to watch my blessings grow in every area day by day!

Slowly I am discovering my "calling" at our church! Stepping out is not always easy and for me it is a challenge in several areas! I am enjoying the challenge though and seeing God moved Mightily!

Health in our family, despite the recent train of events is better than ever and truly blessed! We are awaiting record of mine from 20 yrs ago to see if indeed we need to search out more answers or not! John and I have seen God do some pretty BIG things on our health and know NOTHING is too big for God! 

Simply put we are Living in  FAITH in EVERY area of our LIVES! We have Wisdom and Trust in God's Word!

Five Words Friday

Back to my favorite day to post... or at least one of them!

Rest ~ refreshing ease or inactivity after exertion or labor; to refresh oneself, as by sleeping,  lying down, or relaxing.

Psalm 16:7-9
7 I will bless the Lord, Who has given me counsel; yes, my heart instructs me in the night seasons.

8 I have set the Lord continually before me; because He is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
9 Therefore my heart is glad and my glory [my inner self] rejoices; my body too shall rest and confidently dwell in safety,



 Peace ~ a. in a state or relationship of nonbelligerence or concord; not at war.

             b. untroubled; tranquil; content.

             c. deceased.

.Psalm 4:8

In peace I will both lie down and sleep, for You, Lord, alone make me dwell in safety and confident trust.


Abundant ~ present in great quantity; more than adequate; oversufficient

Genesis 12:2
And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you [with abundant increase of favors] and make your name famous and distinguished, and you will be a blessing [dispensing good to others].




Lamentations 3:22-23
 It is because of the Lord's mercy and loving-kindness that we are not consumed, because His [tender] compassions fail not.

They are new every morning; great and abundant is Your stability and faithfulness.

Worthy ~  having adequate or great merit, character, or value: a worthy successor.


Proverbs 12:4
A virtuous and worthy wife [earnest and strong in character] is a crowning joy to her husband, but she who makes him ashamed is as rottenness in his bones. [Prov 31:23; I Cor 11:7 ]

Psalm 18:3
I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

Romans 8:18
For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

Awe ~  an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, fear etc., produced by that which is grand, sublime, extremely powerful, or the like

Psalm 33:8

Let all the earth fear the LORD: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.

New Adventure!

As the kids grow up... we are experincing so many new adventures! Tonight we will do something for the first time and if it works out I will share all about it tomorrow!

God is sharing so much to my heart lately! To be submissive and not walk in fear are two things that work hand in hand! I love my hubby and I know he only does what is good for our children! I trust him with everything! I will not say my trust is 100% in every area though walking day by day in God's will I learn more and more that he is indeed the head of the house under God!

God loves everyone and no matter what we have done or will do His love will never change!
We can never earn our way into heaven, the price was already paid in full! God covers us in His Blood daily and sees us as righteous!

Remember today that God loves you no matter where you are in your life!

Wow a Wednesday!

So I think this getting up and getting the 8 kids ready to be out the door by 9 has sealed their fate..they'll never be school kids! LOL ! In Reality is has been harder on me than them... having just one for 3 hrs a day means I stay om my toes more!

Yesterday Levi got in trouble for the 2nd day in a row... now I know he's 4 but he has to learn so he was made to stay home today... surprisingly he did not put up much of a fuss! He and baby sis are watching a movie while I get a few minutes of computer time then it's time to get on a roll!

2 hrs left to get myself ready, make lunches (dollar menu maybe).. pack stuff for the day and straighten the house a little! Then pick the kids up @ 12 and be at the Dentist @ 2 for the boys to get spacers replaced! Tomorrow we'll repeat the process only they boys will have a long dental app which means keeping 5 kids occupied unless I can find a sitter...Oh Laurie!...

Tonight will be an Awesome 1st of the month service @ Relate! I love Encounter!

So off to my busy yet wonderfully peaceful Wednesday! Give someone a hug today!