Olivia was so excited that on the train to Chicago she said "MOM! That lady is knitting!" proceeded to take a picture of her and even a short video. All in-cognito of course... HA! my little spy :)
Monday, June 6, 2011
Knitting
Olivia was so excited that on the train to Chicago she said "MOM! That lady is knitting!" proceeded to take a picture of her and even a short video. All in-cognito of course... HA! my little spy :)
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Dryspell...
Every now and then I feel like I am in a spiritual dry-spell. For some reasons, actually many reasons, I let my early-morning quiet time get interrupted... I get half-way through my day and realize I haven't talked to God near-enough yet that day... and I neglect the "habit of happiness", and the "choice of contentment" that I desperately try to incorporate into my soul each day. In these times I feel like when I do remember to seek Him, He isn't really seeking me back.
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Then I realized, it's not that He isn't "seeking me back" He is just patiently waiting. Because He really wants ALL of me, not just the hurried; just-can't-make-time-for-you-today me that I have been offering Him lately.
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I post about this as a means of accountability. My alarm is set for 5:30. (did I just put that in writing???) I'm praying the kids sleep past 6:00.
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I'm so thankful for His love, grace and patience.
Stacey
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Then I realized, it's not that He isn't "seeking me back" He is just patiently waiting. Because He really wants ALL of me, not just the hurried; just-can't-make-time-for-you-today me that I have been offering Him lately.
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I post about this as a means of accountability. My alarm is set for 5:30. (did I just put that in writing???) I'm praying the kids sleep past 6:00.
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I'm so thankful for His love, grace and patience.
Stacey
Family vacation 2011
We were so blessed with some much-needed family beach time last week! I can't tell you how much I CHERISH this time. Waking up to the sounds of the waves.... lazy evenings by the pool. I love ALL of it!
The kids have seen "Mickey Ocean" ( more commonly known as Lake Michigan) but this is their first old-enough-to-remember ocean (or gulf) trip! 
Tommy taught them how to search for crabs in the evening... the water was wonderful.
And while I love catching crabs as much as the next girl, I took that opportunity to put my toes in the sand and spend time thanking God for his beautiful creation.More to come.... Hugs!
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Celebrating a big day!
Today we celebrated Logan's 5th birthday! (a day early)
The kids decorated the table, complete with party hats, and Olivia-made signs "so Logan would know where to sit"
I can't believe he is 5, I love him so much I think my heart will burst.
Me: "Logan, what was your favorite part about your birthday party? feel free to say it was mom's AWESOME dessert"
I love that while we are so thankful for him today, his birthday dinner prayer began with him thanking God for us. I love his thankful heart.
Happy Birthday Logan, you are such a blessing to us!
The kids decorated the table, complete with party hats, and Olivia-made signs "so Logan would know where to sit"
I can't believe he is 5, I love him so much I think my heart will burst.
Me: "Logan, what was your favorite part about your birthday party? feel free to say it was mom's AWESOME dessert"
Logan: "Nope, it was my new bike!"
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I love that while we are so thankful for him today, his birthday dinner prayer began with him thanking God for us. I love his thankful heart.
Happy Birthday Logan, you are such a blessing to us!
Shedd Aquarium
We recently took a trip with Jamie and Jill and their boys and Jill's new baby Anika to Shedd Aquarium in Chicago.
For some reason blogger won't let me rearrange the pics, so they are a little out of order.
Both kids said their favorite part was the sharks. Daddy has shared his love of ocean life with them and they love ALL things found in the ocean :)
The train ride to Chicago is literally half the fun. All of the kids were SOOOO good and so entertained.
Me and my babies! So thankful for Tommy and his hard work to support our family so the kids and I can take fun day-trips.
All of the big kids, Anika was too busy being an ANGEL!!! wish I had a pic of her :)
Such a fun day, next we have to take dad :)
For some reason blogger won't let me rearrange the pics, so they are a little out of order.
Both kids said their favorite part was the sharks. Daddy has shared his love of ocean life with them and they love ALL things found in the ocean :)
The train ride to Chicago is literally half the fun. All of the kids were SOOOO good and so entertained.
Me and my babies! So thankful for Tommy and his hard work to support our family so the kids and I can take fun day-trips.
All of the big kids, Anika was too busy being an ANGEL!!! wish I had a pic of her :)
Such a fun day, next we have to take dad :)
Closets
For some reason I REALLY believe that when I clean out a closet, all of the effort I put in that ONE time should be all it takes to keep it permanently organized.
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Really. I think it should.
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But it never does.
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In all reality, I need to be tidying up the closet a little bit each day to keep it clutter-free.
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The same is so true for my heart. Each morning that I wake up for my quiet time with just my cup of coffee, God and me, I am tidying up my heart. And without the daily tidying my heart starts to get cluttered.
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It's not pretty.
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So today I am thankful for messy closets (and hearts) that remind me that daily tidying is the best way to permanent change.
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Really. I think it should.
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But it never does.
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In all reality, I need to be tidying up the closet a little bit each day to keep it clutter-free.
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The same is so true for my heart. Each morning that I wake up for my quiet time with just my cup of coffee, God and me, I am tidying up my heart. And without the daily tidying my heart starts to get cluttered.
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It's not pretty.
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So today I am thankful for messy closets (and hearts) that remind me that daily tidying is the best way to permanent change.
(this photo is not my closet, just a perfect online pic)
Birthday Celebration #1 - Cincinanti :)
We started Logan's 5 year birthday celebration with a trip to Build-A-Bear Workshop, with Gigi and Aunt Nancy, to adopt "cubby" into our family. :)
Momma, Logan and Cubby :)
This was our first experience at Build-A-Bear and let me tell you, it was SUPER cute! I love how it has a ritual involved, getting the little red heart all ready to be inserted into the bear. ADORABLE!
Then we were off to Cincinnati so Logan, I mean I, could some shopping at Ikea with Mom and Aunt Nancy. I felt bad at first but realized that I DID give birth this little blessing from heaven and really we should be celebrating me too, right? :) Isn't that SO like me to rationalize it this way? HA!
Momma, Logan and Cubby :)
This was our first experience at Build-A-Bear and let me tell you, it was SUPER cute! I love how it has a ritual involved, getting the little red heart all ready to be inserted into the bear. ADORABLE!
Then we were off to Cincinnati so Logan, I mean I, could some shopping at Ikea with Mom and Aunt Nancy. I felt bad at first but realized that I DID give birth this little blessing from heaven and really we should be celebrating me too, right? :) Isn't that SO like me to rationalize it this way? HA! Happy Birthday Month Logan! you are already taking after momma with a month-long birthday celebration. :)
A day with cousins
A few weeks ago we were blessed to spend the day with some of our cousins! Mom, Aunt Nancy, Kerri and I took the kids to Conner Prairie where they roamed the streets of yester-year.
Now that the kids are older it is fun to see them interact and try new things! like brushing the goat. We just don't do alot of goat-brushing around here :)
WHAT IS THIS?? Olivia and Isabel washing windows! I didn't know whether to take a picture of get allowance money out for Olivia. At least she is washing SOMEBODY'S windows! HA!
Olivia and Isabel - love their loving relationship. They have so much fun together.
ANNNDDD.... then back to reality. Back to cars on the road, electricity and real life. I have to admit, I'm drawn back to the simplicty I grew up around (Amish in our town) and making a trip to Conner Prairie reminds me of home :)
Now that the kids are older it is fun to see them interact and try new things! like brushing the goat. We just don't do alot of goat-brushing around here :)
WHAT IS THIS?? Olivia and Isabel washing windows! I didn't know whether to take a picture of get allowance money out for Olivia. At least she is washing SOMEBODY'S windows! HA!
Olivia and Isabel - love their loving relationship. They have so much fun together.
ANNNDDD.... then back to reality. Back to cars on the road, electricity and real life. I have to admit, I'm drawn back to the simplicty I grew up around (Amish in our town) and making a trip to Conner Prairie reminds me of home :)
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