What is Normal?

So, what is Normal?

Everyday getting up and making breakfast, doing the "morning routine", starting homeschool?

Yesterday my husband had to take the day off.  Good reason behind it!  We had an orthodontic appointment and he needed to talk with the "bill department".  Praise the Lord!  They lowered our bill!  When he came out and we were leaving, he turned and said to me:  "They really respect you here.  They love our family.  They said that 'I don't know how she manages it all.'  and that our children are so well behaved!"  Yikes.

I'm thinking this must not be Normal!  I am flattered and feel blessed to have someone speak well of me in the gates.  My husband is respected because of mine and our children's behavior.  And I must and want to say it HAS to be because of what Jesus Christ has done in our lives!  I get upset and Lose my Temper.  I yell.  More than I want to admit.  Praying on that one...Anyway,  just to say, we are NOT perfect!  I am not and my children are not.  But God is refining us!  The Holy Spirit is leading us!

This an old picture, but it is so sweet!  Plus my husband has lost about 30 pounds since then.  the kiddos have grown up alot too!  But I just had to use a good picture.  I'm not in it because, someone had to snap the photo!

Baptism

My sweet daughter's Baptism...


She is so gentle.
So mild.
Kind hearted.


Well the list could go on and on!


I think she exhibits all the Fruits of the Spirit!  Her tree of faithfulness to the Lord is full!

Here she is before the baptism.  All full of anticipation.

She has been saved for a while now, we just were waiting for her to ask to be baptized.  She began asking her daddy some time ago what it means to be baptized and why she would want to be baptized.

Her big sister even wrote a poem about her and her sweetness along with her Faith in the Lord Jesus!


About 6 or so months ago, this precious little one asked me if it was okay for her to love God more than she loved me!  She was afraid that it would hurt my feelings!  Well, I told her that I could take a lesson from her example, and should love God more than I love her...


She is very quick to point out that God is the only Awesome thing... That He is to be lifted up and praised...that He is to be thanked for all the good He does and to pray for those who need Him!


I love her so much!

May the Lord continue to not only use her as an example in our family but, but also to others lives.  Praise God for little ones who love Him!

She said that she accidentally opened her mouth when she went below the water... 
But she was okay.

She was excited about the fact that her baptism had happened.  "Now she can make disciples."  she said.

Felicity has a bed.

Hello...


I am late in posting but, have a little surprise for you.


I made Felicity a canopy bed.
Some of you may think:  "Big whoop!"
But as for our little ones and the young girl I made it for,  they love it!


So, here goes...


I cut a baby changing table into 20inch sizes.


Bought some fabric.


Saved a picture online of what I intended to try to make.  And, last year it was started.


I know, I know.  Last year?  Well, long story short...I tend to be busy.

What do ya think?  It was fun and easy and I think I have to make 3 more!

God's Christmas

My Littlest daughter is so very dear and sweet!  She has been telling us all month long that this is "God's Christmas".


And My husband and I just love her all the more for it!  It has been a focus of sorts at all the needed times!


God's Christmas!

This Christmas in a worldly sense, was going to be the bleakest.

No money, no gifts, no food or groceries...But, if it weren't for our Faith in the God of Isaac, Abraham, and Jacob.  Father of all the Universe!  Heavenly Father of our Savior Jesus Christ born in us the Hope of Glory!  We would be so pitiful by the World's standards.

Through God's People...He has sent money to buy some gifts, food for our Christmas dinner, clothes for little ones who needed them, boots for our oldest boy and for daddy,  40 rolls of toilet paper, yarn for a daughter learning to knit, Publix gift card, Olive Garden gift card, Currier and Ives plates to match my granny's plates, hot chocolate, chocolate covered pretzels, queen ann cherries, apple cider, fabric that I could not have ordered if I wanted to!!!  I just can't even begin to share all the insights and love from friends and family!  It is overwhelming!  Because of God's Christmas, we are experiencing what a celebration of the infinite love and mercies of our Heavenly Lord and Savior!  Oh Praise Him!  Even if there were no gifts, even if there were no luxuries, even if there were no money!  HE has still seen fit to bless us and we are joyous!

                                                   We are so thankful!

      It has been a wonderful month of giving and receiving and it is not over...I just wish I had more to give!

           May the Lord bless all who continue to do His will this month and every month of the years!

               So we made a sign above our fireplace to also remind us!

Pressed down, shaken together, and overflowing...

We are very blessed.  

When The Guys Go Hiking...

When the guys go hiking...all us ladies get together to sew!


We are having a blast!  We watched a few movies...Return To Cranford, Saving Sarah Cain, and Austrailia.  Next up for viewing is North and South.

I was able to get a few things sewn.  These are some shorts my Daddy has been after me to hem for him.  Well, they are done!  Yay!

This snowfox pillow for a dear friend of our family who loves snowfoxes and baby blue, and of course snow!  I will not be making these for my etsy shop.  I got the idea from a blogger named...lucykate.  I don't want to steal anything to sell.  But I made the little fox slightly different than hers so as not to offend.
I really like her alot.

I tried making a cute little change purse.  I am not sure it works that well.  My abilities with curved zippers is not all that great!

Praising the Lord Jesus for great friends in the Lord!  Praising God for fun with creativity!  Praising God the "guys" are doing well on their hike!  My husband called today to let me know my three boys and himself are well and are enjoying themselves!