Nathan asked if he could pray before breakfast this morning.
"Dear God, Thank You for today. Thank You for my Mommy and my Daddy. Thank you that You made it so my Mommy could learn how to cook so that she can feed us good food. Thank You that you planned for me to have a brother. And thank you for my sister, 'cause I love her very much. Thank you that you made it so that Rosie would be adopted to our family and that You made a plan for her to be safe in Ethiopia until she could be with us. Amen."
Definitely a lump in the throat and over-flowing eyes type of morning.
Loving, Laughing, and Learning to Embrace My Life as a Living Sacrifice
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Roadtrip
Please pardon our absence for a few days. Noah and I are taking a field trip for the rest of the week.
We (along with a bunch of homeschool friends) are taking a bus and going to visit the Creation Museum. Noah is so, so excited. He's spent the last couple of months dreading it and wishing that we could take Daddy and the other munchkins. But, now that we have packed (and he's realized that we don't have to take any math or language arts lessons with us), he's gotten really excited and has big plans for all of his "Mommy and Noah time". Along the way, we're going to visit the St. Louis Arch and see 3 states that he's never visited before.
Grandma is coming to stay with the 2 youngest munchkins, and she has a trip to visit their cousin, Gracie, planned, so they have something to be excited about also.
We'll be leaving EARLY tomorrow morning and coming back late on Saturday night. I've packed plenty of extra batteries for the camera, so hopefully we'll have lots to show you.
Please pray that Rosie behaves for Grandma, and that my back holds up for the long ride. I've been having lots of trouble with it since Christmastime (back surgery is great and has done wonders for me, but it obviously was not a miracle cure!), and have to admit to being more than a little nervous about what 12-ish hours on a bus tomorrow will do to it.
But, I am super excited to have this special time with Noah, and Nathan is looking forward to 1st grade when he can take a special trip with Mommy, too. Rosie, well, she's just blissfully ignorant. All she has taken away from our conversations is that Grandma is coming.
We (along with a bunch of homeschool friends) are taking a bus and going to visit the Creation Museum. Noah is so, so excited. He's spent the last couple of months dreading it and wishing that we could take Daddy and the other munchkins. But, now that we have packed (and he's realized that we don't have to take any math or language arts lessons with us), he's gotten really excited and has big plans for all of his "Mommy and Noah time". Along the way, we're going to visit the St. Louis Arch and see 3 states that he's never visited before.
Grandma is coming to stay with the 2 youngest munchkins, and she has a trip to visit their cousin, Gracie, planned, so they have something to be excited about also.
We'll be leaving EARLY tomorrow morning and coming back late on Saturday night. I've packed plenty of extra batteries for the camera, so hopefully we'll have lots to show you.
Please pray that Rosie behaves for Grandma, and that my back holds up for the long ride. I've been having lots of trouble with it since Christmastime (back surgery is great and has done wonders for me, but it obviously was not a miracle cure!), and have to admit to being more than a little nervous about what 12-ish hours on a bus tomorrow will do to it.
But, I am super excited to have this special time with Noah, and Nathan is looking forward to 1st grade when he can take a special trip with Mommy, too. Rosie, well, she's just blissfully ignorant. All she has taken away from our conversations is that Grandma is coming.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
What's Missing?
Can you see what's missing?
If you guessed Noah's other top tooth, you'd be correct. He was a little braver this time and participated in the wiggling and attempting to pull it out. He was still pretty upset when it came out, though. I didn't help matters, because the first time he grinned at me minus his tooth I giggled. (I couldn't help it; he's just so cute minus his teeth.)
But, he has discovered that having 2 top teeth missing allows you to make some great whistling noises, so everything is good now, even if he does have a terrible time eating an apple!
If you guessed Noah's other top tooth, you'd be correct. He was a little braver this time and participated in the wiggling and attempting to pull it out. He was still pretty upset when it came out, though. I didn't help matters, because the first time he grinned at me minus his tooth I giggled. (I couldn't help it; he's just so cute minus his teeth.)But, he has discovered that having 2 top teeth missing allows you to make some great whistling noises, so everything is good now, even if he does have a terrible time eating an apple!
When Mommy's Away...
I came home from grocery shopping the other evening, only to find this on my camera:
Gareth said he though it might bless my Mommy heart. Well, it is pretty awesome to find my youngest son curled up with a book so often these days, but I have to say, I don't think the heels and tiara suit him.
Gareth said he though it might bless my Mommy heart. Well, it is pretty awesome to find my youngest son curled up with a book so often these days, but I have to say, I don't think the heels and tiara suit him.
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