Okay, I've just been at a pretty cool website that you can check out if you'd like.  It is very educational and I have learned that I despirately need to go back to school!  Okay, so maybe now one of my reasons for home schooling is slightly selfish!  What a way to learn it all again - teach it to your own kids.  Wow, I actually think that some of the stuff wasn't even covered in my classes (especially since I was in the state rated #50 for education)!  It's pretty outrageous if you ask me.  I can't believe how much I didn't know.

We have been receiving a fabulous magazine called Answers, and I've been learning so much from it and my mind has been getting more and more curious.  I'd love to go back and concentrate in the areas of math, science, and history.  I've always loved writing and the elective courses, but now I appreciate the others so much more.  I liked math in school, but then it got too complicated for me.  Now I want to explore it, learn how the universe works and learn from our history and more about the government.

My life is great, I love staying at home and raising three children.  I think that is where my deeper appreciation of learning has stemmed from.  My oldest son asks so many questions and I've got to stay ahead of him!  Thank you for asking so much!  He really gets me thinking. (and he's only 6!) 

Well, a lot is going on in life, for all of us!  To get specific here, there is an abundant amount of activity keeping me on my feet!  I have thought about re-doing this blog completely, but so much has gone into it, I can't get rid of it.  So from this point on, I have a new title and a new theme!

As I've previously written, I'm involved in the education at our church.  We have also decided to begin home schooling this year (after kindergarten is over).  I am so excited about all of this and I want to be sure and chronicle what we do!

We love to read as a family at night before the kids drift off into dream land.  Of course, we read at least a chapter of the Bible every night and a couple of books from the kids shelves.  One of the favorites has been Green Eggs and Ham.  Jo is reading now and has read a few pages from that book to us.  It is so awesome to hear and see him read to us!  Very often throughout the weeks, we refer to it in our daily living and we've used it to help teach the kids some concepts about life.  Often times at dinner, one of the kids will say something like, "I do like green sagna!"  That would be lasagna, after she had said she didn't like it then decided to try it.

So, since it is so often refered to in our family, this space will now be entitled Green Eggs and Ham!  I will be writing about the adventures we have in learning and those in teaching as well.

I cannot believe how much time has flown by since my last post.  Sorry about the depressed nature of the last one.  Things are awesome in my family (as always)!  Really, I could not ask for better!  Our new son is 4 1/2 months old now and I am so busy!  Lots has gone on in the last several months.  Aside from having a baby, we have taken on quite a bit at our church and things are going great!  Well, I just wanted to let anyone who reads this know that things are good.  Maybe I'll find the time to post a few updated pics too.

 

Blessings to you all.

My son has started kindergarten this year.  He is in school to learn.  And boy is he learning.  At the rate he's going, he will be reading small books by Christmas.  I'm proud of him.

 

But this is a time of learning for me to.  I'm learning about my daughter.  She is quite the little girl.  How can I sum her up?  I don't know if I can, but I will try.  She just turned three on the 20th.  She is upstairs right now, hopefully dreaming away in princess land.  She has quite a vocabulary and loves to talk.  She does not like spiders or flies.  Her favorite colors are purple and pink.  She is a princess, and learning about being God's princess.  She dearly loves her brother, but they don't quite know how to get along.  I suppose that comes with sibling territory (I know it did with my sisters)!  She is very motherly, and can't wait to help me with her baby brother (in seven weeks)!  She loves to look through books, and be read to, but only when she wants to.  She does (unfortunately) like to watch some television (we need to work on that one).  She honestly wants to help and be kind to everyone.  She wants people to be happy and when they are not, she wants to know why.  She loves to cuddle with her stuffed animals and loves them all the same.  She is very independant; puts her shoes on by herself, needs little help getting her shirt on, doesn't really need help with pants.  But I think she still wants to be the baby.  She has no desire to be potty trained, wants her binki back, and speaks baby talk now and then.  She loves chocolate, and would rather eat sweets than a real meal.  Her favorite foods are mac n cheese, soup, bread, and peaches.  She likes to color (and not just on the paper).  She likes to run and play ball with the "big boys."  She likes tea parties and cooking.  She likes to help clean up now and then.  She does work on shining her halo when her brother gets in trouble.  She loves to jump, and is trying to jump down the stairs (with my discouragement she's trying not to).  She loves to have the Bible read to her.  She sings twinkle little star so cute.  I think she likes to be spooked, and she likes all the halloween stuff she sees.  She is resisting nap time, though I'm not ready for this and I am not too sure how to handle it.  She has definitely had me questioning my parenting now and then.  It is a constant struggle to stay on top of things.  She wants to do right, but definitely tests our boundaries.  She does not want to dissapoint, especially her father.  She dearly loves her daddy, and is so excited to see him come home at lunch or after work.  She loves Bible class.  She has her own language, in which most of the words have pooka or pica somehow in them.  She has a smile that demands a "yes."  And loves to use that look on her daddy.  She likes a chase.  She loves art.  She wants to find the beauty in everything.  She likes going on walks.  She is a daughter of the KING, and we are trying to bring her up in His Word.  I pray that we can channel all of her lovelies and not so nices into the right direction.  I am so thankful that God gave her to us.  I hope that I can continue to learn about her and maybe understand her.

 

I've also been learning other things.  Perhaps I've taken on too much these days, but is it too late to say never mind?  Should I say it?  What would that do to the people I love and am doing this for?  Maybe God is growing me.  I've had so much on my mind and yet, I've got mush brain.  I still do not like to do house work and I've learned that I really need to get over that.  It could possibly be one way that I need to show love to one in my family.  Don't get me wrong, I work to keep it clean, but to the minimum.  Mornings are rough on me, my body likes to stay up and then it's terribly hard to wake up in the morning when I really should.  I have an ideal in my head that I want to work, but how can I change myself?  I'm learning that perhaps in my writings, the use of the word "I" might be too much.  How can I make it work?  How can I decide on a schedule, and then make it stick?  How can I get rid of old bad habbits?  How can I make the new better habbits stronger?  How can someone live knowing that the next day they may be moving again?  How can I develop and cultivate friendships, only to know that I'm going to loose them some day?  How come when one works so hard to cultivate a long distance friendship, the other end doesn't put forth the same effort?  I can make new friends, no problem there, but how can I keep the old ones - the golden ones, when they never make any contact?  How can I show my in-laws that I love them, and accept them, without worrying that I'm not perfect enough for them?  How can I be a friend to her?  How can I have the heart of Ruth?  Why do I feel so disconnected from them?  Why do I constantly feel that they look down on me?  I've made it my goal for the year to be a better Sendy.  I feel that in most ways I've been accomplishing that, but in one area, I'm not sure that I'll ever be good enough and that scares me the most.  How can I let go of that?  How can I help my friend who's experiencing so much pain?  How can we fight through the lies?  I guess this is life, it has to be lived some way.  I guess the only thing for me to do is to keep trudging through it all.  Try to keep my head up.  Try to keep my faith.  Wow, I didn't mean for this to go down.  But those truly are the questions on my mind.  How can it all be accomplished?  I get it, I have to lean on God for the strength, I believe he gives it to me, but what am I supposed to do for all of this?  Why can't anything ever be laid out so easy to see and know?  Maybe I'll never know.

 

I just hope that one day I can learn...

 

 

 

 

 So, today, I'm sitting at the computer, then it hits me, I've got to get those other appointments scheduled!  Two weeks ago, I found out that I'd been exposed to fifths disease sometime and the drs. want to keep a close eye on this baby.  I quickly learned of the date and time I would go in for an ultrasound and that ended up being last week, Thursday.  He looked fine, but we also learned that there would be six more of these appointments.  Ahhh!  So, time flew by this weekend and I forgot to call and set up the remaining apts until this morning.  As I began to fill up the calendar with those, I then started to add our son's soccer practices, while keeping in mind the games coming up (of which I still don't know the definite dates).  We have also become very involved in our church congregation and we are now having meetings for leading small groups, worship teams, education teams, nursery, building usage.  My mind quickly started spinning!  I've started to say, "I can't wait for this baby to be born, because then, life will be more simple!"  Will that happen?  Probably not, but I won't have all the apts to think about.  And soccer is only two months long, so it won't last forever.  That is nice.

My sister has written on her blog about the simple life she has been able to get back to.  They've just moved and their life really has taken on a more simplistic approach.  I long for that.  I've been listening to Elizabeth George and her audio books "A Woman After God's Own Heart" and I'm starting "A Mom After God's Own Heart"  They are fantastic books and really opening my eyes, sometimes slapping me with the truths I've known - just blunt enough for me to put it all together!  My sister homeschools her children.  Maybe life would be more simple if we did that, but I'm just afraid I couldn't do it right.  She is the true image of a woman after God's own heart!  For now, my life cannot be simple.  These apts are important, as my husband says, "we may need to be there one week."  Our son despirately needs an outlet for his energy and he is enjoying school this kindergarten year.  The church is our family and so important to us and we want to do everything possible for us to help make it what God calls us to be.  I believe there needs to be some changes in our education department, so that is why I volunteered for the education team.  I'd love to see some things in the nursery, and my husband has been placed in the worship team.  I think God has a big plan for him there.  We will have to see.  We were also asked to be a major part of the life groups.  I'm not sure why, but someone wants us involved for some reason.

Well, I could ramble on, but I suppose I really should go now.  My beautiful little princess has risen from her afternoon beauty sleep and we've got an errand to run before we pick up our prince.

A longing for simplicity is what I've got, but for now, I guess I've got a lesson in time management to learn!

For the last few days, I've been thinking back and realizing how fast the time has gone by without really noticing!  Ten years ago, I began my senior year in high school and thought that in ten years I'd have a job and maybe a husband.  Now, almost six years ago, I began what would be my last semester in college, for who knows how long.  I've got two children and one on the way!  So much has changed in life and the paths I've travelled down have been amazing!  God really has done terrific things in my life.  It is awesome that from day to day, we have no idea what the next turn is going to be.  We've moved to seven different houses in the last 7 years and everyday, I've been looking for what's going to change.  Though, now for the last few days, I've begun to settle and not look for all the changes.  God will bring the changes, but I don't have to look for them!  Time flies and God brings the excitement to it all!  Instead of missing the days as they slip out of my fingers, it's time to embrace them and hold on as long as they are here. 

Saturday we leave for our family reunion in NM.  I can't wait!  Gotta get down to the car now and start cleaning.  The kids can't wait to go camping (we are having the reunion at a camp I used to go to as a little girl).  My son wants to start packing today and load the car tomorrow!  Loading will happen on Friday, but the packing can start today.  So fun!  Can't wait!

More ramblings when I get back and settled in a couple weeks... 

 So, a couple days ago, I went to pick up the latest cake decorating book.  Well, it's more of a magazine.  But anyway, inside, today I found out about a competition that will be running for the next year.  This begins August 1!  Each month, they will pick out a winner and those winners will be qualified to win a trip to their decorating school!  This is a school that I have wanted to go to (it's a two week course) for about 3 years.  I love decorating cakes.  I don't know if I'll ever make big bucks doing it, but I love learning about it and watching all the cool stuff about it on the Food Network.  I'm not even expecting to win, but wouldn't it be awesome to enter and have the possibility of winning?  I've already thought about a couple of ideas.  1. Heavenly Castle  and 2. Castle Gardens.  Are you catching a theme here?  The competition is actually using one of their newest items, a castle set.  It is pretty awesome.  Well, I'll be thinking about this for a little while and maybe start working on that thought soon!  Will I really do it?  We shall see!

 Well, we did get that crib matress and we also found an adorable little toddler bed set that is CARS!!  It was cool to find something that will match big brother's bed perfectly.  It's got the sheet that fits the crib matress and the quilt is perfect.  The top sheet and the pillowcase will be a nice addition in about 2 years.  Yay!

So, what is in a name?

 

Everything!  When we chose the names of our kids, we took time thinking about how it would sound and thinking about the meaning of the names.  When we chose our son's name, it ended up being "God's gift of happiness" all together.  We chose "God's gift" because he truly was a gift to us.  We were completely surprised with the positive pregnancy test and viewed it as a gift from God.  We weren't planning on having kids for a few years, but new that when God gave us a child, we were ready!  The "happiness" part has been so fitting for him.  He is constantly wanting to do things to make people happy.  Whenever I've been down or upset about something, he comes to me, gives me a big hug and says, "Mom, everything is going to be ok!"  Such a sweetie.

Our daughter's name means noble and kind.  She has quite the wild side, but there are times that she does something for someone that is such an act of kindness, Jeff and I just look at each other in amazement at how young she is yet so thoughtful of others - despite her childish tendancies!  We are excited to see what her future holds.

The whole time this pregnancy, we've been thinking about names and thought we had come up with something, but that has changed.  After seeing him, we decided that what we had picked out might not work.  So, we've been thinking and have come up with something.  The meaning is wonderful and we are also honoring some very special people in our family.  This weekend, we are heading out of town to a reunion and we are going to begin telling people the name next week.  When we get back, after our oldest begins school, I'll get on here and give the name and the details behind it!  I'm actually quite excited about it.

Well, it is official!  We are going to have a little boy!  For the last 15 weeks or so, everything inside of me was telling me that this is a boy.  It was nice to get to that sonogram and discover that the intuition was correct!  The kids are thoroughly excited and our son has already planned out the next five years of sports!  It is cute to hear him talk about his little brother.  Our daughter has been planning on sharing her tea with him.  That will be quite a sight!  They are both going to be such helpful and protective brother and sister.  This weekend, we are planning on getting things ready to start setting up the bedroom.  He'll be sharing a room with his brother so it will be fun to coordinate everything ~ we've got CARS to work with!  Today's objective: get a new crib mattress.

 

Here's to a great weekend!

To begin, I have so many questions.  But I've looked at the tagline for my corner here, a place to come read, write and reminisce (however that is spelled).  This morning my thoughts are in a million places, yet one.  Not long after I got married, my grandmother made the greatest statement.  This statement has been the center of my thougts throughout my marriage.  "Always remember the day you got married"  Always.  Always.  If you were to walk into our livingroom, you would see many items that would take you back to our wedding day.  Recently a neat woman I have just met came to my house and one of the first things she asked me was how long we had been married, if we are newlyweds.  When I told her how long, 7 years, I also said that some might say we are newlyweds.  She kind of chuckled and said 7 years isn't that new.  Inside, I said that to me, we are still new.  Yes, the honeymoon phase is out, but my love for my husband grows stronger!  There are days that I get so giddy that he chose to be with me and still does!  This morning, my thoughts have turned to a special friend and my thoughts have traveled back to 8 years ago.  I had just gotten engaged.  My  entire summer was spent planning my wedding!  My dreams were coming true!  I was in love with the most amazing man and he chose to spend the rest of his life with me.  I couldn't believe it!  Then, in just a few months, a close friend from college joined me.  We spent that first semester planning together.  We were so excited!  Our guys were roommates, and we ended up being roommates.  For me life was great, fantastic, I was living a princess dream.  My husband now treats me as his queen and I am so thankful.  God has truly blessed my life.  My memories have jumped to the day before our wedding.  What a great memory, these feelings are so wonderful to have.  In some ways I feel like I am back in those moments!  We spent a large part of the day decorating the building.  Then my sister took me and the bridesmaids out for a great lunch, it was awesome!  This was a place that I had no clue even existed.  It was so wonderful to just spend that time with the girls that meant the most to me at the time.  They all still mean so much to me.

 

A couple of years ago, my husband and I talked about the people who are in wedding parties.  We both feel that a marriage is a HUGE deal and the wedding is just as big.  We often spend so much time, thought, and money planning a time in our life that at the time seems to last only for a moment.  But we both feel that those people and that moment in time are so important in the rest of the life of the two who got married.  When we stand at that altar before God, we are promising to become one and spend the rest of our living days working to grow closer to eachother, working hard.  We believe that as a member of the wedding party, one is taking on quite a responsibility.  Or that is how we feel it should be viewed.  As a bridesmaid or groomsman, we are witnesses to the greatest union among mankind ~ marriage.  Very likely, those who stand with us are the closest people to our hearts, both ways.  We should hold each other accountable in our marriages.  So often, those friends are enjoying that great day and having fun just being a part of the excitement.  But does anyone take this amazing day seriously anymore?  I mean it!  I admit, of the weddings I've been a part of, my thoughts never went that far.  I was just part of the excitement.  Okay, when two decide to spend the rest of their life together, it is their responsibility to make it work.  Right?  That is not how I feel any longer.  Yes, it is the responsibility of the couple to make their marriage work.  BUT when one stands up with the couple, what are they saying?  I am here because I have faith in your relationship, I stand behind your decision, I encourage you in what you are doing!  As one that close to the couple, that faith, support, and encouragement should not stop that day.  I believe that the witnessing should continue through the years.  My heart is so heavy today.

 

WHAT IS HAPPENING?!

 

A dear friend of mine, actually two dear friends are going through a terrible thing.  I stood behind them, I had that faith, I gave them that encouragement.  My witnessing did not continue through as far as it should have.  I realize that it is their responsibility to work their marriage and keep it together.  But could things have been different if we (who stood by them) had banded together to bring a continuing encouragement and celebration?  What happened to remembering the day they got married?  What happened to remembering how they were?  Were they honest?  They will always be near and dear to my heart.  Hopefully with prayers things can work out for both of them, but at this time, I'm feeling a hole in my heart and lost.  My heart aches for them.  My heart goes out to them.  I just pray that they can find God and can work through each of their struggles.

 

The state of marriage and the family in our country is just breaking my heart.  On a trip to Wal-Mart, all I saw on the magazines was this relationship breaking up and that relationship in shambles, fights over this and that.  People just don't seem to care any more.  Where has the love gone?  What can we do?

There are many, many, many of them out there.  Thousands of people call them scams.  I believe that several are scams.  But if you are careful to look at what is actually being done in the company you can actually fare well getting involved, if you are careful.  A large up front investment is a bad idea.  A large renewal is a bad idea.  Monthly minimums are not good either.  Quotas put a lot of pressure on the consultant, especially a new one.  There are a few good ones out there that are actually in the health and wellness scene and I believe that these might be the best way to go.  A lot of their products are fairly expensive, but you've got to think about long-term cost and the value of the product.  Products made with humans in mind are wonderful!  These include products made with natural ingredients; without chemicals, dies or fragrances; and those that have extensive testing done on them.

I've personally gotten involved in one that I am extremely pleased with.  The up front cost was extremely minimal and there are no monthly minimums or quotas to meet.  The renewal cost is going to be half of what I paid to be a consultant.  I even got the business kit.  I've been playing around with doing it as a business, but I just don't think I've got what it takes to do that kind of work.  My family loves the products and we get them at a great cost.  There are two others we are closely involved with that have great products as well.  Arbonne has amazing skin-care, aroma therapy, baby care, vitamins, and health products for everyone from the cradle to the grave!  Mannatech is also a wonderful company that has a fantastic line of health products and they have recently come out with a skin-care line.  Melaleuca is another great company that has non-toxic products for the entire house.  Do your research and find one that fits you best!  I have my favorite that has given my family the most benefit, but everyone is different so make your decisions wisely!

 

So, it's been two months since I said anything on here.  It is hard to believe that time has flown by this fast.  We are now about 18 weeks into this pregnancy and will be finding out in 3 weeks if we are having a boy or girl.  The kids are thoroughly excited and just cannot wait to see their new baby brother or sister!

Today, I'm  not going to concern myself with making different entries for what is on the mind.  I'm just going to ramble in this one!

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Okay, my thoughts on the best movie out since Cars:  Charlotte's Web!  Incredible!  Wonderful and fantastic!  It is so wonderful that we can still find family movies to go to now and then.  We took the kids to see it in the theatre and now we've decided that owing it would be great.  The kids just love it.  I was also amazed at how close to the original (the one I saw as a little girl) it was.  It is rare that a remake will be so close!  And Dakota Fanning was fabulous.  Life is a miracle and Charlotte's Web has a wonderful way of putting that across.  Childhood is a wonderful time of life and this movie expresses that in such a wonderful way!  It makes me want to be like a child, look at life as a child does.  Even Jesus said that the kingdom of God belongs to such as these!

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A few weeks ago, the kids and I took a trip to see my parents.  We were gone for nearly three weeks.  While I was there, my dad spent some great time with me teaching me more about the Hammered Dulcimer.  So far, I've learned five songs!  My husband is picking up his guitar again and planning on learning a couple of the same songs.  We are becoming quite the musical family!  Our son is very interested in the Violin/Fiddle.  He loves fiddle music and would like to learn how to play.  Up until our trip a few weeks ago, I thought that the violin and fiddle were two separate insturments.  Now, I know it is the same, just depends on the style of music played!  Imagine that!  Ha, maybe everyone else knew that one!  Oh well, we all learn something new everyday.  Hopefully soon we can find some instruction for our son to play the fiddle.  He is very excited about it.  He talks about all of us playing together.  That would be fun for sure.

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Farmer's Markets.  Wonderful.  A little over a month ago, we found the farmer's market here in town and it is such a great discovery.  It is so great that we can support our local farmers.  The first day we went, we were a little late, nearly everyone had already sold out and gone home.  But, we did find some great honey products (from the regular honey like we buy at the store to whipped honeys and then lotions and lip balms.  Great stuff.  The next week, while the kids and I were out of town, hubby went and got some eggs, said they were great.  Next time we go, hopefully we can find some of that great fresh fruit and veggies!

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My baby is going to school!  This I'm not quite ready for.  For so long, we had planned on homeschooling, but I'm just not 100% sure that is the road we should go down.  After several discussions and prayers, we decided that sending him on to school for now would not be such a bad thing.  We can then find out how it works for our family.  I just can't believe that we are less than two months away from the big day!  My son's first day at school will be quite a day.  I know, I know - it's silly to be thinking about all of this, as soon as we get used to it, I'll be fine.  But he's my baby!  I've had him in my care 24/7 for 5 1/2 years!  I just can't imagine him being gone all day everyday of the week.  Such a change, so quickly!  It will be great though, he's ready.  Not long till we go shopping for all the new school things for him!  What fun.

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Well, I suppose that is enough rambling for now.  Maybe I'll be back soon to lay down some more of my personal thoughts.  To read more about the family, you can check out ourlittleclover.blogspot.com

With the weather, that is.  A white Easter down in Texas - where it never snows!  It's April and Kansas is forcasting snow this weekend.  It is supposed to be spring!  Flowers are supposed to be in full bloom and we want to spend our days at the park!  Wow.  So, what else is going on around the country?  Is it unseasonably cold everywhere?

Just a thought for today.

Well, this battery is about to die, so I should go.

Have a great one!

What a great time to just sit and enjoy the silence.  Adelaide is nestled in her little bed upstairs.  Jonathan is tucked into the corner of the loveseat.  My little loves.  They are so dear to my heart.  As I'm sitting here on the computer, I can see out the window.  It's been a rainy sort of day.  As the cars drive by, there is the sound of the tires moving the water.  It is actually quite a peaceful sound.  It is almost as if I close my eyes, I can see myself in the mountains and hear the nature all around me.  The quietness is ringing for me.  Music to my ears.  I read today that this new little love I've got on the way is making little tiny twitches.  What a thought.  The silence rings.  I'm at peace right now.  The last few months have been a whirlwind.  What a time.  So many decisions have had to be made.  Some of those decisions have been down the wrong path for right now.  But now, the silence is ringing.  Hmmm...the wind chimes are singing.  What a moment in time.  It is 4 pm on Tuesday and I feel great.  I'm not nautious right now, yay!  I'd love to say that life is perfect.  It may not be, but in this moment in time: my life is perfect.  The silence is ringing.  When I think about my baby growing inside of me, I hear the silence ring.  Growing, moving, and so lovely.

Cannot wait to meet this perfection of God's creation!

 

After all that we went through last year, I was honestly just looking forward to getting here and just relaxing and taking it easy in the new place.  Well, once again, three months after moving in, we got a call.  This time it was from the land-lords.  We love them!  They are fantastic, but they are moving.  With their move, they want to sell this place.  That means several things for us.  New land-lords.  That is not a fun thought, it is amazing that we were so lucky to find such wonderful people now we are stuck with the luck of the draw again.  Hopefully the new ones will be just as great.  Possibly being asked to leave.  I found out today that if the new owners want to live in the place as well as rent out the other side, we could be asked to leave within 30 days!  Ah!  Not what I want to be thinking about right now.  A possiblity of a rent hike?  Oh, I hope not.  This was just right for us.  OH, to think about moving again.  Oh, well!  We live with what we have today.

 

On a great note ~ our first OB apt is set for the 16th!  Just a little less than two weeks to go.  I've been on pins and kneedles waiting for that day, can't wait for it to be here!  Hopefully I will have u.s. pictures to post!  Won't that be awesome!  I cannot believe that we are expecting our third child.

 

Well, speaking of children, I must be signing off now.  I thought I had quiet time settled, but I was wrong.  Little voices are beckoning their mamma!

Wow!  Time has really flown by!  We blinked our eyes and February was gone, and now March is on it's way out as well!  Jeff and I have been married for 7 years and that is hard to believe!  The 11th was our anniversary.  It was great!  On the 10th, we went to see the Dead Sea Scrolls with a group from our church.  It was quite an experience!  Jeff says that it was humbling for him.  For me it was so awesome to be in the presence of such precious historical artifacts.  To see all that it took for the translation of God's word was amazing.  I highly recomend anyone go see it if they have the opportunity.

The weather is finally warming up here, so the kids and I have been spending more time outside.  It has been great.

We also found out last week that we are expecting another baby!  We are so excited about a new addition!  If calculations are correct, we are due in November.  Can't wait to make it to a dr. to get things rolling!  What fun the next 9 months will be!

Well, times are busy and I really should get going.  I just wanted to jump on again and say hello to the world!

 

God bless you all on your journey through life!

Sorry this is late, buddy!  I love you!  Jonathan turned 5 on Tuesday.  Birthdays are so busy!