Pictures

Sometimes we wear pink...because it's finally growing on mommy ;)

MeeMaw got out the old fashioned horse....and Gabe loves it! He calls him Horsey.

The other morning I saw Gabe just laying underneath the coffee table and that is an unusual sight....him not moving....so when I got up closer, I saw why....he had stolen Ellie's passy and was acting like a baby. He never took a passy (thumb sucker) but he knows what to do now....it's actually a No-no....but he makes a game out of it.

MeeMaw is back in comission after her surgery...Praise God for speedy healing!!!

This is Gabe saying: "Don't forget to pray before you eat!"

Ellie's first time eating sweet potatoes....not too crazy about them yet ;)

PawPaw's got his hands full...

Gabe's first driving lessons....didn't ya know, we start really young in the country????

Uncle Jacob showing Gabe how to ride the tractor.

Gabe practicing drums on Daddy's head ;) He's gonna be great someday ;)

Notice how there's always a hat on the head???

Lil Miss Happy Poopy Pants: FYI: She filled her drawers today up the front!!! yup, all the way

up and belly button was OVERFLOWING....it was not a pretty sight....but no sphinter massages today...yipee!!!!

A cowboy always goes in the corner to do his duties, eh?

Lil Miss Ellie Joy...almost 7 mths!

Dear Lord...

“Dear Lord, in the midst of much inner turmoil and restlessness, there is a consoling thought: maybe you are working in me in a way I cannot yet feel, experience or understand. My mind is not able to concentrate on you, my heart is not able to remain centered, and it seems as if you are absent and have left me alone. But in faith I cling to you. I believe that your Spirit reaches deeper and further than my mind or heart, and that profound movements are not the first to be noticed.
Therefore, Lord, I promise I will not run away, not give up, not stop praying, even when it all seems useless, pointless, and a waste of time and effort. I want to let you know that I love you even though I do not feel loved by you, and that I hope in you even though I often experience despair. Let this be a little dying I can do with you and for you as a way of experiencing some solidarity with the millions in this world who suffer far more than I do. Amen.”
-Henri Nouwen

Baba is Mama

Today was one of the happiest days of my life for 2 reasons....
#1 was on previous post....Happy Poopy Pants.
#2 is this: Gabe has always had a hard time with saying his 'M's...they come out like 'B's...weird, eh? So he calls the mower a bower and he calls me BaBa. I have really been working on this with him and today I thought maybe I'll try a different octave in speaking it.....hee hee...
So I upped my voice and did it all sing-songey and whadya know? The turkey TOTALLY matches my pitch and the syllables and says Mama alllllllllllllllllllllllll day looooooooong!!!!
I am so very happy. Interesting enough, he never had a problem with his 'D's so he has been saying Daddy for over a year now.....that was a long long wait for me......and so very worth it.

Happy Poopy Pants

I have never in my life been so happy to see a full diaper....Lil Miss Ellie has went 3-5 days ( i really lost track of time, so honestly don't know) with not pooping....and lotsa smelly gas!
Gabe never did this....he is Mister Consistent daily with his poo. So it was a whole new experience for me massaging the sphincter muscles of my poor little girl. I knew something wasn't right when she started fussing after eating the last couple days....as she has been the most content baby ever. It was so unlike her....so yesterday Mom did the dreaded duty I didn't want to do....she demonstrated the how and what.....but nothing happened. So this afternoon when she wouldn't settle down for her afternoon nap I thought maybe I should try again. She seemed so happy after I used the rectal thermometer....and I was so stinkin' scared I was gonna get poo flung in all directions...what a funny sight ;) But did she poo? Nope? But went right to sleep....so I have no idea what I did, but 2 hours later she woke up from her nap laughing and talking and filled her diaper to the brim....Hallelujah! I was a dancing crazy mama!!!! I pray Happy Poopy Pants returns again tomorrow!

Self Rejection

“Self-rejection is the greatest enemy of the spiritual life because it contradicts the sacred voice that calls us the ‘Beloved.’ Being beloved constitutes the truth of our existence.”

~Henri Nouwen

Hallelujah!

God is so good....and so faithful to comfort our hearts and give it warm fuzzies when it needs it ;)
I have been bloggin about the news I recieved from a friend that broke my heart....and today I recieved opposite kind of news from another friend. I had been praying hard for a friend that he would be able to find peace with God and get baptized....for 3 years I prayed for this man...and to God be the glory....he is at that place! Getting baptized!!!! Where I come from...this is a reason for jumping, shouting, dancing, and praising our Almighty Father!!! And He knows how bad I truly needed some news like that after the other. He is sooooooooo good...all the time!
Thank You Father!!!

Is This Love?

""Many are eager to be happy with Him;

few wish to suffer anything for Him,

many will follow Him as far as the breaking of bread,

but few will remain to drink from His passion.

Many love Christ as long as they encounter no hardship . . . "

~Thomas a Kempis

But is this love? To love God only when life is good and full?

Free from heartaches and sorrow? Is this love?

Yesterday...amazingly, (just after finding out about our friend) Pastor was preaching about "loving those who are not lovely." It's a hard thing....to love at all...but to love the unlovable. To love those who hurt others....to love those we don't agree with their lifestyles, etc Then he used the example of the homosexuals.

As Godly people we don't need to be yelling at them that they're going to hell....we need to be using love and prayer as our weapons only.

Love like Jesus did.....reach out...spread the Gospel...share the Love.