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26 Weeks

So here we are.....starting our 26th week with this jumping little monkey #3 in my womb.
I think it's at 24 weeks (if I remember corrrectly) that it's considered a viable pregnancy? Do I have the right word there? In other words, if the baby were born now, it could survive outside the womb?? Am I right?


And wow, has this little one come alive very actively!!! Have been feeling movement for such a long time it seems but seriously can tell the baby is growing. It's such an incredible feeling! Such a little miracle. The most active time for this monkey is from 9-11 pm.....so hopefully that means when little one comes to meet us they will either switch that active schedule to another part of the day or then again keep it: THEN sleep allllllllllllllll night long ;) Our first 2 started sleeping all night at 5 wks.....I can't imagine we'll get that blessed again, but who knows!


Thank You Father, for these amazing little miracles
that are such gifts from Heaven!

Learn the Word by Doing It

Matthew 26:55 "In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me."

The four gospels refer to Jesus teaching 43 times, preaching 19 times, and preaching and teaching in the same verse, six times. This indicates that Jesus spent twice as much time teaching as He did preaching. Teaching is the basic building block for making disciples. Jesus was making disciples, not just converts.

The Greek word for "disciple" literally means "a learner," and indicates "learning by endeavor" or what we would call "on-the-job training." Jesus said in John 8:31, "If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed." Anyone who meets this criterion is Jesus' disciple.

"Jailhouse religion," where a person is only sorry he got caught and is trying to get out of a bad situation, will not produce true discipleship. It takes a forsaking of all to be Jesus' disciple. Jesus wants us to "count the cost." It is definitely a commitment.

What the Lord has started in you, He will also continue and complete. That is not to say that your success will be automatic; we have to cooperate with what God is wanting to do in our lives. Our faithfulness may always be suspect, but God's faithfulness is never in question. It is always God's will to continue and complete the good work He began in us.

~Andrew Wommack Ministries

Pictures-Ellie Joy's 2nd Bday

Ellie Joy.....We love you because of your sense of style and spunky attitude....

We love you because of your endless smiles and joy you bring us each day.....

We love you because you are such a precious gift from God.....

We love you because you are the best sister Gabe could have...even though you have taken up the new defense mechanism of biting him VERY HARD when he takes something from you!

We love you more than words can say and it's so hard to believe you are 2 already!

We are so excited what God has in store for you!!!!

And it's so hard for this Mama to believe yer not gonna be the baby monkey anymore!

We love you Ellie Joy and praise God for you!!!! Don't you ever forget what a beautiful girl

you are......sent here from Heaven!

Pictures-Orphan Sunday

Today was National Orphan Sunday (or so we celebrated today even though it may have been last Sunday I heard)

And one of our favorite bands, ASHER, performed with some great music.

With some great guitar players....

With some great dressed ladies....

And a great lead singer....

And then after hearing some amazing testimonies and seeing some heart wrenching pictures/videos.....I was ready to come home and adopt 10 more little monkies to be brothers and sisters to ours!!!

And the highlight of the night (besides hearing Asher) was hearing Lysa Terkuerst of

http://www.proverbs31.org/ Proverbs 31 Ministries and getting to meet her and chat a bit.

My group of book study women is doing her book What Happens When Women Say Yes to God...and it's been great. You can also find her at http://lysaterkeurst.blogspot.com/.

If you look closely, you will see in the background of this picture above, a beautiful little Korean girl named Ellie. She was adopted into a family in a neighboring community.

Okay.....so I gotta get to my prayer closet and chat more with God about all these beautiful little orphans with such sad, sad eyes.

Pictures-Happy Days

Yesterday was a great day......the monkies were soooooooooooooooo happy because one got to go ride with Uncle Jacob and the other got to go ride with Uncle Joshua.

Gabe could not contain himself ;) It was so cute.

Ellie was so heartbroken and sobbing when we dropped Gabe off, but then quickly became happy when we got to the next field and we got in another tractor!

Yes....I do believe God has blessed us with a countrified NOT sissified lil chica!

John Deere Green.....the picture of greatness ;)

And then the day got even better as Dad called and was installing windows in town and wondered if I wanted to make some extra $$$!!! Yeeha! What fun! A big thanks to my big sis Kathy for last minute being able to babysitt our kids so I could go. For all your fix-it,remodel, construction, roofing, kitchens, bathrooms, etc.....call J & M Construction!!!! They are the best!

And to top off that great day, it ended with a hot date with my hubby at the school fall play.

Rednecks

I do declare: My older brother and his family are officially REDNECKS. The children have decorated the tree with their outside toys......and they have allowed the decor to remain!!!!!!!