Recently, I have come across a few articles online that have been very encouraging and thought-provoking. In case you missed me sharing them on Facebook, I thought I would post them here. They are both simple and short, so if you have a few minutes, read them! I pray they warm your soul.
Ordinary Days
What is the greatest gift you can give to your kids? Ordinary days. Holidays, big events, graduations....those are all great days to be present. But it's the ordinary days that are extraordinary.
How to Find Quiet Time With God When There is No Quiet Time
I know my quiet times with the Lord are taken one day at a time. Sometimes I totally miss it. Sometimes I go weeks. Thankful for the sweet reminder of truth.
And just for something funny, watch this:
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Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Monday, September 10, 2012
Indescribable
Have you ever seen these videos by Louie Giglio!?
Louie is a pastor and founded the Passion ministry that is so well-known. Jonathan and I saw him live while living in Baton Rouge during his "Indescribable" tour with Chris Tomlin. These videos are what we heard him speak on and they were mind-blowing. If you want to be amazed by God's greatness and hugeness and power, do yourself and your heart a favor and listen to these. There are five total. I am only going to include the first one so that I am not an obnoxious poster, but once you watch the first you can access the other four in sequence. And, believe me, they are so intriguing that you'll watch all five with no effort.
I bring these up because our Care Group is reading a book together and during our discussion on Friday night we were talking about God's majesty and holiness, and somehow this message was brought up. It's amazing how great our God is!
Louie is a pastor and founded the Passion ministry that is so well-known. Jonathan and I saw him live while living in Baton Rouge during his "Indescribable" tour with Chris Tomlin. These videos are what we heard him speak on and they were mind-blowing. If you want to be amazed by God's greatness and hugeness and power, do yourself and your heart a favor and listen to these. There are five total. I am only going to include the first one so that I am not an obnoxious poster, but once you watch the first you can access the other four in sequence. And, believe me, they are so intriguing that you'll watch all five with no effort.
I bring these up because our Care Group is reading a book together and during our discussion on Friday night we were talking about God's majesty and holiness, and somehow this message was brought up. It's amazing how great our God is!
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Monday, August 15, 2011
Sleepy...
I started that post one day last week, but then got interrupted and was unable to finish it. So glad I didn't because what is stated below is anything BUT what we're experiencing here. Last night was one for the record books!
Stella is still sleeping pretty well. She gets fed somewhere around 10 pm (give or take 30 minutes) and is down for the night. The past four nights, she has woken around 5:00 am for a feeding and then goes right back to sleep. She was going for longer stretches, even not waking at all until 8 or 9 am, but that seems to have halted for now. I have been working on getting her down earlier in the evening. I try to have her asleep by 9 pm, then I wake her for the "dream feed" before I go to sleep somewhere in the 10:00 range. I was hoping that maybe she was dropping that early, early morning feed, but so far she's still holding on to it.
Liam is having some major sleep trouble. It seems like Stella is sleeping better than he is. He wakes in the night at least once every.single.night. This started months back when I was still pregnant. I wasn't easily able to get out of bed, so Jonathan would get up and go check on him and comfort him every night when he cried out. I don't know if we've ruined him by doing that or what, but it seems to have been getting worse the past few weeks. He wakes up most nights about 3-4 times. He's not hurt or sick or needing anything, he just wakes up crying out. Sometimes we let him fuss it out, and he'll go back to sleep, but sometimes he wakes up and won't stop until he screams at the top of his lungs which causes us to have to go in to calm him down.
Last night, he started the waking up around 10:30 pm. He would just cry softly for a minute or so, then fall back to sleep. The problem, however, is that he did this off and on until 3:00 am. Jonathan was having trouble sleeping anyway, so he was checking on him occasionally in those several hours, but at 3:00 am I was so exhausted and over it. I know that Liam has been cutting some molars, and this long span of waking last night seemed much worse than usual, so I got up and gave him some Ibuprofen and water to see if maybe he was in pain from teething and needed some relief. After that, he finally fell asleep until 8:30 am this morning. So, maybe it's teething. Maybe it's not. Who knows?
Anyway, I just have to remind myself that our little ones are only little for a few years. It won't be long until they are teens and we are BEGGING them to wake up at a reasonable hour. Until then, we are trying to catch as many restful moments as possible.
On a positive note, here is a precious video of Nora and Liam loving on Stella one morning last week. They get so excited when they see her in the morning and consider this "playing with her." This baby girl is so loved!
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
We Survived!
Yesterday was it! The very first day where it was me plus three kiddos without anyone else here. We had some wild and crazy moments, but I must say that God's mercy was all over the day. It went so much better than I could have hoped. Stella slept pretty well the night before, and she was still asleep when both kids woke up. That's one of my fears: being in the middle of nursing her when the other two wake up. I just picture Liam screaming for me and Nora sitting in her big girl bed crying out for me, getting louder and louder because I am not coming right away. (Even though she's in a big girl bed, she hasn't realized that she can get out in the mornings without me. Not quite ready to burst that bubble).
Anyway, so breakfast was fixed while baby girl slept away. Then....things got a little hairy. It was kind of humorous, actually. First, after I fed and changed Stella, I went to go put her in the bouncy seat, and just as I did, she threw up everything. EVERYTHING. So, I had to clean her up. A little while later, Liam took care of his morning business, but with other things going on, it took me a long time to actually getting around to change him. Then, when I was feeding Stella again (because she was famished after losing all of her breakfast on the kitchen floor), Nora announced that she had to poop. Since my milk had just let down, I couldn't get up to wipe her bottom. I asked her if she could do it (a first!), and then I told her I would check her when I was finished. Ah, life with a preschooler, toddler, and newborn! Spit up, poopy bottoms, and dirty laundry. Even though I don't always feel like this, I must say that I wouldn't have it any other way.
The rest of the day went pretty well. We were totally out of bread and most groceries, so we drove through Chick-fil-a for lunch, had a picnic outside, and went down for naps. Miraculously, Stella was still asleep, so I was able to get in a 20 minute power nap. Seriously, that was a GIFT! Nora went to her first swim lesson of the summer after naptime, and my dear, sweet friend Anne picked her up, watched her at the lesson, and brought her home. To top everything off, a sweet friend brought us a yummy supper.
At the end of the day, my thoughts were: we are very blessed and God is very kind. Yesterday could have looked very differently. I am thankful that my thoughts were not filled with anxiety and that the Lord gave all of us joy. I know there are hard days ahead of us, but I keep quoting: "Do not worry about tomorrow for tomorrow will worry about itself." God will prove himself in those moments just as is He is right now. I know there are days ahead where I will feel defeated, exhausted, impatient, and selfish. I remember back when Liam was a newborn that week 4 was a really difficult week for me. That timetable is approaching with Stella, so I am trying to mentally prepare myself that hard days may be just around the corner and that things may get even harder before they get better. I pray that the Lord will help me to overcome myself in those days, pouring out abundant grace and giving me the heart to accept His provision minute by minute. One day at a time.
As I was thinking about the day, I kept thinking of this silly video that I remember seeing when I was in college. Anyone else remember this:
Anyway, so breakfast was fixed while baby girl slept away. Then....things got a little hairy. It was kind of humorous, actually. First, after I fed and changed Stella, I went to go put her in the bouncy seat, and just as I did, she threw up everything. EVERYTHING. So, I had to clean her up. A little while later, Liam took care of his morning business, but with other things going on, it took me a long time to actually getting around to change him. Then, when I was feeding Stella again (because she was famished after losing all of her breakfast on the kitchen floor), Nora announced that she had to poop. Since my milk had just let down, I couldn't get up to wipe her bottom. I asked her if she could do it (a first!), and then I told her I would check her when I was finished. Ah, life with a preschooler, toddler, and newborn! Spit up, poopy bottoms, and dirty laundry. Even though I don't always feel like this, I must say that I wouldn't have it any other way.
The rest of the day went pretty well. We were totally out of bread and most groceries, so we drove through Chick-fil-a for lunch, had a picnic outside, and went down for naps. Miraculously, Stella was still asleep, so I was able to get in a 20 minute power nap. Seriously, that was a GIFT! Nora went to her first swim lesson of the summer after naptime, and my dear, sweet friend Anne picked her up, watched her at the lesson, and brought her home. To top everything off, a sweet friend brought us a yummy supper.
At the end of the day, my thoughts were: we are very blessed and God is very kind. Yesterday could have looked very differently. I am thankful that my thoughts were not filled with anxiety and that the Lord gave all of us joy. I know there are hard days ahead of us, but I keep quoting: "Do not worry about tomorrow for tomorrow will worry about itself." God will prove himself in those moments just as is He is right now. I know there are days ahead where I will feel defeated, exhausted, impatient, and selfish. I remember back when Liam was a newborn that week 4 was a really difficult week for me. That timetable is approaching with Stella, so I am trying to mentally prepare myself that hard days may be just around the corner and that things may get even harder before they get better. I pray that the Lord will help me to overcome myself in those days, pouring out abundant grace and giving me the heart to accept His provision minute by minute. One day at a time.
As I was thinking about the day, I kept thinking of this silly video that I remember seeing when I was in college. Anyone else remember this:
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Be Still My Heart....
So, after posting the previous video of Liam, I got to sitting in front on my computer screen watching old You Tube videos I had uploaded. I came across this one of Liam almost exactly one year ago from right now. I about cried....my sweet baby boy! How much he's changed and grown! How sweet is he!
Monday, April 11, 2011
Monday, January 10, 2011
Snow Day Craziness
This is my husband.
This is my husband on a snow day here in January 2011.
This is my husband who is just a few days away from 31 years old.
This is is my husband who is like a five year old on a field trip to the zoo.
He is having a blast. He's outside with our next door neighbor, Matt (also in his thirties).
I'm not sure when he'll be back in the house. May be dark before he comes in.
Please, pray for his safety! ;)
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Oliver's Miracle
I came across this video of some friends of ours from back home in Louisiana. Lacey and Trey Pratts lived in Baton Rouge when we did following Hurricane Katrina. We had some mutual friends and got to know them a little bit before we moved off to Knoxville. Lacey was pregnant with their son Oliver at the same time I was pregnant with Nora. Oliver is just a few weeks older than Nora!
I hope this video encourages you. I keep up with the Pratts via Facebook and the Internet, so I am familiar with their beautiful story. I hope to meet Oliver in person one day!
Lacey Pratts Story from Healing Place Church on Vimeo.
I hope this video encourages you. I keep up with the Pratts via Facebook and the Internet, so I am familiar with their beautiful story. I hope to meet Oliver in person one day!
Lacey Pratts Story from Healing Place Church on Vimeo.
Friday, August 6, 2010
Thursday, May 13, 2010
The Prodigal
This song is so powerful and such a wonderful reminder of our need of Christ! I love this video that captures the story of the Prodigal. This was posted on GirlTalk, and is just too good not to share!
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Precious Video
We were watching some Veggie Tales videos on YouTube and came across this precious song. It is a great reminder for Mommas and kiddos! Enjoy!
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Got Juice?
Since Liam is just a few weeks away from being one, I am trying to get him adjusted to taking liquids from a cup instead of his bottle. A few weeks ago, I decided to give him a new cup with a straw and put a bit of diluted apple juice in there. It was a hit!
Just Waking Up
Liam is always so chatty after naptime, and I am always wanting to record him because he seems to have so much to say. This video is from last week, and after I went in to his room to get him up, I remembered to go grab my camera. Well, he fell apart because I left the room, so that's why he is all teary and sad. Oh, the drama!
I love how he says "Ora" and, if you can't tell, this boy LOVES to talk about his Daddy!
I love how he says "Ora" and, if you can't tell, this boy LOVES to talk about his Daddy!
Sunday, April 18, 2010
My Little Helper
Nora is learning to help me in so many ways, and the Lord is giving her such a heart to serve her Momma and her family! She loves to help me put clothes away, switch out the laundry, and her newest "chore" is unloading the silverware basket into our silverware drawer. She can do it all by herself.
She started singing this song today while working away, and I just had to capture such a precious moment!
She started singing this song today while working away, and I just had to capture such a precious moment!
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Friday, March 5, 2010
Our Little Old Geezer
The things we do to our kids.
The things our kids do to us.
The things we are willing to share with the public.
I will continue to try to capture this monstrosity on camera. It's absolutely hilarious and this video doesn't do it justice. Sorry, also, for the Blair Witch Project feel.
The things our kids do to us.
The things we are willing to share with the public.
I will continue to try to capture this monstrosity on camera. It's absolutely hilarious and this video doesn't do it justice. Sorry, also, for the Blair Witch Project feel.
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