Yes, I would like some more...

OK, Please make this now:



Now, I know that it may not look like much in the picture, but the tasty creaminess is overwhelming!!!!

Yogurt Cream (and berries)

Parenting 101

Welcome back to Seek the Lord Sunday! Today's topic is Parenting.

I am so glad that I have my Heavenly Father in my corner when it comes to parenting. From when I was a child, until now as a mother, I know that the Lord has been in my life, directing my steps. I am so fortunate to have been raised in a Christian home, where I was nurtured and loved by both my parents. Even after they divorced when I was 12, they both continued on loving myself and my brother the same.

My husband was not so fortunate. He basically raised himself and his younger sister from a young age. He went to church sporadically. He went between both of his parents for years, living with each for a time, before moving again.

Even though our backgrounds were not the same, by any means, God had a plan for both of our lives, to become one, and to have children and become parents.

The Hubby and I tried to concieve for almost a year and a half. One night at church, our pastor, when giving the Altar call, said that "Tonight is your night, if you are out there and you need a touch in your body, or anything from The Lord, come forward." The Hubby and I did, and I know that, just like Sarah, my womb was opened that night. I thank God everyday for The Boy and the blessing that he has been to us, even now that he is in the "terrible two's".



We only have The Boy so far (we are awaiting our "quiver")and I KNOW that we have made our mistakes, being parents of one. I am sure that we will continue to make them. Praise God, that he forgives our mistakes, he gives us the freedom to forgive ourselves for the mistakes that we have made.

I also know that without Him daily renewing my patience and strength, I would not be able to keep my hair from turning 18 shades of gray....

Thank you Jesus!

and I'm spent...

What a week! Starting with VBS prep and Outdoor Cinema last Saturday, VBS every night during the week, and today both The Hubby's company picnic and a Softball fundraiser for our friend Brian and Special Olympics activities. I am so looking forward to just relaxing into God's Word tomorrow. Here are some snapshots from this week (thanks for letting me borrow a camera, Granny Goose aka Chopped Liver):

Myself and LP getting ready for VBS


Our friends J and S, livin' it up at the Outdoor Cinema


This would be us...


My life all last week. We had a great time and had almost 50 kids every night!


Oh, and looking like this (orange stripey socks not shown)


This guy LOVES softball!


The Boy had his name drawn for a contest. This was the happiest that he was.

Chills!!

Life as a Pirate

Tonight was the first night of our VBS and I was so busy, I forgot to take a single picture! I am the worship leader and help out with the Yo Ho Ho Show and Whipcrack Island Games. We had 34 kids last night, AWESOME! We are having a boys vs. girls offering contest and a who-can-bring-the-most friends contest. The winner of the offering contest gets to choose a candy bar of choice and the winner of the friends contest gets an IPOD!!! We are also doing a random drawing for a 5 inch TV each night. The kids also are earning pirate dobloons for good behavior and will have a chance to "shop" for prizes at the end of the week.

I hope that the kids this week will learn and grow in Christ and have a great time. I hope that I will remember to take pictures tonight.

Heaven

This is my first Seek the Lord Sunday post(thank you Daquiri!) The topic this week is Heaven.

Heaven is one of those things for me that is so amazing and wonderful that I cannot even wrap my mind around it. To be there with my Heavenly Father, and his Son, my Redeemer. C'mon, how AWESOME will that be. To ask all the questions I have, and be face to face. My heart gets excited. Does that make sense? Can you imagine what worship will be like in Heaven? I love to enter into worship at church, and love to feel the presence of the Holy Spirit. To be in Heaven, WITH GOD?!? To worship Him on His throne?!? It truly boggles the mind.

I know that Revelation 21 tries to give a description of what Heaven will look like, which is nice, but I think that it will be 1,000,000 times greater than we could ever dream.

When I get to Heaven, I can't wait to see my loved ones, the ones who prayed for me and my salvation, knowing that through the Lord I would live my best life(thank you Great Grandma!) I can't wait to see my mansion!

This is such a great topic, can you truly ever come to a stopping point?

Life, life. life

Full day here on the homefromt. We had a VBS planning meeting today. Our VBS is starting on Monday, so we had a lot to accomplish. We painted murals for the offering contest, watched a worship video to play for the kids, ate pizza, hung posters, discussed a schedule, the list goes on and on. I am really looking forward to VBS this year and hope that we can show Christ's love to all of the kids that come in our doors and make Him very real to them.

This evening after the meeting, a group of us went to the 7th annual Comcast Outdoor cinema. Surf's Up was the movie this year. It was totally adorable. The Hubby and I had never seen it and we really enjoyed it. One of my high school English teachers was the "opening act" with his band, Six Pack Pretty. They played a lot of 70's and 80's music and it was fun to see him play. It became super cold at the end of the night, but we stayed until the end, packed up and headed home. It truly was a great day.

Life, as a Young Adult

If I have not mentioned this before, my hubby and I go to an AWESOME church. We have lots of different ministries at our church, but the newest is Young Adults. We are a group of 20 and 30- somethings who get together at least once a month to fellowship, snack, play games, but most of all, to learn about the Lord and his love for us. The group is "officially" about a year old and we are growing. Praise God!!!

Next month, LP will be giving our "sermonette", which I am looking forward to greatly. I know that she has some fun things planned for us. If you are in our area, and would like to join us, leave me a comment, and I will get you the deets...

Life, preparing for Pirates!

Avast thar! This year's VBS is quickly upon us, starting on Monday. Our theme this year is "The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything" from VeggieTales.



The ideas for this VBS are so cute. The kiddos will be learning what it takes to be a hero in God's eyes. They will be having games, crafts, science, and of course plenty of learning from God's word. We are going to have a blast. I love the enthusiasm from the kids, and to see them loving the Lord is what truly makes this time worthwhile. If you are in the area (Aberdeen/Hoquiam/Cosi) and would like some info, please leave me a comment and it will be headed your way ASAP!

Life, without a camera

I am totally bummed. How is it that when your camera is broken, or not with you, the best photo moments happen. My memory is not always the greatest, so to rely on a "flashback" of that picturesque moment is not always going to work.

We had Young Adults at our house this weekend. It was a beautiful evening, so we had the water flowing in the backyard and 10 kiddos here to enjoy it. Here is a picture of The Boy playing in the sprinkler:



Here is another picture of The Boy with his friend Uh-ka, obviously playing in the pool:




You see, I REALLY need a new camera!

Life, being free

How lucky are we to live in a country with the freedoms that we enjoy. We had a great day today celebrating just that. We picked up some fireworks yesterday evening, made a potato salad with red onion and bacon and relaxed. My dad is in town to visit since my GPa had a knee replacement (besides the fact that 2 days before the knee surgery he grandma-napped my GMa from the nursing home and my dad needed to give him what for).

Today, we watched Heroes and had a classic 4th of July dinner. Our neighbors always have TONS of the large-scale fireworks, so we pulled out our lawn chairs and had a great show.

I hope that everyone out there had a great and safe holiday!