Happy Birthday to my sweet Hubby today! I love you!
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Did I mention she likes pasta?
I obviously didn't learn the first time around...
She dove into the ziti like no tomorrow!
Trey was doing his part by egging her on BIG TIME!! I absolutely LOVE the last picture of them together!! I couldn't have posed that shot if I tried. It was TOO sweet watching her lay her head on her bubba.
The Yogurt Incident of 2008
I'm not quite sure why I thought it was a good idea at the time, but I let Shaefer feed herself the other night. She had a blast! And then she had a bath!
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
First the apples, now Cheerios
I posted here about God providing apples for Trey. Well, God did it again! :) He provided something "little" that we needed. Here is what happened:
My daughter, Shaefer, is 14 months old and just now has her first tooth coming in. She is too cute! Needless to say we go through LOTS of "mushy" foods and TONS of Cheerios. It was time for her afternoon snack so I headed to the pantry. As I reached for the bag of Cheerios, I thought to myself, "I really need to get to the store for some more snacks." Then I thought, "How am I going to do that? I already used our grocery money for this week?" Honestly, the entire situation left my mind at that point.
We went to church that night for our first financial support meeting for Wakeboard Church (more details to come on another post!). It was so cool to be surrounded by my sister, her husband, my mom, my father-in-law and countless friends as we embark on this new adventure. The meeting wrapped up at about 9:00pm and we headed home. My sister, her husband and Trey beat the rest of us home. When I walked into the kitchen the first thing I saw was 2 boxes of Cheerios sitting on the counter. My sister has gotten them CHEAP with a few coupons and knew they would not go to waste at our house! :) She had NO idea what had transpired earlier that afternoon, but God did and He used my sister to meet a need in my life. The need was little. The need was simple. But it was a need none the less.
This is the God I am madly in love with. He is fully capable of doing HUGE things while at the same time being fully active and intentional in the LITTLE things. He desires to be so entangled in our lives that we are unable to tell where we end and He begins. That is my desire as well...to live my life filled with Him so that I simply disappear.
To Casi, my sweet sister: I know you had NO idea when you stopped by Albertson's that day that God would use you in my life, but He did! Thank you! He has given you such a compassionate and giving heart. You inspire me in HUGE ways! I LOVE YOU!
My daughter, Shaefer, is 14 months old and just now has her first tooth coming in. She is too cute! Needless to say we go through LOTS of "mushy" foods and TONS of Cheerios. It was time for her afternoon snack so I headed to the pantry. As I reached for the bag of Cheerios, I thought to myself, "I really need to get to the store for some more snacks." Then I thought, "How am I going to do that? I already used our grocery money for this week?" Honestly, the entire situation left my mind at that point.
We went to church that night for our first financial support meeting for Wakeboard Church (more details to come on another post!). It was so cool to be surrounded by my sister, her husband, my mom, my father-in-law and countless friends as we embark on this new adventure. The meeting wrapped up at about 9:00pm and we headed home. My sister, her husband and Trey beat the rest of us home. When I walked into the kitchen the first thing I saw was 2 boxes of Cheerios sitting on the counter. My sister has gotten them CHEAP with a few coupons and knew they would not go to waste at our house! :) She had NO idea what had transpired earlier that afternoon, but God did and He used my sister to meet a need in my life. The need was little. The need was simple. But it was a need none the less.
This is the God I am madly in love with. He is fully capable of doing HUGE things while at the same time being fully active and intentional in the LITTLE things. He desires to be so entangled in our lives that we are unable to tell where we end and He begins. That is my desire as well...to live my life filled with Him so that I simply disappear.
To Casi, my sweet sister: I know you had NO idea when you stopped by Albertson's that day that God would use you in my life, but He did! Thank you! He has given you such a compassionate and giving heart. You inspire me in HUGE ways! I LOVE YOU!
Monday, July 21, 2008
Honestly, I didn't mean to lie...
I told my friends that I was writing again. I think I did twice since my e-mail. Honestly, I didn't mean to lie...
I've been caught in the horrible trap of perfectionism AGAIN! I hate it! I've had so much to say. God has been doing so many amazing things in me and in my family. I got stuck on the fact that I was going to be unable to fully express my heart, so I wrote nothing at all. It bums me out. In the next few days I'll take some baby steps in writing out our latest adventure. Here is a sneek peek:
I've been caught in the horrible trap of perfectionism AGAIN! I hate it! I've had so much to say. God has been doing so many amazing things in me and in my family. I got stuck on the fact that I was going to be unable to fully express my heart, so I wrote nothing at all. It bums me out. In the next few days I'll take some baby steps in writing out our latest adventure. Here is a sneek peek:
Monday, June 30, 2008
I wonder what my name is?
When we moved back to Texas 4 years ago, we tackled the huge task of finding a church to call home. We left a full time ministry position in St. Louis and needed to rest, sit back and receive and have God heal our marriage. When we walked into 121 Community Church the first Sunday, we knew without a doubt this would be our new church home. The worship was authentic. The teaching was Biblically sound and full of truth. No gimmicks. No topical studies. Just meat...just what we needed.
4 years later we are still gnawing on the meat our pastor serves up each week. We are walking through the book of John. Here is what I came away with this Sunday:
We looked at John 10:1-21. Verse 3 really jumped out at me. I have read this story many times, I even have it underlined in my Bible (Yes, I mark in my Bible!!). Verse 3 says, "The watchman opens the gate for him (the shepherd), and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out." Our pastor expounded a bit on the eastern shepherding culture and it made this verse even more meaningful to me. He explained that the pens or folds that held the sheep would be used by numerous herds at a time. The animals were able to distinguish their master's voice from another shepherd. The verse talks about the shepherd calling his sheep by name. Not names like we think of like Ann or Billy, but names based on the characteristics of the individual sheep. I love that!
Since Jesus compares himself to a shepherd, I remember leaning over to my husband and asking, "I wonder what He calls me?" :)
God - thank you for not giving up on me! You are slowly refining me by chiseling away the stinky, stubborn and rebellious parts of my character.
4 years later we are still gnawing on the meat our pastor serves up each week. We are walking through the book of John. Here is what I came away with this Sunday:
We looked at John 10:1-21. Verse 3 really jumped out at me. I have read this story many times, I even have it underlined in my Bible (Yes, I mark in my Bible!!). Verse 3 says, "The watchman opens the gate for him (the shepherd), and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out." Our pastor expounded a bit on the eastern shepherding culture and it made this verse even more meaningful to me. He explained that the pens or folds that held the sheep would be used by numerous herds at a time. The animals were able to distinguish their master's voice from another shepherd. The verse talks about the shepherd calling his sheep by name. Not names like we think of like Ann or Billy, but names based on the characteristics of the individual sheep. I love that!
Since Jesus compares himself to a shepherd, I remember leaning over to my husband and asking, "I wonder what He calls me?" :)
God - thank you for not giving up on me! You are slowly refining me by chiseling away the stinky, stubborn and rebellious parts of my character.
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Provision in the little things
I don't know about you guys, but we live on a budget...a tight one. I'm all about being real, so I'll just tell you that I HATE IT!! Part of me hates the restricted feeling I get when I look at THE monthly spreadsheet. Part of me loves it because God always provides...even in the little things.
Here is what happened today:
Trey, my 5 year old, LOVES fruit. Believe me, I am not complaining! :) We were prepping lunch and he asked for some fruit, specifically an apple. I told him I was unable to buy apples this week. It was no big deal to him (he knows all about coupons and sales!), he moved on to something else and reassured me that maybe next week they would be on sale. Man, I love that kid!! Here is where provision comes in...
In my last post, I told you that I was involved in VBX at our church this week. Today was the last day and I stuck around to help clean up and get things back in order for tomorrow's service. I was sweeping when my friend, the children's minister, asked me if we would eat the fruit that was left over from today's cookout. When I looked up from the pile of chips I had just swept into a neat little pile, I saw a huge bag of apples on the counter. With a huge smile I said YES!! How awesome is that?!?!?!
Trey and I didn't stop to pray specifically for apples today, but God heard the simple request of a 5 year old. He provided...just like He ALWAYS does!
Here is what happened today:
Trey, my 5 year old, LOVES fruit. Believe me, I am not complaining! :) We were prepping lunch and he asked for some fruit, specifically an apple. I told him I was unable to buy apples this week. It was no big deal to him (he knows all about coupons and sales!), he moved on to something else and reassured me that maybe next week they would be on sale. Man, I love that kid!! Here is where provision comes in...
In my last post, I told you that I was involved in VBX at our church this week. Today was the last day and I stuck around to help clean up and get things back in order for tomorrow's service. I was sweeping when my friend, the children's minister, asked me if we would eat the fruit that was left over from today's cookout. When I looked up from the pile of chips I had just swept into a neat little pile, I saw a huge bag of apples on the counter. With a huge smile I said YES!! How awesome is that?!?!?!
Trey and I didn't stop to pray specifically for apples today, but God heard the simple request of a 5 year old. He provided...just like He ALWAYS does!
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