Summer Fun

It's the first full week of summer. Jacob & Sam are off running...training for their upcoming cross country season as high school teammates. Asher & Anna are getting in a groove of sandboxes, Jenga, computer, naptime (YES!), school review & late dinners. Asher loves to be outside. He also loves to pretend he's playing the guitar, hence the middle photo. Anna is working on her fashion model poses. Oh, MY!

Next week - VBS! Summer sure isn't as lazy as I remember it being when I was a kid!

Is She Yours?

Lunching with Amy the other day with Anna and I was asked, "Is she yours?" I must be getting thick skinned because I barely noticed it until Aunt Amy was like, "Well, yea she's hers!" I smiled because I know Amy has "got my back & Anna's, too!"

Actually, to be honest, Anna belongs to God. I'm her mom, but ultimately her life is in God's hands. I think that's the hardest part of parenting...handing them over to God because you recognize they are truly not "yours" to keep or to control. My job as mom is to teach them about God and encouage them seek His plan for their life.

His plan for my life was to be a mom. The plan for their lives will probably be completely different. I hope I'm ready to accept it when the time comes. But, boy do I hope some of my hopes & dreams for our children are His hopes and dreams as well.

"But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart." Luke 2:19 As a mom, may I become like Mary, fully understanding and staying out of the way when God's plans come to fruition in my children.

Is it Really Possible to Upload Video?

This is a video I created for Salem to invite people to join us for an outreach trip. How cool that I can upload videos directly to Blogger!! UH OH...You may be seeing a lot of these!

Let's Hear It for the Big Boys

We had a big, yummy picnic after church yesterday. Jacob & Sam helped with the grill and then took the little ones to the pond for fishing. They are such wonderful big brothers!!

Sunday Afternoons

What does our family do on a regular Sunday afternoon? Well, mom kind-of, sort-of, well...totally zones out for bit. In my zoning out in front of whatever is on the food channel, children be-bop in and out asking for various things. Today, Anna asked to do my hair, so here is a snap shot of her interpretation of Aunt Becca's job. She finished off her design by doing my make-up...somehow that picture has mysteriously been deleted.

What a delight to be a guinea pig for my daughter! Soon she'll be playing hairdresser with friends and mom will soon be forgotten. So, it's worth looking funny for an hour or so in order to spend some pretty amazing girl time with my sweet daughter.