Update

Linda came through surgery last night. The doctors said that they will keep her asleep for the next few days. Please continue to pray. Thank you..

Prayer Request.

Ladies, I need you to pray. Christy, my sister in law (Isaaks mommy) is at the hospital right now with her momma. Linda had a heart attack last night and is now awaiting open heart surgery. We need to lift her up in prayers tonight and the days ahead.

Lord, we pray right now that you would surround Linda right now with your presence. We ask for peace, strength, and healing to be administered by your Holy Spirit. Please guide the doctors hands, surround her with nurses and doctors that are gifted and are led by the Lord. Please be with her husband and children as they wait tonight and the days ahead. May her recovery be swift and complete. And may she be drawn closer to the Lord Jesus Christ during this time. Meet every need she has, physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. In Jesus' mighty name. Amen.

Your Mama

I totally knocked this off of a friends blog but I thought it was cute. So I asked my big man to sit by me and answer these questions....

-What is something mom always says to you?
I love you and I want you to be nice and when you be nice you get to do nice things like play outside and buy toys
-What makes mom happy?
when we be nice
-What makes mom sad?
when we don't listen and obey
-How does your mom make you laugh?
(goofy laughter)
-What was your mom like as a child?
I don't know, what were you like, mommy?
-How old is your mom?
5
-How tall is your mom?
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10
-What is her favorite thing to do?
learning time
-What does your mom do when you're not around?
make the house
-What is your mom really good at?
talking
-What is your mom not very good at?
playing outside and digging holes
- What does your mom do for her job?
clean the house
-What is your mom's favorite food?
pizza with onions, mushrooms and green stuff.
-What is your mom's favorite color?
(He ran off to steal toys from brother)

What a Weekend.....

It was sooooo nice seeing my brother, my sister in law and my sweet nephew Issak. It was a great time with all of our little boys. It has been a while since my sister, brother & I have just hung out. So here are some pics of the weekend (thanks to my brother, the photographer)


me & my sister


all 4 sweet boys


my sweet Reid


my sweet Pierce


cutie Isaak


my little cowboy - uncle Amick bought them cap guns.


pierce

Out Of Pocket

I am leaving in the morning to go visit my sweet little nephew and his mommy & daddy. My sister and I are driving over with our 3 little boys to see the other little boy. Can't wait!!!! I will update when I get back. Have a great weekend.

Call me Sleepy......

I was up way to late last night thanks to American Idol (DVR) and my oldest son. He is growing so fast that he is having leg aches in the night. So I was up late rubbing his legs so he could relax and go to sleep. When I say he is growing fast, I mean that he has grown an inch and a half in the last 2 months. Looks like he is going to be tall like his daddy.

Anyway, this morning I started a new workout regime. I am walking at a neighborhood park with my mom. I don't do so well without accountablity so this is the route I am taking. Plus it gets me a little "me" time before everyone wakes up. But 5:45 rolled around pretty early this morning. While I am feeling very good about the exercise I got this morning I am feeling quite sleepy from a shortage of sleep. I am hoping that the boys will both take naps today so I can too. And it is sooooooo dreary looking outside. We went out earlier for a couple hours but it was really windy and the dirt was getting in our eyes.

And now I have a headache. Not sure why, but it is bugging me. It is making me want to close my eyes. Can't do that for a while longer.

Wow! This post is seeming like a gripe fest. Sorry. Life is wonderful, I promise.....

My Other Blog

I have started another blog that will follow what I feel the Lord is doing in me right now.

http://whativelearnedaboutgod.blogspot.com

or you can click on MY JOURNEY in the blog list on the left.

Chaos Returns

Thank the Lord. The boys are back to being their rambunctious selves. And I wouldn't have it any other way. Isn't it odd how God allows things to realign our perspectives? Last week I was so tired of the "high-energy" environment and after a week of puny kiddos I am so thankful. Thankful that my children are alive, healthy, developemetally on-point, active and loving life. I love that they watch out for each other. Today they were drawing pictures of each other.

Another thing I realized this week is that my boys are getting big. Soon there is coming a day that they won't fit on my lap. Trying to enjoy every day and its challenges and many blessings.

Oh, and I know many out there totally understand what I am about to say. There is nothing sweeter in the entire world than listening to your children praying and talking to God. They talk to him like he is a close friend and tell about their day, what they liked about their day and what they didn't. The other day my oldest started asking the Lord to show him Gods will, His perfect will (his words). I was blown away. And when they pray and thank the Lord for momma & daddy and all they do, everything is worth it, isn't it? Hubby & I were talking the other night about how awesome it will be when they accept the Lord into their heart & life. It made me cry thinking about it. So that is our prayer...that they will seek the Lord and desire to know Him. Prayers like theirs must light up the heart and face of God. Imagine how God feels when any of His children seek Him. His heart and face is lighting up right now over you and I. He loves us all so much.

This is me....

trying not to have an opinion about the octuplet momma.

The boys seem to be doing better. Thanks for all those that have been praying. Hubby & I took them to the doc this morning and they are both on anti-biotics now. The coughing has eased up a bit and the fevers are not what they were.

Tomorrow I am leaving them with the M-I-L so I can go deliver Valentines Day flowers. I know, I know......bad mommy for leaving them. But they will be in great hands so I am not beating myself up about it. Plus they could probably use a break from their crazy momma. And they LOVE spending time with Granny.

My house looks like a bomb testing site. I have not gotten much done this week. Also, not beating myself up about that. In the end the most important thing is giving love & comfort to the boys when they don't feel well.

Gotta run, my big man is up from his nap and reminding me that he needs a snack.

Ugh....

Looks to be a great day ahead. Little man is pulling at his ear & crying. Doc can't squeeze us in until tomorrow. Just looking at him makes him wail. The big lil man is coughing and lil man looking at him makes him upset too. At least hubby said that he would go grocery shopping this evening so I don't have to even attempt to take them out in public. Wishing that mommas really could make all things better. I guess I will have to leave that up to the Lord.

sniff, sniff, cough, cough

So the boys have colds. And I haven't gotten much sleep the last two nights. What with all of the coughing, sniffing & fever. Little guy looks better this morning so I am hoping we are on the tail end of it. But it looks like today will be a hang around while holding kiddos kind of day.

I totally stole this from a friends blog

Friday Night Fun.....

So it is Friday night and it feels like any other evening. Hey, all of you married ladies.....do you remember what it was like before you got married and the man in your life would plan to make the weekends fun and special? I mean, there were dinner dates, movie dates, driving to the lake just to talk dates. Why is that all that goes out the window after they have us. (disclaimer- I do realize that some of you may have a wonderfully romantic husband, if that is you, please do not leave a comment bragging about it, okay? LOL) Anyway, hubby & I watched "Fireproof" last Saturday. It was a great movie, by the way. Everyone should see it. Wait, I am probably the last to see it, right? Anyway, there were so many things that resonated with me on so many levels. As a woman it would be so nice for the hubby to "get it" and realize how much it means to feel special and pampered. He is a wonderful man and I love him so much. But he is still a man after all and the romantic stuff is just not his thing. Go figure......... Thank the Lord for girlfriends.

Have a great weekend!!!

Human Pinball Machine

Today my boys are bouncing off of the walls, literally. They are reminding me of a pinball machine. And the LOUD noises they are making today are reminiscent of the ping sounds that the ball makes when it hits things in the game. If only they racked up points and cash for every thing they bounced into. Momma could afford a nice day out. I feel like they have run into me, bumped into me, charged into me and practically knocked me over all day. And when I am trying to get them to calm down they just grin and giggle and keep on moving. Their favorite place to be is on our bed, in our room. They know that room is off limits but I find them giggling in there at least 5-6 times a day. And our house is rather small so it isn't like I can't hear them when they head that direction. It is kind of funny now that I think about it. Some good news? My M-I-L is coming up tomorrow to give me a break. I am so excited.

P.S.- I wish there was some program I could enroll in that would pay me $1 for evey time my kids said "momma". They don't just say it once when they want something. There is a minimum of 4 times. "Momma, momma, momma, momma, I need to go to the bathroom." "Momma, momma, momma, momma, momma, I need to ask you a question....." "Momma, momma, momma, momma, momma, momma, MOMMA, see me" (The last one is the little guy, he says this while grabbing my face and pulling it to his and grinning from ear to ear) The oldest is now making up his own songs. Right now he is singing "Get under the covers, get under the covers......." The little guy just hit me in the chest. I should go so I can live to blog another day.

Maybe they will go to bed early tonight ;) I can hope, can't I?

Please Consider

Hello all, I just wanted to share somethat that I am really excited about. Over the course of the last few months the Lord has been speaking to my husband and I about giving to others. There are so many worthy causes and organizations so we prayed about where to give. Well the Lord led us to Compassion International (http://www.compassion.com/default.htm). A christian organization that feeds, clothes, educates and makes a huge difference in children across the globe. We both knew that this is what we were supposed to do. So I "clicked" my way through their site and signed up. We now have an extension of our family in Bangladesh. I cannot even begin to tell you how blessed I feel. In a day that we, as Americans are so focused on our own lack I think it would be a wonderful thing to truly take a look at what is going on across the globe. This little boy only needs $32 a month to be fed, clothed and educated. I think that is mind-blowing. And in the process he is being taught the truth of Gods word.

Then I was cruising through my fave blogs and came across http://audreycaroline.blogspot.com/

It is the story of a group of bloggers that are going to Calcutta to raise awareness for children that need sponsors. Please take a look. And please pray about sponsoring a child. If you have children already I think it is a good way to be constantly aware of how truly blessed we are.

Thanks for considering it. And imagine how different our world would be if we all followed the Lords commandment to love our neighbor as ourselves

Hearts Farts

I was browsing Craigslist this evening for random stuff. And I came across an ironing board cabinet. It was wood with a heart cut out. Ugh..... I cannot stand things with hearts on them. Even as a little girl I did not like them. I am not sure why but the sight of them make me want to throw something. I have a hutch that my M-I-L gave us. I absolutley love it but it has a heart cut out in the top. So I decided to display some plates on it so I could cover it up. I have been given jewelry with hearts and I don't wear them at all. And in all honesty I am not a fan of things that look inherently girly. I don't wear girly clothes, I don't decorate with girly things. It is just not me. So it is probably a good thing I have sons.

Now I like girly things for other people. I have an incredibly hard time passing up a frilly little girls dress in an adorably girly hue. I think little girls rooms are so cute. And there was a time before I found out my first child was a boy that I fantasized about a girly nursery. But not anymore. I do look forward to doing girly things with my future nieces (if my brother or sister have any daughters).

I know that Uncommon Blonde is going to fall over but I have NEVER had a pedicure. And the only manicure I have ever gotten was for my wedding. I do not get my haircut regularly and don't color it because I won't get it done often enough. I have never been to a spa.

I love a good chick flick but I prefer a drama or comedy and I do enjoy action movies as well.

My favorite food in the whole world is carrots! I eat them every day. They are yummy. I am trying to eat a wider variety of veggies since I am getting older and need some nutritional reinforcement. But I am rather picky and it is a little harder than I thought.

Has anyone ever really looked at that food pyramid thing? How are you supposed to reduce portions and eat less and still eat everything on that list? It is craziness!!!

Not sure why in the world I wrote all of that. Some days I think that I don't care if anyone else ever reads my blog because I would really like to just be able to look back in several years when my boys are older to remember what our life was like during this season.

Have a good one!!

Blogs, oh how I love thee.....

Today as I was surfing through my fav blogs I realized that I enjoy reading about the lives of others soooooo much. I think that mommys, whether you work at home or out of the house can get so self-involved in our own families. And blogs have allowed me to keep up with friends, make some new friends, read interesting and hilarious stories, and do it all when it is convenient for me. It doesn't replace the face to face conversations but it does keep me from feeling completely isolated from the rest of civilization. And I love that I have gotten back in touch with friends from the past. Its great!!!

So keep them coming.
BTW - My hubby does not understand blogs in any way. He has only read mine one time when he happened to get online when it was still up. He thinks I am crazy. But that is coming from a man that chooses to spend his days in tractors by himself. The only thing he looks up on the internet is tractors and toy tractors, books about tractors and the occassional CD. We are soooooo different, but it works. I love him so much.

Well, the oven is buzzing.....gotta go