Here's my continuing Multitude Monday post, which all started a while back, right here on a wonderful, amazing blog that I read each day.
"One Thousand Gifts":
1659. cool, old cars {complete with wood paneling} 1660. fun mail 1661. a beautiful moon 1662. kids playing on a trampoline in the dark 1663. grilled chicken 1664. football games 1665. seeing friends 1666. a glorious October weekend . . . amazing weather! 1667. kind people who drive my kids places 1668. a lovely afternoon walk 1669. a fabulous concert with my love::1670. kids excited about their new Bibles::1671. the very best of friends and time together 1672. very thorough doctors, modern medicine and a baby who can breathe:: 1673. a "good" nights sleep :: better than I expected, all things considered
Alrighty, that's it's for now. Tune in next Monday for the next installment.
I'm so thankful for the glorious fall we've been having. The weather has been just perfect! It's a bit windy today, but the sun is out. The kids have enjoyed their walks to and from school. The laundry has been flapping on the clothesline nearly every day. The crafting has been done outside rather than in. The swings make their squeaks as they go back and forth entertaining the kiddos. Bikes, helmets, rakes, scooters, bats, balls and jumpropes litter the driveway and make coming or going in a vehicle a bit of a chore. Fall is my absolute favorite season! Enjoy.
That might be the stinkiest poop I've ever smelled . . . and I've smelled LOTS of poop!
When I'm sick I like to sleep more, not less. Just sayin'!
I promise the snot sucker will help you feel better. It wouldn't be quite as much like torture if you would just hold still.
You are adorable and a blessing to our family. I can't imagine life without you. I love you so very, very much.
Always, Mom
P.S. I am happy to change your stinky poop and wrestle with you to suck huge amounts of snot out of your nose and get up with you multiple times in the night even though I prefer to be sleeping at 2 am (and midnight and 4 and 5 . . . ). Just wanted to clarify that for you. It's my job, I know. It's what I signed on for and I wouldn't trade it for anything (although sleeping through the night and being healthy would be fabulous!) Love you, honey!
Here's my continuing Multitude Monday post, which all started a while back, right here on a wonderful, amazing blog that I read each day.
"One Thousand Gifts":
1641. volunteering with friends and being stretched and coming out of my comfort zone 1642. a {wonderful} home to live in :: safe and warm 1643. 15 years a marriage 1644. an adventure with my mom 1645. a powerful message 1646. a wonderful, wonderful concert :: and sitting only about 10 feet from him made it all the better! 1647. a new family member :: our family decided so sponsor another child {through Compassion International -- we've sponsored Marilyn from CSC for years now!}. Melvin is 7 and lives in the Philippines. Welcome to the family, Melvin! 1648. worship 1649. fabulous, much-needed, wonderful night away for our anniversary::
1650. 1 football win and 2 soccer wins during the 27 hours we were gone 1651. a massage 1652. wandering around the farmers market on a chilly morning with my love 1653. a long, leisurely walk::
1654. the History Center :: I'd never been there without kids and it was such fun to take our time and look around 1655. the majesty of an eagle in flight 1656. home! 1657. dinner with friends 1658. a good, hard laugh
Alrighty, that's it's for now. Tune in next Monday for the next installment.
actually, give the whole thing a listen. it plays on repeat at my house these day. it's fabulous! and powerful. and my 3-year-old has nearly the whole thing memorized. i got to hear him speak this week and heard him sing too. he's a pretty great guy! enjoy!
Today I'm thankful for all the years. Yesterday was our 15th anniversary. 15 years since that day of excitement, shared vows, a motorcade of VW Beetle convertibles, light rain showers, bubbles hanging in the air, clinking glasses and kisses. A decade and a half. Lots of life lived and unimaginable adventures still to come. I am so thankful for the blessing -- the grace in my life -- that is my husband. I love him more each day!
{I'm also SUPER thankful for, and excited about our just-over-24-kid-free-hours that begin tomorrow afternoon. Whoo Hoo!}
Here's my continuing Multitude Monday post, which all started a while back, right here on a wonderful, amazing blog that I read each day.
"One Thousand Gifts":
1627. the whir of the washing machine :: soundtrack of my days 1628. first game of the football season ending in a win 1629. fall is here! 1630. looking forward to Friday and a kid-free night with my love {thanks Mom!} 1631. a new season of Parenthood {my FAVORITE show} 1632. making it through the first full week of school 1633. good conferences with Rebekah, Lydia and Joe's teachers 1634. fans at Jacob's first home game {in addition to his whole family he had :: 1 youth pastor, 1 grandma, 2 cousins and an aunt -- thanks for coming guys!} 1635. 3-year-olds singing along to some great music :: "Without you we all fall down Without you we all fall You make life with living You make me want to start giving More and more away to you It's not mine anyway I could never try so hard I could buy a place in your heart But here I am My name written on your hands Because you paid the debt I owe Without you we all fall down Without you we all fall ::
1636. crafting 1637. almond latte for a chilly Saturday morning soccer game 1638. scrap wood {thanks Catherine!} 1639. rainy Sunday afternoon naps 1640. another week underway
Alrighty, that's it's for now. Tune in next Monday for the next installment.
So our big guy is playing football this year. And LOVING it. He had his first game this week {they won 24-14} and he has another on this afternoon. I am thankful that he is having such a great time and that {so far} he is injury-free. Needless to say, he's taken a few hits, been stepped on and generally been knocked around a little . . . but nothing an Advil and a good nights sleep won't take care of. I'm looking forward to seeing him play again today. Here are a few of the 100+ pictures I took at Tuesday's game {he is blue #43 in case you can't tell which one is him under all that gear!}::
Here's my continuing Multitude Monday post, which all started a while back, right here on a wonderful, amazing blog that I read each day.
"One Thousand Gifts":
1602. cool mornings :: fall in the air 1603. the hoot of an owl 1604. a quiet house and a good book 1605. soft snores coming from the bedrooms :: my 7 loves all still asleep 1606. time to think and give thanks 1607. leaves against the first light of morning 1608. snuggling with my big boy on the couch :: that he still wants to snuggle is truly grace! 1609. handsome blue eyes framed by black plastic :: and knowing that he can see clearly now::1610. tall sunflowers::1611. fabulous, caring, knowledgeable teachers for our kiddos 1612. a great first week of school 1613. one last swim in the outdoor pool 1614. amazingly glorious weather 1615. a fun date with my mom (& Sara) 1616. Tea Garden :: yum! 1617. crafting 1618. witnessing the exchange of vows :: two becoming one 1619. listening to my husband preach 1620. a new favorite -- so very, very true. give it a listen (or two or three or four):: 1621. "Behold the man upon the cross My guilt upon His shoulders Ashamed, I hear my mocking voice Call out among the scoffers It was my sin that held Him there Until it was accomplished His dying breath has brought me life I know that it is finished. Why should I gain from His reward? I cannot give an answer But this I know with all my heart His wounds have paid my ransom" How anyone can sing those words without the tears streaming down their cheeks truly baffles me completely. I was a mess :: always am! 1622. a good workout with a friend (everything is better with a friend) 1623. fun morning and good coffee with friends, discussing how everyone's first week went 1624. 11 months of Sara::1625. more cleaning, organizing and purging 1626. catching up with a favorite friend through an open minivan window :: ah, this life of mine!
Alrighty, that's it's for now. Tune in next Monday for the next installment.
Today we had our first games of the fall soccer season. I signed Rebekah, Lydia and Joe all up and got a message back that the 3/4 girls teams were all full and there wasn't a spot for Lydia . . . shoot! But then I found out that Rebekah's 5/6 team didn't have enough players, so I asked really nicely if they would take Lydia even though she wasn't technically old enough {plus, that would save me running people to practices and game for 3 separate soccer teams}. Rebekah's coach said it was ok with him, but he'd have to get it ok'd by the park and rec people. They agreed too, so I was happy {although Rebekah was a little miffed the she had to have her too-little sister on her team -- but when I explained that if there happened to be 3 soccer games that overlapped on a certain Saturday morning then it would be possible that neither of her parents could be at her game, but if she and Lydia were on the same team, they were pretty much guaranteed at least one parent}. So Joe is on a co-ed 1/2 team and Rebekah and Lydia are both on an all-girl 5/6 team.
Here are some shots from our really hot, no-win morning at soccer::
sisters::
a extra-cute spectator::
um, you can see better if you actually face the game::
game 2 {did I mention it was at a totally different park? and started before the first one was done? convenient, huh?}::
It's hard to believe that a month from today we'll be celebrating a first birthday. Slow it down! . . . unfortunately I've been around the block enough to know that's not going to happen. Anyway, here's our cute, speedy, happy, sweet eleven-month-old "baby" girl::
1670. kids excited about their new Bibles::
1671. the very best of friends and time together
