Weekly Verse

1 Chronicles 16:11

"Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his face continually."

Mother's Day and Anniversaries

I know Mother's Day was almost two full weeks ago, but I am horrible at taking pictures. And it takes me forever to put them into photobucket so I can post them here.

Anyway, Saturday night I noticed my husband had gotten something out of the freezer. He immediately told me "don't ask". So I kind of figured he was going to attempt to fix me breakfast in bed. I wasn't sure that it would actually happen just because I always wake up before him. Well Sunday morning rolled around and I heard noise coming from the kitchen and was pretty amazed that he actually got up before me. I rolled over and closed my eyes and just a few minutes later Brice came in carrying this tray.



On it was a plate full of hashbrowns, eggs, bacon and toast. It was yummmmmmmmmy. I figured that was it. Well there was a handwritten note on the tray so I picked it up to read it and underneath the note was this.



And Christian bought me this. (Yes with his own money and he put thought into it and everything.)



I was in complete shock. I couldn't believe my husband (and son) bought them for me. I wanted an IPod Touch for when Eli has to have procedures at the hospital. When he has heart surgery or procedures I can't use a smart phone (like an Iphone) because you aren't suppose to use cell phones in the hospital rooms. The reason is that the cell phones interfere with the heart monitors and Eli is always on the heart monitors while he's there. This actually happened to Eli when he was a baby so Brice and I are very strict about turning and keeping our phones off. We actually keep them off whenever we are at the hospital no matter where we are unless we are going outside to make specific calls. Well Brice figured I should have it before hand so that I knew how to use it. So now I can keep in contact and update as long as there is wifi. And the coolest thing is I can read my bible on it (I downloaded an app) and I can text from it. Then we went to church and listened to an awesome message and the church handed out a little lime green box with yummy chocolates inside. After church we went to my in-laws and had turkey and all the fixings. It was a great day. And next year Brice is wondering how he can top that. Well lets see if he actually reads this as he does know I'm updating. Brice you have my permission to stick with the breakfast in bed. Thank you for making Mother's Day amazing.

So today is actually our anniversary. We have been married for eight years. I don't really expect much for anniversaries. It's not really all that necessary because I didn't marry him so he could buy me presents (although they are wonderful to get). Well I knew Brice remembered it was today, but didn't know if he had anything planned. I saw him back into the driveway which is not normal. The front door was open and as soon as he was safely stopped the boys ran out to greet him. They kept asking him what he had. When he walked up to the door he had a bouquet of flowers.



Then I noticed there was a box in the back of the truck. A rather large box. Well it turns out it was this.



Yep that's right a dishwasher. Now some ladies may frown on this, but I am the type of person that I'd really rather have something I need and can use than just a something he picked up. And we really needed a new dishwasher. So again, Brice thank you thank you thank you and Happy Anniversary.

Weekly Verse

Ephesians 3:16

"That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;"

Weekly Verse

I thought it would be a good idea to have a weekly Bible verse(s). I would have done it daily, but am 100% positive I would not have the time to get around to posting it. I'm completely technologically challenged so I don't think I could figure out how to set it up to post automatically so weekly will have to do (at least for now).

Isaiah 55:2

"Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness."

It just spoke to my heart this week

Okay here is another one that spoke to me today.

Proverbs 17:22

"A merry heart doeth good like a medicine; but a broken spirit drieth the bones."

Count Your Blessings

name them one by one.........

Christian


Dakota


Eli


Faith


and Brice (I never have any pictures of him well or me for that matter)

Baking Bread

Dakota and Faith have some sensitivities to fructose. So they have a hard time with fruits, fruit juices, some veggies, and high fructose corn syrup. It makes Faith look like she has coffee grounds in her diaper. Since almost anything store bought has high fructose corn syrup in it at some point it just becomes cheaper and better to make it homemade. Bread is one of those things and amazingly enough Dakota loves the bread more homemade. But as I (like so many other parents) just trying to get our chores done we forget that they really can help us and really enjoy it. So I thought it would be fun for them to help me make the bread. I was lucky enough to find a bread machine at a garage sale the other week. I already had one, but wasn't thrilled with it to pieces and knew if I was going to take on this new task of making something we eat all the time from scratch I knew I MUST love the bread machine. Some would ask why do you need a bread machine. I have four children two of which are special needs and that should be explanation enough. So here we are making bread.

Let's Get Started


Say Cheese
(Can someone tell me if their almost 4 year old smiles like this?)



Dakota's Turn


Eli's Turn (with mommy's help of course)


Yummy It's Done


It seems to me that our growth with God is like making bread. God adds things to our lives to make us grow and in the end we get to enjoy a fuller life with Him.

The Dentist

Back in January when Eli was in the hospital after his heart surgery, his surgeon asked if Eli had been to the dentist yet. Then he told me how important it was for Eli to go to the dentist and that he maintain oral health. If he doesn't his valve can be damaged even more will have to be replaced that much sooner. It can also cause further issues in other areas of his heart. By chance Dr. M's wife is a Pediatric Dentist. For me the more doctors know and understand my children and their medical issues the better. So if his wife is in the medical picture too that's seems to be a bonus because I can fully give them permission to talk at home. So today was the day of the appointment. And it went great in my terms. The kids squirmed. Dakota almost got sick when the put stuff in his mouth (typical Dakota). Eli wouldn't let them touch them. But their mouths look great. Eli will have to have braces when he gets older and we will have to watch for the need to pull adult teeth to make room. But again their mouths look great. We have a few areas to work on (I'm glad I got the dental flossers for them for Resurrection Sunday), but all in all a good appointment.

I'm not good at taking pictures so here they both are with their balloons, stickers and new toothbrushes after we got home.


But what did I learn from this appointment? Never take them both at the same time. They each needed too much help getting through the appointment. So in 6 months when we go back, I will be making their appointments on seperate days.