Another sneak peak...

a couple who we asked to do some modeling for us
so we could gain more experience

AGREED to!

YAY for us!

And here are some of the fun shots we got of them...

they also wanted to get their beautiful kids in some photos too

 

Sneak Peek

A week ago we had the pleasure of taking some family photos for our friends

and I have been having too much fun with them!!

As I scanned through the 200 plus photos (WAY too many, as usual!)

my heart sang praises to God 

for sending such wonderful people into our lives

after years of having zero close friends and praying for God 

to bring that to an end.

God answers prayer.  :)

And without further ado.......

my favorites

YES.

I'm still here.

I haven't disappeared into oblivion...

yet.

So sorry for the time lapse since my last post.

B U S Y doesn't come close.

doesn't even touch it.

There are people I want to call,

families I want to invite over,

games I would like to play,

songs I would like to learn,

school books to be corrected,

floors that need to be scrubbed...

and I'm very very much Behind (that's right, with a capital B)!

Between meals, dishes, laundry, naps (no, not mine)

dog, photo editing, activity running, church going,

errand accomplishing, emailing...

there just isn't enough time in one day now is there?!?

BUT

My pastor said something profound in last Sunday's sermon 

(while I was serving on Worship team for 3 services, whew!)

He said one day when you look back on these years with your kids

it will be empty.

IF

you're not spending time with them speaking blessings into their lives

and leading them to Christ every single day by example.

WOW.

what a thought.

Can we look at our busy crazy lives and say that every day is spent that way??

It's time for me to WAKE UP!

and not let the world around me shape

what kind of Mother I am to my children.

There is a very small yet very powerful word that we all need to say together:

"NO"

say it slowly with me....

"I DO NOT NEED TO DO EVERYTHING AND CAN'T."

Whew!  I feel better, do you?  :)

"A man’s heart plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps.” (Proverbs 16:9)

God, please take the wheel again, and forgive me for grabbing it away from you.  

I do not know better than you and never will.  Steer my every step and give me your strength 

to do what needs to be done.  Carry me through.  

I trust you and only you with my future, my household, 

and my life.

~ Amen

you're a BIG boy now

Jonah is already 1 and it flew by!

He is such a sweet and gentle baby [especially for a boy!]

He loves to cuddle tight and rest his head on you, 

loves rocking and reading books,

love playing blocks with his big brother,

loves cars, trucks, anything with wheels.

absolutely adores his pillow and won't sleep without it,

adores his mama even more than his pillow [which mama loves],

has started moaning with his mouth in an "O" shape when he wants you to pick him up,

adores his big brother and sister [even after big brother pushes him down the stairs!]...

loves to sit in laps and play on stairs,
is fascinated with the dog kennel,
will only go to sleep for papa when we're visiting someone else's house,
loves wrestling papa on the floor,

adores bath-time to the max and cries whenever someone else takes a bath without him [so sad]...

watches everyone around him very intently,

giggles a LOT but never had a hardy laugh yet,

loves to crawl in bed with mama in the mornings :)

likes to finger the piano keys whenever he gets the chance,

love love loves being outdoors any time of day [definitely his mama's boy]...

 and is our first and only child that cannot make it through a church service anymore.

He is also our only child that is super happy every time he wakes up

or gets woke up no matter what time of day!

You simply {cannot} look at him without smiling 

because he is ALWAYS smiling back at you!

Thank you Heavenly Father for blessing us through little Jonah's life!

my little Jonah-bear...

you are so {loved}!