April 17, 2013

Change and a Break...

Here are a couple of pictures to show why I haven't posted in a while...we are busy getting our new house ready while we pack our current house to move next week.

Before...



After phase 1...


So I am taking a break for a little bit while we pack/move and settle into our new home.  Thanks for your prayers during this transition!

April 3, 2013

Happy 3rd Birthday Will...


more to come later but this one couldn't wait...nothing better than birthday donuts with your brothers!

April 1, 2013

Multitude Monday #3951 - #3983...

Today along with the Gratitude Community I list His endless gifts from this past week...


...housechurch with the DeYoungs...

...Joshua as we sit down for dinner..."Dad, tell me about when you married mom."

...a mystery ride to the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus...

Circus with the boys... #ringlingbroscircus,

...Keith (an usher at the arena) that took us down to closer seats...

...catching this beautiful view of the Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower
#PicTapGo, #bromoseltzerartstower, #baltimore

 
...making Resurrection eggs with the boys (because all our Easter stuff is in storage)...

...the boys talking about what each egg symbolizes in the story of Jesus' road to the cross...

...hearing Joshua explain the different eggs meanings to Will...

...settling on this house...

...that Eli is finally able to eat a meal without getting sick...

...that he was the only one of the 6 of us that got the GI bug...

...seeing the new owners excitement...

...dinner with Wes...

...this bedhead...

Serious "bedhead"!

...writing group with wonderful women that encourage me to write...

...conversations that surround this "I Remember" piece...

...our realtors thoughtful gift of the professional pictures taken for the sale of our current home in a nice photo album...

...Wes' diligence with settlement paperwork...

...new medical insight into a problem we've been dealing with for years and years...

...Johns Hopkins Hospital...

...a family meeting where we ask for forgiveness and talk about how we can encourage one another better...

...watching Wes run different colored string throughout the house from the boys Easter basket to their door knobs for our early morning Easter tradition...


...Wes and I pretending like we are in a game of laser tag as we walk through the house Easter morning...

...the Lord reminding me to be OK with a messy house as we pack and prepare to move...

...Eli's excitement over an Easter egg hunt...

...this little boy and his "nem and nem's"...



...Easter service...

...the pastors message about the Resurrection and how without it our lives are meaningless...

...his reminder to "look for glimpses of 'that' world in 'this' world"... 

...6people12times finally!... 

...Wes and I sharing a sweet moment together...

...reading this...
"An old seaman once said, 'In fierce storms we must do one thing, for there is only one way to survive: we must put the ship in a certain position and keep her there.'  And this dear Christian, is what you must do...
You must anchor yourself steadfastly upon the Lord.  And then, come what may--whether wind, waves, rough seas, thunder, lightning, jagged rocks, or roaring breakers--you must lash yourself to the helm, firmly holding your confidence in God's faithfulness, His covenant promises, and His everlasting love in Christ Jesus."  
Richard Fuller