Day 4 FUN

Day 4 FUN

Day 3--best part of your day

Best party of your day

PRAISE DANCE!

Day 2--Busy

Busy--day 2

Day 1 self portrait

Self portrait

I love summer, and sun and fun.  This is just plain ole me  on a summer day.

Blessings and heart smiles

Today after we did some devotions we did some praise dance and then prayer.  I prayed for each of the children and then they wanted to pray for me. Their prayers were so sweet. Then we turned on some worship music.  Jenny suddenly fell to her knees then lay prostrate before the Lord.  She led the way.  Then we all prayed and had some quite worship before the Lord.  She lay there seeking God for 20 minutes. I am not sure what she sought God for, she could not put it into words.  The other two put their hands on her little back and prayed quietly and then knelt and prayed themselves.  I did not orchestrate this. I did not ask them to do this. It was spontaneous and it was beautiful. Then I began to pray out loud for our family, loved ones, needs etc. We sought God's face and we felt His presence.

His presence was thick and tangible.  A blanket of love, peace and joy surrounded us. It was not boisterous or loud, but still and quiet and so very peaceful.  My children sought the King of Kings for their own needs, without provocation.  I am in awe of HIM!  My Lord, my God and my King.  He has placed something in the hearts of my children, that is not my doing, nor can I explain it.

I stand in awe of a God who uses children to speak in words of quiet peace.

I prayed for God to overshadow them and fill them as they go to school this year. I prayed that they will be a beacon of light in this word. I prayed that God would teach me, in all my stumbles and mistakes, to go to Him like a child.  To trust in Him for everything.

Nothing............absolutely NOTHING is impossible for God. So we asked God for what to man seems impossible but to my God, nothing is impossible. He is Lord over allergies. He is Lord over sensory issues.  He is Lord over needs, bills, hopes, dreams, callings..........He is Lord over and of ALL.  He can do anything.  Great is He and awesome to be praise.  Great is His faithfulness unto us.  I stand in AWE of a God who can turn something simple into a mighty lesson for hearts, bless your socks off and leave your heart smiling and feeling love beyond the explicable.

July photo of the day

I am going to attempt to do this:



This means today I will post 2 pictures at some point.  I am hoping this gets me back in the swing of blogging. I may or may not blog some thoughts the picture brings......we shall see, time will tell.

Come on join the fun and post some pictures either on your blog or facebook.  Have fun with it, be creative, let your hair down a little, stop to smell the flowers, dance in the rain and enjoy the blessing of life.

Summer time...

Lazy days, sleeping in , Popsicles, swimming and so much more. I love summertime. I love having my kids home.

Children, always see the glass as half full. The world is full of possibilities, even when exploring under a rock at the creek.  Could that sparkly piece of rock really be gold? If not, then let's pretend that it is.  As I watched my children explore the creek the other day, I saw their imaginations soar.  Each one were their own little explorer with different ideas and thoughts.  Jenny was searching the rocks under the water for the allusive perfect shell. Hannah  kept looking for something sparkly,  Christopher searched for some creature to match to his bug collection cards.  It was fascinating to watch. Sometimes they searched together and other times separately.  They had a blast.  I helped some and we found a scary looking crawdad and decided to leave him alone. Wise move! Each one found something that made them feel as if they'd found the piece de resistance.  It was a great day.

As summer unfolds and flies by way too fast, we have some busy days and some lazy days, but they are good days.

Summer time.........what a time to grow together as a family and fun to surprise your children in the fact Mommy really can grill...just like Daddy. :o)

I hope and pray I am sewing good things into the hearts of my children.  I hope I always make our home a soft place to land for them and my husband. God is faithful and loving.  He enjoys watching us learn and grow as much as we love watching that in our children. Actually, He probably loves it more.

When we discover that nugget of wisdom He placed in our hearts He smiles. When we let Him remove a rock of something that didn't need to be there; He rejoices. When we take some wobbly steps into a new direction, or a higher level, He is ecstatic.  We are His children and He loves us as we are. However He is overjoyed and the changes we have allowed and anticipates the wonder of what we will discover if we allow Him to lead us to higher places or deeper places; depending on where He is taking us at the time.

My children trust me wherever I take them. They know I will be there. They know I will take care of them. That is how we are to trust the Father.