Country Blessings

Catch up news!

2012-01-15T08:19:00.000-08:00

I have so much catch up news, so I'll just give a quick overview. Well to start things off I am expecting due in April. We are having a boy, so that will make 5 boys and 2 girls! We have temporarily moved to town...again. We can't wait to get back to the country, where we belong. We did bring our chickens with us. =D. We have celebrated 4 birthdays since October...can't believe how much my babies have grown! My love and I celebrated our 14th anniversary. We started a soap business, in where we sell all natural soap, laundry soap, and hot/cold rice bags. Started selling at the farmers market. That's all I can think of that would be "big". We have so much coming our way that we are excited about. I'll try really hard to keep you all up to date! We don't have the internet anymore except on my phone...so that is my only way of sharing, unless I make it to the library, which I don't get to do very often.
Love JM

A New Year...

2012-01-15T08:00:00.000-08:00

Blessings to the beginning of a new year. I'm going to try to write on here more this year. It seems I have been preoccupied and haven't had time to share or even think really. So many things have changed and continue to change, I can barely keep up myself. We have moved and are in the works of moving again. More on that in a different post. :)

Walking!

2011-04-29T20:32:00.000-07:00

I find myself convicted and wanting to be different! We as Christians have "become so modern" in our beliefs. So often we are going through life on a path, but whose path is it. We were created for Him. We are not our own, but have been bought with a price! Are we making decisions based on Him or what is "convenient" for us?
For me tonight this question was posed in my heart about children. Do we know the Fathers heart on this...I say yes! All to often we try to "fit" having children in when it would be convenient for us. If we are following Him on His path and he says he is the opener and closer of wombs, do we trust him. Why do we still think we have to "figure" it out, toil , strive, and be anxious for something that is supposed to be in His hands. We are only human, yes, but for me, I want to lay down my selfishness and walk with Him. My LIFE after all is supposed to be centered around HIM...not ME!

Strawberry Picking!

2011-04-28T12:28:00.000-07:00

What a beautiful day to pick strawberries! We got up early today and decided to go picking. We packed up a lunch and headed out to a fabulous farm in Fulton KY. The kids got to see the catfish then off to pick. I love to pick there the people are always nice and the berries are so easy to see and pick on the black plastic! What a fun day...now off to put them up for the next year!

Resurrection

2011-04-24T16:18:00.000-07:00

Blessings on this resurrection day! My family enjoyed a nice meal on Friday to celebrate this joyous holiday.

This is the first year I didn't get caught up in the commercial side of "Easter". This is what I've wanted to do for years, just not having it in me to follow through. I did get them each a small gift to go along with the understanding that we like to give good gifts and they like to receive them, just like our heavenly father gave his son as a gift and we get to receive Him! I think for the first time some of the little ones got it. It's so rewarding to see your children get something!
My home has been filled with such peace and joy this weekend...I know celebrating the way we did for our family brought such blessings.
Today we got to celebrate with a breakfast and service with our church family. Probably one of the best gospel messages I've ever heard. Some points surrounding the death and resurrection I've never considered! I have been truly blessed.
I pray your day has been blessed. I pray you received a new revelation, or maybe a renewed joy about your salvation!

No more baggies!

2011-04-20T18:01:00.000-07:00

I'm so excited to say I ran out of baggies and purchased no more! Like I said before little steps...and this is my new one. So I'm trying to be creative as to what I can store our food and gadgets around the house in. So far...mason jars, ball freezer containers, food grade BPA free plastic. I would love to here your ideas? Oh one more thing it has to be budget friendly!

The little things...

2011-04-20T17:31:00.000-07:00

As we attempt to change things around here one step at a time it is making me aware of my desperate need for God. Hang with me as I am no "writer" I just love to jot and tiddle my thoughts. We are taking small steps to use less power and conserve our resources. Some of them...hanging our clothes out to dry, using little to no lights, using fans (no air)...yet! Washing our dishes by hand, going down to a cell phone...no land line w/internet, no T.V., cloth diapers, cloth wipes, no baggies (that's my new one).
There are many reasons why we are doing these. Some I'll share. We want to not just be consumers, but to do our part! We see this as part of our calling at the beginning of creation. We want our children to grow up with the knowledge of all of what we are doing (physically and spiritually). Ya just never know what's coming down the road, we would like to be free of "the system", we would like to owe no man anything except to love, we desire to have the peace of God not the "peace of this world, and one last one I'll share we would like to be in tuned with nature and our bodies which we believe would give us a more simple blessed life.
As we are doing these things I am realizing my weaknesses and my lack of discipline. I'm having to rely on and seek God for my priorities. I'm becoming more aware of the need to be MORE organized. I'm realizing how much we take for granted and waste! So He is my strength and my Shepard.

Revamping

2011-04-20T13:11:00.000-07:00

Just wanted to inform you that I am revamping my blog and changing a few things. I feel the leading to make it about more in my life than just me! So I have changed my name to OUR name and want to include you in my families life! We are embarking on some new adventures and thought it would be fun to open this up for all to read. I just felt restricted in my previous name.

I hope you enjoy this new revamped blog as much as I enjoy sharing. We hope in the near future to attain some acreage, lots more farm animals, an old farm house, and to open up a small store...selling off our farm of course, but with the items listed on our site! We have so many dreams and goals...as God sees and blesses us we will fill you in!

self denial

2011-04-13T19:51:00.001-07:00

Well it's been a while, sorry about that. We've had a lot on our plate lately. There is so much I could write about so I'll just try to do a quick overview on us lately. We have been trying to manage the family, manage the farm animals, figure out some financial difficulty, considering what to do for some supplemental income, buy a house, figure how we want to sell this place, plant our start to our garden, and these are just a few of the bigger excitements. But you know among all this busyness I feel the Lord speaking to me loud and clear. I have been asking Him so many questions lately and he is giving me answers...just not the ones I was expecting. Here I am all concerned about these life altering decisions and he just keeps speaking to me about my children and our day to day walk with him! He is so good. We get caught up in so many things that are really no big deal to Him and the things that are a big deal we forget about. He has amazed me with his mercy and love for me and my family.
One of my goals in life is to not take what we have in life for granted. You know like water, heat, air, food...resources. We are working toward that slowly. So with all these thoughts the Lord has been speaking to me about my children's lack of self denial. Gee great topic for "children" right...they're just doing what comes natural you say. Well that's what we as the parents get to "train" out of them! So I thought how interesting it is that we are moving our life towards these goals and the Almighty is simultaneously speaking about the condition of our hearts on the same matter. God is so good to us to teach us spiritually through the physical. So the first thing we started with was the break down of what "self denial" is. Talking is always a good thing to start with! Then we brought in scripture and prayer. Well the kids did good with this part...the easy part, right? Well now comes the fun part...the acting upon and putting into practice what we know! For an example washing dishes by hand...when we have a dish washer. It's been two weeks and they are still going strong! Or here's a toughy...playing with something, you set it down and someone else gets it. "but I had it first" well nows a good time to practice "self denial".
It's been good and challenging around here for the past couple of weeks. I could go on and on with examples. He has of course used ALL of this to work in my heart as well. So how about you, how are you working on not taking what you have for granted? I welcome comments or questions. I'll try to respond or answer as soon as I can!

Oh where has my mind gone!?!

2011-02-18T19:34:00.000-08:00

What am I doing again? Oh yeah I'm blogging. Seriously this is how crazy my mind has been. I don't know if it's me getting older or having more children or what it is, but I'm beginning to think something is wrong with me! Just today we ate out and I forgot to order ALL of my children drinks, I forgot to finish paying by signing for my check at Wal-Mart, I went to mail something and forgot that I even needed an address. I'm telling you if I don't start getting better I'm not going to be able to go into public anymore. Soooo I thought I would share my concern. What can be done? Any thoughts? You know usually I get this way when I'm pregnant and I go back to normal, but after Jesse I never got it back. It was at it's worst during that pregnancy and like I've said I'm still mindless. FORGETFUL!!! I've often hoped that people didn't get offended, thinking that they weren't important to me because I didn't remember something I was supposed to do. To all of you...sorry, you are important, I hope you can understand. When you think about me, say a little prayer that God would completely restore my mind!

Priorities

2011-02-16T07:35:00.000-08:00

I've been thinking about my families "routine"....again and making some adjustments....again. Something I think that will always be. So I'm sitting brainstorming with Jeremy and as we are coming up with our "new" spring schedule I hear the HS prompting me to remember my hearts desire. That my home would be a stress free relaxing haven. I never want us so wound up on a routine or schedule that there is tension, forgetting that our routine is made for us, not us for our routine. Marriage, children, and lifes happenings are the priority. It has not always been this way, though I would have liked for it to have been. Time and wisdom
have been good to me. So as we go through our days, which seem to be going better I am reminded to relax, enjoy, and LOVE...priority being LOVE!

One day at a time. Part 1 (I hope)

2011-02-01T20:20:00.000-08:00

I've been struggling with motivation lately. So trying to figure out what's wrong with me has actually helped me draw closer to God. I've been trying to lay some things down. Mainly dreams and expectations. Not realizing holding on to my "dream" for our life has become an idol. I've been making decisions and living in discontentment due to thinking this "dream" IS going to happen. It has robbed me of my life in the "now". It has made me a disgruntled person. It has made me frustrated almost on a daily basis. It has contributed to my anger. In short it really has made me not enjoy life.

So

I am giving this up, laying it down. It's kind of weird, because now I'm actually having to rethink my days. I've spent so much brain power on this with out even realizing it. I feel more free in the last couple of days than I have in a long time. For a long time I haven't lived in the here and now so to speak. I think I'm enjoying this new thought. It's hard and it's a work in progress, but slowly He is teaching me. I enjoyed today and the thought, that I don't have to do anything except that, has brought me gladness.

Today I actually felt relaxed. I enjoyed my children. I didn't feel all frustrated with time constraints. I'm sure I've done this many times, but today it felt different. My mind has been feed up. I hope and pray it continues to get better. I know I'm on the healing end of this.

Pray for me!

The New Year.

2011-01-03T18:55:00.000-08:00

First of all let me state that I usually love new! New clothes, rearranging the house for a new look, really new anything. I am a woman of change and to me something new brings a bit of change. So one would think that a person such as this would like New Years! Well that has not always been the case. Usually I dread the new year, not knowing really why, maybe I get a little sad at the year ending and feeling a little fearful of what lies ahead. Maybe I didn't quite feel successful in the past and feel a little overwhelmed about starting "new goals". Well for what ever reason, this year seems a bit different. I have had yet another change in perspective.

I rolled over in bed the other morning and said what seems to me few words for such a big statement in my heart. "I need you Lord, I really really need you". And so my "new" year began! God has been wonderful and been showing up in wonderful ways. He has been showing me the condition of my heart and my sin. Probably seems strange that a person would want to talk about their sin, but it really is a relief to know He is still working on me and He doesn't ever let me go. Him showing me the sin in my life means He loves me and He is showing me how much by showing me my sin. Plus I get to change (for the better).....which remember I love!

So what did I realize? Well I realized that I have been discontent. Discontent with the way my God has provided for me. So now I'm trying to be grateful and find the positive, giving thanks (verbally) for what I have. Something else....I way didn't realize is how I've made my circumstances "gods" in my life. Like for example...where I live, getting out of debt, my wardrobe, simply what I have or don't have. When I say "gods" I mean I was putting caring for these things before Him. Like my husband says "when my relationship with him is not so good everything else seems blown out of proportion, and when it is good everything seems put in their place. Which brings me to another thing I realized. My lack of faithfulness to Him. Good thing he's faithful regardless. It really doesn't take much to love Him in ways of reading (knowing Him) and praying (conversing with Him). Probably the one biggest things I allow to be stolen away from my life.

Sharing these things is great for me. It causes me to understand my weakness and His strength. He is a good God and I am most of all grateful to have him in my life as my God! These things I mentioned are some of the goals God has lead me to work on in the new year. I acknowledge the need to repent of my sin....which is a process and I lean on His strength to change me.

My heart is His.

He is the potter, I am the clay.

Birthday's Birthday's Birthday's

2010-11-27T09:49:00.000-08:00

October is a busy month full of birthday's! Mary is first on the 1st, Jeremy is second on the 4th, and Dorian is third on the 25th. Here are some pictures so you can enjoy the celebrations.

Mary's birthday pancakes. :)

Oh, she thought it was her birthday. :(

The boy's picked out trick candles.

Dorian fixed Jeremy breakfast for his birthday!

WOW! That's a great looking birthday party!

I made a homemade strawberry cake from scratch! It was a winner!

Dorian with his good buddy Logan.

D's birthday pancakes. ;)

D's cake was also a homemade chocolate cake from scratch! Also a winner. :o

Mary's birthday

2010-11-27T09:24:00.000-08:00

This year we did things a little different for birthdays. Mary's was the first of change. We decided that the kids are getting older and there are so many children in our group of friends that we want to go smaller. So we are trying to celebrate smaller. The problem is that some of our children are VERY social and LOVE people. So Jeremy had the idea of a "ladies lunch" for Mary. Here are some pictures!

The birthday princess!

Her girlfriends!

Oh, did I mention it was a surprise!

She was pretty excited.

Chocolate Cake from Dumplins!

Change of Perspective

2010-11-27T08:54:00.000-08:00

The holidays are here and as usual I started to feel a little gloomy about the whole thing. So I started reading Ecclesiastes the other night and it changed my perspective (good thing Gods word is alive). I think sometimes I forget that I am a child of God and he has given me so much to enjoy. Instead of feeling that all things are vanity and pointless (which is usually my thoughts) I'm choosing the other side of Ecclesiastes. To enjoy the fruit of my labor. He has given me a wonderful husband and children! A warm home filled with food and drink! Good friends and good times. I'm going to be thankful and enjoy what God has given me this year.

I feel so burdened for the lost and the direction our nation has gone and is going. I have to choose not to be consumed with these burdens. I have to be able to enjoy my life while keeping perspective about this world. I am in this world, but not of this world. I don't have to be gloomy or live in fear about what I cannot change. I'm called to have love and pray. So that is what I will do. I'm so thankful that I have the hope of Jesus Christ in my life. For without hope I have nothing.

Thinking about food and money!

2010-08-29T11:47:00.000-07:00

~Once again we are looking at ways to save money. With a large family I think we are always looking at this. But sometimes we get carried away, not paying attention to where we are spending money. We let stuff creep into your house with out realizing it. Before you know it it's time to clean out the house, maybe for a yard sale! But today I'm thinking about my pantry/refrigerator. We eat pretty healthy for the most part, but like all things, bad (easy) food creeps in and before I know it we are eating junk food or spending money needlessly on food we don't really need. I usually stick to the basics of food and that makes it easy. Easy on our bodies and easy on our wallet! So I thought I would encourage readers to look at the basics. If you are way beyond this, you can start slow. Every little bit helps.

I like to think about our bodies like cooking. When you are cooking you have to be pretty careful what you put in your food. If you put one small rotten piece of food in the whole thing is ruined. If you are using spices or salt, you have to be careful not to "stub your toe" like my mother used to say when she over did it. The right ingredients are important to make a good dish. Sooooo let's look at what we put into our bodies. Pay attention to even the smallest piece of food you are eating. It does something to you weather you are realizing it or not. How can it not, your body is constantly working. Is what you are eating going to help or hinder your body? Also don't forget the amount of what you eat.

For my family we started eating the way we eat due to finances, but slowly we recognized what we were eating was really making us feel bad, tired, grumpy, sick. We even noticed a difference in our health. We were getting sick way less and had quicker recoveries when we did get sick. It just makes sense. So here are the basics

meat- cow, goat, sheep, wild game(deer, squirrel, turkey, fish)
real milk, butter, and cheese (either processed at home or organic from the store)
eggs
fruits
vegetables
grains
olive oil

We do eat other things like popcorn, nuts, honey, but for the most of it this is it. Be creative and find good recipes using good food. I hear a lot of people say "we can't afford to eat healthy. But what you quickly realize is you can't afford to eat healthy AND unhealthy. If all you are buying is healthy you save, not only on groceries, but on the DOC. You are also eating out less due to "eating right".

I love taking care of my family and this is one of the biggest areas that I can be a good Steward over. Not to say we never eat out or eat junk. But trying to follow the rule not the exception this is a good way of life.

Good eating AND saving money!$!

This is the day!

2010-08-20T12:57:00.000-07:00

I woke up singing this song and just thought I would share!

This is the day. This is the day that the Lord has made, that the Lord has made. I will rejoice. I will rejoice and be glad in it, and be glad in it. This is the day that the Lord has made. I will rejoice and be glad in it. This is the day. This is the day that the Lord has made.

My Aunt Cheryl!

2010-08-19T14:11:00.000-07:00

Went to lunch with my Aunt and sister today. I just want to write about how much I love and appreciate my Aunt Cheryl. She has been a mother figure in my life for a long time. She has taught my what I know about sewing. We used to Christmas shop ever December. She takes me to lunch, just to hang out. She taught me how to can my garden! She taught me how to embroider. If I ever have a cooking question like how to cook salmon she is always right there with the answer. I don't think she ever tires of my questions and if she does she never shows it. She has patients as long as the world is round. She is a caring, loving, and extremely giving person. I've never seen someone so involved in their children's and grand children's lives. When you go to her house (which by the way you are ALWAYS welcome at) you can help yourself to anything, plop on the couch, just make yourself at home. I have learned so much from this woman. I love you Aunt Cheryl!

Lessons!

2010-08-16T14:32:00.000-07:00

We started lessons last Monday with hopes of a relaxed year! It's amazing how much you change from year to year. Evaluating is a good thing. You would think a life full of six children, I would be overwhelmed, but this year I have the peace of God that he has shown me my way. He has carved out our year with his word, studying character, reading real books, writing, art, unit studies, math, field trips, and lots of fun! I am going into this year with a relaxed mental attitude trusting that the Holy Spirit will lead me in all things. He is a good God and when you are walking on the path of his will, obedient to His word He blesses you and bestows his peace upon you. Things may not always seem good, but you can have His peace always.

I think the one of best parts of curriculum is reading REAL books. They are so full of information that becomes alive to you as you read. For my older children they get the pleasure of reading these books for themselves. As for my younger children I get that pleasure. One of the biggest things I am concentrating on this year is reading to my little ones.

I get amazed to see the younger ones picking up so much. I was planning on starting some preschool lessons with Malachi and Makayla, but soon decided that I didn't think I was going to have time for that. We have done lessons for a week and didn't hear a word out of them about what they wanted to do until this morning. They were begging me do do their "school jobs" (their words). Soooo here we go. Lessons for preschoolers. I guess they are ready sometimes before we are!

So back to the table of evaluation and changing my routine that I am trying to find! I'VE GOT IT! I say, Little ones in the morning, older ones in the afternoon! It all works! Thank you God!

A new week, a new plan. It's all good!

We have to be willing to change things in our lives, especially if we are homeschooling many children. It has taken me about 6 years to get here and I look forward to more change and evaluation.

Someone told me to look at our lives as fluid instead of being flexible. If your flexible you can still break but fluid just flows. It may go through different things, take different routes, but it is still flowing. It's going to get where it's going it just might not be a straight shot. That's how I need to look at teaching my children day in and day out.

Homeschooling is so worth it. To get to see your children flourish before your very eyes is a wonderful thing. How rewarding. To get to see them take on life and make good decisions. How rewarding. To see them mature year after year. How rewarding.

As most people are sending their blessings away I get to welcome mine into my living room every morning for a day full of adventure!

Jesse Cole

2010-08-06T15:22:00.000-07:00

Jesse was born March 5 2010

We decided now that we have six to save money. Better late then never! Right? So we are using cloth diapers. I've tried different ones but the prefold with the thristies cover are my favorite : )

He is eating baby food and loving that. Every time he sees food he gets excited. So when I feed him something he gets this confused look on his face and if it's a winner he sticks out his tongue. It's pretty funny.

He is pretty opinionated. He grunts/growls when he doesn't like something. I think it's amazing what little guys know and understand at such a young age. Like for instance he loves water. Jeremy put his feet in the pool and then started to walk away. Well Jesse was not happy about that one bit, he wanted IN. So as any good parent should do Jeremy stripped him down and put him in!

It's so interesting the more children you have how much the many little things and worries don't matter like they did before, but the milestones in their lives are still so important and fascinating.

Any way just wanted to introduce the 8th member of out family he has been a true blessing and gift from God.

He's about 4 month in these 2 pictures.

They are two of my favorites!

To The Ends of the Earth!

2010-03-11T11:48:00.000-08:00

I love this song. One day during family worship we were singing this and God gave me a picture of what we are doing when we have children. We are taking God's story to the ends of the earth. Think about having as many children as you can, teaching your children God's heart about children so that they will have as many as they can, and so on. What you are doing is spreading the Gospel and Love of Christ through out the world. You yourself as one person will never touch the ends of the earth, but through your obiediance to be fruitful and multiply you will. So I just wanted to share this song with you.

Love unfailing, overtaking my heart, you take me in finding peace again, fear is lost in all you are

and I would give the world to tell your story cause I know that you've called me I kow that you've called me I've lost myself for good within your promise and I won't hide it, I won't hide it

Jesus I believe in you and I would go, to the ends of the earth, to the ends of the earth for you alone are the son of god and all the world will see that you are God, that you are God

Accomplishment vs. Survival

2010-02-01T14:35:00.000-08:00

There are so many seasons to life. Sometimes you are doing well, your on top of everything, you don't miss a beat. Lessons are done, chores are done, your children are obedient, supper is done, your caught up on your self grooming, your schedule is laid out and it's wonderful. Your completing everything by the end of the day. You lay your head on the pillow and ahh peace! You've accomplished life for that day. Then you wake up one day and everything goes arwy. Survival kicks in. Kids are sick, your sick, you've got funerals, baby showers, and meetings to plan and attend. You feel like your children never listen and they haven't learned anything you've taught them. Your buying land trying to be out of your rental by the time the lease is up so you don't have to pay another outrageous payment. Your preparing for your own baby to be born, trying to find everything you need out of storage, washing clothes, and trying to bake snacks for after the baby. You do well to get devotions done, one of their lessons done, maybe the floor swept, it's supper time and you hear the words "what's for supper", you notice you haven't painted your toenails in a while, and did you kiss your husband today. Now you lay your head upon the pillow and ahh you survived.
The amazing thing is even during survival you can still have peace. Knowing that God is Soverign, he is in control of everything, and he loves you is a wonderful thing. Sometimes we have to give up our thoughts, schedule, the way we think things should go in a day and say "Lord whatever you want today." "Teach me your will today." "I trust you and know that all things work out to the good of those who love you." "I am yours, my husband is yours, and my children are yours."

Baking in December!

2009-12-22T17:06:00.000-08:00

We started the baking today. It's a tradition in our home to make homemade gifts for our family. This year we decided to bake for our homemade gifts. I put together gift baskets with a few small items and some baked goodies. The homemade gifts are usually done by the whole family, but this year Jeremy and I did them. The children just watched and picked. It's taken years but we now work together pretty well. Probably unusual to see a man in the kitchen, but I must say I have a pretty great and unusual man! I would not be the woman I am today without him. God has enabled me to trust him with my whole heart. We make a pretty good team and have fun doing it.

The apron I'm wearing came from my great grandmother. I have several, but this one's one of my favorites.

Here's where it all begins!

So we started off making fudge, using the recipe on the back of the marshmellow cream jar.

Next we made chocolate no-bake cookies.

1/4 cup baking cocoa   1/4 cup peanut butter
2 cup sugar                    2 cups quick oats
1/2 cup butter                 1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup milk
In a large sauce pan add first four ingredients, bring to a boil over med-hi heat for 2 min. Take off heat and add remaining ingredients. Drop on waxed paper. Let cool.

Then we made sugar cookies and sprinkled powdered sugar on for the topping. They are sitting on a old christmas tray I picked up at a thrift store for about 50 cents!

While were talking about projects. I thought I would share some things we've been doing in December. We've been studying the names or titles of Jesus. Along studying we have done many craft projects. I have learned so much. I never realized how many different things Jesus is called or calls himself. I feel closer to knowing Him. I think every year I come to recognize something new about this season and the birth of Jesus. This year I would have to say the realization of the conditions of where he was born was not so hot. It's funny when you read the bible how you just lump the accounts of things as "stories". We put in our mind how great things were, or looked, almost like a fantasy. When if you really think about the true story and how things probably were, they usually weren't at all pleasant or fictitious. Anyway, so I was just thinking about the stable, and how dirty and smelly it must have been. For sure no place we would want to have our baby. But once again God is bigger than us and so are His plans. So here are a few pictures of some of what we've done.

Jesus is the Prince of Peace!

Jesus is the Lamb of God!

Jesus is the Unspeakable Gift!

For this project we wraped a box and cut a slit in the top. We have a stack of paper beside the box, and everyday we all put one thing we're thankful for inside it. Then on Christmas Eve we'll read all the thanks.

When the kids were done making the projects we just incorporated them in our Christmas decor.

Malachi's birthday!

2009-12-22T10:15:00.000-08:00

Well my Malachi turned 4 on December 15. He is my fourth blessing. He thinks he such a big boy. He can do anything until it's time to do chores or sit still during devotions. Then he says "I'm just little". His greatest asperation is to be tall. You can ask him is he is big or strong, he say's no "I'm tall". He has such a personality. He love's to sing and color. He has great expectations to start lessons soon. I guess you can't tell someone that they are to little for some things, then in the same breath tell them they can help, their big enough. I suppose if we can do all things through Christ who strengthens us, it counts no matter your size!

When asked what he wanted for his birthday by a friend, he said I want a little motercycle. When asked by another friend, that's more like a Uncle he said he wanted "a little guy just like you". Well needless to say he did get a motercycle, but no little guy.

He was pretty persistant on games. But due to some what of a small house I asked him if a craft would be suffice. Of course he was excited about that. It acutally went rather well. The kids had a good time. We didn't do party favors, but they got to take their craft home, so that worked out pretty good!