So Happy Together....

Psalm 133:1

How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity.

( I pray this verse over my boys all of my days.)

Over night my boys have become best friends.  They can play together for hours, and the laughter is absolutely beautiful.  I just stand back and watch in awe.  I know many of you are further down the path, and you have had this joy for years.  So excuse this "young" mom who just can't hold back her thankfulness and excitement.

Here are the boys taking turns pushing each other in the truck.

When they are playing, Clark sings a song about teamwork (his own version of Wonder Pets)!  Here they are singing and working together to fill a bucket.

A BERRY Good Day!

Today WAS a berry good day!  After six long days, Michael aka Daddy is back home!! We picked him up at the airport at midnight.  Then we spent the day having lots of fun.  Michael surprised us with presents from Boston.  Then we went garage saling. 

We had to pick up groceries, and strawberries (our favorite) were on sale for $1.00 a pound.  So we got A LOT.  The boys helped Michael wash them.  Actually they made a mess and ate tons of berries.

Some how a banana got caught up with all the strawberries. No worries Clark washed it too.

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I made a cobbler.  Yummy!

Joel mostly ate a bite off one and threw it back into the pile.  He was our taste tester.

Clark really wanted me to take a picture of the strawberry.

After grilling hamburgers and eating on the porch, we played in the backyard.

The boys played fetch with our sweet old Katie.

Clark didn't want Daddy to go anywhere without him.  He really missed his daddy last week.  (so did I)

I love this picture of my boys.

Daddy's day back was a BERRY good day!

My silly boys and all the joys....

Joel is enjoying whipped cream and strawberries

Clark and his sily Cheeto face

My boys bring me so much joy and laughter.  I can't imagine life without them.  And I  know they have changed me forever.  They have taught me love, hope, and life.  Thank you God for blessing me with so much more than I deserve.

Because of His reputation.....a list of prayer requests

Disclaimer:  I DID start this blog to keep grandparents and faraway friends and family in the loop, but it's turned out to be also a place to ponder spiritual things as well.

Most know the passage in Luke about asking, knocking, and seeking.  Well today I read the before and after and decided to do something radical with God by putting His Word to the test.

Luke 11:8-13
(Jesus is telling a story about a hungry friend knocking a man's door at night) But I tell you this--though your friend won't do it as a friend, he will get up and give you what you want so his reputation won't be damaged.  And so I tell you, keep on asking, and you will be given what you ask for. Keep on looking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened.  For everyone who asks, receives, Everyone who seeks finds.  And the door is opened to everyone who knocks......
how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask.

I had to wonder what is Jesus trying to say with the story connected to the ask, seek, knock.  Is he saying God is like the man who will get up and give you what you want so His reputation will shine and His name be glorified???

I have been asking God for a few things lately, and I decided to claim them in the light of Luke 11. My hope is His reputation will shine as God answers my heart's requests.

Here's my on going prayer request list:
1. My sons will be passionately in love with God and His Word and marry Godly women.  They would also be the best of friends all of their days.
2. My family would put Jesus in the center resulting in lifting up Christ so the whole world can see.
3. My husband will find God's perfect will for his life and lead our family.
4. We will be finacially responsible, get out of debt, and stay out.
5. My mother-in-law and father-in-law will live long, healthy, happy lives, and we'll spend much more time together.
6. My mom, dad, sister, and her children will one day know the depth of God's love and be changed eternally by His grace.
7. We will be able to accept and delight in the number of children God will/has blessed us with.
8. If homeschooling is God's will for us, then He will give me other amazing families to work together as a team.
7. Michael and I will hunger for God's word and daily commit to spending time in the Bible.

So here I am like that man who was hungry knocking at his friend's door.  I am filled with excited anticipation to see what God will do.   I can't wait to shout to the world....LOOK WHAT HE DID BECAUSE OF HIS GOODNESS AND PERFECT REPUTATION!

A Blessed Easter Weekend

We had a glorious and blessed Easter weekend with gorgeous weather.

On Friday, my friend, our four kids, and I enjoyed delicious, hot cinnamon rolls from a quaint local resturant, and then we went on a hike along a roaring white water creek.
Our kids enjoyed throwing rocks and getting dirty.  It was heart warming to see our boys working together and playing together.  I must stay viligent to always pray my boys have good friends all of their days!

Saturday was a blur, but Sunday was memorable.  We went to two church services, and then we all took a nap.  After the nap, we meet up with a couple of families to celebrate Easter and hunt for eggs.

Our Big Cheese

Here's a picture of Joel in his pajamas, wearing his rainboots, and eating a huge chuck of cheese.  This is so Joel...silly and eating something.