Know Him. Trust. Obey.

Fun day...obviously.

The high school band had a "fun day".  I can see that fun was had by all.  Look how cute Noah and Todd are, holding hands.  Awwwwww. 

Ben and Bevin

Two wild and crazy guys. 

Now Or Never performs live at Harmony Sweet

My favorite photo so far from Noah's concert last night.

Rock on!

Sick

We've been sick this week.  First, Noah had a fever for three days that has turned into a wicked cough.  Miranda was home sick on her birthday....awwwww.  Ben had a one day stomach flu bug.  And now, Grace.

This morning at 5am she came into my room and said:

"Mommy.  My brain is poking me"

Me: Do you have a headache?

"Yes.  My mind hurts"

Along with the headache, she had a fever, and then proceeded to throw up in my bed.  We've been taking it slow all weekend.  Good thing it is cold and rainy out...a perfect weekend to stay in.

Looking back to a not-so-sick day this summer:

And leaving you with an important moment in history:  Grace's class crossing the Delaware:

 

# 3

It's soccer season again.  He's wearing # 3, again.  Same kid, same sport, same team.  And a new year, but with a few more inches in height all around.

 

 

 

 

Fearless: A Thomas Nelson Blogger Book Review for you

 

This week I read Max Lucado's newest book, Fearless, for Thomas Nelson’s Book Review Blogger program: http://brb.thomasnelson.com/.  As with all of Lucado's books, I felt "at home" with his writing, as comfortable and engaged as I would feel if Lucado were a family friend who stopped over for supper and conversation one evening.  The topic of the book, dealing with fear, is always timely and most likely applies to all of us at one point or many during our lives.  Each chapter addresses different sources of fear that I struggle with, sometimes occasionally, sometimes daily.

My favorite chapter, however, is Lucado's introduction, "Why are we afraid", in which he explains the connection between fear and the unhealthy, disrespectful or harmful behavior in human lives.  In particular, Lucado explains why the command "fear not" was so important to Jesus, and why it is essential to overcome fear in our daily lives: Fear deters risk, and the greatest risk we can take is love.  Fear deprives us of our willingness to give and experience love, and above all, Jesus wants us to know love.

I recommend this book as a kind, easy-to-digest response to the many circumstances or issues that cause us to fear.  Lucado uses many examples from Scripture, as well as describing fear and its effects on people with compelling and clear analogies.  It is a much-needed reminder that we need to abandon fear in exchange for living a life of trust, excitement and love.

Overheard

Ben: Grace, you have to share with your family.

Grace: Ben, I don't have a family.  I got lost from them and now I just go around collecting rocks.

Nice.

1st day of school...the obligitory retrospective. Awwwww. ;)

 

August 2009

 

August 2008

 

August 2007

 

August 2006

;)

Thanks Mom!

A wise woman wrote the following:

If we could believe and KNOW that each human is a special soul on earth, a soul created by God, from God, we would automatically and humbly respect each other as God in all of His forms, honor each other as a part of God, seek to experience this physicality together with a grateful heart for being one of His creations, i.e. we would love one another.  If you really see yourself and others as an absolute part of God how can you not embrace them and love them?  What do we see when we look at other people and at ourselves?  Do we see God?

....thank you for teaching me how to love, Mom! ;)

Disco

Miranda went with the youth group to a disco roller skating party.  She found clothes for the occasion.

Grace got a hat, just because.