On my mind

I have a swirling of thoughts in my mind

and they need to come out.

This one is simply so cute that I must record it.

Last week Kylie asked me to write the word creation

down for her.  I proceeded to spell it out for her

so that she could write it herself being that she is big

enough to do so.

This is what she wrote:

I <3 CREATION

She took her papers outside to tell God what 

she thought of His Creation and left them there

for Him to admire.

I just think that is one of the most pure forms

of worship I have witnessed in a long time.

I love that little girl!

Last week Sadie had her big performance for Music 

and Drama at church.  The musical was entitled Henotes Island.

Sadie wanted to be a stage hand but finally the director asked

her to try out for a solo and she did so.  Sadie's voice 

was strong and beautiful and I was so proud of her as she sang.

Caleb on the other hand apparently sings in more 

rambunctious form during practices and when

in front of hundreds of people becomes quite shy.

Here he is with two of his best buddies, John and Leah.

It rained all week here, every weekday.

We had planned last month to use Saturday

as a family outing day.  I was so very thankful

to wake up to the sun shining.  We drove to Shawnee on Delaware

in Pennsylvania and took a hike on a trail that is 31 miles long.

We only did a few miles but that was with children and 

maybe someday we will be able to say that we hiked the 

entire trail (that is a big maybe!).

Not too long into our walk something fell from a tree above

 and when we looked to see what it was this is what we found.

I was thankful that it didn't happen to land on Micah

who was sitting in his stroller a few feet away.

We were able to take our time and examine 

God's awesome handiwork and the 

girls collected some items too.

Caleb enjoyed being a "dude"

and wearing his bandana.

I am sure this mode of transportation is 

not being used correctly, but it was effective.

Micah eventually gave in to his heavy eyelids

as we were finishing our walk.

It has become increasingly clear to me over the past 

year that as I grow older I hear of more and more hardships.

My heart must be softening because I am rather

unexpectedly moved by these very difficult situations.

It draws me to the Lord.

With this said, over the past few weeks as I was praying

for a friend, the tears came and I didn't even know

what to pray at one point.

This is a new experience for me, being so 

moved for someone else that it causes tears.  

It is precious how God places us strategically to be 

used of Him and to light up the area we are in for Him.

favorite thing:

being honored as a friend

and invited into the hard and not so 

pretty situations of life