DATE: 02/27/2006 02:10:10 PM
Lucas' question to me on the way home from Target today:
"If Jesus is God and Jesus is God's son, is he the son of himself?"
Saturday, June 24, 2006
DATE: 03/05/2006 08:15:14 PM
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On Saturday, Kyle and I took Lucas and Noah to the Georgia Force Arena Football game. It was an interesting experience....something I couldn't get into, but nonetheless, fun for the boys. Lucas anyway. Noah doesn't manage well in situations that involve large crowds, lots of noise, and heights, but that's another post. We stayed until half-time and decided to relieve poor little Noah of the sensory overload. Being that we were just a few blocks from the new Georgia Aquarium, and that Kyle's parents gave everyone in the family season tickets for Christmas, we took a stroll through there. We had a great time, but never will we attempt that on a Saturday again. Every exhibit was packed and the kids had to fight there way up to see anything. The lines for certain things were incredibly long and some places were almost impassible. That said, it is a fantastic place!
We arrived back Saturday night to pick up Jacob and Ellie who had been staying at Kyle's parents house. One look at Ellie told me that something wasn't right. Under her eye was about an inch long bruise with a cut through the middle and puffiness all around. Seems she had a battle with the end table and it won. Her first battle wound! Like any good parent, we took lots of pictures.
Today was spend at church and grocery shopping.....the usual Sunday routine. We found out that friends of ours Ron and Alison welcomed their 2nd child, a boy, into the world Saturday morning. Congrats guys!!!
Here are a few pics from the weekend:
Lucas at the game.
With the Beluga whales at the aquarium
Ellie's battle wound
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On Saturday, Kyle and I took Lucas and Noah to the Georgia Force Arena Football game. It was an interesting experience....something I couldn't get into, but nonetheless, fun for the boys. Lucas anyway. Noah doesn't manage well in situations that involve large crowds, lots of noise, and heights, but that's another post. We stayed until half-time and decided to relieve poor little Noah of the sensory overload. Being that we were just a few blocks from the new Georgia Aquarium, and that Kyle's parents gave everyone in the family season tickets for Christmas, we took a stroll through there. We had a great time, but never will we attempt that on a Saturday again. Every exhibit was packed and the kids had to fight there way up to see anything. The lines for certain things were incredibly long and some places were almost impassible. That said, it is a fantastic place!
We arrived back Saturday night to pick up Jacob and Ellie who had been staying at Kyle's parents house. One look at Ellie told me that something wasn't right. Under her eye was about an inch long bruise with a cut through the middle and puffiness all around. Seems she had a battle with the end table and it won. Her first battle wound! Like any good parent, we took lots of pictures.
Today was spend at church and grocery shopping.....the usual Sunday routine. We found out that friends of ours Ron and Alison welcomed their 2nd child, a boy, into the world Saturday morning. Congrats guys!!!
Here are a few pics from the weekend:
Lucas at the game.
With the Beluga whales at the aquarium
Ellie's battle wound
DATE: 03/14/2006 01:21:41 PM
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Friday night, we stopped by Sonic to get ice cream. On the way home, Jacob was asking what each person in the family was eating.
Jacob: What's Daddy got?
Me: Ice cream
Jacob: No he do not. Daddy too fat to eat ice cream!
Thankfully, Kyle took this very well and even laughed! I must explain, though, that we are always saying "Daddy's too fat to eat that" (whatever that may be) so I'm sure that's where it came from. Nonetheless, Jacob is now the "fat monitor" of everyone in the house!
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Friday night, we stopped by Sonic to get ice cream. On the way home, Jacob was asking what each person in the family was eating.
Jacob: What's Daddy got?
Me: Ice cream
Jacob: No he do not. Daddy too fat to eat ice cream!
Thankfully, Kyle took this very well and even laughed! I must explain, though, that we are always saying "Daddy's too fat to eat that" (whatever that may be) so I'm sure that's where it came from. Nonetheless, Jacob is now the "fat monitor" of everyone in the house!
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DATE: 02/05/2006 06:43:29 PM
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BODY:
This weekend Kyle and I attended our church's annual marriage retreat.
It was such a great time to get away and allow God to deal with us separately and as a couple. There were so many issues that we've kept pushing aside as we just live from day to day. While ignoring them, we never realized the wall that was developing between us. So this weekend, after various seminars, discussions, and much prayer, we dealt with them. It was wonderful. We've been so busy being mom and dad that we had forgotten about being husband and wife.
Our first seminar topic was about our own relationship with God. Although I've been a Christian for 18 years now, I can remember times that I've been more passionate about my relationship with God. I've let so many other things get in between, and the sad thing is that I haven't even stopped to take time to notice. I spent much time this weekend in prayer and just listening and really felt God's presence for the first time in a while.
It's amazing how things just all fall into place, once you surrender everything to Him.
So, now the real test comes. Reality at home. Away from the beauty and seclusion of our retreat center. Into the world of 4 kids, bills to pay, sickness, laundry, chores, errands, finances, recreation and on and on.
So far so great.
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BODY:
This weekend Kyle and I attended our church's annual marriage retreat.
It was such a great time to get away and allow God to deal with us separately and as a couple. There were so many issues that we've kept pushing aside as we just live from day to day. While ignoring them, we never realized the wall that was developing between us. So this weekend, after various seminars, discussions, and much prayer, we dealt with them. It was wonderful. We've been so busy being mom and dad that we had forgotten about being husband and wife.
Our first seminar topic was about our own relationship with God. Although I've been a Christian for 18 years now, I can remember times that I've been more passionate about my relationship with God. I've let so many other things get in between, and the sad thing is that I haven't even stopped to take time to notice. I spent much time this weekend in prayer and just listening and really felt God's presence for the first time in a while.
It's amazing how things just all fall into place, once you surrender everything to Him.
So, now the real test comes. Reality at home. Away from the beauty and seclusion of our retreat center. Into the world of 4 kids, bills to pay, sickness, laundry, chores, errands, finances, recreation and on and on.
So far so great.
DATE: 02/09/2006 03:10:20 PM
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Sometimes I am in awe that Ellie is a part of our lives now. Not that I love her more than our boys, but she came to us through such a sacrifice on another woman's part, that it is often bittersweet to look at her. Here is a small expression written by someone else, but tweeked to fit our situation.
I wept for a young woman in another country who will never know what it is like to rock this baby, watch this baby play with her brothers, watch her clap her hands and smile the world's biggest, brightest smile, and watch her as she sleeps like the absolute angel she is. I wept for a young woman who loved her child so much that she wanted a better life for her. I wept because I want this woman to know that her child is loved so very much. I wept because I want her to know that her child will never know hunger. I wept because I want her to know her child has a wonderful life ahead of her that will be full of opportunity, education and more. I wept for her because in my whole heart I wish I could meet her someday and thank her for what she has given us and what she has given her child. I weep because I am constantly amazed at how something so small can fill my heart with such love. My tears are a mixture of sadness and love and are from one mother to another whom I may never be able to thank in person. I pray God watches over this young woman and I pray she trusts in Him enough to know that this child is in a loving, safe home and that somehow that eases her sad heart if even just a little.
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Sometimes I am in awe that Ellie is a part of our lives now. Not that I love her more than our boys, but she came to us through such a sacrifice on another woman's part, that it is often bittersweet to look at her. Here is a small expression written by someone else, but tweeked to fit our situation.
I wept for a young woman in another country who will never know what it is like to rock this baby, watch this baby play with her brothers, watch her clap her hands and smile the world's biggest, brightest smile, and watch her as she sleeps like the absolute angel she is. I wept for a young woman who loved her child so much that she wanted a better life for her. I wept because I want this woman to know that her child is loved so very much. I wept because I want her to know that her child will never know hunger. I wept because I want her to know her child has a wonderful life ahead of her that will be full of opportunity, education and more. I wept for her because in my whole heart I wish I could meet her someday and thank her for what she has given us and what she has given her child. I weep because I am constantly amazed at how something so small can fill my heart with such love. My tears are a mixture of sadness and love and are from one mother to another whom I may never be able to thank in person. I pray God watches over this young woman and I pray she trusts in Him enough to know that this child is in a loving, safe home and that somehow that eases her sad heart if even just a little.
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DATE: 02/24/2006 01:14:58 PM
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Over the past few weeks, Lucas has developed a fascination with the army, guns, fighting, soldiers, tanks, and anything that seems tough and is in camoflauge. This is all to my horror and sheer devestation at the thought that my 5 year old would have anything to do with violence. We do not have any toy guns in the house, but that does not stop him. I have learned that many things can be a gun.....legos, a lincoln log, any type of straight stick-like object, my kitchen spoons and other gadgets, and (his personal favorite) any food that can be bitten into the shape of a gun. I am assured by Kyle, though, that it is all completely normal and is not in any way a predictor of future behavior.
Here is his latest artistic rendering of army guys:
Here are some more drawings and a story he wrote today (thankfully, these are a little more tame!)
This is Arthur and Buster (from the books and PBS cartoon) going swimming in the ocean. That's a flying tiger overhead.
His story says:
One day eagle man was walking down the street and he saw a big glob of mud. He saw mud villian then he went and got him. The End
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Over the past few weeks, Lucas has developed a fascination with the army, guns, fighting, soldiers, tanks, and anything that seems tough and is in camoflauge. This is all to my horror and sheer devestation at the thought that my 5 year old would have anything to do with violence. We do not have any toy guns in the house, but that does not stop him. I have learned that many things can be a gun.....legos, a lincoln log, any type of straight stick-like object, my kitchen spoons and other gadgets, and (his personal favorite) any food that can be bitten into the shape of a gun. I am assured by Kyle, though, that it is all completely normal and is not in any way a predictor of future behavior.
Here is his latest artistic rendering of army guys:
Here are some more drawings and a story he wrote today (thankfully, these are a little more tame!)
This is Arthur and Buster (from the books and PBS cartoon) going swimming in the ocean. That's a flying tiger overhead.
His story says:
One day eagle man was walking down the street and he saw a big glob of mud. He saw mud villian then he went and got him. The End
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DATE: 02/24/2006 01:32:53 PM
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Ellie has just this week discovered there's a new world waiting to be explored. She began pulling up to her knees last week, but has added the next step of pulling up to standing over the past couple of days. We lowered her crib mattress just in time!
I'm very afraid that she will be walking soon and am not ready for that next stage! We're already researching those baby gates that fit together to form a "baby pen" so that she doesn't have to be constrained, but is still in a confined area.
Here she is ........... the agile princess herself:
Step 1: crawl to your target
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Ellie has just this week discovered there's a new world waiting to be explored. She began pulling up to her knees last week, but has added the next step of pulling up to standing over the past couple of days. We lowered her crib mattress just in time!
I'm very afraid that she will be walking soon and am not ready for that next stage! We're already researching those baby gates that fit together to form a "baby pen" so that she doesn't have to be constrained, but is still in a confined area.
Here she is ........... the agile princess herself:
Step 1: crawl to your target
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