Lastnight... babysitting

Of course we have Maximus saying Hello! :)

There are some random pictures here... Hannah was going through the cabinets and then next thing I knew, there were garbage bags involved... and then Brandi (the seven year old!) thought it would be awesome to help pull them all out of the box and off the roll! I quit that really quick!

I have babysat for the neighbors the last couple nights because their parents have to work. Still praying that we don't get the pukies from them because they are the family that has had 3 sickies in it! Anyhow, I got some funny pictures of the kids playing. Nothing too much else is going on with life at the moment, just spending time at home with the kids lately, too cold to venture out! We have played in the snow for a little bit at a time, and it is a fun way to get them some exercise. The kids have been doing much better with napping and sleeping through the night (until about 7am actually) with out fighting it too much! :) Wyatt has been in big boy undies all week, so I am so proud of him. We are venturing out today with our mini potty chair (in a humungous diaper bag~) so we can keep it up! I am such a proud Momma.

ahhh thank you God... a sigh of relief

Baby Hannah next door is sick. Wyatt played w/ her big sister the other day while she was sick (like the throw up kind). So, last night, Wyatt started to look pail and ugh, so I kept thinking of the fact that he had played with Hannah the other night. I got a little scared. So, I gave him some anti-nausea medicine just to be safe, and sent the kids to be extra early, since they hadn't had naps. I was trying to be cautious just in case he woke up in the night sick, so I went to bed at about 8.45pm. I prayed a meek prayer "God, please keep Wyatt well, help him to not throw up... help my anxiety over it, in Jesus name, Amen".
I am thankful today that God heard my little prayer. No throwing up + well rested kids + well rested Mommy = Good morning!!!
Thank you God!

YesterdaY

Our new head pastor at New Vision was installed yesterday and our bischop came to preach and lead the ceremony. Ben and I were incredibly touched by the sermon. Thought it was SO wonderful because it spoke to what is on our hearts right now. Discerning God's will in our lives has been a total challenge up to this point. He gave some basic guidelines on how you can confirm God's will...
1. Persistence in Seeking God's will in your life.
2. Multiple voices speaking in that area of your life (for me? A little convo w/ my friend Shelly at the mall is one of the multiples :))
3. Developing Conviction.

His passage was out of Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you," delcares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." (v.13) "You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart."

I am on a plan to get the whole Bible read, and have made quite a bit of progress, but I haven't read Jeremiah yet. These words just spoke to our lives so much that Ben and I had a good chuckle to each other during the service (excuse us please people that sit around us ;)). We still haven't got a total grasp on what God wants for us, but certainly have more of something to look forward to! :) And conversations to be had!

We had plans to hang out w/ our pals Christy and Brad tonight, but tt my bud and she and I decided to do it tomorrow night instead because I feel so terrible to have Ben walking to work in this messy weather (although he seriously insists that he loves the walk late at night and thinks it is beautiful!). I am excited because we are doing supper tomorrow instead and then I am attending the leadership class that she is teaching! I am thrilled for that, and totally thankful for the night in, since it is like raining and snowing at the same time here right now!