Kiddo Clip: Evie, Edmund & Cousin Henry

Great Post on Thankfulness

One of my favorite pastors wrote a great blog entry on Thankfulness. Check it out if you have 3 minutes.http://readfreshmanna.blogspot.com/2010/05/how-to-improve-your-eyesight.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+FreshMannaByPastorTimBurt+%28Fresh+Manna+by+Pastor+Tim+Burt%29

Week of Thankfulness Day #7

I missed yesterday because I was at the musical CATS. It was very good and I had a fun time with the girls!

Today I am so thankful for my church! Living Word Christian Center
This church has been instrumental in changing my life by helping me grow in the Lord. They have supported me, been patient with me, and always have had a forgiving spirit when I have stumbled and fallen. They picked me up and cheered me on to run the race that God has called me to! Thank you Lord for my amazing church! I am so BLESSED!!!

This concludes my "Week of Thankfulness", but don't be surprised if you see more "Thankfulness" posts. I've been meditating on how much perspective changes everything. I am where I am today by the choices I've made and how I choose to look at obstacles/challenges that have occurred in my life. If life looks hard, it will be hard. If I look for good things that happen everyday, then life is something to treasure and a blessing.
My MIL has been such a testimony to me. She has never had much materially and been through many trails that some of us will never come close to experiencing, but she embraces her life and the cherishes the relationships that God has given her. This woman can love like no other person I have ever met. I aspire to have a heart like hers. I am one truly BLESSED woman!

Week of Thankfulness Day #6

New DrivewayNew Sidewalk

Today I am thankful for a driveway! I cannot wait to drive on it. Five days to procure and one colossal mess to clean up in the garage and my car will be in protection heaven. We got my Honda the second year of our marriage and it has been amazing! It has mostly lived under the scorching sun, blizzards, and dirty snow for the majority of it's life. It had a short break on occasion at our last house when the single car garage wasn't acting like storage or Christian's tool shed. It's not the prettiest car anymore, but it still runs like a stock car. Hopefully, it's later years will be prolonged by it's new home. Honda's Rule! Forever!!!

Our trees go in next week and then the final grading of the yard. Then sod, sod, and more sod. Edmund will be so happy! Every time we go outside I need to hold him and he just wants to RUNNNNNNN!

Week of Thankfulness Day #5

Today I'm thankful for the Wharton Forest. This is a picture of what I see outside my bedroom window. The rain has been a little much lately, but I love the green scenery it's providing! I can't wait to get a deck and sod. I will be living outside.

Week of Thankfulness Day #4

So I'm totally, totally thankful for my awesome friend Erica! I had such a great time with her tonight! She is a true friend through and through!

Week of Thankfulness Day #3

I'm dragging this morning....Let's see...what am I thankful for? Coffee! Oh, how I love my coffee in the morning! Carbohydrates! Oh, how I'm grateful for carbohydrates! Non-poop diapers! I'm so grateful for non-poop diapers. One day... two years from now I'll be grateful for no diapers. I'm thankful for stairs and a walkway to our front door. They were just poured last week.
I'm drawing a blank on other things to be thankful for right now. I'll make a second cup of coffee. Have a blessed day everyone!

Edmund's One Year Stats

Edmund had his one year Well Child visit and here are his stats:

Weight 24lbs 3oz/ 60%

Length 31.75 in/ 95%

Head 18.5 in/ 70%

He's doing great! He's as healthy as an ox, as they say. Almost done with the bottles. We just have the before bedtime bottle to get rid of and then I'm done with bottles forever!!!! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Can you hear the choir sing?!

Week of Thankfulness Day #2

Today I am so thankful for an amazing husband that gave me the whole weekend off! I slept a lot, went shopping, had coffee with a girlfriend, and read a really good book! God is so good to me! I am truly blessed!

Week of Thankfulness

This week I'm going to try and blog each day about something I'm thankful for.

Since it's Mother's Day today it's only fitting that I'm thinking about how awesome it is to be a mother!
I'm thankful that my son only wanted me yesterday when we picked him up after church. Christian tried to pick him up, but he wasn't going to settle down until he was in my arms... Ahhhhh! I ate it up!
I'm thankful that my daughter ran to me with open arms when she found out I was leaving for a few hours. She kept saying, "Bye mommy, bye mommy, bye mommy." I even heard her after I shut the door. Ahhhh! Another precious moment that made me feel special in her life.
Being a mom is such an amazing experience! I'm so blessed that God has given me two priceless gifts to mother. Love them so much!