Eli has known Ethan since he was born. They love eachother!! They are two little boys that are a lot alike. They both are silly, cuddly, love skateboards and they both are just all around great boys. As I was looking through my pics I relized that I have a lot of them together and I wanted to share. Eli loves that Ethan talks so much now. Also when Ethan is here at the house he loves to take naps on Elis bed. So sweet!! These little dudes have such a strong bond I can't wait to see what their friendship is like as they grow. I am so thankful for Saul and Lynnae and the Frienship that we have witht them. We LOVE you Williams Family!!!
I have blogged many entries on my quiet times. I love those moments that I have at home and enjoying my worship music and praying and laying all things at Christ feet. Well this past Sunday I missed Ryan's sermon and so I stopped in the business of day and lit a few candles and got my tea and listened to Ryan's message. It was awesome and life changing. If you want to listen to it click here. It was on Patience and preached in a way that I have never heard it. It was awesome!! So I was challenged and at the End of his message I sat at my dining room table and listened to God. As he revealed things in me that I needed to deal with. Things that I was doing that I clearly thought were okay. I felt like he was plucking me. He was getting rid of the weeds that I had let grow on my branch. Thankful for these moments of stillness when I let nothing else distract me and clearly focus on what God is telling me and showing me. Is is in these moments that I walk away thankful for a God that shows so much Grace and Mercy. Thank you God for challenges and for calming me and meeting me right where I was at!!
I am a firm believer in prayer. Prayer can change your day, your attitude, it can heal the sick it can bring peace into a chaotic situation. Prayer can be be as simple as "help me God" and he will know what you mean because he knows your heart.
Prayer by children is so amazing it is honest, it is from the heart, and it is REAL!!! I love that my son and my daughter love to pray. I love that when my daughter was in first grade she taught one of her friends to pray at school when she was scared and sad. I love that my son prays for his friends to know Jesus. We can learn so much from kids prayers. They are short and simple and to the point. They also have this faith that is so incredible. From their heart believe and know that God will answer these prayers that they have lifted before him.
As I am stepping back into Children's Ministries as their Pastor again I am refreshed and EXCITED to see what the Lord has planned for our Kids at the Bridge and the kids in the Community of Rancho Santa Margarita. I can't wait to see their lives changed and to see them experiencing God!! Kids Prayers from Granger Community on Vimeo.
Valentines dinner was awesome!!! This year Jimmy and I had a couple of couples over for dinner. We were so excited to spend this evening with Adam and Ronalee and Justin and Stephanie. I set the table and made the house feel romantic with candles everywhere and Chocolate stashed everywhere. Jimmy made an amazing dinner. Then we enjoyed each others company. Laughing and talking. It was a great time together. I think we started a new Tradition in our home. Even little Sawyer joined in on the fun. We loved it! Can't wait until next years Valentines dinner.
We had such a great family day a few weeks ago. We packed up the truck with our Bikes in Morning and headed to Huntington Beach for a Bike ride up the coast and then a stop at the sugar shack for breakfast. It was such a perfect day for the beach. The sun was out and the waves were huge. Alexis loved looking at them and she said that one day she will ride waves like that. I believe she will one day too!! I am so excited for the summer I can't wait!!! Yeah for days like this.
So Eli had a little choir performance and he did such a great job. But he did really well. He loves music!! He loves to sing it and dance to it. He was so excited to perform this for everyone. I am so glad that they get to do this in their school. He is learning so much and comes home every day with something new. I love it!! Way to go buddy you did such a great job!!
I am so very thankful for all the blessings in my life. About a month in half a go my life changed. I entered a new season. A season that I had prayed for because I sat down one night exhausted and feeling like a failure because I didn't get to finish the kids homework and the house was a mess and I felt like the day slipped away from me. At that moment I realized that I needed to empty my plate a bit. I prayed and asked the Lord to please help me. i wanted to invest in my children more and not miss this time of their life. I also wanted more time to invest in my photography and also back into the the ministry. So there were three things that I laid before the Lord and he answered my prayers.
So Here I am I have more time on my hands then I have ever had. I do love it.!!!!! I work in Eli's class once a week and I work in Alexis' class every other week. I also get to attend things that they do in their classroom and I love that. Every Monday Jimmy and get to have a date day and it is the BEST!!! God has opened up so many doors for me to do my photography and also spend time editing my pictures and learn more about my computer and photoshop. I have also had a great time reaching out to the young mommies in our church and friends. Yesterday as I was driving around and thinking of my time I heard a voice saying," are you using the time I gave to you wisely?" Well for those of you who know me well I love to shop and some times all I want to do is shop! So I stopped what I was doing and came home and spent some much needed quiet time with the Lord. It was awesome!!!! So this new season that I am in I love it. I just need to make sure that my time is not being wasted and that I do use it wisely. In the days when the kids would cry a lot (Eli) and they seemed like endless days I look back and I am so thankful for that season that I got to enjoy everyday of my kids growing up and now I get to enjoy this next season. I am so very thankful for a husband that works so hard for us and that I get to stay home with my babies. So I am going to embrace it and take it one day at a time and see what the Lord has for me.
Eli has known Ethan since he was born. They love eachother!! They are two little boys that are a lot alike. They both are silly, cuddly, love skateboards and they both are just all around great boys. As I was looking through my pics I relized that I have a lot of them together and I wanted to share. Eli loves that Ethan talks so much now. Also when Ethan is here at the house he loves to take naps on Elis bed. So sweet!! These little dudes have such a strong bond I can't wait to see what their friendship is like as they grow. I am so thankful for Saul and Lynnae and the Frienship that we have witht them. We LOVE you Williams Family!!!
