Conversations...overheard

No pics of this great moment, I didn't want to interrupt the story...
I fixed breakfast for the 3 little kids and turned my back to load the dishwasher. After a few minutes of nibbling and silly conversations about sippee cups, things turned serious. "Suddenwy der wer wots of angels" I stopped to listen, trying not be obvious. "heoor is his bed"..."dis is his piwo"...By this time I had to turn and look. There at my kitchen table was the Christmas story as told by 3 preschoolers and "acted out" by poptarts and breakfast bars (yes, they eat poptarts and breakfast bars...eggs, bacon and pancakes are what Cracker Barrel is for, but I digress). They were more than happy to share their story with me. I heard all about baby Jesus and his bed, all the angels, his mom and dad, the animals and the stars. Poptart pieces (you know the edges that no one eats) were crumbled to make a bed, a big poptart was his pillow, a breakfast bar had been nibbled down to fashion a barn, little crumbs were stars.
In the middle of running around, rehearsals, shopping, parties and all the other busyness of the season, it was a 4 year old and 2 three olds that brought me back to the real reason for season. A simple baby...who changed the world.
What sweet precious moment for me as a mommy. Children are never to young to learn, just ask them!

Carols...Anyone?

I love pulling out the Christmas CDs. Each year I fall in love all over again with so many songs. I also find myself remembering Christmases past when I sang one of the songs or someone at church sang them. Some bring a special memory embedded in the beautiful harmonies.

So I thought I would ask you my family and friends or random strangers who stumble onto this page to share your favorite lyrics. Just post a comment of your favorites...

"We're not that far from Bethlehem,

where all our hope and joy began,

for when our hearts still cherish Him,

we're not that far from Bethlehem"

Point of Grace

Every Girl Needs a Hat...

And yes, those are Christmas stockings. We are decorated for Christmas!

Jesus Loves the Little Children

Mrs. Mel asked Olivia to sing with her for Santity of Life Sunday. Here is the video...

Olivia played shy for the rehearsal and we were very worried about the actual performance. But as soon as Mel said "Let's go", Olivia took her hand and off she went. The video doesn't show the tears coming down my face as I was bursting with pride and joy.

Our pastor praised the incredible women who choose life for their children and then choose christian families to raise those children. How thankful we are that we were chosen to be Olivia's parents!

Halloween Fun

We spent Halloween weekend with David's family for Beesh's Bienalle. Great fun was had by all! Here are pics of the Wizard of Oz characters;Uncle Henry, Aunt Em, the Wizard, Dorothy and her 2 flying monkeys (plus one slightly out of theme rock star). The little kids loved sleeping in the cabin and playing with Beesh and Manda and Wawen ( Steve, Amanda and Lauren to those of us who do not speak toddler). Alex learned Bocce' ball and played lots of football with Daddy. Beesh planned yummy food and lots of family together time. It was a great get away and the weather was perfect. Times like these always remind us of how blessed we are with family. I pray my children will always love seeing cousins and aunts and uncles.

First Hair Cut

Olivia had her first hair cut this week. Now I have trimmed her bangs myself but never anything off the back of her hair or anything in a salon. Her hair was getting really long and needed to be shaped up a little. I was secretly afraid that cutting her hair would prove that her curls were only a baby feature and would disappear. But we maade the appointment and went to see Mrs. Beverly. Olivia LOVED it, as you can see by the smiles in the pics. And, best of all, when a little length was taken off (about an inch), it sprang back into tight little ringletts. What a beauty!

A Dream Date

One of the blessings of ministry is that David has the privledge of presiding at the wedding ceremonies of some precious couples who were once in our youth groups. One such sweet couple thanked him with a gift card to The Melting Pot. We had never been there and is was the best meal ever. Oh my goodness, there are no words to describe the yumminess from the beginning the end. If you start with cheese, end with chocolate and somewhere in the middle you find filet mignon and lobster you have definitely gone to dining heaven! As good as the food was the company! David says we didn't date to get married, we married so we could date. As life gets busy, our dates are not as frequent as we would like. When we do get away, we love it. Our night at the Melting Pot was a dream date because Sam and Holly blessed us with a gift card and God blessed us with each other.