Life with 3 under 4

Day 1.. .I am thankful for...

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 15:19:07 -0400

Today, I am thankful for my family. God has given me a God fearing and loving husband, who has never left my side. He is my best friend and soul mate and I am grateful beyond words for him.

4 years ago, he blessed me with our first son, Hudson. He is so tenderhearted and loving.

2 years ago, he blessed us with our only daughter, Amirah. She is truly a little princess, wild and free, strong willed, and also sweet and very sensitive.

1 year ago, he blessed us by surprise, with our little Ezra. He has been a blessing like we never expected. I can’t imagine our family without his sweet presence in our home.

Thank you God for my family. I am not worthy to have them, and yet you have been faithful to supply them to me. You are so good.

"If Psalm 1 is to be believed, we must not allow our children to stand, sit or walk with those who..."

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 23:15:25 -0400

““If Psalm 1 is to be believed, we must not allow our children to stand, sit or walk with those who deny biblical truth and morality. Instead, we must place them in situations that will aid them in meditating on the law of the Lord ‘day and night.’ Surely this involves how and where they are to be educated.””

- Voddie T. Baucham Jr. (via monergism)

Hudson, you're so funny.

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 15:32:00 -0400

The other night we were at an older couples home from our church. They had pictures of their once little kids in frames around their house. After being there for over an hour, Hudson kept staring at the pictures and looking around. Finally, he walked up to the dad and said, “Where are your tiny children?” We all just laughed as the dad explained that all his children were grown and moved out of the house. Seriously, Hudson you make me smile. :)

"If you left the Church to get away from hypocritical people, you should also quit your job, drop out..."

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 18:28:27 -0400

“If you left the Church to get away from hypocritical people, you should also quit your job, drop out of school, disconnect yourself from all your friends and family, and lock yourself in your room while you’re at it. There will be flaws wherever there are humans. And, in fact, the Church is the only establishment on earth with the solution for this issue.”

- Mattie Montgomery (via classyliving)

Art Project for today.. Falling leaves using our hands and...

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 11:26:00 -0400

Step 1

So artistic!

All finished! (we got a little more than fingerprints here, they got really creative!)

Art Project for today.. Falling leaves using our hands and fingers!

1) Trace your child’s hand and wrist on brown construction paper, for the tree

2) Cut out and put on a bright piece of construction paper

3) Buy WASHABLE paints, and let them dip their fingers into it and using their fingerprints make the leaves!

HAPPY FALL EVERYONE!!!

We survived the first day of (pre) school!

Wed, 05 Sep 2012 20:04:24 -0400

Where does the time go? It seems like a couple months ago I was telling everyone I was pregnant with a baby boy, and this week my “baby boy” started school. I guess the only way I can describe it is, bittersweet. Happy that he is growing and learning (and finally out of diapers for good) :)— but sad that now I realizing how quickly it goes. Here is a picture of my little man on his first day of (Pre) school. He’s already excited for his next first day of school, because he knows that’s picture day :)

HOMESCHOOL PERK #345,246

Mon, 03 Sep 2012 22:59:38 -0400

NOT HAVING TO GET UP AT 6AM TO DRESS MY KIDS AND DRIVE THEM TO SCHOOL.

Homeschool classroom wall.. we still have a ways to go.. but...

Mon, 03 Sep 2012 22:37:06 -0400

Homeschool classroom wall.. we still have a ways to go.. but here is the start!

Awesome blog!!!

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 23:03:35 -0400

Awesome blog!!!

God's Grace for Stay At Home Moms

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 22:57:00 -0400

Dear Stay-at-Home Mom,

You are a gift of God to your husband and your kids.

But you don’t always feel that way, do you?

There’s a low-level feeling of guilt that creeps into your heart from time to time. Sometimes it bubbles over into tears, usually on lonely, difficult days.

You scan blogs and read books about being a good mom. You find some helpful tidbits here and there, often from women who are grandmothers now. Women you can learn from but who seem to have forgotten the struggle. They seem to have it all together.

In your heart, you want to be the kind of mom who trains up kids to make a difference for the kingdom. You know it’s an honor to be entrusted with these kids. You know you’ve only got one shot. You want to be the mom who teaches them the Bible, models how to pray, and trains them up in the fear of the Lord.

But most of the time you feel like you’re barely holding it all together.

Your house cleaning can’t keep up with your kids’ mess-making.

The kids embarrass you by acting up right when your guests arrive.

Your husband doesn’t get just how worn out you are by the end of the day.

You come to the end of your patience. You lose your temper. Then you feel worse.

The last thing you consider yourself to be is a “good mom.” And you think to yourself, It’ll be a miracle if my kids turn out okay.

And – surprisingly – that’s right where God wants to meet you. The place where you admit your powerlessness and your need for Him.

It’s only by God’s grace that any kid grows up to be a force for the kingdom.

You see, there are no perfect kids and no perfect mothers. No matter what you read in blogs, see in magazines, and learn in books. There are sinful kids and sinful moms and dads.

And the only thing greater than both is the grace of God. The God who says “there is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” The God who loves to forgive, to transform, and empower.

God loves you – not because you are a good mother but just because you are His precious child.

God loves you – not because you’ve mastered all the skills of parenting but because He has.

It’s divine grace that will transform your parenting – not guilt.

It’s grace that will keep you going and serving and scrubbing when you’re exhausted and worn out.

It’s grace that will conquer your feelings of inadequacy and remind you of God’s love for you in Christ.

It’s grace that goes for the heart of your kids, not just their behavior.

God has demonstrated the fullness of His love for you through the cross of His Son, even while you were still a sinner.

He has promised you His presence.

He has spoken His approval over you in Christ.

He is the perfect Father who delights in you as a daughter.

Find in Him your Treasure and Joy. Be to others what He is to you.

So walk in freedom. Let Him hold you together when everything seems to be falling apart.

Bask in His unfailing love for you. And rest in His promise of power.

"Next week I get to start school home!” ~ Hudson"

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 22:09:07 -0400

““Next week I get to start school home!” ~ Hudson”

Time for some homemade salsa.. YUM!

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:54:27 -0400

Time for some homemade salsa.. YUM!

"You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might...."

Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:01:57 -0400

““You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.””

- Deuteronomy 6:5-7

Next week I become a teacher...

Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:53:00 -0400

So, as I sit here on the couch watching Hudson draw in his angry birds coloring book, I am thinking to myself “Wow, next week I become a teacher for the first time… and not just a teacher, but a teacher to my own children.” How did that happen so fast? Even though we are just starting simple with preschool, I know that God has entrusted me with so much in schooling my own children. As I gathered their new school supplies today and organized all their curriculum I have collected, I began to think about what a task I am taking on. I KNOW that this is something that I cannot do in my own strength, only His. Amirah (my 2 1/2 year old) will also be participating with us this year, as she is so into everything reading and learning.. and of course shadowing her big brother in everything she does. Can’t wait to watch them learn and discover.

feeling very blessed to call these two mine :)

Mon, 27 Aug 2012 22:07:19 -0400

One week left until Hudson starts preschool!

Sun, 26 Aug 2012 19:39:08 -0400

This is my son, Hudson. He is almost 4 years old and is starting preschool in one week! I can’t believe it.. where did that 4 years go? He is very smart and very organized in the way he does things. I am excited that he will be my VERY FIRST STUDENT… and I will be HIS VERY FIRST TEACHER! I have been planning and getting supplies for the last month getting all ready for his first day of HOMEschool. I pray that God will bless this first year together with him.

"Stay dead to both compliments and complaints.” ~Towzer"

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 23:17:51 -0400

““Stay dead to both compliments and complaints.” ~Towzer”

Best Friends :)

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 21:44:37 -0400

Best Friends :)

"The Bible never teaches that a person can be a genuine Christian and live in continuous carnality,..."

Fri, 08 Apr 2011 21:40:41 -0400

“The Bible never teaches that a person can be a genuine Christian and live in continuous carnality, wickedness and sin, all the days of his life.”

- Paul Washer (via yellowgrapes)

"Because of HIS great love, we are not consumed.” Lamentation 3:22"

Fri, 08 Apr 2011 21:10:31 -0400

““Because of HIS great love, we are not consumed.” Lamentation 3:22”