this mornings devotions.

This morning James and I read 

Psalm 116:

 I love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications. 

Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore I will call upon him as long as I live. 

The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: i found trouble and sorrow.

Then called I upon the name of the lord: O LORD, I beseech thee. deliver my soul. 

Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.

The Lord preserveth the simple: I was bought low, and he helped me. 

Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee. 

For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears and my feet from falling. 

I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living.

I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted:

I said in my haste, all men are liars.

What shall I render unto the Lord for all his benefits toward me? 

I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord. 

I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people. 

precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints. 

O LORD, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds. 

I will offer to thee sacrifices of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the Lord.

I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people. 

In the courts of the Lord's house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the Lord.

 

new found fun!

a long time ago my mom taught me how to crochet. ... 

i never could get it! so i decided to learn to knit. ... 

couldn't get that either... 

then i picked up a crochet hook again. and oddly enough... i was able to make a blanket... 

then i got this crazy idea... and it turned into a hat, so i made another.. then changed some stitches, and made another! i found my new thing to do while the boys are napping! 

i have figure out how to make 2 kinds of hats... 

                                                                               hats with braids.


                                                                             floppy hats! 

a little funny for the day

its almost Christmas time, so UPS is beginning to start the early shifts! this morning philemon had to start work at 2 instead of 4am. 

after working from 2am till 7:30 am, he was pretty tired! 

so tired that he poured himself a bowl of coffee! yes, a bowl!  he picked up a bowl and poured the coffee in to it like cereal.. (by accident of course)

it was a great laugh! 

Thanksgiving Goodies!

i found these really neat ideas and i decided to make them my own little traditions... 

Oreos + Rollos + malt balls +candy corn, and a little chocolate (for glue) =

Oreo  turkeys! 

Rebekah and i also made some pumpkin cakes... 

we had fun trying new things this year... 

blog help!

so im trying to put a photo in a new post but it keeps telling me i ran out of room to upload... how do i deleat the old photos from the blog so i can add more?!

So Good I Forgot What It's Called!

Philemon and I recently went to olive garden, and i tried a new dish...

i loved it!  it was so good that i forgot the name because i was smelling and tasting all the ingredients... i wanted to try to make it at home! 

well... i did try to make it at home! and i must say... if i had the roasted garlic (we are out), it would have been better than what i had at olive garden! 

im also sooo glad Philemon taught me how to make white sauce! it is sooo easy! 

step one: make a Parmesan, and roasted garlic white sauce. 

step 2: "grill" chicken cutlets (i only had whole chicken so i cut them up) in olive oil, and salt. 

step 3: cut, and saute' bell peppers in olive oil and salt.

while doing step 3 boil noodles * angel hair pasta *. (i did this first and they got over cooked ) haha!

The end result.... a yummy fast dinner that i dont know the name of :)

update

i am already seeing good things after james tubes were put in. he is correcting himself and getting some words right, he is also wantingt to talk alot more, on his own. and repeating just about everything he hears... (and trying at it, and getting close to what it sounds like)

i think i like age 2! james is becomming so sweet, and helping. he is such a good boy... through this flu we had, when i wasnt feeling well, i laid my head in his lap and he just played with my hair... like daddy does, and says "you ok?" it melted my heart! philemon is such a good daddy.! he is showing our boys how to be kind and caring!
he also has been noticing when i am cleaning house, and starts to hand me things to put away, or will even try himself! he is learning so fast!
i love being a mom... one of the things i love is watching james do the things i remember doing as a kid... like taking a 3 door medicine cabnit (the ones with mirrors) and putting his face inbetween too of the door and seeing all the james's that is creates.

a photo i found that was cute! he knows how to get what he wants! ha!