For the Record....

I am just helping everyone out for the future... i have had  many comments (which i love!) that i could not post as i did not know who they were from... please leave you name! (especially if you are to comment about the appearance of  children in the photos i have taken... (most comments have been sweet, but its creepy sometimes when i don't know who they are coming from and therefore i dont post them... )

UPDATE! wohoo!

I think I am in dire need of updating my blog! yikes! It has been so busy.... 

I've not had much to post as I was lacking photos, and well, I like photos! haha! 

4 months ago we were happy to find out the Lord blessed us with another child! After miscarrying, it was hard to believe that this new pregnancy was real. I worried over every little thing, and I could not wait to peek at this little one just to be sure it was truly there.  I found myself having a hard time getting attached to the idea of being pregnant, almost like I was gearing up for disappointment. I had trouble actually getting into the Dr for all the "required" things. The lord used this waiting period to teach me to trust him more...  as soon as I gave up and trusted, I got my first apt! and... I got to peek at our newest blessing! 

I don't think I have ever been so excited to see and hear such wonder! with my boys, it was special, but honestly, not as much as this time...

In later news.... Philemon and I will be getting away this weekend for our 4th year honeymoon! (that it what we like to call them, always a honeymoon!) 

We have only been able to go on one anniversary get away so far! So I am super excited!  

this will be short....

this is a short post.... 

but... 

I have been thinking about how blessed as a mom i am....  and as a child of God...

i am such an imperfect mom... but i am so thankful to have a perfect father.... who helps me with my children on those rough days... you know, the ones that are messy, and loud, and just plain crazy!... the ones where, you SOOOO just messed the whole day up.... 

God can fix it...

 i have learned in recent days, to ask my lord to help me BE with my children. there are days that i have literally said... "i so messed this up, Lord please fix this," or "i have no clue what to do, so, please let this be the right thing that i am doing... " 

i have found that these days are less and less, as i learn to give everything to God. 

it is the days that follow that bless me... seeing my children learn to love God, and seeing my husband encouraged to be what God wants him to be. 

i guess all im saying is..... im glad i have such a perfect father.. and im so glad i can run to him every day....

because i need him... EVERY day. 

3 years!

It is such a blessing to have had my James for 3 years now! he has made life interesting, fun, and i could not imaging my life without him.

Through all of the mess, and training... he has blossomed into one of my favorite people to be around...
He is such a gentle, caring boy... (when hes not destroying my house and screaming like a dinosaur)

Some of his likes and loves are:
Books, he loves books... he always grabs daddy's theology books and sits with them pretending to read them. he has bible story books, and these are his favorite... he grabs them saying "BIBLE, you read?!"  i think he will love to read. he gives me a reason to sit and read.

He also loves his brother, (from a small distance at times). he does not like when Jonathan is hurt, or crying.
it's funny, he reminds me of being a kid some times.... he hates when Jonathan picks on him ,or get up in his business... but if Jon is hurt or being "trained"  James is a puddle of tears, saying "im sorry!"  or, "its ok"
(this is not because he thinks he is in trouble or because i am a mean mommy... he is just that sensitive)

he likes going on walks with mommy... we walk across to the store often.
he also likes to help me shop, and carry groceries to the house for me.
he is such a great little helper. always cleaning up, or setting things right.


he loves the abc's.... that the only song he will sing...


he loves dinosaurs, and balls, and puzzles, and matching games, and super why! (his only tv show)

he is learning how to communicate a lot better in the last few months... and li love some of the things he says...

after breakfast today it was "um, I dun!"  i said ok...  he walks off to his room, blanket in hand and says "oh good night"  i say, ok i love you baby...  he says "I wub you! good night"


or James: " um, i hab coppie (coffee)" mommy: daddy is making it... James: "oh, i need a cup!"

the potty training has been put off during moving but will pick up easily very soon.

my favorite thing about James right now, is how he always knows just when ineed a hug, and he always says i love you... just when i need it... i love how caring he is.

a sneek peek....

moving has taken a while... but God has perfect timing in it all.... and... i can finally say we have moved in... 

here is a peek at our new home... 

living room before (even before the carpet cleaning)

living room mid way... (we are adding this slowly)

we are excited to get more seating and have people over.... there are many

souls who need the lord, and we pray we can be used here. 

boys room before....

boys room after... 

(we still have to repaint the bed... i had painted it for hadassah's room originally)

our room before.... 

our room after! its like we go on vacation every time we walk in! (and i have already added a few more things since this photo. 

life lately...

life has been a tad busy... but the boys are napping and i have a few minuets to catch up on what life has been this month... 

we finally Got the green light to move! for those who weren't int he know... Philemon has been hired as a live in building manager for a condo place on Kitsap way... God has his perfect timing! 

We are looking forward to all the souls there... ready to harvest! 

Pray with us that we will be a light, and a blessing to these older neighbors, and to the staff there. 

if anyone has boxes or newspaper we could use some...the plan is to move next Friday/Saturday. 

Philemon has also started driver as of this past Tuesday... 

he is very excited about this opportunity, and is loving every minuet of driving for UPS! 

we are so blessed that God has given us these jobs with the ability to work the condo place around the UPS schedule.  WE are looking forward to the ability to help more people with what the lord has blessed us with. 

James has been doing so well with potty training... he is telling me every time he has to go, and just today has gone #2  on his potty 3 times! and has kept his underwear dry for this whole week! even midst our packing things,a nd his playing, and running about... our next hurdle will be training to go while we are out, and nap time dryness. 

His favorite thing is praising himself  "Oh good job!, I get candy!" ... ("candy" is really dried fruit, which makes him go more;) 

though life has been busy, stressful, and a little rough, God has given us many blessing through it all! 

What a God we serve! I pray we may continue to be used and continue to grow. 

9/11

While I am so very thankful to those who died and served and sacrificed on this day.... 

I am reminded of what america as a nation did on this day.... We prayed... 

I pray that America will remember this... 

That we will remember to pray... and turn from our wicked ways. 

May the Lord heal our land.