Avoiding bed or really hungry?

It is always hard to tell on Wednesday night after church if the kids are really hungry when we get home or just trying to avoid going to bed. We usually eat before church since it starts at 7:30. Tonight the girls were whining that they were still hungry so I said,"you can have corn, green beans, or garbanzo beans (which were the first three vegetables I found in the pantry) if you are hungry." They picked green beans and have nearly devoured the whole can. They must really have been hungry tonight. Usually when faced with canned veggies or any other options they take the other option. Either way it is still a win win for me because at least they ate vegetables.

Gator boys

So the kids and I are all a little sickly today. I think it is just a cold, but we all have slight fevers and aches. In an effort to keep the kids calm and not wanting to watch anymore Thomas the Trains I turned on Gator Boys. The show is about guys who go around and catch alligators that are bothering people. One guy uses PVC pipe and a rope to catch gators in the water. The problem is now the kids are playing gator and chasing each other around with a paint stick they're using as a catch pole. Abigail had now learned to "train" Isaac the alligator by feeding him cheerios as gator snacks. Fun times at our house.

I know He loves You

So Isaac has been doing some reading comprehension and drawing conclusions in his schoolwork. He'll have a little sentence or story to read then a few options to pick from for what will happen next. This is usually followed by some lines to write about what clues in the story led to the conclusion you chose. Tonight we were out at a restaurant and I said, "Hey, Isaac, I love you." Isaac said, "I love you too." Then I said, "I love your Daddy." And Isaac said, "I know he loves you too. The clues I used to figure that out are...Well, when he kisses you that reminds me that he loves you." So there you have it it really is in the kiss. Hmm...there's a song in there somewhere.

Pictures of the Kids

Every year I try to at least take the kids to have one professional picture made. After yesterday's session I was again reminded why I only do this once a year. I got off work at 1:30 and my session was scheduled for 3:30. So I got the girls in the bath to wash their hair since Indiana had been styling it earlier with yogurt or some other sticky substance. After making it through all the splashing and soaping, shampooing, conditioning and a few tears I finally got them out of the tub and dried and lotioned. Then I got them dressed in their outfits, located their dress shoes, and tried to keep them out of the yogurt while Isaac changed into his suit. Finally we loaded up in the van and actually left the house around 3:00. It was worth it though they all pretty much cooperated and the pictures turned out well. I ordered pose 2 for our package because I thought it captured their personalities pretty well while still looking orderly. Pose 25 and 26 are really what most of our pictures turn out like at home though. Enjoy!

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Isaac Quote of the Day

Today I was listening to Exodus chapter 26 while Isaac and Abigail were doing school work. Isaac was doing his school work when he suddenly looked up and said, "Did he say Wonka?" We like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I had to look back to see what Isaac really had heard. Want to guess? The verse says, "The length of one curtain..." One curtain, does kind of sound like Wonka if you are just listening a little.

Abigail quote of the day

I was cold so I put on a long sleeved shirt and long sleeved pants. Indiana wasn't cold so she has on a short sleeved shirt and long sleeved pants.

Is that our church?

We have been enjoying our gospel meeting this week with the church. Brother James Rogers has been presenting lessons on following in the footprints of Jesus. Last night he spoke about the steps of Jesus leading to His church and that it isn't "our" church but that the church belongs to Christ. I have been impressed with how well the children have been behaving each night and this morning I found out they are listening as well.
I have several devotional songs that I've been trying to learn and have found that congregations post videos to YouTube of the congregation singing. This morning I was playing a new song and Isaac came up and looked at the ipod and said, "Is that our church?" So I took the opportunity and asked him, "Whose church is it?" and he said, "God's." So then I asked him, "Who bought the church?" and he said, "Jesus." So far he'd been following brother James' outline so I followed up with, "How did Jesus pay for the church?" and Isaac said, "He had to die. That's sad." So then we talked a little more and Isaac came to the conclusion, "Jesus died so we could be members of His church and go to heaven."
We recently had a youth day and I had the opportunity to speak to the young ladies about being ready to give and answer from 1 Pet 3:15. In that lesson I talked a little about earning money verses being given money to spend. I've noticed with my kids if they want something and I tell them they can do chores to earn the money to buy it that once they've earned the money sometimes they decide to save it instead of spending it at the dollar store. As adults I think we are the same way, doesn't that bonus money usually go faster than our weekly paycheck? Do we tend to order more food when someone else is taking us out to eat verses what we would order if we were paying for it ourselves? What if we had to donate blood to earn money? What if stores had blood bank lines and when you took your new shoes up to the counter instead of getting out your wallet you sat in a chair, a nurse put a needle in your arm, and you had to give a pint of blood, or a quart, or a gallon? How long would most of us wait to get new shoes? Jesus didn't just give a little blood for the church though, He gave all of it! So when people say they love Jesus but not His church I find that highly contradictory. If we love Jesus we'll love the things He loves, and what could He love more than the one thing He gave His life for? He gave his life for the assembly, the congregation, the called out people, the church!