Matthew turned 5

I know you all can relate when you think gosh it was just yesterday that your precious one was just born. I think that way every year as we celebrate 4 different birthdays. Matthew just turned 5 last week :( He has been waiting for this day for so long. ) The entire week was spent celebrating his birthday one way or another. He is a bit like his Mom and attempted to claim the whole month of January his birthday. He is rather convincing at times. . . I don't want him to grow up to fast, however I'm a little anxious of his career path. (politician, preacher, lobbyist) ???

Anyways, he and I were watching his home video the other day as we shared a rare few minutes of snuggle time. I was reminded of the way I prayed so fervently over him the first 5 days of his life. (He spent the 1st week in NICU and had a little rocky start.) We prayed scriptures over him, we sang songs and prayers to him, we were all about calling out to God for healing! What parent would'nt be. As I was now holding this big 5 year old, I was overwhelmed with emotion and thanked God for the healthy strong big Boy I know have. I was reminded that I still need to intervene in prayer on his behalf. More than what I have been doing. Thank you God for being so gentle with us but giving us that urgent feeling. Thank you God for my sweet Matthew! Who truly is a gift from you. Be reminded friends, especially in those hard Mommy moments we are truly blessed to be their Mommies! Thank you God for giving us such a blessing in our children!

Just wanted to share a picture of my rugged outdoorsman husband. It's stange I must say that when I 1st met him he was such a city boy stuck in a country town. He spoke several times of us moving to California living in Los Angelas surfing on the beach. Now he is out deer hunting and enjoing it. I hear him in coversations with other hunters talking about hunting and all that stuff that goes with it. Those of you weak at heart sorry if the picture makes you sad. I just try not to focus on it. (hunting makes me a little sad if I think about it)

Can't wait until turkey day!

Don't you love this weather today, high 50's-mid 60's. I love it. To see the leaves dancing across the grass, to walk in your yard and hear crunch because of all the pecans on the ground, to be able to put on a light jacket and feel so cozy. I love it. It makes me so happy. I can hardly wait to pack up our car for 4 days, loaded down with all of the stuff that we have to take with us. Having my four precious excited children asking us how much longer until we get there, over and over and then finally 1 1/2 long hours later :), we roll up in the driveway of our family racing out to greet us.(running past Alex and I to grab the kids) we are so loved. We have been planning on who's making what for over the last 2 weeks. We are a family that likes to cook, loves to eat and not really enjoy cleaning the mess we all made. We then all adjourn in front of the TV watching football and most of us pass out. Then we stay up really late playing games, talking, laughing and drinking lot's of coffee, the next morning is the most exciting shopping day of the year we wake up at a wildly crazy hour to be some of the many hundred's of people to be shoulder to shoulder at the stores.

I am blessed to have such a fun and loving family! Thank you God for this blessing!!!!

Have a great week preparing for your holiday!

Love is in the air!

I love the month of November, not only is it the month that we stuff ourselves with Turkey and all the fixings, but it's my Anniversary! On the 23th of November we will celebrate our 11th year anniversary! I am thankful for my super awesome loving husband. He is wonderful. His love is magical, exciting, energetic, contagious, fun and happy. I am blessed to have him as my friend and husband. He makes life fun!

I thank my God so often for bringing Alex into my life. I thank so fervent prayer warriors that prayed for our relationship to develop from friends to more that that :) I thank my God for my husbands passion for the Lord. I love Alex so much. So for this month I am reflecting on LOVE!