~Mini Victorian~

I Love Poetry

I love my Mom,

I love her so much!

That is why I like to hug her,

because I really love her!

poem by: Erin Grace

Thank you, Fancy Nancy for the inspiration!

~Pansies~

Makin' Memories

Winter leaves us in a rut. I dread it. Dark at 5pm. Same ole thing every day. Too cold to play outside...Or we bundle up and go outside for 5 minutes. We have played the Wii until the thought of it sickens me.

But Saturday we were blessed with a beautiful day. Blue skies, much warmer than it has been in quite a while. So we got out!

Our putt-putt experience on our Florida vacation was so fun, we opted to do it again. Poor Erin, she didn't realize there was a course in Baton Rouge & asked if we were going to Florida. 5 hours in the car to play mini-golf? I didn't want to get out that bad!

Amazingly, Luke & I each scored a hole in one. I heard many shouts of hole in second! Patrick & Erin each scored (shot?) two. One of Erins' was the result in her ball bouncing off Luke's shoe. But I suppose that counts too!

I'm no pro, but that's good form.

Silly faces

One Tongue ~ Thankfully

"Whatever is in the heart will come up to the tongue” ~ Persian Proverb quotes

We all stumble in many ways. Anyone who is never at fault in what they say is perfect, able to keep their whole body in check.

 When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal.  Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to go.  Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark.  The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.

 All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and sea creatures are being tamed and have been tamed by mankind,  but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

 With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness. Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be.  Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring? My brothers and sisters, can a fig tree bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.

James 3:2-12

“Nature has given us two ears, two eyes, and but one tongue-to the end that we should hear and see more than we speak.” ~ Socrates

No rotten talk should come from your mouth, but only what is good for the building up of someone in need. Ephesians 4:29

Redeemed

Some days children just make you crazy. The (it seems) endless bossing, whining, bumping, crying...

Then something super sweet happens, that makes it all better. For me anyway!

Many of you know how Erin has expressed desire to marry her brother. I have tried to explain, Daddy is not my brother. You can't marry your brother for many reasons. It's not legal, when you are old enough to marry you won't want to marry him, you are going to marry someone you probably don't even know right now. I think she's finally getting it.

But tonight, I was giving Luke a bath. Erin comes in, sad faced...

Erin: "Mom, if I can't marry Luke, then I won't get to see him all the time!"

Me: "Oh Sweetie!"

Luke: "Why?"

Erin: "Because, you are going to marry someone else!"

Luke: "Like Mama?"
Erin: "No! Someone you don't even know!"

Erin: "I'll be sad if we are not together."

Luke: "I won't."

So I did my best to explain, that we will all have our own families when they grow up, but we will always be family. And they are always welcome at our house anytime. And if they want, they NEVER EVER have to grow up & leave!

(Right Patrick ;)

Merry Christmas

And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.  But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people.  Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.  This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”

Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,

“Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”

 When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”

 So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.

The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.

Merry Christmas!

Luke: 2:8-20