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August 31, 2010

Grace

"Grace, grace, God's grace;
 Grace that will pardon & cleanse within.
Grace, grace, God's grace;
Grace that is greater than all my sin."

How thankful I am for God's amazing grace! So many times I have had to ask for God's grace to come and cover me once again.

"Oh, I keep going back to the Well of Grace,
Great is it's power, sweet is it's taste.
For whatever temptation or trial I face,
I keep going back to the Well."

He is always faithful to come when I call. No problem is too big or too small for Gods grace. God cares about the smallest things that trouble me! Things that seem insignificant to someone else. His grace is sufficient for all my needs. I sure am glad he has more grace and patience with me that I sometimes find myself having with others. Another thing God's grace is covering more and more each day.

"I just want to thank you, Lord, for every time that you heard me pray.
I just want to thank you for always being there.
When I was so down and out, you came along and made me want to shout. 
I just want to thank you, Lord, thank you, Lord!"


August 23, 2010

Back to school!!! Last Thursday was officially the first day, but today was the first full day. Abby is in 2nd grade & Nathanael is in Kindergarten. They were so excited! I remember that feeling. But, gracious, it sure has been a while!

Abigail with her teacher, Sis. Mary Cooper.

Nathanael with his teacher, Sis. Ivey Woods.

I took this next picture after lunch yesterday. Andrew had sat down in his chair & Nathanael had climbed in his lap.

Andrew really was almost asleep, but not the little monkey!

August 19, 2010

Sweet

Today was the first day of school. Abby is a 2nd grader and Natanael is Kindergarten! I was going to take pictures but Andrew had my camera. He went fishing a few hours away today and wanted it as proof of the "big one" he catches. Hahaha!!!

Last night was Communion Service at church and what a wonderful service it was!! It was definitely the best Communion I've ever attended. Such a sweet, sweet spirit! The presence of God to remind us of his great love and mercy.
"There's a sweet, sweet spirit in this place; and I know that it's the spirit of the Lord."
How faithful is our God!!!



August 16, 2010

Changes

Summer's almost over!! That means some changes are just ahead. Sometimes that can be a good thing and sometimes not! Some of the good things I can think of are
cooler weather
leaves changing colors
Youth Camp
my 10th Anniversary
Holidays
school starts

Some of the bad things are
ice cream is not as good in cooler weather
grass turns brown
campmeetings are MONTHS away
school starts

No, I am not loony! I know I had "school starts" in both lists. It's a GREAT thing because it really does give me some quiet time, time to clean the house without 4 little hands to come behind me and mess it right up again, time to go to the grocery store alone ( my kids hate to go ).
It's a BAD thing because in spite of all the things in the previous sentence, I really do miss Abby & Nathanael when they're gone all day. Oh, well. I guess that's part of being a mommy and your kids growing up. BOO HOO HOO!!!!!!

Livi, we had such a great time at your house last week! Thanks for having us. It sure was good to have some girl time. NO HUSBANDS!!!!! Although, I really love mine and I know you love yours, too. Lets do it again real soon! I'm really looking forward to September.
By the way, I am now craving Dove's chocolate!

August 5, 2010

Addition & Subtraction

We recently had a few additions to our family. Four fish and a snail. We were in Walmart Monday night and the kids saw the fish and started begging for some! Well, I caved and bought an aquarium, all the little decorations, 4 fish and a snail. Abby & Nathanael wanted to name them so we did. We had Color Man (N), Spark (A), Sugar Ball (A), Gilbert (me), and Pokey the Snail (me). Tuesday morning Gilbert and Sugar Ball were already dead. By noon, Color Man was kicked the bucket, too. So we did what any good, sensitive pet owners do when their beloved extended family members die. We flushed them down the toilet. Nathanael & Abby really got a kick out of taking turns doing the flushing. HA!!!! We still have 1 fish, Spark, and Pokey the Snail. They seem to be doing good, although they seem lonely. Oh, well.

School starts back in just a couple of weeks on August 19. I'm ready in a way, and in another way not ready! Neither of the kids are!




Can't wait to see you next week, Olivia!!!!