out of the mouths of babes

Tonight during church Micah sitting with our church secretary while I was singing back-up. Well one of the young men brought a friend with him that he was dating. Micah was asking our secretary "who is that?" She replied "That is Kyle's friend Brook." He answered "She's pretty!" Kyle turned around and look at him and Micah hid his face. I thought it was too cute of a story not to tell.

Later while we were dismissing with a prayer Micah started getting rowdy and Danette (the church secretary) told him 'SSSHHH! We are praying" He simply said "I already DID!" Danette replied "well, you dad isn't."


I thought these were some cute stories that I wanted to write down before I forgot. Micah is a mess and he is giving me a run for my money. He is a charmer!

Is God you Father?

I have heard so many songs
Listened to a thousand tongues
But there is one
That sounds above them all

The Father's song
The Father's love
You sung it over me and for eternity
It's written on my heart

CHORUS:
Heaven's perfect melody
The Creator's symphony
You are singing over me
The Father's song
Heaven's perfect mystery
The king of love has sent for me
And now you're singing over me
The Father's song

I have heard so many songs
Listened to a thousand tongues
But there is one
That sounds above them all
[Sounds above them all]

The Father's song
The Father's love
You sung it over me and for eternity
It's written on my heart

CHORUS

It's Heaven's perfect mystery
The king of love has sent for me
And now you're singing over me
The Father's song

The Father's song
The Father's love
You sung it over me and for eternity
It's written on my heart
[It's written on my heart]

The Father's song
The Father's love
You sung it over me and for eternity
It's written on my heart
It's written on my heart
You sing it over me
Father


Zephaniah 3:17? It says: "The Lord your God is with you, He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing."

I stumbled across this video when I was looking for the words for my last post. I just stared crying,

I just pray that God will quiet ME with HIS love and that is Delights in me and that He is rejoicing over me with singing. I just thought this was awesome.

We have never heard a song like the one God sings over us. I am sure that it is amazing and beautiful! I pray that it is written in my heart and HE singing is over me.
God desires to be OUR FATHER! every single one of us! It is us who stands in the way.

God is MY FATHER!!! I am HIS CHILD!!! I want to see myself through God's eyes and not any one else.

John 1:1-12
1. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2. He was with God in the beginning.
3. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.
4. In him was life, and that life was the light of men.
5. The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it.
6. There came a man who was sent from God; his name was John.
7. He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all men might believe.
8. He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light.
9. The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world.
10. He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him.
11. He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him.
12. Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God--
13. children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God.

Prayer request!

would you please be praying for a friend of ours. They are struggling with infertility and are fixing to start IVF treatments in the next couple of months. Would please be praying for them. Here is a link to their blog. http://babiesforthebrowns.blogspot.com/
They would make great parent weather through adoption or IVF. They are just praying that GOD gives them BABIES. They are youth pastors and She works for a non-profit organization. They are amazing people who need GOD to do an AMAZING thing in their life.

Purging

(just so you know that it has taken me ten days to write this post and it even isn't that long of a post nor very profound)

purge   verb, purged, purg⋅ing, noun
–verb (used with object)
1. to rid of whatever is impure or undesirable; cleanse; purify.
2. to rid, clear, or free (usually fol. by of or from): to purge a political party of disloyal members.
3. to clear of imputed guilt or ritual uncleanliness.
4. to clear away or wipe out legally (an offense, accusation, etc.) by atonement or other suitable action.
5. to remove by cleansing or purifying (often fol. by away, off, or out).
6. to clear or empt

I feel like I am going through a purging season in life.

Getting ride of junk.
Getting ride of Strongholds
Getting ride of negative thoughts
Getting ride of Anger

This isn't just the kind of of purge that takes just a little by little, but big chunks of parts. It is really hard. The other day I was just so sick and tired of being this nasty person that I allow to come through.

Yes you read correctly! I do allow myself to go and act like an insane person.

I do know that in the end I am not going to be the same person.

As much as it hurt some times, I am excited about this change. I am excited for my kids and my husband. I am excited about how it will change my relationship with God.

I am feeling the Heat from God and know that it is a good thing. He is just purging some of the junk!.

This song has been running through my head for a while. Enjoy

Once Again, by Matt Redman

Jesus Christ, I think upon Your sacrifice
You became nothing, poured out to death
Many times I've wondered at Your gift of life
And I'm in that place once again
I'm in that place once again


And once again I look upon the cross where You died
I'm humbled by Your mercy and I'm broken inside
Once again I thank You
Once again I pour out my life


Now You are exalted to the highest place
King of the heavens, where one day I'll bow
But for now, I marvel at Your saving grace
And I'm full of praise once again
I'm full of praise once again

Thank You for the cross
Thank You for the cross
Thank You for the cross, my Friend


I am just so humbled by God right now. That He loves me so much! Even though I don't understand everything right now, I am resting under HIS Wings!

Psalm 91
1. He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
2. I will say of the Lord, "He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust."
3. Surely he will save you from the fowler's snare and from the deadly pestilence.
4. He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.
5. You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day,
6. nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday.
7. A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you.
8. You will only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked.
9. If you make the Most High your dwelling-- even the Lord, who is my refuge--
10. then no harm will befall you, no disaster will come near your tent.
11. For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways;
12. they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
13. You will tread upon the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent.
14. "Because he loves me," says the Lord, "I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.
15. He will call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him.
16. With long life will I satisfy him and show him my salvation.


I hope that this post isn't all over the place. It is just want it on my heart!

Not Me! Monday

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

Well, It is time to tell of the things we DID NOT do this past week.

While we were in Benton this weekend Micah did not run bare bottom driving around the car because he hasn't totally gotten down potty training.

I did not just Micah pee on my tire nope not be. Said Child did not giggle when He did it.

I am also NOT looking forward to out little get away this weekend in where we will be spending time as a couple! There is will be no computer service or cell phone. (really there won't!)

The boys stayed with my sister last week for the night and I was NOT waiting until the last possible moment to go and pick them up. I am a mom who rushes back to get my kids! (Honestly I am rarely ever away from my kids.)

So what did you not do this week!

It is late at night and I am up.

It is late at night and I am up by my self which isn't a good thing because my mind races with thought. I have been thinking about going back to school. I HATE school. I don't like test (which I think most people don't)! I don't like homework or projects that have to be completed! I don't like to read (the bible is about the only think I read besides blogs)! I have really poor sentence structure and grammar. Spelling Oh thank GOD for spell check (I honestly don't know what people did before it)! Most of the time I feel utterly dump!! Yes, and most of it is because I don't have an education and there are BILLIONS upon BILLIONS of people out there who are smarter than me (which really is okay).

In the same breath, I know that I am ordained of God. He is guiding my steps! He will not let me go somewhere I am not suppose to! He will open the doors that need to be open and close the doors that need to be close. He is not going to fail me!
Proverbs 3:5,6

5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;

6 in all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make your paths straight. [a]

Jeremiah 29 11-13

11. For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
12. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.
13. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.

God is absolutely not going to let me fail as long as I am doing my part. If am seeking HIM, HIS WILL, and "lean not to my own understanding" He will guide me! I know it for sure. I may mess up, but my life over all is not a failure. God has a plan for me. I don't live to please this world or the people that are in it. I live to please God and that has to be my focus. I have to to my best to read, pray, and praise HIM! He will work out the rest.

I don't want to go back to school for worldly knowledge, I want to go back so that I can do something for HIM. I have really thought about going back to be a school teacher. I want to impact people's lives for HIM. Now, don't get me wrong it would really be nice to have the extra income. We depend totally on God (He uses the Church) for our income. I don't not work outside of the home. Even if you work out side the church God still give you that income.

My other option is to maybe take some photography class and do that to earn extra money. That avenue God only know what kind of impact that could make on people. In that field you meet a lot of different people.

I honestly love both or at least I think I would. I just want to do what GOD wants me to do. If it is continuing to stay at home with my kids then that is GREAT too! Please be praying with me.

(It is now 1:00 and I started at 12:00)

Potty Training

This charming adorable little boy is potty training. He is definitely giving His mommy a run for her money. He decided the Saturday that HE wanted to wear big boy underwear. For MONTHS he has been taking off his diaper when he is wet. Most of the time he would tell us that pooped in his diaper. He is two and half also, so it was probably really getting time.

So I decided to save on laundry, some lesson from potty training Levi, and reading MckMama post potty training 101, that Micah would be running around our house bottomless for a while. For some reason running round naked helped Levi and lets face it boys love to run around bottomless. Prime example here.



My darling little boy frustrated me to over the top. He yells at me "NO MOM! I DON'T WANT TO PEE PEE!" I have never been only been that frustrated when potty training Levi. Micah is a very strong willed child (which we don't see necessarily a bad thing). He never does anything any just because you tell him to.

So we are embarking up on this adventure and in the weeks and months to come it will get better. Like Tiffany said on facebook , "They aren't going to graduate in diapers!" You know that is so true. Most kids don't go to kindergarten in diapers. It will happen it just takes time. So, I need to just sit back and relax and enjoy the ride. It usually only last a couple of months. Once we the urinating part down them come the BMs.

CHOO CHOO Train (I think this is the last post!)

Levi loves trains at this point in his life. I think It may be a pretty typical boy thing. Well, we found out that where we were camping at had a little train ride. The was going through a nature reserve also. We saw several deer. It was the neatest thing. The funny thing was the conductor was trying to tell us information but he has a short in his system. We could only hear bits of what he was saying. It was really annoying. It is like when you are talking on a cell phone and the persons phone is cutting out.
All you get is every other word. The best this is that it made the boys' day to ride the train.

They waited in line pretty good for the most part. There was school that was on the train and it took a while, because they where taking pictures.

So we joined the picture madness.
Micah

Levi

Christian. He is a friends of ours son. We went camping with them


All three of them on the train conductor's seat


Then they decided it would be fun to climb around on the train while we were waiting for the train people to do other stuff. I have to say I am not really sure what they were doing. This is them sitting on the Caboose!


Them climbing!


Christian climbing down! Thought it was neat that they had a wheel chair access for the train.!


So here we are waiting some more. We really did wait a while or at least it felt that way with three kids.


ALL Aboard! Off we go!

Not only did we camp, we shook our booties

Shake

Shake Shake

Shake your bootie

Yep you got it! My son it a white boy, whom doesn't shake his bootie very well, but it is still cute!

Here is Micah's take on it! He was really shaken' it!

This baby loves to have fun!


My boys definitely knows how to get jiggy with it or at least have fun with it!

Not Me! Monday

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

I am so NOT excited about "Not Me! Monday" blog carnival being back.

I did NOT fix Micah and Levi Fettuccine Alfredo for breakfast, because that is what they wanted and wouldn't eat anything else. Plus, I didn't feel like fighting with them over it.
I am also Not already frustrated with potty training my youngest child and it has only been two day! I am also NOT letting him run around naked either to avoid washing so many clothes.

I also did not let my children play at the edge of the water when we went camping and I did not blog about it either. You can not read about here.

I absolutely didn't just blow our diet today either! Nope there is no way I ate a bread chicken sandwich, tater totes, coke , and ice cream. Nope not me I so wouldn't blow my eating habits that way.

I am not working on more post about camping nope I wouldn't do that at all. I am not loving all the picture I took. Nope not me!

Will we were camping I so didn't have to go pee and if I had to pee I would not have gone out side by a tree instead of walking up the hill to restrooms, Nope I would do that.

Join in the fun! Head over to MckMama Or go and just check out others "Not Me!" post.

They play in the water in April!

Yes! When we went camping last weekend they boys played in the water! The water was FREEZING! It did make for some great pictures though. Their hand turned red and their lips turned blue, but I don't think I have ever seen little boys have so much fun!

They decided to go shoes, sock, clothing, and all!


Then the splashing ensued!



They decided since they had so much the fist time that they would do it again! This time in their underwear and diaper!


Micah tried to walk on stilts I mean in buckets.




Oh yeah and more splashing.


Searching in bags! Plus this picture was just too cute not to post!


Playing with buckets and water.



Marched around with buckets on heads!



Playing in the shell!


Yes indeed they had fun! There was plenty of giggles and laughs! Which makes the whole trip worth it!