Everybody needs a little push sometimes...

The battery died on the boys little Gator not long after they started driving it yesterday. Brian drove over with the golf cart to help them back to the garage...

It may not be the most interesting post, but it sure does make me smile! :)

Read your Bible people!!

As I mentioned previously, I have been reading my Bible every day. A switch flipped in my mind last week and I knew that it was something that I needed to do in my life and I can't tell you what a difference it has made. I have been getting up at 5 'til 6:00 every morning and spending an hour reading, praying and worshipping and it has changed my whole outlook. I don't think it has had much to do with what exactly I'm reading (I've made my way through Genesis and Job, so I know these stories well - it's really been nothing new as far as material goes), but that I'm spending time seeking God. Just a few of these changes-

• I have a better attitude
• I have more patience
• My "knee-jerk" reactions to things tend to be more godly
• I WANT to get up early and have my quiet time to see what God has for me that day
• I crave Christian music when I get in the car instead of mainstream trash
• My daily "chores" seem less of a chore and more of an act of service for my family

The list could go on and on - there are so many things that I feel differently about. In our Bible study yesterday, some women shared things that have happened to them in the last couple of weeks to show how God has not only been working in their lives, but obvious ways that He is trying to show us that He is with us - things that gave me chill bumps!! It was an awesome discussion and I am so blessed to be surrounded by these women who are actively seeking God. All this to say, if you are not reading your Bible daily, please start. It WILL change your life. There are a couple of videos that I watched that really convicted me to start reading and actually gave me an outline on how to do it which was really helpful to me. You can click here and go to the site. Go to the left side and click on "Series Name" then scroll down to "Frequency". Scroll back up and click on "Value His Voice". I know that it has blessed my life as I know it will yours also.

Just to share something funny...

I love to sleep in, so last night I turned off my alarm and decided that I would do my quiet time later in the day. Like I said above, I normally get up a little before 6:00. This morning I woke up at 5:00 and COULD NOT go back to sleep! So I got out of bed and said with a smile "Okay, God, I hear Ya!" He does work in mysterious ways, but sometimes it's pretty straightforward too. :)

Tonight we rode to small group in a jeep that Brian bought. The boys looked so cute in the tiny back seat that I had to take a picture. :)

Before small group started, Reed and Hudson had a collision on the trampoline and Reed busted his lip and knocked his remaining front tooth back a little.


Lots of blood, tears and Tylenol later, he's doing fine. He wanted Brian to pull it, but it's still hanging on a little too tight. I really felt sorry for him! Reed said he heard that the tooth fairy gives extra money if the tooth was hard to get out... I think this situation will be worth a little extra when the time comes. :)

Experiencing God

I go to a stay at home mom bible study each Friday. We began a new study last week on the book Experiencing God and I have to say that I can already feel things changing in my life. I read the assigned chapters of the book and really was excited about it... then in class this morning as we began to discuss it with one another, it became even better. It was really interesting to see the things that had stuck out to others in the book - and how they struck me when brought to my attention. All of this to say, I really do want to experience God in a way that I never have before. It was brought up in class that if we truly want to experience God, we have to have a relationship with him and that means putting in the time. I really began to think about what it is I do with my time and asked myself... Am I spending time in the Word each day? Am I praying? Am I worshipping and spending time with Him? I do those things, but as far giving Him my time, I am sorely lacking. I decided that the time I have is plentiful, I just have to decide how to use it better. I am resolved to get rid of the clutter, so I cancelled my Facebook account today. It had become too much of a time sucker. I'm going to decrease the amount of TV I watch. I'm deciding to get rid of the things that don't matter. How can I expect to experience God while giving away such chunks of my time to FB, television shows and so many of these other meaningless things instead of giving it to Him? I'm really looking forward to getting more into depth with this study - if you're looking for something and not quite sure what, this may be a great one for you!

Snow Week

This has been a heck of a week. Reed had school like normal on Monday, then that night the sleet hit. We got the e-mail about 5:30 Tuesday morning that school was cancelled, so I just turned off my alarm and went back to sleep. We got up around 8:00 and I made pancakes. We had a fun day of watching TV, eating whatever we wanted and enjoying each other. Reed couldn't believe that every time he asked to do something, I would say yes. He ate junk all day long. :). Well, we got the e-mail about 3:00 on Tuesday saying school was cancelled for Wednesday, so on and so forth for Thursday and Friday AND... Here we are. Brian did drive us to walmart last night for some groceries and we ate dinner at Mi Familia which was a lot of fun and did help to improve my attitude. :) It snowed last night and this morning, so I was able to get out and get some good pictures.

The boys ended up driving over to Gammy and DadDad's who were very excited to see them. Brian said that Hudson and Reed were both very cold and ready to get to Gammy's, but I'm sure it will be a really neat memory for them. This has been quite a week... :)