Christmas

Christmas is a time of reflection for me. Reflecting on all that I have been given by God. I just think about Jesus' mother, Mary, on the night of His birth, knowing that she was giving birth to the son of God. Having a child is miraculous, but what an absolute miracle the birth of Jesus was! Each of my children take my breath away. I love them infinitely, but my love is minuscule compared to Jesus' love for them (& you and me). May we see each other through God's eyes, and love each other as He loves us. I pray that you took a moment in between opening presents and eating good food to remember the TRUE meaning of Christmas. Happy Birthday, Jesus!

One step at a time

Those moments when they reach a new milestone are so precious. When they look up with that beaming smile, your heart just melts. Elizabeth learned how to do something new today - walk up and down steps! Check her out :) (I tried to upload video, but it wasn't working :(

Being tested...

The garage door is broken...
The heater is broken...
The ants infested our kitchen...
The dishwasher is not working properly...
The van is acting funky...
What is next?
Lord, bring it on...I have complete faith that all will prevail, and something good will come from this adversity.

In my daughter...

I see myself because she looks JUST like me when I was little :) Check these pictures out! The main difference is the color of our eyes. What do you think? It makes me smile to have a "mini me."

THE question answered?

So, today my 5 year old and I were relaxing a bit and watching "Shrek the Third" when out came THE QUESTION. After Fiona tells Shrek she's pregnant, and he is freaking out about it, Joseph casually asks me "How did she get pregnant? How does the baby get in the belly?" OMG - WHAT?! is what I was thinking, but I tried to remain calm and answer the question factually. (GULP!) I proceeded to say that a man has a seed that gets planted into the woman's uterus (the place where the baby grows), and it grows into a baby. His reply was "Like a plant?" And when you reflect on that, we do grow "like a plant," in miraculous stages of development. He got it (in 5 year old terms). I just hope that the next question doesn't come for a few years...not ready for that. Maybe we should just stick with Sesame Street for a while? :)

If there was a competition, he would win...(brag session ahead)

Let me start by saying that I am guilty of taking my husband for granted...anyone else? He often time comes home tired from work, and sometimes falls asleep when the kids do (after being up since 4 am), so I end up doing most of the work at home. BUT, whenever, wherever, however I need him, he is there. While I was down with pneumonia, not only did he care for the kids, but he cooked, cleaned, AND did laundry. Like I said before, he is AMAZING. How many women can say that their husbands could do their job AS GOOD as they could? I believe that my husband could do it just as good, if not better than me (that is very hard to type, being the prideful, stubborn person I am). As I came downstairs after being cooped up sick for 2 days, not only were the kids well taken care of, but the house was beautiful (floors mopped, kitchen clean, laundry washed, Christmas decorations out...) As I said before, I am truly BLESSED! Thank you, Ron, for going over the top to make ME happy! It sure made me feel loved :)