A little fun!!!

Check out the Name Advisor I added in the side column!!! It's fun to plug in your names and see what they think would be a great name for your children!!! I plugged in our names and then changed out first, middle and combinations just to see all of the ideas they had!!! It was REALLY funny some of the names that came up!!! What was also fun was plugging in names of friends and seeing what they should name their children according to the name advisor!!! Hilarious! :) Let me know what you think! There were a few names that came up that I have liked in the past, but there were some that were just plain CRAZY!!! Hahaha! Hope you enjoy! :)


Also, here are some pictures of our 3 when they were just born! Hahaha! Just for kicks... :)




Here's our newborn Zoe!!! :)







Here's us with newborn Lenci!!! :)








Here's newborn Asher!!!

I need you every hour?

I often struggle with knowing that on my weak days, I am a needy and clingy wife and friend for others! Hahaha! These are two traits that are not extremely becoming, especially to an exhausted husband coming home to 3 excited children to give energy toward as well, although Lee would be the last to criticize me in that way!!! At one point in my life I was very traumatized to understand that some friends had criticized me behind my back about this weakness!!! I was humiliated! I knew that it was true sometimes, but I did not want others who did not know me or my full circumstances well to know this! I did not want anyone else to know my weaknesses, much less someone who would cut me down! Around the same time I heard an old hymn again that I had not heard in a while! It was such a blessing to me after this wound from people I thought were friends!!! The hymn is titled I Need Thee Every Hour!!! Here are the lyrics:

I Need Thee Every Hour

1. I need thee every hour, most gracious Lord;
no tender voice like thine can peace afford.

Refrain:
I need thee, O I need thee;
every hour I need thee;
O bless me now, my Savior, I come to thee.

2. I need thee every hour; stay thou nearby;
temptations lose their power when thou art nigh.
(Refrain)

3. I need thee every hour, in joy or pain;
come quickly and abide, or life is vain.
(Refrain)

4. I need thee every hour; teach me thy will;
and thy rich promises in me fulfill.
(Refrain)

5. I need thee every hour, most Holy One;
O make me thine indeed, thou blessed Son.
(Refrain)

Ha! I was soooo relieved to be reminded that God wants me to need Him ALL THE TIME!!! My dependance on His is vital to my growth in Him and my survival through the day! I was laughing hard inside when I thought back on the words to the song!!! That song can ONLY successfully be sung to our LORD GOD!!! All I could see was Lee's face...if I ever sang that song to him, or even just the title! Thanks be to God that He desires for us to know our need for Him! He is so good to fulfill that need!!! Now I have to work on knowing my strength in Him!!! I am glad that I am needy and clingy for my God! He wants me to be and in this He is showing me His strength being made perfect in my weakness!!! In Him I am strong! Thank You Lord! What a sweet thing to know for this stay at home mom!!! :)

II Corinthians 9:8 (NIV)
8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.


Here are some pictures of why at times, I come across as needy! Hahaha!



Lenci found the fingernail polish while I was making dinner the other night!!! I was sure everyone was playing nicely together in the living room!!!







That's when I look in the living room from the adjoined kitchen and notice someone very important is missing!









At first I thought it was blood!!! Thank goodness it only got on the vinyl floor of our rent house and not on the wood floors or carpet!








Such sweet little cuties!!!











The precious trio!

Happy Mother's Day!!!

I think I know why I was SOOOOOOO passionate about stuff in my last post...although I didn't know why myself at the time!!! Hahaha! I still think there are some great ideas, but this video that Lee put together of the kiddos might shed some light on my impassioned mood! Enjoy!



Hope you all had a wonderful Mother's Day! Mine was very relaxing! ;)

Blessings!

Hmmm...deep thought?

I just heard about the recent food rationing going on in various parts of the nation, and it was a bit of a shocker, but after a good talk with my mom on the phone I feel much better about things! I think it would be beneficial for churches to start thinking in the mentality of the New Testament church and help each other relearn how to cook and sew and garden and raise farm animals! Maybe I'm a little crazy sounding, but it wouldn't hurt us to become more simple, or "GREEN" if you like! :) If all the restaurants closed how many people would starve...well, they would just eat nasty tasting food for a while because America is out of the habit of doing for themselves in the way of cooking, cleaning and making! I am just now learning many of these things, myself, so I am not pointing my finger at anyone without including myself in the crowd!!! I just think that it would be good for us to start having a mentality of working for what we have instead of getting things without consequences like...PAYING FOR THEM!!! Hahaha! Just kidding, but really, we live such a plush life here! Life is not about being comfortable! I REALLY think it would be beneficial for women's ministries to include things like cooking, cleaning, sewing, saving, and maintaining things!!! Also, what about clothes programs for churches? I've heard about women who get together with their kids and friends and do clothing swaps...what a great idea for a church to start!!! I know it would take someone to organize and run it, but it would be so helpful for families and it would build relationships within the body!!! We would know one another's needs and work together the way the church did in Acts!

I don't know! I don't really think this is too far fetched...