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...

Spring is here!

Spring is here and we decided to get our annual bluebonnet pictures!!! Soooo much fun! We actually missed out last year somehow, but we did manage to get a picture by one or two bluebonnets when we went to Aunt BB's graduation! Hahaha! Anyway, thought I would post those, or a few, since it would really just be too much for you to handle if I uploaded them all!!! Lee and I both had camera's, he had his phone and I had the Canon, so there are quite a few! Fun fun fun! :)

Here are 5 of my pictures and I'll put 5 of Lee's!!! One of my favorite things is different angles people get when they're taking pictures at the same time! It makes a completely different feel!!!



I love this one of the kiddos!!! They all had sooo much fun and this picture shows how they were feeling!!! :) Sooo sweet!



















































Here are 5 of Lee's pictures!!! He has some great ones!



I love this one!!! I thought Lee's idea was great!!! :)









This one almost looks like Asher's praying!

Grace and Peace...

I haven't written in a while again! It's been busy here! Lee started a new sales job yesterday and he quit the other one last Thursday so he was able to have some time with us!!! It was sooooo nice to have him home so much and it made him feel ready to start all the hard work again! We were able to watch a movie at night after the kids were asleep and not worry that he might oversleep! Hahahah! I guess I have pictures to post too, from Easter and our tumbling station and our new fish! :) Yah, I'm not crazy by adding two more crazies to the mix! We decided that Camille, our doggy, was just too much to handle for me with so much going on! We found her another home and got two goldfish in her place. I was sad even though I was the one who decided she had to go! The goldfish have been a great distraction for the girls! Zoe and Lenci have already been able to help more by feeding them and stuff, and Asher is mesmerized by their swimming!!! What an adventure!!! At least we know now that in a few years, when we are ready to get a dog, we'll spend time researching what dog will best fit our family! I think I felt too guilty to get rid of her before, but then Lori and I were talking and she told me that the day before our conversation her MOPS group had talked about pets and how if they weren't complimenting the family and felt more like another "child" to care for that it might be something to adjust so that the family can be more at peace! I REALLY needed to hear that!!! We really have had a peace about it! :)

I was looking at some pictures of the past year and a half and remembering how far God has brought us!!! I am amazed at His tender mercies and His provisions!!! I am amazed at His grace to us!!! I am amazed at His sweet gifts to us as His children, and I’m meaning this in both spiritual and physical!!! God is soooooo good!!! He amazes me! I look at some of those pictures and remember where we were and know that only the LORD has sustained us by His power! Lee started selling cars a year and a half ago and ended this last year at 7th in the nation for Suzuki sales in 2007!!! Those sales were gifts from God! There is no doubt in our minds that they were provisions from the Lord!!! We NEVER in our wildest dreams imagined Lee selling cars, much less being in the top 10 of the nation for his sales! He’s great with people, but only God can pull that off!!! I am just sooo thankful for Him! It makes everything worth it!!! Just as Romans 8:28 says "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." I am thankful for those times when we had to soooo readily rely on Him, and there are more days like that than not! There are still days when sales are low and we are wondering what we’re going to do and the Lord will bring in a sale or an unexpected bonus and it meets our need when we have it. I’m not even sure why I’m posting this...I was just moved and wanted to share! We sure don’t have everything together and all figured out!!! I’m sooooo grateful that our LORD does! I am such a worrier and when I look back at my life I just laugh at why I would ever find the need to worry! Thank You, Lord! So many days I look at what we have and want more, but today I look at what we had and see more! We are ALL blessed! Those pictures have just reminded me of all of the provision God has given throughout my life! There are so many stories to tell...

...so, here are a few pictures that tell a little...

Here are a few pictures from Easter!
























































...a few little friends...





























...the Tumbling Station...





















Here are the new fishy's!!! :)










A head shot of me and Lee!!! Awww!









This picture is from last year around this time, for the sake of the memories part of my blog! ;)





I know the pictures and comments are all caddy-wampus...does anyone know of an easy way to make sure your comments and pictures align right in the blog besides putting miles between pictures and comments? Just wondering!

Grace and peace.
Maia ><>

Happy Good Friday and an Early Easter!

Well, we didn't win the house...Hahaha! I mean the HGTV Dream Home that they gave away last Sunday! I did get our house pretty clean, but as I was looking at the pics of the dream home I was realizing there was now way my place would ever really look clean in comparison...at least not until we move! Hehe! But, I'm soooo excited to say that my sister helped me by threading my sewing machine and I made a dress for Lenci last night and a dress for Zoe today during nap time!!! My sister suggested a SUPER simple A-line pattern where you use ribbons for the dress straps! I think the dresses turned out great! Of course I started by making Zoe's which ended up being Lenci's because I didn't allow for the seam when I measured at her rib cage! That's fine, though! I'll probably hem Lenci's up a little too, cause it's almost to her ankles! Hehehe!




Here's Lenci talking to Pollly Pocket about coming over to play! :)









Posing in her new dress!!! :)











Zoe's doing her ballerina toes! :)










What a cutie!








Here are some more fabrics that will become dresses, pillows, tops, and chair cushions! :)








This is my special fabric that I got for more than just $1/yard! :) Cabbage Rose...a grand fabric store!





And who can go out and do crafty minded things without the inspiration of COFFEE!!! Well, milk was quite popular in our order at Starbucks that day! Hahaha! 1 warm vanilla milk for Zoe, 1 cold chocolate milk for Lenci and 1 cold vanilla milk for Asher! :) Sooo cute!




Here is a picture of Asher stacking his cheese blocks! Soooo funny! I bought cheese blocks this time because they were cheaper that the off brand shredded and block cheese!!! I know, weird! :) Asher has enjoyed it! :)









And here's Asher with a pair of the girls sunglasses!!! :) He's sooo silly!






On another note, today is Good Friday!!! I am so thankful that the Lord came to the earth to make us right in His standards as He became the sacrifice to atone for our sinfulness!!! I am going to post the lyrics to a great song!!! It's called Beautiful Scandalous Night by The Robbie Seay Band! I love this song and it is soooo fitting for the Easter celebration that we have coming this weekend!!! :)

BEAUTIFUL SCANDALOUS NIGHT

Go on up to the mountain of mercy
To the crimson perpetual tide
Kneel down on the shore
Be thirsty no more
Go under and be purified
Follow Christ to the holy mountain
Sinner sorry and wrecked by the fall
Cleanse your heart and your soul
In the fountain that flows
For you and for me and for all

At the wonderful, tragic, mysterious tree
On that beautiful, scandalous night you and me
Were atoned by His blood and forever washed white
On that beautiful, scandalous night

On the hillside, you will be delivered
At the foot of the cross justified
And your spirit restored
By the river that pours
From our blessed Savior's side

Artist: Robbie Seay Band
Album: Give Yourself Away
Year: 2007
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Happy Easter!!!