A Week in Pictures

On our way home tonight from cousin's birthday party in Pittsburgh, I started lamenting/ crying about how often I forget the cute things the kids do and the great memories we make. So, here is my attempt to chronicle the memories of our sweet, chaotic, messy, beautiful life in Ohio.

Here are some pictures from this side of heaven...

Thankful for a cancelled field trip and a rainy day....every bin of clothes organized and able to shut! Whew!

Look how nice the basement guest area looks now minus the piles of clothes

Still waiting on the butterflies to emerge

Pizza, Sherbet, and Oreos=happy eaters

My attempt to read more of the Word

My garage sale find...a great fort building aid

Creative messiness

Ury is our quiet adventurer...never bored

Yet another fort

I finally made picture labels for all of Moriah's toy drawers

We enjoyed seeing Tarzan at Boardman High School....Broadway here we come?

Elijah is still quite the superstar around here

After all of the sunshine, warmth, and outdoor play this week, bath time came on more than just on Saturday

Moriah loves visiting Daddy's office in the basement

Moriah got stung by an irritated Honey Bee who left his stinger

Our baby slept six hours one night this week....he hasn't done it since :)

Praise God from whom all bessings flow...so grateful that tomorrow we begin again!

His mercies are new every morning...

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Your Life Verse

With each of our children we prayed over what we would name them. Nate gave me very specific guidelines for the names of our children- biblical, Hebrew, Old Testament. Yikes! It seemed like such a huge task, but, I believe that God led us to the perfect name for each child. I have asked that the Lord would give me life verses to pray for my kids that go along with each of their names. Isaiah- Jehovah has saved Isaiah 6:6-8- Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a burning coal he had taken from the altar with a pair of tongs. He touched my lips with it and said, “See, this coal has touched your lips. Now your guilt is removed, and your sins are forgiven.” Then I heard the Lord asking, “Whom should I send as a messenger to this people? Who will go for us?” I said, “Here I am. Send me.” Isaiah at PMBC this summer throwing a ratchet Moriah- God is my teacher, the place where God is worshiped. “This is what the Lord says: Because you have...

Lola Comes to Visit

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His Presence, My Hope...

Joshua 1:3- “I will give you every place you set your foot, as I promised Moses.” Exodus 3:14- “My presence will go with you & I will give you rest.” For 2020, there is one thing that brings such a tremendous amount of hope to me...God is here and His presence goes with me. That is my hope, my security. As I walk into the unknown & so many changes, His promise to never leave me or forsake me (Joshua 1:5) resonates with my heart. As I walk into the new year, Father, I lift my eyes to see you & trust in you. You have never failed me. You have seen me through many dark winters in my life & I trust in you. You have never failed me, You have always come through at the right time. You know what’s best. I just want to live for You...completely sold out to you! New Year’s Resolutions? I return to my manifesto: Love Jesus. Love family. Love the Church. Love the world. Run with sparkle. Jesus In. Jesus out. Be thankful always. No complaining. Ever. Seek Out Adventure....

Run With Sparkle

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