spring has sprung

You know it's officially Spring in the South when a cold day sneaks up on you.  It is a cool 59 degrees as I write this.  AND, I might add, I am writing this from the comfort of my new chair. 

The furniture in our living room is finally complete. 

Sounds good, huh?  Too bad I'm not sure if I like the new chair. 

I'm praying it'll grow on me. 

And I'm sure I'll feel better when I get some things hung. 

Anyway...yes, I get distracted easily.

I am also writing this in utter silence.  Well, except for the tapping of these laptop keys and the birds singing outside my window, but otherwise...it's blessed silence.  Ahhhhhh.

I feel a little deceptive, though.  I had Bible study tonight, but I'm skipping.  Mainly because my sinus junk is making my stomach hurt really bad, but also because the above mentioned chair wasn't delivered until 6:00, then me and the man we bought it from stood and talked for a few minutes. 

Have I mentioned I've never met a stranger?

I also had the opportunity to take those few minutes to brag on my husband and his craftsmanship in our living room.  Yup.  I did.  Shamelessly. 

I'm still so proud of him over this whole redo, that I am beside myself. 

He is such a perfectionist, and though there are still a few touch ups to finish, it's just amazing to me. 

Anyway.  Wow.  I bragged on him lots today.  First to our delivery man, then to y'all. 

**Happy sigh.**

So where is my family, you wonder?  Tonight is Jonah's and Noah's first baseball practice of the season.  And I am so excited.  And Jonah is.  And his poor, sweet teacher tomorrow...God love her little heart...I'm thinking of texting her to apologize beforehand.  I'm sure he will be talking her ear off tomorrow about tonight.  He loves her.  And he loves to tell her lots and lots of things.

There is no telling what he goes to school talking about sometimes.  Y'all.  That boy never shuts his mouth. 

N.E.V.E.R.E.V.E.R.E.V.E.R.E.V.E.R.E.V.E.R.

Get my point?

Not that I care, because I think he is ridiculously cute and adorable.  And oh, his sweet dimples.  I am pretty sure he gets most things in life just because of those sweet little things. 

:) 

**Another happy sigh.**

Remind me of this post in three years, okay? 

When he reaches 10 years of age and is not so cute anymore.

Not that Drew is there, because he is SO not.  Yet. 

Maybe it was just Graham that was like that.

Maybe not. 

Hmmmmmmm.

Okay, well, before I bore you any longer with the conversations rattling around in my brain...I will say good night.  And I will be sitting her in my new, no~so~comfy~chair, watching a little television {who can resist Ty Pennington and Extreme Home Makeover?!?!}, maybe doing some reading {The Potluck Club}, enjoying the peace and quiet. 

G'night. 

a simple reminder

John 10:1~10

1  "I tell you the truth, the man who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber.

2  The man who enters by the gate is the shepherd of his sheep.

3  The watchman opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice.  He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.

4  When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice.

5  But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a stranger's voice."

6  Jesus used this figure of speech, but they did not understand what he was telling them.

7  Therefore, Jesus said again, "I tell you the truth, I am the gate for the sheep.

8  All who ever came before me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.


9  I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved.  He will come in and go out, and find pasture.

10  The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full."

This passage is from this week's Bible study homework.  It also happens to be one of my favorite passages.  Here's a couple reasons why:

Verse 3 tells us that He calls us by name, and He leads us. 

Verse 4 tells us that we follow Him because we know His voice. 

Do we?  Do I?  Intimately?  I'm learning...day by day, He is teaching me to listen for His voice.  Not audibly, maybe, but in a quiet thought, or through His word.  I love the part that says He calls us by name.  That, my dear friends, is intimacy.  And He takes great delight not in just the "big things" in life, but in the small details of our daily lives. 

I love how we are to enter through Him...not in our 'beliefs' or by some other 'book', but by Him and Him alone.  We are not to take anything from or add anything to God's word...the living Bible is His book of instruction for us.  It stands alone.

I love God's promise to us~the fact that He sent His Son to give us LIFE.  Not only life, but life to the full.  Life in abundance.

Isn't my God something?

He's not just mine.

He can be yours.  He wants you, and He's drawing you through this today.

Love to all of you today~if I can pray for you, will you email me?  Allboys@gmail.com.

Just Some Thoughts

I woke up with a nasty sinus thing.  Just thought I'd share.  I don't get sick often, and when I do, I can hardly stand it.  That explains why my head hurt all day Friday and Saturday.  Ohhhhhh.  Duh.

I'm going to Iceland with my husband in June.

I'm relieved that birthdays are over for a whole year.

I hate the Disney show I'm In The Band.

Mornings seem to come earlier and earlier everyday.  Even when I go to bed at 10:00. 

I am so in love with coffee. 

I'm going to Iceland with my husband in June.

I get to see my sweet Daddy today, after two and a half weeks of NOT seeing him. 

He came by yesterday on his way in, but we weren't here.  :( 

I really love my Daddy, can you tell?

Only 33 more days of school until SUMMER.

I'm going to Iceland with my husband in June.

Our lovely standardized testing is Tuesday~Friday next week. 

I'll be thrilled when it's over because then it seems like the rest of the time just flies by.

I am praying our Field Day at school doesn't get rained out like it did last year. 

As I sit here writing this, my neighbor is having her yard professionally done by a yard company.  And I'm wishing that it was me having my yard professionally done.  We have enough leaves to start two or three new tall oak trees laying in our backyard.

I'm going to Iceland with my husband in June.

Did you catch my subliminal message in this?

I'm going to Iceland with my husband in June.

Not just us~we're going with a team of people from our church.  There will be 2 teams~a construction team and a ministry team.  We'll be gone for 7 days start to finish. 

We're going to Iceland!  I've been wanting to go on a mission trip forever and I'm excited about this opportunity.  The fact that Todd and I are going together is just the icing on the cake.  We're leaving the first week of June. 

So that's my big news. 

Love to all!  And Happy Tuesday!

HaPpY mOnDaY

What a great weekend!  Even though it was so good, I am ready to tackle these last few weeks of school.  I feel like if we can make it through these next 2, especially, that we'll be home free!  Next week is the lovely time of standardized testing.  For 4 glorious {or not so much} days of tension and dread.  But, hey, it's also a no homework week!  Woohoo!

I'm confident that we'll muddle our way through.

Yesterday was such a great day at church.  A friend of mine wrote that the worship was "indescribable" on facebook, and it was.  The minute the music started, it was like an explosion of praise.  Ahhhhmazing.  Praise God I didn't have to stay in my seat!  Never was I so happy to be in choir, clapping, worshiping, moving, at one point I almost started jumping. 

It was powerful.

Before the Easter festivities began, I enjoyed Friday off.  Todd and the boys went downtown to the river and had a picnic lunch.  They also went to the airport to watch planes take off and while they were there, they toured the 2 different airport fire stations. 

Jonah is still talking about it.

What did I do during this time, you wonder?  Since my husband told me I wasn't invited?  :)  I had a girl's day out with my mom and sisters.  We all ate lunch at the Mellow Mushroom, then we shopped.  I had my first experience in Charming Charlie.  That place was huge~I was thinking it was going to be some small shop, but when we walked in, I saw how huge it was.  Like Jun Lee on steroids.  And overwhelming.  Really overwhelming.  I almost bought a little flower clip to put in my hair~I kinda wished I had gotten it.  I might go back one day and get it.  It was turquoise and adorable. 

Friday night Drew had a couple friends over for his sleepover.  Saturday dawned bright and early for me since I had to be at church for choir practice at 8:45.  The Easter egg hunt was after that~not much fun in the sun with a blinding sinus headache~then it was finally time to come home. 

We dyed Easter eggs and celebrated Drew's birthday some more.  Yummy birthday cake, good family time, all evening outside~what more could I ask for?

You know about our Sunday, and now here we are.  Ready and willing to get this week started. 

I'm kinda excited about this week, actually.  Last week was rough, so I'm ready for the newness of this one! 

I hope you all have a blessed day!  Love to all. 

Stay Tuned

For a big announcement.  To be continued...

I hope you're all having a fantabulous Easter Sunday.  I hope you spent time worshiping our Risen Savior, and I hope you had the chance to be around some family on this amazing day.

I hope you all got to eat some of your favorite foods and I hope your tummies are full.

Be blessed, my friends, be blessed. 

Happy Birthday, Drew!

I thought I would share some fun things about my sweet Drew. 

Enjoy!

He  loves to make us laugh~that is his goal and he strives to meet it daily.

He loves animals~especially Andy.

He has a really tender heart~I once heard him crying and when I came in to the living room to see why, I saw that animal cruelty commercial that has the song, "In the Arms of Angels". 

He is super smart~his brain for math is just like Todd's and it amazes me.

He hates to read fiction, but loves to read non~fiction.  His current favorite books are about Alcatraz, Al Capone and World War II. 

He hasn't gotten in trouble for talking at school when he wasn't supposed to since the first grade when he had the same teacher that Jonah now has.

He is super tough and doesn't cry often~when he does cry, you know he is seriously in pain. 

He once got burned by a sparkler~he stepped on it outside and had a second degree burn.

He once got electrocuted by sticking a Hershey's kiss wrapper into his Mimi's cigarette lighter in her car. 

He is hilarious without even trying.

He loves to sing and has a great voice, but you will NEVER catch him with a microphone in his hand.  Much unlike his older brother, who doesn't have a shy bone in his body. 

He loves to draw and do origami.  He once researched how to do origami, and he now has a box full of creations.  He did the same with the drawing~he has notebooks and journals full of drawings.

He can rock a baseball field. 

And a dance floor~although, again, you won't ever see it.  He knows how to shake what his mama gave him, ya know what I'm sayin'?  Our favorite thing to do is dance to movie credits.  Madagascar was the best.

He loves girls.  LOVES LOVES LOVES THEM.  He's never not liked them~in fact, none of them have, but Drew's the one who's girl crazy.  His current fave is Katie from American Idol, although he also loves Miranda Cosgrove.  He said she was "spicy".  Instead of "hot".  His best friend ever was a girl from first grade named Mary Kaitlyn.  He always wanted her to come spend the night.

He is a movie buff.  He loves them all, but he has never loved a movie more than The Incredibles. 

He's read all the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books, at least twice each.

He's a joy to be around~I hope you all get to see these sides of him. 

Drew, if you're reading this, I love you and happy, happy, happy birthday!!!

Jesus