March of Dimes/Babies

I was proud to walk this morning in the March of Dimes/Babies. It was a lot of fun and very special!

Happy Homemaker Monday

On my bedside table:

2 bibles - My chronological then my life application to explain my chronological one

On my TV:

Wonder pets

On the menu for tonight:

Chicken Parmesan

On my To Do list:

Clean toilets

Laundry

Find activities to keep Joshua occupied.

New recipe I tried last week:

Nothing

In the craft basket:

My prayer quilt for church...I have to finish it before monday!

Homemaking Tip for this week:

Put extra garbage bags at the bottom of your garbage can for ease of use.

Favorite Blog Post of the week (mine or other):

All the fun easter crafts at The Crafty Crow

Favorite photo of the week:

Lesson learned the past few days:

Flying a kite in grass that needs to be cut is more fun then cutting the grass.

On my Prayer List:

my church, the economy, a potential opportunity for my husband

Devotional, Scripture Reading, Key Verses:

For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline. 2 Tim 1:7

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He is Risen!

Happy Easter!

Last weekend our church had an easter egg hunt...but alas, I got us there too late and the eggs were all gone. Luckily some kids shared their eggs...but it made me sad that Joshua didn't get to hunt. (I won't tell you about the emotional melt down I had about it.) They did have a kids band and cook-out which we enjoyed and some other kids were very nice to share their eggs w/ Joshua.

Today we went to a different church so Joshua would get the opportunity to hunt eggs...and to relieve some of my guilt. We had lots of fun! There were TONS of eggs and very few kids so the kids actually got tired of hunting eggs and left a lot there. Then they had the easter bunny there. So I said to Joshua, "look the easter bunny"...in which he replied,"That's not the easter bunny that's a guy in a bunny costume."

Then this evening we dyed easter eggs. Joshua had an absolute BLAST!! The tips of his fingers are probably permantely colored but it was lots of fun! Now I wonder what the easter bunny will bring...

And in case I haven't told you this story...I was trying to explain easter to Joshua in which he replied, "I want Chechee (our old deceased dog) to rise next time."

I am humbled by the incredible sacrifice that was made for our sins and rejoicing in the resurrection! It's really special to try to explain this amazing story to a child because it really brings to light just how uttering amazing Jesus is! I hope you have a blessed Easter!

Dueling Pianos

Happy Birthday Joshua!

This day 3 years ago, I woke up like it was any other morning and went about my day. Around 2pm I was in the Chick-fil-a drive-through when our adoption agency called to tell me that our baby boy was born that morning and we needed to get on a plane immediately to fly to California to pick him up. At 11pm that night we held our sweet boy for the first time! We are so thankful to his birthfamily for all the joy he has brought us over the last 3 years. Happy Birthday Joshua!!