So today was our fourth week in a row of attending church. That's not such a big deal unless you know that we haven't attended church regularly for about 4 years. Most of that time we were waiting for our schedule to get straightened out, since our late hours weren't conducive to early rising for our little ones, then expecting them to sit quietly ( Read more... )

Tonight, for the first time, Tirzah cried when she and Mia had to part ways for the night. With her cry of, "but I want to play with her!" I felt joy. I think the sisterly bond I've prayed for them to have since before Mia was born, and which delay I've often fretted over, is finally developing. I just adore them both!!!

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I'm so lacking in ambition or motivation or life or something lately. I feel like every day I get up, run around putting out fires, then go to bed. Rinse, repeat. I guess this IS often what a homemaking mommy's life looks like, but usually I approach it with at least a little zeal. It just won't be mustered.

I feel so fat and could certainly stand ( Read more... )

I am sitting in the car with my girls while Jonathan shops for pegs inside Home Depot in order to complete his new tool pegboard that he put up in our garage after finding the board in the attic while we were cleaning. We've had a slightly busy project weekend and find it rather fulfilling.....

Firstly, I was at Joann's with my mom Thursday evening ( Read more... )

Okay, so we're going to NM right after Christmas, joining Jonathan's family for a ski trip.... his dad and stepmom's gift to the family! We're getting excited, but this TX girl is at a complete loss as to what we need for several days of snow play. We are quite budget-minded (especially since we'll get just a bit of use out of anything we buy) and ( Read more... )

Well, it's the last day of this project and I've saved this one for my baby, on the eve of her second birthday. I'll be writing her official "Mia at two" report soon, so I'll keep this brief. My baby girl..... God gave us a beautiful gift in her sweet, spunky nature, her easygoing temper, and her liveliness. Without Mia to pull down from many high ( Read more... )

Day 27: Christmas music! Our CCM station, which I never listen to throughout the year, plays nonstop Christmas music starting the day after Thanksgiving, and I love it. Just the first few notes of some songs is enough to cause memories of countless holiday seasons to flash to mind....

Day 28: Books. How I love books. I remember taking to heart ( Read more... )

I feel so blessed that the relative we live furthest from is less than two hours away. (With the exception of Robin, far away in NYC! We missed her yesterday.) Visits, birthdays, and holidays are all possible and often even convenient for us, and I'm so glad! I love being able to know both my relations AND my husband's. I am sorry for those who ( Read more... )

Amanda is too sleepy to write this, so I will speak of what I am thankful for instead. I being her husband Jonathan. I am thankful for such a self sacrificial wife who let's me enjoy spending too much time with my family and in turn causing us to be about an hour late for her families thanksgiving dinner. PS. I am also thankful for a wife who falls ( Read more... )

Tonight I'm mulling over this year so far, and I'm just so thankful for ALL the ways God has blessed and cared for us in 2010! Not to say He didn't care for us in 2009, but it was certainly a year of testing and trials.... so much that I wasn't sure I wanted to start a new year just to experience so much difficulty again. This year has been so much ( Read more... )