~A Thorn~

Oh Ladies, The Lord is working....He kept waking me up all last night with the same word. I had heard this word 2 different times yesterday during the day and kinda went ummmm? Everyone was really busy yesterday, so I didn't want to say STOP-I need some confirmation. I didn't want to be making things about me when clearly others have their own lives, but now I know that I was supposed to say STOP. I know that the Holy Spirit was telling me to read on this....discern what God is telling you through me. So now I am going to share with each of you and hopefully it will bless you in what you may have going on right now...IT TRULY DID ME!


I have spoke of the daggers from Satan, so in turn we think of this huge thing that he may be doing in our lives to keep us from doing God's work. The word that I kept hearing was "thorn". Let me explain...In Matthew 27:29 it is written about the crown of thrones that they placed on our precious Jesus. It is so descriptive that your heart just breaks at the idea of an actual person having to go through such pain and suffering.

Then in 2 Corinthians 12:6-10 Paul is writing to the church in Corinth and says: If I wanted to boast, I would be no fool in doing so, because I would be telling the truth. But I won't do it, because I don't want anyone to give me credit beyond what they can see in my life or hear in my message, even though I have received such wonderful revelations from God. So to keep me from becoming proud, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger from Satan to torment me and keep me from becoming proud. Three different times I begged the Lord to take it away. Each time he said, " My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness." So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work though me. That's why I take pleasure in my weaknesses and in the insults, hardships, persecutions, and troubles that I suffer for Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

I know that this is kinda long, but stay with me..."My grace is all you need." This is truly what God is wanting us to know. Rely on GOD. He is all that we need. Things will not be perfect, but because of the Grace he has for each one of us it will be absolutely all that we need. Remember that a thorn may not be so bad...it may be exactly what we are personally needing to make us stronger.

We all have moments of weakness, but I am blessed to know that God's love for us is much more than the things we have going on in our lives. RELY on Him to get you through difficult times. His love endures!

I absolutely love Paul's teachings...the idea of a man going out and spreading the gospel as he did, still just blesses my heart. When we look at the bible we can find so many people that are so enduring of God's love. Which in turn gives me such joy to know still and always that I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength. Philippians 4:13

~Blogs~

So, clearly I love blogs...I mean truly obsessed. I follow honestly probably more than I should actually admit to. Right now I have gotten on a blog circuit of sorts that is absolutely fabulous! I find myself sitting and reading for a least a couple of hours every night and after my study in the morning; while drinking a few cups of coffee I read several to keep up with what is knew.

It's official-even though they are not soap operas they are basically in the same ream of addiction for me personally. I used to watch Y&R and Days every single day without fail. Truly planned the days events around making sure that I was home to watch "my shows".
Yes, I wondered all of the same cliffhangers as many of you....cried many a tears as my favorite characters were dying with some kind of"unheard of/not even named yet" disease that there was no cure for....I'm right there with ya sister. I watched every single wedding that took place to the same husband 25 times and cried through those as well. Seriously, my life was hanging on every episode. You couldn't get me to talk to on the phone during 11 to 1 because I was too engrossed in "my shows". You probably are thinking man she was and is really messed up....and that's OK because I AM! Thanks to my own personal convictions I decided that this was not something that I needed to watch anymore.

[I'm not placing judgement if you do-I personally was obsessed and couldn't do it any longer.]

Anyway, I say all of that to bring you to my "new" obsession. BLOGS! I have had my blog for some time now and really just read those of you that I personally knew not really venturing out to unknown territory....but girls there is a whole other world of bloggers out there that I am LOVING!!!

I'm honestly almost to the point of knowing all of their names and animal's names...OCD-I KNOW! Truly, I am being blessed daily by the love that each of these women have for our Lord. They have the same struggles as the rest of us, which just blesses my heart to hear.

Sometimes we feel so alone in our daily walk, but God has blessed us with one another to encourage and lean on. Girls, I am claiming right now that we are going to be wonderful and mighty woman for God. Nothing is going to slow us down or break us.

~TAADAA!~

TAADAA!
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Thanks to my sweet friend, Melissa,
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~Good Morning~

Bible Study was so good last night. Beth Moore can speak to me sometimes as though she actually knows me and knows exactly what I am needing to hear.
I had prayed awhile back for God to place with in me a desire for His Word. A desire that would be so strong that I honestly couldn't wait for my time with Him. Well, He did just that, but of course Satan didn't want that.
I found that as I grew even closer to Him that I would have more and more trials that I was faced with.
Then a friend of mine called a couple of days ago with some of the same issues. I was so glad to not be alone in this...to be able to share with someone the frustrations of trying to walk my walk and dodge the daggers from the enemy. Praise God that I have too many blessings to count right now. You have to look at it that way...truly looking at every moment in the day that you can be grateful to God for blessing you with even patience when dealing with a 2 1/2 yr old or two. When you look at our sole purpose in life....it is to live and walk in His light it puts so many things in to perspective....It is not always easy, but sometimes we get so wrapped up in the everyday motions of life that we forget our purpose.
I haven't always been very clear about what my purpose was, but then realized that it can change daily.
Beth said last night something that was completely true for me "Someday God is going to tell us(as she looked at her watch) that it is time to get off". Meaning of course, that if you are wasting all of your time here on earth looking for the moment when something is going to be over you are going to miss all of the opportunities to do what He has planned for you. It made total sense to me. I hope that I parphrased it well so that each of you could get the point as well.
I don't want to always be looking so far ahead that I miss what is going on right now. Miss the blessing that He constantly pours on me. Also, I don't want to be so consumed with everything that I don't have that I am not grateful and doing the most with what I do have.
We always tend to just remember the negative and forget all of the postive things that are happening in our lives. Satan is so sneaky in being able to deceive us; making us doubt & stumble.
Praise God that we have his Grace and the Holy Spirit within us to realize this foolishness.
This was kinda long, but what I felt this morning....I hope that you all have a wonderful day!~!
~r

~The Camera~

So, I had missed place the camera...well actually I guess you could say that I lost it. I have been looking for almost 2 weeks! On my chest of drawers I have a ton of my purses....anyway I had looked there several times before and had not seen it. At this point I am really trying not to freak out, but when I can't find something it drives my absolutely INSANE. Truly the OCD coming out.(haha) In the weee hours of the morning I wake up with the vision that it is under the purses. Ladies, I must say it was there! It was sitting there not even looking as though it was ever lost at all. Waiting for me to take another picture.;-) I am so thrilled. It's the little things that give me great joy this morning. I'm totally forgetting about the girlies playing in the pee on Saturday because this morning I can claim victory in finding the camera.
~r

~Real Quick~

Believe it or not we have snot STILL! It did not go away over night??? Hopefully Miss Maggie May will begin to feel better today.
~Make sure and get your flu shot....just a reminder! Maggie doesn't have the flu; I think it is just allergies, but this is the begin of "flu season".
The germaphobe in me is truly freakin' out every time I hear a sneeze or "Mommie....I'sss has ssssnot." I really try to make it about the kids, but at times I get so overwhelmed with the whole EEEEEWWWWWW Yuck factor that it takes me a minute to come back to reality and remember that they really do need me.:-(
I have to say that my friend Jen, is sooo right about the fact that at least it is not yellow or green-we can find the upside in ANYTHING.;-))
~r

~So, It's Official....."

So, it's official on this Fall morning............we have clear snot! I'm sure that it's allergy related, but it explains the sleepless nights we have been having this past week. It is really funny to here Maggie say "Mommie....I have ssssnot.....keeeeenex, please."
Benadryl will be our best friend for the next couple of day. That usually does the trick. ;-)
~r

~What a Busy Weekend!~

All weekend we have been on the go.....Our lives seem never to slow down.
Isn't it funny how different seasons of your life tend to make you
wonder if it will "always" be like this? I can't say at this point I would change a thing. :-))
Since Eric has been home more the kids and I always look forward to 5:30...it's the golden hour. We are able to sit down and eat dinner as a family. I have a wonderful story to tell you all.....
We pray before ever meal and have really encouraged our little girls to pray aloud as well. Marlee and Maggie have now started fighting over who gets to pray first. Marlee looks so serious in her prayers....head bowed in her hands waiting for the moment to holler "AMEN". Maggie is the prayer police...she wants to make sure that everyone has their hands properly folded in front of them with their eyes closed and head bowed. Clearly, she hasn't picked up on the fact that if her eyes were closed she wouldn't be able to see who else had open eyes. Not that it really matters; it is just so comical to me. Anyway, Maggie was deep into her prayer the other day and said: "God thank you for the blessings and the food...Jesus Name AMEN!" God bless my sweet little girl who at times has such few words to actually say. Then you have the big kids that say their prayers as well and by the time we are all done our food is cold and it is finally time for bed...just kidding, but it is such a routine at our house. A routine that I LOVE!!! I am so blessed that my life turned out like this. I never would have thought that I could ever be loved by so many and that my love for them would be so indescribable. Dreams really do come true....even if you take the long route to achieve what God truly has in store for you.

Eric and I were in the nursery today with all the kiddos....it was so much fun. We have been upstairs teaching the older kids, in turn I had forgotten how much I love getting to be in there with the babies and toddlers. We had them singing with Josh(our Worship Pastor) the song by Kim Walker "How He Loves Us". This is my new favorite song, so of course we had to sing as well as, get out our maracas & tambourines. My girls have heard it so much that they know the words....I love seeing them all worshipping our Father.
Of course the kids really just know the chorus. If I do nothing more in my life except teach these kids that our Father loves us no matter what we have done. It is an undeserved love, but He does it. He is the constant in our lives. He is the one that is always in our court anxiously awaiting for us to talk to Him and be with Him.

Praise you Father for all of the love you have poured out upon each one of us!

Thank you for your precious son who died on the cross for all of our sins.

We love you and we know that you love us.

In Jesus Name.....AMEN!

~r

"How He Loves Us" by Kim Walker:
He is jealous for me Love's like a hurricane,
I am a tree Bending beneath the weight of His wind and mercy
When all of a sudden,
I am unaware of these afflictions eclipsed by glory
and I realize just how beautiful
You are and how great your affections are for me.
Oh, how He loves us so
Oh, how He loves us
How He loves us so.
Yeah, He loves us
Oh, how He loves us
Oh, how He loves us
Oh, how He loves.
So we are His portion and He is our prize,
Drawn to redemption by the grace in His eyes
If grace is an ocean we're all sinking
So heaven meets earth like a sloppy wet kiss
and my heart turns violently inside of my chest
I don't have time to maintain these regrets when
I think about the way
That he loves us,
Oh, how He loves us
Oh, how He loves us
Oh, how He loves He loves us,
Oh, how He loves us
Oh, how He loves us
Oh, how He loves
Cause He loves us,
Oh, how He loves us
Oh, how He loves us
Oh, how He loves
Yeah, He loves us
Oh, how He loves us
Oh, how He loves us
Oh, how He loves

~He's Listening!~!~

So, I am shouting from the roof top that "God healed my car!". Cam & Charlie just delivered it. When they got to the parking lot to pick up the old Suburban it just cranked right up. I had been praying over my car for the past 2 days and HE did it. He healed my car! Praise God for listening to even the smallest of prayers.

Of course a big THANK YOU goes out to Cam & Charlie for taking the time to look at it and bring it home to me today. You guys are the BEST EVER!
~r

~Remembering What is Important~

You have to watch this:

http://www.maximumreferrals.com/bridge

~r

~A Deep & Long Sighhhhh~

So many things have happened in the past 2 days, but today I am CLAIMING victory in the name of Jesus that we ARE going to have a GREAT day!!!!

Monday-
Without going in to every little detail I will sum it up with Keely had a reaction to one of her meds. So, I went and got her from school and she stayed at home with me and the girlies. That night I had the "Beth Moore" bible study up at the church. I went & cried(I had already decided I wasn't going to,but of course someone asked..."how are you?" and the flood gates were opened:-) about the day that I had been having; left to head home, but thought I would get gas before heading to the casa. Pulled up to the gas station.....hopped out of the car....put some gas in.....jumped back in the car.....go to start the car and a BIG FAT NOTHING happens. Of course, at this point I am freezing because clearly it would have been the best idea to wear a jacket, but I didn't. Anyway, I try it again & again & again....NOTHING! I call all the men in my life....Eric, Dad & Cam. Eric was at home with all the kiddos asleep and couldn't do anything unless I wanted him to load everyone up and come to town. Dad was working. Cam...thank goodness....was able to come and rescue me from the freezing car. While waiting for him to come I manage to find a flimsy t-shirt type jacket in the back seat to put on....did I mention that it was dark and cold! I don't like darkness anyway, but to be stranded was completely freaking me smooth out. Cam came really quick and assessed the situation determining that it might be the fuel pump. There wasn't anything that we could do right at that moment so he pushed and I steered(clearly I got the best job out of the deal) to move it out of the way.
That night it seemed as though I could hardly even pray because at that moment I didn't even know how to do so without being angry. So many things that happened to me were just everyday normal things that happen to everyone, but when you are feeling attacked in every single direction you feel as though you are scared or afraid to do anything. I know that is one of my greatest demons that I personally have to deal with. The spirit of fear! Some days it isn't as bad as others, but so many times it can be debilitating. The fear comes over you keeping you from doing the things that you normally would do with thoughts of the "what if''s". Fear is of SATAN not of God. God tells us that we are not to be fearful.(Matt 8:26) Why is that when things are going good then it is so easy for us to say that God is in control, but the minute times go sour we have so many doubts? Of course, I know the answer, but at this point I'm wondering if I am the only one that struggles with these scenarios or if this is a common occurrence with everyone? How can you be "okay" one minute with the daggers that Satan throws in your direction and in the next minute you want to crumble?
This is a true testament of "praise you in the storm".
As a teenager in youth group we would sing a song that many of you might know "Rejoice in the Lord always and again I say REJOICE." I have been singing that over and over in my head knowing that is exactly what I am supposed to do.
Praise God that He loves us just as we are....He knows that we are going to slip or stumble, but is always there with a helping hand to keep us from completely falling.

~r

~Keely is doing good and went back to school today. We are praying that God leads us to the correct combo of meds.

~Just 2 Things~

So, I was blessed by a WONDERFUL book a week or so ago that I LOVE! It is truly a "must read" for everyone. The book is titled 'Praying God's Word' by Beth Moore. The book is about how to break free from spiritual strongholds in your life. Some of the topics include but not limited too: Unbelief, Pride, Deception, Insecurity of Feeling Unloved, Feelings of Rejection, Loss, Unforgiveness, Depression, & my very favorite....Overcoming the Enemy. There are 15 chapters in all; clearly awesome in there own accord. I can't put this book down. She speaks on my level and at times it is as though we have battled some of the same things that Satan has thrown our way. Satan can be so deceiving at times where we think that our battle is with a person when it truly is with him. Anyway, you must get this book.....even if you don't think that some of the topics I listed are of your interest there is something in there for EVERYONE!

On to #2.....
I have spoke before about my love for Proverbs31 Ministries and many of the speakers, but my absolute favorite is Lisa TerKeurst. She has her own blog that I LOVE...LOVE to read! You have to read this blog......http://www.lysaterkeurst.blogspot.com/. Her most recent post that I am wanting EVERYONE to read is "Why I ate 172 M&M's in church yesterday". I think that it speaks to all woman that have issues going on in their lives....whether big or small.

So, I pray that you all have a very blessed week.....I'm sure that as the day goes on I will have some more great stories to share.

~r

~This Morning~

Eric isn't feeling the greatest, so today I am staying home with him instead of going to bible study & running errands like most Fridays. This morning I woke up to 2 little girls sleeping in my bed which probably explains the extreme pain that I am feeling in my lower back.;=))

So, I have a "purse angel"! The most awesome thing ever happened on Sunday. I was leaving church when Josh, our worship pastor, came up to me and said that I had a package in the office. And oh course in disbelief I say to him "For me???"
I went in there to find a gift sack with my name on it.....no card just my name on the outside. I opened it to find a beautiful brown purse. I had been admiring another friend of mines at church, so I just assumed it was her that had got me the wonderful purse that will match anything. When I asked her about it she said that she had no idea what I was even talking about. I have a couple of suspicions, but nothing confirmed. Truly God knew a day that I needed that most, so in the world of me who ever did this was my "Purse Angel". Thank you so much. I LOVE IT!
~r

~Sweet Sounds of the Whining Dance~

So, here's the thing the girls keep waking up at the crack of dawn....YIKES! Anyway, they are doing this "whining dance" at around 8:30 AM because they are so SLEEPY! It is driving me crazy. Then if we take a nap in the morning we have to deal with the fact that come late afternoon the "whining dance" revisits our home. We are in a transitional stage right now that I know will soon change, but in the mean time it is very frustrating.

A couple of OMGoodness Twin stories......They are true "Partners in Crime"! Sis, referred to them as that a few days ago and honestly that is the best way to describe their actions.

They have poured out all kinds of items in the frig....problem solved by a wonderful frig lock.

Marlee has painted her toes, as well as her eyebrows with my mascara.

Maggie has dumped the pee out of the potty all over the floor.

We've had another run in with the lotion on the bed and floor.

They decided to eat some candles while singing "Happy Birthday to you Mommy."

They have found every cent in our house to bring to me...."Oooooh Mommy MONEY!"

They have figured out how to play in the sink in the back bathroom, so if you don't see them that is where they would be hiding out.

~I'm really not complaining, but thought I would share a few things that have happened recently in the Giles' home.~
~r

~Those Little Stinkers~

Can't a girl take a bath? I was in the tub yesterday....enjoying the peace and quiet when a soft knock on the door from Ty brought me back to reality that I have to hurry up and get finished bathing.
The knock on the door went something like this:
Ty: "Mom?"
Me: "Yes?"
Ty: "Ummmmm.....where would you keep some big towels out here?"
Me: "WHY?"
Ty: "Ummmmm......you know the big pitcher of Tea, Chrystal Light & Juice in the frig?"
Me: "Yes?"
Ty: "Well, the girls dumped all of it in the kitchen floor."
Me: "WHAT!?!?...Your kidding, right?"
Ty: "Ummmmm....no Momma, I really need to clean it all up."
Me: "There are towels in the dryer...I'll be out in just a minute."
So, I get out of the tub....not even shaving my legs! Dry off. Throw on some clothes. Go out to the kitchen and let me just say God bless Ty's heart! He had really done a pretty good job of cleaning up a terrific mess. 4 big towels soaked with wetness awaited me in front of the washer, but at least I didn't have to walk out to what I can only imagine was a HUGE mess. Ty was such an awesome helper for me yesterday. He was blessed with 2 little sisters that "soaked up" every ounce of him being out of school.
They will be so disappointed today when the big kids aren't here. :(
~r

FYI-We put a lock on the refrigerator last night! ~;-))))

~Thank You Friends~

Well, there are no real good words to truly express my love for each of you. The love that you have shown in concern for our Keely Girl has been such a wonderful blessing to us. Thank you for your prayers and your loving/encouraging words. Even though we know that all of these things could be so much worse and we praise God that we have the medicines to treat her.

Father,
Thank you so much for all that you have blessed me with. We love and adore you knowing that we would be no where with out you in our lives. Father, please wrap your healing arms around all of us during this time of uncertainty. We claim today healing whether it be through medicine or a true miracle. Thank you for giving us your wonderful son to die on the cross; forgiving us of all our sins. We love you and we know that you love us.
In Jesus Holy Name.....AMEN
~r

~Where to Begin?~

So, I have been putting off this blog until we talked to the doctor about Keely, so that I would have some answers. We went to the doctor yesterday (the neurologist). He absolutely adores her. Which is such a blessing, because she is not always the nicest person when we are in there. Anyway, of course we are going over school stuff...which is basically the same thing that we deal with every year....the teachers really don't know how to reach her and she is so far behind kids her age that it makes it difficult to meet her needs. I still don't know the solution for this...and I don't want my answer to sound cynical, so I'll just leave it at that. The doctor ended up changing a couple of medications she is currently on hoping that this will help with the situations at school and at home. She now takes 4 pills in the morning and 3 pills at night along with an inhaler & nose spray. Please keep her in your prayers....one of the new pills is really large. We realize that at this time it is inevitable for her to be on a lot of medications, but as her parents it is just so hard to do this day in and day out. She is becoming more accepting of the problems that we have to discuss in a doctor's visit which is HUGE. We aren't having to do a "song and dance" around the issues, but just talk freely. I hate that it is so complicated when it comes to stuff with Keely. She doesn't just have one thing wrong with her; it is a combination of several things....one medication may work great for this problem, but the side effects need to be off set by another medication. It is just really an endless cycle at times.

I ask that you pray for clarity that we are doing the right thing for Keely....we doubt ourselves at times knowing that Satan can use those doubts to do his work, so please pray that we are able to see God's light at the end of this tunnel.

Keely is such a wonderful gift from

God that we love and adore.

We know with out a shadow of doubt she will do

GREAT & WONDERFUL things in her life

to bring people closer to The Word.

~r

~TGIF~

~Thank Goodness It's Friday~

Yeah......It's Friday-This week has been dragging on FOREVER! Hope you all have a GREAT weekend!~!

~r

~A GREAT Mom Devotional~

I have been signed up for this daily devotional that is sent to me(e-mailed) for some time now and I used to, more often than not. just click on the delete marker never evening reading what it said. I was convicted recently that this was just one more way that God spoke to me and started reading them again on a daily bases. The site is Proverbs31 Ministries. I LOVE IT! I especially like this lady that I am posting about today. Her name is Lysa TerKeurst. I really can relate to what she is saying about everyday life. Take a minute to read below the devotional that touched me this morning:

October 2, 2008

Good Mom,

Bad Mom,

Good Mom

Lysa TerKeurst

"My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever." Psalm 73:26 (NIV)

Devotion:
Good Mom? Bad Mom? Good Mom? Bad Mom? Do you ever feel as though you are the ping-pong ball in a heated match bouncing constantly between feeling like a good mom to a bad mom?

One minute I have a great discussion where my child finally gets it... GOOD MOM!

The next I get an e-mail from a teacher that lists the three parents who have yet to turn in that permission slip and I am on the list for all the world to see... BAD MOM!

I calmly handle the stresses of the morning routine... GOOD MOM!

But then during the afternoon homework session, my child's irresponsibility over a last minute project just about sends me over the edge. I find my neck muscles tensing and my voice rising... BAD MOM!

I make sure they pack something healthy for lunch... GOOD MOM!

The schedule falls apart in the late afternoon and I wind up feeding them sugar cereal for dinner... BAD MOM!

Sometimes I feel like that ping-pong ball mom bouncing from feeling good to bad. Yesterday morning I sat down at the kitchen table after getting everyone where they needed to be and cried. Sometimes having kids is the greatest thing that has ever happened in my life. Other days I feel like the task of parenting little people is driving me to the brink of craziness. Just the other day I was processing some recent family things with my friend, Renee, over the phone. Suddenly a strange theme seemed to arise. I just started laughing. I told Renee that so many of my days seemed to tell the same kind of story... I was on the verge of a breakdown and then I spent time with Jesus and He made things better. Renee quipped back to me, "Well, isn't that where most of us live every day?" Not that we are on the edge of a breakdown, but we live in a place of utter dependence on God. I know as a mom, I live in constant need of His love, encouragement, wisdom, perspective, strength, patience, and grace. Anything I do right as a mom is because of my constant dialogs with God. Anything I do wrong as a mom is because of trying to do things in my own strength and slap wearing myself out. That's where grace steps in. And I need lots of grace. God's grace steps in and says, “Lysa, you are doing better than you think. Stop bouncing from feeling good to bad to good to bad. In the good times, rejoice and thank me. In the not so good times, call out to me quickly." And suddenly it occurred to me; with God I'm never a bad mom. I might be having a bad moment... or two... or seventeen. But a few bad moments do not define me as a bad mom. God's grace is there to cover me. Teach me. And even in the middle of a bad moment, interrupt me, redirect me, and change me.

Forgiveness is there. Love is there. A second chance is there.

You are a good mom my friend even if, like me, you’ve had a few bad moments... you is the exact mom God knew your children needed. Let's live in that truth today.

Dear Lord, being a mom is a great privilege but one that can be so challenging at times. Teach me how to lean on You with every action and every reaction. And when I mess up, please help me to not define myself by my mommy failures. Help me to only be defined by Your love that assures me and Your grace that covers me. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

~Here is a link to both sites that I love to read.~

http://proverbs31.gospelcom.net/

http://www.lysaterkeurst.blogspot.com/

~Things the Girls Say & Do~

We have had such a wonderful time listening to the girilies talk and play....here are a few things that they say or play all of the time:

Marlee loves to play like she is the "Mommy of her baby doll"....she will feed her, change her diaper & put her down for a nap. She loves to tell you all about her baby...most importantly her baby doesn't like to wear clothes...she just "don't liiiike it Mommy!".

Marlee of course, loves to talk and she is so excited to say when all 6 of us get up in the morning....."Daddy, you waked up! YEAH!....Mommy, you waked up! YEAH!" and so on. You can't help but smile at the sometimes 5:30 in the morning wake up routine with that girl. Maybe she will be the Cheerleader in the family??

Maggie loves to watch the movie Cars. She is mesmerised by "Lightening McQueen". She could honestly watch it 24/7.

Maggie is so impressed when anyone...(yes I just said anyone)...can make it to the potty with out having an accident that she will give a standing ovation screaming "Yeah...you go potty.....you made it!" I see a wonderful encourager in the making :)))!

~r
John 9:38 "Yes, Lord I believe!" the man said. And he worshiped Jesus.

~Remembering Something~

WOW~ It just hit me today a great memory from when I was a kid. (I really should say a teenager.)
We grew up in church....never missing a Sunday morning or night, Monday Night Bible Study or Wednesday evening service. If the doors were open we were there. If there was something special going on you better bet the Baker's were going to be apart of it. Well I say all of that to take you to a wonderful memory of some of the most wonderful girls from our youth group. Just as we go through hard times now, it of course happened when I was a teenager
(believe it or not??:-)))).
These girls were AWESOME! They would say wonderfully encouraging words, send a note or make a phone call just when I needed it. Anyway...I have been blessed to catch up with some of them now on "Facebook". It has been so great to see some of these people and just reconnect. Even though I haven't spoke to some in 15 years...I can honestly say that I love them still so much and praise God for the great impact they had in my life.
So here is a little shout out to the Central Church of Christ Youth Group Alumni!~!;-))))
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