My Uncle Greg, the one I just blogged about, ACCEPTED CHRIST!
Excuse me while the angels and I rejoice!!!!!!
Heather
Monday, July 6, 2009
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Wicked
From top to bottom, MP and I with...
The Wizard, Madame Morrible, Glinda, and Elphaba.
It was....
Wonderful!
Heather
Friday, July 3, 2009
Friday Felcities 7/3/09
Becky made this beautiful new graphic for the Friday Felicities Meme. Beck is so talented. She is also the lovely lady who made my blog header. So, here we are again. Another Friday. This summer is flying by. I am glad fro these Friday reminders of all the little happies in my life. Natalie was so good at being thankful for her blessings, even in the middle of divorce and depression and financial struggles, struggles with her son's health and with school and work and ... Nat had a rough time of it, but she kept her eyes on Jesus. Always on Jesus. So, in her memory, on Fridays, we continue the Meme she began and we post our daily happies on our blogs. Please, join us.
Friday Felicities
Diet Coke
Church courtyard
Muffins
Corey
Rest
Swimming with the boys
Wicked soundtrack
Texting with Renee
Design team meeting at Nancy's
Books
Honestly, I have had so many blessing this week. I don't know how I could manage to list them all.
Heather
Savannah
Savannah is 9 years old now. One year from double-digits and a couple more years from the teen phase. WOW! It is always amazing to me when I see Savannah's facial expressions on my boys' faces and when I hear her giggle coming from Haydn's mouth. You see, Savannah is not my biological child and Corey and I don't get to see her nearly enough, but she is clearly a part of our family. David asks for her almost daily. When we are blessed by a visit with her, she and Haydn become inseparable. She actually plays more roughly than the boys, if that is possible. She flings herself at her Daddy in full knowledge that he will catch her and will not let her be hurt.
Thanks to my stepdad, I know a thing or two about what a girl does and does not want from a stepparent. For instance, I know I am not her Mother. She has a mom who loves her very much, and she loves her mom very much. But I can still love her and treat her as if she were my own. It is a fine line, but one worth walking on. You see, I wanted my stepdad to love me, respect me and treat me just as well as his daughter, but I never wanted him to replace my Daddy. So, I try to do this for Savannah, as much as possible. I also make sure she gets time for just her and Daddy. He got to take her to dinner and a movie for Valentine's Day. Also, there is always a place for her in our home. She does not have to sleep on the couch or the floor. She has her own room and her own bed. Girls need their privacy from little brothers.
Savannah is a brilliant little girl. Like Haydn, she is a thinker. You can see the gears moving behind her eyes when she gets quiet. She has long curly blond hair and looks almost identical to a picture of Corey's sister that hangs in my in-laws' living room. She loves books and I love buying them for her. She is full of laughter and energy. She is my Webkinz buddy. Once, we went shopping together and got pink ponies. She named hers Heather and I named mine Savannah and we send each other notes and gifts through our Webkins accounts. She is the only reason I keep up a Webkinz account.
We don't get to see her as often as we'd like. But, we do pray for her and her mommy everyday. The boys have even done a labyrinth walk with me, praying for Savannah. They love their big sister.
Heather
Thanks to my stepdad, I know a thing or two about what a girl does and does not want from a stepparent. For instance, I know I am not her Mother. She has a mom who loves her very much, and she loves her mom very much. But I can still love her and treat her as if she were my own. It is a fine line, but one worth walking on. You see, I wanted my stepdad to love me, respect me and treat me just as well as his daughter, but I never wanted him to replace my Daddy. So, I try to do this for Savannah, as much as possible. I also make sure she gets time for just her and Daddy. He got to take her to dinner and a movie for Valentine's Day. Also, there is always a place for her in our home. She does not have to sleep on the couch or the floor. She has her own room and her own bed. Girls need their privacy from little brothers.
Savannah is a brilliant little girl. Like Haydn, she is a thinker. You can see the gears moving behind her eyes when she gets quiet. She has long curly blond hair and looks almost identical to a picture of Corey's sister that hangs in my in-laws' living room. She loves books and I love buying them for her. She is full of laughter and energy. She is my Webkinz buddy. Once, we went shopping together and got pink ponies. She named hers Heather and I named mine Savannah and we send each other notes and gifts through our Webkins accounts. She is the only reason I keep up a Webkinz account.
We don't get to see her as often as we'd like. But, we do pray for her and her mommy everyday. The boys have even done a labyrinth walk with me, praying for Savannah. They love their big sister.
Heather
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Uncle Greg
Please send up a few prayers for my family today, if you are the praying type. Mom just called to tell me my Uncle Greg has been diagnosed with cancer. At this point, I have very little information, but I will be there to see him soon. Uncle Greg is a part of so many happy memories in my life. One of my favorite memories of Granny is when she would beat him with her purse for cussing in her presence. *snicker* I love an old gal who can still kick when she wants to. Granny never did lose her spirit.
Greg is a favorite to all of his nieces and nephews. He has bounced back from more than his fair share of struggles already, and I am feeling confident he will conquer this one as well. Still, my stepdad is pretty worried and shaken up, which has set his blood pressure on the rise. This is his BABY brother, and I know I would be a wreck if my baby sister were suffering like this. Please pray for his sense of peace and confidence in whatever the future may hold. I am praying that he will feel strong so that he can be the big brother I know he wants to be. The sibling relationship is more important than we can ever imagine. It is a picture of how God created all of humanity to be... family.
Thanks.
Heather
Greg is a favorite to all of his nieces and nephews. He has bounced back from more than his fair share of struggles already, and I am feeling confident he will conquer this one as well. Still, my stepdad is pretty worried and shaken up, which has set his blood pressure on the rise. This is his BABY brother, and I know I would be a wreck if my baby sister were suffering like this. Please pray for his sense of peace and confidence in whatever the future may hold. I am praying that he will feel strong so that he can be the big brother I know he wants to be. The sibling relationship is more important than we can ever imagine. It is a picture of how God created all of humanity to be... family.
Thanks.
Heather
David
David is 5 years old now. I find this hard to believe, since he is my baby. He will be starting kindergarten in the fall. He is definitely ready. This is a kid who loves knowledge. He wants to know everything. He asks so many questions that sometimes my head spins. He wants to know what we will be doing every minute of every day. He wants to know what his brother is doing when he is at school. He asks, almost daily, when he can see Savannah again. He repeats questions to be sure he has the information correct. And, he requires a lot of verbal validation. He will tell me something and end with, "right, Mama?" Or he will do something and immediately turn to say, "Did you see, Mom? Were you watching?"
I am sure he will do well in school. He is already teacher's pet in Sunday School and preschool. One teacher told me he was the only kid in the class who knew Jesus was from Nazareth. I can't take too much credit for this. We do talk about God and the Bible a lot, and he goes to youth and hears his Daddy talk too. But, he also pays attention in "big" church on Sunday and when we watch movies or read stories. He just seems to crave knowledge. I can relate to this. My daddy says I have a rabid curiosity. T'is true. I love seeing this trait passed onto my child.
I just wish I had all the answers for him.
Heather
I am sure he will do well in school. He is already teacher's pet in Sunday School and preschool. One teacher told me he was the only kid in the class who knew Jesus was from Nazareth. I can't take too much credit for this. We do talk about God and the Bible a lot, and he goes to youth and hears his Daddy talk too. But, he also pays attention in "big" church on Sunday and when we watch movies or read stories. He just seems to crave knowledge. I can relate to this. My daddy says I have a rabid curiosity. T'is true. I love seeing this trait passed onto my child.
I just wish I had all the answers for him.
Heather
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Haydn
Haydn is 7 years old now. So far, 7 is my favorite age. Especially with Haydn. He is such a thinker. For example, let me tell you about a conversation we had recently. At VBS, they had talked about Moses. So, I was telling the boys about the plagues, as we drove to the 2nd day of VBS. Little boys LOVE the plagues. LOL! Frogs and bugs and blood. It is, really, a small male's dream come true. The hardest plague to explain was the death of the firstborn. Let's be honest, most Bible stories, in their full form, are not things we would typically be explaining to our children. But, I did my best to tell him how the Pharaoh's son died and how, later, God's son would died as well. Yes, I attempted symbolism and foreshadowing with a 7 year old and a 5 year old. I knew David wouldn't get it, but Haydn usually is beyond his age in such matters.
Later, after VBS was finished for the day and we were back at home, I was cooking dinner and the boys had been playing with their Legos. Haydn walked into the kitchen, sat down at the table and announced that he needed to talk to me about Moses. Sensing a God-sent opportunity, I paused my meal and knelt beside him. He wanted to know more about the parallelism of the death of the firstborns and the death of Jesus, so we talked about that. Then, he asked how Jesus could make our sins disappear. I explained that Jesus was perfect and when He died and was brought back to life, it gave us the blessing of having Him in our hearts, if we want Him there. I asked if he wanted to ask Jesus into his heart.
"Not yet."
That was his answer. This is the second time he has asked deep questions about Jesus and then answered , "Not yet." I am okay with this. He is thinking. That is my favorite thing about MY firstborn. He's a thinker.
Heather
Later, after VBS was finished for the day and we were back at home, I was cooking dinner and the boys had been playing with their Legos. Haydn walked into the kitchen, sat down at the table and announced that he needed to talk to me about Moses. Sensing a God-sent opportunity, I paused my meal and knelt beside him. He wanted to know more about the parallelism of the death of the firstborns and the death of Jesus, so we talked about that. Then, he asked how Jesus could make our sins disappear. I explained that Jesus was perfect and when He died and was brought back to life, it gave us the blessing of having Him in our hearts, if we want Him there. I asked if he wanted to ask Jesus into his heart.
"Not yet."
That was his answer. This is the second time he has asked deep questions about Jesus and then answered , "Not yet." I am okay with this. He is thinking. That is my favorite thing about MY firstborn. He's a thinker.
Heather
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