Finger Painting God's World

This is one of those days I want to etch in my brain so that when trials come my way I can use these moments as a constant reminder of how faithful, loving and gracious our God is. We started by finger painting obviously and the joy that brings out is just so incredibly precious! My Evelyn is just one constant glow! Johnathon is getting so talented and mature...the kid after a few minutes noticed his hands were getting dirty..therefore the colors were mixing..so he went inside to wash his hands by himself. Alivia is just a blast! So much personality! Her little nose wrinkle has got to be the cutiest facial expression I have ever seen! Later we played in my son's castle (fort on our playground) and Johnathon bravely fought off the wolfs so that I and his sisters were safe! What a hero he is turning out to be! Evelyn is brave, loyal, compassionate and a beauty. I pray daily that her future husband cherishes the absolute incredible gift he will get with my baby girl. Alivia is so grown up..I have a feeling she will be my first doing everything and always pushing herself to do more! She talks as clear as my other two and is by far more decisive and driven..that in an 18 month old body is fun, frustrating at times and a joy to be blessed with raising. What an incredible adventure we've been given...what a blessing it is to serve to Lord..there is no harder job, nor another one that I would want more than to effect eternity in raising my kids to Love the Lord and Lead others to Him.

Blizzard - Day 1 Lesson One

We took the kids out for a few moments today and they loved it..well what kids don't love snow that you can literally lose yourself in! It is beautiful! My husband had Asia pulling the kiddos with the sled and it was precious! She did a fantastic job!

On another note, my husband is just amazing. We went out today and he must have pushed or pulled at least 7 cars out of the snow and then drove another family to the hospital. This family was walking in the blizzard carrying a 3 year old to the hospital. Can you imagine? Robert noticed them walking - pulled over immediately and loaded them up in our car before I could even turn around to see the situation. They'd been walking for a while and who knows how many people had passed by. It just completely broke our hearts. I think so often we have become a society in which we are not connected physically to each other. By this I mean we are great at communicating and caring online because it's easy, but when we see people our first reaction is not immediate care. I hate to admit it but I sometimes wonder when the situations come up, is it safe... will they be offended if I offer...should I stop and help..OF COURSE I SHOULD STOP AND HELP!! I can't imagine what Christ feels when we act this way to each other.I know that is why today I fell in love with my husband all over again. His compassion just amazes me. He doesn't think twice when someone needs help in situations like these, he just does. And that is what Christ would do..meet the need, show love..compassion..grace. I am challenged today by this, that we may become people who see each other and step out of our comfort zones to meet needs, draw closer to one another and demonstrate Christ. What an Awesome day.

Our First Family Hike!

This was just a fantastic adventure! Johnathon, Evelyn and Alivia all loved it...Asia we decided ejoyed it the most as she found an armadillo to chase after:)! Just being in nature reminds me constantly of what an incredible God we have. How magnificent is He!