Friday, March 21, 2008

a wonderful weekend ahead...

we just pulled up in memphis a little while ago...let the recharge begin....we are already enjoying the benefits of a wonderful family...mexican dip waiting, kids hunting easter eggs that i didn't buy, stuff and hide...and a wonderfully familiar atmosphere- it is so fun to be "home"...
i love how the kids run to their familiar places...and enjoy seeing the family dog...God is so good...we are so blessed with all of our family....Kathy, Greg and Becky, and my family in Memphis...

i have left tons to do behind and the reality that life will have to go on is setting in...i am determined to spend the weekend abiding in God's grace and learning every day a new way that faith is a constant decision...I look at my kids and know that it is true that we cannot go a day without faith....

i hope that all of you have a wonderful weekend...easter egg hunts and all....

Saturday, March 15, 2008

my first post...

hello to family and friends....
ok...i finally decided that this just might be the easiest way to let you see how quickly our kids are growing...and maybe a little extra on our family and BBTN.
i keep hearing about friends that have a blog and i have found several lately that i love.. instead of promising to send photos i am thinking it might be easier to post them here and provide some sustanance for those who are not around our kids alot.
not only will this be a great way to see the kids but i think it will be yet another creative outlet for me....it might be kindof fun to pour out funny things and favorite things that contribute to life as we know it in our family or with BBTN.
i am so passionate about everything in my life right now, and probably always have been. my God, my husband, my kids, our family, and my work. i am aware of everything as a blessing...as i write my kids are riding the little tykes car through the kitchen (one on top and one beneath) pretending there are villains for logan and mia is concerned about getting to the store. I pray daily that i will not ever take these things for granted...and that i am passionate about the right things in the right proportions.
My work gives me alot of interaction with adults (great friends and fun people) that i need so much, mother's day out money, and a neat way to achieve some type of goal that doesn't require cleaning the house. The most serious goal is the always present possibility of there being an eternal impression...what if someone sees Christ for the first time because of the business? what if a conversation about children's clothing is a conversation starter for a decision for Christ. i think i would have a hard time if my goal was to keep the house clean (5 min. tops) or get the ironing done (2 days), or get the floor clean (10 min.)....i pack orders, order fabric, and coordinate all types of efforts to - in the end- provide clothes for little ones...what a fun job.
so....here goes....another passionate effort to keep up with family a little better....show a few more pictures of the kids...and hopefully encourage someone in what their are trying to achieve even if it is the dishes....for now, enjoy the pictures...if i can get the slideshow to work that is...

psalm 34: 1-8
1 I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. 2 My soul will make its boast in the LORD; The humble will hear it and rejoice. 3 O magnify the LORD with me, And let us exalt His name together. 4 I sought the LORD, and He answered me, And delivered me from all my fears. 5 They looked to Him and were radiant, And their faces will never be ashamed. 6 This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him And saved him out of all his troubles. 7 The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, And rescues them. 8 O taste and see that the LORD is good; How blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!