memorizing Psalms

I am currently memorizing  the Psalms 100. I have tried in the past, because I really like that chapter and since it is short ( 5 verses ) I thought it would be simply to learn. But I didn't manage it. This time I am more serious about it though!! I love memorizing Bible passages, and Psalm has some really great ones!


 And apparently my 14 year old son must think so too! I will have to share with you this recent conversation I had with him so you can see what I mean.  I went up to his room one evening this past week, and he was on his bed with his open Bible studying verses.
 Upon seeing me enter he calmly announced," I am going to learn all of Psalms."
 I reply,  "You mean Psalm ,as in the book in the Bible with most chapters, and the one with the longest chapter no less"?!
 He again calmly replied, " yes".
  "Nothing like setting your sights high!", I declared.


With his great determination and ability and memorizing verses I don't doubt he could. Though it will probably be more like a life long goal, and not merrily a winter porject. That same evening we had that conversation he quoted off several verses he already put to memory. Including Psalms 23 and Psalms 93, along with numerous verses here and there through out Psalms, along with the first 12 verses of Matthew chapter 5.
He is definitely well on his way!! And I am supper proud of him!


I have always emphasised to the children the great importance in memorizing Bible verses, and had them learn different ones through out the years. And I have often found it to be quite a task to keep finding great verses for them to study, and to keep on top of them to do it.
 But now recently my oldest son has took it up on himself to pick out and learn his own verses and passages. That couldn't make me happier!!


 It takes great determination, and lots of repeating and repeating of the verses. My son also sings them. I think he finds that most helpful in the memorizing process. This is what fills a lot of his spare time. 
    I hope you find my son's goal inspiring, and challenging!  Now you will have to get out your Bible and start memorizing too!!


In Him,
Mae

Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.

Psalm 119:11


Note:  After writing this post my son corrected me on the number of verses it was  that he can recite in Mathew chapter 5. It is the first 19 verses, not  12 as I had said. ( sorry about the mistake) Either way I am thoroughly impressed with his desire and ability to learn all theses verses!

baby # 7 coming soon!!

Just had to share these couple of pictures of baby belly and I , oh and Benjamin in my arms!! I just love my baby bellies, and my sweet little guys! And thought these two pictures took by 6 year old Sarah showed them both very well!! This baby belly # 7 is due in just 18 more days on May 4th!! So wish me luck in an easy and quick delivery!!

    I am enjoying the last bit of pregnancy with all it's wiggles, and kicks, and so on!!

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  In Him,

 Mae

Fall blessings

Fall time it is once again!!
 Yep, my favorite season is here, and in high gear!   And all the many blessings it brings.
  Gardens are nearly all harvested.  Lots of vegetables  are in jars, and in the freezer.
 And carrots, beets, rutabagas, potatoes, spaghetti squash, onions, and pumpkins  are filling our cold room.
   Nights and mornings are frosty now, but afternoons are warmer and sunny, so the kids still have lots of fun out playing. They spend lots of time on our two trampolines, but now their latest thing is all the pretty leaves falling form the trees, which they rake in to piles and then jump into them,  or hide each other under the leaves.
    Hoping the really cold weather holds off a bit yet and long with the snow, so we can enjoy our fall time longer. 
   Schooling is in full force with 4 students going. They are grades 8, 5, 3, and 1. With our 3 and 2 years old keeping them selves super busy in the mean time!! :)


Summer here was short, fast and sweet. Could have been hotter longer, but I won't complain either.

I am just happy and content in season here are in in now, and enjoying all our blessings.

I have waited to end to share our greatest blessing though!! You may have  already guessed.
  Yes, the lord has blessed us once again with new life in the womb!!  So super excited, and praising God! This new one will be arriving May 4th, 2014 if our Lord willing.
   May I be the mom I need to be for my precious blessings.

I hope to post on my blog more often now that things have slowed down here a bit. So keeping coming back here for a visit.

  In Him,
Mae

Did you hug your children today?

I haven't gave mine a hug yet today, because they are all still sound asleep in their beds.
 But I will be ready for them when they get up!!  :)


Maybe I'm the only mommy . But I have found that when I get super busy doing the daily tasks of the day, and especially summer time garden stuff, the simple thing of going over to a child and giving them a hug seems a hard thing to do.
 I know it sounds so lame. But day after day, this was happening. Sure I gave my little ones their hugs and cuddles cause they come to me and want held, and demand my attention.  But my older ones who do not need mommy like that, do their own thing, and I keep them busy doing things and helping me.
  Sure we chat as we work.  And we have nice companion time that way.
But an actually hug. It wasn't happening.
So I finally decided that I would hug each of them soon as they came down stairs form their bed. Or if they are up  before me I will go to them  and give them a nice good hug, and then go and get busy on breakfast.
  But even since I have started that, I have missed a couple kids on certain days.   Especially say if one of them are sitting on the couch in the living room, when I get up. If I take the route to the kitchen through the living room, then I am fine, I stop and give that son a hug and continue to the kitchen to get breakfast.
    But if I take the route through the utility room to get to the kitchen  ( promising my self I will go directly to living room after and give that hug), then I spot the pile of laundry that needs to be started, so I start it.  Then I arrive in the kitchen and see stuff lying out on the cupboard top where hubby has prepared his breakfast .I clean that mess up. And then my mind goes on to breakfast, and I start that, and soon forget that sweet son of mine that hasn't got his morning hug yet.

   I am wanting to keep this up because it gives them their special little bit of attention from mom, and makes them feel loved and cared for.  And should help to keep us close I hope.
 I also am hopping that if I do this everyday  they will be so use to ( and hopefully even enjoy that hug from mom) that they won't mind hugs as they get in their teens and so on.
     And even hoping that when they are grown, and left the coop,  when they return for visits they will still let mom hug them!   ( A far off dream I know ! )

  So take that moment this morning and every morning, and give each of your sweet blessings a hug, before you get super busy for the day.  And when ever you  have opportunity through out the day, give more hugs, or a pat on the back too will do wonders!! 
  In HIM,
Mae

True happiness

http://itsalmostnaptime.blogspot.com/2010/02/i-dont-want-my-children-to-be-happy.html

Above is a link to a really cool post on the blog It's Almost Nap Time.  It is an old post from 2010, but it  is very great and very worth the reading  still to this day!! :)
  The title of the post is I Don't want my Children to be Happy. I know that might sound strange and throw you off.
 But this mom wants her kids to learn the art of contentment, which brings true happiness and joy no matter what our circumstances are , not the short-lived kind of  happiness.  It is what every mom would want their children to have. But I can not even start to write like she did, so you will have to follow this link and visit her blog and find out for yourself!!

I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! 

True happiness comes from learning to be content in any situation.

In Him,
Mae

mommy loves hugs and kisses

 

 

Enjoying a sweet hug from my little Anna!

Nothing I love more than hugs and cuddles from my little ones!

My days may be busy with schooling, laundry, cooking, cleaning, baking, and on and on.

But no matter what I want  to always have time for just sitting, and talking, reading, cuddling, and loving on my sweet children. Sometimes we just have to drop everything, and do the most important thing instead!

This  is one of my top goals for this new year: taking more time to just sit and hug! I know my children, and I as well, will be blessed for it!

Hoping your having a good blessed year so far!!

In Him,

Mae

 

                                                                                                                                                                                  

It is a new year and I am counting my blessings!!

As we go into this new year of 2013, I want to make sure I start it off on the right foot!

First I am thanking the Lord for keeping us safe and taking care of us way beyond what we deserved in 2012. What a blessed and wonderful year it had been!

 Here is just a few of the blessings from last year......
~ our paper work went through for my husbands Canadian permanent residence in early 2012 therefore making it possible for us to live and work here in Alberta.
~ we had a good and safe return trip up here end of April.
~ we got snuggled and comfortable settled in our house here again.
~  my husband got a really good job that he likes very quickly.
~ we had a very good summer and grew lots of vegetables with my parents. ( full canning jars, bulging freezers, and full bins of potatoes, beets, and carrots in the cold room tells the story)
~ the children have all been very healthy, and growing like weeds.
~ many prayers have been answered.
~ wondeful firends nearby
~ we've had good and fun winter so far!
~ this old house is staying nice warm for us ( something that I had been a little worried about )
~ and many, many more little wonderful ways that we have been greatly blessed by our loving Father!!

Secondly I want to thank the Lord for the blessing of the first couple days of this new year! I thank Him for each new day of life that He gives us. It is so easy to take our life for granted, but God has said our life is like a vapor, " Here to day, gone tomorrow."  So each day is a gift from God! And we need to make the most of each day!

My only goal for this year is to use each day of it wisely and faithfully  to Lord.
~I want to spend more quality time with my husband and children,
~ put my self out for others more.
~ I want to spend much more time on things that edify family and my self, and alot less time on the things that don't!
~ write more letters to family and friends
~ more phone calls ( family watch out! )
~ I want to encourage, uplift, and inspire others more
~ write lots of great posts here on my blog
~ spend lot less time on fruitless things, and much more time on things that bear fruit!  :)
~ I want to read much more great books to my kids! ( I can't get enough of reading to my kids!!)
~ I want to spend more time loving, hugging, and talking, and listening to my kids.
~ I want to show my husband what an awesomely great fantastic guy I think he is!!
~ I want to to encourage him to keep strong in Lord as he keeps leading and guiding his family after the ways of the Lord! ( christian dads have a huge responsibility )

.
 Lord I commit this year to you. May I use each and every day of this year that you bless me with for your glory only. Lord help me as I tend and care for these children that you have blessed us with.  Praying for your strength Lord as I face each day. Thank you Lord for all your blessings that you have poured over us.  Thank you for the gift of life!

Wishing all you of you a fantastic year! May you use each day for the glory of Lord!
In Him,
Mae

  

my favorite thing to do

There is nothing more that I love  than to read to my children.
Yep, that is my most favorite thing ever!!
I read to them morning and evening. 
My husband reads from the Bible to us all in the evenings. Then I read to them out of the book that I am reading at the time.
In the mornings my husband does not have time to read, so I read to the children out of the Bible. After that I read in our book if time allows.
The books I read to them are good Christian books that help build faith and teach good godly characters and attitudes.  I am constantly looking for Christain books and have them in abundance so that I never run out of good books to read them.
I feel our reading  time is so important, and I really cherish it. I make sure nothing gets in the way of that time if all possible.
It is a very special time for me as I read instruct our children in the ways of the Lord.

In the mornings I like to read with us all around the breakfast table. I tried  hard to eat before they do so that then I can read while they finish off their breakfast.  So they are both fed physically and spiritual at the same time.
The best way to start the day I think.

I also encourage you to do the same. It takes about 30 mintues of your day morning and eveing, but it is so worth it.  Of course you can spend as long as you want reading to your children, there is no time limit!! :)

READ TO YOUR CHILDREN, AND INSPIRE THEM TO BE ALL THEY CAN BE FOR THE LORD!

In Him,
Mae

He gives us sleep

"It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep."    Psalm 127:2

Last night while sitting up in the living room and nursing my last little one to sleep, this verse came to mind.

I have been trying very hard to get to bed at a good time here recently.  About a month ago Benjamin's regular bed time was between 10 p.m and 11p.m, every night,  night after night. So by the time I was in bed my self was even later than that. I was getting pretty worn out to say the least, and not able to get up at a good time in the morning either.
Now that school has started keeping a good schedule is very important. If I get up late, of course breakfast is late, then school is late. And if we are to much in a rush then there goes Bible reading time. So not good.

So I have to get up earlier. But to do that I need to get to bed earlier.
  With day light hours getting shorter that helps to get the kids settled down easier and faster.
And just here recently Benjamin had been going to sleep about 9:30 p.m. So, much  better!
.
Now If I can just manage to have all my evening responsibilities done by that time, and stay off the computer, and fight  the urge to snuggle up with my Bible or a good book. Then I will be doing good.
And I can get to bed earlier, and be able to rise early to start the new day well rested and full of energy!!!
 
Sometimes little ones keep us up late at night, and there is not alot we can do about that. But I do not want other things to be the reason I keep late hours.  I feel strongly that that would not be what God would want me to do. When I am up late I pay for it the next day!

I feel like God has been speaking to me latly on this. And He wants  to bless me with a good nights sleep!

My goal this winter is to go to bed as soon as the kids are in bed, and to get up in the morning no later than 7 a.m., but preferable by 6 or 6:30 a.m. --- then I could even  see hubby before he goes off to work and even cook him breakfast!  ( That would be a blessing to him I am sure! )

Hope your winter schedule is set and going good for you too, and that you get a good nights sleep every night!!

In Him,
Mae

encouragement please!!

Any mom with 4 or more children has been sure to have heard the famous words at least once ( but probably many more times), "Are ALL these children yours?".
And after you reply,"Yes", there is a gasp ,"Oh my! how can you do it? I only had 2 and they drove me crazy!! "You certainly have your hands FULL!"

But recently I actually had a different conversation with an  older lady in a store. Seeing me with 5 of my children, she asks me that famous question.
And i smiling replied ( though bracing myself for what i was certain would come next) , "Yes they are, plus one more - my oldest son."
She then says, " So you have 6 children ? That is so special. My husband and I was only able to have 3. I just love to see big families. You are so blessed!"
Wow!! I was shocked! I never had  expected that at all. I was certain she was going to tell me the usual like you hear so often. I thought it was so sweet of her to tell me that. And how encouraging.

I thanked her, and told her I agreed with her that we were truly blessed of God.
 And I felt happy and refreshed!! And it gave me new bounce in my step! :)

But that is not all, in that same store not 30 min.s later I had another mom comment on how well behaved my kids were!  Her little one were doing the normal thing, you know being noisy, asking for stuff, ect....
And mine at the moment were actually not doing that. They were all by my side, older ones tending little ones, and  putting groceries on the counter.
I thanked her, and then added, "This is just a good moment though, give them about 10 min.s" She then laughed along with clerk. At that  though the clerk agreed with her. So I had me yet another confirmation about my well behaved kids!!:)  ( little did they know though) 

It is so encouraging to get comments like that even though I know my children are not as well behaved as  others may think .
 Still it makes me feel good, and keeps me doing what I am doing, and gives me strength and courage to try even harder.

Let  us not neglect encouraging one another. Being a mom is a tough job.
We need each others words of encouragement, and prayers of support.

Moms keep on keeping on! You have the greatest role ever!!  You are truely blessed of God!!!

In Him,
Mae

Motherhood --- the greatest career

Here is a sweet encouraging poems for moms.

Mother
Mother! If you think you're just a housewife
And your life is dull and drear
Because you don't bring home the pay
And you don't have a career.

'Cause you don't get out amongst the crowd,
To find out all that's new,
Just listen a moment
For I have news for you.

There's not a more important work
Throughout all the land,
Because you have the power
To change the world; within your hand.

So bring up your children
In the best way that that you know.
For the way they are brought up
Is the way the world will go.

They'll be leaders or followers
In twenty years or so
And their leadership will hinge
On everything they know.

So bring them up in the ways of God
So they may understand
If He's the ruler of their life
Then He will rule the land.

This is the only hope we have
For peace and joy, we know.
So mother, you must do your best.
It's the only way to go.

So mother, don't you feel left out
You're indispensable, my dear,
For the way the world will go
Depends on your career.

~ Harry Kruse

Motherhood is the highest calling and the greatest career any woman can have!!!
So embrace it and give it your all!!
Your children deserve it and you will be blessed for it!
In Him,
Mae

singing the word to my blessings

I have just realized I really need to be singing to my children much more than I have been.

Songs such as Jesus Loves Me, and God Loves All The Children of the World, are my usual ones I sing to them.

But I really feel that I should be speaking the word of God to them more, so I thought what could be a better way than singing it!!

I can make up my own little songs from the Word. So now not only will they have a cheery momma going around the house singing, but they will also be hearing the Word of God at the same time.

How awesome is that!!

I have decided to start with their Bible verses I have chosen for them to learn this week.

So the last couple days I have been singing......


"....the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
Fear not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows."
Matthew10:30&31

Also this will be a good one to sing.

"My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.
He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.
Behold, He that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
The Lord is thy keeper...."
Psalm 121:2-4
I am so excited about doing this is my home!!

There is so many wonderful verses and passages that can be sung.

And if I can do it, any momma can!!
Cause here is a confession, I can not sing very good at all. I can not carry a tune even if my life depended on it!!
But that is ok, we are to make a joyful noise unto the Lord!!
And that's what I attend to do, along with speaking or I should say singing the Word into my children.

Something I have already been doing with the children for the last couple of years is singing each one a personal version of Jesus Loves Me as I tuck them in bed at night and pray with each of them.
It goes like this.....

"Jesus loves you ( child's name), this I know, for the Bible tells me so, little ones to him belong, for they are weak but he is strong. Yes, Jesus loves you dear ( child's name), and your momma does too!!"

Sometimes I will change that up a bit and add more words and so on. I try to make it different and fun for them.
Sometimes I do something like this....

"Jesus loves you ( name), yes, Jesus loves you my big helper ( name). Jesus thinks your so special and momma does too!!"

or this....

"God loves all the children all of the world, red and yellow, black and white, they are all so precious in His sight. Yes, God loves all the children of the world, red and yellow black and white, Nathan, Clayton, Samuel, Sarah, Anna, and Benjamin too, they are all so precious in His sight!!"


Now with the bed time songs and the day time Bible verse singing this house ought to be really rocking!!!

May your home be filled with the beautiful sound of the words of God too!!

In Him,
Mae

it's the little things

~~ It's the sound of my baby cooing.

~~ It's the words, " I love you mom", printed on my son's school page.

~~ It's Sarah telling me, " your cute mom!"

~~ It's listening to my 6 year old son reading.

~~ It's my sweet Anna's blond wavy hair.

~~ It's seeing Nathan so lovingly help his little sister Anna.

~~ It's seeing the children happily playing or working together.

~~ It's my baby's adorable smiles!

~~ It's hearing each of my children pray at our family prayer time.

~~ It's the heart shaped cut out with the words, "I love you mom," neatly printed on it.

~~ It's the hugs from Sarah.

~~ It's snuggles with my little ones.

~~ It's having all my children sitting around me on the sofa as i read to them.

~~ It's the reaction i get when someone sees all my children for the first time!! ( You know what it's like, " Are they all yours?", with their eyes bulging and thier mouth hanging open!!)

~~ It's my big boys help!

~~It's the cute things Sarah says.

~~ It's Anna's cute little faces she makes!!

It's all these many precious little things that keep me doing what I do, and loving it too!

It's all these little things that make the hard work of being a mom all worth while!!

These are the things that get me up in the mornings and keep me going strong all day long!

It's because of all these and much more: that at the end of a long tiring day ; I can say with a smile, "I love being a MOM!"

In Him,
Mae

Bengamin's birth story

Ok, so I said i might share the birth story.
So here it is, but i am not the best writer on making something like this really interesting, though i will try.

On Wednesday of 10th of August ( my due date ), we had been out at my Dad and Mom's place all day. It was about 4:00 and we were going to head home, but i thought we should help pick the raspberries before we go. So we do that and in the mean time i keep having these tightenings like i had been having earlier in the day as well. I wouldn't call them contractions, though i could tell they were leading up to that soon.
That took us about an hour.
Then we head out to our place ( it is 12 miles from my parents), but we decided to check out a blueberry patch first that is just a few miles from their place. Lots of blueberries, so we begin picking berries.
I am squatting down picking berries, and keep having tightenings. I am thinking this must be contractions, but they sure are not hard or hurt at all. So i ignore them and keep on. We are there about 45 min. The kids are complaining they are hungry. I know we need to get on home and make supper and get prepared for what make be coming on yet this evening, but these blueberries sure look good. My desire for blueberry pie win out, and i keep on picking for awhile more.
Then i tell hubby, " i know we hate to stop picking when there is so many berries yet, but i think we should use best wisdom here and get on home." I had been telling him how had been feeling.
So he agrees and get everyone in van and head on home.
Soon as i get home i hurry and warm up left overs for supper and we eat, and then clean up the kitchen. By this time i am calling it contractions and they are more regular now and more intense though not nothing to breath through or painful or anything.

I call mom and tell her, and that to expect a call from me in the night to come be with the kids. Then i talk to a friend and tell her. She tells me, " your an hour from the hospital, you better not leave it to the last minute, because you really don't want to deliver on the road." I tell her, " oh with my record i hardly need to worry of that. Mine have been so drug out!"

Still though what she said made be a bit concerned. I phone mom back and tell her what my friend said, and also asks if she thinks i should call the hospital and tell them what's up and see what they suggest since i am an hour away and this is my 6th. She thinks i should call.

So i phone the hospital, and of course they want me to come right in and be check out.

So i phone mom back and tell her, " i knew i shouldn't of phoned the hospital! They want me to come in and be checked out. I don't want to go all that way for nothing." She says, " yes, i thought they would want you to, and yes, it is a good idea."

So i finish packing my bag, and check to see if everything i need for baby is in the diaper bag, get my camera, slippers , ect. I tell the kids what's going on. And let them know Grandma is coming to be with. It is going on 9:00 so time to tuck the kids in bed. Prayers and songs and good nights are said.
Then i sit and wait for mom to arrive. Contractions are very regular, about 5 min. apart though still nothing hard at all.
She arrives about 9:30, and we head off to the hospital .
Arrive and check in at about 10:40 p.m.
They put me in a room and hook me up to monitors for 20 min. They check that and say all is well with baby, and that i have had some good contractions. I hope that means we are really progressing though, it is still totally unpainful. The Doctor checks me out at this point. He tells me i am not dilated at all, though he said i am progressing to that.
I am not happy at all to hear that.
He said we can either go home, though he does not thinks that is just the best because of our distance from the hospital, or we can get a room in town, but they would not keep me in the hospital since i have not even started dilating. Because it could still be many hours yet or could go quickly.
So we decide on a room. It is only a few minutes away from the hospital. We get settled in the room about 11:30. It is a room with a hot tub. I am like , "wow, this is nice, but it is a little late to enjoy this." I am tired and feel like i need rest bad. But the hot tub is so inviting that i get in for 15 min. It feels so good. The contractions are feeling a bit more intense now. I get out and go t bed.

I am able to rest in between contractions. By 1:00, the contractions become very intense, and i am now having to breath through these. Hubby is sleeping contently and i know he will need his sleep, so i do not bother him. Though i am surprised that he is able to sleep through my tossing and turning and Lamaze breathing.
By 2:00 i am like, " ok, when should i wake up hubby." This is betting bad."
By 2:30 i wake him, and say, "i think we had better get back to the hospital".
We sees me breath through a contraction and he says, " so this is the real thing now, huh?"

He phones the hospital to tell them we are headed back over.
At 2:40 we are checked back in. They give me gown this time, and as soon as i dress and get on the bed, the Doctor is there to check me out. This time he says exactly what i want to hear. "You are fully dilated now , and you can push at any time and have this baby here soon!"
I am thrilled though i try not to get to excited, because i know my record that it could be awhile yet. ( i usually take quite awhile after this point before i feel any push pains.)
At this point like always i begin to loose it. I start to holler instead of my breathing. They encourage me to start to push as soon as the next contraction comes on. So i try that, and do ok for a few, then loose it again.
I find it more comforting to holler, " I can't do this, i can't do this!", instead of the breathing.

They continue to coach me with the pushing, and i am beginning to make progress. The head is descending. Then, i again, complain, " i can't do this!" But it is almost there now. A final good long push, and i hear the them say, " he is here, you did it!!" It was 3:52 a.m.

Time to rjoice!! It is all over and the Good Lord has blessed us with another son!! I had hoped on a girl, but am happy for this healthy sweet little boy anyway!!

You may be thinking, " that nice room with the hot tub didn't even hardly get used, what a shame!" I though that too, and was thinking , " gosh we could have planned ahead on this, and really made an eveing of it!!" But after baby was born, and i was put in my room, Pual went back there to sleep some more, and make phones calls, and use the high speed intenet service!
So it got some use.

Well untill next time,
In Him,
Mae

Our new baby!!

Here is to annouce our newest blessing! A gift from our God above!!!

Bengamin Michael
born: August 11, 2011
3:52 a.m.
weight: 7lb. 7oz.s, 20 in.
happy siblings: Nathan 11, Clayton 9, Samuel 6, Sarah 4, and Anna 18 mon.s

Mommy and baby are doing very good. Brothers and sisters are oh so happy and thrilled with the new brother. We are all so greatful for this newest healthy blessing.
Labour was farily short at about 3 to 4 hours hard labour and a few hours prelabour. I will plan on sharing the birth story at a later time.


In Him, Mae

Let's try that again

You know what i love about a new day? I love that we get a new chance, a new opportunity to start afresh. Sure i may have made mistake the other day __corrected my children too harshly, or let something slide that i shouldn't of, said something unthoughtful to my husband, got impatient with the kids ;but now that it is a brand new day- i get a whole new shot at it. I maybe can't undo what i did yesterday, but i can try it all over again. I can learn from my mistakes. Maybe I can not un-do what i did or said, but by golly i can make right my wrong, i can fix my mistakes, I can say i am sorry, i can forgive and forget. I can be forgivien. I can talk to my children and say, " you know what mommy lost it yesterday, mommy ran out of patience and said something she shouldn't of, or corrected in a way mommy shouldn't of". Or , "Mommy was busy and let something slide that she shouldn't of, but that's not going to happen again." And explain how that situation should have been handled. I get another try! Because it's a new day! Yesterday is long gone!! God has given me more time. He has blessed me with another day. Wow, another day to serve my God, another day to tend to and instruct my children, another day to be a blessing to my husband!! May i use this day wisely and only for His glory. May i be a blessing to others that i may be in the presence of today. It is your new day too! If you made mistakes yesterday like me, don't worry: because if your up and breathing that means God blessed you with more time, a fresh start! So come on let's try that again!!! In Him, Mae

somebody is one!!

I can not believe a whole year has passed since our last sweet baby girl entered this world and in to our arms!!
But it has been.
And our sweet Anna is now one year old!
She has been walking since 11 months old.
So she is all over the place and in to every thing!!
I have always liked that mine have walked early because then they can entertain them selves better, though it can mean for more trouble!!
Now here comes training.
Just because she can get it doesn't mean she can have it. ( oh the fun part begins!)
I have never been good in the early training, but i know how so very important it is.
I tend to let mine getting bigger and out of control and then try to suddenly make them good, or wonder why they are not good!!
So my goal for this dear one is that i start early and do it right!
She already knows what "no" means.
You tell her "no" when she is about to grab something, and she pulls back her hand and looks around. But if she can tell nothing will happen she will proceed to grab that item.
So this is the crucial time.
We need to make the most of it!!
I have learned if you let little things slide that they soon turn in to BIG things.

So Happy One Anna!!
We love you more than anything!!

In Him,
Mae


P.S Don't froget i love your comments!

some body is walking!!

Yep, are dear little girl is walking!!
And she has been for the last couple of weeks. She started right at 11 months, and now she is walking sooo good!
So cute to see, and she absolutely loves it!
I have waited to post this because i had really good intentions of getting a picture of her and posting that at the same time. But i would have to burrow my brother's computer for that, and i am too lazy right now. I know, i know, that's bad.
Anyway later on ( maybe next couple weeks) i do plan to pots pictures, and i will post one of her walking as well.
I am eager to share this winter's snow pictures. Not nearly has much snow as our 7 in. of last year. But still it was snow and the kids still had fun!! The snow last a few days too!

Our weather has been going up and down so much lately. We will have cold mornings at 30F or colder and then warm up to 50F or more. But this January is colder than last January. I believe it was last January that we had some days in to the high 70sF. But not this year.

Well i guess that is it for this post!

In Him,
Mae

"Are they all yours"?

If your a mom with 3 or4 or more children then your sure to have heard this comment, and probably more times than you care for!!lol!
I have been asked this so many times!
The last time was just a few weeks ago.
I was in the produce section of our local grocery store, and an older man came in.
Upon seeing my children, he began to count, "1,2,3,4,", and then he asked, "are they all yours'?
I replied "yes".
Then Samuel pipes up and said, "we have 5 kids."
So I add, "yes, the oldest is at home with Daddy."
Then he asks, " how do you provide for them all?"
I said, "Oh my husband provides for us, my husband and the Good Lord."
Then he glances at me again and says, "You got one in the oven too?"
I reply smiling (though atlitte shocked that he could already notice at 7 or 8 weeks), "yes we do!"
At that he saids, "What if they all want to go to collage?"
I just shrug, and by that time he is moving on, so i also went on with my shopping.


In the fall i will be a mother of 6. I still do not consider that a big family nor a lot of kids!
I am the youngest of 9 kids, so i consider a big family to be at least 9 or more. I would call a large family if they have 12 or more children.

But with most people use to the modern day families of only 2 to 3 kids, they think any over that is A LOT! Though i do think big families are having a come back. And i think it is wonderful!
I love seeing big families! I think it is so precious!

In Him,
Mae