~~ 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
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Thursday, November 3, 2011
His Love
I absolutely love the chapter of Psalm 139.
It is so comforting. It reassures us that God is always with us, no matter what. Doesn't matter where we are, and where we go, or what happens in our lives; He is always there for us, protecting us, loving us, guiding us, and careing for us.
I encourage you to take a moment and read it now. It will give you acouragement and the a boost for the day!!
I will share a couple of the verses here that we have as our memory verses for the week.
"How, precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! How great is the sum of them. If I should count them they are more in number than the sand: When i awake , I am still with thee. " Psalm 139: 17-18
How precious is that!!
"Thank you God for your great love and protection over me. I know I have nothing to worry about. You have me covered!!!"
In Him,
Mae
It is so comforting. It reassures us that God is always with us, no matter what. Doesn't matter where we are, and where we go, or what happens in our lives; He is always there for us, protecting us, loving us, guiding us, and careing for us.
I encourage you to take a moment and read it now. It will give you acouragement and the a boost for the day!!
I will share a couple of the verses here that we have as our memory verses for the week.
"How, precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! How great is the sum of them. If I should count them they are more in number than the sand: When i awake , I am still with thee. " Psalm 139: 17-18
How precious is that!!
"Thank you God for your great love and protection over me. I know I have nothing to worry about. You have me covered!!!"
In Him,
Mae
Saturday, October 29, 2011
home is where the heart is
Here is another one my face book like posts. I like them because they are easy to write, and should be easy to read as well.
Mae:
~ is thankful to God for a good and safe trip back to our home in Texas.
~had fun visiting Yellow Stone National Park, as well as Mt Rushmore and Crazy Horse monuments on our way back down from Canada.
~ was glad that we had the opportunity to go by those places for the kids. They really enjoyed that , and we got lots of pictures.
~ thought is was neat to return to Yellow Stone with our 6 kids: one of the places my hubby and I went on our honeymoon trip over 12 years ago!! ( we didn't get a speeding warning this tme ! :)
~ is missing her home in Alberta already!! And missing my friends to be sure!!
~ is thinking of some great things to share here on my blog. ( hopefully soon )
~ is trying to get back in a good routine again with school and everything else.
~ wishes she had high speed Internet to post pictures here. ( just may have to use my brother's high speed )
~ is so very thankful for a blessed summer in Alberta, and hoping for another one this coming year!!
~ will always refer to our place here in Texas as , "one of our homes" ( you can take the girl out of Canada, but you can't take the Canada out of the girl!)
~ is looking toward our future home in Heaven. We have to remember where our "home" really is. Were only passing through here. Our " home" is Above.
Well until next time,
In Him,
Mae
Mae:
~ is thankful to God for a good and safe trip back to our home in Texas.
~had fun visiting Yellow Stone National Park, as well as Mt Rushmore and Crazy Horse monuments on our way back down from Canada.
~ was glad that we had the opportunity to go by those places for the kids. They really enjoyed that , and we got lots of pictures.
~ thought is was neat to return to Yellow Stone with our 6 kids: one of the places my hubby and I went on our honeymoon trip over 12 years ago!! ( we didn't get a speeding warning this tme ! :)
~ is missing her home in Alberta already!! And missing my friends to be sure!!
~ is thinking of some great things to share here on my blog. ( hopefully soon )
~ is trying to get back in a good routine again with school and everything else.
~ wishes she had high speed Internet to post pictures here. ( just may have to use my brother's high speed )
~ is so very thankful for a blessed summer in Alberta, and hoping for another one this coming year!!
~ will always refer to our place here in Texas as , "one of our homes" ( you can take the girl out of Canada, but you can't take the Canada out of the girl!)
~ is looking toward our future home in Heaven. We have to remember where our "home" really is. Were only passing through here. Our " home" is Above.
Well until next time,
In Him,
Mae
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
fall and me
It is FALL time!! My most favorite season!
It is so pretty with the fall colors: wish you could see what I see. Also wished i could post pictures, but my internet is too slow for that.
Here is some fall happenings here where I am in northern Alberta.
Grain farmers are harvesting their fields. Right by us the wheat fields are done, and now canola is next. It has been a bit rainy here, so has set back farmers for a couple days. I love seeing the swathers and combines in action, and the trucks taking the grain away. I have took pictures and even use my video camera some!!
The leaves are turning colors and falling. I love seeing leaves all over the yard. I don't know, it just looks so pretty to me!! The color around here is just yellow though, no reds like on maple trees.
The weather is cooler, but not cold. Not to me anyway. I am loving it!! Most mornings have been in the 40s F and day time is around 50s and 60s F. Right now it is 52F. This weather makes me want to be out side and run around like a child!! In fact I have been playing games out side with the kids in the evenings. We have the best place for hid-n-seek. Lots of out buildings and bushes and so on.
The gardens are all finished. I just canned the last of the tomatoes i had yesterday. They were picked green and as they ripened here in the house, i canned them. The root vegetables are all dug. Carrots and potatoes go in the root cellar. We have butter cup squash and zucchini squash in our basement. Lots of frozen vegys in the freezer.
Schooling is going full swing. I have Nathan in grade 6, Clayton in grade 3, and Sam in grade 1.
Keeps me very busy with them, and tending the other little ones. But everyone is doing good.
Baby Benjamin is really growing and doing wonderfully!! He wakes only once or twice during the night. I would say my best yet!
I so love this time of year and i have so loved all our time here!! So grateful for that!
At this point we have plans of heading back to Texas for the winter, and then returning again in the spring. I will miss it much.
But will be nice to see everyone in Texas again too.
Until next time,
In Him,
Mae
Right now my e-mail is down, so i have been unable to e-mail anyone.
It is so pretty with the fall colors: wish you could see what I see. Also wished i could post pictures, but my internet is too slow for that.
Here is some fall happenings here where I am in northern Alberta.
Grain farmers are harvesting their fields. Right by us the wheat fields are done, and now canola is next. It has been a bit rainy here, so has set back farmers for a couple days. I love seeing the swathers and combines in action, and the trucks taking the grain away. I have took pictures and even use my video camera some!!
The leaves are turning colors and falling. I love seeing leaves all over the yard. I don't know, it just looks so pretty to me!! The color around here is just yellow though, no reds like on maple trees.
The weather is cooler, but not cold. Not to me anyway. I am loving it!! Most mornings have been in the 40s F and day time is around 50s and 60s F. Right now it is 52F. This weather makes me want to be out side and run around like a child!! In fact I have been playing games out side with the kids in the evenings. We have the best place for hid-n-seek. Lots of out buildings and bushes and so on.
The gardens are all finished. I just canned the last of the tomatoes i had yesterday. They were picked green and as they ripened here in the house, i canned them. The root vegetables are all dug. Carrots and potatoes go in the root cellar. We have butter cup squash and zucchini squash in our basement. Lots of frozen vegys in the freezer.
Schooling is going full swing. I have Nathan in grade 6, Clayton in grade 3, and Sam in grade 1.
Keeps me very busy with them, and tending the other little ones. But everyone is doing good.
Baby Benjamin is really growing and doing wonderfully!! He wakes only once or twice during the night. I would say my best yet!
I so love this time of year and i have so loved all our time here!! So grateful for that!
At this point we have plans of heading back to Texas for the winter, and then returning again in the spring. I will miss it much.
But will be nice to see everyone in Texas again too.
Until next time,
In Him,
Mae
Right now my e-mail is down, so i have been unable to e-mail anyone.
A poem for moms
I just wanted to share this cute poem that is on a hall hanging of mine.
Fingerprints
I know you get discouraged,
Because I am so small
And Always leave my fingerprints
On furniture
But everyday I'm growing,
I'll be all grown up someday,
And all the smudges that I did
Will surely fade away.
So here's another bunch of them
Just so you can recall
Exactly how my fingers looked
When I was very small.
By Wendy Lyn
Fingerprints
I know you get discouraged,
Because I am so small
And Always leave my fingerprints
On furniture
But everyday I'm growing,
I'll be all grown up someday,
And all the smudges that I did
Will surely fade away.
So here's another bunch of them
Just so you can recall
Exactly how my fingers looked
When I was very small.
By Wendy Lyn
Sunday, September 25, 2011
praying for one another
In my searching on verses about prayer i have came across several about praying for others.
Here is a few of those verses.
" Brethren pray for us." 1 Thess. 4:25
"Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling , and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power: That the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and ye in him, according to the grace of our God and Lord Jesus Christ." 2 Thess. 1:11
"Finally brethren, pray for us, that the word may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you." 2 Thess. 3:1
"I will therefore that men pray every where lifting up holy hands, with out wrath and doubting." 1 Tim. 2:8
"Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly." Heb. 13:18
There really is something in prayer isn't there?!!
Here is some references in the old Testament of verses where God's people prayed for different reasons.
Isaiah 37:15
2 Kings 4:33
2 Kings 6:17
2 Kings 19:15
Numbers 11:2
Numbers 21:7
It seems very obvious that God did want His people and does still want His people today, to pray, even though He knows all things before we even ask.
We know he is in full control of our lives at that nothing can happen that is not apart of His plan, but yet He wants us to pray. We know that he loves and cares for all His children where ever they are in the world, yet he wants us to pray for them and for each other. I know that He loves my husband and protects him where ever he goes, yet I know that God wants me to pray for him.
If you as I had been, curious about prayer and power of prayer, I urge you to do your own study on it. There is lots and lots of verses to look up. You can find them in a Bible concordance. I believe they will strengthen your prayer life, and over-all strengthen your walk in God.
We have a great power in prayer, we just have to embrace it and claim it as ours. We have to believe God loves us and take care of us, and have faith that God will answer our prayers.
Faith is the most important ingredient. We pray and then believe that He will.
I love hearing your thoughts!
In Him,
Mae
Here is a few of those verses.
" Brethren pray for us." 1 Thess. 4:25
"Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling , and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power: That the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and ye in him, according to the grace of our God and Lord Jesus Christ." 2 Thess. 1:11
"Finally brethren, pray for us, that the word may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you." 2 Thess. 3:1
"I will therefore that men pray every where lifting up holy hands, with out wrath and doubting." 1 Tim. 2:8
"Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly." Heb. 13:18
There really is something in prayer isn't there?!!
Here is some references in the old Testament of verses where God's people prayed for different reasons.
Isaiah 37:15
2 Kings 4:33
2 Kings 6:17
2 Kings 19:15
Numbers 11:2
Numbers 21:7
It seems very obvious that God did want His people and does still want His people today, to pray, even though He knows all things before we even ask.
We know he is in full control of our lives at that nothing can happen that is not apart of His plan, but yet He wants us to pray. We know that he loves and cares for all His children where ever they are in the world, yet he wants us to pray for them and for each other. I know that He loves my husband and protects him where ever he goes, yet I know that God wants me to pray for him.
If you as I had been, curious about prayer and power of prayer, I urge you to do your own study on it. There is lots and lots of verses to look up. You can find them in a Bible concordance. I believe they will strengthen your prayer life, and over-all strengthen your walk in God.
We have a great power in prayer, we just have to embrace it and claim it as ours. We have to believe God loves us and take care of us, and have faith that God will answer our prayers.
Faith is the most important ingredient. We pray and then believe that He will.
I love hearing your thoughts!
In Him,
Mae
Friday, September 9, 2011
Fall happenings in the north
I thought it time for a little up-date from me.
I liked last time how i wrote my post much like a face book status.
so here it is again.
Mae:
is doing so well since baby Benjamin has been born.
is so blessed that baby sleeps so well at night, only waking twice to nurse. I wake so refreshed and well rested.
can not believe that he is already 4 weeks old!!
is enjoying the warm days we have had recently. I had thought fall was already up-on us with the cool days we had been having. But I love fall so really that wasn't that bad at all.
thinks the wheat field across the road, that is golden on to harvest, is such a pretty site. In fact we have borrowed that neighbors field for pictures!!!
loves seeing all the equipment and such go by as grain harvesting is being done all around us. This quiet little gravel road has really came alive!!
is enjoying helping the kids with school once again.
can not believe that it is our 7th year of homeschooling! We have been homeschooling all the way since our oldest was in K. Has been hectic at times, but still loving it!!
has been canning and freezing vegys from the garden.
is so very grateful for all the time we have had here in Alberta.
is thinking about all my friends in Texas, and glad for them that it has cooled down there some. ( at least the last i heard it was a little cooler)
is glad that my comment thing seems to be working again. I love getting your comments, and hearing your thoughts on things i share here.
is looking up more Bible verses on prayer. I will share that as i gather verses.
has not forgot to write the post on, God's Promises to Those Who Love and Obey Him. It is just a very long post and i have a very hard time getting that mount of time to write it. I am sure i am the world's slowest typer!!
will keep sharing more as i have time.
Take care all!!
In Him,
Mae
I liked last time how i wrote my post much like a face book status.
so here it is again.
Mae:
is doing so well since baby Benjamin has been born.
is so blessed that baby sleeps so well at night, only waking twice to nurse. I wake so refreshed and well rested.
can not believe that he is already 4 weeks old!!
is enjoying the warm days we have had recently. I had thought fall was already up-on us with the cool days we had been having. But I love fall so really that wasn't that bad at all.
thinks the wheat field across the road, that is golden on to harvest, is such a pretty site. In fact we have borrowed that neighbors field for pictures!!!
loves seeing all the equipment and such go by as grain harvesting is being done all around us. This quiet little gravel road has really came alive!!
is enjoying helping the kids with school once again.
can not believe that it is our 7th year of homeschooling! We have been homeschooling all the way since our oldest was in K. Has been hectic at times, but still loving it!!
has been canning and freezing vegys from the garden.
is so very grateful for all the time we have had here in Alberta.
is thinking about all my friends in Texas, and glad for them that it has cooled down there some. ( at least the last i heard it was a little cooler)
is glad that my comment thing seems to be working again. I love getting your comments, and hearing your thoughts on things i share here.
is looking up more Bible verses on prayer. I will share that as i gather verses.
has not forgot to write the post on, God's Promises to Those Who Love and Obey Him. It is just a very long post and i have a very hard time getting that mount of time to write it. I am sure i am the world's slowest typer!!
will keep sharing more as i have time.
Take care all!!
In Him,
Mae
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