Happiness in a Video

Caleb and I LOVE iPhoto on the Mac computers. We can play and laugh for hours on it. Here are a few of our recent videos.

Taste and See

WOW its been awhile....Ive always known journaling/ blogging is just not my thing. However I read this devotional today and it struck me in a way that I just wanted to share.

Today’s Devotional: Acquired Taste

Have you ever acquired a taste for something you now can’t imagine living without?

When you’re teaching yourself to appreciate a certain food or drink you have to commit to the process. Sometimes your first few experiences are terrible, but by persevering, you notice subtitle flavors and sensations that you had previously missed.

For me, drinking coffee is a chore; I have to load it down with sugar and cream just to make it palatable. But for those that have acquired the taste for coffee, a perfectly brewed cup can be the highlight of their day.

In Psalm 34, the psalmist writes that we should “Taste and see that the LORD is good.” Our devotional this morning from Day by Day urges us to take the psalmists advice and set about on the journey of acquiring a taste for the LORD:

Now, would we say that our “taste” for the Lord is an acquired taste? I would say so. For it is only through the contact with the Holy Spirit that we even begin to discover what the Psalmist is talking about when he writes, “Taste and see that the Lord is good.”

So how does one taste of the Lord? In Psalms 119, we read, “I have kept my feet from every evil path so that I might obey your word. I have not departed from your laws, for you yourself have taught me. How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!” To taste of the Lord, simply means to walk with Him and according to His word. It means meditating on the things of God–chewing on them, if you will. And it means experiencing God in an up close and personal way as we keep our feet from evil and purposely set our hearts on the purposes of our Maker.

In time, our acquired taste is one that we cannot hardly go a day without. We enjoy the pleasantry of His company. We enjoy the warmth of His filling. We enjoy the aroma of His sweet Spirit as He embraces us in all His goodness. We have grown so accustomed to tasting the Lord on a daily basis that, when we do not spend time with Him, we soon feel the effects thereof.

Do you feel like you’ve “acquired a taste” for the Lord?

As I sat with my Dr. Pepper from Sonic (can Dr. Pepper is NOT the same) and my cell phone on the other. I know that they are two things I have a HARD time going a day without... in some cases a few hours without.... I have been a Christian for 14 years (solidly following him for 12 ;) and I still feel like I haven't acquired a taste for the Lord. There are days in my life that go by that I give Him little more than a passing prayer....and for that I am saddened.....I desire more. I desire an addiction that wont let a day, even an hour pass without that pulling need for Him. As I grow and learn in my life and walk I know there are ups and downs to everything and right now I am desiring a fast upward sprint toward desire and addiction for a DAILY relationship and need for Him!!

Giving credit where credit is due: By: Chris. This entry was posted on Wednesday, June 30th, 2010 at 10:34 am and is filed under Devotional, god. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. http://www.gospel.com/blog/

Can you beat me?

Women get a bad rap for raggn' on their men, mostly because often we complain more than we praise. I would like to set out a challenge for you to tell me how awesome your husband/boyfriend is. And maybe let them read it ;)
Try and beat me, if you can.

My husband is so awesome.....most mornings he gets our son up and fed before I am out of bed (sometimes even dressed)
My husband is so awesome...when he warms the car up he will turn the seat heater on on my side b/c he knows I like to be toasty
My husband is so awesome....if he's out between 2-4, he will stop at Sonic and get me a Dr. Pepper
My husband is so awesome.....he will often lay on my side of the bed (if I am not already there) to warm it up for me!
My husband is so awesome.....he has gotten two subbing type jobs to fill in the gaps during hard times financially
My husband is so awesome....I can go out "just for me" with my friends regularly
My husband is so awesome....he pre=programs my GPS for me when I need to go somewhere new
My husband is so awesome....I can leave our son with him (at any age) and don't worry one bit

To Be Continued...

This should make your day

If this doesnt make you smile, I question your humanity! Sorry its sideways.

Caleb Gets Mail

My newphew, Drake, decided he wanted Caleb to have ALL of his matchbox cars. To save my sister a load of money I suggested they send a few in the mail at a time for a fun suprise for Caleb. Here's what he got today!

What Can't you do

In an attempt to get more "bloggerish" -is that even a word? I want to start doing some more conversational posts.

Lets Start here:
What's something "normal" that you can't do?

For instance I CAN NOT make a lowercase K

I can not use an electric can opener

I have a hard time using the remote (or almost anything with my left hand)

Now your turn.....

McQueens Road Trip

Jeremy is in CO this week for YFC camp and Caleb and I stayed behind. BUT we sent Lightening McQueen with Jeremy to document the trip for us.

So far he made a pit stop at Wendys for a Dr. Pepper


Then he arrived in beautiful Colorado Springs. What a view


Hanging out at camp on a tree


Lightning, meet hail. Hail, meet Lightning


Today we had a room inspection with prizes for cleanest room. So Lightning left the room inspector a little present.


Today Lightning visited Pike's Peak! Here's a shot


Lightening hung with us at "The Rock" for small group cabin time today


The day finally came when McQueen brought Daddy (Jeremy) home to us!!!

For Jess

Fun Caleb Moments

Its been a bit since I've blogged and we've been having so much fun I thought I'd share some videos with you.

The first one is of Caleb's new pool. Dont worry he is fine, the fall didnt hurt and I wasnt too far to catch him. We did learn that water shoes are a must in this pool.


Second I asked Caleb to please put his wipes away after a diaper change today, he obliged but in an interesting way :)

Birthday part II

We celebrated Caleb's 2nd birthday with a family party in OK...he ended up being very very sick for most of it but he was a trooper and got his presents opened and sang too before he got too bad....he even got to play some games this year! Thanks to Jessica for the awesome picture taking!!!!

Still birthdaying...

Here is a video for my sister of Caleb opening her gifts

Caleb's Second B-day

We decided we wanted to moved Caleb out of his crib and into a "big boy bed" and decided the best way to do that was to get him new bedding that he would LOVE to sleep in. So I found a great Lightening McQueen bedding set. While Caleb was eating breakfast Jeremy quickly made the switch from the crib to the toddler bed. Caleb was pleasantly surprised to come back from eating breakfast to find a new bed for himself.



We were very lucky to have 4 sets of grandparents and one aunt all go in together to get a very awesome playhouse for the back yard.

Spring Sno

We had a HUGE spring snow storm and we decided to get Caleb dressed up and go out and play in it...he seemed to have a blast compared to when we took him out last year in MI.

Crazy Caleb

I dont know what was in Calebs dinner but he was super crazy tonight....we asked him if he knew how to hop and it was quite interesting..... FYI thats a 12 mo onsie he has on that still fits...amazing miracle onsie!

Spring Break for a toddler?

Today was a great day to be on spring break...which for us only means the things we normally do are over run by school aged kids. So we went to a small out of the way park with another 1 year old friend. Then after nap we decided to chillax in the back yard poolside!

My Birthday Suprise

Jeremy blogged about my Birthday suprise so I am going to link you too it http://www.jeremystuff.com/

THIS WAS THE BEST BIRTHDAY PRESENT EVER!!! I really did enjoy my massage but even more I enjoyed the thought that went into the mystery trip of it! I left the house not knowing where I was going and Jeremy gave me pre-recorded driving instructions loaded on my iPod. How fun and nerdy of him all at the same time. Isnt he the BEST!

Then, tonight we have plans to take Caleb to a friends house to share a sitter and go to dinner to Red Robin with our friends! And I get a FREE burger while I am there!!!

Elmo Live on Stage

After a bit of confusion mostly because we were sold tickets to seats that didnt exist. We got moved to the floor in GREAT seats! Here are a few pics from our day!

Vocab

I have been thinking about doing this for sometime. I want to write out all of Caleb's words that he knows how to say (for the most part) in a clear understandable way. I want to figure out just how many words he knows.I know it will take me a bit but I can come back an add. So check back often to see the running total.
1. Momma :)
2. Daddy
3. Papa
4. Nanny (he means Nana)
5. Nanny (he means banana)
6. Puppy
7. Elephant
8. Baby
9. Shoes
10. Feet
11. Drink
12. Please
13. Thank you
14. Welcome
15. NO
16. Oh My GOSH
17. I'm jumping
18. I'm shopping
19. Yogurt
20. Toast
21. Waffle
22. Cheese
23. George (as in Curious George)
24. Word World
25. Queen (as in Lighting McQueen)
26. Mater (as in Tow Mater)
27. Water
28. Duck
29. Elmo
30. Plane
31. Helicopter
32. Cow
33. Pig
34. TV
35. Happy Cake (Birthday cake)
36. Jesus
37. Brookie (our friend Brooklyn)
38. Addi
39. Ella
40. Jayk
41. Clifford
42. Night Night (fav blankie)
43. Zebra
44. I POOPED!
45. Bubbles
46. Toys
47. Treat
48. Chocolate
49. Amen
50. Sweet Car
51. Cup
52. Special Treat
53. Chocolate
54. Mamwich (sandwich)
55. Chicken
56. Dippers (ketchup)
57. House (usually My Daddy's house or Momma's house, Brooky's house and now Rollands house)
58. Rolland

You tell me...

Most people over and over say how much Caleb looks like Jeremy, which I have NO problem with. However I have been noticing more and more how much he looks like my nephew. You judge for yourself....

Don't juded a picture until you know.....

When asked to draw a picture of what they wanted to be when they grew up, second-grader "Sarah" turned in the lovely drawing shown below. Needless to say, the teacher was a bit surprised -- Mrs. Smith had always seemed like such a conservative woman. So she sent a note home to the girl's mother asking for clarification as to the picture's meaning.



Scroll down to see the mothers reply




(Here's the reply the teacher received the following day)


Dear Mrs. Jones,
I wish to clarify that I am not now, nor have I ever been, an exotic dancer. I work at Home Depot and I told my daughter how hectic it was last week before the blizzard hit. I told her we sold out every single shovel we had, and then I found one more in the back room, and that several people were fighting over who would get it. Her picture doesn't show me dancing around a pole. It's supposed to depict me selling the last snow shovel we had at Home Depot. From now on I will remember to check her homework more thoroughly before she turns it in.
Sincerely, Mrs. Smith