Busy weekend

This past weekend was so, so busy! We had C's graduation on Saturday morning, went to eat afterwards at Saltgrass in celebration of his graduation and my birthday, baked cookies all Saturday afternoon for a bakesale at church on Sunday, church on Sunday morning, manned the bake sale afterwards, ate at a Thai restaurant for lunch, cooked sausage and bacon for CARE bible study (my husband actually did the cooking so that I could get in some rest), and then went to CARE on Sunday night! Whew!

I think that is all that we did this weekend. We stayed on the go most of the time.

Here is a pic of some of the baking I did. I made Chocolate Chip Lollipop cookies. They were fairly easy to do and the children loved buying them at the bake sale. I wrapped them individually and tied a ribbon around them.

Have a blessed day!

Barnschool Graduation

C graduated from Barn School on Saturday morning. The program was so cute to watch.



They recited the pledge of allegiance to the flag. Answered various questions relating to history and science that they had studied throughout the year. C's favorite question was, "Where did Christopher Colombus land when coming to America?" He answered correctly-- Plymouth Rock! How amazing it was to see the knowledge these children have learned throughout the year.



They sang many songs to us, recited nursery rhymes, danced, and told of favorite things they liked to do at Barn School, such as painting and playing outside on the hill. C recited Baa, Baa, Black Sheep for us.



Then, it was time for the young graduates to receive their certificates. There were five of them to receive certificates that will go on to Kindergarten in the fall.



C is leaving Barn School with much that he has learned. But-- perhaps most importantly-- he has the confidence of knowing that he can do anything he trys to do!

The slideshow now shows pics from this graduation!


Have a blessed day!

Pajama Day

Today at Mother's Day Out was Pajama Day! Everyone could wear their pajamas to school -- kids and teachers. C, E, K, and I all wore our pajamas. Here is a pic a friend took of all four of us together. It was fun!

We have another busy weekend coming. Barn School Gradutation for C, Birthday lunch for me, bake sale at church, baby shower at church, and CARE (bible study group)! I'm sure I'll have lots of pics to post!

Have a blessed day and a great weekend!

Lunch with C

On Tuesdays and Thursdays, C has Barn School. When I took him this morning, I forgot to leave his back pack which, of course, had his lunch in it. I had planned to run errands most of the time he was there, so I decided to pick up lunch for E, K, C, and I from Chick-Fil-A and eat lunch with C. Then, we would go to Wal-Mart in Forney while C finished up and then back to pick him up.

So, here is a pic of them eating lunch. C was so excited that we were there to eat with them and it was so neat to see him interacting with Ms. R and the other students.

Also, here is a few pics of them doing some learning activities in the afternoon. They are learning to tie their shoes and tell time.

Have a blessed day!

Gardening

It is so rewarding to garden. I have a little tiny garden with a few vegetable and fruit plants in it. I am loving to see it produce things. They aren't even edible yet, but I love to see them grow and begin to bear fruit.

Here is a pics of the plants "producing."

Tomatoes

Squash

Banana Peppers budding

Strawberries

I took these pictures on Tuesday and have just now had time to blog about them. So, when I went out to check on my garden a few minutes ago-- I found ants all over the strawberry! Arggg! There is another small one growing now, but that just makes me mad! They'll probably get that one too! Those ants best watch out. I am going to research and see how I can keep the ants away!

Here is a pic of Emma with fingernail polish on her chin. She decided to paint her lips with the fingernail polish, she said. And her thumb nail. She got a little dot on her thumbnail, some on the back side of her thumb, her chin, upper lip, and a little bit on her lip. (she did get in trouble for opening it without permission!)

Have a blessed day!

Christian Fiction

I read Christian Fiction books a lot. Most of them have a romantic angle to them. I had the discussion recently with a group of friends about substituting reading fictional books for your bible reading time (not completely, just not spending as much time with the Bible). I have to say that it convicted me. I often walk away from reading a christian fiction book with a better understanding of a biblical truth than I may have had before. They bring interesting topics to mind that I may not have thought about quite that way before.

However, should it replace some of my Bible reading time? I think the answer is an unqualified NO! God gave us the Bible to guide us. I do think that he uses the hands and thoughts of authors to bring certain messages to us and I by no means think we shouldn't supplement our Bible reading with other readings, but that is exactly what it should be-- a supplement!

So, I am going to try something. When I am reading a Christian Fiction Book, I will try very hard to explore the things discussed and revealed to me while reading them and study them with the Bible. I am also going to make sure that I have done my Bible Reading before I pick up my Christian Fiction book. This way, the Christian fiction book becomes a tool that will really help me strengthen my relationship with God.

For Mother's Day and my birthday, my husband and children presented me with an Archealogical Study Bible. I had been hinting that I wanted one. I love it! It brings to light so many things that I didn't know. It is really helping me to understand some of the background behind the scripture.

I have been reading Unredeeming Love by Francis Rivers. It is based on the story found in the Bible in the book of Hosea. After completing the novel, I went and read Hosea's account of the story in the Bible. I can't remember understanding Hosea that well before.

Okay, enough of my thoughts on this subject!

Have a blessed day!

Happy Mother's Day

First of all, I want to say, "Happy Mother's Day" to our two awesome Moms. I don't know what we would do without the help of our moms. This help comes in many ways, shapes, and forms and my husband and I are so grateful and so, so blessed to have such fantastic moms! Thank you so much for being the examples you are and for all of your help and love that you give to us so freely! We are truly blessed to have both of you in our lives! HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!


Today was a great day! After church this morning, C told his daddy, "We are going to have to work really hard today." I overheard and asked what they were going to work "really hard" on? They were going to work really hard because it was Mother's Day! He wanted me to know how special and loved I am!


I have such awesome kids! I am so blessed to be a mommy to them! They show me they love me in many ways throughout each day and this day simply lets them express their love in different ways. I love all of the gifts that they make for me and the hugs and kisses that go along with them.

My husband is so awesome too and treats me so great! He even made sure I had time to take a rest today. I tried to take a nap, and think that I dozed several times! I so much appreciated the effort everyone showed to give me some rest time today.


We went and ate Chinese food for lunch and then spent the afternoon at Grandma and Grandpa J's house.


Have a blessed day!