Growing and learning new things...

Mommie took Sara and Ingrid to the mall today to let them play and work out some energy because the weather has been rainy and cold lately and they have been shut up in the house and not sleeping good at night. When they do not sleep good, guess who else does not sleep good?? (Mommie and Daddy) So here are a few photos from the mall. Also, they are learning new skills. Sara is brushing her teeth on her own and loves it! She does a good job of it too. Sara is also talking more. She loves to call out to "Mommie" and also to "Daddy". Giovanna will give Sara the phone when I call home from work or school and she will call out "Daddy, Daddy" and then say "bye" and blow me a kiss. No matter how tired or discouraged I am, that lifts me up and gives me energy to finish the day! Ingrid is drinking from a "sippy" cup on her own. She skipped the bottle and is going straight from drinking from mommie to the cup, which is great! Ingrid is also crawling very good now and is getting fast and beginning to try and pull herself up. They are growing and learning so many new things and it gives us a sense of how our heavenly Father must feel when we grow spiritually and love and adore Him in our worship!

SNOW, SNOW AND MUCH SNOW

This is my first time in 4 years that I have seen this much snow in NC, and of course it had been Sara's and Ingrid's first snow. Sara really enjoyed, she wanted to be outside with the children playing; eventhough, her nose and hands were cold and red. I'm glad I had a waterproof suit for Sara and her boots. She look liked a little skimo.

Our two little angels!

A NEW YEAR'S PRAYER FOR YOU

By Wendy Blight

“Pour out your heart like water before the face of the Lord.” Lamentations 2:19a (NKJV)

It’s a new year. What is on your heart? What would you like to accomplish? What would you like to change? Have you made any New Year’s Resolutions?

A few years ago, I gave up making New Year’s Resolutions. I could never keep them. One year, instead of a resolution, I wrote a prayer. Throughout the year, I watched in amazement as God worked in my life and in the lives of others through my simple prayer.

Today, I would like to pray for you. Below is the prayer that the Lord put on my heart. As you read it, I invite you to use it as a model. Sit with the Lord and ask Him to help you personalize this prayer for you.

Father in heaven, thank You that You are Sovereign. Thank You that You know each precious woman reading this devotion. You planned for her to meet You here today. You created her heart. You know her every need, her deepest desires, and her open wounds. Lord, I ask that in this new year, You would fall afresh on her.

Father, You are Holy and call us to be Holy. Yet, we confess that so often our hearts wander from You, our speech does not glorify You, and our actions do not honor You. Soften our hearts to receive the words Your sweet Spirit has to speak to us. Clothe us with humility. Take away our desire to always be right and have our own way. Help us to seek Your Word in all that we say and do. Help us to submit to Your Word; allow it to penetrate those deep places in our hearts that resist change. If necessary, put us through the refiner’s fire to burn off those things that keep us from walking in step with Your character.

Give us hear ts that love and seek after Truth above all else. Give us wisdom and discernment to reject the lies of this world and the evil one. Guide us into all Truth. Guard our hearts and keep our eyes fixed on You. Grow in us those things that will make us more like You. As we study Your Word, fill us and saturate us with You!

Today, Father, we surrender our thoughts, our speech, and our hearts. Thank You that You are Faithful and True. We trust You will do a mighty work in us and through us this year and carry it on to completion until the day we step into eternity with You. Help us to trust in You with all our hearts and lean not on our own understanding. Help us to acknowledge You in all our ways so that we can hear Your voice as You say, “This is the way, walk in it.”

Lord, we love You and thank You that You love us. May our lives be a living testimony of You. We ask this in the powerful and mighty name of Your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord who will do immeasura bly more than we could ever ask or imagine. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

HAVE A BLESSED NEW YEAR 2009!

Frank's mom was in town and it was nice to have a babysitter to spend the night with us. My girls and her cousins had a pjs party to receive the New Year while me and Frank went out to eat. It was nice to have a date at least for a couple of hours just the two of us. It was very cold last night and chilly this morning. To all of you have a blessed New Year 2009 and let Jesus be the center of all your projects, goals and resolutions. Praise God!!!