in pictures and a few words. LIFE … SLOW DOWN. TIME, STAND STILL. I realized last night when I logged in to blog that it had been over a month. I do blog posts in my head throughout the day as things happen, and then I forget if I ever actually sat down to put my mind to paper (or I guess I should say computer). In the morning when the sun comes beaming in, I find myself saying "Good morning, Lord, but already?" I used to pop out of bed at 5:30 every morning, to sit and enjoy the quietness and coffee, and then my precious Word. To suck in no noise. To look around and enjoy the beautiful mess that may have been left out the night before. That was before two sweet blessings, a husband that has to work long into the evening, a home business that I don't get to attend to until the littles are in bed, and before one of those littles decided every night at some point to come put her toes in my ribs. I love all those blessings and can not imagine our life without each piece of the puzzle, but I do miss waking up early, just to be the only one up in the house. Now I try to sneak out quietly in the mornings and 2 minutes later, the cutest little curly headed, blue eyed darling comes walking out of the room rubbing her eyes, asking me why I left her. So instead I lay there with her, smell her hair, and pray while I let her sleep in just a little longer ….
We have had some really pretty days in between some really nasty days (Spring weather, I know). Patton has decided he loves, loves, loves being outside. The boy is fully coming out in him. He ends up in water pans, rocks in his mouth in .2 seconds, and trying to ride sister's bike.
Patton had his 1 year out of brace hip check up; everything looks pretty good, but one of his little ball things (that goes in the socket) is smaller than the other, so we are going to watch that to make sure it is growing and eventually catches up.
I think it is really fun to say that I quit my full time job as a teacher and in that time have paid off a car, sold it and cash flowed to pay for the replacement, and paid off 3 of 4 student loans. The last one will is on track to be gone by the end of the year. I do not share this to gloat or to say look at what we have done, but to say look what God has done, can do and will do when you allow him to. Luke 16:10 says, "Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much." When you are faithful and diligent with submitting your money to Christ and where He desires it to go, He will bless you with more opportunities to do the same. He does not want me (or anyone else for that matter) to be burdened by debt. That was the thing holding me back from quitting my teaching job 3 years ago, but He is faithful to his word and to his promises day in and day out. I heard his command, he provided a path, and I followed. Thank you Lord for this journey and testimony. It is not easy, but oh so worth it.
I had a wedding to shoot in Montgomery last weekend and this little gal got to come along as my official helper!
It's that time of year again. Pray for rain!
Oh my darling, oh my darling ….
Some days we are blessed with the opportunity to take daddy lunch in the field; she decided she was going to walk his lunch out to him.
Kyleigh , E , Bray and mom got to come down during their Spring Break, so CR put Kyleigh girl to work on the farm.
First big tractor ride!
There you go, there is our month of March in pictures …. whew, just looking back I am worn out all over again. Thank you Lord for blessing me with a life that can get worn out, for I know there are many out there praying for this very thing. I was once there and know the longing. I love this life and would not trade it for anything.
To update on Patton, his talks up a storm. His favorite thing to say is "what's this". I clearly heard him say "what's this mommy?" yesterday. He also likes to walk around saying cows, tractor, geese, mommy, daddy, go, eyes, byyyyyeee byeeee. By walk I mean crawl and walk along the couch ;).
"Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things." 1 Corinthians 13:7
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