Every day, Rainey wants me to play the Wii with him. So...most every day he and I play two games together (that's our agreement...2 games...he picks one and I pick one). He almost always picks tennis and I always pick bowling.
Rainey always wins at tennis. He practices by himself throughout the day and has gotten where he can flip that remote in a way that makes the tennis ball really flies...who can volley against that?
But I mostly win at bowling! Redemption! We have bowled so much and done so well at it that we both have actually turned PRO! (Ben has too!) Are we awesome or what?!
So...the highlight of my day is whipping a 5 year old at bowling and watching the cool bowling ball I have earned by turning pro fly down the lane knocking all the pins down! Pretty pathetic, huh? I hope he has fond memories of us playing together when he gets older! Because as I tell him most everyday, he makes me a little bit happy!
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
An Avalanche of Love?
"How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!"
My understanding of the word "lavish" is what you would associate with an "avalanche". Can you imagine an avalanche of love? Heaps and heaps of love? So much love it's almost crushing? I can only touch the surface of understanding as I know that is how Ben loves me....But an incredible amount of love?
He loves us that much! That gives me comfort...puts a huge smile on my face...warms my heart...and gives me the umph! I need to keep going...HE LOVES ME!
Jesus loves me, this I know
For the Bible tells me so.
Little ones to Him belong,
They are weak but He is strong.
Yes, Jesus loves me.
Yes, Jesus loves me.
Yes, Jesus loves me.
The Bible tells me so!
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
They Can Get Away With Murder!
Because of the Beth Moore Esther study that I am doing, I have been thinking about how we elevate people and then get angry when they act the way we have trained them to act. Let me explain...
In the story of Esther, Haman (boo!), was second in command. He was given the king's ring, people had to bow to him, and was seemingly with the king all the time in almost every conversation. He had the ear of the king and all was open and allowed for him. He asked the king to destroy and entire people, to which the king agreed without even asking who he was destroying! Then when he takes steps to destroy one of the Jews, who were on the chopping block anyway, events lead Haman (boo!) to be the one destroyed instead!
Here is my thought: don't we do that now to many people? Think of pro athletes...from the earliest ages, we tell them that they are special...more special than others who can't do what they do. We "help" them through school. They get off with little indiscretions. Then they move up to high school and college and get more "help" and more leniency. They become pros and they really get the red carpet treatment, they get people looking the other way. But then something we have deemed really bad happens and we rake them over the coals!
It's not that what they have done doesn't deserve some repercussion of some kind...but haven't we made them believe all along that they could get away with anything? Haven't we handed them the keys to the city and then turned our heads so we don't know (or care to know) what they are doing?
We are as purposefully blind as King Xerxes with Haman (boo!)
Just my thought for the day!
In the story of Esther, Haman (boo!), was second in command. He was given the king's ring, people had to bow to him, and was seemingly with the king all the time in almost every conversation. He had the ear of the king and all was open and allowed for him. He asked the king to destroy and entire people, to which the king agreed without even asking who he was destroying! Then when he takes steps to destroy one of the Jews, who were on the chopping block anyway, events lead Haman (boo!) to be the one destroyed instead!
Here is my thought: don't we do that now to many people? Think of pro athletes...from the earliest ages, we tell them that they are special...more special than others who can't do what they do. We "help" them through school. They get off with little indiscretions. Then they move up to high school and college and get more "help" and more leniency. They become pros and they really get the red carpet treatment, they get people looking the other way. But then something we have deemed really bad happens and we rake them over the coals!
It's not that what they have done doesn't deserve some repercussion of some kind...but haven't we made them believe all along that they could get away with anything? Haven't we handed them the keys to the city and then turned our heads so we don't know (or care to know) what they are doing?
We are as purposefully blind as King Xerxes with Haman (boo!)
Just my thought for the day!
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Random Pieces of Info
*One more week of everything closed due to the swine flu! Crazy stuff this swine flu...
*Looks like the bully down the street has sold her house and will be moving in 3 weeks! (fingers crossed)
*Both Darby and Kally are on restriction tomorrow for different acts of weirdness! Shaping up to be a fabulous Monday!
*We didn't go to church today...haven't missed church for such a weird reason ever! (swine flu again)
*As of tomorrow, Bailey is finished with her second year of college!
*My niece had to make a boat that would float (for school) and then see how many pennies it would take to sink it. Can't wait to find out how many.
*A dear friend needs prayers tomorrow for a medical procedure.
*Ben and I had another big talk last night for the soldiers and Ben hit it out of the park, but I was a maniac!
*The kids got to swim in my parents' pool today...it's swimming season!
*I love all of you dearly and wish I could have y'all over for a Bible study with a Diet Coke!
Nothing But The Blood of Jesus!
I was reminded this morning of the old hymn:
What can wash away my sin?
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.
What can make me whole again?
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.
Oh, precious is the flow,
that makes me white as snow.
No other fount I know
Nothing but the blood of Jesus!
Have your sins been washed away? Do you know of the blood of Jesus and what it has done for you?
Have a great Sunday resting in what Jesus has already done for me and for you!
Friday, May 1, 2009
Darby's View of Nature
Darby takes her camera out most everyday to capture the moments. She seems to have an eye for nature.
She put a sand dollar we found at the beach next to a beautiful flower in front of an empty house across the street.
Darby took pieces of sand dollars on a piece of wood and then used "bokeh" to capture the front item with the background items remaining a bit blurry. She learned that from Pioneer Woman and Bakerella!
My favorite! This is a flower on the horrible bull nettle weed! Just touching the stem of the weed creates a burning on your skin. But the flowers are just gorgeous. Kind of a neat illustration of sin isn't it? Looks great, beautiful...but it'll burn you in the end.
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