Learning to enjoy Truth, Beauty and Goodness Together
Saturday, May 31, 2014
You Know you have a College Student....
You know you have a college student when you have to say "Please come and remove the sheeps brain from the laundry room shelf so I can do the laundry."
Friday, May 30, 2014
In Which we all are sick
It all started with the baby....5:30am, throwing up. Ugh! But it wasn't too bad. I hoped that would be the end of it. Not to be.
Fast forward a couple of days. About 1pm B#8 says he doesn't feel too good. About 1:30 mom thinks, "hmmm, I don't feel too good". Not long after dad sends a text from work, "Anyone else feeling bad?". After that they start dropping like flies, one after another. Within 4 hours 9 out of the 11 of us were sick, the baby having already been sick. Only B#3 seemed to be escaping. We all fought for bathrooms while she proceeded to sauté her dinner in coconut oil...Ugh! We were praising the Lord that she was well. She cleaned up more throw-up than she ever has. Practice, I tell her, for being a Paramedic. But even she, eventually, fell to it later in the night.
Ten people sick with 3 bathrooms. There were times when it was comical in its own way. Two of the boys were throwing up into the same potty at the same time! One of the kids got tired of waiting and went outside.
But today, the sun is up. We are all mostly better, tired, but better. Eating the comfort foods of sickness...saltine crackers, 7-up and jello.
Oh and Praise the Lord for Zofran!
Fast forward a couple of days. About 1pm B#8 says he doesn't feel too good. About 1:30 mom thinks, "hmmm, I don't feel too good". Not long after dad sends a text from work, "Anyone else feeling bad?". After that they start dropping like flies, one after another. Within 4 hours 9 out of the 11 of us were sick, the baby having already been sick. Only B#3 seemed to be escaping. We all fought for bathrooms while she proceeded to sauté her dinner in coconut oil...Ugh! We were praising the Lord that she was well. She cleaned up more throw-up than she ever has. Practice, I tell her, for being a Paramedic. But even she, eventually, fell to it later in the night.
Ten people sick with 3 bathrooms. There were times when it was comical in its own way. Two of the boys were throwing up into the same potty at the same time! One of the kids got tired of waiting and went outside.
But today, the sun is up. We are all mostly better, tired, but better. Eating the comfort foods of sickness...saltine crackers, 7-up and jello.
Oh and Praise the Lord for Zofran!
Sunday, May 25, 2014
Sunday
B#11 and I stayed home from church today with B#5 who seems to be having some sort of allergic reaction to something. I wanted to share a couple of things that spoke to me today.
Hope you all have a wonderful Lord's Day today!
Friday, May 23, 2014
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Mother's Day and a Movie Review
I had lots of intentions about taking pictures of my lovely flowers and my shiny red van after mother's day to show you but as with many good intentions...it didn't happen and here it is over a week later and I am just now even writing about it.
I had a good Mother's Day. DH surprised me with flowers and a yummy breakfast of croissants, chocolate covered strawberries, pineapple and tea before we headed off to church. Then we had a relaxing day at home. I took a walk with the kiddos and then later had a nice long stroll all by myself. Then we had a yummy dinner of Salmon patties, which are a new favorite of mine. We fry them in coconut oil which gives them a really yummy flavor. Can you tell that I had a Yummy Mother's Day??? I think we finished up the evening watching a bit of Downton Abbey that they had gotten me for my birthday just a couple of weeks earlier.
You might wonder why I mention my shiny red van in my Mother's Day post...well, that is because every year I ask for my van to get washed, waxed and cleaned out. That is no small task with a 15 passenger van, especially one whose red paint tends to fade to an unattractive pink after a while of not being washed. So I love it when it is all shiny red and clean.
Now, about the "movie review". DH picked up a movie from the church library on Sunday and I must admit that I wasn't so sure I wanted to watch it. It does have Cuba Gooding Jr in it so I thought that might make it better. Well, I will admit that I LOVED it...I am not a huge movie fan. We like to watch movies in the evenings though once the younger kiddos are in bed, since we don't watch TV during the day. So for me to love a movie is usually saying something. It is the true story of Dr. Ben Carson who was the first Neurosurgeon to successfully separate twins joined at the brain. Apparently he came from a poor background with a single mother who couldn't read but she was such a huge encouragement in his(and his brother's) life that he became a world famous neurosurgeon. AND he gives glory to God for his abilities. It is called "Gifted Hands". I would encourage all of you to watch it. It does have one swear word in it and I wouldn't say it is for the younger crowd but I would let my 12 year old on up watch it.
I had a good Mother's Day. DH surprised me with flowers and a yummy breakfast of croissants, chocolate covered strawberries, pineapple and tea before we headed off to church. Then we had a relaxing day at home. I took a walk with the kiddos and then later had a nice long stroll all by myself. Then we had a yummy dinner of Salmon patties, which are a new favorite of mine. We fry them in coconut oil which gives them a really yummy flavor. Can you tell that I had a Yummy Mother's Day??? I think we finished up the evening watching a bit of Downton Abbey that they had gotten me for my birthday just a couple of weeks earlier.
You might wonder why I mention my shiny red van in my Mother's Day post...well, that is because every year I ask for my van to get washed, waxed and cleaned out. That is no small task with a 15 passenger van, especially one whose red paint tends to fade to an unattractive pink after a while of not being washed. So I love it when it is all shiny red and clean.
Now, about the "movie review". DH picked up a movie from the church library on Sunday and I must admit that I wasn't so sure I wanted to watch it. It does have Cuba Gooding Jr in it so I thought that might make it better. Well, I will admit that I LOVED it...I am not a huge movie fan. We like to watch movies in the evenings though once the younger kiddos are in bed, since we don't watch TV during the day. So for me to love a movie is usually saying something. It is the true story of Dr. Ben Carson who was the first Neurosurgeon to successfully separate twins joined at the brain. Apparently he came from a poor background with a single mother who couldn't read but she was such a huge encouragement in his(and his brother's) life that he became a world famous neurosurgeon. AND he gives glory to God for his abilities. It is called "Gifted Hands". I would encourage all of you to watch it. It does have one swear word in it and I wouldn't say it is for the younger crowd but I would let my 12 year old on up watch it.
Sunday, April 20, 2014
Happy Resurrection Day!
I pray that you all had a good Easter day or as we call it Resurrection Day. We had a good one. The weather was great and we had friends over to feast with us. Without wanting to write a sermon here, I wanted to share a couple of verses that stood out to me from our sermon.
John 3:16 says "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life."
But let's not forget John 3:17 which says " For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved."
And 2 Corinthians 5:21 says, " For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him."
These verses should cause us all to have the joy of the Lord. If you know the Lord as your personal savior this world is not you home. You are a stranger passing through. Your home is in heaven where God will wipe away every tear. This world with its cares and concerns will pass away. Praise the Lord for His mercies! Praise the Lord that His mercies are new every day!
I also wanted to share with you a couple of pictures that B#6 took of our "Easter" surprises.
Our Good Friday tradition is to make Resurrection Rolls with crescent rolls and marshmallows dipped in butter and cinnamon sugar. The marshmallow melts inside the crescent roll and makes an empty tomb, like the empty tomb of Jesus on Resurrection Day. These are yummy to eat too. Hey, why bother to make something if it isn't yummy to eat, right?
Hope you had a good day and that as the new week starts you will think about what Jesus did for you when He died on the cross. Without Jesus there is no true meaning in life....He is the giver of life.
John 3:16 says "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life."
But let's not forget John 3:17 which says " For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved."
And 2 Corinthians 5:21 says, " For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him."
These verses should cause us all to have the joy of the Lord. If you know the Lord as your personal savior this world is not you home. You are a stranger passing through. Your home is in heaven where God will wipe away every tear. This world with its cares and concerns will pass away. Praise the Lord for His mercies! Praise the Lord that His mercies are new every day!
I also wanted to share with you a couple of pictures that B#6 took of our "Easter" surprises.
Meet Marshmallow and Leo. They will be our fuzzy lawnmowers. Leo is still being bottle fed so B#6 is loving getting to feed him twice a day.
We made these yummy pretzel crosses this week. One of my favorite things is chocolate covered pretzels so I really enjoyed eating these.
Our Good Friday tradition is to make Resurrection Rolls with crescent rolls and marshmallows dipped in butter and cinnamon sugar. The marshmallow melts inside the crescent roll and makes an empty tomb, like the empty tomb of Jesus on Resurrection Day. These are yummy to eat too. Hey, why bother to make something if it isn't yummy to eat, right?
Yesterday we frosted some cross shaped sugar cookies.
Hope you had a good day and that as the new week starts you will think about what Jesus did for you when He died on the cross. Without Jesus there is no true meaning in life....He is the giver of life.
Saturday, April 19, 2014
A Facebook Post
I don't do Facebook but if I did this is what I would write for today...
Sitting here in complete silence except for the sound of the wind chimes and some hymns playing in the background while drinking a cup of coffee. The big girls took some of the children birthday shopping for Mom and the rest are napping. I know it won't last long and I am glad for that although I am enjoying the quiet while it is here.
Sitting here in complete silence except for the sound of the wind chimes and some hymns playing in the background while drinking a cup of coffee. The big girls took some of the children birthday shopping for Mom and the rest are napping. I know it won't last long and I am glad for that although I am enjoying the quiet while it is here.
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