Giving Thanks For God's Gifts- Week 10

134. Spending time with neighborhood friends
135. The opportunity to cook for other people
136. Slumber parties for my girls
137. A church that has a heavy missional focus
138. Recipes that remind me of loved ones
139. The joy of planting seeds and watching food grow
140. Afternoon summer thunderstorms
141. Backyard Camping
142. Friends that send videos that remind of us of where our focus should be!



143. Air conditioning during the hot summer months
144. Shoes for my children (knowing that most kids in Africa do not have shoes to wear)
145. Books that spur me on in my faith


I'm almost finished reading this one and it's another one that's up their Radical by David Platt. It's grabbing my heart and twisting it!

146. Books that make me smile
147. Prayer
148. Questions from kids
149. My sisters in Christ
150. Pictures that remind me of sweet memories
151. Homeschool planning- because I enjoy it so much!
152. Beautiful Art!
153. Dancing
154. Being reunited with old school friends after all these years
155. Cold drinks with ice on hot summer days
156. Julie and Gayla who run Homeschool Library Builder. So thankful for their sweet spirits and giving hearts. What an encouragement they are to me.
157. A summer break from school stuff these past 5 weeks
158. Neighborhood kids who enjoy hanging around our house
159. Children's humor!

Just Dance!

Bryan surprised the kids a couple of weeks ago with the Just Dance DVD for our Wii. We have had so much fun with this DVD!










It's been really fun to watch the kids learn so many of the dance moves that were popular when we were young.














One of my favorite moments so far was watching my camo, gun loving, very masculine husband, dance with his daughters to Cyndi Laupers "Girls just wanna have fun" song. Oh the things we do for our children. *Grin*








Camden dancing to his favorite song "Who let the dogs out"!






Of course my own favorite part of the DVD is the "Disco" dancing! Soooooo fun! *Giggle*

Spring Science ~ Ladybugs

In addition to our butterflies and lunar moth we also raised some ladybugs this Spring.






Our ladybugs in the larval stage.







"God saw everything that he had made, and indeed, it was very good." (Genesis 1:31)

Fiar Sisters Are A Beautiful Thing!

I posted this on facebook and I am sure most of you saw it over there but I know a handful of you fiar sisters are not on facebook so I wanted to share here on my blog too. Elysa and fam (minus Jim, Betsie, and Anna) came through town this past week and we had the chance to spend some time together. It was soooo much fun and so very refreshing too! I love the body of Christ and am soooo thankful for the fiar sisters that God has placed in my life.





If you want to see all of the pictures from Elysas visit, click HERE.

Proverbs 18:24- A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

Enjoying Summer!

It may not officially be summer yet, but the humid air is shouting to us here in Alabama that summer has indeed arrived. While it tends to keep me indoors, it hasn't stopped the kids from having fun.

















































"Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever; wisdom and power are his. He changes times and seasons; he sets up kings and deposes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning. He reveals deep and hidden things; he knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with him."
Daniel 2:20-22