Fingerpainting

I recently introduced WC to fingerpaint. YES...FINGERPAINT!! And she loves it. I love it that she likes getting messy :) She was not afraid to dive on in and paint "pee-tee" pictures for momma!

I am ecstatic that WC enjoys craft/art time. I'm a crafty momma so this pleases me!

Happy Friday!

I was taking random pictures this afternoon and was able to capture WC and Natalie at their best. I say best because I snapped a picture that describes them lately :) Enjoy!

On this random Tuesday....

..........I thought I would actually blog!! Why?? Because Chris has taken Whitley Claire to gymnastics and Natalie is asleep. And it's not close to bed time so I actually have some brain left :)

Today has been a good day. Shoot...this week has been pretty good! I love MOPS Tuesdays, but by the end of the afternoon I'm exhausted. To have 2 little girls dressed and at the church building with everything I'm supposed to bring by 8:45 is tough. This morning I had to take a special trip to Meijer to pick up some breakfast for the girls since I didn't know I didn't have enough grits to make cheese grits. Bummer....  I love seeing Whitley's face when we pull up to church. She starts screeming, "Chuhch!!! Chuhch!!!" then starts asking for her friend Adeline. They are besties and don't know what to do without each other :)  Before I knew it, it was nap time, which unfortunately didn't last long for WC, but I was able to squeeze about an hour nap in while both were napping.

At MOPS this year, we are reading a really great bible study called, The Mission of Motherhood. This week's study was on how to be a teaching mother. That hit home....real close. I pray that I can be a mother who in the heat of the moment can teach and discipline my girls using His Word. Before I can do that, I have to KNOW the Word. I've been digging deeper in to finding out why I believe what I believe so I can teach these morals to my children so hopefully one day when they need to make a good decision, they will already have the tool they need. I don't want to be caught up in the hustle and bustle of every day life...and not take the time to really sit down with my family and talk. Maybe since I feel so convicted now about it, I will make more of a conscious effort to not let that happen!

I can't believe WC will be two soon....her language is exploding each day and my favorite sayings of her right now are, "Opee dis peese" (open this please), "Don tosh it" (don't touch it), "Tie out mommy" (time out mommy), and then just listening to her jabber off all day long wishing I knew what she was saying...but she knows! ha!

Natalie is such a fun baby...just over 3 months old now. Chris can make her laugh so hard and she is all smiles. She rolls over from belly to back every once in a while and she is such a strong baby!!

I am going to a new bible study tonight with a bunch of girls that I am really excited about. It's called, The Politically Incorrect Wife and I excited about this good study on how to strengthen a marriage! I love trying to improve. Key word, try. haha

We are still waiting on word from the doctors if they are going to let Chris do this Perfusion thing. Pray that word comes sooner rather than later just for our peace of mind :)

Happy 3 Months to Sweet Natalie

Today my smiley girl is three months! It's gone by fast...and watching her grow up is so much fun. I've been able to really concentrate on her lately. By this I mean really, just really looking at her and taking it all in. With WC, she screamed all day, so I was really tired! I want to just soak up this cute baby stage since this is our last baby.

Natalie is lifting her chest off the ground and even rolled over yesterday for the first time! I even got it on video!! So excited. Firsts are hardly ever captured on video because they happen so fast! She laughs and loves to smile. her favorite thing to do is sleep and watch WC run around playing. She is sleeping 5-8 hours at night without eating and eats every 3 during the day. She is on an awesome 3 hour sleep/eat/play routine that she put herself on!! I love it :)

God's Way

I am reading a 365-Day journaling devotional called, Jesus Calling by Sarah Young. It has been an amazing thing to read each day. Sarah has written in a format like it is Jesus talking to you each day, not an author. I highly recommend this to anyone who feels like they have a lot on their plate, but still desires to spend some time with God.

The reason I am posting about this is because this morning during my quiet time, I read something that hit home for me:

" I am leading you along a way that is uniquely right for you. The closer to Me you grow, them ore fully you become your true self-the one I designed you to be. Because you are one of a kind, the path you are traveling with Me diverges increasingly from that of other people. However, in My mysterious wisdom and ways, I enable you to follow this solitary path while staying in close contact with others. In fact, the more completely you devote yourself to Me, the more freely you can love people. Marvel at the beauty of a life intertwined with My Presence. Rejoice as we journey together in intimate communion, Enjoy the adventure of finding yourself through losing yourself in Me. "

2 Cor 5:17
Ephesians 2:10
1 John 4:7-8
John 15:4

I don't know why God is leading me down the path I am on right now. I wish I knew.....but I am glorifying Him by praising His name that he gives me the strength to get through each day. I hate not being in control of what's happening with Chris. I hate that I can't get immediate results from prayer. That's what faith is. Keeping steadfast in hard times and praising God in the good times and bad knowing that he will NEVER let harm come towards my family.

I hope that someone can find this devotional helpful like I did :)