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Olivia Jael's Birth Story

I finally got around to posting Jael's story. If you'd like to read it, click here. :)

My sweet friend, Leisha, took some GREAT pictures of my three kiddos today. I can't express how incredibly thankful I am for her friendship....for sooo many reasons. She is like a sister to me, for sure! I just LOVE this picture because it sums up our house these days. I know there will soon come a day when all three of my sweet children will look straight at the camera with perfect smiles on their faces, but then I will miss these days when one has to suck his fingers and have his blankie and one screams. :) This is our life and I love it!!!

VERY cool giveaway!

If you have a few minutes today, head on over to A Wise Woman Builds Her Home for a really great giveaway. As a parent, I need as much help/wisdom as I can get and this book looks amazing!!! Happy Winnings!

Happy 1st Birthday, my little one!!!

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The Power of God

I know I've been talking about returning to the blog world, but I have just had a hard time getting things going. I have so many thoughts that I'd like to share though! Our lives are so busy (in a very good way) and they are about to get wayyy busier with the start of small groups and Community Bible Study next week. I know God is moving and I pray that I can be disciplined during this fall semester and take time to really dig into His Word and hear from Him. I want to be changed and I want to be used. As I was preparing our school lesson for today I was thinking about what I want my boys to accomplish when they get older. These thoughts may be scattered, but I really want to return to the blog world so I'll share them. I do NOT want them to have success by the world's standards. A nice family, a great job, vacations, and a home are wonderful (and there's nothing wrong with them), but I don't necessarily desire for my boys to have them. I pray that they are NOT attached to the material things of this world that can and often do hold us back from accomplishing all that God has for us. I pray that they live by faith, trusting God as their provider. I pray they give, and give, and give until it hurts. I pray they measure their success by what God's Word says about them. I pray that the number of souls they win for Christ and the number of seeds they sow for the kingdom would mean wayyy more to them than the amount in their bank accounts. I want my boys to be used in a powerful way by God. I pray they will be willing to stand up to anything and NEVER deny the name of Jesus, even in the face of death. These thoughts/prayers have to shape the things that I do DAILY with my boys and the example that I set for them. These prayers for them are also things that I desire for myself and Edward. It's sooo easy to get a case of the "gimmes". I throw pity parties sooo often about what we don't have. I am not going to rattle off my list of complaints because it would bore you. God is so good to us and I don't want to live chasing after the things of this world...even if they are not necessarily bad things. I want to live my life chasing after the things of God. I want the number of souls that I win for Christ and the number of seeds that I sow for His kingdom to matter wayyy more to me than the amount in our bank account. I want to give, and give, and give until it hurts. Even when I feel I have nothing to give...I want to give. I want so badly to be a shining example to my boys of what it looks like to be sold out for Jesus and living with my heart/mind/soul fixed on eternity. I pray that I never settle for the American Dream and miss out on God's best for my family!

I'll leave you with this INCREDIBLE video. It's one thing to see someone healed on Benny Hinn, but it touched me in a completely different way to see someone healed by Jesus that I know. I attended Bishop Levy Knox's church for a little while before I married Edward. His wife has been in a wheelchair for 23 years. The video is 13 minutes long, but worth watching. I cried tears of joy as I watched her get up out of her wheelchair and start taking STEPS! God is sooo good!!!

GIVEAWAY!!!

My friend, Jenny, over at Saving U Cents is having a WONDERFUL giveaway! This is just in time for the new school season! If you need/want a way to stay organized this year, head on over to Saving U Cents and try to win!!!