Someone Special; Zechariah (Zeke)

I have such wonderful children; every last one of them. I want to take at least one day a week and just focus on one of my children. Telling you a little about them and maybe do a little bit of bragging. A mama's allowed that, right??

So, today I want to tell you about my 3rd child and 2nd son Zechariah...(or Zeke as we call him..)

I see so much of myself as a child in Zeke. He feels things so deeply which means he gets his feelings hurt alot. He also feels quite a few things aren't fair which was me as a child.. I am trying to use the similarities in a way that will help me be a better mama to him.

 He loves to do magic tricks on all of us and you can always find him on the couch with a book in his hand.

 He is very smart and bright. Math and most things in our homeschool come easy for him. He doesn't have to work very hard to get it all right.

He enjoys being with his daddy. And goofing with him.

He has an amazing ability to reason things out and understand.

About a month ago he came to me and his daddy and asked us if he could give the family a message from the bible because he wanted to see if the L-rd was calling him to be a Pastor. He did an excellent job. He was engaging and asked all sorts of questions to the littles getting them involved and making sure they were learning.

He is also a great cook! When it's his day to make our meals he makes such tasty things!

Zechariah will be 13 in June.

He is a blessing and I am blessed to have him as my son!  

Multitude Mondays; Gratitude and a baby belly pic..

I need to get back to doing Multitude Mondays again..with baby coming I have let it slide...

121. new babies (when they decide to arrive..)

122. lovely spring days!!

123. dark cherry mocha iced latte

124. purple toe nails

125. round brushes

126. red raspberry leaf tea

127. herbs for soaking tired footsies

128. green everywhere again!

129. that shades, windows and comforters can be washed after baby boy smears poop all over them..

130. 18 yr. old dd's with a servants heart!!

here I am almost due...

14 years ago today...

Today 14 years ago my first son was born. Elohim had given me a name for him that he may be like this king of old; righteous and bringing his people back to the ways of G-d! We named him Josiah. His middle name is Benjamin which means son of the right hand and this has proven true for my dh and his firstborn son..

Josiah is such a wonderful young man. These past months I have seen such growth in him. He is wonderful with my littles. So tender and sweet.. He is currently volunteering at a horse farm where he helps with special needs children. He loves it and tells me so many wonderful stories every time I pick him up! Each time he goes he gets up early and heats up some chilli for himself and his daddy for lunch. What a servants heart he has!
There have been some bumps in the road this past year but knowing that we are making progress in getting beyond them has meant so much to me! Seeing the changes taking place in his heart has been rewarding for us all! :)

Happy Birthday Josiah! We love you very much!

park days are here to stay!!

A few weeks ago on an exceptionally warm day I met some of my friends and their children at the park and brought along my own. :)

Thought I would share some park pics with you....

Zeke


Josiah


Gabby


JaidenNoah


ZaraLayna



And maybe a few more of this and that...

Micah who will be 8 in May made this model for his 4-H project due this month..


This is Micah..every week he gets out the pregnancy book, asks me what week I am on and finds it in the book so he can see what the baby looks like now! He has done this the entire pregnancy! He is such a cutie!! :)


JaidenNoah dressed up as Spiderman and himself..:)


Be Blessed!!

Combating the Commandant of Confusion..(Bibleman DVD) a review..

Bibleman and his sidekicks are at the Bible adventure training academy. They are performing a play in front of a live audience.
The Commandant of Confusion tries to steal their secret weapon; which is the Bible. He doesn't steal their secret weapon though as Bibleman defeats him. Bibleman uses the armor of God; speaking scriptures which are his power source. When the Commandant of Confusion hears the scriptures they weaken him but empower Bibleman.
Bibleman then talks more of Jesus and what they can do to be saved. He leads some children in a prayer accepting Jesus into their hearts.

This DVD is full of adventure, G-d's word and even the salvation message!
My children loved it and have watched it many times. It has become a favorite in our DVD library!

Startling Beauty...a book review..

Startling Beauty; my journey from rape to restoration by Heather Gemmen was an awesome story.
Heather is raped in her home with her two young children sleeping and her dh not at home. They live in a predominantly black neighborhood full of drugs in a bad area of the city and have befriended most of their neighbors reaching out to them with Christ's love.

She believes it to be her dh who has turned on the light as he is coming to bed but as she looks out from under the covers she discovers a strange black man in her bedroom. He then rapes her while threatening her with a knife.

She tells her story as she tries to cope with the horrible thing that has happened to her and as she tries to forgive her rapist. She soon discovers she is pg. She decides against abortion and she and her dh bravely decide to keep the baby.

This story clearly shows the true restorative work of Elohim! How He can turn any ugly thing in our lives into Startling Beauty!

The View From My Front Porch

This afternoon I decided to waddle my pregnant self out to the porch and my waiting glider. It was wonderful taking in the 70 degree weather, sunshine, sights and smells!

Here are some of the things my eyes and ears took in. The view from my front porch...







and my own personal favorite; my view as I look down..baby belly and then feet..:)

Psalm 24:1-2 The earth is the LORD's and all that is in it, the world, and those who live in it; for God has founded it on the seas, and established it on the rivers.

Discerning the Voice of G-d...

Our ladies meeting through the home fellowship we attend has begun a new study called Discerning the Voice of G-d by Priscilla Shirer.

I am really excited about doing this study because I want to purpose in my heart to hear G-d's voice and to know for sure when He is speaking to me.

The biggest struggle I have in regards to this in when I am sure it was the L-rd leading me and speaking to me and others come against that causing confusion to blossom in my heart and mind. Sometimes I think it could be the way we all look at the L-rd; in different ways and what we expect from Him. What we think about the sort of L-rd He is. There are some things that we can't find a direct verse in scripture that will lead me or others into was that the L-rd? Nothing that speaks to saying it wasn't either; meaning it wasn't anything against His word. Which of course then I would know it wasn't from Him.
Sometimes things just aren't so black and white..
And in my heart I have confusion.

I also want to really hear Him. G-d has been speaking to His people since creation. I think we have forgotten how to listen. The things of this world and our lives crowd out His voice until we no longer can recognize it. But, scripture tells us that "My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me" John 10:27

I want to make sure I "know" the voice of my Elohim. I want to stand and having stood walk confidently in His way knowing that I have heard and have obeyed.

So I believe He is speaking to my heart even now telling me he has much for me in this study. I look forward to being taught of the L-rd!

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And now some pictures that prove spring is here! And with it new life in all its forms..:) Flowers that are popping up in my herb and flower bed...