I Lay My Whys

I Lay My Whys

I lay my "whys" 

before your Cross

in worship kneeling,

mind too numb

for thought,

heart beyond

all feeling.

And worshiping, 

realize that I,

knowing you,

don't need a "why."

Ruth Bell Graham

A time set apart...

Blessed are You, L-rd our G-d,King of the universe, who has made us holy by giving us his commandments, and has commanded us to kindle the Shabbat lights.

Tonight at sunset begins Shabbat or Sabbath. It is a set apart time where we rest from our burdens and come unto Elohim, meditating upon Him and His righteousness.  May we bring honor and glory to His name with our very breath! Shabbat Shalom to those near and to those far away!

More like a woman..

I used to get my nails done often and then redone when they needed it. I loved it! I felt feminine and pretty. My nails on their own are, well, just not pretty!
It was part of the new me that came about because I lost alot of weight. Well, I am losing again to get the pregnancy weight off and I am really thinking of going in and getting them done. I just need to for me..to feel pretty and feminine.
Do you have anything like that you do for yourself? Something that makes you feel more like a woman and pretty..??

Captivating.....A book review..

Have you ever felt alone and unloved? Have you ever set aside your hopes and dreams unsure if they will ever come true?
In captivating John and Stasi Eldredge tell women why we feel these things. Why we feel and listen to the lies of the enemy. How Satan wants to destroy our beauty created by the L-rd Himself.
We look for the answer to the question are we loved and cherished by behaving certain ways. Letting our environment shape us into who we are, instead of listening to what Elohim says to us of our loveliness. We listen to the world and the lies perpetrated by the one who wants to destroy us.  
Stasi Eldredge explains to us how to see our true beauty. That we are created to be the beauty in this world. She tells us as women how to ignore the lies of the enemy and to let who we are to come out and to let ourselves be vulnerable; feminine and lovely, but all along being strong in the L-rd! 
You will find hope and courage to be the woman G-d created you to be in this book!
I recommend you read Captivating! You will not be disappointed!

Daily Life..

I am taking advantage of the small bits of time when I am feeling a little better to type up this blog post..
I have an infected tooth that has caused the right side of my face and under my chin to swell up. I am on penicillin and motrin and vicodin for pain. It is day 3 and I think the penicillin is finally starting to take effect. I am still swollen but it has went down a tiny bit. Still in pain but every 4 hrs I am taking motrin and every 6 hours vicodin..
Once again the couch has become my best friend.. It seems to be one thing right after another here since baby was born. I tend to get sick one way or another after I give birth to a baby..I am just so worn down and tired that my immune system can't seem to fight off stuff so well..
I am praying in the next few days its better and the swelling is gone..but for now I am spending most every moment on the couch...resting and then resting some more..
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Quentin has been busy crocheting again and this time he has started to make his own creations. I am always impressed by what he makes. He is talented!

This is the purse he made without a pattern for his sister Gabriellia..

He is now going to be making purses of different colors for girls in our home fellowship and he tells me he is going to add a pocket on the inside. :)
Gabriellia made a burp cloth for a lady in our home fellowship that just had a baby and even put the initial of the baby's first name on it..:) I wish I would have taken a picture of it before we sent the gift to her! :( 
I am always impressed by the wonderful things my children can create! :)
I don't think I ever put on here a picture of the blanket Gabriellia made for our new blessing Kian Adley..

This past Saturday was my oldest's graduation open house. It went well and she enjoyed it! It's bittersweet for this mama..I am so happy and excited for my dd in this new phase of life but sad that the years have flown by so quickly. I am excited to see what the L-rd's plan for her life is. Excited to see where He will lead her!
Our graduate!

 
And some new pictures of baby Kian Adley..

 

Josiah holding Kian Adley..

Blessings!!

Herbs..

Sunday afternoon I spent harvesting my herbs. They have grown like weeds :0 and gotten so big that I got out my clippers and chop chop went the herbs.
My home smells very herby..:)

and after being washed and bundled we hung them up to dry...

and a few left over pieces and loose leaves I dry on drying racks..

Herbs are my favorite part of gardening and bringing in the harvest!!

   

Diapers...

This post will be all about cloth diapers and plastic pants...with a few added things..

They are just the cutest things on baby bums..

 We have various plastic pants or covers here..
The green colored one above is a wrap style and the one above that is a plastic pants made locally.. .I LOVE them!!
Here is what they look like when they aren't on baby..

Here is a front view of them on baby..

I LOVE my kissaluv cloth diapers too!! They are snap diapers and so soft...and they look so cute on Kian Adley..

Kian Adley's diaper stash..

Micah and Gabby made peanutbutter cookies this past week and had fun doing some fun things with the dough..

This is baby Kian..

and my sweety baby..much cuter than his cookie..:):)

Kian Adley is 16 days old...
Often after he eats even after I have burped him he gets squirmy and fussy and acts like he needs burped again. He does this off and on all night and thruout the day..
He just isn't a happy baby boy..
Does anyone have any ideas on things I can try?? 
If i remember right with one of our other babies we gave them some drops that were for gassy babies and it seemed to help a bit. Could try that again..

Would love any tips any of you have??