A Time For Every Season....

Commitment -- on the  day John and I were married we committed to love, honor, cherish, and respect each other until death. I even promised to OBEY, that dangerous little word that makes people think they will be trampled all over. I, in faith, promised to obey because that is what the Lord requires of me. After 7 1/2 years I'm so glad that I acted out of faith, because obedience has been my biggest struggle & my greatest reward! It is the hardest part of being married - obeying my husband and obeying God, These conferences challenge and encourage me that obedience is worth striving for! My marriage isn't perfect, but close to it because we've followed God's principles outlined in the Bible. I'm not perfect, nor do I come close. John is such a great husband because he sees me fail at obedience all the time, he is the one who encourages me and helps me get back up and try again. He is the quickest to forgive and the most faithful at never bringing it up again. ...

We've been busy, no time for blogging. The kids have been begging to swim almost every day! Drew just finished soccer camp and we're finally slowing down a bit. John returned from Florida last week and we're so glad to have him home. The 4 days he was gone were LONG! He was dearly missed! He returned home to many Fathers Day surprises and two massages lined up for the weekend. He loved it! Drew is doing great with his glasses! He is seeing much better. Drew has been working with John on some math  and Drew can count to 100 and then by 10's. We've put his reading on hold for a few weeks, there were just too many fun things to do and not enough time. I've been trying to teach Drew how to do some additional chores around the house. So far he has washed laundry and washed the floors (with mommy supervising)! He loves to earn money for his child in Africa - Samira. Drew's biggest obstacle this summer is following instructions completely, we're tackling ...

John told Drew that with his new glasses some people have said that they look a lot alike. Drew, without missing a beat replies, "No I don't look like you, I don't have hair in my nose!" On the way home from church yesterday Drew was "debating" with John about why he thought he should be able to get out of the car when we dropped something off at a friends. John commented, "Drew, you would make a great lawyer." Drew retorts in utter horror, "I'm not a liar, God hates a lying tongue!"

Time is so relative, Drew is always asking me "is that a long time?" It seems like just yesterday that my kids were born, I can't believe I have a 5, 2 1/2, & 4 1/2 month old. So much has been going on and there hasn't been much extra time for blogging. Here is an update on what  we've been up to: Abby - She is rolling (over and covered in them)! She is sleeping through most nights, going down around 9:30 and waking up around 5:00 am. She is also nursing! After 4 months of pumping, she has finally decided that nursing isn't quite so bad. I haven't pumped in 2 days and I am totally excited about that! Abby is talking to us like crazy, she loves to coo and follow you with her eyes. She loves laughing and is a very content and relaxed third born. What a blessing! Abby is now rolling from her tummy to her back, she has also found her thumb  and has decided that it taste's better than her passy. Gabe - He is talking! He talks non stop these days. ...