Words of wisdom...

I've posted these before but I have been thinking on this so much lately and they are definitely words of wisdom that can be shared again and again....

"Cooking and cleaning can wait 'til tomorrow,
For babies grow up, we've learned to our sorrow.
So quiet down cobwebs, dust go to sleep,
I'm rocking my baby and babies don't keep."


"My house may be a mess.....but my children are happy" -Monica from Homespun heart

MY THOUGHTS EXACTLY!!!!!

*Take some time this week and just "be" with your kids...just hang out, doing what THEY want to do...I promise, the laundry will still be there when you get through!! ;)

My mommy rewards...

*sweet sticky kisses from suckers that were rewards for going to the potty(L) and memorizing bible verses (C & L)

*listening to big sister instruct little sister in a sweet loving way to "let me help you, baby"

*listening to little sister say" I need kiss" to big sister

*listening to big sister then say to little sister, "Sissy, I love your loves!!" :)

*watching little brother sit in the floor with his sisters as they stroke his hair while watching a movie or playing blocks

*my oldest daughter saying to me, "Mama, you are the best place in the world"

*watching the love of my life have tickle wars with all 3 of our children at the same time

*a drowsy some baby, some little boy(sniff.sniff.) burrowing his face in my shoulder after his bath

*checking in on my babies and watching them sleep, their little chests rising and falling softly and their little thumbs tucked in their mouths (they are sleepy thumb suckers, all 3 of them)

*crawling under the covers and holding the one true love of my life....the wonderful amazing Daddy of the 3 precious miracles God has loaned us....

and I sleep. Peaceful and content and whole.

~Julie

Wonderful things to say to your children.....

*“I love being with you.”

*“You make my day better.”

*“You’re a gift.”

*“I’m so glad God gave you to us.”

*“God has a great plan for you…don’t stop serving Him.”

*“There’s no place I’d rather spend the day than with you.”

*“You make me laugh.”

*“What I want more than anything on earth is for you to “seek first the Kingdom of God”.


I found these somewhere sometime and had written them down in a notebook. I just found them last night. I thought I would share them with you. There's a lot of sweet wisdom in these....

~Love,
Julie

sweet note ....

Well, I am supposed to NOT be blogging but I just HAD to share with ya'll this sweet note I got in my mailbox today! (I will try to take a picture of it and post it later). It's the prettiest card with dainty little flowers and this sweet poem from our precious friend & cousin, Melissa!! What a wonderful surprise and encouragement for me! :)

"A person can hear, but a friend listens for the meaning,
A person can look, but a friend sees the heart,
A person can know, but a friend understands your dreams,

Thanks for listening, seeing & understanding!
Thanks for being my friend!"

Well, you're welcome & Thanks so much for being such a wonderful friend, sweetie! LOVE YOU, TOO!!! :)

And, here are the lyrics to the song included in the card (I love music and girl, you know that! You just spoke right to my heart today!)

I Was Made To Praise You by Chris Christensen

"I was made to praise you
I was made to glorify Your name
In every circumstance
To find a chance to thank You
I was made to Love You
I was made to worship at Your feet
And to obey You, Lord
I was made for You"

LOVE those words; so much truth in them. :)

Thanks, Melissa, precious friend, for making my day!!

stuff going on at our house...

Well, I have been having some definite strong contractions but still they are really sporadic although they are starting to be a little more regular! lol.. I know that really doesn't make any sense! =) Anyway, maybe the baby will be here soon. Pray that he is and that he is safe and healthy!!!!

This weekend we have organized and cleaned and with the two kids just basically cleaned in circles! We clean and get organized, they drag it out and make a mess! Ah well, that's life with a preschooler and a toddler and a baby on the way very soon!!! =)

Charlie is not at work yet today because he is having some pretty bad pain with his hernia and he is kinda hanging around in case the contractions come any closer. So, it's nice to have him here right now.

This morning I read a post here and I have to say that this woman's writing constantly gives me something to ponder and examine in myself and my own life. She really amazes me with her faith and what amazes me even more today is the awesome very real battle that we all face with Satan every day and how sometimes what we are fighting for is not clear until much later. I don't know if that is making any sense to anyone but it is what I brought away from reading this morning! Definitely was something I needed to read right now! Please pray for their family as they go through more struggles this week.

Here on the homefront, Claire is fighting allergies and just feels yucky. Lily is cutting more teeth and now has a 3 & 1/2 tooth smile! So cute! They are getting excited and Claire asks constantly "Can we go get baby Drew?" Lily rubs my belly and says, "Awww" which is her way of giving you "loves". So precious are my little girls! =)

Well, I have to go. I am getting uncomfortable and need to get some more things done if I can.

Love and Prayers,
Julie

"I'm cooking the cat!!!"

This is Claire's new favorite book! She LOVES to read it and then pretend to make cupcakes! :o) Actually, she has talked Daddy & Mama into letting her make cupcakes a couple of times!!! She is SO much fun!!! Her favorite phrase now that she says repeatedly all day long is, "I'm cooking the cat!" "Mama, look, I'm cooking the cat!!"

What a cutie-pie! I just had to share this little bit of my precious Claire!!!

And, she had a special date with Daddy last night to get an ice cream sundae! She got all her stickers for using the potty!!! Yay!!!! She's working really hard for some more right now!!! That's my girl!!! :o)