My little Valentine

Brooklyn had fun sneaking some chocolate strawberries and preparing her skittle valentines for her class. She loves chocolate just like her mommy!

Day 25: Praying for your Husband

Day 25
Pray that your husband will be courageous in his stand against evil and injustice, and that he will stand for the truth. Pray that he will protect you and your family from Satan’s attacks. (Ps. 31:24; Eph. 6:13; Ps. 27:14)
24 Be strong and take heart,
all you who hope in the Lord.
13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.
14 Wait for the Lord;
be strong and take heart
and wait for the Lord.

While we are waiting...

Waiting for Spring! It's so easy to get cooped up and want to do nothing all day. It is cloudy but fairly warm today so we are chalking and BK is riding her tricycle. The sunshine peeks through every once in a while. Living here makes me miss being at my Grandmas and exploring through the pasture, ponds and country. I hope as Brooklyn gets bigger, she can explore and be outside more. We found lots of creepy bugs and slugs on our mini outside adventure today!

Meet our Gliders

Our neighbor Kim got to meet our gliders and had a ball. Well, after Belle kinda bit her and shredded an almond all over her shoulder she had a good time. :) The gliders are still unsure of people who aren't their "family" but do pretty well with meeting strangers. Thunder is still sweet and likes to adventure. Belle doesn't mind getting out and running around but doesn't really care for snuggle time. She is also obsessed with the wheel in the cage. She's just like a girl and usually eats a little then runs it off, then takes more breaks from running to eat. ;) If we had to do it over, we probably wouldn't get the gliders because they are so high maintenance but we love them enough to not get rid of them too. They are a unique part of our family. Brooklyn is very interested in unique animals and loves learning about them from the show "Wild Kratts" so it's fun for her to have some unique animals. We hope through the next few years we trust them more and they trust us so we don't have to worry about them running away or getting lost. Thunder jumped to the floor last week and ran under the stove. After he ate a few random leftovers, he just came back to us though! They are crazy, but fun...sometimes.

Day 24

Day 24
Pray that your husband will have a balanced life—that he will balance work and play. Pray that he will fear God, but also gain favor with people he knows at work and church. (Luke 2:52; Prov. 13:15)
Luke 2:52 And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.
Proverbs 13:15 Good judgment wins favor, but the way of the unfaithful leads to their destruction.-Gosh, isn't that so true that a lot of times we lead ourselves to destruction? There are plenty of people to "point the finger" at but I would agree that mostly it stems from ourselves. Aaron has taken a path that has led himself to total destruction (as have I). I pray that he has the awareness and courage to not let that happen again. We all make mistakes but the magnitude of our mistakes can define who we are if we aren't careful. I pray that you would be our strength, Lord, our refuge that saves us from our own destruction.

Successful Parenting

#1) I'm joking. Well, I got Brooklyn to eat some green beans...by teaching her that holding your nose helps the flavor go away. :) At least I'm trying...a little! She cracks me up.

Bananas Foster

Obsessed with this delicious comfort food dessert! The original recipe is from 1951-Brennan's restaurant in New Orleans. I made it (minus the rum) and with just a little brown sugar, butter and cinnamon.