Showing posts with label Celebrating the day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Celebrating the day. Show all posts

Friday, May 2, 2014

Spring Joy

Spring is my favorite...just in case you didn't know.  I love the colors and freshness all around.  Its such a great reminder of renewal and how God renews and redeems.  In the winter it seemed like sunshine, leaves and flowers would never return, but as always in Gods timing it does.  Its like a nice warm cup a coffee that that gets you going! Spring is just what we needed around here!!!

Time to play and laugh and rollerblade down hills!!!! 
(Which just about makes my heart stop every time they do it!!)


Time to celebrate our risen Savior and what He purchased for us on the cross...NEW life!!



We were blessed with a  whole week of Mimi being with us! 


Spring brings beautiful flowers that we all love!!!


The hope of change and new life...of growth and beauty!


The joys of the simple.


The celebration of life! Happy 6th Birthday Caroline!!


The joy of good news and good scans....major part of our world these days!



Sharing birthday celebrations!!



The grace of a pretty day!!



The joy of family time!


A spring picture collage by Molly Cate!
Joy in the season!
Joy in renewal!
Joy in new mercies everyday!
"The Steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness."  Lamentations 3:22-23

Thursday, January 2, 2014

JOY in 2014

Every year since 2010 we have chosen a word instead of a long list of resolutions…this year the word is 
JOY
In 2014 we are perusing JOY.  Its easy to get distracted by the everyday mundane things.  If you look deeper though, into the things God has blessed us with we can totally be overflowing with JOY! 

I'll be honest…as I type this I want to sit here alone and type in peace and quiet, but my background noise is squealing, and loudness.  I can choose to get frustrated with the noise or I can choose JOY because God has given me two squealing loud girls who are having the time of their life right now pretending they are on a campout in the middle of our living room. I choose JOY. 

Ann Voscamp has talked about her JOY dare for sometime now, I have never officially done it, but when I saw these gratitude journals I knew that it would be a perfect place for me to keep my eyes and heart on choosing JOY this year!! Monika from I Love it all helped me personalize this journal.


"Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit."  Romans 15:13

I pray all of our days in 2014 be filled with JOY.  I know we will have trials, bad days, sad days, frustrating days…but I only want GOD to get the glory of our days.  When our focus is on the negative and the ugly….satan wins, but we can easily defeat him with our JOY that we find ONLY in JESUS!!! 

May your new year be filled with lots of JOY!!!
Happy New Year!!

Tuesday, December 31, 2013

'Tis The Season….

For not a blog post in December!
But here are some pictures to document the season!!

Jesse Tree was sometimes WILD!


We celebrated with Molly Cate at her 1st Piano recital!!







We enjoyed a beautiful Christmas concert at Molly Cate's school….




Caroline did an amazing job singing at her school with friends!



We partied with Molly Cate!




We got to visit Alpine Village for the first time!






We are also thankful for Journey to Bethlehem that our church did for kids!!





We also enjoyed The Singing Christmas Tree…What a treat!!


Of course there was lots of Christmas Eve and Christmas day excitement!!!

















Hope you and your family had a blessed Christmas as well!!!!