A couple of years back, Paul built a chicken house. After suffering several losses from dogs and other area animals, he made what we call the “chicken mansion”. When he first started construction, there were lots of giggles about how someone could actually live in that house. No more laughing. A storm blew through our state last night. The wind…
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Cleaning Toys
Cleaning is always more fun when you are cleaning toys. 🙂 A bathtub filled with soapy water and mega-blocks…. these toys had become so dirty from all the construction dust. My littles washed them up, and we dried them on towels in the sun this afternoon.
Paint Party- House Update
I haven’t been so good at posting house updates. I guess I’ve been busier working than posting. 🙂 Saturday, many of the teens and young adults from our church popped over and helped prime the new kitchen and dining room for paint. What would have taken us HOURS and HOURS, took the whole group much less time. I guess the…
Feeling Weary
Yep. Everyone is still sick here. Well, almost everyone. Joshua and Jacob seem to have made a full recovery and they are fine…back to their normal activities of life. The rest of us are coughing and feeling pretty horrible. It started with some of the littles a few weeks ago. Paul ended up sick (and still had to work!), then…
It’s Snowing!!
I went to pick the phone up and call my mom this morning to tell her how excited the children were. I hate when I do that…but, I know what she is seeing is far more wonderful than snow. For now, and for me, this is just beautiful and peaceful. I’m thinking chicken tortilla soup is in our future today.…
Sunday Afternoon
I’m hearing colder, nasty weather is headed our way this week. If for only a milder, January afternoon, we threw open the windows and enjoyed the fresh air floating through the house. It didn’t last long, we started getting too cold. For those hours, it was glorious! Psalm 100 Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the…
Evening Fun With Friends
I’m not even going to try to pretend to understand little boys. They are fun to watch… These were a Christmas gift from one of my older children to my younger ones. Pirates vs. Ninjas When ordinary army men just aren’t enough. It made for fun last night, (for them and for me).
A Favorite Christmas Gift
My children place a lot of though into the gifts they buy…this one brought me to tears this year: It was unusual and so beautiful. They used the Bible verse that inspired the title of this blog, Psalm 128:3. I have no idea what made them choose this gift, but the tree on the front reminded me of…
Baby News…
My husband gave me an early Christmas gift this year. We settled on our baby’s name, Owen Elias Lambert. I was beginning to think he would never have a name. I’ve been praying, but nothing felt “right”. I’ll explain the meaning of his name in the coming months- it was meaningful to us both, and a name befitting a man.…
Tonight’s Weather
It’s been a bizarre, December day. It’s almost uncomfortably warm here. We’re expecting strong storms…. Please be praying for folks in our area tonight. Thank you!
Sadness
Some days are just hard. I keep thinking this just has to get better, but then another day comes. There are some better days, but then others, when I wake up just feeling sad. I re-live specific moments in the past year. There are many things I would like to ask her now….many things where I just need some direction….many…
On a Sunday Night…
On a Sunday night, the house is quiet compared to other days. We’ve been to church. We’ve enjoyed fellowship time with our church family (today, until almost 4!). We’ve visited with friends …who are like family. Some are sleeping. (Sunday is made for relaxation and restoration). I smell food simmering in the kitchen for dinner. Matthew, Jessa, and Ben are…