jonah and I

(sorry about the blurry picture)

we had a date together the other day

it has been a long time but he had some gift certificates to use up

we went to the "fire"

and made a mosaic frog

they just add the grout and it's done!

 Larry

 

we all still love the veggie tales here....

 jonah's clips

jonah wanted to make hair clips for the little girls in his class
he took some
 clips
felt
embroydery floss
cotton balls
hot glue and buttons

he cut out the shape he wanted
sewed it together
left a little opening and added some cotton in there and then sewed it shut.
glued a button with hot glue and there you go.
he had a blast making them
and the girls loved them.

God's promise

 God is giving us his promise when he knows it's impossible
 and I'm tending to think that god's waiting until we get to a place where it's totally impossible
so that we never take the credit and that
we will always know that it's Jesus

god cannot move where there is doubt and fear

genesis 18:12
So Sarah laughed to herself as she thought, "After I am worn out and my master is old, will I now have this pleasure

is anything to hard for the lord?
god curing cancer
rerouting an airplane
birthing a child at Sarah's age
is anything to hard for god at the appointed time?
not our due date.
Sarah was past the due date

I see people  do this all the time...
I'll give my wife this much time to change.
if this doesn't change I am out of here,
I'm going to do that  next week,
if they don't give me a raise I am going to quit

secretly we have a due date
it's  amazing what we will do
because we don't understand
when we think nothings going on....
  god is preparing us
for the thing that he already prepared for us....

if what you see is all you see you will never see
what God wants you to see

2 peter 3:8
But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.

god doesn't see things how we see them
stay faithful that god will be faithful
god is true to his word from generation to generation to come

learning to trust god
in due season we will reap and grow weary
you just put an expiration date on something god never had an expiration date on
god doesn't do this in our timing

Isaiah 55:9
 “As the heavens are higher than the earth,

so are my ways higher than your ways

and my thoughts than your thoughts

there is an inconceivable
 gap
the gap between us and god is infinitely huge that it is incomparable

would you trust god even when you don't understand
do you trust that he is good
and does good even when that's not what's going on around you
what do you really believe about god and his nature
when bad things happen god is still a good god
he is able to turn things around for good
all things
 god is able to turn them around
what the enemy meant for evil
god had turned it around 
worked it together for good
 used it to save me and others lives
and the devil wishes he would've never left us alone
that's what god does
he is a good god
bad things happen to good people but it never changes the character of god
when things aren't good you'll try to do things with your own hands that only god can do

genesis 16:2

so she said to Abram, "The LORD has kept me from having children. Go, sleep with my maidservant; perhaps I can build a family through her." Abram agreed to what Sarai said.

when you try to start prematurely and make something happen in your own strength
you will give birth to Ishmael in your own life
I can make this happen
I can fix this
I can compromise
I I I
then you end up with an Ishmael
there is still an Isaac in your future
god has a huge future beyond your past
god isn't always going to do it your way
he who promised is faithful
there is no promise for god to hard to fulfill
there is no prayer to hard for god to answer
there is no problem to hard to answer
there is no disease to hard for god to heal
there is nothing 
our god cannot do

this is how she rolls

we had conference's for school the other night and this is what she decided to wear

yup....scarves tied to her legs
Have a good Friday!
 working on projects 
and having some extra kids over this weekend..

thank you

we were asked to speak at our local  Optimist Club meeting about our adoption journey

and it was such a joy

while we were waiting, the kiddos played duck duck goose and tag in the Supperclub

the club blessed us with a meal
talked for about 20 minutes about our journey 
made new friends
had lots of fun...

Olivia's birthday continued

not sure what happened but she just grew a few inches the last few months

she also grew out of most of the sassiness too..

Olivia is such a wonderful little girl

these 2 have all the same missing front teeth

they are irish twins...

 Olivia's birthday meal of choice was chicken nuggets and frozen fries and chocolate milk

 

apparently she needed the 49er cushion for her birthday dining experience

homemade reese's peanut butter cake

this was Olivia's choice...

the boys have never gone rollersakting

it was hysterical

i was crying I was laughing so hard

this was so much fun

this little guy decided to dance around the tables most of the time

 this was funny getting them all situated

my hubby was cracking me up

dancing on the rink and all

and Odin never gave up.

he moved away from the wall after about and hour.

he was full of welts and bruises and dripping sweat.

he kept saying to me"why do people keep cutting me off and telling me to watch out"....

watching them do the limbo

it was a great place to go with the kiddos for about 3 hours

i must be and oldie because the music was totally inappropriate for the kids.  

fun to roller skate too

 but I couldn't believe all these little kids signing these club songs and doing actions with it

and not even knowing what they are truly saying..

no more innocence I guess!

I went to rave's in Chicago when I was out of high school but I never listened to this kind of music when I was that age. 

on the way home.....

I think she had fun.

thank you for all the wonderful gifts, cards and prayers

we greatly appreciate it.

Love the Funk's

Happy 6th Birthday Olivia!

part 1

thanks Fitton family for the cool shoes

Candy land cake for school

(i used leftover from our pantry for the decorating ideas)

more tomm.....

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Odin's letters

this guy will just write letters to people

doesn't matter who they are

if he has something on his heart he shares it

breaks my heart

he is so darn sweet and loving

he keeps praying about what God's plan is for him

he has so many ideas and wants to serve and give so much

i love to see what God has put on his heart

love this thing called mothering!!!!

all because of jump rope for heart....

healthy choices seems to be the topic at home these last few days
we have no problem being real with our kids about healthy choices and what is good for your body and what is not. 
(coming from a person who could eat 25 chocolate donuts in a sitting)
i am not talking organic and non organic
i am talking potato chips versus and apple kind of thing
we feed our kids healthy meals and snacks
we love to bake so we make a lot of things
homemade pizza
pitas
cookies, bars, biscuits
pancakes, chocolate waffles,
you name it.
we usually deliver some to the neighbors as well
because they never eat it all.
some of their questions have been very interesting
  what is a  serving of cereal?
who made up the food pyramid?
how many carbs did I have today?
am i too big for my age?
why are some people so skinny?
why does bad food taste so kid?
does too much bad food kill you?
should I write down what I eat each day?
seriously...this just breaks my heart.
I don't really talk about this stuff in this context but it was very eye opening.
coming from a mom that had an eating disorder for 6 years this is
very concerning to me.
i want them to know they are loved and made by God for a purpose
not what the world says they should be but what God made them to be.
breaks my heart to hear these kiddos in the hallway talk about how fat people are
 and how cruel kids can really be. 
praying for these littles to know that God loves them just how they are.

water

this little man loves the water
he will play in the water for hours
perfect for when I need to get some things done!

 ice cream

we love ice cream at this house...

 Odin's drawings

this is a 2x2 inch piece of paper

this one is 3x 4

this guy loves making little pictures...

our house is the green one with everyone in our family next too it

and the blue one is the neighbor with their family and dog

i love that they have such creative minds and imaginations

have a great Friday!