The Lillies of the Field

These beauties are growing in my yard.  They remind me of words that Jesus spoke:

And why are you anxious about clothing?  Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow:  they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

Matthew 6:28 ESV

Life is Sweet?

We had strawberries for lunch today.

Some of them were really sweet.

Some of them were a little sour.

Aaaaahhhhh the taste of summer.

Someone got a little carried away with the "sour" face.

Louie is AIRBORN!

Summer is so much fun!

Especially where there is water involved!

Happy Mother's Day!

I can't imagine how hard it would be to have your child in foster care on Mother's Day. When Louie went to his visit on Friday, I sent his mom a gift. I framed this picture and we made a little hand print card for her.

He is such a sweet boy!

Easter Pictures

I rounded up my children to take some pictures in their Easter outfits yesterday. It was quite the challenge with all four of them! Of course we had to squeeze it in between the piano tuner coming and lunch! Fun, hectic times!

Louie must think these flowers are funny!

This is the happiest baby I have ever met, but I have yet to take a decent picture of her. I had to distract her with a flower just to get her to sit still.

My Kit Kat: Growing up TOO fast!

Sunshine

Louie has one of those way to cheesy smiles.

Seriously, this is the best we could do. This was the first shot and it was all down hill from here.

Endless Chatter

"Louie" our 2 year old foster son talks, ALOT! Around here, we are just not use to endless chatter. Our birth children have always been pretty quite. I suppose we are just a quiet family.

Once my mother in law asked me if I allowed them to speak in the car. She had just taken them somewhere and the silence was so shocking that she could hardly believe it. Yes, my children are allowed speak in the car. They just prefer to look out the window and think quiet thoughts. There is nothing wrong with that!

Louie is not quiet. He talks and he talks and he talks. I have to ask him to be quiet pretty often. He has a precious little voice, but really....I need quiet to think. I am mothering four children, I need to think!

We were in the car today running the girls to piano lessons, when I had a thought about all of Louie's talk.

This thing about my sweet little boy that drives me bonkers is the the thing that his mom probably misses the most.

I guess I can listen to the endless chatter. Although I still need a few quiet minutes to think, I am going to think about chatter in a new way from now on.

I Cry Every Single Time...

Tonight my family and I were sitting around watching a concert on CET. My parents introduced my girls to Celtic Women a few weeks ago, and they really enjoy their music. We watched them sing several beautiful songs, then they sang You'll Be in My Heart by Phil Collins.



Guess who is now watching with huge tears streaming down their face? That would be me. I cry every single time I hear that song.



The girls and I watched the Disney movie Tarzan a few years ago. BAD IDEA. I was nearly hysterical by the time the music was over. My children thought I had lost my mind.



There is something about the lyrics of this song that grab my heart strings when I hear it and PULL until I am crying buckets.



I remember hearing this song for the very fist time. It was August of 2000 and I was pregnant with my oldest daughter. I remember crying hysterically then too. I was driving at the time, so I made myself PULL IT TOGETHER and for safety's sake I did. But, something happened that day that changed me, and marked that song for me in a way that brings me to tears every single time I hear it.



It is all about being a mother. It starts by the humbling idea that God has allowed me to carry part of His Creation. I have been blessed to give birth to two amazing daughters, I have had two babies whisked away directly to heaven to wait for me there. This life giving experience has changed my life forever.

'Cause You'll be in my heart

You'll be in my heart

From this day on, now and forever more

Truer word have not been spoken of a mother's heart.

YouTube - Phil Collins - You'll be in my heart

I must add, I heard this song twice today. The first time I did not cry. This may be the one and only time EVER! I was sitting in the salon having my hair cut. I thought it would be a very bad idea to sob hysterically when someone was using a VERY sharp pointy object so close to my head.