Tip of the Day

Before you mow your lawn,
make sure your ipod is charged.
If it's not,
you might use your pre-teen daughter's instead.
You will hear pre-teen songs.
You will not want to listen to these pre-teen songs.
But you cant stop mowing every 5 seconds to change the song.
(She has A LOT of songs on there I didn't know.
Daddy is in charge of ipod music.
And is very picky, I might add.)
So you listen to the pre-teen music.
Then you might even start to sing.
A little.
Then you might start to get a little spring in your step.
Then you might look around.
To make sure the neighbors aren't watching.

Then you might hear the songs in your head.
For the rest of the day.
And then some.

Baby, baby, baby ohh.
Like baby, baby, baby no.

Thank you, Justin Bieber.
You were very helpful.
But I think I prefer a little Jack Johnson.
Or Bon Jovi.
(Especially when I'm in the part of the yard
that I affectionately call "the wasteland".)
Or 90's Power Ballads.
Or praise music.
Or Ronnie Milsap.
Or Brad Paisley.
Or nearly anything else, really.
Just trying to be honest here.
But it was fun.
While it lasted.

Double Digits

Hard to believe
this boy was born with a head of black hair.
Harder still to believe that was 10 years ago.

Happy birthday, Jakie!
We love your smile.
We love your obsessions (most of the time).
WE LOVE YOU!

Fingerprint Friday

This is the boy that I thought would be my baby.
The child we thought we may not be able to have.
The precious baby that came nearly two years after a miscarriage.The boy that filled my arms with sweetness.Psalm 127:3
Sons are a heritage from the LORD,
children a reward from him.

Each week Beki at therustedchain hosts Fingerprint Friday and uses a song by Steven Curtis Chapman as a springboard. Join in. It's a great way to be reminded of God's presence.

New Finds

I went to some garage sales last Friday.
Here's some of my more exciting finds.
Been looking for a round table for a couple of years.
Oh, I've found some.
For way too much money.
This one was marked $10.
I got it for $8.
It's a little scratched up.
And I would like it to be a little darker.
Not sure I want to paint it though.
And to strip it and refinish sounds like too much work.
Any other ideas?

A new toy box for the boys?
Or maybe something else.
Who knows.
It's on wheels.
And an old 7-Up crate.
Perfect for carrying condiments and silverware out to our fire pit.

The big oval tin is going to be a planter.
Gotta buy more flowers.
You don't see that, honey.
And the tall container is an old ballot box.
The slot at the top is where voters would drop their ballots.
Cool, huh?
Don't know what we're going to do with it.
But couldn't pass it up.
It was only $2.
Last year I told you about the chalk art festival.
Local artists create chalk art.
Donate them to a silent auction.
Which benefits Youthville.
We went again this year.
One of Ryan's friends did this piece.
Ryan's been looking for art for his office at work.
So he bid on it.
Then asked me to check on it throughout the week.
To make sure we weren't outbid.
I told him I forgot all about it.
Then surprised him with it for his Father's Day gift.
He had an idea that was what I was doing.
Apparently I'm not a good liar.
That's a good thing, I suppose.

Ryan's Father's Day Card

From...well...you can see.
The pink thing is a heart.
The brown face is daddy.
There is an arrow pointing from the heart to daddy.
"Love da-da."
That's how Ezzie described it.
He acted all sweet and shy about it.

This is the inside of the card.
Him and daddy holding hands.
And now my heart is in a puddle.

Happy Father's Day...

Ryan.
Jobe isn't the only one that adores you.
We all do.

Even though we're bad at showing it sometimes,
there's never a moment that we don't love you.

Fingerprint Friday

Psalm 46:10
Be still and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth.

This is the verse that came to mind as soon as I saw this picture.
It's a verse that I need to be reminded of.
Especially lately.
I get too busy doing, doing, doing.
Be still.

Each week Beki at therustedchain hosts Fingerprint Friday and uses a song by Steven Curtis Chapman as a springboard. Join in. It's a great way to be reminded of God's presence.