Almost walking.....

My dear Benjamin is so close to walking, for the longest time we have watched with gaining confidence cruise around the furniture. These past few days he can place his hand on the wall and go to standing and walk along the wall. Tonight David and I sat on the floor facing each other and let Benjamin take his first lunges toward us until he got bored. There were a couple of times where we could clearly see his ability to balance and walk: he would actually straighten himself up and take a step or two. I am sure he has the ability he just does not know it yet. He is as powerful as a bull. Amazing strength for such a young one. His brother and sister wait with anticipation at his ability to play with them. They work really well together...Most of the time...!

Anterior View of the Sphenoid bone....breathtaking....click on the picture to enlarge.

It was back to school tonight after a 10 day break. Tonight's class was on the anatomy of the head, face and neck. I looked in awe at the sphenoid bone of the face. I sat there thinking ," My dear Lord how profoundly creative you are. Everything you do, down to the smallest detail displays your mighty hand of wonder. Had I not come to this class I might have walked out an entire lifetime without knowing there is a beautiful butterfly right behind my eyes....How appropriate for my life and all of your children, how you want us to change and grow into this lovely thing of delicate flight, thank you for reminding me of your unfailing love.....you captivate me always."

Another Tooth Gone!

This time From Judah. He has been wiggling his little bottom tooth for weeks now since he saw Audrey's loot from her first fairy visit. Today the carrot did the trick and nearly knocked it out...he felt it coming loose and ran to the bathroom and pulled it the rest of the way! I was so proud of him! He was hooping for joy! I was too, because I am still a big Weenee!!!

Simplicity

I am finding the most wonderful meals are the ones where the food is as fresh as it can be and few ingredients. Tonight's supper transported me back to childhood. A crock pot full of pinto beans that had soaked overnight and slowly cooked all day making their own gravy. Just a touch of bacon. Another pot of basmati brown rice to pour the beans and gravy over, fresh tomato's and sweet onions for the top and watermelon from the farmers market for just a little dessert afterwards. We ate like royalty.I Wish you could have dined with us. Benjamin was a bean eating fanatic! I am so glad to get him started on wholesome things so early. Bless his heart...

No Truer words ever spoken....

Had a pastor and dear friend once say during one of his sermons, " I've been rich and I 've been poor......Rich is better!" Then we all hooted with laughter. Oh my friend I would love to be on the Rich side right now! :o)

Glorious day of wallering....

We got in late last night after David's band preformed. I actually had to get home earlier as it was around 9:30 and Benjamin stays to a pretty strict bed time of 8pm. He was starting to be grumpy and exhausted so I ducked out with my three protesting kids. The older two didn't want to leave they were having a blast running up and down the enormous basketball court at the church facility playing and dancing to the worship music. But I knew they would not make it much longer so I quickly got them home and into bed. This morning Benjamin did not wake up until after 9 so I just lay in the bed and wallered. I don't get to do that often. I just love the bed. Cold clean sheets running over my toes and feet and the fan blowing soft breezes overhead. Audrey and Judah thundered downstairs and would run in and out wanting this and that. Audrey has learned to write her name and is so proud of that fact. She kept asking me to spell things from the bed as she was trying to write a letter to her little friend who moved away a couple of years ago. I was barely awake as I mumbled the letters to her. She is so funny! Judah wanted to watch something and finally David got up to feed the baby and let me just lay a little more. What a gift. I have worked so hard this past 7 weeks my body feels like it is crashing. We five just spent the day goofing off. We didn't make it to church we were just too pooped. Truth be told I think we all need a sabbath rest away from church a lot more. There is so much work just getting there most of the time it is very wearying to the soul. I love just being with my family. I think I have seen the face of Jesus around my friends and family far more than I have at church anyway. Although I like going there too.
I cut David and Judah's hair. I love Judah's curls so I gave him what David calls a Lyle Lovett cut. I said honey , Don't you call our boy Lyle Lovett! Hilarious! We watched several episodes of Mythbusters on Discovery channel. I really get sucked into that show. What a great job that would be. I cleaned just a little to get the house in some sembalance of working order. I have not had much opportunity to clean these days with school on top of my work load. Got some laundry done, Audrey and Judah now put their clothing away. I have three baskets for all the children. I just sort the clothing and then hand the older two their things and up they go to put things away. That really does help me. They are doing great with chores too. Judah keeps the trash taken out and the brings the cans to and from the road on trash day. Audrey feeds the dog and they both make their beds each morning and clean the room. I am so glad they are learning so early to help. I don't get bent out of shape when things aren't perfect. It encourages them to help more when I praise their efforts. Everyone took a nap this afternoon. Lovely thing a nap! Another thing that should happen more! I made Hay stacks for supper. Really just taco salad. But we call them haystacks. I made homemade salsa with tomatoes, cilantro, onion, hot peppers, hot sauce. Delicious! David and I gave all three kids a bath. I tucked sweet Benjamin in the bed blessed him and kissed his sweet head. Then the older two and David and I sat downstairs and I told the kids a bedtime story the ongoing saga of Winky the Stinky Polar bear ! They love my stories. Then Judah made up a story and then Audrey. David and I just laugh at their creative minds. What a good day. I realized I have hardley seen TV these last weeks. I am kind of craving just watching movies. So I think that is what I will be doing next. Maybe something interesting on the SCI FI channel. David has gotten into Stargate recently. I have to say it is interesting. Wallering in good for the soul!

Drummer Boy....

Last night David played with his band Turning point at a motorcycle/car show rally for a local church. I cannot tell you how moved I am to see my husband play the drums. It is like watching fine art when he is up there swinging in perfect time. He was made to play. As wonderful as all the other musicians are I only have eyes for him. I am drawn to that passion he posesses for his instrument. He is an incredible drummer. INCREDIBLE! I just pray one day he will be allowed to make a living doing what he does best. He has astounding skill writing music and lyrics, he hears parts of harmony that I only wish I could hear. He is very strong technically and can figure his way around any kind of recording equipment. His whole family seems to be gifted that way with computers, or anything technology based. There are many men that walk the earth but I could not have chosen better. No one turns my heart around like my drummer boy. No one drives me as crazy either! I love you sweet man!

Touching the Spirit

Every new path Father has taken me down in my life time has grown me in ways I would not have foretold. When I became a mother for the first time I tapped into a deeper understanding of the sacrifice my parents gave to allow me to grow . I learned to love them in ways I never had before. I also realized a depth of God's love for humanity by giving birth to that helpless life; that literally wiped out my microscopic understanding I had before the experience of children. Now I have a solid glimpse at His love for me. I am his daughter, his baby girl. How could I ever question his love for me or his attention to my life and all it's details?
A few years ago I took a pottery class that again opened my eyes to the hand of God. Every move with the finger tips and the grace and attention to shaping that lump of potential bound clay....I would travel home spellbound by the image of that spinning wheel in my mind and think about the instructors dance with the earth asking it to grow, not pushing it too far or the clay would crack and fall apart but coaxing it to move and change shape into what it would become. So like us with Father....he pushes us to change, sometimes we think we will crack under pressure, we feel the expansion of every fiber of our being under the weight of what He asks of us but trusting we walk toward the growth the change sometimes even fearful as humans are prone to be,but then at the end, the creation emerges lovely or plain but perfect because He has made us so..... Each pot very different and beautiful ....set for varied purposes in the house..... but all useful.......
As I practice my sessions of Therapy....again something is downloaded into my soul. This compassion for humanity. Almost like Father is looking through my eyes and touch to the person laying before me vulnerable. There have been times in class when I would see the scars or the hurts of wounded ones and know His absolute love for that person. I touch a vessel but God touches their spirit. I work with beautiful hands and I see the perfectly shaped fingers, I see the sweet faces I picture them as children before the King of Glory how He cares for them. It is impossible to touch someone without touching their spirit. Knowing you are dealing with the same vessel that has carried them from birth to one day their death that houses the spirit . I find myself in this holy awe of a profession that would allow me such honor. Even I have been amazed at how deeply this season has affected me. One of my instructors said I would leave changed. Now I understand why.

I have moved......

I had to move to a new blog due to some lewd ads on my online journal on zoomshare. Hopefully this journal will be clean and free of such blights !