Sadie and Keith at the circus!
Mommy's attempt at a Spiderman Birthday Cake!
Mommy and Stella at the circus!
My favorite 5 year old!
He had a great birthday!!
Monday, April 13, 2009
Samuel's 5th Birthday at the Circus
Sadie and Keith at the circus!
Mommy's attempt at a Spiderman Birthday Cake!
Mommy and Stella at the circus!
My favorite 5 year old!
He had a great birthday!!
Saturday, March 21, 2009
God Redeeming Me
So my sister has always been a wealth of spiritual knowledge and influence in my life and here we go again.....and I say all of this out of love and gratefulness to her for being my earthly sister and most importantly a sister in Christ. She was telling me about a book she is reading that was reminding her that our children are one of the ways God redeems us. I've thought of that many times regarding my husband but in the day to day drama or lack there of, I'd forgotten that my children fall into that same task that God naturally created them to do. And my children are experts at it which I find amazing and amusing all at the same time!!! We have 3 children four and under and it's amazing how thorough and accurate God created them in their task at redeeming me. These are some ways I've been redeemed just this week.
1) Keith is sprouting his two bottom teeth and this makes it impossible to sleep from the hours of 2am-5am, give or take an hour. My other two children did not suffer this much teething but he's really having a hard time growing these little tic-tacs. REDEMPTION over selfishness/sleep = 1, RYAN = 0
2) Stella has decided she wants to tinkle on the potty which really translates to "I want some ju beans, Mommy" (ju beans aka jelly beans). How do you tell a child that wants to pee pee on the potty "NO"? So, we are trying and I'm cleaning tinkle off the tile, off the hard woods, off the carpet, off little legs, off the Bob the Builder potty seat, it seems like off of everything. REDEMPTION over patience (or the lack there of) = 2, RYAN = 0
3) Darrell is consumed with March Madness, need I say more? REDEMPTION over selfishness, pride/not getting what I want = 3, RYAN = 0
4) Samuel has just come down stairs in the middle of my precious quiet time (where all 3 children are supposed to be resting) to alert me that there is a "flying bug" in his room and he doesn't want it to land on him??? So I must end my list with these 4 (even though I have many more because I am so imperfect!) and go find the "tiny flying black bug). REDEMPTION over selfishness again = 4, RYAN = 0
God continually reminds me of how selfish I am and how much I desire what I want over what others may require or ask of me. But I am continually amazed by how much my Father loves me and wants His best for me and uses these precious souls to help me with my imperfections. How blessed am I to serve such a mighty God? The way He created these children specifically for ME to refine and redeem me as He continually makes me His own and draws me closer to Him. He is mighty to save, mighty to save.
1) Keith is sprouting his two bottom teeth and this makes it impossible to sleep from the hours of 2am-5am, give or take an hour. My other two children did not suffer this much teething but he's really having a hard time growing these little tic-tacs. REDEMPTION over selfishness/sleep = 1, RYAN = 0
2) Stella has decided she wants to tinkle on the potty which really translates to "I want some ju beans, Mommy" (ju beans aka jelly beans). How do you tell a child that wants to pee pee on the potty "NO"? So, we are trying and I'm cleaning tinkle off the tile, off the hard woods, off the carpet, off little legs, off the Bob the Builder potty seat, it seems like off of everything. REDEMPTION over patience (or the lack there of) = 2, RYAN = 0
3) Darrell is consumed with March Madness, need I say more? REDEMPTION over selfishness, pride/not getting what I want = 3, RYAN = 0
4) Samuel has just come down stairs in the middle of my precious quiet time (where all 3 children are supposed to be resting) to alert me that there is a "flying bug" in his room and he doesn't want it to land on him??? So I must end my list with these 4 (even though I have many more because I am so imperfect!) and go find the "tiny flying black bug). REDEMPTION over selfishness again = 4, RYAN = 0
God continually reminds me of how selfish I am and how much I desire what I want over what others may require or ask of me. But I am continually amazed by how much my Father loves me and wants His best for me and uses these precious souls to help me with my imperfections. How blessed am I to serve such a mighty God? The way He created these children specifically for ME to refine and redeem me as He continually makes me His own and draws me closer to Him. He is mighty to save, mighty to save.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Stella, my Starlight
This post is quite overdue.....it is in honor of my sweet baby girl turning TWO (and that happenned in November!). Stella Ryan Stewart: full of personality, love, passion, and enthusiasm. She is determined, strong, funny, beautiful and loves her brothers tremendously. She loves to play with Samuel and loves to protect Keith. I can not wait to see what God has in store for this beautiful girl. I wish I could bottle up her passion and enthusiasm and use it on my own life. She is a true blessing to our family and I can not imagine our life with out her. She truly is a joy.Thursday, January 8, 2009
Still not a good time, right?
I'm posting this to remind myself tomorrow and next week why NOW is still not the best time to get a DOG (even though I check Craig's List, Noah's Ark, GCAS, GHS, and Petfinder every day):
1) Because as I laid in bed this morning, hearing the neighbor's dog bark profusely, I was very thankful it wasn't mine
2) After thinking about #1, I then realized that even if my dog wasn't barking profusely, he would probably be sniffing me out of bed to take him outside.
3) Our screen on the screen porch door needs to be fixed so the dog can use the doggie door to out.
4) My sweet Samuel still says he only wants a dog if it stays outside...he even showed me a "fence" he built with his blocks for our dog - so that it would have a big space to play outside.
5) Despite how wonderful it would be to have a dog eat Stella's food off the floor, I would have to vacuum and dust more because of dog hair.
6) I'm barely getting Keith in the bath tub....much less a dog.
7) Macey was the perfect dog....the next one may not be that easy.
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I'm going to continue to add to this list because I do continue to think of things as the day happens. I think the hardest part of it is missing Macey and missing the "lifestyle" I had when I could have a dog. My life is now about 3 children and maintaining a house. To have the kind of dog I want (inside, part of the family) it's just not the right time. And I know this but still want one anyway. I want one for me. I want to be able to train him and spend time with him and I just can't do that now. Another hard part of motherhood.......sacrificial love. :D
And even though I know all of these things, I still struggle with the "desire" none the less....struggling to die to myself and my own selfishness daily with a cheerful heart. It's hard.
1) Because as I laid in bed this morning, hearing the neighbor's dog bark profusely, I was very thankful it wasn't mine
2) After thinking about #1, I then realized that even if my dog wasn't barking profusely, he would probably be sniffing me out of bed to take him outside.
3) Our screen on the screen porch door needs to be fixed so the dog can use the doggie door to out.
4) My sweet Samuel still says he only wants a dog if it stays outside...he even showed me a "fence" he built with his blocks for our dog - so that it would have a big space to play outside.
5) Despite how wonderful it would be to have a dog eat Stella's food off the floor, I would have to vacuum and dust more because of dog hair.
6) I'm barely getting Keith in the bath tub....much less a dog.
7) Macey was the perfect dog....the next one may not be that easy.
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9)
10)
I'm going to continue to add to this list because I do continue to think of things as the day happens. I think the hardest part of it is missing Macey and missing the "lifestyle" I had when I could have a dog. My life is now about 3 children and maintaining a house. To have the kind of dog I want (inside, part of the family) it's just not the right time. And I know this but still want one anyway. I want one for me. I want to be able to train him and spend time with him and I just can't do that now. Another hard part of motherhood.......sacrificial love. :D
And even though I know all of these things, I still struggle with the "desire" none the less....struggling to die to myself and my own selfishness daily with a cheerful heart. It's hard.
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Morning Musings
Morning Musings - all before leaving the breakfast table!! One from Stella and one from Samuel:
Samuel this morning at the breakfast table told me we needed to get a doughnut maker. When my sister and I were growing up my mother had a doughnut maker and she would make chocolate doughnuts (the best!!). I thought maybe Samuel and my mom had had a conversation about this and he had drawn from that he wanted one. So just to confirm, I said "Why do you think we need a doughnut maker?" and my four year old said "Becuase they have one on "The Price is Right"!!".
Did I mention Darrell's favorite game show is "The Price is Right"?" So much for educational tv.
Stella was sweet singing the Brandon Heath song "Give me your eyes for just one second". In that song there are lots of "uuuh-huhhs" and she got all of them on cue. I love this song and it was so sweet to hear her singing along. God renews us each day.....sometimes we just have to make sure we're paying attention. :)
Samuel this morning at the breakfast table told me we needed to get a doughnut maker. When my sister and I were growing up my mother had a doughnut maker and she would make chocolate doughnuts (the best!!). I thought maybe Samuel and my mom had had a conversation about this and he had drawn from that he wanted one. So just to confirm, I said "Why do you think we need a doughnut maker?" and my four year old said "Becuase they have one on "The Price is Right"!!".
Did I mention Darrell's favorite game show is "The Price is Right"?" So much for educational tv.
Stella was sweet singing the Brandon Heath song "Give me your eyes for just one second". In that song there are lots of "uuuh-huhhs" and she got all of them on cue. I love this song and it was so sweet to hear her singing along. God renews us each day.....sometimes we just have to make sure we're paying attention. :)
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