PLEASE PRAY!

All you lovers of God, I call out the voices that God has given us to use!

Whether your faith feels shaky, strong, whether you are a long time prayer warrior or wonder if there's a God at all.....
I ask you to muster up the faith that God has given you even if as small as a mustard seed, God will hear it, use it, and be glorified....

Our dear friends Holly and Darcy just gave birth to their 6th child, Ethan Issac. Beautiful boy with tons of hair! You can see some pictures on Darcy's blog here.
Ethan was admitted to hospital last night. He was losing weight and there were a few signs that something just wasn't quite right. Since then, the doctors have done a few tests. The reports are not complete yet, they are still testing, but so far they have found these things. His heart is not as big as they would like. They have found some irregular beating going on and will do some futher tests. They are also going to test his thyroid and possibly do a ct scan.

As most of you know, they do have 6 kids. Their oldest has been left in charge of more responsiblities now that Holly and Darcy will be going back and forth to the hospital. Please pray for all their children, including Joshuah.
Pray as the Lord leads
Thank you for praying, for taking a leap of faith and lifting up this amazing family.

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Something to think about in the busyness of Christmas

no wonder i'm so screwed up

my parents as elves!

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my cry

Calloused and bruised/ dazed and confused
My Spirit is left wanting something more
Than my selfish hopes/ and my selfish dreams
I’m lying with my face down to the floor
I’m crying out for more

Give me Words to speak
Don’t let my Spirit sleep
Cause I can’t think of anything worth saying
But I know that I owe You my life
So give me Words to speak
Don’t let my Spirit sleep

Every night, every day/ I find that I have nothing left to say
So I stand here in silence awaiting Your guidance
I’m wanting only Your voice to be heard
Let them be Your Words
I just don’t understand this life that I’ve been living
I just don’t understand
I just don’t understand these lies I’ve been believing
I just don’t understand


In Christ alone my hope is found
He is my light, my strength, my song
This Cornerstone, this solid ground
Firm through the fiercest drought and storm
What heights of love, what depths of peace
When fears are stilled, when strivings cease
My Comforter, my All in All
Here in the love of Christ I stand

In Christ alone, who took on flesh
Fullness of God in helpless babe
This gift of love and righteousness
Scorned by the ones He came to save
'Till on that cross as Jesus died
The wrath of God was satisfied
For every sin on Him was laid
Here in the death of Christ I live

There in the ground His body lay
Light of the world by darkness slain
Then bursting forth in glorious Day
Up from the grave He rose again
And as He stands in victory
Sin's curse has lost it's grip on me
For I am His and He is mine
Brought with the precious blood of Christ

No guilt in life, no fear in death
This is the power of Christ in me
From life's first cry to final breath
Jesus commands my destiny
No power of hell, no scheme of man
Can ever pluck me from His hand
'Till He returns or calls me home
Here in the power of Christ I'll stand

A new baby!

Our very good friends had their 6th child!
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Blessings y'all

Questionare....join in if you want and do your own!

1. What kind of soap is in your bathtub right now?
Johnsons vapor bath, Lavender grins and giggles, Aussie shampoo and phisoderm.

2. Do you have any watermelon in your refrigerator?
Are you kidding? How much are those things in the winter and they are the size of an orange!

3. What would you change about your living room?
The whole thing!!! New furniture, new pictures, new paint, new windows, new blinds or curtains, I haven't decided, and way down the road, new carpet......I know I should be content with what I have...and for now, it's great with my xmas tree and candles.
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4. Are the dishes in your dishwasher clean or dirty?
Clean

5. What is in your fridge?
Pretty much all the basics, nothin fancy, exept for some xmas cookie dough waiting to be baked, icing to decorate our gingerbread house....and...OH, I put frank's red hot (XXXhot) sauce in my favorite salad dressing! Asian sesame!

6. White or wheat bread?
Both, I wonder if you can guess who eats the white and who eat the brown???

7. What is on top of your refrigerator?
The gingerbread house we just made from scratch (ready to put on the candies!)and the blinds I took down from the kitchen window to paint it and they're still there!

8. What color or design is on your shower curtain?
Right now, it is currently red because my bathroom is currently Christmas themed! Usually it's got a ton of cool fishies on it.

9. How many plants are in your home?
I just threw the last 2 out 2 weeks ago! I used to have like 12 or so! No time to tend to them, and to be honest, I lost my interest, which I believe someday will come back.

10. Is your bed made right now?
Never.....(blush)

11. Comet or Soft Scrub?
Soft for sure. Comet is for my mom that may have OCD

12. Is your closet organized?
Which one? Mine-yes, Hall- yes, Coats- yes, Girls-no, noah's-doesn't have a closet, elishah's-no (hers is the worst)

13. Can you describe your flashlight?
Don't have one....need one

14. Do you drink out of glass or plastic more at home?
Usually at home, I fill a plastic squirt bottle with a drop of essential oil lemon....yummy

15. Do you have iced tea made in a pitcher right now?
no....we never have juice or sugary drinks. (except, I promised Faith apple juice, because she's sick right now)

16. If you have garage, is it cluttered?
no garage, no clutter

17. Curtains or blinds?
10 year old 500 dollar blinds that do the job, but are outdated and would love to re do our living room! (did I say that already?)

18. How many pillows do you sleep with?
2 one for my head, one to hug

19. Do you sleep with any lights on at night?
i wouldn't, but I need to get up once a night for elishah, so I don't want to trip. the bathroom light stays on. My girls have colored bulbs in their rooms. Elishah has an orange bulb, noah has green and isaiah has red.

20. How often do you vacuum?
almost everyday.....only because my carpet shows everything, we have guinea pigs and 4 children.

21. Standard toothbrush or electric? standard...electric is a gimick


23. Do you have welcome mat on your front porch?
it doesn't say welcome, but we have a mat. We assume you know you're welcome, if you don't know you're welcome, then your not! HAHA

24. What is in your oven right now?
Nothin, it's 9 in the morning! But it's been busy bakin cookies, gingerbread, shortbread and christmas ornament dough!

25. Is there anything under your bed?
dust

26. Chore you hate the most?
cleaning the bathrooms!!!!!!!


28. Do you have separate room you use an an office?
It used to be caleb's room.....:(

29. How many mirrors are in your home?
4

30. Do you have any hidden emergency money around your home?
I'm not telling you that! besides, we have none...
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31. What color are your walls?
orange, green, blue, periwinkle, yellow, olive green wine red, beige, white

32. What does your home smell like right now?
Fresh coffee french vanilla...yum, going for my second cup now

33. Favorite candle scent?
cranberry in the winter.....such an atmosphere! ( I have those glade ones where the candle melts into a pool of wax, smells so nice!)

34. What kind of pickles are in your refrigerator right now?
dill chips, and pickled beets

35. Ever been on your roof?
yes! it's my job to put up the lights and i love it everyear!!! i change our colors every year. this year is green red and white


36. Do you own a stereo?
too many! My hubby loves electronics. which hubby doesn't? mine doesn't like a single sport, but we have the top of the edge technology (as much as our wallets can handle) I love it! He wants to buy a snow blower this year!! sheesh, for those of you that know how much sidewalk we own will figure out that he just wants another "toy" LOL


37. How many TV’s do you have?
3 Blush One big !@# TV downstairs, Our old one upstairs and a little half broken one in the girls room that isn't hooked up to cable. We went as a family for 8 years NO TV! Now that Joe's with Shaw, we're all sooped up.


39. Do you have a housekeeper?
HAHAHAHA ME!!!!

40. What style do you decorate in?
???whatever mood I'm in still tying to find my style...Hopefully my sis doesn't mind, but I rely on her for style...for clothes and home.

41. Do you like solid colors in furniture or prints?
I love solid, but that is a disaster with 4 kids! We'll have to wait

42. Is there a smoke detector in your home?
yep, isn't that regulation?

Sick kids and laundry

Don't forget to catch up on pics on my last post! There's some good ones....

Well, a different flu has suddenly hit our home again....this has been my last 24 hours...

5am: Changing Elishah's bedding from a bottle leaking all over her and the crib

6am: Changing Faith's bedding and washing a pillow because she threw up all over

8am: Changing Faith out of her Pj's that were covered in runny poop all up her back

9am: Scrubbing our new carpet, because Faith puked all over our basement stairs

10am: Washing our brand new brown comforter because Faith went diareaha all over it

10:30am Cleaning up 2 cups of spilled coffee, courtesy of Elishah's busy cruisin

11:30am Washing another pair of poopy pj's
Do I dare go on?

I has mount washmore in my laundry room that I need to conquer
I have our Lifegroup Christmas potluck that I need to prepare for
I have my niece's birthday tomorrow
And I'm still not done my Christmas shopping and baking!

If you have a burden, Please, I covet your prayers for us. Pray for complete healing and revelation. That God would show us anything that we need to do. Last year IM NOT KIDDING OR EXAGGERATING> (nin could testify) Our home was sick for 3 months straight!!! 12 weeks of fevers, flus and coughs. I have been wounded and have become intimitated of sickness even tho the word says that Christ is our healer. I have my doubts. (God forgive my unbelief!)

I'm still up and it's 12:30 am Pics....Finally!

Sometimes I stay up really late just to enjoy my house when it's quiet. Tonight Joe sold a computer which gave us some extra cash to do some more shopping. Got a babysitter, cleaned my house, came home to a clean house and kids in bed.

I lit my candles, turned on channel 419 "holiday instrumentals" (Galaxy audio listening) Comes complete with all our extras with Joe working at Shaw! I wrapped most of the presents and feeling a bit more prepared for Christmas.

I hate the pressure of buying gifts. Spending a ton of money when you don't need to. I wish it were just a time to be with family, eat turkey and hang mistletoe. Joe and I give our kids one gift each and that's it. This year they are getting two, one is their first bible! We got Noah this "super heroes of the Bible" Isaiah's is in the International Children's Version (which I'm super excited to read out loud to the kids! I am excited for me to hear it in a plainer version.

Tomorrow is our busy day, Library, story time, Piano Lessons, and Tae Kwon Do. We used to have an art class and a music class for the girls in there too! One of which I taught! (for me...that was WAY too busy!) But I did it....I made it to the end...for me it was good to see me stick out that commitment. Glad those classes are over....even tho they were a blast. Here is a picture of our little class. These are the faithful kids that came every week, I gave them each a framed picture at the end.

I should get some sleep. My kids will need a rested mom in the morning.
Noah said to me tonight when I was putting on some makeup..."mom, why do you always put on makeup? You are pretty all the time, even when you first get up and you walk around with your eyes closed....like this....(then he proceeded to demonstrate my morning face!)" Here's few pics to catch y'all up (I used that word just for your pleasure Corey!


Twinkle, twinkle little Elishah....How we wonder how your siblings could use you as a sticker board!



Our new Christmas Idol and our old one. "and the stockings were hung by the chimney with care...."



Daniel's first finger painting! And I got to be the one to do it with him!

My best friends baby and mine. they are 3 weeks apart. So adorable!





RRRRRRRRR We are smugglin diamonds!




We are the pirates who don't do anything, we just stay at home and lie around and if you ask us to do anything....we'll just tell you.....we don't do anything....


We are the sisters who have big laugh attacks, we just make fools of ourselves. And if you come out in public with us.....we'll make a fool.....out of you too!!!


HA...(evil voice) I'm Darth maul, I am on my way to finish the last of the jedi. I have sent out my prodo droids, it won't be long now....my very cool double light saber is in my back pocket.....Nah....(faith's voice) I'm just going around the block for some candy!

Ooompa Loompa....doopidee doo. I've got a head that's too big for my shoe.....oompa loompa doopadeedee....If you are a wise, you will listen to me (cause I have such a big brain...in my skull)



Faithfulness at the fun factory


The bestest picture of Daniel ever! How many pics do I have of daniel in this picture post anyway??? Hmmmm, obsess much???



Time to play outside.....then come in for hotchocolate and marshmellows. Faith made her first snow angel that day!

Paaaaaseeecohhhhhh!!!
Paaaaaseeeecohhhhhh!

(that's her cree name, and I'm singing it while I type it.) Those of you that know, I'm sure you can hear the little song in your head.

That's all folks.
Okkiee dokiee Cora lee!!

The reasons why

Convicted yet again over my reasons for loosing weight. I went out for coffee with a friend the other night and we talked about where our hearts were. I was very upfront and honest. I knew the reasons why. Mostly to be thin and to feel good about myself. What happened to being obedient to my Lord and Savior? What happened to being passionately sick of the sin of gluttony? Over time, my heart turned from right motives to wrong ones. Not to say that my heart went from holy to evil, but sliding off track in my desires. Deep down, I desire right relationship with my Daddy in heaven, it's so easy to get distracted.

God is shedding light on parts of me that need unconditional love. We all do as humans, we were created that way, so that we could find that unconditional love in Him, the one who created us. Our creator put it deep down to search for it. And most of us search for it in the wrong place. For me, He has opened my eyes to show that I am hoping to gain that acceptance from being thin. It's sad, I know.....Shallow even. Well, honestly, I don't see it that way. It's just a misplaced need that needs correction and healing.

I just pray that relationship will be restored, doing this for Him and no one else.

I've still been running, and having a blast on my parents new treadmill. I am being faithful to the walk, but there's a huge thing missing. My passion for righteousness. To say no to that extra cookie, not because I ran out of points, but because I'm full and want to submit my flesh to God. I want to die to self so He may live in me....

I want to run with that picture of Jesus at the end of the finish line cheering me on, teaching my along the way of faithfulness, steadfastness and trusting in Him. Not to run with a thin me in my head to keep me going!

These are my thoughts. I pray that God can do a change in my heart. One that lasts, for fruit that lasts....

elishah the elf

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Isaiah the elf

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I have elfed my kids!

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