My big kiddos!

I've always heard from older (ahem, excuse me, wiser) moms that I should treasure each moment with my kids, and enjoy them while they're little because they grow up so fast... Boy, is that true!! It's so cool to watch them jumping milestones, learning so many new things everyday and it seems like almost every week they are bigger kids than they were just the week before... You may be asking yourself why I'm thinking about this, and let me tell you... Brayden lost his first tooth last Monday!! That's right, my little, 6 lb 10 oz at birth baby boy is now a jack-o-lantern pumpkin face... I picked him up from school and his teacher told me the whole story- he bit into his apple at snack time and there was his tooth! (It had been wiggly for almost 2 weeks...) When Mrs. Terri took him over to look in the mirror, he was very upset and told her pointedly that she had better put that back in! He had school pictures at the beginning of October (before the missing tooth), and he looks sooo old in his picture!

Only a week after Brayden lost his tooth, Selah found it! Not literally, I just mean that she just cut her first baby tooth two days ago on Oct. 27th (almost 7 months old!)!! AND, that same day, she started pulling up to stand holding onto her crib rail, the couch, the laundry hamper, or whatever will hold her!

Josiah is talking to us right now in full (and REALLY FUNNY) sentences... He was so cute the other day, he was climbing up onto a dining room chair, and Bobby told him to get down... He got down, then immediately started climbing up another one of the dining room chairs, which got him a stern "Josiah..." from me. He responded with, "Let me get my water, kay Mommy?" What the HECK!!! It's like they wake up one morning and decide, "okay, no more of this baby stuff anymore..."

It is exciting to see my babies start to grow up, but it's sad at the same time... I guess all we can do is be grateful to the Lord for whatever stage of life that they are in...

By the way, I promise we're going to post some pictures very soon, I'm so bad at that...

I Am A Disciple of Jesus Christ

By Bob Moorhead

I am a part of the fellowship of the unashamed.

I have Holy Spirit power.

The dye has been cast. I have stepped over the line.

The decision has been made.

I am a disciple of His.

I will not look back, let up, slow down, back away, or be still.

My past is redeemed, my present makes sense, my future is secure.

I’m finished and done with the low living,

sight walking, chintzy giving, dwarf goals.

I no longer need preeminence, prosperity, position,

prominence, plaudits or popularity.

I don’t have to be right, first, tops, recognized,

praised, regarded or rewarded.

I now live by presence, lean by faith, walk with patience,

lift by prayer, labor by power.

My face is set, my gait is fast, my goal is Heaven,

my road is narrow, my way is rough, my companions few,

my guide reliable, my mission clear.

I cannot be bought, compromised, detoured,

lured away, turned back, deluded or delayed.

I will not flinch in the face of sacrifice,

hesitate in the presence of the adversary,

negotiate at the table of the enemy,

ponder at the pool of popularity,

or meander in the maze of mediocrity.

I will not give up, shut up, letup, until I have stayed up, stored up,

prayed up, paid up, preached up for the cause of Christ.

I am a disciple of Jesus Christ.

I must go until He comes, give until I drop,

preach until all know, and work until He stops me.

And when He comes for His own,

He will have no problem recognizing me.

My colors will be quite clear.

Amen.

Sick Sick Sick

So, Brayden is home from school today because he woke up with a nasty cough and a fever... We've all been battling this for awhile; it always just seems to go around and around. I guess that's the one hazard of having a bunch of kids lol... So, as I'm typing this, he's sitting out in the living room, wearing a t-shirt, undies, socks, a beanie and gloves, watching the Brave Little Toaster... Hey, whatever makes him feel better, right? I have to say though, I secretly love sick days... He gets to stay home, snuggle up, and we all get to comfort him as much as we can- I think he kinda likes it too...

How Rich We Are

This is taken from a book I'm (Heather) going through called "The Unsearchable Riches of Christ," by Wayne Taylor:

-Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ.- Ephesians 1:3


A sad but true story involves a man named Stanley William Walker, who was the son of a wealthy British ship builder. Stanley moved to Chicago, removing himself from contact with his father and family. He fell on hard times and became a homeless alcoholic on Chicago's Skid Row, living on the streets and begging for wine money so he could remain drunk.
After a while, his father died and left Stanley millions of dollars in inheritance. The authorities tried to locate him, but couldn't find him. Then one day, years later, on a cold Chicago night, he was found in a doorway lying next to a cheap bottle of wine, frozen to death. What a tragic story. Stanley never realized his fortune because he never found out about it. He was an heir to millions, but he lived as a beggar drinking cheap wine on dirty streets.
Many children of God are also living as spiritual beggars, groveling in sin and discouragement, seeking pleasure from the cheap wine of this world, not knowing they are heirs with Christ. God wants to give them rich, vintage Holy Spirit wine, which comes from a life of encouragement and purpose in fellowship with Jesus Christ and His people. Our first step is to grab onto that fact and believe it with all our hearts.
Where is it? It is in the heavenly places in Christ. God wants us to lift our eyes from earthly circumstances and the material things of this world and look up to Jesus. God's riches are not found in worldly possessions. God can and does provide earthly things for us, but that's not what we're talking about here. The things of Christ that deeply satisfy are found in seeking first the kingdom of God (Matthew 6:33) and in setting our minds on the things above, not on the things below (Colossians 3:2).
Everything He wants to give us comes through our relationship and fellowship with Jesus Christ. Make this relationship number one in your life. Make it central in every circumstance-your marriage, your finances, your job, your parenting-let Jesus be the center.

Hello to whoever will read our blog!

Hello Friends and family,
Since Myspace and Facebook are now our enemies (lol), we've decided to start a blog to let all of you know what's going on in our lives. Right now, Bobby is working at Alpine Fence, a job that God totally provided and has done exceedingly abundantly above what we've asked (as always), and currently going through the process to become a San Diego County deputy sheriff. I'm home with the kiddos, Brayden, Josiah and Selah- my rewards from the Lord! Brayden is in preschool about 3 hours a day, and loving it...
Our lives have been hugely changed in the last month, and our Lord has shown Himself to be amazingly faithful through it all... It just goes to show me even more that our stupidity and wretchedness in no way alters His lovingkindness...