dumpity dumpity

Last night we took the boys to playland at McDonalds...only way to get a date...oh the romance in our house! We were the only ones so the boys could go crazy.


Corey loves that yogurt commercial, the one with the lady doing yoga on a ball...he's always trying to strike that pose! This was the first time he actually somewhat got it...he was so proud of himself! He is really into telling stories now. When we were eating he got as close to me as he possibly could and said "Once upon a time, far far away...Dumpity Dumpity sat on a wall. Dumpity Dumpity fell off the wall...All the kings came and said 'Poor Dumpity'..And he stayed broke." He was so serious that I had a really hard time not laughing at Dumpity!

They kept trying to be a train going down the slide....somehow Riley always got to be the first one down..sneaky little brother :)
Jamie has graduated from the happy meals...I am kind of sad! He doesn't want the toy anymore and he likes to drink a big drink. I can't believe that he'll be 8 in 15 days (we get the count down at least once a day). Where did the time go?!?

Jamie and Riley were glued to Jim all day...first time all week that he's been home for more then a few hours. J didn't even want to go to kidzlink which never happens. Instead, he sat with us through the entire adult service (he had to go to the bathroom 3 times...probably from the pop I gave him to help his "tummy-ache") I really think the boys are starting to really miss having Jim around...his school breaks for the summer in June so hopefully that will help!

Still Raining, but I can see clearer now

Well it is still rainy in IL today, but things have gotten better since yesterday on the homefront. It's crazy how things just build and build until everyone just explodes. Life is really like a thunder head....rain and destruction during the storm, but after the colors of the sky and grass are so brilliant!

Jim (the hub) is going through paramedic class right now, on top of working 2 full time jobs. He is incredibly busy and I admire his determination and strength to get through all of this. It is just really hard having him gone all the time and then home schooling the boys on top of that. I never would have guessed being a stay at home mom would be so hard!!!!! Don't get me wrong, I love my kids more then life itself, but somedays I really need a break! My friend Michelle says it best " Lord I know you love these kids, but are you sure their mine?"

Here's a picture of it pouring outside this morning...we got some pea sized hail along with it, oh joy of all joys!

Storms on the horizon

Storms are funny things...today was a sunny warm day and then all of a sudden, bam a cold front is going to swoop in and turn everything on its head....wind, rain, thunder and lightening, hail, maybe even tornadoes.

Life seems kind of like that right now. A couple of years ago things were going great. Jobs were secure, babies were wonderful, and married life was such a blast. It's strange how fast things get turned upside down. We get busy and loose sight of what really matters. Little things start to irriate, frustrations mount and tempers flare. Before you know it you're sucked into an up draft.

Right now I feel like we are getting whipped around in this hectic storm of life . I feel like we are getting pulverized by all of the flying clutter that we've allowed to build up. I need to calm down and trust in God to bring us through. I firmly believe that God is working in all of this. It just is so easy to focus on the situation. As we were driving home from getting dinner there was a song on the radio talking about how God never said it would be easy, but he won't leave us alone in the storm. Psalm 62 says: Find rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken. My salvation and my honor depend on God, he is my mighty rock, my refuge. Trust in him at all times, O people, pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge.

So today, I am choosing to trust in Him who strengthens me...to find rest in God alone. We will get through this and we will be made stronger from our sufferings.