"...Jesus Made You All Good"

This child keeps us laughing! She's in a totally halarious stage right now. I really should be the good mom and write everything down - but I don't.

~ There was that time we borrowed the pull behind camper to go camping. Before Joel had it hooked up to the durango and it was just sittin in the yard, Hailey, looking very serious asked how we are going to drive that thing.She wondered if it has a steering wheel. I know, she's just 3 and she had no clue, but I just laughed, it struck me so funny!

~ Last night she asked me if she could have Joel to eat :) ( sweety, I know he's sweet enough to eat, but not literally!) ;)

 ~ And then we just have to laugh when her "boot hurts" or when she's hungry and needs some "bood" or when she sees a "bishy" swimming around.

~ And she's forever kissing our "baby"

~  She LOVES Bella, our lil' boxer puppy! Random times during the day she asks if she can go out and play with Bella. I have learned she loves animals of any kind! Rabbits,dogs,kittys...you name it! The other night I was asking Joel if he can imagine how nice it would be to have a cow to milk - we'd have all the milk we need and more! Hailey caught wind of what I was saying and the excitement that mounted in her at the thought of having a cow was so incredibly funny! Her face lit up, I think she even kinda put her hands in the air and she looked at me and said in her little excited, high pitched voice "ya, den I cud wun and play wif it!" Me and Joel just looked at each other and laughed. I really can see it - her and that cow would be Best of Friends!

Although our kids keep us laughing daily, sometimes they say things that are totally profound, and make you stop and think!

Braxton and Hailey are both at the stage where they just randomly come kiss me or hug me and say " I love you so much" or "I wyke you".

So the other night when I was fixin' to bathe Hailey it was nothing new to hear her say " I wyke you..." But she didn't stop there, she went on and said "Jesus made you all good."

That phrase surprised me, it was like a little gift from heaven actually. But it got me thinking and my thought was - if she can overlook the million flaws that I have as a mommy, then how should I not be able to overlook the flaws of others.

As humans it's so easy to look at each other and see the flaws of others and harp on those, never stopping to think that we are all made in God's image and that  he "made us all good." ( So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God He created them... Genesis 1:27a) ( God saw all that He had made, and it was very good. Genesis 1:31)

I don't know, maybe you're super human and never need reminders like this, but I know I sure did! I want to look for the good in others and not let the flaws in a person determine to me who that person is. I want to see people as God sees them. I want the love of God to fill my life and mind.

And the next time you start feeling down, feeling like you're not really worth anything, just remember - "... Jesus made you all good!"

Hope y'all have a great day! Here before long I'm off to do some corn.Oh yes, I know I've got some jealous people wishing they could take my place, right!? Haha ... for some reason I am pretty sure that the thought of corn day doesn't really rouse jealousy in people - sure wouldn't in me anyway ;) But at least we'll have corn in the freezer for this winter! :)

Staci

Why God Made Little Boys...

God made the world out of His dreams

of magic mountains,oceans and streams,

prairies and plains and wooded lands,

then paused and thought

"I need someone to stand,

on top of mountains,to conquer the seas,

explore the plains and climb the trees.

Someone to start out small and to grow,

sturdy and strong as a tree..."

And so,

He created boys,full of spirit and fun,

to explore and conquer to romp and run.

With dirty faces and banged up chins,

with courageous hearts and boyish grins.

When he had completed the task He'd begun

He surley said "A job well done!"

I love my son! He has brought me such pleasure and joy since his birth! I never dreamed how awesome it would actually be to be a mommy and my sons birth brought feelings I've never had before because he was my first born!

Joy and wonder at such a miracle! The mother henish feelings, pure awe at how God can create such a special little being.Those first moments of holding him were absolute bliss!

Now he is 4! I have a hard time believing that just 4 short years ago I thought he would never grow up fast enough!! After the first two weeks of his life he started his colic and I tell you , that is something that I sympathize with every mom, especially brand new mommies! The feeling of being watched and having so many suggestions thrown at you, at what you could do or possibly what will make it better - it's overwhelming.

My mom was my huge supporter.She went through two biological colic babies and when third sister came along, she may not have been biological but she gave my mom the grief and stress of fussiness just like us two oldest. My mom understood. She said I could do it. And four short years later, it's proven to me that she was right! ;)

Here we are, with our little colicy all grown up! ;) ok,not all grown up, but gettn there.You know what I mean :) And I thank God he chose us to be Braxton's mommy and daddy!

This stage brings a whole new set of challanges but it's a stage I greatly enjoy!

And this year he asked for a party with "his little friends" and how in the world could this mommy resist! Braxton's little friends mean the world to him.And he is lucky to have a whole set of little boys around his age.

1...2...3...4...5...6...7....yep, there were 7 little boys here that evening and there was one or two missing. Full of energy, full of fun.They were running around here like little indians enjoying every second.Well, my son had a few freak out moments, I think he felt a little overwhelmed but nevertheless,he had the time of his life!

And it was totally adorable how each one was very proud of the gift they brought and each one of them was sure that theirs was the best gift there! ;)

While they were eating supper they started talking about what they brought for Braxton and one of them piped up "I brought a monster truck!" :)

At the end of the day Brax was very sad that his friends had to go home! He wanted them to stay at his house. And he kept telling me that evening after everything was over, "tonight was fun."

At bedtime he came and wrapped his skinny little arms around my neck, laid his head on my shoulder and said "tonight was fun!"

Definitley made it worth it for this mamma!

And just for the record...

...I'm very much in love with my little girl too! She'll get a post all her own sometime ;)

I'm a blessed mommy!