I want to be BASE for my kids....

Today I learned some new and very interesting things from a preacher I know and
many of you have heard..Voddie Baucham .....
Today was on multi-generational vision and how we pass that down to our children so that they will pass it down to their children etc....Scott and I are first generation Christians and so everything we are doing with our kids is new territory. We want more than anything to be a family that Glorifies God in all we do and say. We want to be able to see the fruit of the 4th generation. Our great grand kids..So you may ask yourself how do we as a family do this..
Well lo and behold the answer is in Jeremiah 29v5
5 build houses and dwell in them;plant gardens and eat their fruit.
6Take wives and begot sons and daughters;take wives for your sons and give your daughters to husbands, so that they may bear sons and daughters-that you may be increased there, and not diminished.

So Voddie went on to say these little gold nuggets to help us leave a Legacy.
1} lay down Roots, build a house and dwell in it. I think our generation needs to
stay home more. We are so busy trying to rush from thing to thing that we don't dwell in our homes anymore we simply sleep there.(just my thoughts)
2}un-pack your bags-
3}Be a Rock for your kids. Be a stable person in their life so I believe in order for you to be a rock for your kids you have to be around them you have to be available.
4)this is the best one- Be base for your kids- Remember when we were kids and played freeze tag? Base was the safe place. The place you ran to. The place where no-one could tag you. Safe!! I want to be base for our kids. I want our home to be a place that even when they move on that they love coming home to because it feels safe.
If I get nothing else right in this world I pray that I become a forever student in learning how to love my kids and pass down a Legacy that will travel down the generations to come. I cannot do this without the grace and love and forgiveness of my heavenly Father so with Him I will walk down this path...

Pray a little prayer for my gang tonight.I'm afraid the stomach virus has hit the White House....Yuck!!

Cake anyone..?

Building memories with my new tea set.

I have started a new afternoon tradition around the ole White house.
I have started having tea with my lovely children. It has been alot of
fun watching the little ones sip on tea. Teaching my boys how to to be very careful
with their cups.I bought several different kinds of teas and some very unique
tea cookies..They are just loving it.. I have at least one come up to me several
times a day and say can we have another tea time... I want my new tea set to be
deeply enbedded in their memories not just something that looked pretty but they could never touch. They are already asking who will inherit this set...I love it.
Have I mentioned that I love being these kids mom..They are always gain to try my
goofy ideas without to much complaint....
I hope they look back on all I have taught them yes even tea time with fond and happy memories..

Ok girls this is a good one.

I have a friend that makes all of our birthday cakes I think you have seen them
from time to time on here. She is such a Titus 2 woman. She has taught us to quilt
and many many more things over the years I've known her..She has invested in my children's life in so many ways. She is one of those friends that is truly there for
you...When I started my home school journey I didn't have a whole lot of direction
past teaching them reading, writing ete but Kathy helped me grab a vision for Taylor in being a keeper at home one day and teaching her the skills she would need to do this.Just yesterday she came over and I invited another family and she taught us how to make the cutest aprons...She left a video for Taylor and it was a cake decorating video that she had produced herself...It was AWESOME!!It got Taylor and I fired up to start making cakes....I encourage you to go to her blog and check it out. Taylor and I love doing these type things together and it will be something she will do with her own kids one day......I'm so glad that God brought this special person in our life and one of the cakes on the video was Jokey's baptism cake.So go check it out....
Just click on her name at the left hand side..I promise you will book mark her blog.
Kathy

coop playing with Siah in the snow and coop took this picture of a bird.....he's a natural

fun with daddy and fun in the snow.........

70's and the kids went wild!!!!

It is a beautiful day here in the deep south. My kids are so ready for summer.
today we ditched our troubles and went and laid a blanket outside. The kids played
baseball and I read a book...Then they ate Popsicles. What is it about kids eating Popsicles? They make the best pictures....

5 weird things about me! -Taylor tagged me

Number 1- I talk for my animals! All of our pets have a distinct voice and their 'own' personality! (I know it's strange!)but I might say something like "ma I have fleas"It cracks the kids up and I hope to pass down this trait that I learned from my own father.(Taylor assures me this is one she will not take up)

Number 2-I drive around in cemeteries looking at head stones..I always remind the kids I want them to come visit me alot when I die...(it really makes you stop and think of the very short time you have on this earth)although it drives my older kids crazy.

Number 3-I sleep with a fan over head,a portable fan next to my bed blowing on me,a very loud sound machine and a Louis L'Amour cowboy tape...plus my hubby rubs my feet to help me get to sleep..(I know high maintenance)

Number 4- I can-not listen to people talking on call in radio shows or people on the news that their interviewing. I get so embarrassed for them....

Number 5- I love having a large family!I love not having a minute to myself not even in the bathroom. I love carrying on three conversations at once. I love who I am when I'm a mom...I love not working and not having to put on makeup every single day because my kids love me with it or without it... I love my bed because it stays full of all these little miracles...I love my table when it is full of food and kids.( We are in the market for a bigger table for our newest little one.) So I guess from the world's standards I have given up the lie that I should be working outside the home putting my children in day-care and letting someone raise them so I know I"M VERY WEIRD.....

Little Ponies.....

Channie has never had enough hair to do anything with until now..
She finally has enough hair to have a couple of ponies in her hair......
I love having a little girl.She is so sassy and sweet and just like me at times.

Sunday afternoon football with his own team!!!