It is well

We've been blessed to be hearing the hymn "It is well" resounding in our house all week. (about 25 times a day!)

Our son Nathan is going to play it at the state fair tomorrow!!!

His piano teacher is having her students perform in the old country church in the living history village. We are so excited for him and a little nervous. He only learned how to play the song last week! But he excels under pressure! I wish I did. He is my hero. : )

Even though "it is well with my soul" my body needs a little help. I caught a beastly cold and I hope to be better by tomorrow so I don't miss this big event! I've been laying low today.

Nathan's piano teacher also has all the family members of the students who are performing, sing a song together for the finale. (this qualifies us all as 'entertainers' and our families get free admission)
We'll be singing "Holy, Holy, Holy."
Seeing our tickets marked "Entertainers" is a little scary. His piano teacher has obviously never heard me sing before.
I may be mouthing it because even without a cold, I've only been gifted with the ability to "make a joyful noise." ; )

~We will be praying that these hymns will touch the hearts of people visiting the fair and that they would be reminded of the One who "hath regarded their helpless estate and hath shed His own blood for their soul."
~Becky

Goals for Mom

The other day, one of our boys told me,

that there are two things that I need to learn to do before I die.

I was quite intrigued and I began wondering what these two important things must be.

Plus, I'd just heard a sermon on how we need to be obedient to the Lord to accomplish all that He has planned for each of us to do while we are on earth.

Here is what he said:

"Mom, you need to learn how to make artichokes and fried chicken."

~Too funny! I should've guessed that a list from a teenage boy would have to do with food. ; )

~Becky

The best investment

I came across this old Chinese proverb today and it reminded me of my hubby:

"If your vision is for a year, plant wheat.
If your vision is for ten years, plant trees.
If your vision is for a lifetime, plant people."

Isn't that great?!
My hubby totally lives and believes in investing in people.
The best thing is that first and foremost, he invests in our little people. (which aren't so little anymore)
I am so thankful for the passionate way he invests himself into their lives. ~All five of us, are so very blessed! : )
~Becky

The 'E' award

My new friend Miss Sniz blessed me with this and I was so 'E'xcited!

I'd love to pass this award on to: Becky, Susan, JennaG and Yvonne.

You guys have 'E'xcellent blogs! : )

~Blessings,

Becky

Wednesdays in the Word

No matter what is going on in our lives, our country or the world,

"The Lord is King forever and ever." Psalm 10 :16
-End of story! : )
And I love that fact!

~Becky

Lil' Jimmy

This all seems vaguely familar for some reason...

Feedings every two hours,

'baby' food on our clothes,

lots of poop,

extra laundry

and lots of cuddles.

The differences between this baby and our four, is that this one is a bird and it sleeps all night, something our kiddos didn't really do. : )

We picked up our parrotlet yesterday! The kiddos have named him Lil' Jimmy.

Here he is:

He is ever so sweet and fragile! And nothing like Chipper.

(ignore that date! We haven't set Joy's camera yet)

We have to feed him with a dropper every two hours. I haven't quite got the hang of it yet and squirted food in his eye, poor thing! Isn't he tiny? My hubby and I did the first feeding.

Next came Joy's turn. She is really getting the hang of it. She didn't get any food in his eye. ; )

And what hadn't occured to me is that he will also have to be our traveling buddy anytime we'll be away from home for more than 2 hours. That is just now registering with me.

The breeder used to take him around in a purse or her husband's shirt pocket. (this may be the reason we never become breeders) : )

In two weeks, he will be eating on his own. Until then, he needs to be cuddled, kept warm and fed by hand.

And did I mention that he poops every 15 min?!

They told us that he needs to sleep next to a light for warmth and well, my Taco shop was the only one we had on hand.

As you can see, he was pretty intrigued by it.

He probably spent the whole night dreaming about guacamole! ; ) I'm jealous!

~Becky

Two memes of fun

This is fun. I've been tagged by two sweet new friends to do some memes.

Susan at "House-full of Maidens," tagged me with this one.
Here are the rules:
1. You must post the rules before you give your answers.
2. List one fact about yourself beginning with each letter of your middle name. (If you don't have a middle name, use your maiden name).
3. At the end of your blog post, you need to tag one person for each letter of your middle name. (Be sure to leave them a comment telling them they've been tagged and that they need to read your blog for details).

Active (my life is non-stop, but I wouldn't have it anyother way.

Neatfreak (clutter stresses me out)

Noble (because I'm a daughter of the King of Kings -yay!)

I lucked out in having such a short middle name. I used to wish it was 'Anne with an e' though. : )

And for the next one:
Miss Sniz tagged me to share seven weird things about myself.

The rules are as follows: Simply link to the person who tagged you. SHARE SEVEN WEIRD things about yourself. Tag SEVEN bloggers to do the same AND include a link to their blog. Let each person know that they have been tagged and finally post the rules on your blog.
Here they are:

1. I don't like coffee so I've never learned how to actually make it. But, oh do I LOVE the smell.

2. I had three of our babies at home. A lot of people think that was weird but, I loved it.
It was rough when one of them was ten and a half pounds though.

3. I lived in the same house from birth until my wedding day. (I had the opportunity to go inside it last summer. It was really special.)

4. Somehow I have a knack for mixing up dates. This has caused me to show up at events weeks in advance! ; ) My poor kiddos!

5. I was 25 yrs. old when I finally saw snow falling for the first time. (that's what you get when your only homes have been in southern CA and FL)

6. I enjoy ironing and because of a certain golden retreiver, I think I have a lint brush obession. ; )

7. I spent many years of my childhood praying to be 5' 7" tall. And I'm seven inches short of that. Oh well! ~"Which of you by worrying can add one cubit unto his stature."; )

OK, well, that's my seven. I'm sure there's more. ha ha

Consider yourself tagged and pick whichever of these memes is your favorite. Let me know because I'd love to read what you write!Have a great weekend.

~Becky