Mary Did You Know?

My Heart, Your Home...

Come and make my heart Your home.
Come and be everything I am and all I know.

Search me through and through

'till my heart becomes a home for You.

A home for You, Lord.

A home for You, Lord.

Let everything I do open up,

A door for You to come through,

And that my heart would be
a place where You want to be.

Come and make my heart Your home.

Come and be everything I am and all I know.

Search me through and through

'till my heart becomes a home for You.

You are my portion, filling up everything.

You are the fortune that's causing my heart to sing.

That it's amazing,

that You could make Yourself at home with me.

Come and make my heart,

Come and make it Your home.

Come and be everything I am and all I know.

Search me through and through

'till my heart becomes a home for You.

My Heart, Your Home by Watermark

Wordless Wednesday...

Vroom, vroom!!

It tickles me that Caleb knows how to make car noises without ever being taught. We are slowly accumulating "boy" toys in our house. Today, we went over to play at a friend's house...where there are lots of cars and trucks. Caleb (and Emma) loved it!! Caleb was making car noises. So cute....it sounded like, "oooottt, ooooottt, mmmmmmm!"

It is funny how you never intend to make gender differences with kids but you do anyway. We never thought to get Emma cars and trucks...yet she likes them so much we are thinking of getting her a truck for Christmas instead of a dolly cradle. Caleb likes dressing up in tutus just as much as Emma! It is nice to have this time where they haven't noticed the differences themselves and enjoy playing anything and everything. I will savor the moments!!

Advent Alterations

We are having a good time celebrating advent with the kids this year. We may need to make some advent alterations. The ornament tree is working okay...other than Caleb trying to take the bulb we just put on for the day and running around the house with it. He is really confused by the concept of just saying "pretty" and not touching the pretties!

The kids like the candle lighting on Sunday nights. We lit two candles last night. In an effort to make it "do-able" for the kids, we made the reading short. I think it is too short. The candles are barely lit before we blow them out again. Emma loves the blowing out part. We say what all the candles stand for before we blow them out....HOPE, PEACE, JOY, LOVE, JESUS!

I'm thinking of adding a Christmas carol. Emma likes to sing in the car...so we could add it to this tradition. Even Caleb sings..."Jesus, Jesus, Jesus..." and I finish, "there's just something about that name." It's like an echo song!

Hope you are all enjoying this time too!

Wordless Wednesday...

STILL THANKFUL!!!

We had a great visit with my parents in Ohio. Here are some photo highlights of our visit!

Darren and Caleb snuggling!

Emma loves the antique meat grinder. She could do this for hours!

Grandma cooking with her new apron.

Grandpa blogging...or something!

Uncle Dave reading his new book!

The place mats MomE and Emma made!

STILL THANKFUL...in case anyone is wondering why that is the subject of this blog...

Our van had major issues about half way home. Praise the Lord we were close enough to Darren's parent's house that we could limp the rest of the way there. It was dark and rainy...but God was GREAT. The kids were better in the car than I could have ever expected them to be. They were great in the car dealership the next day and great the long final two hours home! God is good...I am still thankful! My Memory Monday passage was

1 Chronicles 29:10-13...

"Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, indeed everything that is in heaven and earth; Yours is the dominion, O Lord, and You exalt Yourself as head over all. Both riches and honor come from you, and You rule over all, and in Your hand is power and might; and it lies in Your hand to make great and to strengthen everyone. Now, therefore, our God, we thank you, and praise Your glorious name."