Happy Thanksgiving!

From our family to yours!




We now have a Skype account. We had fun skyping with family over the holidays! Almost as good as being there in person. Now, we just need to get Internet at home =) If we didn't get to talk with you yet, look us up!

Adjusting & Praise

I want to take a few minutes to brag on my family! This new transition in my job has definately been an adjustment. I'm so thankful for the time change and being able to get caught up on my sleep. And thankfully I have been blessed by a supportive loving husband! He really has been holding things together! He goes to work to provide for our family, then he comes home and still works hard! He picks the kids up from school and starts homework when they get home--which has taken lots of patients. Sometimes he even gets a chance to start supper! This has made such a difference in Caleb's school work too! He's getting 100's on almost every spelling tests! And he has become such a fluent reader and has a deepend understanding in math. Yesterday he was reading a library book on his own while I was doing supper. He only asked me how to say 2 words in the whole book! I'm sooo proud of him! Alisia has had to do a lot of her own school work with these changes. We just had teacher conferences for her and all of her teachers are so impressed by her sensitive spirit and orginazition skills. She is a prayer warrior. She always tells me she is praying at school for my new job.

In this adjustment, I have been trying to be intentional about praise. We all love praise. It motivates us. In our job. At home. At school, in the church.We don't want our work to go unnoticed. I've been trying to notice the little things that get done and the love behind each action. Being intentional about priase has also given me more things to be thankful for. I feel like my life is overflowing with blessings! What a great way to go into thanksgiving week!

What about praising the one who is doing great "work in us until the day of completion." He never forgets about us. He is all deserving of our praise.

In the midst of the business, changes and adjusting, He is faithful in giving me reminders of how much he cares for me and loves me. Driving home from work several days this week: this amazing sunset that my camera could not do it justice. The sky was like this for miles...

"I will give thanks to you, LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing the praises of your name, O Most High. "

Psalm 9:1-2

Strength at My Desk

Last week a co-worker of mine was needing some spiritual encouragement. I didn't have exactly the right words to encourage her, so I printed off these verses and was going to give them to her the next time I ran into her. They were on my desk at work all week. I found myself reading them over several times this week as I needed reminded of these truths. I still plan on giving them to my co-worker, but I'll keep these right where they are on my desk and make her another copy!

"Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice. Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always."
Psalm 105:3-4

"The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace." Psalm 29:11

"I love you, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge. He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold."
Psalm 18: 1-3

"O Lord, be gracious to us; we long for you. Be our strength every morning, our salvation in time of distress." Isaiah 33:2

"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit." Romans 15:13

Is your name in the Bible?

I have shared about both Caleb and Aaron's names and scripture references that we picked with them. Alisia has made a comment that she wishes her name was in the Bible. I told her that her name is all over the Bible, just to look closely for it. Then I found the perfect scripture that fit her and had her name in it: 

I also made this one for a new baby of a friend.

Is your name written in God's book?