Gray Grace

Sunday, September 27, 2009

Sundays

You are washed clean...FORGIVEN by your Saviour...rest in the Peace of Christ!

Sundays are for worship, fellowship and rest....       
Today I worshipped...one of our college students wrote a 
new tune to this old hymn

        Leaning On His Everlasting Arms

  What a fellowship, what a joy divine,
  Leaning on the everlasting arms;
  What a blessedness, what a peace is mine,
  Leaning on the everlasting arms.
  Refrain:
  Leaning, leaning, safe and secure from all alarms;
  Leaning, leaning, leaning on the everlasting arms.
  Oh, how sweet to walk in this pilgrim way,
  Leaning on the everlasting arms;
  Oh, how bright the path grows from day to day,
  Leaning on the everlasting arms.
  What have I to dread, what have I to fear,
  Leaning on the everlasting arms?
  I have blessed peace with my Lord so near,
  Leaning on the everlasting arms.
   
  What a great reminder for this week that we have His everlasting arms to lean on.
   
  I swayed with Asher on my hip while singing this song and thought...Asher is a great example of this...he is forced to rely on others to help him along in life, and instead of resisting the help and trying to go it on his own...Asher submits and relies on others to help him.  I wish it was so easy for me to rely on God for my every need, but all too often I try to do it all on my own even though he is right there to help me. As Asher rested on my hip with my arms wrapped around him...I realized once again...I have a lot to learn from Asher!
....Oh the fellowship and rest...we had lunch at Baja Fresh with some of our college students and I took a nap today!
   Happy Sabbath!

I think that my kids have learned more from Dora the Explorer than they have from me sometimes...Eden started a parent and tot soccer class today and WOW she has some skill for a tiny little girl. She is one of only 2 girls in her class of 10 and she showed me her SUPER SOCCER KICK (which she learned from a Dora episode of course). Way to go Babs!

Thursday, September 24, 2009

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF US...

There are 4 of us in our clan...but most days it is just us 3 amigos most of the day...me and my kids! Just so you know...we are totally normal...my kids may look like little cherub blonde angels...but they have their off beat moments regulary as do I. I took the kids to a Kids Cuts to get Eden's hair cut for the first time today...she freaked out...would not wear the apron...the hairdresser was very rude to both Eden and I (maybe she was having a bad day)...but we ended up completing the task. I think this picture sums it all up...

Her hair turned out cute...the end.

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

She's Early!

She's here...she's perfect...and she was early! My sister Megan had her baby! The very cute Rebecca Marie was born this morning weighing 8 pounds 8 ounces and she is 20 inches long. She is just beautiful and we can't wait to meet her! When I was praying with Eden tonight she asked if she could call her new cousin "Becca" and asked if we could see her really soon! We'll be there soon Megs and Becca!

The proud mama and her little girly!

She is just perfect!

We love you Rebecca Marie you are a blessing!

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

She's Here!

My sister Erin's baby is here! Emma Grace Asamoto arrived on Saturday September 19th at 6:20pm. She weighs 7 pounds 11 ounces and was 20 in. long...and she is as cute as a button! The kids and I drove up to Santa Cruz and got to meet Emma the very hour she was born! Eden's first comment to me about Emma was..."she's just so beautiful mom." I am in love with my new niece and am going through withdrawals having been away from her for 24 hours now. Congratulations Robert and Erin! She IS just beautiful...