The Farm

My friend April said something to me recently that I just can't get out of my head...she said "This is it...our kids will only be this little once, this is our only chance to enjoy this stage of life."  I have been reminding myself of this each day....we went to a farm near Avila Beach today and Beau snapped this pic of me truly enjoying this one chance that I have to be a mommy of two tiny tots!

Apple picking, homemade ice cream, farm animals, roasted corn on the cob, fresh produce market and two sweet kids having so much fun!

Old MacDonald had a farm E-I-E-I-O....

and on that farm he had boy so full of joy....

E-I-E-I-O....with a giggle giggle here and a grin grin there....

Old MacDonald had a farm...E-I-E-I-O.

Labor Day

Well I did not go into labor today (maybe one of my sisters will)...but I did labor to get two kids and all of our beach gear onto the beach (with the help of the Rev) only to be blown to pieces by a fierce wind and to be swarmed by sand flies...Beau and I agreed we will check the weather report next time...oh and the clean up of the sandy no napped kids was also indeed labor...but look at how much fun they had...it was totally worth it!

The best quote about mothering I've ever heard!

"When you see a mother doing her mother thing,

when a mother's heart breaks for her children, 

she is tapping into the very nature of who God is

and what God is like 

and that is a gift.

That is grace, 

that is divine."

Rob Bell- New Nooma DVD called She

Happy Sabbath!

Space

Do you ever feel like you are drowning in the midst of life?

Feel overwhelmed?

Take some space...

eat breakfast alone at a coffee shop and linger over the pages of a book...read about the Israelites exodus from Egypt (uninterrupted)...and pen some thoughts in your journal...

drive on the road less traveled...pull over and listen to a woodpecker...

watch the waves roll in and hit the shoreline...

stare at a bird...                                   

                                                  gaze at a distant barn...

get some perspective...

take a break...

take a day to rest...

Be Still...

and Know that He is God!

Thank you to my sweet husband for blessing me with a mommy's day off!

Hosanna

Praise is rising, eyes are turning to You, 

we turn to You

Hope is stirring, hearts are yearning for You,

we long for You

'Cause when we see You, we find strength to face the day

In your presence all our fears are washed away, washed away

Ho-san-na, ho-sanna

You are the God who saves us,

worthy of all our praises.

Ho-san-na, ho-sanna

Come have Your way among us 

We welcome You here, Lord Jesus

Hear the sound of hearts returning to You,

we turn to You

In your Kingdom broken lives are made new,

You make us new!

The words of this song in bold melted my heart in worship this morning.  So did some of the words of my husband's sermon this morning about Change..."You see even the painful, hurting places in our lives are often the very places God works."- Reverend Beau

Hope you had a "Happy Sabbath" as my old seminary neighbor would say.