I CAN'T HELP MYSELF...

 I CAN'T HELP MYSELF...

 MY HEART IS FILLED WITH GREAT JOY...

 I LAUGH OUT LOUD...

 I GIVE GREAT THANKS TO GOD...

FOR THE SWEET, BEAUTIFUL, PRECIOUS MOMENTS THAT STAYING HOME WITH MY KIDS ALLOWS ME...

Besides Basketball pictures, I haven't taken any real recent ones of the older boys... I love being home with every single one of my kids:)  I couldn't help posting that picture of Levi with the breast pad on his head... What a sweet little dolly! 

We have been incredibly busy this last week.  I feel like I am always saying that... I am sure everyone feels the same way probably...

I had to teach a mini coupon class at the youth sponsored tea party 2 Sunday's ago.  They did such a great job putting it together.  The tables were beautiful, the food delicious and the kids pulled it together amazingly well!

Last Thursday we had such a fun day (This was the day that Lou said that it was the best day of his life)  My sister had told us to watch the Price Is Right that day because when they had been RVing it in California they had tried to get on some game shows... I figured that they must have gotten on it, at least in a small way... What I didn't know was that my brother in law was the big winner of the day.  We were laughing so hard.  When they called his name, he literally jumped over numerous people.  He even won a car!  The whole thing was just funny and made for a particularly exciting morning...

Then that night G and I were able to go to the Steven Curtis Chapman/Josh Wilson/Andrew Peterson concert.  We got in free since we worked the show hope table.  It was awesome, totally my kind of concert.  We met some really neat people that were passing through town on their way back home to Montana... He from Montana, her from South Africa and they met in Jerusalem... We totally hit it off and were struck with the neat ways that God works.   Andrew Peterson is my all time favorite.  Josh Wilson is an incredible guitarist.  And Steven Curtis Chapman is always great!

Last Saturday I was asked to lead 2 sessions for the girls at our youths True Love Waits weekend.  It was on modesty and I spoke to 2 different age groups of girls.  INTERESTING, to say the least.  I think that it went pretty well... I think the younger girls were more honest and receptive to what I was saying.  I just so badly wanted to impress upon their hearts, that modesty is really a heart issue and what are the reasons  we wear what we wear, What are our motives?  We even got down to the nitty gritty on what is appropriate for shirts, shorts, skirts; all of it.  They had some really good ideas, but in general I am not sure they fully grasp what immodest clothes does to the men/boys they come in contact with.  I am praying that the Lord planted some seeds for them that they will continue to think about:)

Now I am plugging away, getting ready for my meal class next Monday... It hasn't been dull around here at all... I have a feeling the next 10 years are going to be like that :)