If you haven't heard of Lamplighter theater, I will be glad to recommend it! The Lamplighter books are some of our favorite read aloud books. We have only started in on the list of great titles, but I received this email offering a free download of one of their books. They really want to get this out to as many people as possible because it is a great evangelistic tool. You are welcome and encouraged to link it to your blog and spread the word! We are looking forward to hearing this great story!
A Peep behind the Scenes
Have a wonderful Lord's Day!
Susan
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Life Project- first week
I'm so inspired by Susan's pictures of her Life Project. I want to try it! So here goes...this was my first real attempt at lots of pictures. Hmmm....I have been trying to take pictures almost every day for the last few weeks, but when I started loading them they got all out of order! Maybe next time I will do better! It is still a good look at the days of our lives- busy and full! Hope you enjoy!
Monday- yogurt! 3/9
Sunday- our place to worship 3/14
Sunday walk 3/14
Monday rainbow 3/15
Monday baby picture! 3/15
Sunday snow ice cream 3/21
Tuesday- where's the food? 3/16
Sunday- another snow view 3/21
Sunday- spring in the snow! 3/21
Saturday- breakfast at Meme's house 3/20
Wednesday 3/17
Sunday night- favorite time! 3/14
Friday- Happy 4th Birthday! 3/12
Friday- cousin time! 3/19
Thursday- clean bathroom with a touch of spring 3/18
Tuesday- helping Daddy 3/16
Saturday- Spring! 3/20
Monday- Brothers! 3/15
Isn't life good?!
Susan
Monday- yogurt! 3/9
Sunday- our place to worship 3/14
Sunday walk 3/14
Monday rainbow 3/15
Monday baby picture! 3/15
Sunday snow ice cream 3/21
Tuesday- where's the food? 3/16
Sunday- another snow view 3/21
Sunday- spring in the snow! 3/21
Saturday- breakfast at Meme's house 3/20
Wednesday 3/17
Sunday night- favorite time! 3/14
Friday- Happy 4th Birthday! 3/12
Friday- cousin time! 3/19
Thursday- clean bathroom with a touch of spring 3/18
Tuesday- helping Daddy 3/16
Saturday- Spring! 3/20
Monday- Brothers! 3/15Isn't life good?!
Susan
1000 gifts
42. singing children
43. Thankful Tuesdays :)
44. Spring
45. spring cleaning
46. blogging
47. fresh paint
48. 11 plates, 11 cups, 11 forks, 11 napkins, every meal!
49. hot water
50. math books
43. Thankful Tuesdays :)
44. Spring
45. spring cleaning
46. blogging
47. fresh paint
48. 11 plates, 11 cups, 11 forks, 11 napkins, every meal!
49. hot water
50. math books
Monday, March 22, 2010
Six Inches of Snow!
Okay, we had a beautiful snowstorm on the second day of spring! Crazy, but great for photography! Now I just need to see if I can get some of these great pictures on the my blog...I do have to say I did not take these pictures. Like I said earlier, my kids are passing me quickly on all their talents and skills. Their blogs are much better than mine, too. If you are interested in those, just let me know and we can probably send you an invitation.
Here is snow in the spring!
Enjoy God's beauty!
Susan
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Weeds!
Today we took a walk on our neighborhood walking trail, enjoying the sunshine, blue sky and green everything! As we were walking, my daughters kept showing me all the flowers that were blooming. My four year old handed me a carefully picked fistful of weeds. (of course, I was delighted!) It hit me! God's grace in living color!
Yes, the weeds were part of the curse of the ground due to our sinfulness, but have you ever noticed how many weeds have flowers??! We happened to be looking at a field of yellow dandelions, which are one of my least favorites when they are in the garden or yard, but even they were singing His praises today! God's justice and mercy always follow close together, even in weeds.
Singing with the weeds,
Susan
Yes, the weeds were part of the curse of the ground due to our sinfulness, but have you ever noticed how many weeds have flowers??! We happened to be looking at a field of yellow dandelions, which are one of my least favorites when they are in the garden or yard, but even they were singing His praises today! God's justice and mercy always follow close together, even in weeds.
Singing with the weeds,
Susan
Friday, March 12, 2010
Great Gluten free Cooking Ideas!
Calling all gluten free cooks!
If you haven't heard of this great cookbook, then I will be the first one to tell you it is wonderful! I already love my crockpot, but this takes it a step further than I had dared. I even made GF bread in the crockpot! My dear sister-in-law gave me this cookbook for Christmas, but I took a look at the website and it looks about the same.
OK, so what is it???!
Make It Fast, Cook It Slow
Hope you enjoy it as much as I have. With this kind of weather, it is great to put something in the crockpot, leave it and spend the day outside!
Happy cooking,
Susan
If you haven't heard of this great cookbook, then I will be the first one to tell you it is wonderful! I already love my crockpot, but this takes it a step further than I had dared. I even made GF bread in the crockpot! My dear sister-in-law gave me this cookbook for Christmas, but I took a look at the website and it looks about the same.
OK, so what is it???!
Make It Fast, Cook It Slow
Hope you enjoy it as much as I have. With this kind of weather, it is great to put something in the crockpot, leave it and spend the day outside!
Happy cooking,
Susan
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Sunshine!
Isn't it amazing how sunshine affects our outlooks? I know that time spent in God's Word affects my spirit the same way...the real Sonshine! We had a beautiful spring day yesterday and even our rainy day turned out sunny and beautiful today. We all enjoyed getting outside and digging around in our garden plots. Living in the middle of town presents a few problems with gardens, but we are working on it! We have several barrels and small raised beds that we have been working with for a couple years. Also, we have a vacant lot next to us that we are going to use this year. It is partly in the shade so we will have to plan carefully.
I am thankful my kids like to be out with the garden, because I think when I am eight months pregnant, the Texas heat will not sound that great! :) I am going to enjoy my second trimester with spring weather! Yea! It is fun to be included in the growing and new life part of spring!
I haven't felt this new little one kick yet, but I am looking forward to it any day! I have another appointment with another doctor this Monday. I am expecting him to say I will need a c-section, but from what I have experienced at this office so far, I will at least get some sympathy! We will see!!
Enjoy the flowers! I am trying to take a picture a day this week!! We will see if I can get them posted.
Full of life,
Susan :)
I am thankful my kids like to be out with the garden, because I think when I am eight months pregnant, the Texas heat will not sound that great! :) I am going to enjoy my second trimester with spring weather! Yea! It is fun to be included in the growing and new life part of spring!
I haven't felt this new little one kick yet, but I am looking forward to it any day! I have another appointment with another doctor this Monday. I am expecting him to say I will need a c-section, but from what I have experienced at this office so far, I will at least get some sympathy! We will see!!
Enjoy the flowers! I am trying to take a picture a day this week!! We will see if I can get them posted.
Full of life,
Susan :)
Friday, March 5, 2010
Sonogram
I finally made it to my sonogram appointment and I always love seeing those fuzzy gray shapes that resemble a baby! The moving pictures are always better than the still photographs. I got to see the baby yawn and wave...the heart beat sounded wonderful and everything looks great! Yea! Thank you, God!
My search for a doctor still continues, though. I have gone to a birthing center with a midwife for my last three births, but my last birth was quite a bit more difficult. With my age and the last difficulties, my midwife said I really needed to go to a hospital for this one. I had come to terms with that and started my search...how in the world do you find a good ob/gyn??? Late nights searching the internet, looking at hospitals and the one comment about the doctor. I have just been praying! It turns out the doctor that was connected with the sonogram said he would do a C-section. He didn't even talk to me or really give me any reasons. He actually didn't even talk to me, it was the receptionist who rather rudely informed me of his decision.
I will back up with more of my history. My fourth pregnancy was my twin boys. I did have a c-section with them because they were feet first and twisted all sorts of ways. Thirteen months later I gave birth to my daughter in the same hospital with a very uneventful VBAC. We moved shortly after that and found a wonderful midwife who was willing to try a VBAC three more times with me. I think I only realized now how AMAZING (and what a God-given grace!) that was for us. The past two days I have not found a hospital or a doctor that will do a VBAC with me!! Automatic planned c-section only. I guess the hard thing for me is that I feel like I am not the best candidate for another VBAC anymore, but that does not mean that I don't want to hear reasons and at least discuss it with the doctor. I did find a much kinder nurse and doctor who at least pretended to sympathize with me. That did make me feel better, and I decided I would make an appointment with him instead of the first one.
The whole idea that once you have had a c-section you will always have one, is SO detrimental to the idea of having more kids. My dear friend, who just had her eighth baby, had to have an emergency c-section. She was in tears when I went to visit her, because she was afraid she would have to have c-sections from here on out. I did not realize at that time how true that might be! Just the little research that I did showed how basically safe VBACS can be.
VBAC research
I found out most of the time it is the hospital's policy that prevents the doctors from being able to help a patient with a VBAC. The main thing behind that is the insurance policies won't cover the hospitals if they allow VBACS. What a mess!!! The other hard part is that midwives really can't take the risk of a first time VBAC either! ARGGG! This really does make me angry.
Yet it does make me amazed and thankful that I was able to have my first VBAC at the hospital so that could pave the way to my other midwife delivered VBACS. God has always provided a way for us to obey Him!
I feel like I have been ranting and raving..., but the bottom line is I am excited about this new little one entering our family. I read Proverbs 3:5-8 this morning and was comforted by our Lord's wisdom instead of mine.
Resting In Him,
Susan
My search for a doctor still continues, though. I have gone to a birthing center with a midwife for my last three births, but my last birth was quite a bit more difficult. With my age and the last difficulties, my midwife said I really needed to go to a hospital for this one. I had come to terms with that and started my search...how in the world do you find a good ob/gyn??? Late nights searching the internet, looking at hospitals and the one comment about the doctor. I have just been praying! It turns out the doctor that was connected with the sonogram said he would do a C-section. He didn't even talk to me or really give me any reasons. He actually didn't even talk to me, it was the receptionist who rather rudely informed me of his decision.
I will back up with more of my history. My fourth pregnancy was my twin boys. I did have a c-section with them because they were feet first and twisted all sorts of ways. Thirteen months later I gave birth to my daughter in the same hospital with a very uneventful VBAC. We moved shortly after that and found a wonderful midwife who was willing to try a VBAC three more times with me. I think I only realized now how AMAZING (and what a God-given grace!) that was for us. The past two days I have not found a hospital or a doctor that will do a VBAC with me!! Automatic planned c-section only. I guess the hard thing for me is that I feel like I am not the best candidate for another VBAC anymore, but that does not mean that I don't want to hear reasons and at least discuss it with the doctor. I did find a much kinder nurse and doctor who at least pretended to sympathize with me. That did make me feel better, and I decided I would make an appointment with him instead of the first one.
The whole idea that once you have had a c-section you will always have one, is SO detrimental to the idea of having more kids. My dear friend, who just had her eighth baby, had to have an emergency c-section. She was in tears when I went to visit her, because she was afraid she would have to have c-sections from here on out. I did not realize at that time how true that might be! Just the little research that I did showed how basically safe VBACS can be.
VBAC research
I found out most of the time it is the hospital's policy that prevents the doctors from being able to help a patient with a VBAC. The main thing behind that is the insurance policies won't cover the hospitals if they allow VBACS. What a mess!!! The other hard part is that midwives really can't take the risk of a first time VBAC either! ARGGG! This really does make me angry.
Yet it does make me amazed and thankful that I was able to have my first VBAC at the hospital so that could pave the way to my other midwife delivered VBACS. God has always provided a way for us to obey Him!
I feel like I have been ranting and raving..., but the bottom line is I am excited about this new little one entering our family. I read Proverbs 3:5-8 this morning and was comforted by our Lord's wisdom instead of mine.
Resting In Him,
Susan
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