Happy Mother’s Day

 

We had such a fabulous mother’s day I couldn’t just skip my post on it. We had a marvelous lunch with Phillip’s mom and grandmother and then we came home to enjoy dinner with my mom and grandmother. As I awoke to a hot cup of Chai Latte and a banner hung on the wall, I marveled over this gift I’ve been given. These two precious girls who I love more than life itself.

Being a mother is something that is so hard to put into words…it’s Amazing but so hard. It causes you to lay down your rights and choose to live for the betterment of another. Since the day I learned that precious Emerson was tucked away safely inside me, I have strove to be the best I could for her and then for her sister. It’s kinda funny that the thing that has called me to greatness has been the one thing that has revealed my greatest flaws and weaknesses.

I think God for this refining fire of motherhood. It keeps me on my knees…ever reminded of my absolute lack of true wisdom. It keeps me humbled….knowing I need my Savior with every breath, with every game of hide and seek, in every teachable moment. It keeps me searching…the Word for more of my God, more of His Presence. It keeps me determined…to gaze on Jesus so that in simply beholding Him I become more like Him. I know these are the only real steps to being a great mom.

So if you are a mom out there, I encourage you not to worry about the latest toys and gadgets or who has the cutest clothes or the best snacks or even the greatest activities you can do with your children, all of those things are fine but they won’t make you the best mom. Passing on a legacy of loving Christ with all that you are so that it overflows into loving others…that’s what your children truly deserve!

Happy Mother’s Day!

My two babies…

Easter Morning—He is Risen!!

We had such a wonderful Easter morning! We started it off with a yummy breakfast and then we read about what we were celebrating…Phillip read from The Jesus Storybook Bible. If you have children and don’t have this book, I HIGHLY recommend it! I have learned so much from it as an adult too!

Throughout the day we talked about what Jesus did for us by dying on the Cross! Not just the forgiving our sins, making us new creations but also giving us access to the Father! Tearing the veil and opening the door wide to a fulfilling relationship to God our Creator! Wow! What a powerful day we celebrate with cheap eggs & chocolate. I hope you took a minute to ponder the Risen King, His sacrifice, and the Victory that is ours in Christ!!!

 

Then it was time to break out the Easter baskets! We are all so excited about this wonderful springtime weather we have been having the gifts revolved around that theme!

Some excited girls! Carlisle got the big pink ball and she was ecstatic! That child loves a ball, any color, any size, any shape!

Miss E has been asking for a tennis racquet for months. I play in a league on Tuesday nights and I can’t wait until she is old enough to play with me

Fresh bed head…

My happy big girl!

A special treat…tee ball in the living room! She’s loving this! and Daddy is proud! Ha!

You beckon me

Last week was just one of those weeks. You know what I mean. It wasn’t necessarily bad. In fact, in a lot of ways it was good. My baby sister was in for the first time in months and we were super busy with wedding plans, family dinners, and lots of fun. It was also a busy week with work and my farmer husband was back in the field planting.

See it wasn’t bad just really really full.

On Saturday evening a long twelve hours after I left my house, I finally headed back home from work. It was a glorious sunny evening with perfect temperatures and I settled in to enjoy the hour & a half road trip back to the house. I opened the sun roof and cranked up my favorite Christian radio station.

I began to sing praises to my God, who I felt like I had been missing for most of the week. See I had been praying and even doing my daily Bible reading, but I was just checking them off my list…

As I sang, I began to ask the Lord for forgiveness for not truly digging in & seeking Him. Then one of my all-time favorite songs came on. The chorus goes like this:

At the cross, You beckon me

Draw me gently to my knees

Lost for words so Lost in Love

Gently Broken, Wholly surrendered

In those words, I heard the whisper of my sweet Savior. He was saying..

I’ve been here all week Carey, beckoning you to come to the cross. To lay down your burdens. You will find no condemnation here. Just turn around and run to me. I’ve been waiting for our time together.

That whisper left me Gently Broken, Wholly surrendered…. 

I encourage you no matter how busy you are, how distracted you are, take a minute and listen for Christ. He is at the cross beckoning You! Slow down enough to meet Him there…

Make a wish!

 

My girls have discovered dandelions on our evening walks and they are HUGE fans!! Carlisle, of course, almost always eats a few but she sure is trying to “blow them”

They are such sweet sisters!!