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2009-07-14T14:15:00.000-07:00

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How does your garden grow?

2009-06-27T16:11:00.001-07:00

Purple peppers

Green Basil

Lettuce and Spinach

Pepper

Raspberries

Blueberries

Art is great!

2009-06-27T14:46:00.000-07:00

Art is great!!! Kids love to do anything involving chalk, glue, tape, paper or cutting. The best part about that is the endless possibilities. Rocket ships. Fairy princess dolls. Animals and more. Add a little glitter and you have hours of entertainment. Maybe even days of glittery hair! Let kids be kids and give them the chance to be creative. My super duper husband made us this chalk board with some chalk board paint from the local hardware store. Go buy some and give a wall a coat or two. Your kids will love you for it.

My little Man

2009-06-26T21:15:00.000-07:00

This one loves to say DUDE! He currently has a dirty blond helmet for hair and he runs around like a silly old drunk. If you put him on a skate board he can ride it out for quite some feet. He loves going down our driveway. Its fun watching him grow and learn! A favorite quote I once read said "Don't just stand there Leap!" That defines my little man to a T. He leaps at life and dances with its sweet song. He also loves paint and marker pens. If by chance he gets his hands on one of these you can bet he has tagged a number of things including himself. Just yesterday I had to clean off the computer screen, keyboard, desk, mouse and remote. Purple paint everywhere! He also loves just jumping. We have a large trampoline in our back yard and this boy can jump. His favorite way to jump is in a diaper. He finagles his way out of his clothing for the optimal jumping experience. Its the cutest scene! My little man is one of the greatest joys that I have known.

Life is sweeter with little people!

2009-06-26T13:57:00.000-07:00

Life is sweeter with little people. I am doing the best that I know how to take care of these three little ones. They are full of emotions and constantly living in the moment. I wish that my life was just as simple. Constantly I am stressing over how I am doing as a mother. Do I discipline them correctly.? Am I spoiling them? Are they learning from my example how to love others? It is a crazy thing being a parent. Sometimes when I just live, and stop trying so hard, it is then that I feel most successful!

At what point do we change our eating habits?

2009-06-23T13:34:00.001-07:00

Any one seen the new Move called Food Inc.????

I haven't yet but I am extremely excited for the impact that it will have on our food industry.

Pesticides on every fruit and vegetable that we eat.

Synthetic sweeteners.

High fructose corn syrup as the main ingredient.

Corn corn corn.

Corn that is tampered with and no longer natural.

Home and baby products that are proven to cause side effects.

Ignorance and foolish dependence on our government.

How do we feed our family safe food?

How do we eat organic food within our food budget?

Is it all really necessary?

If you are like me you have had these thoughts for some time but have had no idea what to do about the thoughts. I want you to know that there is a book that can answer all your thoughts and not destroy your life in the process.

Go buy this book! It really is that good.

If you don't like it I will buy it back from you and share it with someone else.

The book is called Super Natural Home by Beth Greer.

My family will reap huge health benefits because Beth took the time to write this book.

Creative Friends and Children

2009-06-23T13:33:00.001-07:00

I love having friends to love on our kids and do life with!

Cherries

2009-06-11T07:34:00.000-07:00

We will some day do our part in the family business. We have lots and lots of cherries and apples. A small amount of our lots and lots are organic. This GREEN topic is one that I deeply struggle with. We as a country are so far from what was once natural that it would almost be impossible to return to a healthy way of farming. But we as a family will be responsible for our inheritance some day and I wonder what exactly that will mean for us?

I found a few web sites that have been helpful with my own little veggie garden. digginfood.com and ogranicgaredening.com, yougrowgirl.com , and seedsofchange.com.

It is a crazy thing this short amount of time that we live on earth and make choices. I hope that when the time comes for choices to be made we will choose the ones that will benefit the world as a whole and not just our small world that we exist in.

Christianity

2009-06-07T20:32:00.000-07:00

Eccl. 8:15 So I commend the enjoyment of life, because nothing is better for a man under the sun than to eat and drink and be glad. Then joy will accompany him in his work all the days of the life God has given him under the sun.

We all went to church today. First time in 3 months.

I am am still trying to figure out why church is such a hard thing for me?

My friend once described her brother as someone who believes life is gray and not just black and white.

I find that it is easy for me to relate with someone who lives more in the gray than in the black and white. The gray folk seem to be more empathetic towards peoples situations.

I have always been a smart ass and a stubborn one at that. I think I know how it is and what everyone else should think; who is dumb and who is smart. It is a religious way of thinking. I know the way and I need to help everyone else to see the truth.

This last year however has really changed me. The people in my life have helped me see the world differently. And I have been striving to be more optimistic and less judgemental. I would have to say that I am the happiest right now that I have ever been.

So I titled this post Christianity. Nothing makes me more frustrated than Christianity.

Today in church the man speaking said "Kill Religion". I heard him say it. I am so ADD at times that I don't hear a word they say. But I heard those words today and I wanted to shout YES! And kill Christianity and kill judgement and kill all the ugly stuff that churches harbor and grow.

I love the Bible and I love the life of Jesus. The JC dude was awesome and he broke all the rules. Thats my favorite part! Like if he lived today and he still hung out with tax collectors, drunken sailors, truckers and prostitutes we wouldn't even let him in our churches. In fact I often wonder if he would even attend a church. He would maybe church hop.... but wait that is a bad thing to do too. Then a again he did break all the rules!

So today I choose to eat and drink and be glad! I think that pleases God more than this church and religion stuff.

To be joyful and optimistic

2008-12-15T14:39:00.000-08:00

This is a personal goal of mine right now. How to achieve it for a life time.... I am not sure. It is said that it takes a month to make a habbit. For now I will strive for one month of joyful optimisim and we shall see what happens.

I just finished the book Quantum Wellness by Kathy Freston. I recomend it!!! It is good to take a step back and look at things. Mark and I havent been attending church for about a year. Yes, we went to the service once a month here and there but not much. We oppted for the Anjou bakery for coffee and friends instead. I feel like I learned more about my self and my faith this last year than any previous year. It has been a year of questions and struggled thought. Things like why do I believe this and that and are those who preach this and that living it. I have learned lots and feel that I am now in a spot where I can move forward but with different eyes.

Creativity

2008-07-02T10:12:00.000-07:00

We moved into a new house last summer. I was prego and full with child. I have a 1/2 acre of blank slate to garden, create, design.... it has begun.

Camping over Memorial Day Weekend

2008-06-13T21:20:00.001-07:00

Ashlyn in the meadow watching the dads shoot at birds.

Parker tasting the great outdoors!

Toby playing with the greatest toy ever invented.

Lucy girl looking cute and good. Looks can be decieving.

We love going camping. Mamma and Parker Dog.

Sweet Thing!

2008-06-13T21:08:00.000-07:00

The wind in her hair... what a sweet little girl I have. For some reason I always pictured myself raising boys. I related better to them or something like that. Now I am painting fingernails and talking about what it means to be a princess. Sometimes I want to gag, but most of the time I just love it. Ash is all girl and she loves to be the little princess.
I asked her last night where Jesus lives. She responded confidently, He is the King of the jungle, and he lives in the sea too! I learned that at sunday school mommy! They give me snacks and let me watch Boz videos at sunday school. She is so cute!

This is a photo after her first hair cut. What a cute girl!

Camping with the Family

2008-05-27T15:15:00.000-07:00

Sure could have taken another 3 or 4 days out in the woods. There is something magical about being out in the middle of no where all free and away from society. I really should join a comune somewhere. Anyways I will get some photos of our great get away posted ASAP.

Check out T-Dogs ski video

2008-05-07T14:26:00.001-07:00

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Funny.

2008-04-24T14:26:00.000-07:00

Life is indeed a funny thing... people are important and choices are important. Decorating your home... no not really important. Gardening... .good food comes out of it! Pets.... they can make us feel good.. Life...
I wish that I could say that I have it all figured out. The truth is that I am really just taking each wave as it comes. I do know one thing. God is real and people all love god in very different ways. I love God by being still. Stopping to smell the roses. Sitting on my deck with a cup of coffee in my hands. Reading books to my kiddos. I also love God by doing things. Taking food to a friends. Cleaning the house and taking care of all that he has given me. Writting a letter to encourage someone. I do things that make me happy. Garden. Cook. Drink Coffee. Wine. Hang out with friends. I think that God is happy when we are happy. What makes us truly happy is most likely going to make god happy. Hmmm. Life. Thank God for life!

Lets sleep on the porch!

2008-04-04T20:06:00.000-07:00

Hey honey, Lets bundle up and go out on the deck for a cup of tea! Better yet, lets sleep out there tonight!!!

Kids are so cute!!!

2008-03-21T13:23:00.000-07:00

So many things to be thankful for.... The way Toby is starting to evaluate the world around him, Ashlyn calling her bathing suit a booty suit, Parkers big fat cheeks, and loud happy noises all day long. Last night Mark and I just about had our fill of happy noises. So much work these little ones with happy noises. This morning T&A decorated easter eggs. Out of the 12 eggs they only managed to crack one. Good thing they are hard boiled. Our finger tips are all covered in colorful stain thanks to this egg color project. So much fun.

New Photos

2008-03-03T15:32:00.000-08:00

Hospital Fun

2008-03-02T14:12:00.000-08:00

I'm writing this from a hospital chair. Never thought that I would be here today, playing cards with Mark, watching Parker sleep soundly and hoping that we will be home in the near future. Parker has Bronchiolitis. He had to have a little help with oxygen and be monitored for the nite. He did good and is feeling much better after being filled with a bag of fluids. I admit that I was a bit scared yesterday. You just never know how things will go. As soon as he eats some boob milk we are able to go home. This is good news! Life is funny sometimes. Situations like this draw us closer to our loved ones and remind us how precious life is. Thank you God for healthy kiddos and an experience that helps me to be more empathetic towards others. And thank you Starbucks for the coffee that tasted like heaven. And poor Mark, he is still wondering how he missed another great weekend of skiing. He'll life!

Prospective

2008-02-28T13:26:00.000-08:00

It is amazing how quickly the pain of a loved one passing on, or a small child in serious need of a miracle , can put life into prospective. It is also amazing to me how dire the need to be constantly on my knees.

This is a picture of my friend Danny. Danny leads worship for SOLID and the Lord has really blessed him with an ability to lead and draw people into worship.

Whenever I feel like my cup is empty and I need it to be over flowing, worshiping God is where I find myself filled!

Its been a rough few weeks for our family. Friends missing, babies being born too early, sickness and yet peace. Why anyone would choose not to have faith in a higher power is beyond me.

May my faith grow through it all. On my knees I will find my answers. Faith will pull me through. Today I choose to worship you!

Thoughts

2008-02-14T13:31:00.000-08:00

I sometimes wish that I could turn my brain off. Its constantly turning and thoughts that I cant even keep up with come pouring out at times. I swear that my close friends probably think that I am crazy. O well, whats so bad about being crazy anyways. Im going to write a book someday. No I am not good at writing. And spelling.... yikes. But I will still write a book someday and I think that I want there to be swear words in my book. Just for added flavor. Candy on the ice cream. Not good for you but it tastes better that way.

Three kids now. I am responsible for raising three. Who would have thought that I would have three before ever even turning 30. God has and continues to bless and amaze me. They are work, these three jewels. If they would just run out of energy then it could be doable. But No! Litttle wind up toys with music boxes that never stop playing. My friends are all having babies or thinking about having babies and I look at them and think, man they are crazy. but they are the same as me and what that means is that i am crazy too. How did this all happen and happen so fast.

I love my family!

2008-02-11T20:20:00.000-08:00

These are some pictures from this past summer 2007.

They make me smile BIG!

2008-02-04T21:06:00.000-08:00

I have the cutest and sassiest daughter around!!!! I guess God wants me to work on my prayer life. I mean seriously. Is she not the hottest little thing you ever did see. I better buy Mark a big old gun for the day she turns 12. Mark says she isnt allowed to date until she is 22.

Melas

2008-01-14T09:44:00.000-08:00

Today I sit inside Cafe Melas drinking a great coffee and dreaming about adventures. Cafe Mela makes a mean cup of coffee and gives me a feeling of peace and tranquility inside. It is snowing outside and my three beautiful children are at a friends. Sometimes the life that the kiddos bring with is too much when stillness is desired. My friend Jessie and I started this sweet thing months ago and we will hopefully never give it up. One day a week we trade kids. She watches mine every other Monday and I watch hers every other Monday. We have no rules regarding what we do with our 2 hours of freedom. Today I embrace every moment of it over coffee.
Ive been reading a great book by a man with the last name of Sweet. The title is The gospel according to starbucks. I love it! He writes about lifes meaning and purpose and journey. We all want to know how to embrace those things to the fullest. Super good.
Well time for me to get off line and be still for a few.

Just Jump!

2008-01-13T16:33:00.000-08:00

One can never consent to creep when one feels an impuse to soar. -Helen Keller
Start a blog... why not! So here it is the beggining to a great adventure. Hope my words bless you and maybe even make you think at times. Love to all who take the time to read this.