Wholly Surrendered

Trusting

2011-02-28T14:33:00.002-06:00

I have taken a big step of faith in a new position. Whenever I think about it with my head I get so stressed and overwhelmed at all their is to do. I just have to step back and know God has given me the anointing to do it and the grace. I am just so thankful to have the Holy Spirit leading me and guiding me because without him I would be a mess. I am telling you that this position is one in which everything I do all the glory will go to God because he is the one doing it not me. He is the one giving me direction and ideas. I know that only through him will things get to where they need to be. God does not lead us to do things that we can just do on our own. We need him and I am so thankful for him and his leading!

Recent Desire

2011-02-15T19:27:00.002-06:00

So lately I have been really desiring to get in really good shape. I really want a personal trainer but for now I'm just going to do things at home as I have time. Anyone know of some really good exercises? I mean I want to be trained really hard. I enjoy hard, intense workouts. I have been kinda doing the 30 day shred but I need more than that. I like to be able to really feel that I am working out hard! Anyways, any suggestions are welcome or if someone wants to be my personal trainer I'll take it!

It's Been Awhile

2011-02-15T14:40:00.004-06:00

Wow, it has been a super long time since I have even attempted to blog. I need to update my blog! I have really been wanting to blog again so I'm going to start! I probably will write a lot about our kids, our life and our desires! Hopefully, my next post will be soon!

It's Been Awhile

2011-02-15T14:40:00.001-06:00

"Bible"

2009-03-30T20:24:00.002-05:00

It has been awhile since I have last blogged. So of course I will blog about Jeremiah again! Lately, when I have been putting him down for bed he looks up at me and says, "bible" this means that he wants me to sing him, "Jesus loves me!" I just think it is so cute because he calls it "bible." This has happened for multiple nights in a row now so all I have to listen for his the word "bible" and that means "mom, start singing that Jesus loves me!"

Love Boy

2009-02-27T06:53:00.002-06:00

On Thursday when I went to pick up Jeremiah his teacher informed me
that our little boy was kissing a girl. She said that he dipped her
back....opened his mouth as wide and big as possible.....and planted
three smoocheroos. On the fourth one he got rejected; she hit him!

WE DID IT!!

2009-02-25T15:06:00.005-06:00

We finally cut Jeremiah's hair last night! His hair was getting to be quite long. I prefer shorter haircuts so Jake got out the clippers and away we went. I must say it was a challenge keeping Jeremiah still. I had to break out all of the songs I sing with the preschoolers and a few snacks. I love his hair now!
Above are the before and after pictures. The back is where you can tell the most difference! Unfortunately we don't really have any proof of that.

Valentine's

2009-02-16T15:23:00.005-06:00

On Friday my dad and his fiance came down to visit us. We started the night by going to our church for our great mystery dinner theater. Jake won the costume contest!!! He is so creative! On Saturday we went out to eat and did a little shopping. Sunday, we went to church and got ready for the week! The best thing for me was that Jake surprised me with BEAUTIFUL roses! He is such an amazing husband! I am so thankful for him! What did you all do for Valentine's day?

Church Family

2009-01-26T14:51:00.002-06:00

When Jake and I first moved down here we struggled with not having all our family near us. We thought about moving back many, many times. Then we started to ask God for friends like family. Oh man, did he ever answer that prayer. He is SO faithful! Our church is So AWESOME! I mean so many people in our church are just like our family!It is AMAZING! Everyone in our church is so caring and loving! I just lOVE it! God is just SO faithful! He met that desire of ours! We KNOW that we need to be here and God brought us EVERYTHING we need! I love him! He is so awesome!

Silly Boy

2009-01-19T20:28:00.002-06:00

This afternoon when Jeremiah got up from his nap he had a little snack. After his snack he went under our pub table and squatted down. A few minutes later he looks up at me with his cute little eyes and says, "poo-poo." I was thinking does he even know what that means even though we try to tell him every time we change him. So I proceeded to check his diaper and what do you know there was poo-poo!I was a very proud mom!
Another little story for you. Jeremiah's sippy cup was up on the counter and I guess he was thirsty because he was reaching way up high for it and whinning. I said, "Jeremiah we don't whine, you say please." He then obeyed quickly and said, " peeeaas!" I love it! He is so much fun! I know I say that a lot but he is!

What is new?

2009-01-15T17:29:00.001-06:00

I am not quit sure what to blog about tonight. So, tell me what is new with you? What is God doing your lives?

Sweet Boy

2009-01-10T21:26:00.002-06:00

Tonight, Jeremiah and I were doing our normal bed time routine. I started rocking him as I usually do because I love this time with him. He laid his head on me and then he picked his head up, opened his mouth wide and leaned in for a kiss! I LOVE it when he does that. It is so special.
Another thing we discovered about Jeremiah is that he is becoming a climbing boy. Last night as we were watching a basketball game we look over and see that Jeremiah has opened up our coffee table drawer climbed into that and then climbed on top of the coffee table. He then decided that he did not want to be on top anymore so he climbed back into the drawer and was just sitting there! He also likes to climb on the couch and try to sit on the end table. It is amazing how in one day a child just decides he wants to climb! I love watching Jeremiah grow!

Excercise Challenge

2009-01-09T17:08:00.003-06:00

So have most of you have already read on Jake's blog we have some physical goals that we are going to be accomplishing this year. I am really excited about this and can't wait to beat Jake!!!! For myself I will be working out a whole lot more in order to lose my desired amount of weight. Jake is desiring to gain some pounds (man, must be rough)! So, check back and see how we are doing!!!

Discipline

2008-12-29T15:14:00.003-06:00

Lately, our little Jeremiah has been trying to get away with certain behaviors. The cool thing is that every time Jake and I tell Jeremiah no he runs to us crying. He runs to us and then he wants to hug us. He is just so sweet. It makes you feel bad for discipling him but it is something that needs to be done. I am so blessed to have such a sweet little boy who does not like to disappoint his parents!

Christmas week!

2008-12-20T21:18:00.002-06:00

I haven't blogged for awhile. It has been quite busy lately with Christmas shopping and parties! This week is going to be quite busy as well. We will be preparing for our big family to come down! All of Jake's family is coming in on Christmas Eve! So we will have about 22 plus people at Nate and Evan's wonderful home for a few days! It should be lots of fun! I hope to post some Christmas pictures after this week of all the fun we have! Have a merry Christmas!

Random Thoughts

2008-12-08T20:03:00.000-06:00

So Jeremiah said "cracker" tonight!It was pretty exciting! He also has been signing "more" pretty well! It is SO much fun to see him grow up and do different and new things everyday.
I am excited to go Christmas shopping this weekend! I really wish we could bless everyone with HUGE gifts! Someday soon! God is faithful! I am also looking forward to having Jake's entire family here for Christmas! It should be lots of fun!I really enjoy this time of year and I enjoy watching Christmas movies!
I have the BEST husband in the whole world! He loves God with all his heart and desires to do everything that God says and has for him! He is such a hard worker and an AMAZING dad!
Well I guess those are all my random thoughts for now!

Christmas Time

2008-12-06T22:16:00.002-06:00

Copy/paste this on your blog. It's fun! And it gets you thinking about Christmas too.

Jake put this list on his blog, here are mine.Even though mine are all pretty much the same as Jake's!

1. Do you have a real or artificial tree? Both, but the main one is real.
2. Do you like eggnog? I do like eggnog but not to much.
3. Favorite Holiday memory? Being with all my family!
4. Favorite Christmas movie of all time? I like the Santa Clauses.
5. What do you have for dinner at Christmas? Depends on where I eat. Each side of our 5-sided family has their own version. :)(I took this one from Jake's blog!)
6. Favorite Christmas song? Carol of the Bells
7. Favorite Christmas treat? Cookies
8. Do you put up lights on the outside of your house? Yes

Jeremiah's First Birthday Party!

2008-11-20T14:52:00.004-06:00

Here are some pictures from Jeremiah's first birthday! I will have to say that Jake and I were both surprised at how much he enjoyed opening his presents. He would pull tissue paper out and everything! It was very exciting to watch! He also enjoyed his cake very much! We ventured out to make his baby einstein caterpillar pinata and it turned out pretty good! We liked it anyway! The bounce around was fun as well. Although, Jeremiah did not really care for it! All in all it was a great first birthday party and we were SO grateful for all the friends and family who joined us! We love you all very much!

Jeremiah

2008-11-20T14:52:00.001-06:00

Happy 1st Birthday Jeremiah!

2008-11-20T14:31:00.007-06:00

Today is Jeremiah's first birthday! I can't believe that one year has already gone by. Everyday watching him do new things, say new things, and grow up has been absolutely amazing! I am continually amazed at him! I love him so much! He is my little buddy! The cutest, most precious little boy in the world! Everyday just gets better and better! I love you Jeremiah! Happy Birthday!
Check out Jake's blog jacobschlegel.com! He wrote the sweetest post! Man, I have incredible boys in my life!

Precious Moments

2008-11-17T20:07:00.002-06:00

I love being a mom so much! I love the precious moments that I get to spend everyday with Jeremiah! Tonight, as I was rocking Jeremiah to bed he looked up at me and then gave me a kiss! Every moment is precious with my cute Jeremiah! He is growing up so fast! He turns one on Thursday! I will be posting pictures up from his party soon!

Hallelujah Harvest

2008-11-05T21:56:00.002-06:00

Last Friday we had a really fun Hallelujah harvest at our awesome church! We had a trunk or treat for the kids, games, costume contest, and talent show! It was lots of fun! Last minute Jake and I decided to do a geek squad theme for our trunk and costumes since we had most of the props for it! Amazingly enough our trunk won the best trunk! Jake, won the best male costume which was hilarious! He was way to good of a geek! Our little buddy Jeremiah was a little skunk! He was so cute! It was a very fun time!

Pumpkins

2008-10-20T20:11:00.004-05:00

This past weekend Jake, Jeremiah and myself went to a pumpkin patch with our church group! We were able to go to their petting zoo, walk through their corn maze,go on a hayride and we also were able to pick out three free pumpkins!
Then on Sunday we went to get a few big pumpkins and carved them for fun! We wanted to see how Jeremiah would react to sticking his hand in some slimy goo! But he had absolutely no reaction! So our idea did not work out to good! He then became bored watching mom and dad carve their pumpkins so he decided to push the wagon around the yard and play with anything he could find! It was a fun-filled family weekend!

First Steps

2008-10-20T19:45:00.002-05:00

Jeremiah took about four steps at daycare last Tuesday! I am sad I missed it but so happy that he walked! Since then he has become quite confident in his walking abilities! He stands up takes a step or two and decides to turn all the way around or so he thinks he can! It is so fun seeing him do new things!
We almost bought him one of those push toys a little bit ago so he could walk around with it. Well, the other night I caught him pushing around a laundry basket all over the house! And to think we almost spent money on a push toy! Things around the house are so much better! I will post pictures later of the buddy!

Fun Night

2008-10-10T21:23:00.003-05:00

We recently got a new target in our area!!! Actually it is the closest one to us about 25 minutes away. So we decided that tonight we would go check it out. Oh boy was it packed. Everybody was shopping at target! After checking target out we went to get some dinner and then Starbucks for a nice pumpkin spice latte! What a great night with the family!

Fall Time

2008-10-10T16:53:00.003-05:00

I love to do things in the fall. I like to go to the pumpkin patch, apple picking, baking goodies, cuddling up with the family, wearing warmer clothes, and lots more. What is your favorite thing to do in the fall?

Tag: I'm it

2008-10-01T15:08:00.002-05:00

Jake tagged me awhile back and I am just now doing this so....
Here are the rules that he posted on his blog.
-Post these rules on your blog
-Write 6 random things about yourself.
-Tag 6 people at the end of your post
-If you were tagged, DO IT and pass on the tag.

1.Within the last few months my desire for latte's has become great.

2. I love October, November, December. I love cuddling, dressing in warm clothes, apple orchards, apple cider, fires, hay rides, pumpkins, etc.

3. When I was young I would go into our playroom and make a pulpit. I would then pretend that I was standing in front of a congregation and "talk" to them. The funny thing is we were Catholic then.

4. I desire for our family to be really active. I want us to play sports together often and hang out together lots. Things like: go for a walk, go running, play soccer, volleyball, basketball, golf, etc.

5. I love having deep conversations especially with Jake!

6. I love for our house to be nice and clean if there are times when things are out of order or lying around it drives me nuts.

Now I tag Mona, my dad, Lisa, Shaynah, Kimmy D., and Jamie. If you don't have a blog just leave your 6 randoms in this comment section!

Mornings at the Schlegel's

2008-09-09T21:11:00.002-05:00

Every weekday morning Jake and I wake up at 5am! We make latte's and then sit down together. We each get in the word for ourselves and then we speak scriptures over our family and our situations such as finances, health, the plan of God, etc. We then pray together! I love mornings at our house! I am so thankful for such a devoted husband who will get up at 5 am with me and spend time with God! Seriously, this is making a HUGE difference in our lives! I LOVE it! Speaking the word is so powerful!
Another little tid bit is the other night I put on a Hillsong DVD while I was cleaning the house and Jeremiah was playing. After a I finished cleaning Jeremiah and I sat together and were singing the songs and worshiping God. Jeremiah has learned how to raise his hands and as we were worshipping God and watching the DVD Jeremiah was bobbing up and down and raising his hands! It made me realize what an influence we have on our children! It is amazing! I am so thankful to have God in our lives!

Growing Up!

2008-09-04T15:13:00.003-05:00

Jeremiah has out grown his infant car seat. So this past weekend Jake and I decided it was time to move him up to the big boy seat! Oh my did he ever love it! I think he was just happy to finally be facing forward! As you can see, he was already getting all snuggled into it by reading a book. He also wanted to give you a little wave as he showed what a big boy he is becoming!

Thank you!

2008-08-28T16:34:00.004-05:00

Today has been an incredible day! Jake, got up super early this morning with me. 5 AM to be exact and he went and got some breakfast! Then he made me some nummy coffee! He also made me cupcakes to give to my class! If that all was not enough he sent flowers to my work! They were so gorgeous! Tonight, we are going out to eat and then coming home to hang out! Jake has truly made my birthday special! I have the BEST husband in the entire world! I love you Jake!
I am also SUPER thankful for everyone who wished me a happy birthday! That means a lot! You are all so special to me! Thank you everyone again!

Go Kids Pre-K Classroom!

2008-08-22T21:31:00.002-05:00

These pictures were taken right before we opened on August 18th. I am just now getting these up because we have been so busy. This week was our first week official week! It was amazing! I love teaching! I love being led by God when I teach and in the things I do! I love knowing that he has anointed me to teach at a level the world does not understand! My class is awesome! I could not have asked for better kids! It is amazing how much they learn. In just the first week I can see improvements in them! I am looking forward to seeing them learn even more! I desire to be the best teacher I can possibly be for God's glory!

Go Kids

2008-08-13T13:21:00.004-05:00

Here are a few pictures of our beautiful lobby for Go Kids! My WONDERFUL husband made this beautiful sign!We had our open house last night and it was wonderful! It was fun to meet parents and see all of the kids that were going to be in my class! I will post pictures of my room my room soon! I am excited for this year!

Fun Filled Saturday

2008-08-10T23:18:00.003-05:00

Jake had a softball tournament all day today. So Jeremiah came out to support him! While Jake was playing in the field. Jeremiah was playing in the dirt. It is funny how you can have tons of toys for him to play with and he chooses the dirt.

After Jake's tournament was over we had about an hour until we were to head up to Fayetteville for the Naturals game. It rained on the way there, then stopped, and then it rained again. Oh well, it was fun!

At the game they gave away free whiffle ball sets to the first so many people to arrive at the game. So, today Jeremiah wanted to show me that he could play with his new ball!

God's Faithfulness and Go Kids

2008-08-10T23:08:00.002-05:00

God has really been dealing with us about going to bible school full time for the two year program. We were wondering how we were going to do that with Jeremiah. We put it into God's hands and told him that he wants us to go so he has to provide a way for Jeremiah to be watched. Sure enough we found the right people that wanted to watch Jeremiah for us! God is so good!
Also, Go Kids Academy is starting next Monday so tomorrow we will be getting everything ready! This is so exciting! I will be posting pictures and updates on that this week! It is just so amazing how when you step into what God wants you to do right now things become so different. My life is completely changed. My fire for God has grown even more and I just want him to use me for whatever he wants to! God is just so amazing and I am so thankful for him.
If God is telling you to do something then do it because it will change you forever!

Last Night with the Boys!

2008-08-02T09:56:00.006-05:00

Yesterday morning we started out with some yummy pancakes!

For the last night, we rented Snow Buddies and made homemade pizza! The only thing is that in the middle of the movie the power went out. So we were without power for about an hour and a half. After the power came on we watched about twenty minutes of the movie and then Nate and Evan came to pick up the boys! They were so excited to see them! Now this morning we are sitting here and it is kinda weird not having them around. We had a fun week with them!

4th Night with the Boys!

2008-08-01T08:57:00.013-05:00

Yesterday, we had Hannah and Jessica over for some fun swim time.

Then, last night we took a little road trip to Fayetteville to return a bed spread we had boughten at bed, bath and beyond. After returning the bedspread we took the kids to Coldstone for some ice cream. We thought this would be a fun idea but then it happened. Matthew changed his mind of what he wanted after we had already ordered it and paid. So we didn't end up eating at Coldstone. Instead we enjoyed our wonderful ice cream in the car. After some convincing Matthew finally decided to eat his ice cream! Samuel was so content and happy with his own strawberry ice cream!

Then, Jeremiah decided he was extremely tired so he wanted to cry really loudly for a long time or so it seemed. Then Samuel started crying and then Matthew started crying because he had gotten some hand sanitizer in his mouth. So we had all three kids in there car seats crying in the back seat of the car for some of the ride home. Oh man, Jake and I just had to laugh. (Notice Samuel is smiling! He saw that I was taking a picture so he started to smile. I guess he must have not been that sad!)

Finally, everyone settled down and Jeremiah and Samuel fell fast asleep!

3rd Night with the Boys!

2008-07-31T12:44:00.003-05:00

Last night, we went to church, came home, and got the boy's ready for bed. We put Jeremiah and Samuel down and then let Matthew stay up with us for a little bit. He asked if he could watch a show and I said, "well there is nothing good on except cooking." He said, " ok, that's ok." So Matthew, Jake, and I watched the food network channel for awhile. After the show was over we told Matthew it was time for bed. He requested to lay on the couch and because he was missing mom and dad we honored that request. It wasn't about two minutes since he was laying on the couch and he was out. It was so sweet to see him all cuddled up on the couch!
Check back later to see what fun we have in store for tonight!

2nd Night with the Boys!

2008-07-29T21:16:00.007-05:00

So, today we did not end up going to the library. I thought it may be a little tough with two babies. Instead we went swimming! Matthew sure loves going under water and Samuel likes to lounge around in his baby floaty.

As soon as Jake got home we got the idea to make a fun night by letting Matthew chose where he wanted to go for dinner which was of course McDonald's. I guess Jeremiah must have been the only one who was excited to go!

We then went to Walmart to stock up on some prizes for the night that was ahead of us. When we got home we decided to send Matthew on a treasure hunt. Jake made this awesome map:

which sent him around the house finding his "treasure." Below is Matthew with all of the treasure that he found.

After the treasure hunt was over we had some prizes left over so we played bible trivia to help get rid of the left over prizes. It was a fun night!
I must say though the funnest part of the night was watching Jake and Matthew play with this toy called, "flarp" (a putty looking substance that you push into a cup to make toot noises). Oh my goodness they were laughing so hard trying to make the best tooting noises. Then they got out the other toy they had bought which were giant sticky hands. They choose to start smacking each other with them. I tell you what, they are true boys and I absolutely loved watching them laugh uncontrollably at each other!

The First Night with the Boys!

2008-07-28T20:32:00.004-05:00

Tonight as I said before was Jake's softball game. While Matthew sat so nicely watching the game, Samuel played with Ethan and Jeremiah sat on his aunt Cortney's lap! When we got home we immediately threw all three boys in the bathtub to get them ready for bed and wash all the dirt off from playing at the ball field. After the bath the boys had a little fun as you can see from the pictures below...

Jeremiah eating the water bottle after getting out of the bathtub!

Samuel and Jeremiah having their snack before bed!

All three sweet boys loving on each other just like they always do!

Too bad you weren't here to see us trying to make them pose for this one! With kids you only have 2 seconds to get them together and snap the picture if you don't take the picture in that time frame it is to late. Just an FYI!
Check back tomorrow to see what fun we have planned!

Big Week

2008-07-28T16:27:00.002-05:00

This week is a very busy week for us. We are watching our nephews as Jake said on his blog jacobandrew.blogspot.com. We hope to do something fun with Matthew and Samuel every day. Tonight, we are going to Jake's softball game. I am thinking about bringing the boys to the library tomorrow to pick out a few books. We will see what else we can come up with that will be fun. The daycare is also opening in just less than three weeks! Very exciting but lots to do!! This week will be a fun, productive week!

Watermelon Boy

2008-07-21T13:59:00.002-05:00

Last night we went out to our garden to pick our watermelons! Here they are with Jeremiah who did not know what to do with these big green things in front of him except hit them like they were drums! He had a great time! He sure did have fun with the watermelons!

Birdie

2008-07-14T14:11:00.002-05:00

Jeremiah is getting more of his hair in everyday! The back of it tends to stick straight up. This picture is the very reason we call him birdie because his hair is laid out like a little birdie! What a lil cutie pie! The green thing in his mouth is a nummy green bean from Nate and Evan's beautiful garden!

Happy Birthday Jakey!

2008-07-10T11:50:00.002-05:00

Today is my Jake's 24th birthday! He is the best husband and best father that anyone could ever ask for! I love him so much and all of the the memories we have created and will create. Jake, thank you for all that you do! I am excited to celebrate your birthday with you!
I remember last year we went golfing twice for his birthday and at the second course it started to down poor but we stuck it out and finished golfing. We also went through massive puddles with the golf cart! This past year has been incredible! I look forward to spending many more birthdays with you!

Our Trip to MN

2008-06-25T22:20:00.005-05:00

Well, we got back from MN on Monday morning at about 1:30am. It was a long haul with a baby who is getting two teeth at the same time. We had a great time in Minnesota. Jeremiah and I visited lots of family and friends, did some shopping, and went to the Como zoo. Jake went fishing with his buddies as you can see on his blog jacobandrew.blogspot.com. It was nice to see all of our family and friends but we did miss home and it is nice to be back!

A Day at the Zoo

2008-06-11T14:55:00.006-05:00

We went to the zoo awhile back with our family here in Arkansas and I am just now putting some pictures up! I hope you enjoy!

Bubbles

2008-06-09T09:28:00.002-05:00

We gave Jeremiah his first big boy bubble bath the other day! He loved it! He loved to splash around in the bubbles and try to find his rubber ducky! He also gave himself a bubble beard. I wish we would have taken a picture of that. When it was time to get out he didn't not want to. I guess he is really starting to enjoy his bath time! What a little blessing he is!

Thank You Pastors

2008-06-05T23:39:00.002-05:00

Jake and I just got home from a fun filled night. Prayer, Go Kids meeting, Announcement guys, and chatting with Nate and Evan for a bit! On the way home we were just talking and thanking God for all the things he has done for us! One of those things was awesome pastors! I mean our pastors are so cool! We are so blessed to be able to sit under them! We learn so much from them and because of them we are able to walk in the new insight and revelation that we receive from God. We are so blessed to be hearing the word from them. Faith comes by hearing and when we hear the word taught by our pastors our faith grows every time. So thank you pastors for continually being led by God! We love you!

Testimony Time

2008-05-28T09:24:00.002-05:00

God is so good! We have recently paid off our car because God provided the finances! Now, our car feels so good to drive because we actually own it. Then, last night we went to look at a Jeep Grand Cherokee because we really need a second car and my wonderful husband wanted something that can tow things. Anyways, we really liked this jeep. It was super clean and in really good condition. The man is getting married in a week and so he really needed to sell it by the end of this week. So we started the negotiation 1,000 dollars lower than his asking price just to see if he would drop and he dropped 800 dollars below his asking price!! AAAHHH, God is SO GOOD!! So now we have one car completely paid off and a second vehicle that will be paid off relatively soon! God's goodness just makes be want to shout super loud!

Curious Little Man

2008-05-28T08:51:00.003-05:00

Last weekend we were printing off different things for Go Kids Academy at our awesome church. Jake and I look over at Jeremiah and he is pulling thing after thing out of the diaper bag! This little guy was in search of something and I am still not quite sure if he ever found it!

83 degree day

2008-05-20T15:46:00.007-05:00

It was a hot one outside today! Matthew decided that he wanted to run through the sprinkler so I put sun screen on all the kids and my lovely t-shirts since, the boys did not have their swimsuits!

Samuel and Jeremiah decided that they weren't to sure about this whole running through water thing so they played it safe by sitting in the wagon playing with their toys.

Eventually, Matthew wanted Samuel to give it a try so he grabbed Samuel's hand and took him to try out the sprinkler. He didn't like it very much but overall it was a fun time!

Cousin Love

2008-05-16T15:50:00.002-05:00

Today as I was watching the boys I happened to see Samuel leaning in to give Jeremiah a big kiss. I quick got my camera and snapped a picture. As soon as I put the camera down Samuel leaned in again and Jeremiah gave him a big slobbery kiss. Those two boys sure love each other! Samuel is constantly giving Jeremiah hugs and Jeremiah gives Samuel lots of smiles!

Jumperoo

2008-05-15T22:58:00.004-05:00

Jeremiah loves to be in his jumperoo and jump around! After I took a few pictures I realized how much he is really starting to look like Jake. What a cutie! I am so thankful I have a good looking husband!

Snuggle Time

2008-05-15T22:49:00.003-05:00

Jeremiah and daddy had some snuggle time the other night. It was so cute! I love watching these two together! They are my boys and I love them very much!

The Best Husband

2008-05-12T21:56:00.003-05:00

On Mother's day Jake blessed me so much! He let me sleep in a little and he took Jeremiah to get us some breakfast. They also went to get some beautiful roses for me. Jake even brought Jeremiah to me and he was holding a single yellow rose! After that Jake made us espresso! It was so yummy and after church we went to get La Fiesta! I have the best husband! He blesses me so much and I appreciate everything that he does! He is my best friend and I love him so much!

Speaking the Word

2008-05-07T09:55:00.002-05:00

Lately, I have been reminded about the power of speaking the word of God. God's word is so amazing! It is life changing! Every time I open up the word to read it I have new revelation, new insight into the things of God! God is so cool, every day there is something new to learn, something new to apply to your life to walk in his fullness. Today, as I spent my time with the Lord I was reminded that there is so much power in speaking the word out loud. I remember when I was pregnant with Jeremiah we would speak scriptures over him every day and confess things over him and every single one of those things has come to pass! I remember when we were confessing for our jeep to be sold and we spoke scriptures that lined up with what we were believing for and that came to pass. God's word is so powerful! We are believing for a lot of stuff right now and so once again we found scriptures to confess out loud and we know we will see those things manifested! God's word is alive! There are tons of scriptures that you can find to line up with whatever you are believing God for. I challenge you today to find a scripture that lines up with what you are believing for and speak it out loud until you see that become manifested! God's word is unfailing. What he said, he will do! Thank you Lord!

New Revelation

2008-04-25T09:46:00.002-05:00

Digging into the word and pressing in more and more to God is sooo rewarding. Lately, I have been getting so much revelation from the word of God. I have also received new insight at a few of our church services lately. For example, knowing that the word of God is God talking directly to us! Man, that is so exciting and makes my time in the word so much more fun! Today I was reading Deuteronomy 28 and applying that principle to my reading made me get so much out of it. God tells us to listen obediently and obey his voice and when we do it, we will receive blessing.
I have also become more aware that if a prophecy is given out loud to no one in specific we can take hold of that and stand on it! It has made me become so excited because now I can take action and stand until I see that manifest!
Jake and I have also decided that we will be becoming more cautious about not only what we say but also what we let into our ears. Some t.v.'s shows just have a tiny bit of negativity in them but you know what, that still gets into our ears and we still hear it. We have committed that whenever we watch t.v. if there is a word of negativity it is time to turn the t.v. off or change the channel. I am just realizing how important it is to guard ourselves and it is up to us to do it.
God is so cool and walking with him is such an AMAZING adventure! Everyday is so exciting and I LOVE being able to hear from God at any and all times of the day!
So what new revelations have you gotten lately?

Gardening

2008-04-22T14:58:00.016-05:00

On Sunday afternoon after church Jake and I worked outside most of the day. I mowed the lawn and Jake did the gardening. While our little Jeremiah was sitting in the wagon watching us, listening to his daddies iphone (well, only for the picture)! Like father, like son! I can already see it now. Jeremiah will be having the latest and greatest technology due to his fathers ambitious desires to have the best technological stuff that he can get!

Equipped

2008-04-22T14:50:00.002-05:00

God is so good! It is amazing how he will place you where you can get the most training possible to do what he wants you to do. If we were still in Minnesota I can guarantee that we would not be getting as trained up as well as we are here. The reason for that is because this is where he wants us to be. I am just thankful that God first trains us up to do what he wants rather than saying, "this is what I want you to do, now go do it." No, he trains us up and then sends us to do what he wants us to do fully equipped and he still guides us when we are walking out whatever he wants us to do. This situation specifically applies to the daycare/preschool that we are getting started at our church. I want the daycare/preschool to be such a godly atmosphere and I want the children to be trained up to follow God and hear his voice. I want them to know how to flow in the spirit even when they are young. There is no way in the world I could do that on my own. I need God to show me how and I know he is training me up right now to do this very thing. Thank you Lord for taking me to new levels and training me up for your specific plan and purpose for my life!

Hungry Boy

2008-04-15T15:07:00.013-05:00

Jeremiah has been introduced to yummy applesauce! As you can see he thoroughly enjoys it! The other day I gave him one little bowl of applesauce and cleaned him up to get down from his highchair but apparently he was not finished. He started to cry so I decided to give him a little more applesauce and as soon as

I put one spoonful in his mouth his attitude changed. He was happy and playing with his hands on the top of the highchair tray! Jeremiah is such a joy to have around! It is really fun discovering his personality! We have discovered he likes his food!

God is Good!

2008-04-11T09:21:00.003-05:00

This past weekend at our church we were privileged to hear Pastor Chip Brim! Those service were life changing! Jake and I started applying the messages to our life and WOW has it made a difference. I have become so watchful of my words and I have come to realize that I have not been speaking life into every area of my life. Even the little words like, "I don't know how I am going to do this and that." Well, the fact of the matter is I do know how because I rely on God and I will get whatever I need to done. Or another example would be saying, "We don't have money to do that." We DO have money to do that because God is our source. Just becoming more watchful on my words has been so powerful in my life.
I have also been working on casting my cares and thanking God! It is amazing to not have a care in the world because you just know that God is working! That in turn helps us to hear from God instead of worrying or having a care. So many times in my life I have thought about whatever situation or care and that has hindered me from hearing from God. I want to hear from God all day long! God is SO amazing! I love learning new things about him!

Graduating!

2008-03-31T14:05:00.013-05:00

Jeremiah is finally graduating to his big boy crib! Doesn't he just look so excited! He has been having to stay with us for awhile because we were hosting GO ministries and then we had family come into town so he was unable to stay in his room. So, now that we are done hosting our friends and family our little one is graduating up to his own room! To be honest, this is kind of hard for me because I love this little guy so much and I would love for him to stay with us but I know this will be the best thing for all of us!

Baking Cookies

2008-03-27T00:12:00.003-05:00

We were making sugar cookies for Easter last weekend and Matthew decided he wanted to consume lots of the dough! He also added his own little saying out of nowhere (refer to video)! What a little cutie he is.

Learning tools

2008-03-17T20:07:00.004-05:00

Lately, Jeremiah gets read a book almost every night. He has become so interested in it. It seems as if he digests everything that is in each page, studying it intently. We have been reading him books like, " What Happens When I Talk to God" and "In Him Confessions." Also, "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see?" as well as others. We like every parent I am sure, want him to be so intelligent. We are really working with him even though he is so young. We even watched a Baby Einstein sign language video with him and we did the signs to him. He just observed us. I love how children can take everything in and eventually they will do it as well. Watching Jeremiah has reminded me how important it is to live our lives out according to the word because everything we do will effect our children. Just like Jeremiah lies back and so eagerly watches our every move and listens to us reminds me of how we need to be with God. We need to eagerly heed his word and listen to what he has to say to us. Having a child makes me realize what child like faith is really about. They trust you with everything.

Praise the Lord

2008-03-05T23:09:00.002-06:00

Tonight, I finished my last and final test for school! I am officially done! I do not have to write any more papers or take any more tests! I can finally start concentrating on our church's daycare/preschool! I am so excited for it to start up! I want those little kids to know who God is and how to flow in his presence. I want to teach them how to be led by the Spirit. I of course, also want them to have the top educational experience they can possibly have. In honor of this momentous occasion my loving husband took Jeremiah and I out for a little ice cream treat! Thank you so much honey! I want to give God all the glory for being finished with my bachelor's degree. I also want to thank Jakey for allowing me time to work on all my school work for the past two years that we have been married. Praise the Lord! I am excited to see what God has in store!

Mid Morning Snack

2008-03-04T10:49:00.003-06:00

This morning I was giving a mid morning snack to Matthew. Jeremiah was sitting next to him and all of a sudden Matthew said, "Jeremiah has big cheeks!" A few minutes later I said, "Matthew, what did you say about Jeremiah's cheeks?" He replied, "chunky, chunky!" Little kids sure are honest! Jeremiah does have some chunky cheeks!

Beautiful Weather

2008-03-01T19:53:00.002-06:00

Jeremiah woke up from his nap today and was kinda whinny. Since it was a beautiful day outside I decided to bring Jeremiah for a short walk to our mailbox. The second we stepped outside the door he stopped crying. It was amazing. Then, when we came back inside he started crying again. I brought him out to the backyard and once again he stopped crying. I guess my little buddy is an outdoors man! That will be so nice for this summer when we are gardening and wanting to play outside!

The Big Adventure

2008-02-29T15:57:00.005-06:00

Today, Jake and I took an adventure with Matthew, Samuel, and Jeremiah! We decided to take them to the mall because I needed to do something for school there. So, we first took the boys to the candy store! Matthew was in candy heaven! He was amazed at all of his choices. Jake's blog tells the story much better. After that was when the big adventure began. We took all three boys to get there pictures taken. They were doing so good for the first few but then the two youngens decided they did not want to take pictures anymore. Jeremiah decided to let out a big explosion in his pants and Samuel was getting pretty tired. Matthew of course was amazing and smiled so nicely at every picture! It was sure an adventure but it was worth it! Now we have cute pictures of the cousins together!

Hungry

2008-02-24T14:03:00.002-06:00

Lately, God has been really dealing with me about going to prayer at church. I have been putting it off because I have Jeremiah and I didn't want my focus to be on him. I have decided that it is good for Jeremiah to be exposed to prayer and I am just going to bring him to prayer. My absolute two most favorite things to do are to worship and pray. I love to pop in a Hillsong DVD or whatever and just worship. I love to pray and that is one of my passions and I need to get more on top of that. I am so excited for this new journey and it is so exciting to me that Jake and I get to raise our son in a godly environment, leading by example. Isn't that amazing how much influence you can have on your child's life? You can chose whether they grow up in the things of God and that is exactly what Jeremiah will be growing up in. Train up your children in the way they shall go and when they are older they will not depart from it!!!

Jeremiah's Language

2008-02-22T22:29:00.002-06:00

The little guy is really getting into gabbing mode! He giggled for the first time last night! And here he is afterwards... the little punkin'

Sleepy

2008-02-22T10:40:00.001-06:00

While I was playing on the floor with my little nephews, Jeremiah was laying on the floor next to us. I looked over and found the buddy sleeping away. I guess he was pretty tired!

Talking Boy

2008-02-20T16:32:00.002-06:00

Lately, Jeremiah has been really starting to talk to us. He has been saying full sentences in his own language! We love talking to him and seeing what he has to say. We love it when we ask him a question and he just goes on and on with his own little answer! What a little cutie he is!

Happy Valentine's Day

2008-02-14T12:24:00.004-06:00

This year for Valentine's day Jake and I will be staying at home, making dinner and hanging out. Having a baby and no family around makes it a family Valentine's day rather than a couple's Valentine's day. We love our little buddy and we love being together and hanging out. What are your plans for Valentine's day?

Just like Dad

2008-02-11T19:59:00.000-06:00

Whenever Jeremiah is about to cry he sticks out his lower lip. It is the cutest thing ever. He looks just like his daddy when he pouts! I love you Jake!

Walking in Victory

2008-02-11T19:54:00.000-06:00

This past week my family and I have been fighting sickness. We had been listening to Kenneth Hagin's healing scriptures and standing on God's word for our healing. On Sunday we watched Gloria Copeland and she was talking about standing on God's word for whatever you are believing for and not giving up. If you don't quit you win (Pastor Kevin). Don't give up and you will walk in victory! We are walking in victory! I am excited to walk in more and more victory in many more areas in our life! Our family is receiving our healing right now!

I'm Ready

2008-02-04T08:59:00.000-06:00

I am so ready to just finally do whatever it is God wants me to do. I don't want to be lukewarm in my faith. I want to pursue him wholeheartedly. I want to do anything and everything that God asks of me. I am ready to do it. I am ready to take it on. Yesterday, we had an incredible guest minister and she was talking about how in other places saying that you are a Christian is something that has real meaning. It means you are ready to give up your life, ready to get persecuted and arrested. Whatever it takes to take a stand for Jesus you are ready to do it. I then look at America and how so many times people just say they are a Christian. Do they really know what that means? Would they really be willing to give everything up to serve him? Would they be willing to die for him at anytime? All I know is I am willing and from now on I am going to take being a Christian seriously. We have so much freedom here. We can read our word freely, we can pray with others on the street. Others are not able to do that but they would love to freely do those things. So why is it then that we don't get in our word and study everyday or why are we not always willing to pray with others? It's time that we recognize the freedom we have and do something with it rather than just sit back. The guest minister said something that stuck with me. She said, "when you are obedient to God, you could be touching millions of people." Imagine that touching millions of people because we just took a step and obeyed what God told us to do. I don't know about you but I am so ready to take those steps and do what God tells me to do. I don't want to sit back, I want to be in on the action. I want God to use me.I want him to wake me up in the middle of the night to pray. I just want to be consumed by him. I am ready, are you?

Two Year Anniversary

2008-02-04T08:22:00.000-06:00

Our two year anniversary is today! We were able to celebrate by eating at Olive Garden! These past two years have been full of adventure, joy and excitement! I am married to the best husband! He is continually striving after God and pursuing his will! He is hard working and provides for our needs! He is a awesome chef! He has so many wonderful qualities! I love him so much! I look forward to growing in God together more and more and the many joy's and adventures that are to come!
I love you Jake! Happy anniversary!

King of the Bed

2008-01-31T14:31:00.000-06:00

Last night Jake and I were getting ready for bed and when we came out of the bathroom we saw this little guy in our bed. He must have thought it was his bed. Silly little guy!

Two Month Check-up

2008-01-30T21:45:00.000-06:00

Today we had Jeremiah's two month check-up! We found out he was in the 90th percentile for his height! No wonder half his leg hangs out of his pants. We also found out that the way Jeremiah holds his head up is unusual for a two month old! Lastly, we were informed that Jeremiah will more than likely be walking before he is one due to his mighty leg strength. Just like his dad. Praise God for all the wonderful news! He is so good!

Getting Bigger

2008-01-28T14:58:00.000-06:00

Jeremiah is becoming such a big boy! He loves to sit up and lounge around! So I decided to get out his bumbo seat and see how he would like it! He loved it! He was having a full conversation with me with lots of smiles! I love having this guy around! He is such a blessing!

Tribute to Jake

2008-01-26T14:21:00.000-06:00

I have the most wonderful husband in the whole world! He has been such a trooper in making dinner for us since I have been busy finishing up school and taking care of Jeremiah. He is such an incredible chef! Seriously, he comes up with such creative ways to cook things and they turn out so delectable! This afternoon he made us an amazing chicken salad sandwich which included: lettuce, tomatoes, avocado, celery, chicken, cheese, and bacon!He is just so wonderful and I am so thankful for him!

Thankful for the Word

2008-01-19T19:23:00.000-06:00

Lately, I have been really working on standing on the word for various things! It is so amazing how you can read a scripture and get something out of it and the next time you read it you get something else out of it! The word is so exciting and powerful! There is constantly new revelations to be had! I just love to see how the word works in our lives! I am so thankful that we are able to stand upon the word and see it come to pass!

Chipmunk Cheeks

2008-01-19T19:17:00.000-06:00

Our little buddy seems to be eating very well lately! We have noticed that his cheeks have started to fill out quite nicely! The good thing about that is they sure are kissable!

Cute Little Smile

2008-01-11T22:14:00.000-06:00

Jeremiah has recently begun to smile, giggle, and coo at us! It is so much fun to see him smile when we talk to him! He is precious and the cutest lil guy!

Let's Get it Started

2008-01-11T20:16:00.001-06:00

Due to the inspiration and recommendation from my man, I plan to blog about life as a mommy, child of God, wife, and every other role that I play in this adventure called life. Oh, and everything in between.

Let's get it started! Or as Jake puts it, "populate the blogosphere!"