blessed is the one

I currently LOVE this song from Sovereign Grace and cannot get it out of my head. It's a good one to get stuck on, though.

Blessed is the one whose sins are overcome

Whom God has sheltered deep within His grace

Blessed is the one who trusts in God the Son

His steadfast love the sinner’s hiding place

Jesus, Your blood covers all my sin

Jesus, Your love draws my heart to sing

What a Savior, Jesus

I will always hide at my Savior’s side

I find my refuge in His sovereign care

When the waters rise, God will hear my cries

His steadfast love will hold me safely there

Words and music by Doug Plank

prayer

Shiloh at dinner tonight:

"...and thank you that Mommy made a really yummy dessert for Daddy and that was really kind of her and they smooch every day. Amen."

this is for auntie sue...

We were driving the other night, and Izaak noticed a (slightly overweight) guy jogging. He also noticed (and said outloud) "It looks like that guy has a herniated belly button." [gross.]

Shiloh's response? "Um, did he eat it?"

I wonder what he thought herniated meant... :)

the doll

I wanted Brynna's first doll to be perfect. Or at least special in some way. I had planned on finding one for her first Christmas, and looked and looked, but just couldn't find exactly what I was looking for. Actually, there are some pretty perfect dolls on Etsy, but I just can't justify $90 on a doll...

I love the look of handmade, but once I got a picture in my head of what I wanted I couldn't find it anywhere. I have that problem a lot. Anyway, I remembered that my mom had brought a box of my old stuff down with her recently and that one of my old dolls was in there. It happened to be a doll that had been made for me as a little girl (and I just can't keep to myself the fact that my brothers both have boy dolls, too :) So I decided that I would just update that one a bit and give it to Brynna for her first birthday. And I have to admit, I don't think I've ever had quite as much fun sewing as I did working on this project. :) She got a new dress, jacket, and boots, and a hat and scarf. I really wanted to make new hair, but did you know that it's pretty much impossible to put new wool felt hair on a doll that is already stuffed? Well, it is. Just in case you were wondering. So she's got the old yarn hair, but no more bangs.

Here she is before:

And after:

Brynna LOVES her

And I have to post this video... this is what Brynna does every single time we hand her doll to her.

Oh - and this was my other big project for Brynna's birthday - still unfinished, but here's her giant B ribbon board.

"mom, i was just..."

words you never want to hear from your two-year-old...


Shiloh and I were vacuuming (we have two vacuums so I was doing the kitchen and Shi was doing the living room. Yes, it's great. :) and I heard Shiloh yelling for Eli. That was my first warning - if I can't find Eli, it usually means something not good. But instead of stopping, I just finished the kitchen quick. When I turned off the vacuum, I heard water running. My second warning.


When I opened the bathroom door, there was Eli, sink plugged, water overflowing, washing.......... the tv remote. "But Mom, I was just washing my hands!" 


The new rule: don't turn the water on until you ask mommy. 


Oh - did I mention that the remote he was washing is the remote to our digital box, which doesn't have an on/off switch other than the remote? I guess we'll be good friends with hulu for a while...

birthday boy

I love a good getaway with my man. And we've decided that birthdays are a pretty good excuse to plan them, so that's become our tradition. (It's been a tradition for MY birthday since we got married because I'm married to the most wonderful surprise-planner ever, but it's a new tradition for HIS birthday because, unfortunately, I'm not quite as good at planning...but I'm getting better).

So a few Friday mornings ago, my wonderful sister-in-law loaded up her girls and tromped over to our place to stay for the night - and, might I add, brought food for everyone too!!!

We had a great time in Richmond again, eating good food, watching some basketball, and even squeezing a nap in! (you know you've got a housefull of kids when you spend you're time away taking a nap!!!)

I love you, Babe! Thanks for being so, so wonderful. Enjoy your last year being twenty-something! ;)