10 Commandment Boogie

"MINE"

More from Sam

Sam and I were talking this morning. I don't remember about what.

Sam: Mom, when I get big you need to give me a new name. Sam is a boy's name and I need a man's name.

Mom: What man's name do you want?

Sam: Paul. I want my name to be Paul.

Sam's current hero is his brother Paul. Whatever Paul likes, Sam likes. Wherever Paul goes, Sam wants to go, so it is no surprise that he wants his name to be Paul.

Sam's dad told him that 2 Paul's were enough for this family and he would have to stick with the name Sam.

Sam was fine with that.

9 Years

Today is a very special anniversary in our family. It marks 9 years since we moved here to The Church of the Wildwood. 9 years is a long time. This picture was taken a bit before we moved here, but it shows how small the kids were. Ellie was only 18 months old and Paul was 10! My, how time does fly!
This journey has not always been an easy one, but we are assured we are exactly where God wants us to be. He gave us a gift when we moved here, by letting each of us know, beyond the shadow of a doubt, that this was where we were supposed to be.

But don't get me wrong. We have love living here! We love the area, the weather, the community and especially the church. We have made life long friends, and our kids have grown up here.

Life is good, because God is good! Happy 9th Anniversary to us- and here's to many more.

Does this look comfortable to you?

Sam has always been a "weird" sleeper. He slept with his father's pajama pants till he was about 3 and they disinigrated. (no joke!) For a while, Paul had to hide his pajama pants because Sam would come into our room and take them from under Paul's pillow to take into his bed. At one point, he had 3 pair of pajama pants to sleep with!! After his infamous "scoobs" disinigrated, he began sleeping with Paul's shirts. I gave him old tee shirts Paul doesn't wear anymore, but he has settled with this polo as a favorite, because it is "cold". I'm not exactly sure what that means, but Sam knows. He won't sleep with any of my shirts, it has to be Dad's shirt.

He was napping in my bed the other day and I found him like this, sound asleep. I was amazed that he could be sleeping so soundly with his head dangling.

But he was truly out.

I wonder if he woke up with a headache?

Baseball Game

Last night we had the privilege of attending a major league baseball game. I hadn't been to one in over 10 years, so I was really looking forward to it. Paul, Paul Jr., Zack, David and myself went. It was great. The weather was perfect; the only thing that could have made it better was if our home team would have won. Singing the national anthem.

The starting pitcher and catcher taking the field.

Whenever the home team hits a homerun, fireworks come out of the coke bottle.

Zack is still cute. (sorry Zack, I know you won't appreciate that, but it's my right as your mother to declare your cuteness to the blog world.)

It was a fun evening.

Redefining Beautiful

A few weeks ago, I was given an opportunity to join a mom's review site. I jumped at the chance, thinking it might be fun and might give us the opportunity to review some really cool new products. I wasn't disappointed!

Redefining Beautiful was our first book to review. Redefining Beautiful is a book written by Jenna Lucado. Her name is familiar to most Christians, because her father is none other than Max Lucado, whose books I have read over the years. Max has a way of putting things that encourage and edify the believer, while gently rebuking. His daughter, in my opinion, has received her dad's gift of writing.

Redefining Beautiful is written to teenage girls and is an honest, open look at what true beauty is. Jenna has a way of writing that captures your interest almost immediately and holds it until the book is finished. She writes in a way that young girls will enjoy, inserting humorous stories while still proclaiming the truth. She has given beautiful a new definition: what God sees when He looks at you!

In the midst of the confusing, pimple laded, insecure teenage years, Jenna lays the foundation for true beauty, intimacy with God. My 13 year old daughter has read about half of this book and is thoroughly enjoying it. She has told me that it is really interesting and it talks to her, right where she is now. When she finishes it, we will discuss the truths that were presented and how they are applicable for her life.

When God looks at me, He thinks I'm beautiful! What a wonderful concept to grasp so early in life! Thank you Jenna, for your honesty and your burden for girls.