It's going to be better this week...

Hopefully, this week will be much better than last week. On Tuesday, I took Joshua to the doctor for an infected boo boo. He is on 3 different meds to get him better. On Saturday, Celeste was in a car accident with her boyfriend. (It was his car.) Someone smashed into her passenger door. She is sore, but doing alright. Last night, Max got hit in the eye socket with a baseball bat. His brother, Dan, was trying to show him "something" and Max didn't back up far enough. Oops! After 7 hours in the ER and a CAT scan we are just observing Max for concussion-type symptoms through tomorrow. God is good! Everyone is okay! I hope to post more this week. I have a lot to say running through my mind, but with 7 children it's hard to find time.

Unfailing Love

I am doing a Bible study called "Believing God" by Beth Moore. If you haven't read her books or ever participated in a Bible study by her then I highly recommend that you do! In my course of study this past week I came across this verse:

"Though the mountains be shaken
and the hills be removed,
yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken
nor my covenant of peace be removed,
says the LORD, who has compassion on you."
Isaiah 54:10

Wow! God's love for us is unfailing. His covenant of peace will not be removed. He has compassion on us. I am thankful and grateful for the truths of this verse today. Read it out loud. He loves us SO much! Have a great week!

Eat. Sleep. Breathe.

Little League

Joshua is 11 months

Joshua is now 11 months old. It happened yesterday on St. Patty's Day. It has been an amazing journey with him. I can't believe he is almost one! I'm sad inside because I know how fast they grow up and I love, love babies. He isn't my best sleeper, but I am cherishing the moments to hold him. That won't last forever. He is currently cutting 6 teeth. Joshua has his moments with that, but is doing quite well.

Chick-Fil-A

Celeste says she always wants to go on Sunday. Mmmmm, waffle fries...
(Scroll down to the bottom of my page and pause my music to listen to this.) I just love Tim Hawkins!

A Recent Trip to Siesta

I just got back last night from a 2-day trip to visit my parents in Sarasota. Celeste (17) and I went to Siesta Key Beach, out on the boat, and to Philippi Creek Restaurant. It is Celeste's spring break and I needed a little respite. It was fun, but I am glad to be home again!

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Haiku Friday

Trip to Siesta

A great break for sure, Woo Hoo!

Sand, sky, gulf with 'Leste

Thanks to Amanda for inspiring this sad bit of poetry. Gotta know I'm not a poet. Tomorrow is opening day for baseball and then it's off for a couple days. Celeste is on spring break. Pray for Stu will all the littles. (Wink!)

Rarely seen here...

Here is Jamie. He rarely lets me photograph him now, but here is evidence that he still is around! His hair is getting quite long. (Shhh, he uses his sister's Chi, but don't tell anyone...) Jamie is always eating. He pointed out to me that he was putting groceries away in this photo; not eating them!

Please pray for this baby

Jonah has a very rare skin disease. Please pray for baby Jonah and his parents who love him. Click on the picture to learn more. Thank you!

This week

Here I am! I had one of those "there's only one of me and 5 of them" days. (I'm speaking of being home and trying to homeschool with kids 9, 8, 4.5, 2.5, and 10 months.) It was a crazy day, but I made it through. Right now Daddy is at the ball field with Dan & Max at baseball practice. We have a big week for that! Opening day is Saturday and there's practice on M, T, and Th this week. Plus we have caregroup on Wednesday night. Busy, busy!

I have a new love/interest. It's coffee... I think. ;) I don't own a coffeemaker and I would love to get one. I'm not sure I would want something sitting on my counter all the time. I think I would probably fire it up 3-4 times a week. Any info or suggestions would be appreciated. I think I like the flavored types like mocha, french vanilla, etc.

I'm off to finish up dinner. Tonight it's 5 can soup (listed on my recipe blog--sidebar), white rice, and homemade cornbread. It will cold here in FL tonight with a low of 25. Chili was in order. Have a super Monday night!