Multitudes on Mondays

"Everything is indeed for you, so that the grace 

bestowed in abundance on more and more people may 

cause the thanksgiving to overflow for the glory of God."  

-2 Corinthians 4:15

When you come to recognize the continual presence of God around you day in and day out and the love He brings, a joy and peace just dwells richly inside of you.  And, as He plans perfectly, the joy and love is radiated through you to others.  All to bring Him glory and bring others closer to Him.  Let us continue to recognize Him and His love for us in even the smallest, simplest ways He chooses to reveal Himself to us....


Thanks be to God for these and all graces received....


#535 - Max's funny faces
#536 - Book bunch club for Fone
#537 - banana chocolate shake
#538 - lots of playtime with friends and cousins

 #539 - dill ready the same time green beans are = dilly beans!!!

  #542 - messy, played in rooms
 #543 - connections in family trees and having a hand in making them come together

#544 - discernment prayers answered in unexpected phone calls and God working through others
#545 - living at the center of God's will and the peace that comes from it
#546 - wonderful night at benediction/adoration and prayer group
#548 - for my husband on his birthday and for the blessing he is
#549 - fun for the big boys at Lego Club
#550 - a sweet, helpful librarian
#551 - Luke's purple frosting lips
#552 - rocking 2 babies to sleep tonight
#553 - tired kids = easy bedtime and peaceful family prayers
#554 - Carter's throwing arm 
#555 - Pookey, Max and I getting to hang out with my sister and her youngest while the bigger kids were at VBS
#556 - happy, excited kids
#557 - being able to reason with a 3 year old
#558 - Max doing fantastic with potty-training!!!
#559 - fun, faith-filled week at VBS
#560 - smooth drop off's and pick-up's
#561 - a cool morning
#562 - opportunities to pray for people in need
#563 - unconditional love from my husband
#564 - a strong, faith-centered marriage despite many marriages falling apart all around us 
#565 - wonderful movie and dinner date-night with Neil to celebrate his birthday
#566 - kids spending time with their grandparents
#567 - good days
#568 - Melody being able to brush and do her own hair
#569 - employment
#570 - crackle nail polish and my girly girls who love having their nails painted

 #571 - helping someone in need
#572 - innocence in children
#573 - Pookey's new "moo" sound 
#574 - Mark-a-doo's independence
#575 - a husband who tries new recipes and helps with meals when he can
#576 - sleepy kiddos
#577 - snuggling Melody during bedtime prayers
#578 - clean, fresh smelling laundry
#580 - Pookey walking the halls in the nursing home and the smiles he brought to the residents' faces
#583 - our Bible timeline to give us clarity and understanidng of the history of Jesus' bloodline and how God's hand and presence was in it all (and still is today!)
#584 - little girls stying each other's hair
#585 - fun with friends
#586 - kids eating sweet corn

#587 - a good meal
#588 - giggly, giddy, sleepy baby
#589 - safe travels for my sister and her husband on a trip over-seas

VBS 2011

This past week was the annual Vacation Bible School in the town where I grew up.  All of our kids have attended since they were old enough to, and I have put in many years of service and volunteering as well, but have taken the last 2 years off since I have clingy little ones that wouldn't part happily from me.  God always does an amazing job pulling this fun, faith-filled week together perfectly.  They use the Group VBS programs and this year's theme was Pandamania.  It was a very exciting and uplifting week for them, full of prayer, Bible stories, snacks, crafts, music, friends and fun!!   

Here's a picture of the crafts they did each day.  (one of the crafts was a gift for the local volunteer firemen, so I wasn't able to get a picture of it, since it was given away)

prayer lanterns

panda puppets

Melody and Ariel showing off their hats and puppets

Chinese hats (with Chinese words written on it)

 Fone's "thank you" card for Neil and I....

Ariel's "thank you" card for Neil and I.... 

Mario's "thank you" card for Neil and I....

Melody's "thank you" card for Neil and I....

 

 

 

And, then of course, they do a Friday Finale where they sing all the songs from the week and review all their Bible points.  Here's a few pictures of them performing or posing with their crews....

Melody with some of her crew

Mario with some of his crew

Fone (in the blue hat) singing and dancing with his crew

Ariel with her cousin/crew leader

Ariel with her cousin, who was in the same crew

God's wonderful gifts wrapped up (the crew leaders/teens who gave of their time all week)

A very blessed birthday to...

...my wonderful husband and father to our children!  How grateful I am every day for him!  May God continue to bless him with many more happy birthdays!! 

too cute to not snap a picture of

more blue lips

 

and this is the last one  :)