Easter Egg Hunt at the Park

Our friends Jill and Kiara invited us for an Easter Egg hunt last weekend at their neighborhood park. The kids had so much fun. Even Tyler started to get the concept. After they found all the eggs, we think, they went and played for a bit on the slide.

Acts of Kindness

I have been quite disappointed in how the girls have been acting so self-centered. I know that it is our nature as humans and children. But I have been trying to teach them how to be more like Jesus and to think of others. To my realization in the past few days they have continued to follow the flesh and be extremely selfish and self centered. So I told them through this week they will be expected to do 3 acts of kindness for someone else in our family and we would discuss them in our evening story time. Today was the first day and Emily couldn't remember one act of kindness she did. Which after the day we had I can see that but Faith Anne couldn't remember either any acts of kindness she did today and I knew of one. When we got home today from visiting friends she brought in my purse, her church bag and my bible in from the car. She had not been asked but she new my arms were full from carrying Tyler and that they shouldn't be in the car

I will have to pay more attention tomorrow and see if I can see them doing more. My hope is that the Lord will help them find joy in looking for ways to surprise people with kindness from their hearts. I know that they have sweet hearts, so my job is to help them follow the sweetness in their hearts and not the flesh that wants what it wants right now.

FireProof

Dave and I were able to finally sit down and watch this great movie this past weekend. We loved it. There were so many learning points that we both agreed we had never thought of. I would recommend this to any couple at whatever point in your relationship you are in. It was great and a great time spent together.

Easter Bunny

I have always been a major holiday person and one to enjoy all aspects of the holiday but as we approach the Easter holiday this year I have to say that I am getting pretty annoyed with the whole Easter Bunny thing. What in the world does the Easter bunny have to do with it anyway? And eggs and hiding them?????? Isn't their a way that we as Christians can find a fun way to celebrate the most important event in our history with our children then to hide eggs and pretend a great big bunny brought them a basket? I mean yes Good Friday is a sad day but Easter is the celebration of our Risen Lord!!!! Now that is something to celebrate and really focus on. I know some, including my husband and me a few years ago, will think I am being a fuddy duddy or a too uptight but really why am I putting any of my children's focus on a imaginary beast when something so amazing happened that we can focus on?

Baby Water Turtles

About a month ago we ( we as in me) impulsively bought two water turtles. Luckily it has been a fun experience so far. They are really fun to watch swim and pretty low maintenance. The girls named them both Tuck after the Wonder Pets.

Baby Chicks

So after the loss of our hens we went to get some more and I knew he had just gotten some Americana's which lay blue and teal eggs. So we got 4 chicks 2 are Americana's and 2 are another breed that lay reddish brown eggs.

Our new chickys are 1 week old and in 3 weeks they get to go out to their fancy hen house that should be dog and predator proof.

SO after the loss of our hens we went to get some more and I knew he had just gotten some americanas which lay blue and teal eggs. So we got 4 chicks 2 are americanas and 2 are another breed that lay reddish brown eggs.