silver and gold

Silver and Gold

Make new friends, but keep the old;
Those are silver, these are gold.
New-made friendships, like new wine,
Age will mellow and refine.
Friendships that have stood the test-
Time and change-are surely best;
Brow may wrinkle, hair grow gray;
Friendship never knows decay.
For 'mid old friends, tried and true,
Once more we our youth renew.
But old friends, alas! may die;
New friends must their place supply.
Cherish friendship in your breast-
New is good, but old is best;
Make new friends, but keep the old;
Those are silver, these are gold.

I love this poem

Gavin Daniel Norris

well here he is girls. Kristen did great was full of sweet grace and let her light shine in her kind words through a very painful birth. She and danny just were so full of love and kindness and Grace toward each other and others. I was so privledged and blessed to witness such a sweet blessing of Gods sweet miracle of giving new life. Born on friday april 16th at 10:02 pm 7lb 4oz 20in long mama and baby are doing great. Praise God!

SUNSHINE, AIRPLANES, MUD AND SWORDPLAY

Today was beautiful. what a blessing from the lord. i got home from some early morn errands and decided it was so sunny and nice I'd take the kids to the park and for anyone who doesn't know my son well he's kinda wild well anyway he promptly decides to take off his shoes to give his socks a mud bath that boy socks deserve quickly finding the deepest puddle in the park. Later we are sitting there together on the slide platform and an airplane flies by and james said "an airplane an airplane daddy's up there." Oh, we miss our daddy more than even I could tell a week is just toooooo long away to be split in half. Enjoy him while you can and may the lord bless him with the vacation in this wife's humble opinion that he sorely needs and deserves. well enough mushy stuff back to fun in the park. So after awhile james decides he wants to sword fight with sister but my sweet abby is busily collecting acorns for squirrels and is completely absorbed so i decide to play we had so much fun james is such a swash buckler but then later of course james decides to combine mud with the sword and paints sisters hair brown with sticky gooey mud. oh no well bath time and then hopefully some rest. :D

mother daughter time

life

Dishes and dusting can wait till tomorrow, for babies grow up we learn to our sorrow. So goodnight laundy, dust go to sleep, I'm rocking my baby, and babies don't keep.

night time scare

Abigail and I were on our way home from church last night and when we got to my street we turned off the main road and there was this car driving slow way to far over on our side going the opposite direction. They were ... headed to the main road so i moved over on my side and slowly came to a stop in the road to give them plenty of time and space to pass, when all of the sudden they start speeding backward and pull backward into the carqwest driveway. Anyway at this point Im just thinking maybe they're just mad because I didn't move over so after waiting a short time to see if they were wanting to try to go again, they didn't, so i started to go i barely passed them when they pull our fairly fast and start tailing me really close at this point I'm getting concerned to say the least. So I'm getting reading to pull into my apartment driveway with this scary car following me and driving very suspiciously when God sends to cars pulling out of the driveway and the car for whatever reason pull off to the side of the road. I called my husband, extreamly thankful at that moment for him, and he came out and got me to the house. After praying about it i was able to sleep just fine. Thanks to God for taking care of me and abby

prayer request

please remember my family. My little ones have a really yucky cold/flu thats not letting up very much after 4 days Jordan and I have had it for two. My poor babies have such bad coughs but I'm thankful the fevers and throwing up are gone, and God allowed me to not get sick untill that worst part was through. Jordan to has been better than us but still sick and he has to work :( poor guy. I know it could be worse and I'm so thankful for Gods mercy but would ask for the prayers of my sweet brethren and i try to pray for all of you. p.s. i want pictures of that sweet new girl of melissas congrats and condolences on steve. love you all

storytime

hubled at the grocery store

First of all I have to say I am in a way thankful for this experience. I went shopping for my wic today at dairymart. In case anyone doent know wic is like vouchers for free milk and cheese and other stuff for children under 5. Anyways i asked when i walked in if they accepted wic they sais yes so i got all done and was running late for picking up a little boy so i needed to hurry. Well i got 2 half gal of whole milk witch is the only kind i like for my kids for healthiness. Anyway they told me i couldnt get that kind without paying a $2 deposit. So i wasn't mean to them but i was very picky and difficult about the issue and when i got home i just felt so asshamed because really a deposit you can get back if you bring the bottles back in and even if you couldn't i just really had a complaining heart and so hopefully I'll learn how to be a better servent for the lord through this little bad experience and pray for me that i wouldn't be forgetful of who i should be before my sweet father

bathtime fun

so ladies, I was giving james and abby a bath and i usually take james out first but this time i switched. So little j was happily splashing about when suddenly he sees the last of the water get sucked down and decides he's about to get sucked down with it. te he he started crying ohhh and scrambling out of the bath. What in overactive imagination he has. Hmm i wonder where he gets it from lol. well love u all & congrats tiffy and amy we our all overflowing with such wonderful news can't wait for our new little "girls" te he just kidding we'll take happily whatever the lord has in store.

happy holidays

Well it took me a while, but here it is. I have sooooo much to be thankful for I'd have to write ten posts God has been so merciful to all of us Ex. james has ate so many things lately he shouldn't and hasn't gotten sick. He's broken three glass things and hasnt got hurt we've all been sick for a month and are all getting cabin fever:D but other than that it could be worse and Im thankful it's not. So everyone merry christmas late sorry been usy and happy new year. My new year resolution is to try to be a little more self giving and a little less self taking and to try to have a meek and quiet spirit that I might be more pleasing to my family and loved ones but most of all my great God. P.s. I also am going to try really hard to work on not being late and not interupting sorry family love everyone lts keep up the great blogs. ttfn

abbys 4th bday

i decided to be brave and have abby and tiffys party at my house instead of moms made abbys dress and cake and grammy made her dolly lorraine got her a cutey coat and boots and amy and family got her a princess cd player she loved her party calling it delicious i think she meant the cake tehe. well next up thanksgiving yum

cute pics

p.s. i also would love eveyone to pray for jordan and I James for about a month now climbs out of his bed and wont stay in for anything. On a lighter note we change his crib into a big boy bed isn't he soooo cute? awwww

fall art

well girls I've been trying to work on doing fun stuff with my kids and getting active creative and my work done. I know that in times past I've been guilty of being a little lazy so it's a nice change to be feeling not as guilty at the end of the day. I want to be a good wife, mother, and most of all daughter of our most worthy, and holy heavenly father. pray for me sisters, and I will pray for you.

thankful

sorry girls for not posting thank you for your prayers. I am doing better with the lords help keep remembering me. It's like tiffy says life is boring in a good way. I feel like i finally got to see my husband the last couple of weeks. Well I have been working on projects too. I feel in the Christmas spirit very early this year and will post as soon as Im done with one love you all my prayers are for you

fighting

Well girls, I just wanted to ask for prayers. I feel like the devil is pressed against me waging his warfare and the lord has pulled away a little to see will you fight for me and to my shame I'm so downcast that I'm letting the fear envelope me to the point of discouragement. I know inside that God can take it from me but feels like he wants me to fight, but i need his courage and strength to win so pray that God would give me courage to stand and wait for his deliverance. For I cannot walk alone pray for me, my prayers are for you.

1st trip to the zoo

I just wanted to share these precious moments with you all. We had so much fun.