day thirty--GRATITUDE--Lord, help my family to live lives that overflow with thankfulness, always giving thanks to You. Eph. 5:20.

day thirty-one--BOLDNESS--I pray that may family would fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel of Christ Jesus. Eph. 6:19

I have loved being able to pray over my family every day of the month and asking specifics of 'Him that is able to do abundantly more than we can even ask or think'! Claiming and believing that God is working each one of these virtues into my life and the life of each member of my family.

RIP

well, our little point and shoot camera has fallen victim to resident destroyer. here is one of her last moments.

She wasn't the fanciest of cameras, but she did what was asked of her to the very best of her ability. RIP camera.
So, now you know why ye ol' blog has been a bit short of pics lately. But not to worry, hubz got a new camera for his work, and we are hoping to maybe, possibly, if we beg and plead and promise to always replace the lens cap, borrow for an occasional photo op. So to our three readers, no worries, we will be back up and running with some pics soon.
I know you can just hardly wait.

day twenty-nine--PRAYERFULNESS--I ask that my family would be committed to prayer, and not faint, lose heart or give up. Lk 18:1

day twenty-eight--WISDOM--Father, I pray my family would ask and that you would generously give wisdom to them as you promise. Js. 1:5

day twenty-seven--PASSION FOR THE LORD--Jesus, I pray my family's souls would pant for you as the deer pants for streams of water. Ps. 42:1

day twenty-six--PATIENCE--God, strengthen my family with all power, so that they may have great endurance and patience. Gal. 5:22

day twenty-five--HOPE--God of hope, grant that my family may overflow with hope and hopefulness by the power of the Holy Spirit. Rs. 15:13

well, it was bound to happen...

day twenty-two--CONTENTMENT--Father, teach my family the secret of being content in every situation, through Him who gives them strength. Phil. 4:12-13.

day twenty-three--FAITH--Lord, help my family to fight the good fight of faith, taking hold of the eternal life to which they were called. I Tim. 6:12

day twenty-four--A SERVANT'S HEART--God, help my family develop servants' hearts, that they may serve whole heartedly. Eph. 6:7

day twenty-one--RESPONSIBILITY--Lord, grant that my family would learn to be responsible, for each one should carry his own load. Gal. 6:5

Can I get an AMEN?!

day twenty--COMPASSION--Holy Father, I pray that You would clothe my family with the virtue of compassion. Col. 3:12

Wordless Wednesday

day nineteen--HUMILITY--God, please cultivate in my family the ability to show true humility toward all. Titus 3:2

day eighteen--PERSEVERANCE--Lord, teach my family to persevere in all they do, and help them to run with perseverance the race that is set before them. Heb. 12:1

day seventeen--JOY--Heavenly Father, grant that my family would be filled with the joy given by the Holy Spirit. I Thess. 1:6

"blocks and dinasowes"

I might love this kid just a little bit. maybe.

day sixteen--PEACE LOVING--Father God, help my family make every effort to do what leads to peace. Rs. 14:19

day fifteen--GENEROSITY--Lord, I pray my family would be rich in good deeds, generous and willing to share. I Tim. 6:18

day fourteen--KINDNESS--Father, I pray that my family would be kind to each other and to others. I Thess. 5:15

This one is no joke! Why is it so hard to be kind sometimes?

day thirteen--PURITY--Create in my family pure hearts, O God, and let that purity of heart be shown in their lives. Ps. 51:10

wordless Wednesday

day twelve--COURAGE--Jesus, may my family always be strong and courageous in their character and their actions. Deut. 31:6

Brace Yourselves Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a dusting!

We here in the South are known for our ability to sufficiently freak-out when we hear that four letter word mentioned by mr. weatherman. And truth be told, it doesn't even have to be from the weatherman. Pretty much when we come into contact with anyone that speaks assuredly about the possibility of potential for any amount of the s word, you better believe there won't be a gallon of milk or a loaf of bread to be had for miles. There is really no reasonable explanation. Some things just are the way they are. No reason to fight it. Just go with it. And be oh so grateful for yet another two days of there being no school, having all of your children home, indoors, with an outdoor temperature of 7 degrees. Or is it 11 degrees? Really, if we are below 20 degrees, is there much a difference?

So, that is what we did last week. The snow word was being thrown around all week. It was coming! Suppose to arrive sometime through the night on Wednesday night and into Thursday morning. Batten down the hatches, we would most assuredly get 1-3 inches. So, before one snowflake began to fall we got THE call on Wednesday night. You know THE call. The one that says, "Parents, this is a message from your county school system. School will NOT be in session, tomorrow, Thursday, January 7th, 2010." And then, at that moment, if you are really quiet, you can hear the muffled cries of many a mom that knows what the days to come will hold, only to have those cries drowned out by the echoes of cheers from all school teachers within a hundred mile radius.

With great expectation the kids go to bed on Wednesday night knowing that when they awake it will be to a winter wonderland. I mean we have been hearing about it for days. There is no school for goodness sakes. Surely it must be so! Right? WRONG! Let me introduce you to the blizzard of o-ten.





There you have it. Beautiful isn't it? Bet you are wondering, 'how will you manage to get out of the house?' 'Do you have electricity?' 'How will you ever drive in all of that snow?' But no worries. We were prepared. We had our milk and our bread, and you know what we did? We made ourselves some french toast.

And then as you might know it, after we had been out of school for two days due to the aforementioned winter storm, when the forecast for more of the white stuff was but a distant memory, and after we had eaten all of our bread and drank all of our milk... Yep, you guessed it, we actually got more than six flakes of snow.

And I have two little guys who could not have been happier!

day eleven--FAITHFULNESS--"Let faithfulness never leave my children, but bind this virtue around their necks." Prov. 3:3

day ten--SELF-ESTEEM--God, help my family to develop a strong self-esteem, grounded in the realization that they are YOUR workmanship. Eph. 2:10

day nine--RESPECT--Lord, help my family to show respect to all people as your Word commands. I Peter 2:17

2009, The Remix