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

day eight--Mercy--Jesus, may my family be filled with mercy and compassion as you are Lord. Js. 5:11

Been praying over this one specifically for myself today. So easy to be quick to point out the wrong and so difficult to give mercy in place of anger.

Christmas 09 Wrap-up

The day after Christmas my parents stopped in to have dinner and open gifts with us. They were on their way home from West Tennessee and made a pit stop at our house for some Christmasing. After we ate the kids got after some gifts.

Top items received from Gran Gran and Papa for P was her DS and an electric blanket. Mason has taken over her Leapster, so she had been wanting another game system, and lets just say, she is a teeny tiny bit addicted already. And the electric blanket--we LOVE it! I'll be honest, I am a little jealous of that gift!

And for Mason, he got a "feetball, boom!" from my brother and his family, and then from my parents he got a four wheeler.

Gran Gran and Papa have always been very gracious to us, and they do their best to spread the love and gifts evenly. With 6 grandkids, I'm sure that isn't always easy!

Somebody was a little excited about a new DS...


The look on his face when he pulled the cover off of that four wheeler was priceless. He said, "I love it!" So cute!





We had a great holiday and have much to be thankful for. We are very blessed!

day 7--JUSTICE--Jesus, help my family to love justice as You do and to act justly in all they do. Ps. 11:7/Micah 6:8