great sermon on church discipline

It’s very long, I’ll warn you. But so great! I have to tell you- I was very convicted when he said that mothers who spend too much of their time on the internet and neglect their children are idle busybodies and subject to church discipline. This used to be a bigger problem for me, but it still pierced to my heart. Here is the sermon. If this link doesn’t work, go to sermons, then theological topics, then the church.

boy dies of secondary drowning

I had no idea such a thing even existed. So glad a friend sent this to me.

on hybrid cars

Honestly, I would have never thought of it. Here are Dave Ramsey’s thoughts.

great post…

on being the mother of a large family! Here is the post.

I know I am nowhere near having 12 children, but it’s funny, I can already relate to certain situations she is regularly faced with, including:

• the announcement of a new pregnancy is very often not met with joy, but with condemnation

• if a child acts up, it is of course because they come from such a large family and obviously don’t get enough attention. If their clothing is threadbare, it is because the parents must be financially strapped. If the baby has a dirty face, it is apparent that no one cares enough to clean it

• a mother pregnant with her second child is offered sympathy as she struggles with morning sickness and fatigue, but ask a mother pregnant with her fifth if she was offered any

Does this ring true to anyone else? Make sure to read the post! I love the poster’s sense of humor, with one example being:

I have stopped volunteering the information regarding the numbers of my offspring mostly due to these reactions. I don’t have time to field a barrage of OMG!’s from the checkout lady at Wal-Mart while my ice cream melts. Plus, I don’t think it wins me any friends in the line behind me.

noah’s song

Noah just said to me from the kitchen table:

“Mommy, I want you to hear a beautiful song.”

“Ok,” I said.

“Here goes. (Picture a 4 year old in Spiderman pajamas (he refuses to wear anything else and goes by the name Peter Parker) singing a ballad with fuzzy messed-up hair and lunch’s yogurt on his chin) One day Spiderman met Jesus and it was the best. Then it was Easter and they saw a baby and did not kill it but gave it a hug and a kiss.”

I don’t know whether this is disturbing or cute?

Noah, just a moment ago:

Noah (holding a cell phone that is playing Ode To Joy): Mommy, you know why I don’t like this song?

Mommy: Why?

Noah: Because it’s SO crazy!!!

most recent name ideas

For a girl, it is probably between:

1. Eve Noelle (call her Evie). David wants to actually give her the first name Evie, but I think Evie is better as a nickname. We’ll see.
2. Mallory Ruth. My grandma was Ruth and I have always loved Mallory.

For a boy, my favorite (David is undecided):

1. Gideon. If David does end up going for it (because we don’t really have any other options) we need a middle name! Any ideas? I have gone straight through a name book and nothing seems to fit with Gideon, which means tree cutter by the way (he would have to be a manly man).

prayer request

One of our church members, Jim, passed away late last night. He was being life-flighted to Albuquerque and apparently passed away in flight, from what David and I understand. Jim was a cheerful, fairly young, very kind man and has a wife who can light up any room with her sense of humor and wit. Please pray for Jim’s family. Jim is with the Lord. What a sight he must be seeing for the first time today! Pray especially for his wife, Miss Maida, who I worked with at Curves, and has blessed my heart time and time again.

Couture Moms

Over at Rocks In My Dryer, you can sign up to win the famous Couture Moms shirt, worn by Kate Gosselin on Jon and Kate Plus 8. Just leave a note in her comment section and she’ll pick a winner at random on Thursday. How fun!

summer picnic

A few pics of the boys from yesterday’s church picnic:

Goof balls!