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| First Eight Months |
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
:: Month Eight
Dear Isaac,
You are eight months old today. I can proudly say I've never missed a single day in your life. The Lord allowed me to work and be with you at the same time and it was wonderful. Now I'm in a new season I'm thankful that I can truly devote my time and energy into you and Big Sister. I pray that we get to know each other better and that I could lead you both with great examples and character. You're such an awesome baby. You're quiet and joyful at the same time just like your Daddy. You can now reach over the counter top so I need to make sure our bathrooms are always cleaned. There's not a space in our home that you haven't discovered. You've mastered your stair climbing skills. I've caught you letting go a few times and stood on your own! And you love to eat with only 2 teeth. You're always staying by my side! I looked at you today and saw a little boy instead of a baby. It makes me sad that you're not slowing down, but I'm so proud of all you've achieved. I'm pretty sure I heard you say "Hi" and "Momma." So, I look forward to this new season to learn about you and help you develop your gifts and talents, even at this early age. I love you so much, my Boy Wonder!
Your Mama
You are eight months old today. I can proudly say I've never missed a single day in your life. The Lord allowed me to work and be with you at the same time and it was wonderful. Now I'm in a new season I'm thankful that I can truly devote my time and energy into you and Big Sister. I pray that we get to know each other better and that I could lead you both with great examples and character. You're such an awesome baby. You're quiet and joyful at the same time just like your Daddy. You can now reach over the counter top so I need to make sure our bathrooms are always cleaned. There's not a space in our home that you haven't discovered. You've mastered your stair climbing skills. I've caught you letting go a few times and stood on your own! And you love to eat with only 2 teeth. You're always staying by my side! I looked at you today and saw a little boy instead of a baby. It makes me sad that you're not slowing down, but I'm so proud of all you've achieved. I'm pretty sure I heard you say "Hi" and "Momma." So, I look forward to this new season to learn about you and help you develop your gifts and talents, even at this early age. I love you so much, my Boy Wonder!
Your Mama
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| The Boy Wonder...Eight Months Old! |
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
:: Introducing the House of Warriors
Ever since I created this new blog, I've been wanting to give each person in our family an alias. I don't know why I kept wanting to do so and then it dawned on me one day that we are meant to be prayer warriors - each and every one of us! We are here to interceed, stand in the gap, and cry out to our Heavenly Father for justice, mercy, and His return. It has been a long mission since Danner and I commited to raise our family to live by prayers and intercession. We've given up much and received much more and it's been so worth it!
I started calling Danner "Superman" because he's just a super person! He's so smart, gentle, compassionate, funny, witty, well-liked, genuine, servant-hearted, hot, handsome, did I say hot already? Seriously, he can listen so well and love so well. He reminds me of the picture of Jesus sometimes. Maybe not quite, but very close. He makes me want to be a better person overall. Sometimes I'm jealous of how he's being able to listen any teachings and can recite them without troubles or how he loves people. He's always reasonable. I can always come to him with a ball of mess and he'll help me untangle them and set me straight on my path. He loves his children and truly leads them well. He is the man! I can keep go on and on about him, but I'm sure you catch the drift that he's just a super duper person!
Allison, I think I will keep calling her "Baby Doll". It's a special name Danner's late grandparents called her since she was born. She's the only girl out of the five great-grandchildren and she's extra special. I wanted to give her a super hero name but nothing seems to fit her right. The name is so endearing to me so I feel like it should stay. But don't be fooled by her super powers though. She is quite smart for a four years old. She can do a very nice karate kick and is quick like a ninja! She is light on her toes at the same time and can sure dance! She can catch just about any critters outside although she understands I don't always appreciate them being brought into the house. She can create the biggest hurricane in the livingroom without being asked. Haha. She has a big heart like her Daddy. She cares about many things and loves "dark red". She wouldn't eat egg yolks because they're not her favorite color! Silly girl! Her favorite topic at meal times is about God. She wants to know everything about Him and questions everything she hears. She has gifts that need to be tune and shaped for the full purpose of His calling.
Isaac, ah, my sweet boy! His name is "The Boy Wonder"! His Daddy calls him that. He is just overall wonderful, sweet, loving, friendly, doesn't know a stranger. His heart is like gold and can make yours melt like butter. He is as fast as lightning! He can follow his big sister every where on all four! He's very daring. Though he's only seven months old, he's been attempting to stand, reach for things that are too far out of reach. The cool thing is that his entire nursery is a comic book theme! His Daddy gave him all of his childhood comic figures and books. Even his name is made with sounds (I'll just have to share this on another blog post). He is a warrior boy! He loves to play wrestle with his Daddy and Sister. Mommy doesn't appreciate that too much when he tries to pound me. He loves music and hears me pray. He is often with me at the microphone on the stage prayer leading. Someday when he finds his voice, I know he'll pray and the heaven will render.
Our dog Colby, yes, he has to have a name too! He is "Krypto" because he is super close to Danner. He adores him. As soon as Danner sits down anywhere Colby would right by his side, even laying in his lap like his own baby. He's the strangest dog I ever know so the name is quite fitting for him.
Finally, Danner gave me Ms. Marvel. I don't know his reason, but I like the name. ;-)
Our family have dedicated ourselves in areas of preparedness. Danner is a trained responder with Crisis Response International. He is so good at what he does. He even works at the ER because he loves helping people in their time of distress. We are trying to be as sufficient as we can with what we have and good stewarts of the Lord's blessings. I'm learning to be a better homemaker, homeschool teacher, an intercessor, and supporter of orphans and widows and those who foster care and adopt. We feel called to someday go out on mission fields training and preparing people for crisis response. This is who we are. We are a house of warriors.
I started calling Danner "Superman" because he's just a super person! He's so smart, gentle, compassionate, funny, witty, well-liked, genuine, servant-hearted, hot, handsome, did I say hot already? Seriously, he can listen so well and love so well. He reminds me of the picture of Jesus sometimes. Maybe not quite, but very close. He makes me want to be a better person overall. Sometimes I'm jealous of how he's being able to listen any teachings and can recite them without troubles or how he loves people. He's always reasonable. I can always come to him with a ball of mess and he'll help me untangle them and set me straight on my path. He loves his children and truly leads them well. He is the man! I can keep go on and on about him, but I'm sure you catch the drift that he's just a super duper person!
Allison, I think I will keep calling her "Baby Doll". It's a special name Danner's late grandparents called her since she was born. She's the only girl out of the five great-grandchildren and she's extra special. I wanted to give her a super hero name but nothing seems to fit her right. The name is so endearing to me so I feel like it should stay. But don't be fooled by her super powers though. She is quite smart for a four years old. She can do a very nice karate kick and is quick like a ninja! She is light on her toes at the same time and can sure dance! She can catch just about any critters outside although she understands I don't always appreciate them being brought into the house. She can create the biggest hurricane in the livingroom without being asked. Haha. She has a big heart like her Daddy. She cares about many things and loves "dark red". She wouldn't eat egg yolks because they're not her favorite color! Silly girl! Her favorite topic at meal times is about God. She wants to know everything about Him and questions everything she hears. She has gifts that need to be tune and shaped for the full purpose of His calling.
Isaac, ah, my sweet boy! His name is "The Boy Wonder"! His Daddy calls him that. He is just overall wonderful, sweet, loving, friendly, doesn't know a stranger. His heart is like gold and can make yours melt like butter. He is as fast as lightning! He can follow his big sister every where on all four! He's very daring. Though he's only seven months old, he's been attempting to stand, reach for things that are too far out of reach. The cool thing is that his entire nursery is a comic book theme! His Daddy gave him all of his childhood comic figures and books. Even his name is made with sounds (I'll just have to share this on another blog post). He is a warrior boy! He loves to play wrestle with his Daddy and Sister. Mommy doesn't appreciate that too much when he tries to pound me. He loves music and hears me pray. He is often with me at the microphone on the stage prayer leading. Someday when he finds his voice, I know he'll pray and the heaven will render.
Our dog Colby, yes, he has to have a name too! He is "Krypto" because he is super close to Danner. He adores him. As soon as Danner sits down anywhere Colby would right by his side, even laying in his lap like his own baby. He's the strangest dog I ever know so the name is quite fitting for him.
Finally, Danner gave me Ms. Marvel. I don't know his reason, but I like the name. ;-)
Our family have dedicated ourselves in areas of preparedness. Danner is a trained responder with Crisis Response International. He is so good at what he does. He even works at the ER because he loves helping people in their time of distress. We are trying to be as sufficient as we can with what we have and good stewarts of the Lord's blessings. I'm learning to be a better homemaker, homeschool teacher, an intercessor, and supporter of orphans and widows and those who foster care and adopt. We feel called to someday go out on mission fields training and preparing people for crisis response. This is who we are. We are a house of warriors.
Saturday, August 11, 2012
:: Laundry Room
Late one evening while the entire family was sound asleep and I thought of this idea for my laundry sorting system. We've been encouraging Baby Doll to help out more around the house and she's been terrific at putting hers and little brother's dirty clothes in separate hampers from white, colors to dark. My original hampers were all crammed into a small laundry room that I just couldn't help but wonder if there was a better way. I'm trying to do a small load a day (still struggling) so I don't end up being burried under Mt. Laundry once a week. I couldn't sleep after this idea came to mind after seeing a few neat ideas on pinterest but had to wait a few days when Superman had a day off. Finally that day came when we went to Lowe's to pick up materials for a few projects we wanted to work on. I took the opportunity and sneaking away with the 7 months old down the shelves and storage aisle. I spotted the brackets right away and was excited that the brackets were within my small budget. I borrowed a Lowe's laundry basket, with baby at the hip and measured it with the brackets and they were perfect size! I was so excited I hurried up to the register where Superman was waiting patiently with Baby Doll. I walked out of the door beaming with a purchase of $7.76 for four brackets.
We came home, bathed, and sent the kiddos to bed and then I revealed my great plan to Superman. He wasn't too thrill that I asked him to help me with this project at 8:30pm! But he loves me and did it anyway! Thank you, Love!! Here's the confusing part. We quickly ran into a problem. The spot on the wall I wanted the baskets to be only have one stud that we can nail the brackets to so Superman asked me what I wanted to do about it since the plan wasn't going to work out. I was so disappointed but I don't give up easily so I just had to figure out a way! So, back to the drawing board I went. Suddenly, an idea came to mind - I asked Superman to nail a nice and sturdy piece of board onto the stud to give it some stabiltity, then nail the brackets to the board and voila!! It worked!! The brackets are sturdy and can hold up a heavy basket. Superman knows me too well that he had them spread so far above each other because I always forget to do laundry! ;-) They are also at good a height that Baby Doll can reach without problems.
One thing I should have considered was the height of the board as it is showing above the top basket. But, I have an idea I want to try...like tying a string across with a few clothespins for those socks that are without mates or more laundry tips. Overall, I am very pleased with the small budget and short amount of time we invested in this project. The board and laundry baskets we've already had so the total cost was $7.76!!!
We came home, bathed, and sent the kiddos to bed and then I revealed my great plan to Superman. He wasn't too thrill that I asked him to help me with this project at 8:30pm! But he loves me and did it anyway! Thank you, Love!! Here's the confusing part. We quickly ran into a problem. The spot on the wall I wanted the baskets to be only have one stud that we can nail the brackets to so Superman asked me what I wanted to do about it since the plan wasn't going to work out. I was so disappointed but I don't give up easily so I just had to figure out a way! So, back to the drawing board I went. Suddenly, an idea came to mind - I asked Superman to nail a nice and sturdy piece of board onto the stud to give it some stabiltity, then nail the brackets to the board and voila!! It worked!! The brackets are sturdy and can hold up a heavy basket. Superman knows me too well that he had them spread so far above each other because I always forget to do laundry! ;-) They are also at good a height that Baby Doll can reach without problems.
One thing I should have considered was the height of the board as it is showing above the top basket. But, I have an idea I want to try...like tying a string across with a few clothespins for those socks that are without mates or more laundry tips. Overall, I am very pleased with the small budget and short amount of time we invested in this project. The board and laundry baskets we've already had so the total cost was $7.76!!!
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| Laundry sorting system. |
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