Right Now

One of the photography gals I follow, "Willette Photography & More" is starting a new thing called 'Right Now'. It's an opportunity for us to post a pic of what is going on right now. Never-mind the mess, the clutter, or the posing.

So, here is my 'right now' post.

My oldest and youngest were playing Bey-Blade together ... well Kirstie was ripping them, and Jax was watching! ;o)

Celebration Weekend!

What a day we had yesterday! Actually the weekend was full of celebrating!

On Saturday we celebrated my nephew, Ezekiel, through dedication! It was a great party and it is always such a blessing to be a part of dedicating a child to the Lord. What a beautiful site! It has been so exciting to watch God work in the lives of my brother and his family! :D

Yesterday, Sunday, we celebrated the adoption of our daughters by J. We had 39 guests in our home! My mom rented a bounce house for us and the teens occupied it just about the entire time! There were a few injuries due to their rambunctiousness! But, all in all everyone was fine!

A friend of ours, Denise Bradshaw, made up labels for Hersey bars. There were so precious and very thoughtful! Kinda like a cigar for the dad to pass out when he has a baby. In this case it was for J to pass out for having teenagers! ;o) Thank you so much Denise for this wonderful gift!!!

I am still on a party high from the weekend. So filled with joy and happiness! So thankful for all that God has done in our lives! Now ... on to real life and back to the laundry! ;o)

God moment ...

... in the shower! LOL Now I know to you moms out there this won't sound so strange. It's not often I get alone time even in the shower, but when Jax was napping I jumped in!

It's a great time for me to pray. During my prayer I was apologizing for not spending as much time with Him as I should/ or even want to! Then in came God with His amazing love and faithfulness!

I realized that even though I haven't been as faithful or committed as I should be these past weeks, that didn't change Him! He has been there every step of the way, holding me up, providing for me, and ever holding on! He NEVER LETS GO! Even when we fall away or allow this world steal our time away from Him, He NEVER LETS GO!

I was in awe - and in sobbing tears - at the newness of this old understanding! I am so thankful that He never lets go - and is always there - no matter what!!!!

If you get the chance find the song, "You Never Let Go" by Matt Redman. Here's the chorus:

Oh no You never let go

Through the calm & through the storm

Oh no You never let go

Every high & every low

Oh no You never let go

Lord You never let go of me!

I pray you are able to take this with you today - and walk in confidence, knowing that He never lets go!!!!!

Sing your heart out!

As I was driving to pick up my daughter from school today I was singing along with one of my favorite songs. (ok it was a Chris Tomlin song and most of his songs are one of my favorites!)

Anyway, as I was singing it became clear to me that I am not a good singer. No new news to me. Then I thought "I'm sorry God, that can't be pleasant." Then I heard Him say to me, "You are my daughter. And just like you enjoy listening to your kids sing I take joy in your praises!"

It was a nice reminder for me. God is our Daddy, and He looks into our hearts and smiles down at us as we do to our own children in times of joy!

So sing your heart out and know you are loved by the King of kings!


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Forward Facing!

Well! It was a long time coming, but we were finally able to turn Jaxon around in the car. He is no longer a rear facing passenger! :D

We did this last week on the 31th of March. I was so excited and couldn't wait to do it.

Well, it's been almost a week now, and I am not sure he likes it so much. He really isn't acting much different, but just about every time we turn around to look at him, he slowly moves his eyes away, and turns his head and looks out the window! LOL

Also, now that he can see me while driving, I hear, "MomomomomMOMOMOMOMmomomom!!" until I answer him or get the music right! LOL

All in all - I am really happy with it, and it's yet another milestone reached!!! ;o)