Staying Thankful

"do not be anxious about anything, but in everything with prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 

And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."  Phil. 4:6-7

Staying thankful can be hard work when my eyes get fixed on me and the temporal things of life.  However, with a perspective change, it's a little easier to see how much I have to be thankful for.

Here are 10 things in random order that I am thankful for today.

my handsome hubby of 9 years

God's colorful creation... today it's the fresh veggies and fruits off the carts that go by my house. 

 Fantastic friends God has provided for my kids and I.

My sister and best friend... for her incredible unconditional love for walt, me and the kids. 

God's CRAZY creation... and my son's audacity to pick these things up?!?   

That HIS power is made perfect in my weakness... 

My beautiful, loving, talented daughter

My creative, enthusiastic, crazy son 

Did I say thanks yet for my very weird family?  

God's peace in it all. 

There is so much more to be thankful for than just these ten things.

God is so good.  

m

Field Trip

Indian Ocean.
Nesting site of green sea turtles.
Rescue 28 baby turtles from the nasty predators (dogs, eagles, crows, etc) as they crawl out from deep within the sand where they have been laying for the last 2 months.

When was the last time you took your homeschooler on a field trip like this?!?
Thankful to the gracious God we serve!

We are so thankful for the chance to watch these little turtles climb out of the sand.
It brought me back to the happy times turtle watching with my Grandpa and Grandma.
God is so faithful.

The voice of the Lord make the deer give birth 

and strips the forests bare, 

and in his temple all cry, "Glory!" 

The Lord sits enthroned over the flood; 

the Lord sits enthroned as king forever.  

May the Lord give strength to his people! 

May the Lord bless his people with peace! 

Psalm 29:9-11

thankful,

m

My Kiddo's

Praising the Lord, Maker of heaven and earth, all that is seen and unseen, the Sustainer of life, the Giver of all things, the Healer, the Redeemer, the All-Wise One... for my kiddos.

 Isn't he handsome???

Check her out... a local wedding beauty!!!

 o... well... some days they look like this!

 

 

Thank you God for my kids.
You did a good job!  I praise you.

m

Away from the Heat

We are so thankful for a month of language study in the mountains, out of the heat.
It has been refreshing to be able to think about what we are learning, enjoy the outdoors and just be able to focus a little.

God continues to bring us to that place daily of recognizing our weaknesses and his power.

T enjoys being outside from sunup to sundown. When I listen to my recordings from language class the plethora of bird sounds and the sweet sound of wind blowing through the trees just makes me smile.  I am reminded of the sounds of recordings made back home; door bells, men shouting what they are selling out in the street or just to loud blowing of the fan!  I am thankful for both sounds but right now I am thankful I have to wear my sweater because it is so cold!!!

Enjoy some pics:

Here is the mountain view out of our window in the evening

Bliss and Thomas reading outside

A little bit of the nature around us

A little baby's toes I just had to take a pic of...

 Some scenes from the ride up the mountain...

A house of prayer

a truck

Umbrellas for sale along the road

or what about a shawl...

ummmm...

some more nature...

happy Father's Day!

One more flower!!!

m

Easter Celebrations

We had a great Easter this year.
Here are a few pics from our early morning sunrise service.
How wonderful to celebrate together the victory Christ has brought for us over Satan, sin and death.
What a costly salvation he has for us who will receive!


I had to include this one because it just "shows" how tired we were at 4:30 in the morning... what were we thinking?!? Flattering isn't it!!!

We lined up with candles and sang a song together.

Maranatha!
Come, Lord Jesus,

m

Family pictures

Making ice cream the old fashioned way!





Does this really count as "camping"? :-)



Why Mercy doesn't go tubing.... Thomas took a hard fall and has something to show for it.


Our electronically savvy daughter...