"My beloved is unto me as a bundle of myrrh." Song of Solomon 1:13
March 8th, 2014 by Aubri
We haven’t seen the movie Frozen, but if it’s as good as it’s theme song you can bet we’ll be adding it to our Netflix queue!
My baby is reading!
Essie’s obviously been watching Phil talk on the phone.
It doesn’t have to be reading, sometimes they make you proud in other ways….
“Mercy likes me.” Mercy is clobbered with love in this house though I think she actually punches Esther half way through this.
March 7th, 2014 by Aubri
I’m cleaning my blog house and linking up with Jen on the 7 QTs. Here are some thoughts that never made it into proper posts.
Well, our morning started off per usual, playing short order cook for breakfast, getting Lily ready for school, changing soppy diapers and then I noticed one of Mercy’s toes did NOT look right. The tip was red and swollen and something was wrapped around it. I’m used to finding hair wrapped around baby digits but I can usually pull them off and then it’s fine, but I couldn’t see any hair this time.
Well, long story short she had a Hair Tourniquet! I had no idea this was something that could even happen, and it can be serious if not dealt with quickly. So Phil played doctor and got hair and maybe string out of her little toe, then we took her to a doctor. He believes we got it, so he didn’t have to cut her.
Anyway, that was something new for us. Now I’ll be especially mindful to remove socks more often and check toes!
I came across this post this week on breast feeding. I thought it was very interesting. Maybe it’s not, maybe it’s just good for making mamas like me feel better…but for someone who was not physically able to breastfeed it set my mind at ease a bit.
After I couldn’t nurse Lily I went through a little period of feeling like less of a mother and with all the reports on the benefits of breast milk I felt bad that I wasn’t able to give my child the “best”. I got over it though. I tried again with Clara, same story. I’ve used formula with all my babies, they’ve been healthy, happy and plump. I sometimes still envy women who can nourish their babies with their own bodies, but I no longer feel the need to apologize for not being able to.
A couple weeks ago I heard an interview on Issues Etc. with Adriene Dorr Heins on Cohabitation.
This is a big issue these days. As a pastor Phil deals with this one often. There’s an interesting point she makes around 8 minutes into this interview about there not being enough Law preaching in our churches. Not many of us are terrified enough by our sin. So many sins are socially acceptable, just the “norm” these days. Even in the church.
Find out – “How Many Kids Should you Have?”
Ok, I’m definitely NOT endorsing this but a friend posted it on Facebook and I had to find out what it would tell me. Here were my results:
“Three is your magic number. Four if you count the drink you’ll need in your hand.”
Oops!
And one more really good interview on Issues Etc. The Victims of the Sexual Revolution with Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse. Feminism has messed up more for women than you may even be aware of.
Nothing to say except look at these sweet little brothers watching Winnie the Pooh!
Also, FYI, there’s been a change of address for Clara.
She’s now at number 42….
Closet.
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March 6th, 2014 by Aubri
Ashes…check.
Every year I sit down to think about how our family will observe the season of Lent. What we will Take Up and what, if anything, we will Give Up. Which hymns we will work on learning, bible verses, lessons. I enjoy the penitential seasons of the church, the time to reflect, to hide God’s words in our hearts, to commit to memory good hymns and to serve others.
I can start off with a bang but the inevitable fizzle comes quickly after a couple weeks….”weeks” if I’m lucky. Not that I don’t want to continue what we’ve started, but it gets hard. With a lot of babies around even the simplest of plans can be quickly foiled. And really, that’s ok.
So we begin with some good ideas and a good dose of being “realistic”. Also, keeping very aware that Lent is NOT something I come out on the other side of holier than when I went into. It is good for the Christian to pray, to fast, to give, to discipline and mortify our flesh. Lent makes me quickly realize how much I stink at praying, fasting, giving and disciplining the flesh.
But thankfully my “doing” or “not doing” doesn’t make me righteous. That “Win” belongs to Christ who covers us in His victory. His “doing” and “not doing” won our righteousness. He wins over Sin, Death and the Devil for us.
So whatever you and your family decide to do this Lent remember you might keep very diligent, you might fall flat on your face, but through Christ you’ve already won. Won over the death and sin we stare in the face each day, not just during Lent but every day. Thanks be to God.
Well, I wasn’t going to say any of that. But I saw the above picture yesterday and I laughed a really good laugh, then laughed some more and then it got me thinking….so there’s that.
March 2nd, 2014 by Aubri
Today we celebrate the Transfiguration.
I came across this idea last week and thought it would be a great way to teach the babies about this event. Lily wasn’t feeling well so Clara helped me cut out our pictures, make Mt. Tabor and Jesus’s “face” shining like the sun.
Also, peg dolls are harder to paint than you think!
Here we have John, James and Peter….don’t look too closely. An artist I am not. Thankfully children are easily impressed.
