The Little Red Hen Continued

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"Little Red Hen read the Bible each day.

"Who would like to read with me?" she asked her friends.

"Not I," said Mr. Duck. "I'm taking a trip to town."

"Not I," said Mrs. Cat. "I'm going to lie down."

"Not I," grumbled Mr. Pig. "I don't have time!"

So she read the Word anyway!

My son, attend to my words; incline your ear to what I say.

Let them not depart from your eyes; keep them in the midst of your heart.

Proverbs 4:20

My son, keep my words, and keep my commandments.

Proverbs 7:1

"The Little Red Hen"

Today my mom dropped off a box of some of the old books I had as a child. I began to look through it and was reading some of the stories I knew I had once loved, but couldn't quite remember, when I came across one that I just had to share with you.

I'm sure everyone remembers the story of the "Little Red Hen" who's friends wouldn't help her bake the bread, which is exactly the story I thought I would be reading. However, while similar, this story was much better. Over the week I'm going to share the story with you and then maybe you can share it with your children.

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"Once upon a time, there was a Little Red Hen, who loved god with all of her heart. She had asked Jesus to be her Lord, and wanted to please Him from the start!

If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God

raised him from the dead, you shall be saved. For with the heart a person believes,

resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting n salvation.

Romans 10:9-10

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"She had three neighbors at the farm who were Christians, too. They all went to church and heard the Word, but Little Red Hen DID the things God said to do!

...but whoever keeps His word, in him the love of God has truly been perfected. By this we know that we are in Him:

1 John 2:5

Okay, that's all for today. I will tell more of the story tomorrow. It's a great version of the Little Red Hen!

Goodbye winter. Goodbye winter.

We are ready to say goodbye to winter.

Goodbye winter "bugs" that make us sad.

Goodbye hats and runny noses.

Goodbye jackets and cold fingers.

Quiet Evening

It's barely 8:00 pm and everyone else is already in bed, fast asleep. I don't know if that's ever happened. Even the TV has been turned off for the night... in fact, it never even came on. It's just me and the sounds of the night - peaceful!

Since I had a spare moment, I thought I would finally update my blog. Not much has happened in the last several months. We've been in our new home for about 3 months now, and it's just perfect. Aric's been at his new job for almost 4 months, and it has been an answer to prayer. The kids are great, and growing like weeds. Hannah talks and sings constantly, and is always making us laugh. Gideon is everywhere and is 100% boy, always getting himself into trouble somehow. He keeps me on my toes.

Here we are with our little munchkins the day after the beautiful snowfall.

Oh yeah... in the last month Gideon not only got his first tooth, but has since had 4 more pop through. 5 teeth in one month means a constant runny nose and some very grouchy moments. Poor guy. He's been a trouper though, and if I must say, the teeth are pretty cute on him.

Tonight I learned a valuable lesson about cooking for a big group of people. Next time I try something new, especially something that takes a while anyway, I might as well make it the day before. My BBQ pork wasn't even close to ready for my Growth Group to eat. Sorry everyone! I tasted it a while ago and it would have made some delicious sandwiches. But, thank you so much Wal-Mart (and Aric) for helping us pull through and have a successful meal, even if it was at the very last minute.

Pray, pray, pray...

After a LONG break from the blogging world, I am returning with a heavy heart. My heart is breaking today for a family I don't even know, and yet a family I feel I know very well from following their blog. Here is their story...

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/mcraekate/journal

Months ago I was told I should go on and read about this family and their little girl's fight with brain cancer. Once I started reading about little Kate, I couldn't help but begin to pray for her complete healing, and also thank the Lord for the health of my own children. I was drawn to Kate because of her name, as Hannah's middle name is Kate. I decided that Hannah and I needed to join together and pray for Kate. So, every day at nap time I try to remember to pray with Hannah and we give Kate's cancer over to the Lord.

I'd encourage anyone reading this to go and read Kate's story. It'll bring you to tears, but also encourage you. The reason I have chosen to write about this today is because the MRI scan that they were hoping would show "No Evidence of Disease," (after Kate's many rounds of chemo) has shown that she still has the tumor. They are now faced with many tough decisions about treatment as well as many more days and nights stuck in the hospital, away from their other two children. Pray, pray, pray that God would do a miracle in this little girl's life. She's a trouper and has fought so hard.

Thanks!

Updates, updates, updates....

The previous post was actually from yesterday, however, my computer just wouldn't ever let me actually post it. So, here is the latest update.

We signed the papers on our house!

We officially have a buyer!

PRAISE THE LORD!