Someone needs to give me a motivational speech about my blog...apparently I can't get my act together enough to post on a regular basis! I've been busy taking care of the kids (not to mention 3 of us getting the stomach flu at the exact same time), and Jeremy has been super busy with church and his night class. It's a good thing we love what we do!

I've been experimenting with my new camera and photo editing software, so here are a few pictures of the little ones!

We can't help but laugh when we see this picture of Grant! He smiles SO much more than Isabel did as a baby! And Isabel is starting to look like a little lady. She grows up a little more every day. And she's such a negotiator. If she wants to do something, she will stop at nothing to find a way. If we say no, she says, "well, after I finish this." Or "maybe later." I fear that she will go into politics.

My baby boy is turning 1 next week! I can hardly believe it. He was such a difficult newborn - well, difficult for about 7 months - that the time just flew by. And now he's almost walking and turning 1! Although he screamed for a good portion of his first year, he is such a sweet boy now. As long as you feed him, play with him, and love him, he is content just about anywhere. And he's definitely ALL boy. He climbs and crawls on EVERYTHING. I don't think it's possible to Grant-proof this home.

Jeremy and I have been talking about pride and how it is the root of all kinds of sin. I don't know if I recommend this or not - you will glorify God in the process, but seeing so much sin and pride in yourself is pretty painful! Last night we talked about a lack of contentment, and I'm going to preach to myself for just a minute... It's so easy to find flaws in everything we have or do. And it's even easy to thank God for the good things that we do have (family, a home, provision). But shouldn't God be enough? Why do we immediately thank God for the tangible gifts without thanking Him for Jesus first? I believe Job said the Lord gives and takes away. And if we aren't thankful for God first, nothing else should matter. Isn't He enough? Doesn't God alone satisfy our souls, or do we expect something else? I have way too many days where I expect to have an easy day with the kids or a break from the crazy stay-at-home-mom life. But isn't God good enough to provide the strength no matter what we face in our day? It's shameful to think I'm entitled to anything. I wasn't even entitled to Christ.