toddlerville

his first "real" haircut. so emotional!!! how dare I make him keep his head still for even one second? this is how teeth brushing goes most of the time, too. oh, and nail clipping.

his new house.

his bike.

testing the limits. he is not to go in the cul-de-sac. however, last week i finally broke down and let him play in the cul-de-sac while i was with him. he would wander 5 miles away if i let him. i always laughed at the moms who would put their child on a leash in the mall. i'm not laughing anymore. he has at least started holding our hands, but i think i'm still gonna get one of those backpack stuffed animal leash things.

my precious boy - like his camou pants and lightning mcqueen shoes? styling. hand me downs - what a blessing!

from toddlerwise, the book i'm currently reading - "the emotional and physical energy needed to supervise an energy-packed tot can take down the most physically fit mom. if your toddler happens to be a boy, add fifty percent more energy. never so beautiful does this child look to his weary mom as he does when he closes his eyes in sleep."

Cake and Bread

Happy Birthday, Lee! the big 3 0. Will looks like he's about to grab a handful.

okay, so it wasn't perfectly decorated.

i'm so proud of myself!!! i made whole wheat loaf bread for the first time and it was actually good.

the recipe is from allrecipes.com. it uses half whole wheat flour and half bread flour but i am still very pleased!

wednesdays with beth moore

i love watching wednesday with beth on LIFE Today with James and Betty Robison. it comes on channel 14.1 at 8:30 on wed. mornings (of course) here in my neck of the woods. but, i just discovered you can listen and watch these broadcasts anytime on the web.

wednesdays with beth

lots of encouragement through the teaching of the Word of God here.

today she said something i loved - that sometimes God wants us to stop telling him, "i love you". sometimes we should tell him, "i love you, too".

till i only dwell in thee

this is a most beautiful song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRW8WV5cFaU


"Hymn" by Brooke Fraser

If to distant lands I scatter
If I sail to farthest seas
Would you find and firm and gather 'til I only dwell in Thee?
If I flee from greenest pastures
Would you leave to look for me?
Forfeit glory to come after
'Til I only dwell in Thee

If my heart has one ambition
If my soul one goal to seek
This my solitary vision 'til I only dwell in Thee
That I only dwell in Thee
'Til I only dwell in Thee

Revelation 21:3
And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. NIV

this is what it's all about.

chatterbox

will started "talking" up a storm today. he especially likes to sit in a kitchen chair and "read" aloud. wonder if he's imitating a certain person he lives with???

mad gab

one night during Christmas vacation at my mom and dad's, the group got together and played mad gab. paul and nikole hadn't arrived yet, but this is everyone else except will who was in bed. jake was particularly funny. just watch. hilarious!

communion and the gospel

i love you

i forgive you

supper's ready

what wonderful words to hear and to believe from our Lord, Jesus Christ.

(thoughts taken from a speaker i heard last night at church)

bliss!

first time that will plays in the snow - or on the snow.

this is what he did the entire time. up and down the driveway - for the whole 20 minutes we were out there. it was soo cold. i had to make him come in (well, this is usually the case). he responded with a tantrum. i'd say he really liked the snow.

thursday night - our backyard.

in other news - i cleaned out my pantry last night. this makes me so happy. i can hear angels singing when i look at these pictures. i mean, just look at it - it's amazing - ahhh

ahhh - bliss!

the moo

will looked across the room at the mandolin the other day and said - moo moo moo! do you see the moon? it took me a minute, but then i saw it. the world through a child's eyes.

i have one cabinet in the kitchen without a lock on it. here it is!


it's snowing in duluth, ga right now! first snow of winter. it is falling very slowly - very pretty.

will is 18 months old today! weighing in at 26 pounds.

daily words

jeans are tight - glad the holidays are over!

train table at barnes and noble is genius!

2010 goals

• become better educated about nutrition - eat less processed foods (any good resources for this?)
  

• make my own whole wheat loaf bread (does anyone have a good recipe - i don't have a bread machine)
  

• start running again - 1 mile by april - 2 miles by august - 3 miles by november

• alphabet in scripture - i'm up to the letter L - let us fix our eyes on jesus, the author and perfector of our faith who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. hebrews 12:2

• learn to finger pic

• under grocery budget every month

christmas in SC

will loves wearing his reindeer hat. he wore it for 3 hours last night. the raggedy ann and andy plate was one that my brothers and i used when we were little. will was often the center of attention at nana's house. there were twelve of us there. he loved having so many people around. definitely an extrovert.

i got to see lots of people i don't get to see very often at all. on new years day my cousins, brittany and riley came to visit. i had not seen them in several years. thanks to facebook we had a little reunion. they are some of my first cousins on my dad's side. we had fun playing perpetual commotion - a very fast card game.

this is will with both sets of grandparents.

i also got to see my friend carla (from the college years) one day. we met in gaffney for lunch because she lives a couple hours away. just us girls - that was a big treat! she is the one who helped me learn to play guitar and the reason i got to go to brazil on a mission trip a few years ago. we've had a few other fun road trips. she is having a baby boy in february - just a few weeks away! i wish we lived closer to one another.

and this is jennifer my college roommate for 3 years. i'm so glad we still keep in touch. she knows me better than most people and still loves me - hahaha. she is a great cook and a new aunt.