This is how we rolled at the Inner Harbor.

Vanilla?

Vanilla is great for stess and anxiety. Adding vanilla extract to a glass of water or milk can help calm you and reduce stress. Since stress causes other health problems, reducing stress is getting at the cause. Vanilla has even been used as a treatment for depression.  

My heart aches for those in Oklahoma. Let's be diligent in prayer and listen to what God might have us to do. I wish I could hug those children.

I only have one thing to say today - you NEVER really know someone.

Omie this one is for you

A date

C:  Mommy, would you like to go on a date tonight?
M: hmmm what would you like to do?
C: Well, I do not drive so I will go where you pick.
M:  Ok, let me think about it
C: Wait!  I do not have any money so you will have to buy too.
M:  No money?!
C: Nope no money but I do have roller blades so we can go to the skating rink.
M:  Ok, its a date. 

A bit on the anxious side about work right now.

Philippians 4:6-8
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, shall guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, let your mind dwell on these things.
Matthew 6:31-34
"Do not be anxious then, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'With what shall we clothe ourselves?' "For all these things the Gentiles eagerly seek; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. "But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added to you. "Therefore do not be anxious for tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

Wordless Wednesday

This makes me sick.

Greta Rebecca loves collecting hen (hay) from the fields at the horse stable.

 

 

 

Carson playing one of his favorite sports.

I am not fooled.

prom 2013

In three short months we will be back in Guatemala.  more to come....

Carson loves Star Trek.

way back wednesday

Another one of my favorite songs

"She Will Be Loved"

Beauty queen of only eighteen
She had some trouble with herself
He was always there to help her
She always belonged to someone else

I drove for miles and miles and wound up at your door
I've had you so many times but somehow I want more

I don't mind spending every day
Out on your corner in the pouring rain
Look for the girl with the broken smile
Ask her if she wants to stay awhile
And she will be loved
And she will be loved

Tap on my window, knock on my door
I want to make you feel beautiful
I know I tend to get so insecure
It doesn't matter anymore

It's not always rainbows and butterflies
It's compromise that moves us along, yeah
My heart is full and my door's always open
You come anytime you want, yeah.

I don't mind spending every day
Out on your corner in the pouring rain
Look for the girl with the broken smile
Ask her if she wants to stay awhile
And she will be loved
And she will be loved
And she will be loved
And she will be loved

I know where you hide alone in your car
Know all of the things that make you who you are
I know that goodbye means nothing at all
Comes back and begs me to catch her every time she falls

Yeah

Tap on my window knock on my door
I want to make you feel beautiful

I don't mind spending every day
Out on your corner in the pouring rain, oh.
Look for the girl with the broken smile
Ask her if she wants to stay awhile
And she will be loved
And she will be loved
And she will be loved
And she will be loved

[in the background:]
Please don't try so hard to say goodbye
Please don't try so hard to say goodbye

Yeah, yeah.

[softly:]
I don't mind spending every day
Out on your corner in the pouring rain

Please don't try so hard to say goodbye

Where is Cole?

 

The other day we could not find Carson's kitten Cole.  We looked all over the house for him.  Needless to say, he found a hiding spot where he could keep his eyes on his lunch oops I meant his fish friends.  A side note-  I dislike any walking animals on my counters. 

 

loving his blades

My boy is obsessed with his roller blades.  He even does his chores on roller blades.  Anyway, all together this weekend Carson and I walked/roller bladed 10 miles.  I love the excerise he is getting however he can not afford to lose any weight as he is a lean machine already.  Carson is glueen free so he is not getting the extra calories from pasta, breads, etc.  He also is lactose free so he is not getting the extra fat from cows milk.  It will all work out.  In less then two months we will be celebrating our sixth forever family day.  I can not believe we will be together six years.  Carson and I are planning the day together.  We are hoping Best will join us as she was a big part of our pick up trip. 

 

Where I belong- Building 429 song

The lyrics below is how I am feeling tonight after watching the Boston Police Press Conference.
Listen to the song and let the words fill your heart as we pray for all the people in Boston.


Sometimes it feels like I'm watching from the outside
Sometimes it feels like I'm breathing but am I alive
I won't keep searching for answers that aren't here to find

All I know is I'm not home yet
This is not where I belong
Take this world and give me Jesus
This is not where I belong

So when the walls come falling down on me
And when I'm lost in the current of a raging sea
I have this blessed assurance holding me.

All I know is I'm not home yet
This is not where I belong
Take this world and give me Jesus
This is not where I belong

When the earth shakes I wanna be found in You
When the lights fade I wanna be found in You

All I know is I'm not home yet
This is not where I belong
Take this world and give me Jesus
This is not where I belong
[x2]

Where I belong, where I belong
Where I belong, where I belong

Carson received another excellent report card today from school.  We celebrated tonight by roller blading 5 miles together.

12 Bible Verses For When You Feel Like Giving Up

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Phil 4:13

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and cour...ageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go. Joshua 1:9

Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you. Deut. 31:6

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Eph. 6:10

The LORD is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him. Psalm 28:7

I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD; I will make mention of Your righteousness, of Yours only. Psalm 71:16

But they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint. Isaiah 40:31

Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it. I Cor. 9:24

Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, Heb. 12:1

Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the LORD of hosts. Zech. 4:6

For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control. II Tim. 1:7

It is God who arms me with strength, And makes my way perfect. Psalm 18:32

An early evening at the beach

Mommy, could you please just drop me off at school?
Why?
Because I want to walk down the hallway and into my class like the big kids do.
really?
Yes, you can give me a kiss and we can do thumbs (a game we play) in the car before I walk into school.
I will think about it.
Mommy, please just give it a try.

Whoever loves money never has money enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with his income. This too is meaningless. 

Ecclesiastes 5:10