A to Z

Happy Birthday to My Joseph!

Amazing. Baby loving. Compassionate. Diaper changing. Engine building. Fun. Grease wearing. Honorable. Interesting. Joking. Kissable. Loving. Mud bogging. Neighbor helping. Open. Playful. Quiet. Relaxed. Sensitive. Truck driving. Understanding. Virtuous. Wonderful. X-tra large. Youthful Spirit.  ZZZ abandoning.

I love every thing about you...from A to Z!

In The Name...

Of the Father...

And of the Son...

And of the Holy Spirit...

Noah's baptism was this morning at the end of our church service.  I don't think Joe and I could have been any prouder as we watched our first born make his outward profession of faith.  I thought I would cry, but I didn't.  As much as I don't like to see my children growing up and away from me, this is one area where I am thrilled to see growth.  What more could I ask for than for my children to be growing closer to God?

But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.       2 Peter 3:18

Baptism

As many of you already know, Noah accepted Christ as his Savior a couple of months ago. This week he decided that he was ready to be baptized. He spoke with our Pastor this past Sunday and the baptism will be performed at the end of our church service Sunday May 30th.
This is an important step for Noah and we look forward to celebrating with him as he continues his journey of Christian life. I am aware that many of you have your own church obligations on Sunday mornings, but if you do not, we would love to have you worship with us and be there to see Noah's baptism. Worship service starts at 11:00 am and usually lasts until noon. This Sunday may be a bit longer since we will be including a baptism at the end of the service.
If you have any questions or need directions, I can be reached at 909-0232. You can also visit the Rice Patch Church website.

Wordless Wednesday

Graduation Night

Noah graduated from Kindergarten last night.  He looked so cute in his cap and gown and we were all so very proud of him.  I managed to keep the tears (mostly) at bay.  Pomp and Circumstance almost did me in..but I held it together!

After graduation, the family (all 16 of us!) went out to eat at Cracker Barrel (Noah's choice).

We had good food, lots of laughs, and interesting conversations.

 This morning, we slept in until nearly 8:00! 

YAY SUMMER VACATION!!!

Wordless Wednesday

 

Slow Down

Thursday is Noah's last day of school and as much as I am longing for the care free days of summer to be here, I just want to scream for time to "SLOW DOWN!" This school year went by way to fast and I am not ready for him to graduate Kindergarten yet. My baby can not be that old already.

Where did the past six years go? It seems like only yesterday that Joe was handing me our precious baby boy.

Can it really have been that long since I saw this beautiful face for the first time?

What happened? How did I let time get away from me?

I remember leaving the hospital and thinking that the nurses were crazy. They were letting us leave and we had no idea what we were doing! I can still feel every bump from that first ride home. I was sure that Noah was going to break before we got him home.

Now we are facing Kindergarten graduation and although I am not afraid that every little bump will break him, I still think those nurses were crazy. We still don't know what we are doing. I am trying to hang on to that little baby for as long as I can while trying to prepare him for the day that I have to let him go.