The Stallions Rides Away...

Chris left this morning on a missions trip to Mexico where he will spend three days building a house for a Christian family there. I am so thrilled that he had the desire to do this and couldn't be happier that he was actually able to go. However, our home is always happier when he is in it and our family isn't really complete without him. I miss him so much already. The boys and I are keeping ourselves pretty busy this weekend and tonight I am going out with some of my girlfriends. (We are going out for Chinese food which is happy.) Please pray for Chris and his friends while they are away and the boys and I while he is away. Here is a link to Amor Ministries if you are interested in what he is doing.

Amor Ministries

Thanksgiving Tree...

At our house every November we hang a tree. Every day we each add a leaf that has the year, our names and something we are thankful for. At the end of the month I laminate the leaves. Each year we hang up our tree we hang all the leaves from all the years. We have 5 years up now and it looks lovely to me. This is the first year Z has really understood what we are doing so it has been a lot of fun. Yesterday he was thankful for our family. Today when I asked him what he was thankful for he said, "Our family". I reminded him that he said that yesterday then gave him a few suggestions of other people and things he could be thankful for. He just grinned at me and said, "I'm really thankful for our family, but its okay, we have lots of leaves!"

Voting Was Fun...

Considering how the election turned out I am so glad I took M and Z with me to vote because we had a great time. There was no line and I was able to walk M through the entire voting process from start to finish. He was even able to look over the ballot without me feeling hurried. He asked a ton of questions and was so fascinated by all of it that I was suddenly fascinated, too. We even got in a little math by figuring out how many years it would be before he could vote for the president. And Z was a perfect little angel the whole time we were there. Just sat in the stroller and played with Megatron. Like I said, voting was fun.

As I Head Off To Cast My Vote...

So, grant us peace.
Jesus, grant us peace.
Move our hearts to hear a single beat.
Between alibis and enemies tonight.

Or maybe not, not today.
Peace might be another world away.
And if that's the case...

We'll give thanks to you,
With gratitude.
For lessons learned in how to trust in you.
That we are blessed beyond what we could ever dream,
In abundance or in need.
And if you never grant us peace...
But, Jesus, would you please...

-Nichole Nordeman, "Gratitude"

Hey, Hobbitsister...

I thought about you today when the speaker at my Bible Study showed a clip from Jon and Kate Plus 8.

When Z Grows Up...

I almost forgot to blog about how Z cracked up his Sunday School teachers at Bible Study today. Apparently they were discussing Halloween costumes and somehow ended up having a "what do you want to be when you grow up" conversation. So one of the teachers asked Z what he was planning to be and after thinking about it for a bit he told them this...

"When I grow up I'm gonna be even bigger trouble than I am now!"

Sleep Overs...

I was attempting to explain to M why he was not allowed to sleep over at girls houses. I guess he didn't really get the point...

M: When will I be old enough?
Busy: You are TOO old. Its not appropriate.
M: So, I can never sleep over with a girl ever???
Busy: Well, when you get married you can have sleep overs with your wife.
M: Maybe, but we don't know for sure if she'll want to.

Z's Sunday School Story...

"Today my story was about Abraham and me!"

From Now On...

When anyone jokingly asks if The Stallion and I "need to be alone" I'm just going to say, "Yes, please!" ;D

Breakfast...

Z asked if he could have a bagel with chocolate peanut-butter and m&m's on it, but don't worry. I told him he couldn't have m&m's until his bagel was gone.