Someone Loves His Dogs.....

Abundantly

God's way is the abundant way!

There's no rationing in heaven, no skimping from the throne, no shortage of supply from the treasures of His mercies. His life gushes forth from the well of salvation; His spiritual refreshing flows from rivers of living water; His constant and consistent goodness is poured out through downpours of blessings.

He is the God of
abundant mercy Numbers 14:18
abundant kindness Nehemiah 9:17
abundant justice Job 37:23
abundant truth Psalms 86:15
abundant redemption Psalms 130:7
abundant loving kindness Jonah 4:2
abundant grace 1 Timothy 1:14
abundant satisfaction Psalms 36:8
abundant blessing Psalms 132:15
abundant pardon Isaiah 55:7
abundant life John 10:10
abundant joy 2 Corinthians 8:2
abundant power Ephesians 3:20
abundant outpouring Titus 3:6
abundant revelation Hebrews 6:17
abundant provision Psalms 65:11
abundant peace Psalms 37:11

Roy Lessin, from his blog Meet Me In The Meadow

School Room.....

The one thing I love about our new house is the place for us to have a school room.  It so nice not having it all over my dinning room table and kitchen area.  We have our bulletin boards, a dress to store supplies in, and a CD/Tape player so we can listen to music and books on tape. 

I have a nice eraser board and table & chairs that I picked up on Craigslist for $75.  Also those doors in the wall are great for storing games and craft supplies.  We are very blessed as a family to have this space. 

NEW AND IMPROVED

It was not difficult to fix up this little area.  After the kids picked up the rocks we then lined the bricks around the outside.  We then planted our flowers and stole some bark from our other landscaping areas to add a finishing touch.

Here is a shot from the side looking across the front yard.

Here is a picture of our dog Ruby trying to stay in the shade.  I also have a nice built in flower bed area, but  unfortunately one of the flowers died earlier this summer.  Just to hot, but all the rest of them lived.

Live Fully - Love Deeply

Live by faith. Galatians 2:20
Grow in grace. II Peter 3:18
Walk in love. Ephesians 5:2
Seek peace. I Peter 3:11
Be filled with joy. Psalm 68:3

Live Fully, Love Deeply, Laugh Loudly

New Year of Classes.....

  Today the kids are starting their new Sand-hills Coop classes.  I'm so excited to see how it goes.  They have their backpacks packed with supplies and will each be taking 3 classes.  Also this afternoon Anna and Gabe are both going to have a piano lesson from mom.  I am looking forward to seeing how much they can learn and grow this year.

  Anna is also going to be taking ballet lessons at The Stage.  I know she is going to really enjoy it and has a great teacher.  Lastly all the kids have Awana's this evening, while I check out a Cub Scouts meeting at the library.  Gabe's pretty excited and I hope this will be something he will enjoy.

So much going on these days, but it's nice to keep busy and see the kids having fun.

Summer Time Fun....

 The kids helped mommy pick up a bunch of rocks by the mailbox at our new house.  I'll post a picture of what it looks little another day.

 Face painting which was done at the a family fun day earlier this summer.

 Noah and Anna sitting out on their buckets enjoying the outdoors and an ice cream cone.

Anna's first hair cut before school starts.  I usually cut it myself, but JC Pennies was offering free hair cuts.  What a great price!