Don't assume you know it all.....

i'm sure MANY of you are SO over seeing the title 'sunday at larabee'. sorry, i know my sister is rejoicing in a new post today.
this morning i had a 'sick' boy. so sick that i brought him to school at 10 am. um, ya, i think he'll be ok. (insert sarcasm here). that being said, i like having him home. since he was 'ordered' to go back to bed (him being so sick and all). the house was quiet, t.v. off. coffee in hand. since these are ideal conditions for good bible reading, i read. i have this great bible that has NIV on one side & right across the page, The Message. i'm a simple girl so i love this version. since sam was "done sleeping" he was able to join me JUST in time to read with me. how good of God to give us this time. i read, he listened-uninterrupted. bliss. i loved what i read and i wanted to share it with you. out of The Message...Proverbs 3:1-12....

Don't assume you Know it all (seriously, that's what it's titled)

Good friend, don't forget all I've taught you; take to heart my commands. They'll help you live a long, long time, a long life lived full and well.

Don't lose your grip on Love and Loyalty. Tie them around your neck; carve their initials on your heart. Earn a reputation for living well in God's eyes and the eyes of the people.

Trust God from the bottom of your heart;don't try to figure out everything on your own. Listen for God's voice in everything you do,everywhere you go; he's the one who will keep you on track.

Don't assume that you know it all.

Run to God!

Run from evil!

your body will glow with health, your very bones will vibrate with life!

Honor God with everything you own; give him the first and the best.

Your barns will burst, you wine vats will brim over. But don't dear friend, resent God's discipline; don't sulk under his loving correction. it's the child he loves that God corrects; a fathers delight is behind all this.

i LOVED this chapter!

bless you dear friends.

sunday at Larabee......

This past Sunday was a Gorgeous sunny day here in the Pacific Northwest. i LOVE this state! kath and i decided it would be a perfect day to take the kiddos out to one of the best parks in this area. Larabee. i have a special place in my heart since this is the place where the hub proposed to me, 14 years ago. we hauled all the kid's coats down by the water,thinking that it would surely be cold down there.

wrong.

wrong.

wrong.

it was hot. hot. hot.

thanks wubs for a fantastic day, making great memories with us.

the hub and i. he thought i looked 'a little scared and a tad naughty'.
the wubs. you must look close at mr. wubs face. he was being a dork. posting this picture is my revenge. sorry kath. he needs to learn that he MUST smile NICELY when i'm taking his pic!! :)


why yes, those are our children 'getting their ankles wet'.

the hub says he was "puckered up" while watching them gaze over the edge.

funny sam, real funny.

most of the motley crew.

analyzing the world with my bestie.

sam doing the macarena dance. kaiden having a hard time containing his laughter. as did all the people sitting, watching the show from the grass. this kid loves being in the limelight. he was awesome. :)

mud

we spent all day doing what Saturdays are good for-work. the hub brought all the 'big guns' home from work. spent the day pushing around dirt. rumor has it, there WAS a method to his madness. we're working hard over here at trying to establish good work ethics with these boys but the dirt pile did nothing but lead them astray. after all, when there is opportunity to go DIRT SURFING, one must do it!!!

it quickly 'went south' when they realized that i wasn't going to yell at them, instead grab my camera and start snapping.

jacko getting a run at it.

daddy showing max what REAL manual labor is.

the bush that wouldn't die...

you must know that this bush was probably the ugliest thing i had planted in my yard. i admit, when it would bloom, for about 3 days i liked it. other than that, it was big and overgrown. and we won't mention the time the hub took half of it off when mowing around it. (opps, i just mentioned it).

but, in a weak, (stupid) moment, we garden-taped it back together.

last year, at the end of the season, i hacked the crap out of it.
i mean i REALLY 'went to town' on it thinking that in the spring, the hub would come and dig it's sorry carcase out to the burn pile.
you can imagine my surprise when i went out there last week and saw flowers!
2 pretty little blooms.
amazing shade of pink.
so pretty.
what? are you kidding me??
now what am i going to do???
i can't burn it now. that would be mean.
but....
i would be willing to donate it.
come and get it. it may look good in your yard.
or on your burn pile??