WFW - Something to get excited about!

I am thrilled to be back, once again, participating in WFW.  Be blessed!

"Holy, holy holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!" Rev 4:8b

Chilling...I love the  consistency of our God. No matter how much our society's ideas of God may change or our own ideas of God may change, He is completely unchangeable - the same yesterday, today and forever...who was and is and is to come!

To participate in WFW, go to Internet Cafe Devotions.

The little things...

Tonight Rob escorted Alexa on a date.  She was so excited!  She jumped and squealed when he told her about it the other night.  She could hardly wait. This morning she asked me to help her get down her "perfect dress" from her closet to wear on her date.  Then she needed a necklace and her hair in a ponytail...

When they got home tonight, Alexa wrapped her arms around her brothers with the overflow from within her little heart from her special evening.  Rob told me that she did not stop talking the entire dinner date!

Isn't it the little things that make the biggest difference?

Last summer we took a two-and-a-half week vacation - headed to the Pacific Ocean - hauling our tent trailer and camping at different destinations along the way.  Just a few days into our trip, Alexa was melting down, becoming quickly aggravated by her brothers.  I sensed her just being out of sorts.  With my arms full with 3-month-old, Madeline, Rob was on it.  He walked over to Alexa and offered her his hand.  I remember Alexa willingly putting her little hand in his and the two of them walking off into the distance.  I don't know what they talked about, if at all.  I just know that they came back about twenty minutes later and she was better. I can't recall another meltdown after that.

When finally home, fourteen days and a half a dozen destinations later, Rob and I asked Robby and Alexa what the favorite part of their trip was.

Robby said his favorite part was the river rafting, caving, and learning to ride his bike.

Alexa said her favorite part was going on a walk with daddy to the beach.

In her words:
(To me) "It was so special because it was just daddy and me,"

and

 "That was the first time I liked daddy the bestest."

(To Rob) "That's why I love you."

Such a small thing that made a huge imprint on Alexa's heart.

It doesn't usually take much to romance a child's heart.  It just takes a little time to get to know their heart. 

Blog Makeover

So, I have way too much time today invested in playing around with HTML coding, in attempts to give my blog a new look. Particularly, I wanted a navigation bar and I wanted three columns.  From there, I had fun messing around with a few other things. I don't love it, I still have a few quirks to work through but, it's staying for a while.

I want to know what you think!

Of course it looks pretty much the same to you...like I just swapped templates with a click of a button. But trust me, I'm starting to understand the foreign language of HTML coding...and my head is spinning. Yes, I have a lot to learn and would love to learn it. Just give me a hole to crawl in with a laptop and I will be transfixed. However that's not a possibility so, back to real life.

Thanks for the feedback!

A New Years Prayer

My Jesus and Heavenly Father,


When I reflect upon the past year, and life for that matter, I continue to be amazed by the story that you have woven together so beautifully with each chapter of my life. Although I try to meander the way so often on my own,fumbling through chapters like I know something about love, life and joy outside of you, I am dumb-founded by the miraculous scene painted before me with hues and expressions that go beyond my comprehension. A scene that I trace back to moments when I have simply and humbly surrendered the pen to you. Moments I could not see beyond enough to scribble one more insignificant word. 


Lord, you are undeniably the author of my life. You have given me more than I deserve. More than I have ever asked for. Yet I selfishly want more, like a child on Christmas morning who receives so abundantly that after the last present is opened, the child glances around in hopes to retrieve just one more. Unlike Christmas morning, however,there is no end to your abundance. Your blessings. Your grace. Your mercy. They are new every morning. 


This year, I will allow my heart room to feel something mysteriously bubbling inside, my eyes vision to see something oddly new, and my ears depth to hear something wildly enlightening. And if I dare write anything, I will dare only to write your answer.


Thank you for loving me enough to sketch in the details of my life - and day-to-day if I look closely enough - not just the overall picture. My heart is brimming with excitement over what you have to say for this next chapter, this next year of my life. I am thoroughly in love with you, Jesus.  My God and heavenly father. I am yours.


Your cherished daughter,
Theresa