2:52 Update

'And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.' - Luke 2:52

I can remember several Bible studies, sermons, and teachings on this verse relating it to all the areas of life that Jesus matured in, and how we need to focus on all areas of our life - not just one. 

wisdom - mental

stature - physical

favor with God - spiritual

favor with man - emotional

(terribly brief description of wonderful teachings, but it makes the point for this post.)

I was thinking on this when I was doing laundry, and I though to myself
'why don't I update this blog on how we grew/what we did in these areas daily (as possible)?'

So...here goes the first post with our 2:52 Updates. 

Feel free to copy and do your own!  

It really helped streamline my thoughts!

PHYSICAL

Cleaning was my workout today.  

I cleaned bathrooms and discovered the genius idea of mopping our bathroom floors with old socks.  It cleaned them up so great! I put them on my hands like mittens after I dampened them, sprayed a fine mist of cleaner and mopped it up.  

My Favorite Cleaner in the World!!!

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I also folded about 4 loads of laundry - great workout for my arms! 

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EMOTIONAL

Kissed the cheeks of my sweet boys a million times today while knowing in the back of my head their sweet cheeks won't be around forever to kiss.  They still have such sweet, round baby cheeks.  Sweeter than peaches.  Just yumminess!

Maverick and his sweet cheeks (kind of googly eyed in the pic - lol)

Held Harper's head in my lap, stroked her hair, covered her eyes with a warm cloth and sang to her while being nurse mommy to her pink eye. 

Look forward to time with Chris tonight.  Finishing up this blog to go spend time with him.

MENTAL

Reading this about the Amish 

Amish Peace

I'm prepping for my Mom's birthday trip at the end of May.  My mom, sister, and I will be traveling to Pennsylvania to visit Amish country!  While we are there we are going to stay at a beautiful, Victorian bed and breakfast, ride in horse and buggies, eat with two REAL Amish families, and drive through the countryside.  Can't wait for the cool life experience, but also for time 

with two of my favorite people!

SPIRITUAL

Jesus has really been challeging me to trust Him with everything.
All of it.
None of it is in my hands.

Have been challenged to pray out loud over my children.
It helps me concentrate if I place my hands on
Harper's head when I pray for her,
Warner's head when I pray for him,
Crews' head when I pray for him, and
Maverick's head when I pray for him.
I sometimes do this when they are watching TV.  

 

Way Back 'Whens'day: 'Multiple' Roommates

I saw this idea over on Rachael's blog, and since I've been cleaning out photos on our computer, I ran across these.  Here are my roommates from Liberty my Senior year.  

Me, Kristin, Brooke

 I moved off campus the summer Chris and I got engaged.  I took 2 summer classes so I could have just one class to complete my spring semester when I was swimming in wedding plans.  Brooke got engaged a month before me, and Kristin had started dating the guy she would eventually marry.

Our first home to decorate for Christmas

Snow Day at LU

 Want to know a weird fact about us?

Brooke is a triplet (2 girls and a boy).  She has older brothers who are twins...her mom is my hero!  Was then and DEFINITELY is now!

Kristen was the first of us to have a baby...make that babies.  She had twin boys!!! 

And well, you know about me... 

Who would of thought we were such 'multiple' friends :-)  

Welcome Back to Me!

Hey There!

We are just now surfacing after a month of sickness in our house.  Stomach virus for 2 weeks, colds, strep throat, high fevers, pink eye.  I didn't want to blog for fear you would catch it.   But I am back!

{wrote this Sunday afternoon, computer died and I lost all the pics I uploaded.  Was going to re-load pics and post yesterday, but then Crews threw up.  ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?!  Thankfully, after a rough morning, lots of prayers and popsicles...he is fine. So is everyone else.}

Quick catch up...
The month of January was filled with lots of fun snow days.  However, we only took the kids out once, maybe twice.  I felt like such a snow-scrooge, but dressing 4 little ones in multiple layers was so difficult. The first one dressed would be roasting by the time the 3rd one was almost done.  Once we finally made it outside, everyone was happy for about 3 minutes, then a glove would fall off.   Or someone would face plant into the snow.  It was the equivalent of about 18 workout in 30 minutes. Thankfully, Chris and I laughed about it until we brought them inside and the volume from their crying shrieking was so loud we thought the windows would break.  We then declared it was naptime.  Here are some pics from our fun.

Crews

Maverick not having any of it.

Warner enjoying the snow!

Maverick decided to taste the bird feeder Harper made. 

The way Chris and I felt. HA!

I don't remember February at all.  Proof to myself this is WHY I BLOG!  Oh, I do remember that Harper turned 3.  Yay!  We had a 'Pink Party.'  Pink Lemonade, pink cupcakes that everyone decorated, pink balloons, pink nail polish, oh and per request of the birthday girl... everyone had to wear pink!  It was lots of fun. No pics for the blog right now (Aunt Nancy couldn't make it, so it was just me and the camera.  Needless to say, I took about 4 pics.  So sad.  I was incredibly overwhelmed by the way the boys FREAKED OUT when everyone came to our house.  Crews threw up he was so upset.  Warner wouldn't eat because he was crying so hard.  And Maverick, well, he just loved everyone).  Just envision lots of pink and a happy little Harper girlie!  Note to self: Aunt Nancy CANNOT miss next year!  We will plan the party around her schedule.  :-)

March....Month of sickness.  You do not want details. 

Back to April...
Beautiful month of spring!

Chris and I circa 2003 - a year before we were married. Oh my hair!

Chris and I celebrated our 7 year anniversary this past Friday (real Anni was on Sunday) by eating at Cracker Barrel - where our first date took place at Liberty.  We then went to the mall to do some shopping, but the power went out - at the mall!!- due to all the bad storms.  So, we went to Sweet CeCe's (yummy yogurt with any topping!  We shared birthday cake yogurt with fresh strawberries and reese's cups.)  Deep thanks to the Strothers for taking on our gang!!  We try to trade up babysitting with them every month - it's only worked out twice. ha!  They have 4 kids and we have 4 kids, so it works out great!


We went to church today (Sunday), and I forgot how much energy it takes to get 4 kids ready to go to church by myself (since Chris has to go in early.)  Sheesh.  3 1/2 hours to be exact.  And that was with no breaks.  But we made it AND I was on time.  The favor of the Lord  must have been upon me.

Going to work on loading up some pics tonight to have some grand blogging material!

It's good to be back~