Kaleb had a loose tooth today at Appie’s house and he lost it. It was a giant Big tooth. Tonight I’m going to be the tooth fairy and I’m going to give him a present and some money. Some of my toys too, I have to put it under his bed so he won’t see it till morning. I am going to wear one of my fairy costumes, I’m going to wear wings too. There is not a real tooth fairy. Grown ups are normally the toothfairies but its a game that we play. Sometimes kids play it with their parents. Some kids believe in toothfairies. When I pretend to be the tooth fairy I give presents and money.
When I lose my tooth, Kaleb will be the tooth fairy.

Ryan has some faubulous truths on his blog. The first one I saw was Light for the Path: The Second Calling

I was amazed when I saw it today; in the last month I have been thinking a lot about “the second calling”.

I believe the first calling is when we are called to learn the truth. We know and believe the sacrifice that Christ has made for us, the salvation we have through his Grace. We know all the facts and we believe. We really believe, but we don’t really KNOW him.

I too believe there is a “second calling” the calling to draw close to the Father, to fellowship with and minister to him. The time when we realize that our sole purpose it to glorify God, to dwell in him, to delight him. No it’s not easy to step into that second calling it’s not comfortable or “safe”. His love is a blazing glorious fire you cannot draw near the heart of the Almighty Creator without being changed. Our God is a consuming fire! Once you take that step; lay aside your personal needs and desires and accept the second calling of Christ, your heart and your priorities will never be the same. You won’t want them to be. You will only want more of him.

I have so much more to say about “The Second calling” as I’ve been thinking about it for quite some time. The above is just a quick thought spurred on by Ryan’s Blog

Once upon a time there was a lady bug. She was happy, because it never rained on her. She had a flower friend that could talk. They both would sing songs together. She loves to play with her friends. Her other friend was a nice spider. The three friends had three parties. Because they all had a birthday party with baloons and presents. There was always a rainbow in their town. It was a beautiful world out there. There was a flower, she had fun and fun and fun at the parties. There was beautiful places all around. The End

What ya doing today? I am watching Charlotte’s Web and playing dress up. Let me tell you about this movie. The movie is about a spider and a pig. Some times the pig falls down and it is so funny. The spider saves the pig, there is a lot of shiny miracles. She’s his friend, the spider had some babies and the pig takes care of them because the spider died. “Humble” was one of the miracle words. Charlotte was a good friend. Wilbur will miss her. He loved Charlotte. Some spiders are nice.

Today I discovered “Diet Wild Cherry Pepsi with fresh lime”. It is so fabulous I had to share it with you. I’m not much for Pepsi but add a fresh lime to anything and its good. Using this theory, today I reached a revelation: Diet Wild Cherry Pepsi with Lime is a gift from God.

This new beverage combo nearly rivals the “Diet Cherry Vanilla Dr. Pepper with cream” sensation but not quite.

As promised in this blog’s description here I am to “pass on some of the joys of the day”

Have you seen the potty dance. You know the one, where a kids Really got to go but instead they dance around with their legs crossed. My kids do this all the time. When ever I see the “potty dance” I remind them to hurry up and get in the bathroom.

This tell tale sign doesn’t work with Charleigh though. She is ALWAYS dancing around, she can not hold still. Often when I ask if she needs to go to the bathroom she replies “Mom, I’m just dancing!” Today as she wiggled around while talking to me I gave her that “Go to the Bathroom” look and her response was:

“Just hopping, enjoying that God is here”

We’re sitting here talking about cheese and she is “just hopping, enjoying that God is here”

Wow, I was just thinking about cheese. . . Where’s my Hop?

Why is it that we expend more energy on getting out of doing something than it would have taken to do it in the first place?

We take the same amount of time explaining to someone why we can’t be there for them as it would have taken to actually be there.

Not enough time for a quick hug, a sweet smile, too busy for a friendly nod. It takes half a second longer to pause and make eye contact than it does to abruptly push past someone in the hall.

What are we in such a hurry to get to anyway? Is it more important than the hearts we brush aside? Is that one second we save worth the lives we leave untouched, unloved?

Some people go through an entire day, or even a week without actually being looked at. A month with out being touched, a life without feeling loved.

Christ gave his life, HIS LIFE for these people.
Can we not give them something as well? Take a moment, slow down today, remember that the people you come in contact with are the very creation of the Almighty God, and that merits great value. Look someone in the eye; give a person one second of your attention, your respect, and your love. That second could change someone’s day, someone’s life, or even their eternity.

“It’s not Retro, its Ugly”

-I’m allergic to avocados-Jami

“Chugga Chugga Poo POO!”

This phrase is heard much too often in my household. Now when Joshua needs to go “potty” he tells us he needs to “Chugga Chugga”.

Huh?!?

129 pounds!

I bet she was wearing her “happy pants” after she got off the scale.