by Joshua 7yrs old
Joshua drew this during worship last night. He freehand copied a large painting that was done by Christian Artist Eric Simpson. I know I’m his mommy but I still think it’s pretty good!
After an awesome day of church, lunch w/ great friends, swimming w/ even more friends Joshua makes himself a turkey sandwich and ponders life. “It’s great to be alive” he proclaims. “Mom, I think
one of the greatest miracles is that we get to be born, we’re not us then all of a sudden we are us, God is Awesome!” He continues spreading the mayo on his bread as he marvals at the love of God.
“I already knew God was good Mom, but sometimes ya just gotta say it out loud!”
If my money tree was producing a bit more I’d get this for Joshua.
| Guitar Praise: Solid Rock on CD-ROM
From the creators of the hit game Dance Praise comes Guitar Praise! You can grab the guitar and play along with some of Christian music’s top bands. Pretend you’re right there on stage with your favorite bands as you handle the guitar controller and play the notes they’re playing. Or you can add your own unique sounds as you shred those riffs or blast the bass by using the whammy bar. Watch out, though–if you can’t keep up, the artists stop and take a break, and you’ll have to start all over!You’ll get a USB Guitar controller (requires 4 AA batteries that are not included), the CD- ROM Game, wireless adaptor, and guitar strap. To play, press the fret buttons and strum on the strum bar in time the color-coded cues as they scroll across the screen. If you tilt the guitar at the right time, you’ll activate spinner bonuses for maximum points. There are 4 different levels, so beginners can start slowly, while experts will have their fingers flying as they use all 5 fret buttons while playing the chords and burning through the riffs! Guitar Praise supports 2 guitar controllers so you can play alone or with a friend. Each player can play the same track, or one player can play lead and the other play bass. You can even send surprises to your opponent to mess with their playing. Keep score and earn enough points to get a new guitar with richer sounds and different effects. Best of all, this game has over 50 songs from some of today’s top Christian artists like 12 Stones, tobyMac, Stellar Kart, Skillet, David Crowder, Hawk Nelson, Superchick, Caedmon’s Call, Lincoln Brewster, Relienk K, Whitecross, and many more. The lyrics also display on the screen so that you and your audience can sing along as you play. |
The most anticipated birthday ever has finally arrived! Joshua has been looking forward to 6 and talking about it every day since the day before he turned 5.
Yesterday we celebrated by going to the pool in Sunray with the Glazner’s. Well actually Amy and I had already planned on going but I took the opportunity to build it up and get B-day credits for it. When I bought him a bag of Fritos at the snack stand he turned and said “Thanks for the birthday chips!” “Sure, kid. . .happy uh. . .birthday.”
Even when Kaleb did this dive he passed it off as a Joshua Birthday Surprise.
We do that a lot around here, manipulate I mean. In fact this morning I was even able to pass off the Cinnamon Toast Crunch as a grand birthday surprise.
mmmm cinnamon
Tonight we’re having his choice of menu for his birthday dinner, he’s chosen BBQ meatballs with Mac N Cheese, Carrots and Cinnamon Cake. (The kid likes cinammon) I’m going to have to come up with someway to make that meal dairy and wheat free. . .not sure how that’s going to work out.
I did find this recipe from our newestTaste of Home
Barbecued Meatballs- Dairy Free, Wheat Free
prep:25min / Bake 20 min
1 egg beaten
1 cup crisp rice cereal, crushed, divided
1 TB finely chopped onion
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 pound ground beefSauce:
1/4 cup brown sugar
3 TB ketchup
1 tsp prepared mustard
1/8 tsp ground nutmegIn a large bowl, combine the egg, 3/4 cup cereal, onion, salt and pepper. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. For sauce, in a small bowl combine the remaining ingredients. Add 2 TB sauce to meat mixture; mix well. Shape into 1 1/2 in balls.
Place meatballs on a greased rack in a shallow baking pan. Brush with remaining sauce; sprinkle with remaining cereal. Bake, uncovered, at 400 degrees for 20 -25 minutes or until no longer pink; drain Yield: 1 1/2 dozen
I haven’t tried it yet but I’ll let you know how it turns out.
His party is Sunday after church, the invite list is well over 40 so we’ll be cutting the menu down to hotdogs and chips. With of course, cinnamon ice cream and cinnamon cake. Mmmm cinnamon. If we know you and you’re not an internet wacko then you’re invited too! Just give me a call to RSVP. The food may not be great but the people that will be here are more than enough to make up for that! We have some pretty awesome friends and we don’t mind sharing them.
Allergy Warning:
The Cinnamon Toast Crunch is NOT wheat free.
(Joshua is not the one with allergies so this morning he was blessed with sugary cereal covered in REAL cow milk)
Also: In the meatball recipe make sure to double check the rice cereal and buy one without wheat or milk.
wondering what happened to my pictures. . .
We had a sunny fun “snow day” today. The kids are now salivating for summer!
Morgan: One of Joshua’s favorite people.
It’s whats playing at our house this month. At last we break from High School Musical and Hannah Montana CD. We’ve discovered Pure NRG! The five year old and eight year old love them! The nine year old doesn’t mind them and the mom welcomes a fresh new Christian alternative.
Hey, this looks like the “Start of Something New” perhaps we’ve finally got “The Best of Both Worlds”.
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pureNRG CD By Word Join Caroline, Jordan, and Carolyne, also known as PureNRG, for twelve tracks of upbeat dance POP, fun vibes, and positive, encouraging lyrics. Includes “360,” “Live My Life For You,” “Thy Word,” and more. |
Passing on the joys of my day:
The sometimes sticky, mostly sweet and often salty journey of a Christian, wife, mommy, daughter, identical twin, bossy big sister, friend, director of a pregnancy center, small group leader, director of young children’s ministry, shutterbug, and a wannabe chef.
By Digital Praise
