A LampPost Flickering

::Watch this only if you want to feel so thankful to God for what he can do in a broken person's life:: He uses cracked pots. And we're all cracked pots. He delights in redeeming prodigals. We have all at one time or another left the side of the Father who loves us to seek out our own desires...and failed. He loves to lift the humble. If only I will humble my heart in obedience, He will do miracles in my life. I hope you enjoy this as much as I did. Praising God today, Jody

Before... After...still wet Pretty Lily

Three of these crime-fighters are my sister's. Conversations heard throughout the day: "Have you seen Super Lily?" "I Spiderman!" "Mom, Seth took my gun!" "I am NOT a bad guy! Mom, Caleb says I'm a bad guy!" "I need a cape, too!" "Can you help me with my mask?" Plus multiple sound effects including flying, shooting, swording and webbing. ::Evil-doers beware::

I told the kids to go outside for "recess" and ride their bikes. They decided to play store with their bikes instead. Each bike was a different mechanical booth. Spin the pedals which spins the wheels, and out pops a treat. Very Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang-esque. I was wondering why they asked me if I wanted to buy a cookie. This isn't exactly what I had in mind when I sent them out to get some exercise...

*Notice Lily in the second frame trying to get away from the inevitable splash. Don't you just L.O.V.E. the goggles??? "Again!"

I'm still mending, but much to my boys' chagrin, a little tiredness on mama's part does not stop school from coming to our house. Caleb's says: "Hmph. I hate school." Gabriel says: "I can't wait until summer vacation so I can get back to my real life." Lily says: "Mommy, can you help me with my school?" while poking me with a pencil out of a deep sleep at 6:00 in the morning. Seth says: "I don't have any pencil sharpeners," grinning and holding all four of them behind his back. I mailed copies of these pictures to Rob so that he could see them all hard at work. They are too precious. I SO love being their mom. When I die, if these children are all I have to show for a life's work, my life will have been full to overflowing and completely successful.