COME AND LISTEN - TSMSS

This song is so fitting for this season of my life. My husband and I have come through a storm, but we have COME THROUGH IT! Sometime next week I will begin sharing parts of our testimony, so please COME AND LISTEN to what He's done. Like the song says, "He has done for me,He has done for you,He has done for us." For those of you who have been praying, this is your victory too!

Come and listen, come to the water's edge, all you who know and fear the Lord.
Come and listen, come to the water's edge all you who are thirsty, come.

Let me tell you what He has done for me.
Let me tell you what He has done for me,
He has done for you,
He has done for us.

Come and listen,
come and listen to what He's done.
Come and listen,
come and listen to what He's done.

Praise our God for He is good.
Praise our God for He is good.
Praise our God for He is good.
Praise our God for He is good.

He has done for me,
He has done for you,
He has done for us.

Come and listen,
come and listen to what He's done.
Come and listen,
come and listen to what He's done.

I like this video of the song because it is just the song, scriptures and some profound words. It talks about being silent and allowing everything else be "silenced" - I had to get to that place and come and listen only to what the Lord had to say and He spoke clearly.



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THE SWAP

15 HOMESCHOOL MOMS + 15 ACTIVITIES =

HOURS OF LEARNING FOR OUR LITTLE ONES

Tonight I hosted a preschool activity bag swap and it was a hit. It was like Christmas morning as we watched awesome activities being placed in our boxes made by other moms. Each of us was responsible for making 15 of one activity. So, when everyone left tonight they had 15 different activities for their younger children to do while they school their older children, make dinner, talk on the phone (hahahaha) or sit down with a cup of tea. These are also great to throw in a bag to take to doctor's appointments or church.

Check out activitybags.com for complete details about how to host your own swap. I have already made some for my kids and they are great. All activities fit in a gallon size, zipper-top, freezer bag and have instructions on the outside. All activities are easy enough for the preschooler to do on their own. The ladies who came up with this concept are brilliant in my opinion.

Some of the activities are: TEXTURE RUBBING, ABC PUZZLE, HIDDEN TREASURE, CLIP THE SQUARE AND TEAR IT UP. They teach skills such as creativity, texture awareness, letter recognition, matching upper & lowercase letters, sorting by color, abc order, observation skills, sorting, fine motor and developing finger muscles (pre-writing). Photos of sample bags

Ten of the 15 moms were able to come to the actual swap tonight and we enjoyed fellowship, tea and treats. There were two different homeschool groups represented and some personal friends. It is awesome to see so many women come together with a common goal and have fun and fellowship at the same time.

I would love to do this again, but as an outreach for missionary families, for moms with lots of kids, or as shower gifts.

Seriously, if you have kids check out the site, it will be worth your time!

I WANT TO SEE HIM

This is a picture of Kaira kissing Judah. She began asking to see him and lifted up my shirts and pulled down my pants and "looked into" my belly button. "I want to see him", she insisted. When I explained that we would see him soon she rubbed my belly and planted a kiss. My husband caught this sweet moment on camera.

There have been many moments like this with my kids. This baby is the most anticipated event we have ever had. My kids read to him, hug him, lay on him, "play" with him, pray for him, make up songs about him, kiss him (a lot) and have already included him as part of the family. One book I read to Isabella said that a new baby coming into the family makes the love grow in the family, so she has explained to Judah that he will make the love grow in our family. I thought that was such an awesome way to explain the arrival of a new baby, avoiding that spirit of jealousy on the front end. Why would children be jealous when they know that this baby will just "make the love grow" in the family? I praise God for the love my children have for each other.

We excitedly await Judah's arrival. Tonight I began sorting clothes getting them ready to wash. My baby shower is Wednesday (more about that later in the week) and I am looking forward to celebrating his arrival with friends who have prayed without ceasing for our family and for this baby.

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