Snails,Crawdads and Frogs...oh my!

Linking up with Emily for Embrace the Camera !

J. only had to work for a little bit today-

Luke skipped his nap

We drove to a bike trail near our home that has a beautiful spring-fed creek (my parents found this creek and have been talking about it like it was the only creek in the universe so we decided to check it out...it was a nice place to go)

We caught Snails, Crawdads and frogs...oh my.

We danced in the little freezing current.

We blew bubbles

We threw big rocks...and little rocks.

It's days like this that remind me how blessed i am to have the family i have.



Enjoying the weather.

was awake for about 34 hours took a little snooze for a few hours, now i am up !
20:44 (8:44 pm).
I need to go back to bed but i thought id post a few pics of fun times ive had with the nice weather and my little men.

Playtime at the park on a gorgeous day!

ignore the snot, milk and crumbs on his face.

luke watching the "tash tuk". He loves trash trucks.

uh oh, now he's trying to chase it!







 Brady and i had some time alone to eat lunch at a nearby lake and dig our toes in the sand (we love the beach...its the closest thing here in middle america)

xoxo-

Kate

The Best Part of My Day

I am going to Embrace the Camera with Emily from The Anderson Crew today!
Here is the best part of my day.
Luke and i reading books before nap.

and a kiss to top it all off.



 Have a good one!

Boys

Luke will be two in 20 days!

Im not even sure how that happened. My tiny baby is going to be two....we are planning the party, he's talking up a storm, acting like a toddler and exploring the world around him-

BUT

What has been on my mind more lately is Brady...

 

Again, I do not know where the time has gone. How is my big boy such a BIG BOY?

He is seven.

We've had the intentions of raising him up to be a lover and follower of Christ.

Throughout the years we have gone to church, sunday school, fellowshiped with others from church, prayed as a family, talked about God openly & shared what we believe, what the bible teaches about some subjects, bought him bibles, veggie tales, bible study, etc.

BUT

I fear we are not doing enough.

I fear we are not doing it right.

I fear we are not leading by example enough.

I know we are guilty of not following through sometimes. Sometimes we don't pray before we eat (its true) we don't have bible study daily, we say things that don't glorify God, we don't do what we should do as christians...

I have been worried because he has not been as respectful as he use to be.

He has been whining. He has been a little agrumentative...It pains me to say, I have felt a little disconnected from him.(toinight he did offer to cook dinner with me= warm fuzzies)

I want him to be a follower of Christ. A good father, a good husband (and of course always, always love his momma like she is the greatest, only woman on earth...ok carried away)

Tonight I pray that God will guide us to be better christian examples for our boys, that they will see that He is the way and will stand strong in their faith.

"Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it"

Proverbs 22:6 NASB

Salty Self



 

Busy, exhausting few weeks.
Work has been out of control, babies, babies everywhere babies.

Literally, had no room at the inn...patients coming in labor and no more rooms for them.








At work it is not what we call "busy season" (yes there is a busy season for birthin babies)
BUT we have been so busy (good for job security, bad for exhaustion for staff and patient satisfaction).
I am getting ready to start a stretch of 3 days off and i am looking forward to it.
Needing a break.


I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my job but....
during the last few weeks of my craziness at work, I have encountered many attitudes at my place of work. Not from patients, from staff and co- workers.
A few things happened that upset me a little, It got my mind a- spinning and those rusty wheels  a-turing.
Yes we have been busy, stressed at work BUT this did not all happen because of the endless amount of patients coming through the doors.

Working with all women is hard.
Why ?
 Because we are strong, opinionated, gossipy (i know not a real word) and insecure.

Why do we talk about others, quickly judge them, point out their faults?
Why do women stand apart when we should stand together?

Through a few of these experiences and listening to the sermon at church this past sunday, it occured to me that I am just as much to blame.

Gossip, judgement, lack of support, not showing Christ-like attitude or behavior.

This is NOT what God intended.

"Let your speech always be with grace, as though seasoned with salt, so that you will know how you should respond to each person"
Col 4:6 NASB
(To speak what is spiritual, wholesome, fitting, kind, sensitive, purposeful, complimentary, gentle, truthful, loving and thoughtful.-also see Eph 4:29-31- seasoned with salt. Just as salt not only flavors, but prevents corruption, the Christian's speech should act not only as a blessing to others, but as a purifying influence within the decaying society of the world.)-Taken directly from The MacArthur Study Bible-

am i letting those around me see my salty self?