Life with the princess

Melissa | January 31, 2010

“Mia, will you go clear off your dishes/get dressed/brush your teeth?”
“Of course, your majesty”
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“Mommy, can I ________________ ?”
“No, not right now.”
“Oh, taterits!”  OR “Oh, cateroos!”

Foto Friday

Melissa | January 29, 2010

My best friend is due in March.  I’m a little jumping-up-and-down, photo-crazy, giggling-like-a-school girl excited.  I got to take pictures of little “Bug” this past weekend. 
Wanna see?
I knew you would.

Wanna see more? 
Hop over to my photography site and click on the blog.

Stepping out in faith

Melissa | January 28, 2010

Have you ever felt like God was nudging you in a certain direction?  We have. 
Have you ever felt like going that certain direction was going to be risky (by the world’s view, at least)? We have.
Have you ever felt a strange peace about going down the risky path because you understand it’s where you’ll get [...]

Decisions, Decisions

Melissa | January 26, 2010

Whoever would’ve thought that my biggest decisions as a mom with kids in tow would be stuff like…
*Should I wake up the sleeping child so he’ll have plenty of time to get ready but be cranky OR let him get up on his own so he’s well-rested but I’m cranky because we’re running late.
*What should I [...]

Not Me! Monday

Melissa | January 25, 2010

Not-Me-Monday is a blog carnival started by MckMama. Hop over to her blog to see what others (and their husbands) have NOT done this week.
I was lazy (or just plain forgot) last week to write down my NOT ME’s.  Yea, I have to do that or I’ll sit down on Monday and have nothing.  [...]

Input needed

Melissa | January 23, 2010

Can you hop over to http://www.graftedfamilies.com/input-please.aspx , please?
Thanks!

Foto Friday

Melissa | January 22, 2010

You just never know when a random photo shoot will happen around here.

 

Can we fix it?

Melissa | January 21, 2010

Yes, we can!

Derek’s Calendar

Melissa | January 20, 2010

*****UPDATE*****
After writing this post last night, another earthquake struck Haiti this morning.  Please keep that whole situation in your prayers. 
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About 2 years ago, our church supported a member, Derek, who was going to serve at a MTW project in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.  During his first trip, our missions team published a monthly prayer calendar with specific, daily [...]

Melissa | January 19, 2010

Fifties and sunny in January

plus

no school

equals

hours running out energy at a park

and one tired kiddo.