Key to my heart...

Who has the key to your heart?! ♥ Isn't this a sweet necklace?

The designer of The Vintage Pearl jewelry is giving 3 away !

Just thought I would pass it on. :)

Happy Tuesday!

3/52

So I had hoped to get a picture of myself with the children today at the park but of course I forgot.
So to be able to post I looked through some old pics I never posted and found a good funny memory.

We went on a trip to GA back in late June to meet some new friends. My mom and I drove up with all the children on Friday afternoon and then Charles/my dad drove up on Saturday after work. I'm still not quite sure how all this worked out but on the drive up I got stuck with 7 children 10 and under in my vehicle while all the older children and adults were in my moms vehicle. That was 3+ hours of little kid talk. Then it started raining and getting dark and we made a wrong turn and got lost. So while my mom was calling and getting directions I took some shots of all the sillies I had in my car.

Little Charles was my co-pilot and the second picture portrays my inner brain feelings at the moment, lol!! Although I would never trade any of my siblings or children for a moment - they are the best. :)

Hope you all have a lovely weekend!

My favorite hymn

I Am His and He Is Mine

1. Loved with everlasting love,
Led by grace that love to know;
Gracious Spirit from above,
Thou hast taught me it is so!
O, this full and perfect peace!
O, this transport all divine!
In a love which cannot cease,
I am His, and He is mine.
In a love which cannot cease,
I am His, and He is mine.

2. Heav'n above is softer blue,
Earth around is sweeter green!
Something lives in every hue
Christless eyes have never seen;
Birds with gladder songs o'erflow,
Flowers with deeper beauties shine,
Since I know, as I now know,
I am His, and He is mine.
Since I know, as I now know,
I am His, and He is mine.

3. Things that once were wild alarms
Cannot now disturb my rest;
Closed in everlasting arms,
Pillowed on the loving breast.
O, to lie forever here,
Doubt and care and self resign,
While He whispers in my ear,
I am His, and He is mine.
While He whispers in my ear,
I am His, and He is mine.

4. His forever, only His;
Who the Lord and me shall part?
Ah, with what a rest of bliss
Christ can fill the loving heart!
Heav'n and earth may fade and flee,
Firstborn light in gloom decline;
But while God and I shall be,
I am His, and He is mine.
But while God and I shall be,
I am His, and He is mine.

This is probably my all time favorite hymn. It is so beautiful and encouraging! You've probably heard the term 'putting words to music'. Well my sweet friend just put the wonderful words of this hymn to pictures! Gorgeous pictures at that. :)
Go here to see the post, I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Nighty night!

2/52

I realized that I missed last Friday but oh well, I'll just pick up again this week.

This picture was actually taken a few weeks ago (on the "daddy gave baby orange juice" night for my fb friends). She was wide awake and wanting to get into everything!

She is fascinated with her daddy's laptop and gets very excited and tries to grab it. As you can see I have the the keyboard covered up with a legal pad so that way she wouldn't crash his computer by pushing all the keys. :)

She was my little buddy that night (until the oj wore off that is) I was watching a clip and she made it very interesting but fun. ;)

Titus & Micah ♥

I just had to steal (borrow is a nicer word!) this absolutely precious picture of my two sweet nephews. Aren't they adorable?!

Things that have made me smile this week...

Looking through pictures of our birthday party just days before Grandpa passing...Caleb and he were almost birthday buddies, just 2 days apart. :)

Getting to snuggle with a sweet new nephew ::sigh:: and enjoying watching their little family grow.

Watching cousins interact. ♥ Mercy & Titus are even cuter but very hard to catch on camera. :)

Sweet friends who did so much work with my grandpa's funeral. ((hugs)) to you both!

Special talks with our favorite midwife. So thankful for her friendship.

Precious baby girl who is now 9 months old

with 3 pearly whites

loving to crawl

and discover new things.

She makes us smile every day!

Blowing bubbles with daddy...

...is very exciting!!

Visits with Sister Handyside, boy, she made Julia crack up!

And then this funny fellow had her laughing too, it was so sweet to watch!

The blessing of fellowship with Brother & Sister Handyside. ♥

My pear tree in full, beautiful bloom.

Delicate white blossoms that make me happy.

With fresh drops of rain from the showers of spring.

Memories of Grandpa's funeral.

And a cup of hot chocolate. Yay! For finally getting more cocoa powder. :)

Thank you all so much for praying for us during this past week. It was a blessing to see and visit with many of you at different times. It was also an encouragement too. ♥

What is making you smile this week?

::Update::

Today the doctors are bringing my Grandpa out of a hibernation state that they put him in to avoid brain damage. They had intended to keep him this way for a couple more days but his kidneys began to fail so that is why they are speeding the process up. At 12pm they are going to be weaning him off the sedation and running neurological tests to see how his body is functioning.

Thank you for your prayers, today holds a lot of unknown but we are so thankful for the Lord who gives us strength!

"Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. Trust ye in the LORD forever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength." Isaiah 26:3-4