Two of a Kind

Just look at these two beautiful faces, if you can't tell the top one is Brenna when she was a baby and the bottom one is Jacob. Would you believe that two kids could look so much alike.

It's Raining, its Pouring, the Old Man is Snoring!

It's a rainy day here and I am praising God, as the wife of a farmer the weather really matters even if it ruins our plans for the day. I actually woke up this morning before the kids which was nice to not be woken up for a change. Jacob slept in til 6:30 and Brenna slept til 7:30. After rushing around to get the kids breakfast so we could head into to town for a walk, we got in the car and it started to rain. Now I don't mind walking in the rain, we have a fabulous double stroller with a great sun shade on it to really protect the kids from the elements, but it began to thunder and lightning on our way so we turned around. So now we are stuck inside for the morning and everyone is getting a little antsy to get out.
Jacob is beginning to get his jumperoo figured out, this makes me so happy because Brenna had many fun times in it as a baby, so I am super excited that Jacob might actually like it. Brenna is running around getting into everything she can in the basement. I brought her trike down here to let her ride it and she is finding anything and everything else to do but ride. Oh well I am getting some much needed time on the old computer. Hopefully the rain lets up so we can go to swimming lessons this afternoon, but if not it needs to rain all day so maybe we can shut down the wells and leave on a short summer getaway. I will keep praying for the rain. May God Bless Your Day!

"Perfect"

Over the past few weeks as I have talked with friends the same topic seems to be crossing my mind, why do we as Christians always seem to act as if our lives are perfect? It seems to me when I ask any one of my christian friends how their lives are going their answer is always the same, "Good", "Fine," "Wonderful", etc. Why does it seem to be so hard for us to let others know that we have fallen short, that life at our house is not as it seems. I see it all around me, I look at someone else's life and think they have it all together, and I feel that I could never have my life that put together or perfect. Then I begin to wonder what others think of my life, I know that I am guilty of putting on the happy face and not letting others know when I am hurting or struggling. In my opinion this outward appearance of "perfection" in the eyes of others makes it hard for non-Christians to approach us, because they think that they will never be good enough in the eyes of the "perfect" Christians.
I say these words from my own experience, although I have always believed in God and known that Jesus died for my sins and I am quite sure as a child I asked Jesus to be my Savior, it wasn't until about 6 years ago when I got my life back on track. At that time in my life I was a college sophomore just living life or so I thought and then I met my husband. When Morgan entered my life I began to see things differently and we began to attend church together and my life changed, but I remember being that outsider looking in on the "perfect" Christians and wondering if I could ever live up to their expectations of me as a believer. And still today I look at the christian women in my life and wonder if I will ever be able to meet all their expectations and be "perfect" just like them.
In writing these words I pray that we as Christians can be more transparent, that we can show non-Christians that we are not perfect, that we don't have it all together, that it is only by the Cross that we are forgiven. And that God will meet us wherever we are, whether it is the valley or on top of the mountain. Sometimes the most beautiful things are broken and that's where God picks up the pieces and begins his work!

5 Months

Jacob is five months old today, I can hardly believe it. His new favorite things to do are to watch his sister dance, this totally cracks him up. Eat cereal, fruits and veggies, he loves to eat like a big boy. He loves to roll across the floor and even sometimes tries to scoot himself from place to place. Jacob is just a happy baby boy, I hope this happiness continues throughout his life. And I pray that God richly blesses this little boy and his sister!