embracing the good.

lately.

 neighborhood walks. construction work and admiring flowers/plants are always 'pause' worthy in our book.

two songs i'm loving right now...

Nothing to Fear
Andy Cherry.
to listen to the song...click here.

No circumstance of mine
No darkness no divide
Can keep me from your promises
No pow’r on earth could fight
The presence of your light
Chasing all my doubt away
There is nothing to fear
You are with me
Nothing to fear
You are holding me
Why should I worry
When Your love surrounds me
There is nothing to fear
You are with me

Above and below
You are in control
You hold me with your promises
When trouble hides your face
You're never far away
You my God are strong to save

My hope is you alone, it's you alone it's you
I trust in you alone, it's you alone it's you

Cause you have never let me go
Cause you have never let me go
Cause you will never let me go

Pouring It Out For You
Newsboys
to listen to the song click here
"Pouring It Out"

O for grace to trust
O for strength to love
O to cast my cares down at your feet
O for feet to dance
O for a heart to romance
O for lungs to lift your name so high

My hands go up, giving you glory
I just can't get enough
You are so worthy, Lord
I'll keep pouring it out for you
My cup is overflowing
With your perfect love
You're all I'm longing for
I'll keep pouring it out for you

O for faith to rise
O my soul come alive
O my God You are all I need
O for feet to dance
O for a heart to romance
O for lungs to lift your name so high

My heart and flesh they cry out holy
Jesus be my one and only joy

 

my sisters. and my little boys. relationships I treasure.

 sisters of the heart. for always. best friends forever.

love that I have two sons who share such a special brother bond. It's beautiful to watch and I feel so blessed that God entrusted us to nurture the bond they'll have as brothers for a lifetime.

 

feeling for. praying for. thankful for. my sister jenny. she's truly one of the strongest persons I know and I'm so thankful for her! She inspires me and teaches me what it really means to have courage.

 

and some randoms...

 mama's helpers unloaded the groceries. love it when i'm distracted and then later I find something like that...both boys put away some stuff in the fridge. It leaves me with a smile and a laugh on my cheeks.

 i just had to put this picture up. yes, that's caleb on top of lucas...and lucas is loving it by the way. anything rough lucas adores! the boys love to tackle each other down in true rough house fashion. truly never a dull moment around here. i love these brother boys of mine so much!!

 and my last random...it is always amusing to me to come into caleb's room after his nap or in the morning when he wakes up...this is when we discover what he was up to 'before he fell asleep' because mostly we just hear clicking and clacking and singing and chatter....trains.books.dominoes.sometimes stickers end up on things like the back of his door and last week we banned water in his room because he was feeding his fish water and pouring water in his fish food. yeah, um, he's really quiet when he does all these things though! discoveries happen in the morning :)

 

 and then lucas...he keeps finding leftover pudding cups from caleb's surgery. (they are hiding in the back of the fridge)...then he has a pudding bath. i think they have all been eaten now and I don't plan on buying anymore, ever.

this sweet boy of mine. he is so happy. (almost) all of the time. singing, dancing, babbling, jibber jabber, his body is always in motion and he almost always has a smile on his face. he's like a musical bird that is in a constant flutter of joy. and my heart is singing happy tunes because caleb's humming and singing and playing and loving on his lil brother again. this is the first normal and healthy weekend we've had in a few weeks and it feels wonderful!

 

sideways. oops.

i live for my early saturday morning runs and this one did not disappoint. when i run life just slips away for awhile and i feel total peace. i'm so thankful that running has come into my life! yes, i miss my swimming days, but running is the next best thing.

bound up in my 3 boys this weekend and treasuring our togetherness and time spent home. next week we celebrate my sister laura's college graduation! we have caleb's bio-med apt thrown in there and our eye dr apts but i'm so excited to spend time with my family celebrating something that laura worked so hard for! she definitely struggled and overcame a lot to get to where she is right now and we're so proud of her!!! summer is just about here and that means camping and more family time and i'm so excited for it all :) we need some time away from home with our families because they bring out the best in the boys and provide d and I with much needed breaks.

Hope you are enjoying a restful weekend.