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Mackenzie graduated from Pre-school yesterday…Here she is with her graduation cap and her special flower from Daddy.:) She is such a sweetie…We love her so much! She ended her special day by going to Wal-Mart with Papa and Grandma to pick out a graduation treat…lotion, body spray, fake nails, and a Kit Kat. The girl knows what she likes.:)
We are off to Dallas today to meet up with Galen’s family for a quick family vacation…13 adults and 22 kids will be descending on the “Big D”. There will be golf, a Ranger’s game, Six Flags, swimming, and most importantly for our little graduate…a visit to the American Girl Store!
Be back with lots of pictures…
…jenn:)
…jenn:)
Fort Sam Houston
Memorial Day 2009
…jenn:)
…to all of this nation’s heroes…Thank you.
…to all of their families…Thank you.
…to my Dad, two brothers, sister in law, uncles, grandfathers who have served and are serving…Thank you.
For a beautiful Memorial Day tribute click here
thankful for freedom…
jenn:)
…and I know I’m weak,
I know I’m unworthy to call upon your name,
but because of grace because of your mercy I stand here unashamed…
…here I am
at your feet
in my brokeness complete…
…better is one day in your courts
better is one day in your house
better is one day in your courts
than thousands elsewhere…
I am always thankful for the time of worship that comes before the message but today it was especially needed. It was literally water to my soul. Our five minute drive to church was filled with discipline and correction. It has been a particularly difficult few days with one of the kids. When I walked into service I felt drained…doubting my abilities as a mother…how thankful I am for my faithful Father who met me in my need. I walked in feeling parched and left a “well watered garden.”
I will always guide you. I will satisfy your needs in a land that is baked by the sun. I will make you stronger. You will be like a garden that has plenty of water. You will be like a spring whose water never runs dry. Isaiah 58:11
…jenn:)
…jenn:)
…I had spent the afternoon at the park with Mackenzie’s preschool class. As I was pulling my van out of the parking lot, I looked over and this is what I saw. I was so thankful that I had been taking pictures of the kids so my camera was on the seat right next to me. So beautiful…so peaceful…God’s creation is so amazing…
…jenn:)
…Whoever said that “raising children is like being pecked to death by chickens” is a genius. Before I can even open my mouth to answer the question…they are asking it AGAIN. Doesn’t help that Galen has been out of town the last two days and I’m the only one answering the questions. Looking forward to naptime…
…jenn:)
…so Wednesdays are my crazy day. Lots of running around from first thing in the morning till 8pm. Well, we were on our way to Jackson’s golf lesson… I just had the three boys with me because Mackenzie was playing at a friend’s house. There is a Great Harvest Bread Company on the way to the golf course and if we have time we like to stop there to pick up a loaf of bread and to get a free slice of their pumpkin bread…so yummy! So we quickly ran in, got our bread and slices, and hurried back to the van. I had left the window partway down so instead of unlocking with my remote I just reached my hand in and unlocked the door…Big Mistake! My alarm starting going off…for anyone who owns a Honda Odyssey you know how loud and annoying the alarm is. It is just the horn beeping non stop! So, I hit the unlock button on my remote which has worked in the past, but this time…no such luck. I just keep pressing buttons over and over again hoping that it will work. I look down and Jackson and Tucker are looking at me with horrified looks on their faces, covering their ears. I keep saying, “I’m sorry guys…I’m so sorry!” After a few minutes an older gentleman comes out of the bread store to try and help me. We still can’t figure it out. A lady comes out of the bread store. She tells me to try turning the car on. I give that a try but the alarm keeps going and then a couple of seconds later…it stops. I’m thinking…thank you Lord..I am so embarrassed…I just want to get out of here! Well, I go to put Luke in his seat, but realize his door is still locked so I hit the unlock button and guess what? The alarm starts going again! I want to cry…the boys want to cry…Jackson keeps saying, “I’m going to be late for golf, I’m going to be late for golf”…I want to ring his neck:)…and Luke is sitting in the front seat..on top of my buttered slice of bread…playing with the paper sack the loaf of bread was in…without a care in the world.:)
The older gentleman comes out again…He still has no solution for me, but I can just tell that he feels REALLY BAD FOR ME! I keep pressing buttons, sticking my head under the dashboard looking at wires…like I even knew what I was looking at but I just wanted to pretend to be doing something.:) The gentleman sees a couple of construction workers and goes over to ask them if they know anything about cars. Just as they are walking over, a nail tech from the nail place next to the bread store walks out and says, “Put your key in the front passenger door and turn it.” She was so confident and matter of fact I didn’t question it…I just did what she told me…and you know what…IT WORKED!
So there you go…if you own a Honda Odyssey and find yourself in my same predicament…put your key in the front passenger door…turn it…and save yourself some embarrasment!!
…jenn:)
