REVELATION

THE NEXT BIG PURCHASE I MAKE WILL BE ON A REAL CAMERA! LIKE THE $500 ONES! MY CAMERA IS JUST NOT THAT GOOD AND I WANT SOME GOOD PICTURES OF MY KIDS THAT I DON'T HAVE TO GO PAY SOMEONE MEGA BUCKS TO DO WHEN I COULD DO THE SAME THING IF ONLY I HAD THAT CAMERA! 

ANYWAY, JAYCIE TURNED 10 MONTHS OLD TODAY! SHE WEIGHS 18 POUNDS NOW! SHES PULLING UP ON EVERYTHING AND WALKING AROUND THE FURNITURE! I KNOW IN THE NEXT MONTH SHE WILL BE WALKING AND THEN THE FUN WILL START! OR DO I MEAN THE CRAZINESS!!!  THIS HAS DEFINITELY BEEN THE QUICKEST TEN MONTHS OF MY LIFE! I THINK SINCE I HAVE TWO KIDS NOW, THE SECOND CHILD'S LIFE GOES BY QUICKER BECAUSE I'M HAVING TO KEEP UP WITH TWO KIDS ALL THE TIME AND I DON'T GET TO JUST SIT BACK AND ENJOY ONE AT A TIME! BUT THAT'S OKAY WE HAVE PICTURES TO REMEMBER AND AT LEAST I DIDN'T WORK THESE PAST TEN MONTHS CUZ IT WOULD HAVE REALLY GONE BY FAST AND I WOULD HAVE FELT LIKE I MISSED IT ALL!

CARTER IS ALMOST ALL THE WAY POTTY TRAINED NOW! HE NOW TELLS ME WHEN HE NEEDS TO GO TO THE BATHROOM AND I THINK WE ARE USING THE POTTY MORE THAN HE'S USING HIS DIAPER NOW! BIG IMPROVEMENT! EVERYONE IS RIGHT WHEN THEY SAY KIDS WILL POTTY TRAIN WHEN THEY ARE READY!  IM SO PROUD OF HIM! CARTER ALSO IS VERY INTO PRAYING! LAST NIGHT I WAS LAYING DOWN WITH HIM TRYING TO GET HIM TO SLEEP AND HE CLOSED HIS EYES WITH HIS FINGERS LIKE HE DOES AND HE STARTED MUMBLING AND THEN I HEARD HIM SAY AMEN! I WAS LIKE AWE CARTER ARE YOU PRAYING! HE SAID PRAY MOMMY PRAY! SO I STARTED PRAYING WITH HIM THANKING THE LORD FOR MOMMY AND DADDY AND JAYCIE AND GRAMS AND PAWPAW AND SO ON THRU THE WHOLE FAMILY AND THEN AFTER WE PRAYED TOGETHER CARTER PRAYED ABOUT FIVE MORE TIMES BY HIMSELF! IT WAS THE SWEETEST THING! SO THEN TODAY HE WAS SITTING AT THE TABLE WATCHING ME MAKE HIM A PB&J AND HE CLOSED HIS EYES AND SAID PRAY MOMMY PRAY! TOUCHED MY HEART! YES I'M GUILTY OF NOT ALWAYS PRAYING BEFORE EVERY MEAL AND WITH MY SON AT NIGHT BEFORE BED BUT APPARENTLY ITS TIME TO MAKE SURE I DO! IF MY SON PAYS THAT MUCH ATTENTION TO WHEN WE SHOULD PRAY THEN I SHOULD MAKE A  HUGE EFFORT TO MAKE SURE WE PRAY AS A FAMILY BEFORE EVERY MEAL AND BEFORE BED!

WOW!!!! I LOVE MY CHILDREN!!! THEY TEACH US SO MUCH ABOUT OURSELVES AND ABOUT LIFE! THEY ARE TRULY AMAZING!!! 

OKAY SO IVE BEEN LISTENING TO THIS SONG BY THIRD DAY ALL THE TIME LATELY! VERY POWERFUL SONG! ITS CALLED REVELATION AND MAN DOES IT PULL AT YOUR HEART AND JUST MAKES YOU WORSHIP OUR AWESOME GOD!  HERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF IT!

Give me a revelation,
Show me what to do
Cause I've been trying to find my way,
I haven't got a clue
Tell me should I stay here,
Or do I need to move
Give me a revelation
I've got nothing without You
I've got nothing without...

THAT SONG IS SO POWERFUL! ITS SO TRUE! DOES GOD WANT US SOMEWHERE ELSE THAN WHERE WE WANT TO BE? DO WE GET CAUGHT UP IN OUR DAY TO DAY LIFE AND NEVER TURN TO LOOK AT THE THINGS AROUND US THAT GOD MIGHT BE WANTING US TO SEE! DO WE GET CAUGHT UP IN THE MOTION OF LIFE AND NOT GIVE IT OUR ALL AND GET OUT OF OUR COMFORT ZONE AND DO GOD'S WILL?  ARE WE TOO SCARED WE MIGHT FAIL? WELL GUESS WHAT? GOD IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE THERE TO CATCH US IF WE DO FALL OR FAIL! HES LIKE A SAFETY NET AT THE BOTTOM OF A BRIDGE AND IF WE JUMP OFF THAT BRIDGE, GOD IS GOING TO BE THERE TO CATCH US! SO WHAT DO WE HAVE TO LOSE BY JUMPING IN? EXACTLY! 

 I FINALLY GOT ME A TREADMILL AND I LOVE IT! I HAVE BEEN ON IT EVERY NIGHT IN A WEEK BUT ONE! I GET ONE RESTING DAY A WEEK! I DO AT LEAST 2 MILES EVERY NIGHT AND MOST NIGHTS I DO AN HOUR WHICH IS 3.5  MILES FOR ME! TONIGHT THOUGH I DID 4 MILES IN AN HOUR AND TEN MINUTES! I WAS VERY PROUD OF MYSELF! SEE EMILY IS BACK AT SCHOOL AND SHE ALSO IS WORKING OUT SO WE TEXT EACH OTHER EVERY NIGHT AND SAY HAHA THIS IS WHAT I DID TODAY AND SO THAT MAKES THE OTHER ONE WANT TO DO MORE! SO WE ARE HELPING EACH OTHER OUT BY PUSHING EACH OTHER! SO IF ONLY WE COULD STOP EATING SO MUCH WE MIGHT ACTUALLY BE SKINNY AND READY FOR A BIKINI THIS SUMMER! LATELY I HAVE BEEN HUNGRY ALL THE TIME! ITS CRAZY! THE BEST PART OF WORKING OUT EVERY NIGHT IS I HAVE SOOOO MUCH MORE ENERGY ALL DAY EVERY DAY NOW! MY HOUSE STAYS CLEAN NOW! I GET SO MUCH DONE DURING THE DAY EVEN WITH TWO WILD KIDS RUNNING AROUND! ITS AMAZING AND I LOVE IT! I WILL ADMIT SOMETIMES ITS HARD TO GET ON THAT TREADMILL ESPECIALLY WHEN ITS 10:00 BEFORE I GET THE KIDS TO BED AND THE KITCHEN CLEANED AND READY TO GET ON IT! BUT I DO IT ANYWAY AND IM SO GLAD I DO!

SO AS YOU NOTICE IN MY LAST TWO PICTURES, ITS IMPOSSIBLE THESE DAYS TO GET BOTH MY KIDS TO SMILE IN THE SAME PICTURE SO I JUST PUT BOTH ON HERE WITH EACH OF THEM SMILING! LOL ! THEY ARE TWO SWEET LOVING PRECIOUS WONDERFUL AMAZING KIDS!!!! LIFE GETS SWEETER BY THE DAY WITH THOSE TWO!!! 

GOD IS GOOD!!!