Trying to Keep it Simple

So It's just me and my boys for a few days. Chris is at Chick-fil-a's annual seminar. I'm keeping it simple while daddy's gone. Stayed at home and enjoyed watching the snow fall in a warm apartment. Eggs and toast for breakfast and some grapes to finish off- Joshua was satisfied with that :) random:I've come to enjoy the Disney channel, kind of scary how addicting, seriously Miley Cyrus is hilarious (we would have been best friends in school). I cut my own bangs while the boys took their afternoon naps YIKES! (I later pinned them back),PB and J for lunch with yogurt and fruit(Easy-simple), a little indoor golfing, playing with cars, chasing eachother up and down the hall, wrestling, left over spaghetti and salad for dinner, paper plates,tickling, snacking on banana puffs, flash cards (counting),bath for both of them, snuggles, simple prayer and night night time...The theme of today could have been "keeping it simple". Sometimes it's the simplest things that bring so much delight.

Something else reminding me to keep things simple (not shallow-there's a huge difference)- "Christian meditation, very simply, is the ability to hear God's voice and obey his word. It is that simple"- R. Foster

While simple, it is just taking the time to hear God's voice, that becomes an unexpected battle, for me. I too often have time for everything else, but to spend time with my God. Oh the distractions...long distance accountability? anyone? anyone? beuler?

The Celebration of Discipline. I started reading the book a while ago, but did not make time to finish. HAH! the irony! so I've started again- It's really good so far, so if anyone else wants to join me in reading it that would be great! Speaking of discipline, I'm also "bringing it!!" P90x that is! Any takers? I love and miss you- friends and family! Good night!

Our Life Lately

We are settled (for the most part)in Kansas City, MO. The above are photos of our whereabouts (Maryland, Ohio, Canada, Upstate New York and everything in between) from the past couple weeks. The week of travels was with My Mom and Dad, Joshua, Paul and me. Chris was working while we were visiting family. It was great seeing my grandparents, great aunts and uncles, regular aunts and uncles, and cousins. Chris met us in OH and then we drove to KC together, as a family. The kids are definitely getting used to traveling...Thankful for the compact DVD player my parents let us use. Joshua got Lion King and Veggie Tales overload, yet he never got sick of them.

The Adventure Continues

So we've really enjoyed being in Baltimore these past couple weeks. What we've been up to.. worshipping at Agape Mission Church with our wonderful brother and sister, Mike and Tina, Visiting with Steve Pavlosky and family (Josh made friends with a St. Bernard at their home and what a warm and welcoming family), seeing snow, replacing old tires on the Durango, reading, cooking a lot...okay, I'm making this blogging-so-everyone-knows -what-I've-been-up-to thing a little too detailed...and it continues

The latest with Josh: Josh really loves books (being read to), hugs and kisses Paul all the time, sings and dances in front of Paul to make him laugh (I think), wrestles with mommy and daddy, stacks Lego's non-stop, plays with miniature farm animals, twirls, loves bath time eats just about anything and has been such a cuddly boy.

The latest with Paul: Smiles all the time, screeches like a chapuchee (whatever you call those miniature monkeys from Night at the Museum) a lot, sat on his own for the first time(as seen in photo evidence), rolls to his back and stomach, prefers sleeping on his stomach, started rice cereal, grabs toys, is cool as a cucumber and enjoys being in the baby bjorn, and bouncing in his bouncy seat.

I must be really tired because I forgot to mention that we are moving to Kansas City, Missouri!! Yeah, I know we just moved up here, but God's got something for us over in Kansas City...Chris leaves tomorrow morning and the boys and I will be joining him soon. Keep us in your prayers. We'll be praying for you guys.

Good Night! We love you friends and family!