Claire

Claire had her 8 month pictures made today so I thought I would share them. She is actually 8 months 12 days old. so I'm a few days late....

I come....

I come with a thankful heart. I feel led to write a blog about thankfulness but what to say I don't know so I come Lord.

I have realized lately that I have been grumbling inside. Not unhappy but a kind of nagging at the Lord about circumstances that I feel trapped in. God has been dealing with me the past few days to stop nagging him and rest. Rest in the place He has brought me and my family. So I realize that I must be still and thankful. Lord help me to come to you in the morning so that you can be my helper. I want to speak life over my children, my home, my husband, my circumstances, over myself. I want to speak Zoe life, Your life, God life. Second Corinthians 5:17 in The Amplified Bible says, "Therefore if any person is [ingrafted] in Christ (the Messiah) he is a new creation (a new creature altogether); the old [previous moral and spiritual condition] has passed away. Behold, the fresh and new has come!" The moment you were born again, zoë, or the very nature of God, moved inside your spirit.



Lord help me know this deep inside.



I am thankful Lord.

for nursing babies, for playing little girls, for a self sacrificing husband,

I am thankful

for tagging along on business trips, and mountains of laundry when we get home

I am thankful

for a comfortable home, a glass of tea, a good book, a cool bath, and a soft bed.

I am so thankful.

Lord help me be the kind of mommy you created me to be.

I am thankful

that I can run to you and you will be my refuge when I am afraid , my strength when I am weak, my song in the midst of sadness, and my vision when I can only see whats happening in the natural.

I want to see the eternal side of this life, show me how to speak into people what they need to hear.

I am thankful...help me remember

So glad to be home

We went to Odessa this week and had a wonderful time. The girls & I swam, went to the park, and the mall, and I finished a book and started another. I also made 20 something bows so check um out! Anyway we are glad to be home. I love to go out of town but there is "No Place Like Home" to me. While we were at the park one night I took a picture of the sky, isn't it beautiful !
Here are some pictures of the girls playing at the park.

Caleb was holding Claire.
I love this one of Morgan in the tube slide!
Claire did not find the sand until the very end! Shocking I know!

Well I hope you all had a great week. ~Misty

Do we look alike?

This is me at 3 1/2


Here is Morgan at 3 1/2

Do you think we look alike? be honest!

Were Off!

Caleb has to work out of town this week so the girls and I are loading up and going along! We are just going to Odessa but were gonna pretend it's someplace exotic!Lol! We are going to swim and there is a park walking distance and a mall. I am going to read and make bows too! (by the way have ya'll seen my bow blog site?)Our "real"vacation is not until the end of August which I don't like because I am looking forward to it but when it comes and goes school will start the next week. My in-laws say the campground is empty that week. We are planning a trip to Durango and staying at a KOA. (not really my idea of vacation, but Morgan will have a blast) I am going to teach her to make s'mores and Caleb is going to take her to the Alpine slide and fish. The KOA plays movies on a big screen at night so that will be cool! There is also shopping so I will be buying my annual Christmas ornaments! Anyway I'll be back from Odessa Friday so keep our travels in your prayers and I'll be back to bloggerville after a much welcome change of scenery.

Here is a picture of one of my bows!

A Cat & A Dog!

This is a funny story! The other day Morgan & Claire were playing together and Morgan would hiss at Claire then Claire would growl at Morgan. It was so funny! Claire's growl is deep and very mean sounding. I have never heard a baby do such a thing!

AKC Yorkies!

My moms dog Kiki had her puppies on June 11th they will be ready to go sometime in August. The females are $1300.00 and the male is $1000.00. Yorkies are really good dogs and they are great with kids! My sister has 2 yorkies and her children are 3 and 11 months. Kiki is from my sisters dogs, Jules & Fonzi's 1st litter, so we know these puppies have a very healthy background. There is no guarentee on how big the puppies will get but Kiki is 5 1/2 lbs and the stud is 2 1/2 lbs!
If you are interested my email address is mistylmalone@yahoo.com

I'm selling BOWS!

Check them out @www.littlegirlyfufu.blogspot.com

A sort of Crawl?!?

Claire is doing this sort of crawl thing. First let me ask you...Does crawling have to be on all fours? If so then NO she is not there yet but she is very Mobile. She kind of scoots on her bottom using one leg to push off. It is so cute and though it is not fast she gets around ,at least from toy to toy or over to her ball when it rolls away. Just thought you might like an update!
~Blessings

"FOOTPRINTS" A new version.

I DIDN'T WRITE THIS BUT I WANTED TO SHARE IT WITH YOU! IT'S GREAT!
Imagine you and the Lord Jesus are walking down the road together. For much of the way, the Lord's footprints go along steadily, consistently, rarely varying the pace. But your footprints are a disorganized stream of zigzags, starts, stops, turnarounds, circles, departures, And returns. For much of the way, it seems to go like this, but gradually your footprints come more in line with the Lord's, soon paralleling, His consistently. You and Jesus are walking as true friends! This seems perfect, but then an interesting thing happens: Your footprints that once etched the sand next to Jesus' are now walking precisely in His steps. Inside His larger footprints are your smaller ones, you and Jesus are becoming one. This goes on for many miles, but gradually you notice another change. The footprints inside the large footprints seem to grow larger. Eventually they disappear altogether. There is only one set of footprints. They have become one. This goes on for a long time, but suddenly the second set of footprints is back This time it seems even worse! Zigzags all over the place. Stops. Starts. Gashes in the sand. A variable mess of prints. You are amazed and shocked. Your dream ends. Now you pray: "Lord, I understand the first scene, with zigzags and fits. I was a new Christian; I was just learning. But you walked on through the storm and helped me learn to walk with you." "That is correct." "And when the smaller footprints were inside of Yours, I was actually learning to walk in your steps, following you very closely." "Very good.. You have understood everything so far." "So...When the smaller footprints grew and filled in Yours, I suppose that I was becoming like you in every way." "Precisely!" said Jesus. "So, Lord, was there a regression or something? The footprints separated, and this time it was worse than at first." There is a pause as the Lord answers, with a smile in His voice. "You didn't know? It was then that we danced!"

~unknown



To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven: A time to weep, a time to laugh, a time to mourn, and a time to dance. Ecclesiastes 3: 1-4

Blah Blah Blah I can't hear you!

Claire will be 8 months old on the 16th and I still have some major baby weight to lose. Here is the low down. I have lost a total of 38 lbs so far but I got really FAT! Not just baby fat but FAT FAT! I was already about 15 lbs above my goal weight when I conceived so I still have 25 lbs to lose to reach my ideal weight (135 I am only 5'3"). I only have 11 lbs to be back at my pre~prego weight, but that's not good enough since I'm not having anymore children. And yes, I realise I just told you how much I weigh...Oh well. I have decided to try the Weigh Down diet by Gwen Shamblin. This is a Christian book with the idea of only eating food when you are physically hungry and feasting on the Father all the other times I want to eat. (this will be a new approach to food for me lol!) This means when I want to eat but my stomach is not hungry I have to run to Jesus....I hope He's ready because He is going to be hearing from me a lot. I have read a major portion of the book and the things in it sound logical and good. I 'm going to give it my best shot so hopefully you will all be seeing less of me...To all of you who would say I look great now, I love you BUT... Blah Blah Blah I can't hear you!
Here are some pictures of my progress.

This is me 3 weeks before delivery...WOW!

One Month postpartum
This is 7 months Postpartum

4th of July fun & a fat lip!

We had a lot of fun this 4th. As you know my parents are building a house in Tanglewood so we attended their parade! It was fantastic! Morgan picked up a ton of candy. They had a cookout, a bake sale, a book sale, turtle races, a jumper and more. I bought some old movies at the book sale, christian cartoons that Caleb & I watched as a child. (Anyone else watch Super Book growing up? Remember Gizmo the robot?)I also got Jack & the beanstalk with Abbott & Costello(Morgan watches it at her Opa & Noni's so now we have our own!) After the Tanglewood festivities my Mom, Sister & I took the babies to the fair on the square & I got a new purse/diaper bag. I love it! Don't you just love buying something and then feeling all excited about it, I do! ( I rarely buy myself things my money usually goes to the girls, so this was a treat) OKAY HERE COME THE PICTURES!

Morgan & Claire watching the Parade.
Here they are playing games at Tanglewood, aren't they beautiful!

Here are Caleb & I (at our friends house) getting ready to watch fireworks!

Okay so here is the fat lip part of the story. Morgan was running in our friends back yard tripped on the bottom of the swing set and hit her face on a wooden support beam. She poured blood & I thought she had busted out a tooth but thankfully she only (and I type that reluctantly) busted both lips and her nose was bleeding.
Here is the injured girl! Pitiful huh.
She took it like a trooper and was up playing again in 5 minutes. It didn't ruin her night! If only we could all handle crisis this well. lol.

Here are me & the girls waiting for fireworks. See Morgan's fat smile. I guess we had 2 firsts this year, Claire's first 4th of July & Morgan's first fat lip!

Sponge Bob Circle Pants

Morgan spent the night with her cousins last night (Zaylee & Durand)! They all had Sponge Bobby PJ's so I had to share this picutre!


Happy 4th everyone

Sad

It is sad that it takes a death to remember that we are not guaranteed tomorrow. We only have the moment to live and to be the person we want to be remembered as. I say this because today I found out that a girl I went to church with (as a teenager) died yesterday. Her name is Amy and she was only 27 years old. She was married and has 2 young children(not in school yet) Amy's death was very unexpected. She was having back problems and her doctor put her on a new medication she told him it made her feel weird and he said she would get used to it. She died 2 days later. Please pray for her family. Also kiss your babies and live the life you want people to remember.