BOOKS are helpful! Here are a few:
All of Grace by Charles Spurgeon
The True Christian's Love for the Unseen Christ
The Pattern of Christ
And I hate to admit it (just because I don't want to put "blame" or anything like that on the husband), BUT Will read these books and it has been helpful to our marraige and to our family.
Family Driven Faith by Vodie Bak. . .
Manly Dominion (Womanly Dominion was good, too)
The Complete Husband
OK- I'm sorry I'm not checking on the authors- I would actually burn a few calories by going up the stairs. . . but being pregnant I'll just use that excuse.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Faith sees me put my glasses on every evening. So, some evenings she pretends to take her "insects" out and puts on her pretend glasses.
Faith saw in a book a little hiker going off with a stick and a bandana attached to the end. So, I had to make her one.
A little family spa party- my mother-in-law and sister-in-law.
Here comes the bride. . .
Will's mom and grandma who passed away not long ago.
Hope's birthday party in Feb.
She's 10- it's amazing how she's grown since Feb.
Will being silly
Faith saw in a book a little hiker going off with a stick and a bandana attached to the end. So, I had to make her one.
A little family spa party- my mother-in-law and sister-in-law.
Here comes the bride. . .
Will's mom and grandma who passed away not long ago.
Hope's birthday party in Feb.
She's 10- it's amazing how she's grown since Feb.
Will being silly
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Tuesday's Talk
I wanted to post thoughts from Saturday's prep for worship. I couldn't help but think of this letter that I received from a friend- I don't know- I guess the thoughts of "doing without" made me think more of the sufficiency of Christ and the glory of God- and what our pursuits in this life really should be.
Yikes- I lost the letter- but if you check out her blog- and read the "about me" section and some of the other things she's written, I think you'll know what I mean. http://www.megrachelle.blogspot.com/.
Next, the words from this hymn:
Depths of Mercy, Can There Be
"I have spilt is precious blood
I have trampled the Son of God
Filled with pangs unspeakable
I who yet am not in hell
If I rightly read Thou heart
If Thou all compassion art
Bend thine ear in mercy bow
Pardon and accept me now
Jesus speaks and pleads his blood
He disarms the wrath of God
Now my Father's mercies move
Justice lingers into love."
Just the love of Christ overwhelms us to worship.
Finally, I always like "serious cleaning" because I find stuff. I found a book entitled The Pattern of Christ. It's about the beattitudes. Good stuff. (I think it's a loaner from a friend, so I'm extra glad I found it.)
I love it's description of REAL Christianity in contrast to pharisees/legalists. Here are a few quotes:
"As we watch righteousness being clothed in the flesh and blood of Christ it ceases to be cold and stern and begins to exert the attraction of the desirable. Righteousness moves out of the frozen wisdom of the book of Proverbs into the neighboring poetry of the Song of Song."
"What [Christ] looked for was not the moral achievement, but the moral desire; not the sense of 'having arrived' religiously, but wanting to be on the way; not the claim to possess God, but to hunger after him."
"The only requirement is the honest desire for God, a genuine hunger after the good life he has revealed in Christ. Christ did not found his church for whose who were already satisfied, but for those who were [are] not."
"I may be quite willing to admit that I am not righteous. . . but do I really hunger and thirst after these things?"
"It is not our goodness but our desire for it to which Christ responds. And he responds according to the strength of our desire."
"He looks through the success and failure, the virtues and the vice, the gains and the lapses, and he asks if we really want what he has to offer- HIS righteousness, his life poured out for us. If we hunger and thirst after righteousness, we will be filled." This is an every day, every moment affair.
Yikes- I lost the letter- but if you check out her blog- and read the "about me" section and some of the other things she's written, I think you'll know what I mean. http://www.megrachelle.blogspot.com/.
Next, the words from this hymn:
Depths of Mercy, Can There Be
"I have spilt is precious blood
I have trampled the Son of God
Filled with pangs unspeakable
I who yet am not in hell
If I rightly read Thou heart
If Thou all compassion art
Bend thine ear in mercy bow
Pardon and accept me now
Jesus speaks and pleads his blood
He disarms the wrath of God
Now my Father's mercies move
Justice lingers into love."
Just the love of Christ overwhelms us to worship.
Finally, I always like "serious cleaning" because I find stuff. I found a book entitled The Pattern of Christ. It's about the beattitudes. Good stuff. (I think it's a loaner from a friend, so I'm extra glad I found it.)
I love it's description of REAL Christianity in contrast to pharisees/legalists. Here are a few quotes:
"As we watch righteousness being clothed in the flesh and blood of Christ it ceases to be cold and stern and begins to exert the attraction of the desirable. Righteousness moves out of the frozen wisdom of the book of Proverbs into the neighboring poetry of the Song of Song."
"What [Christ] looked for was not the moral achievement, but the moral desire; not the sense of 'having arrived' religiously, but wanting to be on the way; not the claim to possess God, but to hunger after him."
"The only requirement is the honest desire for God, a genuine hunger after the good life he has revealed in Christ. Christ did not found his church for whose who were already satisfied, but for those who were [are] not."
"I may be quite willing to admit that I am not righteous. . . but do I really hunger and thirst after these things?"
"It is not our goodness but our desire for it to which Christ responds. And he responds according to the strength of our desire."
"He looks through the success and failure, the virtues and the vice, the gains and the lapses, and he asks if we really want what he has to offer- HIS righteousness, his life poured out for us. If we hunger and thirst after righteousness, we will be filled." This is an every day, every moment affair.
Friday, September 4, 2009
Friday's Family Fun
Preschool Fun (even Hope and I enjoy it)
Letter A- apple painting
Letter B- While Blindfolded, put the Blue Bead on the Black and Brown Bear's Belly Button
Letter C- Color White Corn syrup and paint with it
Letter D- Dress Dolls and Dance
That's all for now- I've got to get that camera out and start snapping some pictures- Hope's football games and Faith's soccer games start next week! Will and I are headed to a B & B in Leavenworth for some family fun on Sunday night- we'll be gone a whole 24 hours and I'm looking forward to it!
Letter A- apple painting
Letter B- While Blindfolded, put the Blue Bead on the Black and Brown Bear's Belly Button
Letter C- Color White Corn syrup and paint with it
Letter D- Dress Dolls and Dance
That's all for now- I've got to get that camera out and start snapping some pictures- Hope's football games and Faith's soccer games start next week! Will and I are headed to a B & B in Leavenworth for some family fun on Sunday night- we'll be gone a whole 24 hours and I'm looking forward to it!
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Thursday's Things that are Helpful
The Old Schoolhouse www.theoldschoolhousestore.com sells a planner. In the planner are loads of templates for organization. I have found the menu planners, the recipes, and the grocery list organizer to be most helpful so far. I'm looking forward to using the record-keeping worksheets in the future.
The planner is a little pricey, but I know that I have access to these organzitional helps forever. Honestly, the grocery list organizer is worth it to me. Also, right now, if you purchase the planner, you also get a year's subscription to the magazine.
Next, The Mailbox www.theeducationcenter.com is a great resource for teachers. It includes fun and crafty ideas for preschoolers and kindergarteners. I'll share some of the fun things we've done tomorrow.
Finally, do you need cardboard boxes? I don't, but if you do or the next time I do, I thought this was a great idea: www.FreeCardboardBoxes.com
The planner is a little pricey, but I know that I have access to these organzitional helps forever. Honestly, the grocery list organizer is worth it to me. Also, right now, if you purchase the planner, you also get a year's subscription to the magazine.
Next, The Mailbox www.theeducationcenter.com is a great resource for teachers. It includes fun and crafty ideas for preschoolers and kindergarteners. I'll share some of the fun things we've done tomorrow.
Finally, do you need cardboard boxes? I don't, but if you do or the next time I do, I thought this was a great idea: www.FreeCardboardBoxes.com
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Wednesday and we're in pics
Man, we have NOT taken many pictures for a LONG time- this is all that I have from the past four or so months- my inlaws have some and Will has some on his iphone- I'll need to upload those and get busy taking pictures myself because I LOVE pictures.
I know, I know- this outfit is NOT appropriate. However, Hope would create different outfits for Faith- and I was SO shocked #1 that Hope came up with this and #2 that Faith enjoyed prancing around in it. Anyway, I snapped a pic to remember this moment and told them to be more modest :).
Doesn't Hope look ADORABLE???? Man, this makes me want to sell all I have and buy her horse!!!
Faith got her ears pierced :)
I thought the sticker was cute.
Hope just snapped this picture.
This is when I was SKINNY!
I know, I know- this outfit is NOT appropriate. However, Hope would create different outfits for Faith- and I was SO shocked #1 that Hope came up with this and #2 that Faith enjoyed prancing around in it. Anyway, I snapped a pic to remember this moment and told them to be more modest :).
Doesn't Hope look ADORABLE???? Man, this makes me want to sell all I have and buy her horse!!!
Faith got her ears pierced :)
I thought the sticker was cute.
Hope just snapped this picture.
This is when I was SKINNY! Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Tuesday's Talk
First- go to http://www.skiptomylou.org/ for a little contest. Such a lovely blog.
OK- School has started in the Baumberger home. I love school. Hope and I read together for at least an hour a day. Faith has started preschool. We are all having fun with some of our preschool projects. But we are also at crucial point in which my children need to learn a few things- kindness toward each other, perserverance (when it comes to school- NO STALLING), manners (no interrupting, singing while others are talking), cleaning up after themselves, no pouting. . . um, the list goes on. I have seen where my distractions throughout the day have left my children to themselves- OH do they need the loving, and sometime stern, correction and constant attention of their mommy until old habits are broken and new ones formed. . .
BUT WHAT ABOUT CLEANING MY HOUSE????? What about all of the scrubbing that needs to be done?? What about the walls that are so bad now I might as well redecorate and paint? Wow, let's not even speak of redecorating- that's something my mind has really been preoccupied with- I WANT A PRETTY HOUSE. I'm not a "clean up right after the mess" person YET. I like to take days where I can deep clean all day at my leisure. Leisure??? What's leisure when you're teacher, mommy, wife, and cook?
OK- so the bottom line is this- I was reading to Faith last night- the story of the birth of Jesus. And Jesus was born in a MANGER- a stinky, dirty, animal-hair, bugs, dirt floor, stable- the God of the universe who could have been born in Cinderella's castle with all the gold, jewels, and beauty the world contained. But he chose a humble beginning- surrounded by His creation- man, woman, and animals- and poverty.
Oh- let me love my kids- be a mom and wife- embrace the humility of Christ- get to know it- not the latest issue of Better Homes and Gardens. Don't get me wrong- when the Lord provides the time and talents, I would love to pursue making my "house a home"- but until then, I will pursue humility and being a mommy and not let distractions frustrate the duties God has given me today!
OK- School has started in the Baumberger home. I love school. Hope and I read together for at least an hour a day. Faith has started preschool. We are all having fun with some of our preschool projects. But we are also at crucial point in which my children need to learn a few things- kindness toward each other, perserverance (when it comes to school- NO STALLING), manners (no interrupting, singing while others are talking), cleaning up after themselves, no pouting. . . um, the list goes on. I have seen where my distractions throughout the day have left my children to themselves- OH do they need the loving, and sometime stern, correction and constant attention of their mommy until old habits are broken and new ones formed. . .
BUT WHAT ABOUT CLEANING MY HOUSE????? What about all of the scrubbing that needs to be done?? What about the walls that are so bad now I might as well redecorate and paint? Wow, let's not even speak of redecorating- that's something my mind has really been preoccupied with- I WANT A PRETTY HOUSE. I'm not a "clean up right after the mess" person YET. I like to take days where I can deep clean all day at my leisure. Leisure??? What's leisure when you're teacher, mommy, wife, and cook?
OK- so the bottom line is this- I was reading to Faith last night- the story of the birth of Jesus. And Jesus was born in a MANGER- a stinky, dirty, animal-hair, bugs, dirt floor, stable- the God of the universe who could have been born in Cinderella's castle with all the gold, jewels, and beauty the world contained. But he chose a humble beginning- surrounded by His creation- man, woman, and animals- and poverty.
Oh- let me love my kids- be a mom and wife- embrace the humility of Christ- get to know it- not the latest issue of Better Homes and Gardens. Don't get me wrong- when the Lord provides the time and talents, I would love to pursue making my "house a home"- but until then, I will pursue humility and being a mommy and not let distractions frustrate the duties God has given me today!
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