Yup. And it's been so long since we've been in REAL rain, that I just had to go and play in it. It was FREEZING cold, and was pouring down. And it was the most fun I've had in a long time. I wish it hadn't been so late so I could have woken up the kids....

Brrr!!!!


But so much fun!!

Megan wanted to host a sing-a-long, so everybody be sure to sing with her. And please, no comments on her hair. She's a little sensitive about it.

I never expected this. 5 years ago, I didn't know how drastically my life was about to change. I didn't know how this love would make me feel. I didn't anticipate how my heart would break when one of my kids didn't fit in. I didn't anticipate the joy I would feel when one of my kids came home with a prize for being the most obedient in Sunday School. I didn't anticipate the pride I would feel when my kid learned the most verses of anyone in his class. I didn't anticipate the anger I would feel when one of my kids punched the other in the nose. I didn't anticipate the excitement I would feel when one of my kids started using real words. I didn't anticipate the fear I would feel knowing that one of my kids is about to go to school where I can't protect him all day.

Being a mom isn't at all what I thought it would be. I thought I would buy cute clothes and have a few long nights, but I never expected the intense feelings it would bring. These three little ones have done something to my heart. Something wonderful.

"I want to hear you, not your voice." - Iris Warren

"We versus Them. No such thing. There’s only We. “We” includes every messed up human on the planet (and if there happen to be any on the space station or in a space shuttle, they’re included too.) Every human who needs to be connected to God. That’s ALL of us! So, some are further along than others. Big deal. There’s no Them. We are Them. Humans. Needy humans." - Chris Rice

"My father says that almost the whole world is asleep. Everybody you know. Everybody you see. Everybody you talk to. He says that ONLY A FEW PEOPLE ARE AWAKE, AND THEY LIVE IN A STATE OF CONSTANT TOTAL AMAZEMENT." - Meg Ryan--in JOE VS. THE VOLCANO (1990)

"The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity." - Dorothy Parker

"He knew that she was created to be protected, and that he was created to protect her." - Edgar Rice Burroughs "TARZAN OF THE APES" about Tarzan and Jane

"If you can't stand behind our soldiers, try standing in front of them for a while." - Unknown

“Bathrooms make me want to sing.” - Wes Willett

There are a few things in my life that bring me great joy. Things that I love. My God, my family, friends, and church for example.

There are also some smaller things in my life that I just really like. I enjoy them. They make me smile, and bring me a little ray of sunshine. This is a list of just some of those things.

I know about the despair of overcoming chronic temptation. It is not serious, provided self-offended petulance, annoyance at breaking records, impatience, etc. don't get the upper hand. No amount of falls will really undo us if we keep on picking ourselves up each time. We shall be very muddy and tattered children by the time we reach home. But the bathrooms are all ready, the towels put out, and clean clothes in the airing cupboard. The only fatal thing is to lose one's temper and give it up. It is when we notice the dirt that God is most present in us; it is the very sign of his presence. (C.S. Lewis, Letters)

By: Kristen L. McNulty

Everyone thinks I'm crazy. And to be honest, I even think I'm crazy. The difference is, that in the eyes of others, I'm crazy in a bad way. But in my eyes, I'm crazy in a good way.

So I probably don't even need to explain this, huh? It's just 13 things you didn't realize you wanted to know about me.