God and Dog

We're dog sitting for a friend this week and subsequently found this video that my sister had forwarded to me years ago. It always makes me smile. Having Sidney at our house reminds me of all the great things about dog ownership... and to be sure to not leave the trash out. :-D

Big Apple Adventure!

Our church had VBS this week and we all got to participate because it was in the evenings. The theme was "Big Apple Adventure". Ben and I worked the baby room. We had two babies most nights and it was a lot of fun. Abby made a new friend, Ellie. Ellie is about 6 weeks younger than Abby but developmentally they are very close - both are crawling, pulling up, etc. They had so much fun together and seemed to be happy to see each other!


Maggie had fun of course! This was her first VBS in a couple of years so it was all new to her again. We heard she did really good at all the games (I'm not sure where she got her coordination from - I'm pretty sure it didn't come from either one of us). But the highlight for us was the Worship Rally during Parent's Night last night. The preschoolers got to sing 2 songs and you've never seen a happier little girl! Thankfully I was able to get some video so you can see for yourself. Oh, and here's the other song.

God Will Lift Up Your Head

Make sure your speakers are on!

I added a new song to my playlist and I wanted to mention why. This was a song that God gave to me when I was first dealing with infertility, before we had Maggie. When I was at my lowest point, I was listening to Jars of Clay's CD "Redemption Songs" and when "God Will Lift Up Your Head" came on, it was like God tapped me on the shoulder and said to me "Listen carefully, this one is for you."

There is a line at the end that says "Wait 'cause in His time so shall this night soon end in joy... soon end in joy. .. soon end in joy.... soon end in JOY". And I knew that was His promise to me. I didn't know that God was promising me a baby, but I knew he was promising me Joy - with or without a child. I am very thankful that he chose to to give me both.

When we faced secondary infertility, this song again brought comfort to my heart and reminded me of His promises. We chose Abby's name for many reasons, but one of most important was it's meaning "Source of Joy".

Frequently when friends and family are going through hard times, this song comes to my mind and so I added it to my playlist for you. If you are experiencing a "night" right now, I hope this can encourage you as well.

(For lyrics, click here)

Christmas is coming!

In honor of the impending advent season, I have loaded all the Charlie Brown Christmas songs onto my playlist....enjoy!

And check out the Sara Groves song - click on the banner at the top of the page. I LOVE this song and so I was excited to get to share it with you for free. It's a great Christmas CD.

Bear Tunes

I recieved a neat CD for Christmas - Bear Tunes for Kids. My mom and I had seen it in a local shop in their town and had a laugh over it (she knows our affinity for a certain little brown bear). So she got it for me - and I laughed when I opened it. I played it yesterday for the first time and it's really great! The songs are not only cute, but very informative and educational. And at the end of the CD the songwriter spends several minutes telling ALL kinds of facts about bears. I told my mom it was like visiting a zoo in my head. And if you know me, you know that zoos are one of my favorite things! I would recommend this CD to anyone who has kids that are interested in animals. I've linked to his website on the right side of the screen. He has several other CDs as well for other animals, etc.