We have been a happy busy lately. I have wanted to blog but then I think to myself- well, I could just be living life instead of writing about it (and then not having as much time to live it!) I enjoy blogging (when I have the time), but it seems lately there just isn't spare time laying around ;).
Cameron is 9.5 months old now and a busy boy. He finds much greater delight in non-toy items (like nightlights, power cords, and shoes) than any of the wonderful toys he has. He slithers across the floor on his belly and can get just about anywhere he'd like to go without lifting his belly up off of the floor. Many of his mornings are spent following Teddy around while dusting the floor with his belly. Teddy loves the attention. If any kind of paper gets near Cameron, his attention is diverted! He LOVES paper. He is finding more and more ways each day to light up our lives.
Cameron is a long and lean little guy! We have been overcoming some challenges with making sure he puts enough weight on- sometimes successfully and other times not so successfully. One thing is clear- Cameron loves food! He's just not that into his beverages ;).
Josh has been keeping busy at work upgrading to become a tactics officer. He will be very busy studying the next few months. He has also been enjoying early morning basketball games on Tuesday mornings, golfing once a week, and coming home to us each day!
I have been trying to keep up with my running. The key to motherhood and running successfully, I am learning, is to not plan on my routine ever staying the same each week- and being okay with that rather than letting it get me down! Some other things I am enjoying lately are: www.mint.com, finding tasty non-dairy recipes for the cheese lover in me, devotional times with good morning girls (www.goodmorninggirls.org), reading "gospel-centered family" with Josh (highly recommend it! Brief, but great conversation starters), making new and interesting recipes for Cameron and the family, and just playing with Cam!
Here are two recipes we have REALLY enjoyed lately:
Flax carrot apple muffins (we adapted this a little) http://blog.superhealthykids.com/2010/04/flax-carrot-apple-muffins/
Filling Whole grain waffles: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/whole-grain-waffles/
Well, that's about all I have time for right now! We hope you and yours are doing great!
...Join us as we seek to glorify God and enjoy him forever...through our lives, our marriage, and every adventure- the extraordinary and seemingly ordinary.
Monday, February 6, 2012
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Deep and Wide
Wow, well it sure has been a long time since I have blogged (more on that later). Two nights ago, on the Eve of my sister's return to work I could not stop thinking about the song "Deep and Wide". There are a million things I'd love to blog about, but right now this is what comes to mind...
Heidi has been through a lot lately with her health and has not been able to work for a few months. On the eve of her return to work I lay awake with a fever and the flu, yet all I could keep thinking about were the videos we have of Heidi around the age of 3 or 4 walking around my parents old braided rug (over and over again) during her Sunday mornings spent with our nanny Angela (she had to stay away from the germs at church after her bonemarrow transplant) as she sang along to worship songs. One particular song she repeatedly sang (and made many appropriate gestures with) was "Deep and Wide" (...there's a fountain flowing deep and wide...)
I reflected on the many burdens she has had to bear throughout the years (thanks be to God, not on her own), and I reflected on the inumerable provisions of God in her life. While it is a fairly simple song, I just kept singing to myself "Deep and wide...yes Lord, your provisions for Heidi have been deep and wide...and Lord, I believe they will continue to be deep and wide!"
I am encouraged by Ephesians 3:14-19 (NLT)...
... 14 When I think of all this, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father,[e] 15 the Creator of everything in heaven and on earth.[f] 16 I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit. 17 Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong. 18 And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is (emphasis mine). 19 May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.
While Heidi's situation is certainly not "fixed", we have so much to be thankful for. My prayer for she and our family during this season is for an unwavering trust in God's "unlimited resources", a desire for "deep roots", and a faith in "how wide, long, high, and deep" God's love is for all of us.
Heidi has been through a lot lately with her health and has not been able to work for a few months. On the eve of her return to work I lay awake with a fever and the flu, yet all I could keep thinking about were the videos we have of Heidi around the age of 3 or 4 walking around my parents old braided rug (over and over again) during her Sunday mornings spent with our nanny Angela (she had to stay away from the germs at church after her bonemarrow transplant) as she sang along to worship songs. One particular song she repeatedly sang (and made many appropriate gestures with) was "Deep and Wide" (...there's a fountain flowing deep and wide...)
I reflected on the many burdens she has had to bear throughout the years (thanks be to God, not on her own), and I reflected on the inumerable provisions of God in her life. While it is a fairly simple song, I just kept singing to myself "Deep and wide...yes Lord, your provisions for Heidi have been deep and wide...and Lord, I believe they will continue to be deep and wide!"
I am encouraged by Ephesians 3:14-19 (NLT)...
... 14 When I think of all this, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father,[e] 15 the Creator of everything in heaven and on earth.[f] 16 I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit. 17 Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong. 18 And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is (emphasis mine). 19 May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.
(What a gorgeous and strong Auntie Cameron has!)
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