We went to a conference this past weekend called "Higher Calling". It was a really encouraging and inspirational time, and the experience left me in awe of how AMAZING God is!
Saturday we had a pizza picnic in the park....
SWEET lil' Natalie
Jaden decided that sticks tasted better then pizza :)
And we were able to play FOOTBALL with some people from Lighthouse church. Meg snuck away from the game and took some pictures.... I love action pictures, especially football action pictures :)
WE-HAD-A-BLAST!!!!
On Sunday the preacher that was speaking that morning talked about how that no matter what situation we are in or what kind of valley we are going through, we can cling to a hope that things are going to get better.
Even if we have troubles and hardships our whole life long, and we never see the miracles that we are so longing for.
We can still hang on and keep fighting because when we have Christ in our hearts, we can look forward to an eternity in heaven.
As I was thinking about all of this I heard one of my favorite songs play on the radio called "Move" by Mercy Me.
Since it is Music Monday and since it fits with all the thoughts that are going through my head right now, that I would share it with you all.
It's a great reminder to me that I don't have to give up when I go through hardships. I know I'm not here on earth to have a good time and live a perfect life, I'm here to give God glory no matter what the situation may be.
I can live each day loving, praising and serving God with all that I am because I know that no matter what happens... there ARE going to be brighter days!!
I'm sitting here trying to THINK of SOMETHING to post!! Does that ever happen to you? Ya want to post, but when ya get there.... BLANK! Ya, so needless to say, this post will be very randomly put about some very random things that are going on in my life.
We've been really busy, but it's just been every day things that we've been doin'. Ya know, like tilling, weeding, mowing, spraying.... stuff like that.
Farmer's Market is coming up again tomorrow, so the next couple of days we'll be busy with that.
We've been playing soccer lots lately. Mostly in the evenings when the guys are available. Have I ever mentioned that I LOVE soccer??? Well... I do, especially when daddy is on my team :)
My LOVELY Grandma got me to cut her hair again the other day. This isn't a very good picture of it, cause of the wind... but I thought it was just WAY to cute not to post :)
Ahhh.... I just love my Grandma!
I know I've put a link to this video before, but I wanted to post it again for one of my new friends Joanna. You might have found it on my blog already Joanna, but just in case you haven't.... I thought you'd like to see it :) Oh, and just FYI when you come to ride... the horse that Kerri is riding in the video (Sierra) will be "your" horse K? :)
Okay, I'm starting to feel like all I'm ever posting is "Music Monday's". Do you feel that way too? I don't want to drive you all bonkers!
It's just that I'm having so much fun posting songs that are and have been so special to me... I just don't want to stop! :)
I'll tell you all a little about my week... just so it's not quite so incredibly boring :)
It's still crazy rainy around here, the guys are using every single opportunity that they have to get into the fields and get spraying done. We are almost done... so it is paying off!
A couple weeks ago we started selling produce at one of the local farmer's markets. It has been fun prepping and feeling the satisfaction of selling something that you made! So ya, we are busy with that every Thursday.
I drove my Grandma and Grandpa's Pauls' civic today! Aaand I drove my Grandpa Rowley's civic as well, it is a standard, so of course I stalled it a couple times before my brain connected with my hands and feet and I was actually able to remember how to drive a standard! :P (we don't have any standard vehicles around anymore).
With all the Civic driving that I did today, I was on top of the world :) Ooo la la!!
Now all I need is someone with a red Mustang convertible to come driving into our yard... ah, then I would feel like I was in car heaven!
Okie dokie, on to the song....
This song is has ment alot to me this past little while. It is SO amazing to know that God will never give us more then what He know that we are able to handle, and all we have to do is look up and believe that God will help us to be strong enough.
It took a while for this little guy to come out of his shell, we ended up having to help him out because he had already been struggling for 24 hours to get out on it's own. The risk in doing this is that the duckling may end up being crippled if he hadn't struggled on it's own long enough, but this time it was a success story and our new baby is healthy and happy.
Unlike chicks, baby ducklings like to have someone that they can adopt as their "mother", and this little ducky has adopted us. He doesn't like to be alone, and when we put him down on the floor he'll follow us around the house and cry until we pick him up again.
This is a picture that Megan took of our baby yesterday.... isn't he just ADORABLE?!?!?!
This portion of scripture has really been speaking to my heart lately, I thought I'd share it with you.
1Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
2Beloved, now are we thesons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when He shall appear, we shall be like Him; for we shall seeHim as He is.
3And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as Heis pure.
4Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
5And ye know that He was manifested to take away our sins; and in Him is no sin.
6Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinnethhath not seen Him, neither known him.
7Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousnessis righteous, even as Heis righteous.
8He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.
9Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for Hisseedremaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born ofGod.
10In this the children of Godare manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousnessis not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.
11For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.
12Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother'srighteous.
13Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.
14We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.
15Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal lifeabiding in him.
16Hereby perceive we the love of God, because He laid down his life for us: and we ought tolay down our lives for the brethren.
17But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
18My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
19And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before Him.
20For if our heart condemn us, Godis greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
21Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.
22And whatsoever we ask, we receive of Him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in His sight.
23And this is His commandment, That we should believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as He gave us commandment.
24And he that keepeth His commandmentsdwelleth in Him, and Hein him. And hereby we know that He abideth in us, by the Spirit which He hath given us.
Wowesers... 100 posts, so cool :) Don't worry bad grammer on purpose!! It may happen frequently throughout this post :) ➘
I've seen a bunch of things that people do when they reach 100 posts, and I think that the most coolest one that I saw was writing 100 things that you may or may not know about me.
This could be rather difficult, but I'm going to try my bestest not to put you to sleep while you are reading it K?
I'll start at random :)
1. I don't like whipped cream
2. Or chocolate milk
3. Or ice cream with cake
4. There are lots of things that most people like that I don't
5. But I do like chocolate ice cream... lots and lots and lots
6. I'm afraid of heights
7. But I want to go sky diving someday
8. And ride on a zip line
9. Because I LOVE adventure
10. Some my most favourite times in my life have also been the scariest times.
11. I'm PETRIFIED of the thought of swimming in the ocean
12. I don't really like swimming
13. When I was a kid I always imagined that there were sharks in the pool
14. My Liz girl thinks that she can convince me to go into the ocean with her someday but I won't, never... never.... never.
15. I never want to go on a cruise, sounds like a terrifying time to me! :P
16. But I want to learn to pilot an airplane someday
17. Like a small one... it's my "big" lifelong dream :)
18. I used to like to hold snakes
19. But not anymore...I think they are gross
20. But I would never kill one
21. I have too big a heart :)
22. I LOVE horses
23. Muches and muches and muches and muches!!
24. I hate going to the dentist
25. Especially the fluoride part
26. I actually once threw up when the dentist was doing fluoride in my mouth (don't worry, it was long ago!)
27. But at the same time the whole thing kinda fascinates me... especially the needle part :)
28. I have fallen off my horse 3 times
29. But I have never been to the ER :)
30. I love to sing
31. Especially with my mom and my sister Ker
32. I love the gaithers
33. My all time favourite gaither singer is Marshall Hall
32. I like playing Wii
33. Especially "Dogfight", Dad and I like to play a MEAN game of it every once in a while... we are both extremely competitive... so that is where the MEAN part comes in :)
34. I like making noodles
35. And pies
36. Especially apple pies
37. Cause apple pies are my most favoritestests ← That turned out weird!
38. I like cheesecakes
39. Lots and lots and lots
40. I love babies
41. Especially brand new ones
42. My BEST birthday present that I have EVER gotten was my baby brother Jaden (born 07/29/10)
43. I've asked for a pink iphone for my birthday
44. But I don't think I'm going to get one
45. But I can always dream big right? I like dreaming big :)
46. My most favourite Brand of vehicles are Fords and Civics
47. My Grandpa and Grandma have a newerish white Civic... and I've been DYING to drive it ever since they got it
48. And they also have a new F-150, I got to drive it once
49. My favourite part about it was that when you turned it on the screen on the dash said "Built Ford tough" (oo la la!)
50. But driving it was pretty awesome too.... I thought it was fun :)
51. My dream car is a red mustang convertible
52. Or the purple bug with flowers painted all over it that my Grandma R. and I drool over :P
53. I like vehicles (can you tell?)
54. I like playing soccer
55. And football
56. And hockey
57. And badminton
58. And baseball
59. And tennis (I've only played 2wice though ☹... it's another birthday wish, to be able to play tennis all day long ☺)
60. And volleyball (though I've only played once... I still like it! :)
61. My most favourite artists are my friend/sister Lizzy and my Grandma Rowley.
62. I'm a control freak
63. But I'm also a procrastinator (weird mix... I know!)
64. I'm laid back
65. Yet I can get stressed about things really easily (nother weird mix...)
66. I like to scream with babies ☺
67. I like to talk
68. If there are no people around to talk to, then I'll talk to myself... or my animals
69. I think aloud alot
70. Too much actually, I annoy certain members of my family often
71. I get chattery when I'm excited
72. I love to write ✎
73. I have 3 journals going at one time
74. I like to sleep
75. A little to much!
76. Snooze is one of my favourite buttons (and one of the greatest inventions! :)
77. But I'll get up at 5:30 or 6:00am to ride!
78. I chased a coyote with my horse once
79. Both myself and my horse thoroughly enjoyed it
80. My favourite place to ride is in the freshly swathed wheat/barley fields
81. We use the swaths as boundaries when we race, Princess and I like to race
82. And we win most of the time, not because of me... because of my horse :)
83. Cleveland, Tennessee is my most favourite place to go
84. I REALLY want to go there right now
85. Cause I really miss my Liz girl
86. And Mands
87. And Becky
88. And all the rest of the Munck family ♥
89. I started a cross stitching piece thing about 10 years ago
90. And I still haven't finished it yet ← Ahem... a little procrastination showing there!
91. When I do finish it, I'm going to give it to someone who is especially very terrifically special to me.
92. Because I didn't spend 10 years working on it for nothin'!
93. Jesus Christ is my personal Lord and Savior
94. And I love Him with all my heart, soul, mind and strength
95. I'm going to heaven one day
96. And I'm PPPPPRettty EXCITED about that!
97. That was really hard!
98. I didn't think I would ever get this finished
99. It took me about a week :)
100. WHHHHEWWWW! I'm happy to be done!!!
I got to thinking about when I used to like snakes.... and I got to remembering that Josh and I took a picture long ago in the "good old days" when we used to catch and play with snakes for fun *shiver*.
So I looked back through pictures and.... FOUND IT!!!
And since a post really isn't a post without a picture... I decided to post it (just because I'm nice like that :).
This was taken in 2005, during the "big front teeth" days, *sigh* I had NO idea....
AAAAnd since it is Monday (aka, Music Monday), I decided to throw in a song as well for ya (that is.... if you actually made it this far!). This is one of my MOST favourite Gaither Vocal Band Songs, featuring my most favourite singer.... Marshall Hall!
Thank you for all you are and have been and will be for me Daddy!!
You have no idea how much you mean to me!! ♥
I love you MUCHES and MUCHES and hope that you have a MOST amazing Daddy's day!!!
This is a video that we made for one of Dad's Father's day gifts, I came up with the idea and Megan taped and edited it. The kids had the MOST fun making it (you'll be able to tell why after watching it :).
