Rainy Day Random

Making movies with the kids is a fun way to break up some cabin fever during the winter storms. In this post are the videos we've made to date. Masterpieces...no, Fun...yes.

Walking on the Moon 

 

Catie and Nate Rock Video-

"Thanks for coming out Pollock Pines and keeping the scene Alive!!"

Chin People 12/2/2012

Nested

Easter afternoon we came across a brand new nest that had been lovingly and masterfully made in the tree right in front of our deck. We've had nests in this same tree before but usually they are hidden deep within the tree. This particular nest looked perfect and was placed up on top and exposed to the sky. I'm not sure if this is the safest place for a nest, but I'm thankful that it's in a place where we can see it. Anyhow, while looking at this little home I was amazed at how wonderfully it is made. I don't think I could make a nest like that, unless I had some superglue and even then it would not look this good. It so awesome to see how these birds without the use of any hands can make such a secure and sturdy homes and while up in a tree no less. The time taken to prepare a home for their babies to be laid, incubate, hatch and grow does not happen quickly. I read that it takes somewhere between 2-5 days to build a nest without interruptions. That's impressive. And that many birds will refurbish their old homes to prepare for new young. The birds know instinctively what to do. They are equipped  for the job and given the environment, adapt to make sure they have a safe warm place for their young. 

Don't we, as mama's, do the same thing? (Well, most of us. That's another subject for another day.) If not before, then during the pregnancy we are getting ready for our little bundles in various ways. We buy supplies, ready a room, get the car seat, scrutinize over nursery themes, read books, toss around baby names, visit the doctor to check the health of both baby and mama. It's a process. God uses our bodies for approximately 40 weeks to grow a life and give us ample time to ready our hearts and homes for His creation. 

This picture was taken today. Two lovely smooth blue eggs in their made-especially-for-them home. Aren't they cute?? I hope that we get to see glimpses of the adults. I really hope that we get to see the birth of these little babes. 

To be continued.....

Be Fruitful and Multiply

It started with a Guido and a redhead

and from there the family grew. 

What turned into six 

had grown from merely two.

The six turned into 7

then 8 and 9 and 10,

The love was over flowing

 from where it had once began.

And now 19 we are

The youngest to the old

Thankful for each other 

though not often told.

A family can be a blessing 

or a thorn deep in your side

but what's important is you have them,

so keep in check your pride

In remembering the gift of Christ 

to us on Christmas morn

And how came in humility,

 in the manger he was born.

To each other we must present ourselves

with mercy, grace and love

for it was demonstrated clearly 

from our God up above.

Giving service to each other 

in the way that we were served

not keeping records or accounts

or what we think deserved.

For someday we'll be the eldest 

of a family that grew from two

And our testimony will live out

in what we say and do.

Merry Christmas to my family

I love and cherish you all

So please know how much I care

even when I forget to call. :)

What am I doing?

Let me preface, if only to myself, I don't write well. I talk a lot, for that matter, but not intelligently. I don't know why I'm doing this, really. I suppose I'm curious, wondering and feeling reflective. I don't keep a journal, although I've thought about it like a thousand times, it just seems so time consuming and let's face it...WHO has this kind of time. Well, for one, I don't. I should be cleaning my house or exercising or something productive for sure.  So, why am I starting a blog...perhaps to minimize the overwhelming extrovert-ness in myself and save my friends, family and my poor introvert husband from my need to talk out everything I'm thinking all the time. When I have attempted to journal in the past, I felt I sounded dumb and laughed at my attempts to sound intelligent in my writing, because like I said, I don't write.  But, here I am. Putting in all out there and not just in a tattered journal, but on the internet of all places. Oh and I should warn you (if there is a you reading this) I tend to talk and write in run on sentences. So, if you are an english major, I welcome any suggestions on how to improve the way I write or speak. I've heard men are linear thinkers and women's minds are more or less like spaghetti, all over the place. This is definitely true of  myself.

Over this last year I have come across multiple friends (ok, maybe 5) who blog and when coming across these individuals and their sites, I wonder...do people really CARE what we have to say. I mean, we have narcissistic tendencies as a society to be sure (.. All the reality shows....you know which ones I'm talking about...the housewives, the parents of multiples, the marriages of multiples, dangerous jobs, the overly rich and spoiled...Oh geez, I could go on for days and apparently, so can this trend.) But, I've been encouraged by some of these bloggers in their thoughts shared and in their boldness to share them. Because let's face it, many of us don't feel comfortable sharing our questions, or doubts, our fears and our weaknesses. Encouragement doesn't just occur while watching someone else's successes but also in seeing their shared struggles and sometimes in each other's painful losses and failures. Ultimately through all this we will hopefully see God's amazing weaving through the calluses and pin pricks, the magnificent creation along the rocky, windy road and His beautiful pottery produced in the midst of the the dirty, messy and beat down process. We are not done raising our children and God is not done with us.

Titus 2:3-5 states:

^3(C) Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior,^(D)not slanderers^(E) or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, ⁴and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, ⁵to be self-controlled,^(F) pure,^(G) working at home, kind, and^(H) submissive to their own husbands,^(I) that the word of God may not be reviled. 

This is not new and in fact there are probably 4378+ (I'm guessing, of course) other blogs and or websites using the same verse as their foundation for existing. However, can there be enough encouragement or teaching? It seems to me that there are many women who are feeling like life, marriage and parenthood is not what they expected and YES, that is true in all of us in varying degrees. But, I see a sea of "believers" in mega churches and in the small intimate churches alike who feel utterly alone and "muddled". And so, here we are. Here I am, thankful for God's vast mercy and grace for me. Hoping to find Him more as I offer this up as a both a confession and prayer. Dear Lord, Help Me. I don't know what I'm doing?