BATTLE....

spiritual battles..we all face them..Do we know that the victory is already ours? the battle has already been won!! All that we need to fight we have in the Lord..Do we stand strong in the Lord or do we crumble and fall and allow the devil to trample and step all over us....The boys and Steve have this thing going with thier airsoft guns, as soon as Steve gets home from work or if hes working outside they put on layers of clothing to protect them and they have these big airsoft guns, Steve just has this littlt pistol and no protection, but the boys are still scared:0 they where helmets and everything, they can be out with everything fully loaded and if steve comes runnin out of the shop whoopin and hollerin they come runnin inside,sometimes his gun isnt even loaded but they dont know that, i told them yest if they both went out together and worked together and gangd up on daddy he wouldnt stand a chance!:)  They dont realize the power they have and the protection they have!! he just looks big and makes a lot of noise and they turn and run:):)  Its the same way in spiritual battle the devil makes a lot of noise and trys to intimidate us but if we realize the power we have in the Lord and thru the holy spirit and the protection we have.... No weapon formed against us shall prosper!!!  But as long as he can keep us scared and cowaring in a corner with all our armor gear on ...It was a lesson for me!! thank you Jesus that you give us all we need that the battle is already won!!!

things to remember

the crew

pool fun..

I dont know if anyone else deals with this or not but some weeks you just don"t notice the small things in life and life is just life...... This week i was enjoying the little things and wanted to write them down for a reminder for myself when i need it:):) things like seeing a little blonde head come running out when i'm outfor my run to ask if they can have snack, taking my 4 boys shopping and walkin into bath & body with them holding thier noses closed,looking at a Modest swimsuit and having my son tell me it wont cover enough:) haha i was like what do you want me to wear...listening to them do thier school in the morning,having my almost 1 yr old come up behind me in the kitchen grab onto my legs to stand up, my boys sit tight beside me and rub my arms to get on my nerves:) caminos mexican resturant after church sundays..most of all seeing the boys being baptized in the holy spirit and watching them grow in the Lord ..watching them overcome thier battles,and battle on...  anyway these are some of the things i want to remember and treasure...and no they are not perfect .. these are the things i want to remember i'm not perfect either i hope they will just remember the good someday to:)  anyway this week we started school, it was good we had a few issues but it was good.. today steve took the 3 boys to the falls hiking and swimming , Zach's taking a nap so i get some quiet time... sometimes we need to stop and count our blessings!! thank-you Jesus!!

boys,school,normal

campaigning:)



got a few pics before he gets his haircut...i like his hair long but its a little long:)



my babys growing:)



loves to pull himself up and stand up like a big boy:)

Well life is pretty much back to normal:)What is normal life anyway? I get ready to have a schedule to not always be packin and unpackin..but really normal does get boring after awhile to:) I dont mind traveling seeing new places new people, It is good to be home for now :) We did go to gatlinburg with a few families from church for a few days..we had 2 cabins and had a great time..we love our church family they truely are a blessing!!!   Ron lost in the senate race he came in second>>  It was a good experience for us and the boys loved to campaign:):)      We are planning on starting school on monday..The boys are excited to start, hope it says that way:):) We want to get a few more pool trips in,we tried today but a storm came up so it was cut short....  It has been a little cooler down here but we will have a few more weeks of warm weather....It makes it hard to believe its time for school and fall is around the corner......