Happy 15th Birthday J!

My boy turned 15 yesterday!!  That's crazy!!  I mean, wasn't he just a little baby in my arms a couple years ago...it couldn't have possibly been 15 years already!  =)  I feel like I have only blinked, and suddenly he is this young man with whom we only get a few more short years with, until he is on his own. 

I am proud of him and the young man he is becoming.  Some things haven't always been easy for him, but he has worked hard to overcome them; and just like everyone else, he is still working on some things. That's life though, and part of growing up.  And that is what my baby boy is doing; he's growing up.   

He is a hard worker, and he loves to help others.  He's goofy, and creative, and funny, as well as, strong willed.  He loves to play basketball and video games. He loves Selena Gomez and can't stand Justin Beiber!   He doesn't like school much, but he loves to read. He loves cars and movies and he'd rather stay up all night and sleep all day.  He is my oldest son, and I love him more than he will EVER know!   

We also had a party for him yesterday.  We went with a candy theme, since the boy LOVES him some candy!  (Can I just say how HARD it is to find teenage-boy-worthy party and game ideas!!)  And, I'm pretty sure I got some cool mom points on the cake!!  Everyone loved it!!  =)

It was a fun and easy cake to make!!

I also got to feed my Pinterest addiction with a few new recipes I made (that I of course, got from there)!!

 

 

Once we all finished stuffing our faces, they played some games!  Did I mention how hard it was to find teenage-boy-worthy games yet?  But luckily, I found a great site (finally), that helped me in that department.  (Go to my Pinterest page if you'd like it, cause I'm too lazy to go find it myself right now!!)

 

A few games played, were:

1. Who's the best sucker-  They had to see who could drink all their juice from a baby bottle the fastest. 

2. Truth or Dare Balloons- I printed up a bunch of truth or dares on slips of paper.  Then put them inside some balloons.  They had to bop them in the air and if the balloon hit the floor they had to pop it and perform the truth or dare inside!  They really seemed to like that one!  (I promise, they were all good, clean truth and dares!!)  A few of the truth or dares were: Kiss the bottom of your bare foot, Eat a spoon full of mustard,what's your biggest fear, pretend you are asleep and having a nightmare, stick your finger in your ear then pull it out and lick it, what is a feature that you'd like to change about yourself, and more!! 

Garrett had to kiss his foot and stick his finger in his ear and lick it!!  LOL!

Daniel had to eat a spoon full of mustard!

3. A gummy bear pie eating contest!  The pics explain it all on that one!

All in all, I think it was a great day!! 

 

 

 

Box Day

We had box day this past week!  Well, we've been getting small boxes here and there the last few weeks, but we got our biggest box of stuff this past week.  G was most excited about it!  We are still waiting on a couple more smaller boxes to arrive, but for the most part we are ready to start school this week.  =)

Best Banana Pudding...EVER!

We had a luncheon at church this morning, so last night I made my banana pudding to bring.  This is the yummiest banana pudding ever!!  How do I know?  I just do!  =)  You need to make it...right now...go ahead...and you'll see what I'm talking about!  It's so delicious and creamy and banana-ey and pudding-ey!  You'll love it, I promise!

Best Banana Pudding Ever:
1 small box of instant banana pudding
1 small box of instant vanilla pudding
3 cups of milk
1 can of sweetened condensed milk
6-7 bananas (I usually get bigger ones)
3-4 Tablespoons of lemon juice
16 oz of cool whip
1 box of vanilla wafers (I actually use like a box and a half)
A really big pan or bowl (A 9x13 pan is not quite big enough)

1. First whisk together your 3 cups of milk and both boxes of pudding.

2. Next add your sweetened condensed milk.

3.  Now put that in your refrigerator for a few minutes while you slice your bananas.

4. Slice your bananas, not too thick now, and then drizzle your lemon juice on the bananas. Don't worry! You won't taste the lemon juice, it's just going to keep them from turning brown. Then give it a good stir to get all your bananas coated in it.

  5.  Now take your pudding mix out of the refrigerator and mix in the whipped topping.  Mix it up really good!!  Make sure you taste a little, too!!  =P

 6.  Now line the bottom of your pan or bowl with vanilla wafers.  You don't have to make it look pretty either, you can just dump them in and spread them out if you want. 

 7.  Next, you will spread your sliced bananas on the cookies.

 8.  Now, you will pour your pudding mix on top of the bananas.

 9.  And then if you like, you can put more cookies on top.  Also, if you are using a big bowl, you may want to alternate your layers more, rather than just putting all of it in at one time.

 That's it!  Now refrigerate it until you are ready to serve.  Enjoy!!  It's so good!  And it makes a LOT so make sure you have plenty of people around to help you eat it.  =P 

My Garden

I love vegetable gardens!  There is just something so amazing to me about growing your own food.  Now, with that being said, growing a garden in HOT, DRY west Texas is not an easy thing to accomplish.  I have tried all but one year since we've lived out here.  And every year has been a FAIL.  This year, I have tried extra hard.  I actually had to re-plant THREE times.  It's growing great now (most everything is still a baby, though), and I just got to pick my first vegetable this week (at the end of July, no less!).  A zucchini!  We were (ok, I was!) super excited!!  I got two more zucchini a couple days later.  :)  So, now I want to share pics of my beloved garden!!  It's not much, but to me, it's great!  I'm happy to have gotten this far this year!! 

As you can see, all but my zucchini plants are still babies!

 It's about to be picked!  =)

My one and only watermelon...so far!  I do hope that we will get a lot more!



My boy!  Just as excited as his mom about our first harvest!  Lol!  He wanted to be the one to pick it. 



So the one on the top is the one that grew in our garden, and the one on the bottom is a store bought one. 



My boy again!  Helping me cook up our zucchini!!





Our menu this week!

I wanted to share our weekly menu for this week, maybe someone needs some inspiration!! =) I know I do sometimes!!

I am trying to incorporate Meatless Monday's, too.

I will put up some of the recipes, too. But, let me know if you want a recipe for anything specific on here. Or there's always Pinterest... =)

Also, for our snacks that are fruit & veggie sticks, I cut up a bunch of fruits and veggies at the beginning of the week and keep them in the fridge so they are ready to go when they need them. Makes life easier, ya know?!?!

Have a great week, everyone!

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Breakfast	Baked Oatmeal	Cream of wheat & smoothie	Cheerios & smoothie	Breakfast cookies & yogurt	Oatmeal &smoothie	Grits & eggs	Pancakes
Lunch	PB&J &yogurt	Corn dogs, carrot sticks, and fruit	Chicken nuggets, applesauce, &; corn	Leftovers	Homemade lunchables: Ham, cheese, crackers &; carrot sticks & fruit	Hot dogs, chips, & celery sticks	Grilled cheese, fruit & cucumber slices
Dinner	Rice & Beans &fruit	Grilled chicken, squash, fresh fruit	Taco Soup	Tater tot casserole, peas & carrots, & garlic bread	Crunchy chicken bites, couscous & salad	Sticky chicken, broccoli, & quinoa	Chicken tenders, mashed potatoes, & green beans
Snack #1	Muffins	Peanut butter toast &milk	Muffins	Cheese sticks &applesauce	½ small bagel w/ cream cheese	Breakfast cookies	Yogurt
Snack #2	Fruit &veggie sticks	Fruit & veggie sticks	Fruit & veggie sticks	Fruit & veggie sticks	Fruit &veggie sticks	Fruit & veggie sticks	Fruit & veggie sticks
Snack #3	Cookies	Graham crackers and yogurt	Popcorn	Chocolate banana snack squares	Rice Krispy treats	Pretzels	Cheese & crackers

Tasty Treats

I made these delicious little treats today. They are so yummy, and I thought I would share them with you all (the recipe that is, cuz my crew already ate them all)!!  I've actually been making these for years and  they're really easy to make.  Be prepared though; they won't last for long!!  At least, they never do in my house.

Chocolate Banana Snack Squares

Ingredients:

3 medium bananas-mashed

3/4 cup packed brown sugar (I've even used less before)

1/3 cup oil

1/4 milk

2 eggs

1tsp baking powder

1tsp cinnamon

2tsp vanilla

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/4tsp salt

1&3/4cup flour (I've done this with half the flour as whole wheat)

1/2 cup mini chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.  Grease an 11x15 cookie sheet.

2. Beat all ingredients; EXCEPT flour and chocolate chips; with an electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. 

3. On low speed, beat in the flour just until it's blended.

4. Stir in the chocolate chips.

5. Spread batter into your prepared pan.

6. Bake 15-20 min until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

That's it!  They are delicious!  I hope you guys enjoy them.  Let me know what you think!

A New Year!

Ok, so it's that time of year again...planning for our new school year!  I can't believe this will be my 10th year homeschooling!  Phew!  Time has gone by so quickly!  And to top it all off I will have a high schooler this year!!!  Holy cow!  How on earth do I have a high school kid already?!?!  Wasn't he just in kindergarten...like last month, or something?!?!  I will also have one in middle school and one more still in elementary. 

My planning this year has been a little different and trickier, with having to plan for high school.  It feels like starting over again.  There is so much to keep track of, so much to make sure is covered, credits, electives, etc., etc.  Thankfully, I did start planning the high school stuff a couple months ago.  J and I sat down and started working out his 4 year hs career on paper.  It looks good!  He is a little more ambitious than I thought he would be, which is great!  He's chosen some great electives, and is planning on starting dual enrollment classes at the community college in 11th grade (maybe 10th; we'll see).  All in all, we have a great 4 year plan set out!  It's the beginning of the end here.  So bittersweet. 

Planning has also been different for me this year, as in, I actually set specific goals for each child and have them written down on paper.  You're probably thinking just finishing up our years curriculum is goal enough, right?  Well, it's not!  There is so much more for us to make sure gets done, on top of just finishing up our curriculum.  You know, specific things for each kid, like making sure that G child fully memorizes his multiplication tables.  I even went so far as to make goals for MYSELF!!  I plan to look at our goals every couple of months and make sure that we are on target for completing them.  It's gonna be a fantastic year for us...I can just feel it!!

Ok, I thought I would go ahead and share our 2012-2013 school year curriculum.

J 9th Grade:
History: Biblioplan Ancient History
Math: Saxon Algebra I
Spanish: Live Mocha & Destinos; both online
English:
     1. Spelling: Spelling Workout & Apples Spelling Drills
     2. Writing: Writing with Skill & Rod & Staff (this boy has a really difficult time in spelling and     writing)
     3. Reading: Literature books listed in Biblioplan and a few other great literature books
     4. Grammar:  Rod & Staff
PE: He'll play basketball for the homeschool team
Science: Apologia's Physical Science
Electives:
     1st Semester: 1. Drawing: A Complete Course & 2. Family Life Skills
     2nd Semester: 1. Health & 2. Home Repair & Maintance

B 7th Grade
History: Sonlight and Biblioplan (combined) Early American History
Math:  CLE Lightunits 7
Spanish: La Clase Divertida I
Art: 1.2.3 Draw books
Typing: Free stuff online like this one here,  here , and here!
English:
     1. Spelling: Spelling Workout, Sequential Spelling, & All About Spelling (another struggling speller here)
     2. Handwriting: A Reason for Handwriting
     3. Writing: Writing with Skill & Jump-In
     4. Reading: Sonlight and Biblioplan reading lists
     5. Grammar: Saxon 6
PE: Workout videos & play basketball for the homeschool team
Science: A Beka 7: Order and Reality
Health: A Beka 7
Piano: A computer program that came with our keyboard
American Sign Language: This site right here (this boy requested to learn this)
Latin: Getting Started with Latin

G 4th Grade
History: Sonlight and Biblioplan (combined) Early American History
Math: CLE Lightunits 4
Spanish: La Clase Divertida I
Art: 1.2.3 Draw books
Typing: Free stuff online like this one here, here , and here!
English:
1. Spelling: Spelling Workout, Sequential Spelling, & All About Spelling
2. Handwriting: A Reason for Handwriting
3. Writing: Writing with Ease
4. Reading: Sonlight and Biblioplan reading lists
5. Grammar: Rod & Staff & I'm gonna throw in some Primary Language Lessons for good measure!
PE: Workout videos & play basketball for the homeschool team
Science: Considering God's Creation
Health: A Beka 4
Piano: A computer program that came with our keyboard
American Sign Language: This site right here
Latin: Getting Started with Latin

That's it!  It's gonna be jam packed and fun year!!  They're gonna learn a lot and it's gonna be good!!!  =P  Let me know what you think.

Meal planning

Ok, so its been a while...AGAIN...since I last wrote anything on here. Sorry! We have gone from a family of 5 to a family of 8 in the last 10 weeks. =) All is good though!

I thought I would share a little bit about budgeting and menu planning in this post. The grocery budget is the one area in the total budget that I feel I can make a big impact on. Also, menu planning just helps my tired brain at the end of the day to know what to have for dinner. I can just look and see what I planned and know that I have all the ingredients to make it already. We have a certain amount of money for groceries each pay check, so I need to make sure that I plan meals accordingly, and use our money wisely. So meal planning is important in our house.

For me it's a fun "challenge" to see what kind of new, budget friendly, healthy (ok, so they may not always be healthy) meals I can come up with. I also like things that are from scratch, as well as quick and easy, too. I menu plan prior to going shopping, so that I can come up with a complete grocery list, as well as, see what I can plan based on what's on sale. I do not always do that part though. I don't use coupons, either. I just don't have the time or resources for using them right now.

It's very important for me to have a detailed grocery list. It saves me from going "Do I need this? Is this almost gone?" etc. I sit down on the Wednesday before pay day (we get paid every other week, so I plan my menus for 2 weeks at a time; starting on Thursday and ending on a Wednesday.) So, on Wednesdays, I get my menu planning sheet; which is just a simple table I created in Word, that has all the days of the week listed across the top, and 3 big boxes under each day of the week, and I get a blank piece of notebook paper for writing my list. I then start filling in the blanks on my menu with meals, and I write down on my list any ingredients that I need. It's a very simple process and it doesn't take me more than an hour.

So now I thought I would share with you my current 2 week menu as well as recipes. Hopefully it will give you some new ideas; as some of these are our favorites!! =) And please feel free to share your family favorites with me too. I LOVE new recipes. I also, am always looking for good and frugal ideas for breakfast and lunch.

Thursday-
B-Cereal
L-Sandwiches
D- Hamburgers, tator tots, and fresh fruit

Friday-
B-Egg & cheese burritos
L-Mac & cheese
D-Honey chicken, brown rice, & green beans
Honey chicken-4T butter, 1/2 cup honey, 1/4 cup mustard, 1t curry powder, 1t garlic salt, In a sauce pan melt the butter, then stir in the rest of the ingredients. Put chicken in a baking dish, & por the sauce over it. Cover with foil & bake at 375 for 30 min. Remove foil, stir chicken, and bake uncovered for 30 more min. Serve over rice. I usually make one and a half of the sauce recipe for my group.

Saturday-
B-Waffles
L-Hot dogs & fruit
D-Lasagna, salad, garlic rolls (so delish, btw)

Sunday-
B-Cereal
L-Cheese roll ups
D-Eat out for bday dinner

Monday-
B-breakfast burritos
L-sandwiches
D- Eat out (we have to take a couple of the kidlets to visit their siblings & mom, and since it's right at dinner time we have to eat out on Mondays)

Tuesday-
B-Cereal
L-Sandwiches
D-Sloppy Joe's, carrot sticks, chips
Sloppy Joes- 2lbs ground beef, 1/2 c finely chopped onion, 1/2 c finely chopped celery, 2 cloves garlic;minced, 1 can condensed tomato soup, 1/4c ketchep, 2T BBQ sauce, 1T mustard, 1T white vinegar, 1/4c brown sugar, 1 1/2 t Worcestershire sauce, 1/2t salt, 1/4t garlic powder, hamburger buns
Brown ground beef, onions, celery, & garlic until meat is browned. Drain, and place back in pan. Stir in the rest of the ingredients, and cook until heated through, stirring frequently to prevent it from burning. Serve on hamburger buns.

Wednesday-
B-Cereal
L-Hot dogs
D-Butter chicken, rosemary potatoes, brocoli
Butter chicken-2 eggs;beaten, 1 cup crushed buttery crackers, 1/2t garlic salt, pepper to taste, 1 1/2 pounds chicken breast cut into chuncks, 1/2c butter cut into peices
Preheat oven to 375. Mix cracker crumbs, garlic salt and pepper. Dip chicken pieces in the eggs, then dredge in the cracker mix to coat. Arrange chicken in a 13 x 9 baking dish. Place pieces of butter around the chicken. Bake for 45min to an hour.
Rosemary Potatoes-2lbs red potatoes cut into 1in chunks. 4T zesty italian dressing, 1t rosemary, & 1/2t pepper. Toss ingredients together to coat potatoes well. Bake in a baking dish for about an hour.

Thurday-
B-Cereal
L-Mac & cheese
D-Hashbrown soup, salad, & rolls
Hashbrown Soup-1 small onion finely chopped, 3 cans chicken broth, large bag of hashbrowns, 1 can cream of celery, 1 can cream of chicken, 1 1/2 cups milk, 1 lb. velveeta
Sautee onion in a little butter. Add broth, & bring to a boil. Add hash browns and bring to a boil again. Add the soups and milk and bring to a boil. Add cheese and heat till it melts. I have served this soup in bread bowls before, it's delicious!!!

Friday-
B-Egg & cheese burritos
L-Sandwiches
D-BBQ smoked sausage, brown rice, & green beans
BBQ Smoked sausage-2lbs smoked saugage, 3/4c BBQ sauce, 1/3c water. Slice and brown sausage. Mix water and BBQ sauce and pour over sausage. Stir to coat, and simmer on low 20-30 min. Stirring frequently. Serve over rice.
Green beans-2 15oz cans green beans, 2 beef bouillon cubes, 1T worcestershire sauce, 1t soy sauce, 1T butter, 1/4t garlc salt. Mix and bring to a boil. Turn heat to low and simmer about 15min.

Saturday
B-pancakes
L-Hot dogs
D-Sticky chicken, rolls, & broccoli
Sticky Chicken- whole chicken, 4t salt, 2t paprika, 1t chili powder, 1t onion powder, 1t thyme, 1t white pepper, 1/2t garlic power, 1/2t black pepper, & 1 whole peeled orange OR onion.
Mix all seasonings, and cover your cleaned and dried chicken with the rub, inside & out. Place your orange OR onion inside of the chicken, place the chicken in a bag, and let it sit in the fridge overnite. Bake in a shallow baking pan the next day at 250 for 5 hours.

Sunday-
B-Cereal
L- Nachos
D-grilled marinated chicken, butter garlic noodles, salad
Chicken marinade- 1/2 cup red wine vinegar, 1 cup soy sauce, 1/2c oil, 2t oregano, 1t basil, 1t garlic salt, 1/2t pepper. Whisk ingredients together, and place in a gallon ziploc bag with chicken and marinate overnight.

Monday-
B-breakfast burritos
L-sandwiches
D-Eat out

Tuesday-
B- Cereal
L-Cheese roll ups
D-Taco soup (1 can petite diced tomato's, 1 can corn, 1 8oz can tomato sauce, 1/2lb ground beef; browned & drained, 1 can black beans, 1 pkg. taco seasoning (I use homemade). Don't drain any of the cans, pour everything into the pot after you have cooked the ground beef, bring to a boil, and simmer for a few min. Serve in bowls, topped with crushed tortilla chips, & sour cream), salad

Wednesday-
B-Cereal
L-Mac & cheese
D-Hamburger helper, green beans, salad

Not crazy!

Sorry that I have not posted anything in quite a while. Things have been so very busy in our household lately. I'm not complaining, its all good stuff, I just haven't had as much time for things like blogging! =)

Well, for those of you that don't know. As of yesterday, we are licensed foster parents! We are thrilled! I'm still sort of in awe! It's been quite a process, but I know that every bit of it is worth it. Its funny though...people's reactions, when we tell them. Most are very supportive of us, but there are the few that aren't, and think we're a little crazy for doing this.

I just wanted to say that we aren't crazy! We love children, and we have so much love in our hearts that we can't not share it with a child that doesn't have anyone to love him. This is something God has placed on hearts to do, and we want to obey that. Regardless of what others think, we want to live for God, not for man! Children are a blessing! Every one of them! Even these children that are in foster care. God created them ALL, and knew them before they were born. He has a plan and a purpose for each one of them, even if we don't know what that plan is, or understand things about these children. He does! He loves them as much as he loves you and me.

We're pretty open to what children we will welcome into our home: older children, younger children, boys, girls, different races, and to the number of children. This is where we really get those crazy looks! But, we're just trusting God. We know He will bring the ones to us that He has planned to have in our family right now...whether that be forever or temporary. He knows everything about them and about us, and He has a plan. His timing is perfect and so is His plan. There are never any mistakes with Him, and we will rest in knowing that each child that comes into our home is meant to be here, because He brought them here.

Homeschooling

ETA: Ok, since I'm new to all of this, I can't figure out to add my pictures below my text. So, I guess next time, I will put my pictures in, then type above it. I don't feel like re-typing everything right now either, as it won't let me copy and paste either. So just go down and read than come back up and look at my pics!!

A picture of Jordan's weekly lesson plan sheet

Our monthly calander (I print out a new one each month)

Weekly & monthly chores for the boys

Their daily routines/jobs

Our daily schedule

I can't believe we are about to end our 8th year homeschooling! Time has gone by so quickly! I wish there was a way to slow the time down, so I can enjoy this time with my kiddos longer. We do have our rough days sometimes, but those good days more than make up for the rough days. I love my boys and I absolutely love being home with them. I am so thankful that I have the privilege to do so.

I am often asked about our school year, by other home school moms and non-home schoolers. So I thought I would share what we do and also our schedule for next year. We usually school year-round, so that we can take breaks more often. It's really quite nice. We can take time off and enjoy the beautiful weather outside in the spring and fall, and be inside doing school during the blistering heat of summer. Plus, the added bonus of taking family vacations during off season, and going somewhere without a big crowd! =)

This school year will end on July 29th for us. Then we will start school again on August 29th. So we'll be taking a 4 week break. This year we will be doing a 6 week on, 1 week off schedule.

August 29- First day of new school year
September 5- No school (Labor Day)
October 10-14-Break week
November 11- No School (Veteran's Day)
November 21-25-Break week (Thanksgiving week)
December 19-January 2-Christmas Break
January 16- No School (MLK day)
February 13-17-Break week
February 20- No School (President's Day)
April 2-6- Spring Break Week
May 21-25- Break week
July 4-No school
July 20- Last day of school

That is our fall schedule. Hopefully it will all go as planned, or at the very least, fairly close to it!! And of course..this is subject to change if I so desire!! =) Lol!

I really like organization. I strive to keep an annual, weekly, & daily schedule. I have lessons plans done for each of the boys for each week, and I have a daily schedule for us to follow. Makes our days go so much smoother. I will post pictures (well try).

Here I go!

I have had it on my heart for a couple of months now, to start blogging...I mean, I only set this thing up over a year ago, and have never used it. =) I keep thinking of all these great things to write about, or more than likely, they're things God has placed on my heart that he really wants me to share. However, for some reason I haven't been able to actually bring myself to the point of really doing it. So, this is where I start! Hopefully someone will enjoy reading my thoughts!!

Children are a Blessing!

As my first "real" post to my blog, I just wanted to share a little bit of my heart. I probably won't be very good at this, and it probably won't be very long, but I will give it my best shot! I hope that it will bless and encourage someone.

Children are a blessing! I'll say it again...Children ARE a blessing!

Psalm 127:3-5 says: Sons are a heritage from the Lord, children a reward from him. Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are sons born of one's youth. Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them.

I often forget that my children are a blessing from God...a reward from him. I'm ashamed and saddened to admit that. But thankfully, God gives me mercy and grace. My heart is to learn through His grace, and to try and always remember that they are my blessings. My special "gifts" from Him! Yep...that's right, gifts! He hand picked them for me...ME! He thinks that I am the best mother for them. Really? Me? I often feel that He could have done much better than me, but God doesn't make mistakes! Ever!

God wants me to love them, and care for them, protect, and nurture them, and to train them up in righteousness. It's not always easy to do these things! But, as their mom, I need to strive for doing this as best as I can. All the while knowing, that I have a huge responsibility to fill taking care of these special blessings!

So, what about you? Do you think of your children as "gifts" or blessings? Did it ever occur to you that God himself hand picked your children for you? That you are the best mom for them. I don't know about you, but that is incredibly humbling to me! I think that if us moms can fully embrace the fact that our children are blessings, and treat them as such (not just nod the head and agree), but live it out daily in our lives, we will see even more blessings in our home. Our children should see and feel that they are a blessing.

Most children know their mom loves them, but do they know they are a blessing?

So...I'm testing out the world of blogging!! : )

Stay tuned...