Utterly

exhausted.





yep.

that's me.

in one word.

so, so many things happened/happening/going to happen.
it's a little overwhelming.
where to start?



G

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“Since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God.” (2 Corinthians 7:1)

Are the things I have done, am doing, and will do - contaminating my life?

I find myself asking the question "Is this really good for my business/family/me?
But where is God in all that?

I should ask:

Is this really good for God.

So simple.
So easy to forget.

Big 'n' small

Photo Challenge #28

This week's theme:

BIG and small

Rules:

1.) One photo and one photo only.

2.) B/W or Colour is fine.

3.) No tweaking please.

This BIG sunflower comes from my small garden,
and this BIG sunflower has many small,
intricate details that make it just gorgeous!

~Em

Catch me if you Can

Frogs, S'mores, and more!

This past weekend we had a wonderful time eating, drinking, playing games, etc. with family down in Savana, IL.
The kids kept busy during the reunion looking for frogs and toads, and after the festivities, we met up at Grandma and Grandpa's house to relax playing Bocce Ball and making S'more's. Jonathan and I spent 2 nights at their house, and enjoyed watching the weather from their porch.

Izzy with her "Boggy"

Ayden and a cousin (yeah, I don't know his name- I am SO bad... ;) Showing off the toads they found

Evan enjoying a S'more

Lightning from a storm that blew through on Sunday night

Evan and Ayden showing brotherly love

Our wonderful hosts, Grandma and Grandpa, saying goodbye

~Em

I wish...

This (ahem...LAST) week's challenge is:

FILL IN THE BLANK

I Love........

I want........

I wish for.......

Rules:

1.) Please submit three photos by Sat. Aug 8th.

2.) You may pick one fill in the blank and submit three photos for it, or do one photo for each fill in the blank.

3.) B/W or Colour

4.) Tweaking allowed

When you wish upon a star
Makes no difference who you are
Anything your heart desires
Will come to you

Sorry these are so late, guys- for some reason blogger wasn't letting me upload photos- and then I had to leave for our family reunion.
Thanks for looking!
Em

Something pretty at the state fair

Work, Work. (cont.)

I was able to get up to my mom's school again today,
and had a couple of good chunks of time to work on the mural again-
this is what it looks like now:

Now, what does my little J man do while I, his mama, paint? (since grandma- my mom- had surgery last week and can't watch him while I work)
Remember, this is a kindergarten classroom.
They have this super cool floor mat that he fell in love with- it kept him well occupied for a long, long time.



After he tired of this, the pastor's daughter took Josiah for a walk over to her house to hang out with her other 7 (yes, seven) siblings. He had a blast!
When she brought him back, he was more than ready to eat and nap- and slept from 1:45 until 4.

Plenty of painting time for mama :)


~Em