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Thursday, 03 July 2008

my new blog...

www.xanga.com/littlelouincolorado

Thursday, 14 February 2008

happy valentines.

Saturday, 09 February 2008

wonderful weather.

it was about 55 today. i'm loving it! makes me so excited about the summertime...

Thursday, 31 January 2008

S I X.

i can't believe that noah is 6 months old.
its amazing to me how fast it has gone and yet it is so hard to remember before noah was a part of my life.

i didnt know it was possible to think about someone so small so much. to worry about them so much. to love them so much.

he is changing so fast. starting to sit up. trying to scoot to his toys. making all kinds of fun noises. laughing at my silly faces. eating new kinds of food.

sometimes when he's napping for a long time i find i miss him and can't wait for him to wake up.

he is a sweet boy. he is such a blessing and i thank God for him everyday.

Friday, 25 January 2008

i saw this on a friends blog and have been 'chewing' on it so to speak. i really liked it and it reminded of the song i posted here as well...

What is freedom and how do we walk in it?

Here is Bob Mumford's definition of freedom--

"When you do nothing in order to be seen, and refrain from nothing because you are being looked at."

Two big problems that men have are to live for man's approval, favor, and acceptance, and to be fearful of doing things that would cause men to reject us. We are either promoting ourselves or we shrink back from doing what God wants us to do. We are free when we live for the audience of one: God!
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This Journey Is My Own
Sara Groves

When I stand before the Lord, I’ll be standing alone
This journey is my own
Still I want man’s advice, and I need man’s approval
This journey is my own

Why would I want to live for man, and pay the highest price
What does it mean to gain a whole world, only to lose my life

So much of what I do is to make a good impression
This journey is my own
And so much of what I say is to make myself look better
But this journey is my own

And why would I want to live for man, and pay the highest price
And what does it mean to gain a whole world, only to lose my life

And I have never felt relief like I feel it right now
This journey is my own
Cuz trying to please the world, it was breaking me down
It was breaking me down

And now I live and I breathe for an audience of one
Now I live and I breathe for an audience of one
Now I live and I breathe for an audience of one
Cuz I know this journey is my own

And why would I want to live for man, and pay the highest price
And what does it mean to gain a whole world, only to lose my life
And you can live for someone else, and it will only bring you pain
I can’t even judge myself, only the Lord can say, ‘Well done.’

Oh, this journey is my own

Wednesday, 16 January 2008

more pics of noah.

i know pretty much all of my posts are noah, but thats the majority of what i do right now. i just can't get enough of that boy plus i got a new camera and i'm loving taking pictures with it!
I feel like he is changing right before my eyes. everyday he is doing something new. before i know it he'll be grown. i've heard it said before.. the days are long, but the years are short. i can see how that is so true. i hope i enjoy every minute and day with my little man!

last night he held his bottle for the first time...

super sad face...

after he lost his balance and fell over see the little tear...

Wednesday, 09 January 2008

psalm 139.

i read this psalm this morning and was encouraged and reminded of my Father's love for me and how well he knows me... everything about me.

ps. 139:1-10, 16
O Lord, you have searched me and you know me.
You know when I sit and when I rise;
you perceive my thoughts from afar.
You discern my going out and my lying down;
you are familiar with all my ways.
Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely O Lord.

You hem me in -- behind and before;
You have laid your hand upon me.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,
too lofty for me to attain.

Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence?
If i go up to the heavens, you are there;
If i make my bed in the depths, you are there.
If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if i settle on the far side of the sea,
even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast.

All the days ordained for me were written in your book
before one of them came to be.

Tuesday, 08 January 2008

fruitcake toss.

this weekend we went to the 13th annual fruitcake toss in manitou springs. i heard about it and thought it sounded pretty funny so we thought we'd go watch it. kris and our friend adam decided that they wanted to enter, so they built a catapult of sorts. it sounds strange for sure, but it was fun to watch. apparently it was the thing to do in manitou... i couldn't believe how many people showed up to watch.

adam and dana sue are friends from the ranch where kris and i met. they met their too and have a 9 month old baby girl named sojie! they don't live too far so dana sue and i have enjoyed getting together and hiking some.