Ride 'em cowboy

We had a chance to ride horses with our friend Ron. What a perfect day to head out to the stables and ride Tulley. Even Evan seems to be catching the horse-riding excitement after some serious "no's" before riding with me.

Questions to be Answered

Even though it isn't very appropriate for blog-talk but it was so funny. Haley just asked me, "Did Jesus poop?" After I replied yes she then had to expand the context to the other near perfect people in her life, "Do even princesses poop?" Indeed they do. So many questions in life to be answered.

Family Time

We have had such a busy week. I can't believe it has been only one week since Easter because so much has happened. My grandfather's wife Vana passes away after years of battling cancer off and on. She got a staff infection and Jed was able to give last rites and bless her. We had a lovely service at the church and Haley has been so sweet to think of her this week. She even made Papa Bean a painting to cheer him up. My cousins were in town and it is always an amazing time to have all the family together.

Easter was unusual because we went to the Saturday night service then started picking family up at the airport and such on Sunday and Monday. Haley was telling everyone, "Happy Easter, Jesus is Risen!" It was so awesome to see her get excited about the Risen Savior at Easter and not just hunting Easter eggs. Evan, was just excited in general:)

Jed also just drove from Seattle with his brother, Uncle Randy, and we are so blessed to have him here in town with us. Evan LOVES him and will run past us to get to him...clinging to his legs. It is adorable to see them playing together. Randy said he has never seen so much energy packed into one little guy. Crazy over here!

The kids are getting so big it is hard to imagine that Haley was ever Evan's size and that Evan was ever a baby. When Haley is up for dealing with Evan's energy, they have a blast together chasing each other and laughing. But, when Haley just wants to play quietly with her toys, Evan is the ultimate pest and they fight like cats and dogs. As Evan gets more words and uses his hands less to demonstrate his emotions, maybe the tide will turn and they can get along.

Thankfully, I know they love each other and hopefully God will give me direction and wisdom so that I will be able to pour into each of their unique needs!

He Is Risen Happy Easter

Make a Smilebox postcard

Love from Heaven

Haley has spent a lot of time thinking about death as we have approached Easter this year. She has always been curious about it and asked me different questions. We were leaving the mall the other day and she was asking about the blood of Jesus. I explained just as you cut your finger and it bleeds Jesus bled when they hung him on the cross. She then finished that he died so that he could rise from the dead and live in her heart. I agreed.

Then she got quiet and said, "Wait do you hear that, Jesus is whispering...he is saying, Haley I love you." I asked her if she ever spoke back and she said, "Jesus I have been such a good girl". Obviously, our desire for works is part of human nature. I mentioned that she could just say "I love you too" if she wanted. She did and then told me she heard something else.

I hear Granddaddy Max (my Dad's dad who passed away a couple years ago) telling me that he loves me too. He says when I get to heaven he is going to give me a great big hug because he misses me. She is so sweet. She constantly asks me about him and she was only two when he went to heaven. Haley continued spending the day saying, "Happy Easter, Jesus is Risen!"

One thing is certain, Jesus took everything to the cross so that he could look at us all blameless and say, "I love you". He isn't asking us this week to recount all the ways we've served him or honored him, He just wants to hold us, love us and say "I paid the price for YOU and it was worth it all."

Luke 23: 34 Jesus said, "Father, forgive them; they don't know what they're doing."