"Who is like unto the Lord our God, who dwelleth on high. Who humbleth himself to behold
the things that are in heaven, and in the earth! He maketh the barren woman to keep house,
and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the Lord." - Psalm 113:5,6,9

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Anticipation




Excitement in our household mounts as we anticipate our big move! The closing on our new home is set for Wednesday at 4:00. This past week has been another good one full of sweet, simple blessings. Praise the Lord that He is always at work in my life! Thought you all would enjoy some more pictures of Malachi. He's shown here with Daddy, Grandpa Johnson, and his "uck"(a little update on his size Grammy!). "For we walk by faith, not by sight." - II Corinthians 5:7

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

A Mother's Musings

What a great week this has been! Mike's Grandma Earp is here visiting us from Florida for a week. She flew in on Thursday and we have been spending lots of time with her. She is a sweet Christian lady.

Saturday was our church's annual All Youth Hot Dog Banquet. Steve made it home from college just in time for the event. It was so good to see him. Mike did a great job of organizing the night with fun games, singing, a Bible message, and of course, hot dogs!

Sunday Mike surprised Mom, Grandma, and me with beautiful corsages for Mother's Day. During the service, Mike and his dad and brothers sang a song about mothers that was touching. Mike's dad preached a message about Mary and the exemplary mother that she was. A family who has been attending our church for awhile came forward to join our church. Then we had Mike's family and a young Marine who is a member of our church over to our house for lunch that afternoon. The nighttime service was good as well. Then we had Mike's brothers over to our house again for more fellowship. What a fun-filled day!

Mike and I are very excited to finally get a closing
date set for our house. The big day is May 25th (Happy Birthday Mom!). This means we really should be moving into it at the end of the month. I will keep you posted onthat progress.

Malachi is doing great! He rolled over for the first time about a week ago, and then Friday he started saying "Dada". He brings us lots of joy, and I am praising the Lord for making me a mother!

"Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. As arrows are in the hand of a might man; so are children of the youth." - Psalm 127:3,4

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Growing, Learning, and Making Memories Together

We have been busy these past two weeks making memories and then saying good-bye to friends. For my birthday Mike had bought me several books about John Newton (the author of the hymn "Amazing Grace") and William Wilberforce (a friend of John Newton and the leader the abolitionist movement to end slavery in England). I finished John Newton's autobiography Out of the Depths, and recommend that you read it if you can get your hands on it. His life's story is a great testimony to God's abundant mercy and grace to undeserving, Hell-bound sinners. If you read this book, you will never sing "Amazing Grace" in the same way again.

Malachi continues to grow. Although I'm not sure of his exact weight, he must weigh at least 20 lbs. At 5 months of age, he's a big boy! His facial expressions and exclamations just keep getting cuter and Mike and I delight in him. One of the biggest things he discovered this month is that he can stick out his tongue, and he practices this often. So cute (for now, that is!). Malachi saw his first fireworks a couple Saturdays ago. Our city was celebrating our county's 275th Anniversary, and we live near the park where they had a firework display. Mike, Malachi, and I watched together from our front porch. Although loud noises usually make the baby cry, he really enjoyed the bright colors and didn't seem to mind to booming noise. Parenthood is so much fun.

Last Friday I went strawberry picking with some other families from my church. Afterward we went over to one of their houses and made jam from our berries. I tried a new recipe with Stevia instead of sugar. It tasted good but didn't set up at all. I'm going to try a different recipe next time! Anyway, we had a lot of fun that day.

Saturday I went door knocking with my church to invite people to our services and to talk to them about Christ. I was happy to have the opportunity to give someone a clear presentation of the Gospel. Please pray for the man Stephen to accept the Lord as his Savior. Another lady in our church got to lead someone to the Lord, and we praise God for this!

Sunday we had to say good-bye to some great friends, the Kubik family. They were members of our church for three years. Bro. Kubik is a Marine who is going to be stationed in California, so the family had to move. Their oldest daughter is going to attend West Coast Baptist Bible College there in Cali this fall. We had a farewell fellowship for them after the evening service and didn't say our final good-bye until well after 11:00. The friendship we have is a sweet one, and we will miss them greatly.

In early celebration of Mother's Day, Mike, Malachi and I spent yesterday together in Wilmington. We went to Mama Fu's Asian House for lunch (yummy!). While thrift shopping, I found a set of Blue Willow china, some Tupperware, and a few great children's books. I love my husband so much. He made me feel really special by dedicating a whole day to me. I don't deserve him or my little boy. Praise the Lord for faithful Christian friends and family!

"Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name." - Malachi 3:16
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