I Miss the Blogging World

 It seems I am in a blogging slump.  Not as much of a slump as some others (ahem, you know who you are!), but a slump none the less.  I love blogging, but I just haven't had much time to get on the computer and type out my every thought.  So here is my attempt to catch up on my blogging life.  


This is what we have been up to:

 Levi & I went and saw Beauty & the Beast.  He loved it and it took me back to my childhood.

Naomi loves to be in the kitchen with me.  I try to load/unload the dishwasher when she is not around because she'll climb in it and take everything out as I'm putting it in.  It drives me crazy.  She also LOVES to climb into the cabinets and play with my pots and pans.  I find her like this at least once a day.

 Levi is getting older and so nap time is changing.  I still make him take a nap during the day because I need a break and he needs some rest.  He usually plays for an hour or so before he eventually gives in and sleeps.  When I go to get him up I've found him surrounded by his toys several times.  I don't know how he gets any sleep with all those toys around him.

 Naomi is much more curious at this age then Levi was.  I never had to put locks on the drawers or cabinets because he just never got in them.  Naomi is a different story.  She loves to open the cabinet doors and pull everything out.  Her favorite game lately has been to open the cabinet drawer under the sink, pull something out and then throw it into the bathtub.  Why it entertains her so much is beyond me, but it keeps her attention while I get ready.  Guess at some point I'll end up putting those lock tabs in my cabinets.

 My car has 190,000 miles on it.  Yes you read that right.  Not too much longer and we'll be hitting the big 200,000.  She has no problems except for the headlights.  We began to notice that we couldn't see as well at night when we drove.  Come to find out the headlights had become fogged over, so Aaron got a headlight repair kit to clean them up.  We've known we needed to do this for a while, but we finally got around to it a few weeks ago.  I cannot believe the difference it made!  You can tell the difference in the photo.  

 Aaron bought something off Craigslist and when he went to pick it up the guy gave him this Sponge Bob kite.  Levi is obsessed with it.  He constantly looks outside to see if there is wind so he can fly his kite.  

 We went to Chick-fil-A a few weeks ago and Levi got this cow watch.  He was so proud of it! 

BSF

BSF (or Bible Study Fellowship) has been a huge blessing in my life.  I am eternally grateful to Pat Escoe for introducing me to BSF and for inviting me to come and be part of such a wonderful group of women.  Having a weekly study available to keep me in the Word has been paramount for me.  The study provides me with so much insightful information and the weekly discussions shine light on things I never even noticed.  Although I often find it difficult with two little ones to get all my homework completed (but I do), and often read a question and think "I have no idea what the answer is" I am amazed at how God multiplies my time to get it all done.  You see its more than studying facts, a certain book, or person.  I'm studying about God and His love for His people.  His love for me!  I recently joined the leadership team and that has brought on it new struggles and frustrations for sure, but God is still good.  He is still in control.  Right now the biggest lesson I'm learning is to rely completely on Him.  That no matter what is on my plate He has gone before me.  He makes my paths straight.  In truth its all about Him.  He receives all the glory.  Anything that I do though BSF is only Him working in me.

I urge you that if you need an outlet for studying God's Word please check out www.bsfinternational.org.  You can find a class near you to get involved in, and I promise you will be glad you did.