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Bathroom style,  it’s a first for us…

Three of the kids had annual well-child-check appointments today at the Pediatrician’s office.  Super dad himself was fast at getting Isaiah into the tub, because Salis-kids are always clean… ahem…

The Biggies quickly scooped up the birthday surprises and started the celebrations in the bathroom.  Excellent time management and multi-tasking.  It was great.   I recommend it, and the birthday song has great reverberations off the tiles.

We served Dad’s birthday treats for breakfast… chocolate covered cherries….

I’m glad the toilet was clean.  I didn’t know you were coming over today to visit! I love unexpected company…

Since our weaving lessons last spring in our Native American project study,  it’s becoming a staple gift.  This one was supposed to be a basket, but we haven’t learned how to make that shape yet.   Hunter made a pencil holder for Dad at Color Me Mine.   Dad’s taking his birthday loot to his office desk.  He is sooooo loved!

We love Tucker’s birthday hat, and books!   We are looking forward to hearing Dad read aloud Pilgrims Progress.  Voting is open for how long it will take us.

This early morning photo is a tad fuzzy, but it captures the moment…

Have you ever received a birthday Lego card?   So cool.

We ended the night with birthday couch snuggles.  It was so lovely, words nor this photo captures it!

We love you Irv – Daddy.   I thank God for you always, and am so thankful for each day we have together.  You are sooooo not getting old, just more distinguished.

Okay.  I’m definitely a mom of boys.  And, one very big boy.   I love the biggest boy a lot.

He’s the King of my castle and my favorite CEO.

I know we’ve discussed this before. But, for another one, he’s a lot of fun.

Halloween?  We don’t celebrate it.   We love to remember the Reformation,  fall, and enjoy the all the pumpkins, apples, leaves, and fall festivities.

We wear costumes all-year-round.  In fact, Isaac has been Spider-man for three weeks now, and before that he was Buzz for a few months.

Irv, he dresses up as my favorite CEO all. the. time.

Last night, we drove around to various stores to acquire the needed equipment for him to dress-up as America’s Favorite CEO, today at the office.

He couldn’t resist the opportunity.

I couldn’t resist.

He even found the exact sneakers!

America,  mine’s more handsome than yours.

I’ve been wanting to do a post with this photo, but I have been waiting for the words to go with it.   The emotions are here today, just not so sure exactly about the words… yet.

The cemetery.  I don’t prefer going there.   He does.   I don’t really care about the flowers or grass.  He does.  (I am harboring a post all about that.)   Perhaps I would care more if it looked awful, but it doesn’t.  I am blessed that every time I go there, regardless of season it is always just delightful looking.

This is a product of my hubby’s personality and character to go above and beyond. Give it his everything.  Have no regrets.  I am blessed by it.  I love this about him.

I snapped this photo on Father’s Day.  Sorry about the quality, but it was taken through the windshield of my van.   It is my favoritest photo of Irv.

He is praying.  He does that when we leave there.  Anyone is welcome to join in.  This day, he was alone.

It evokes emotions within me.  Many emotions and many thoughts:

Bearing children, raising children, and burying a child together.

Journeying through grief together.   Many tears.  Many prayers.  Much faith and perseverance.

Strong and hardworking.   I love those jeans.  The hole.  The stains.  No laziness in my man.

Servant to many.   Servant leader of our family.

Honorable with much integrity.

Honest.  (More honest than I think he should be at times. I’m a sinner!)

Humbleness to seek forgiveness and admit wrongs.

An involved, attached, and integrated Father.

A diaper changing, book reading,  bath giving, breakfast making and fun kinda daddy!

Great back-scratch-er.   Great hubby and oh so handsome and sexy! (I’m trying to be appropriate and not embarrass my man. Really. )

Today, July 22 marks 14 years of marriage.  (Plus 4 years before that).   We’ve been together more years than apart.    An adventure indeed!

It has been a journey… as any marriage.  Without the LORD, it wouldn’t be good.  With Him, it grows sweeter every day.   Still so much to learn and change as we mold more like Jesus.

I pray to grow old and stay healthy with this man for many many years.  To see our grandchildren.

May we leave a legacy of love and faithfulness, and a testimony of God’s design for marriage.

I love you!   It’s an adventure indeed!

He's 20 & she's 18 ... a honeymoon kiss!

Grandma is babysitting, and we’re meeting for dinner.  Hoping for a nice walk at the park.

So much to talk about.  So much to be thankful for.  We’re blessed!

I am blessed to be a wife to my wonderful hubby. He is my knight in shinning armor for sure. I have been praying for the Lord to give him a rhema, a Word for all our current life changes (perhaps a story, a scripture, something). A few months have now passed, so tonight I asked him if he had gotten a Word.

“Be still and know that I AM”, was his immediate response. Wew, I was stunned.

This was followed with something like… “I am to just take this time to obey, to follow, and to be still. To follow the cloud, and it’s moving. I don’t know where.” (details about moving later)

As I snuggled into bed tonight, I purposed to read about this moving cloud thing in my Bible. I began in Exodus, and although I didn’t get to much about cloud-moving, I know the Lord purposed chapter 14 for my heart.

In chapter 14, as the Israelites were fleeing the Egyptians and approached the red sea, I like the “be still” part.

10 As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up, and there were the Egyptians, marching after them. They were terrified and cried out to the LORD. 11 They said to Moses, “Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us to the desert to die? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt? 12 Didn’t we say to you in Egypt, ‘Leave us alone; let us serve the Egyptians’? It would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the desert!”

13 Moses answered the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the LORD will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again. 14 The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.”

This was a Word from Him, for my weary spirit! Today I’ve felt overwhelmed with all there is to do. I am thankful I have been able to clean, sort, and donate much this past week.  However, as I look upon all I want to keep and believe I need, I know it all won’t fit somewhere else. I’ve had crazy-in-the-head thoughts coming upon me that I have to fight: discontent, worry, fear, wanting to complain (talk about it a lot) to my husband, and I might even begin feeling sorry for myself.  Tonight, I had to purpose to just smile and not speak, as I was afraid what might spew out of my mouth.

Lord, keep sustaining me!
This scripture truth renews my mind! I do not need to be afraid of my unsure future, the unknown. I will see the deliverance of the Lord and His working out all the details of this life change. HE will work and fight for me, and I only need to BE STILL!

love it, love it, love it….

p.s. perhaps I should change the title and purpose of this blog.  My-ever-changing-life-in-progress-to-glorify-Jesus!