Four Years, Tobacco, & Eternal Life

Matthew & I celebrated four years of marriage on September 15th. It's been a busy four years but we have so much to show for it! I love that guy and I'm thankful for his godly leadership in our home. We decided to have our anniversary dinner at Magic Time Machine Restaurant....WITH the 3 kids. How romantic!? Fail!...Lexi was scared to death because the waiters dress up as some kind of character and some of them are kind of strange looking. We had Princess Peach from Super Mario Bros. Then, Luke was very fussy because it was so loud in there so half the time I was standing up bouncing him on my shoulder. That's about all I can say about that. Oh well...the food was good.

My precious little Luci...she's a little mischievous sometimes. We talk about how attached she is to her cup. She wants something to drink...like, every second of the day! We were out somewhere the other day and this guy we know had his Sonic drink and a little plastic cup next to that. I turn my back for ONE second and Luci grabs the plastic cup and turns it up to drink from it. I will spare you the details but I do believe it was his "tobacco cup" (if you know what I mean.)

We are working with Lexi on scripture memorization. She has memorized John 14:6 and now we are working on Romans 6:23. She memorizes so easily but she gets a little confused and says, "For the wages of sin is eternal life." Whoa...let's back up and get that straight. Another thing...how do you explain "wages" to a two-year-old? I don't know but I fully believe God's Word is in her little heart.

Daddy's Church

On Sunday morning on our way to church, Lexi will say, "Are we going to daddy's church?" Matthew has been preaching at Lakeside Baptist Church just outside of Trinidad, TX (about an hour from our house) for about 2 months and is planning to be there for at least another few weeks. We love the people there and they are so excited and ready to worship the Lord every week.

There is a puppet show every Sunday morning for the children and Luci especially loves the "puppETTE's." During worship in the sanctuary, the children are encouraged to come to the stage and grab a mic to help the ladies lead songs. Lexi likes doing that, except it lasts a little long for her so she wants to practice jumping off the stage for a while (umm...no!)

Last week, Ms. Juanice (the pianist) asked her to sit at the piano with her during worship. The congregation was singing "Just a Little Talk With Jesus" and we all heard Lexi's rendition...her little fingers pounding on the keys. I tried to nicely and calmly tell her to just watch Ms. Juanice play.

Every Sunday, when we walk out the church doors to get back in the car, Lexi says, "Daddy...I love your church!"

My prayer is that all three little L's will love "daddy's church" and choose to serve the Lord throughout their lives.

Here are some photos taken at church on 9/11...the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. They got Fire Chief hats to wear during Children's Church.


Luci and her friend, Peyton. She loved being carried around!

Better Late Than Never

Three kids later, I decide to blog...better late than never, right?!

It has occurred to me that days are gone in the blink of an eye and I want to remember these wonderful times with my Three Little L's...Lexi - 2, Luci - 1, and Luke - 4 weeks old.

Every day is crazy...almost beyond what I can handle, but I wouldn't trade it for anything. As soon as I wake up in the morning (from what little sleep I had), I hit the ground running...three bags to pack + what I call my "office" in a bag, lunches made, sippy cups ready, nap mats by the door, bathe whoever didn't get bathed the night before, breakfast laid out, clothe 3 kids + myself, find BOTH shoes for each kid, make sure hair and teeth get brushed...then comes the part where we load all the stuff and all the kids in the car and get to the church by 8 am...ish!

Matthew has to be up and gone at the crack of dawn so he is SO wonderfully patient when I text him in a panic and on "overload!" His plate is definitely not empty, either, because he is in the middle of football season and is preaching on Sundays at a church an hour away from home...oh, and he is taking graduate classes online with OU.

My husband and children are such a blessing and although we are in a whirlwind, I want to enjoy this beautiful time in my life.


Lexi Kaye...The Girlie Girl


Luci Jaye...The Tornado


Luke Ryan...Coach-in-Training