So Grateful

I’m grateful today.  My family has been so blessed.  Today we are fasting.  My kids fast.  I am so grateful for their good examples, their faith, and their goodness.  I have been so blessed in this life.  I don’t know why, but I am grateful.  Today when we were talking about whether or not our Heavenly Father will heal the person for whom we are fasting, Becca reminded me that we must have trials in this life.  She is reminding me that even if our petition isn’t granted the way we want, there is a Plan of Happiness and we will go home one day.  Thanks Bec.

Another favorite song by Kari Jobe.  This one is called Joyfully.  It’s #4 on the playlist here.  I love to hear my kids singing good music.  There is so much good out there why waste our time on anything else?  :)  I love to hear Becca singing.  She has a beautiful alto voice.  She doesn’t sing often.  She is more quiet and shy than her sisters.    I love to hear her sing this song.  

You lead me by the waters still
You lay me down to rest upon your faithfulness
My shepherd, simply take my hand
Your song restores my soul
For Your name, You make me whole

Joyfully I lift my voice in praise to Thee
With heaven watching over me, I raise my hands up high
Your Majesty gently washes over me
Makes my heart begin to sing joyfully

No shadow ever shall I fear
Your peace, my heart will know
My cup it overflows
Your goodness chases after me
Your mercy and your grace will be my dwelling place

Joyfully I lift my voice in praise to Thee
With heaven watching over me,
I raise my hands up high
Your Majesty gently washes over me
Makes my heart begin to sing joyfully

I will sing from the mountain top
I will sing, I am overcome, I will sing making melodies
I will sing from the valley low
I will sing because of Your love, I will sing
You're my king, I will sing

Joyfully I lift my voice in praise to Thee
With heaven watching over me, I raise my hands up high
Your Majesty gently washes over me
Makes my heart begin to sing joyfully
Joyfully, joyfully, joyfully

CYNDI..and Andrew and Jacob and Michael and Mandy!!

We played and had a wonderful time!  Thanks for coming Cyndi!

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Fun Week

This week was the Hoe Down at school (2 previous posts) and Cyndi visited with her boys (separate post)!  We only had one nursing problem – wahoo!  Sammi started attending Art Club.  This is the mask she made.  Becca and I went to New Beginnings.  And Lizzy started piano lessons.  Busy week, now that I think about it!  :)

The weather is starting to warm up – yeah!  I’m so tired of the cold and my dry, itchy skin.  I do need a little humidity, not as much as we get in August, but some.

Becca after New Beginnings.  We are excited about the new Personal Progress changes.  Becca can earn the Young Womenhood Recognition again and receive the new medallion.  She can also earn a Bee Charm by helping someone else earn their Recognition.  So now she is busy again!  :) 

Cute Lizzy….

 

 

Sammi’s Scrimmage:  She was so nervous, but she did really well.  I’m glad she had the scrimmage to get her nerves worked out because she has two games this coming Saturday.  Good luck baby!

 

 

Cute, studious girls….  Lizzy made this pallet on Bella’s floor.  I’m glad the girls love each other.  Becca had to draw or trace some pictures for her social studies project.  We didn’t have any tracing paper or a light box.  So she came up with this:  my clear cutting board on top of a lamp.  Such a smart girl!

In the spirit of the Olympics:  Jason has loved learning about and watching curling.  When we were raking on Saturday, we came up with a new Olympic sport – leaf raking.  Instead of throwing away our leaves, we pile all of our leaves into a section of our backyard the girls call “the forest.”  The girls love to play back there.  To get the leaves back there, we scoop them up in old sheets and haul them on our shoulders.  (The girls look like Santa Claus with his pack. :)  )  Back to our new sport.  There is the one person version.  You must be careful not to rake too hard or the leaves fly over the top of the sheet.  But not be too soft or it takes forever to get everything picked up.  Jason prefers the three man version.  First you check the direction of the wind, and then place the sheet where a combination of muscles and wind will move all of the leaves quickly into the sheet.  Our gold medal winners in the 3 man version:

 

Hoe Down – Lizard’s Turn

 

Walking home afterwards…

Lots of videos…  Thanks for helping with these Sammi!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hoe Down - Jessi

Today was the Hoe Down at the girl’s elementary school.  All I can say is that it was so cute!  Jessi in 3rd Grade was first.  They did square dancing, the two step, line dancing, the chicken dance, and the bunny hop.

     

Sammi entertaining Joy.  Thanks Sam!

There are lots of videos because the girls wanted Daddy to see.  :)

 

Heard at the Turpin house today

“Wha’s tha?” asks the adorable two year old, pointing at my forehead.

“Those would be my wrinkles.” 

Aging is grand  :)

What’s Going On?

Loving…

Dancing…

Doing homework….It takes work to maintain straight A’s! 

A heart made from crayons!

A not very honest person hurt our big van and didn’t leave a note :(  It’s not the first ouch-y and it won’t be the last. 

 

Lizzy FINALLY got to spend all of her birthday money….

We made the house safe for Joy who has discovered the joys of going outside.  HA – pull all you want, you aren’t going outside without someone watching over you little one.                                                                    Grandma came to visit!!

 

The girls went to the park…