Ethan is on the move!

Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a crawler!
He's been scooting around on his belly for a while but now he's finally figured out how to get his back half to keep up with the front!

Make an on-line slide show at www.OneTrueMedia.com

Birthday Giveaway

Good morning everyone on this lovely Saturday!

I know a lot of you out there are coffee lovers like me.

Go visit Karen's blog to enter her birthday giveaway! You could win one of these...

No, you can't win the curly headed kid! You can win what's in his hands. She's giving away a bag of delicious Rwandan coffee!

This coffee has a story behind it. You can read more about it by clicking here.

Even if you don't like coffee, go wish Karen a happy birthday. Or try out some of her yummy recipes.

Just a little background info for ya. When we lived in Florida Geoff worked for Karen's husband doing trees. Then we started going to the bible study they held in their home. She always made us feel so welcome.

Thanks Karen! I hope you have a very special birthday next week!

A Love Nothing Can Destroy

My mom would pick a good book out and read it aloud to our family when we were growing up.

One of the books she read to us was The Hiding Place. The true story of Corrie Ten Boom.

A few days ago i found this little book tucked away in Granny's bookcase. I'm rereading it now and i'm finding there's so much wisdom packed into this little book.

I just read the part where Corrie is in her early twenties and just found out that the love of her life is engaged to some one else. She was crushed! She runs up to her room at the top of the odd little house and cries.

Her father comes up the stairs to talk to her. She hears him coming and is afraid he'll say "There'll be someone else soon." In her heart she knows that's not true.

But that's not what he tell her.

Instead he says "Corrie, do you know what hurts so very much? It's love. Love is the strongest force in the world, and when it is blocked that means pain.
There are two things we can do when this happens. We can kill the love so that it stops hurting. But then of course part of us dies too. Or. Corrie, we can ask God to open up another route for that love to travel.
God loves Karel, even more than you do, and if you ask Him, He will give you His love for this man, a love nothing an prevent, nothing destroy. Whenever we cannot love in the old human way, Corrie, god can give us the perfect way."

I hope i have this kind of wisdom to share with my kids when they go through hard things!

If you know the rest of the story you know it's a hard one. And Corrie would remember this lesson later on. She says,

"I did not know, as I listened to Father's footsteps winding back down the stairs, that he had given me more than the key to this hard moment. I did not know that he had put into my hands the secret that would open far darker rooms than this, places where there was not, on a human level, anything to love at all."

Brothers

"BEING A BROTHER IS BETTER THAN BEING A SUPER HERO."

Sweet Awards

I have some awards to pass on. It always give me warm fuzzies when some one passes an award on to lil' ol' me! It makes my day!

Since I can't pass them on to everyone. I'm going to pass them on to people that i haven't given one to yet.

This sweet award is from Lauren Nicole Gifts and Jillian. Thanks ladies!

I'd like to pass it on to these lovely blogs...
Angela at Unveiling Radiance
Randi at Beauty Be Good

Brittany at Living in the Moment
Elizabeth at Beautiful Feet
Lindsay at Girl in Nature

Thank you Allie for this! I love your blog too!

I want to pass it on to just a couple of the blogs i love.
A new blogging buddy Brittany at Que Sera Sera
Sarah Mae at Like a Warm Cup of Coffee
Kristen at Ladybug Blessings
Tanya at Acorns & Cherry Blossoms
Emily at A Fresh Perspective

Someone asked me how i get my blog posts to automatically post on Facebook. And the reason i haven't answered yet is because I can't remember! I've gone on Facebook and tried to see how i did it but i can't figure it out! Does anyone else remember how?

Winner!

Wow, we had a great response to the giveaway. Thanks to all who entered. But sadly we can only have one winner. And according to Random.org that winner was entry #7.

Number Seven was...
Congratulations!

Thanks again for entering and for asking some good questions.
It was fun to meet some new people and their blogs. As a result I ended up with more blogs on my reader!

If you want to follow along with this crazy family of ours feel free to add your picture to that group of good looking people right over there on the sidebar ------>

If you didn't win this time don't worry. There will be more chances. Remember I still have to do my pay it forward giveaway.

Thank you Cheri, for this Sweet as a Cupcake award.

I'm passing this one on to:
Christina at Life Adventures
Amanda at Our Heart and Home
Doreen at Treasured Giveaways
Donna at Donna's Blog
Ruth at Ruth's Thoughts

Have an awesome week, friends!

Ice Age 3 & Big E

So Elijah watched Ice Age 3 and I had to laugh at his reactions! He was so funny! If you've seen the movie you know the part where Sid and his three rescued eggs are rolling down the mountain. Poor E. looked really concerned and was saying "oh no!" and "His other egg!"

Photo and video editing at www.OneTrueMedia.com

There you go, Sherri. Three posts in one day! How's that? =)

Blue Monday

I'm finally joining in with Blue Monday!

Some have asked for pictures of Elijah at Ethan's age so here they are both at 7 months with the same blue teething ring!

It's so fun to see them both develop their own personalities. These boys are such a blessing! It's impossible to feel blue on a Monday with these guys around! Their smiles and giggles just brighten the day.

Did you all have a good weekend?


Click here to enter our giveaway!

Nostalgia

This week's theme at I ♥ Faces is “Nostalgia”.

I was browsing through my old pictures and came to the ones from August 2007 when we first moved into our house in Florida. They brought back so many good memories and feelings.
Oh, i miss it. Those pictures definitely brought back some nostalgic feelings for me!

This picture of Elijah was taken a day or two after we moved in. A friend came to visit and brought him a new toy. We didn't have living room furniture yet so he had lots and lots of room to pull it around in there!

***Don't forget that tomorrow is your last day to get your name entered into our giveaway! A $35 gift certificate to Living Rooms Direct.

Click here to enter!

Fun with GIMP

Ladybug, Ladybug Fly Away Home
Nighttime is coming, the sunshine has gone
Your family awaits, no more to be said
It's time little Ladybugs were tucked up in bed!

Give Me Your Best Shot

I don't think i've posted this picture here yet. Although it was on the slide show here.

My favorite picture from week with my nephews and niece is this one.


It's Elijah and his five cousins (a.k.a. the six little Indians) feeding Nana's hens.

My Baby is 7 Months Old

Look what popped through this week!

His 2nd tooth!

I feel like he's growing up so fast. Last thing i knew he was a brand newborn hardly able to hold his eyes open and now he's holding up his arms to be picked up. I still can't believe we've been blessed with two little boys! I'm so thankful.

Thank you for your comments, questions and suggestions regarding speaking. It's been encouraging to hear your thoughts. And it's given me some idea of what people are thinking.
I'll answer you questions here on the blog at some point too.


*Free Prints at Walgreens!

If you need to print some pictures and have a Walgreens near you here is a good deal for you.

Upload your photos to Walgreens Photo and get 20 free 4x6 prints for FREE using the coupon code: 20FREE4ME. This this offer ends at the end of the day today, Thursday, August 20.

*To Enter our giveaway click here.

Happy Thursday you all!

GiveAway!

I'm excited to be hosting a giveaway sponsored by Living Rooms Direct.

They have offered a $35 gift certificate to one of my readers!

They offer dining room furniture and other home accessories.

I love this set from their site because it reminds me of the table and chairs that Geoff and I picked out for our house in Florida.

They also have smaller items and home decor.

You could choose any of these...

White Three Butterfly Tea Light Holder

Brown Links Espresso Set

Set of 6 Small Fallin' Garden Stakes

Black Links Vase Set

Carafe

Pretty Piggy

Chalkboard Wall Panel

Blue Flora Vase Set

Snack Set in Yellow/Orange

All of these items are under $35. Or you could put the certificate towards a larger item. It's up to you! Instead of me picking something out i wanted the winner (is it you?) to be the one to pick out what they wanted.

How to enter:

For one entry - leave a comment

For two entries - become a follower or let me know you already are one.
For three entries - do the first two and click here ----> to read this post and ask a question. (leave your question in this posts comments)
Leave a different comment for each entry.

You don't have to have a blog in order to enter. But unfortunately they said they can only ship to US addresses. But hey, if you are overseas and you win you could send it to a friend in America so go ahead and enter too!

If you've never left a comment now would be a great time to start! =)
For those who may not know how to leave a comment just look below each post for the words "_
friends left their thoughts..." Click on it and it'll open a new box where you can leave your comment.

I'm really excited about this because it's a chance to give back to you all. My awesome readers, commenters and friends who give me so much!

I'll randomly choose a winner next week. Wednesday, August 26th.

p.s. This doesn't count as my pay it forward giveaway. That's still to come!