Siesta Scripture Memory Verse 2

Good Morning!  And a GLORIOUS morning it is...even though (here) there is lots of snow outside there is lots to be thankful for.  I have successfully memorized my verse from the beginning of the month and here is my second verse.  

"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest."

Matthew 11:28 (NIV)

And if I could just encourage you a little more to join in on all the fun-- My 3 year old Zoie is going to join me in the journey.  She has already started on her first verse.

"Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right."

Epesians 6:1 (NIV)

She is working hard and we keep going over it.  By the end of the month her bright little mind will have it no problem. 

Won't you join us too?

Duck, Duck, Goose!

Today my 3-year-old is playing really well by herself.  She has several Barbies out sitting on the floor. She likes to change their clothes and of course they all need purses.  

All of a sudden out of nowhere she goes around tapping her sister and me on the head saying, "Duck, duck..." 

Then I tap her on the head and say "Goose!" 

She will proceed to run in a circle in the living room (without anyone chasing her) and then she will yell, "Sit down, sit down!"

She then sits down panting out of breath.

After that she goes back to playing with her Barbies.

Isn't it great that she can just be so spontaneous as a kid!

Scripture Memory Challenge

Happy New Year!

This year I am committing to memorize 2 verses each month.  As a part of the 2011 Siesta Scripture Memory Team I will have 24 new verses memorized by the end of 2011. 

The plan is to choose a new verse that I will be memorizing on the 1st and the 15th of each month.  I will also be posting them over on the Living Proof Ministries Blog.

My first scripture is:

"Do nothing form selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves" Philippians 2:3 (NASB)

I have it written in my little notebook to carry with me so that I can work on memorizing at any time.

 Find out how it works here.

You can read about the first verses of the year that people have chosen here.

Want to join in on the fun?  Leave me a comment with your 1st verse.

Merry Christmas!

 I just want to wish everyone a 

Merry Christmas!

We will be very busy celebrating with family the birth of Jesus over the next couple of days! 

I look forward to creating great memories and maybe some new traditions.  We already have it all worked out as to whose house we will be at when and it will hopefully make for a stress free and much more fun Christmas this year.  If you don't know what I am talking about please read about Sharing Holidays.

I will be back after Christmas to share what I gave my kids (following this new gifting philosophy) and how our families Secret Santa gifts went.

Pleas enjoy all your friends and family and have fun celebrating Jesus's Birthday!

Losing Weight and a Bit of Humor

My hubby and I have been working hard at losing weight.  It really kinda started and took off when he decided to join the Army Reserves and had to get down to a certain weight to be accepted.  I decided that there is no better time than now to start so I joined him in the journey. The other incentive is that we are going on a cruise in March 2011.

We weigh ourselves frequently to make sure that we stay on track.

Our 2 (almost 3) year old daughter gets on the scale the other day looks down and she says, "Mommy, I didn't win!"  I looked at her and tried really hard to not start cracking up but said, "Some days I don't win either!"

Then she got on the scale again and excitedly says, "I lost 40 pounds!"  I laughed and told her that if she lost that much there would be nothing left of her because she only weight about 35 pounds. 

Kids...Gotta love them and the funny things they say!

Keep your eye out for the story on how I have lost 14.5 pounds in the last 3 months coming soon!