Just a few of my favorite things....

Welcome to our blog!! These are a few of my favorite things.....and not necessarily in this

order:

Watching and coaching Landon Bible quiz and seeing him awarded for his hard earned efforts, hearing him laugh hysterically while reading "Amelia Bedelia Plays Ball", baking cookies with Anna, listening to Luke Solomon (2 yrs) sing "Lullaby", receiving kisses and squeeze hugs from Lincoln Joshua, getting little love notes from my favorite man, spending a quiet (very rare) afternoon with my mom, watching my daddy tickle my kids, going to a health food store and lunch with my Grandma, tasting my mom's tantalizing roasts and homemade rolls, eating at Outback with only Randy Jones, watching the twins play their drums together, hearing Anna sing-quote her verses of Acts..actually, I love to hear her sing anything, the Florida vacation with our Jordan friends, listening to a awesome, inspiring message preached by my Pastor and...well, there's too many to name! Snuggling up close to my curly-headed princess, a tea party with her and all her little neighborhood girlfriends, listening to my Granny Mary's stories of long ago, watching my kids eat a green salad and act like they really enjoy it, reading an inspiring and motivational book on "how to be better at....", sitting in an Apostolic service and being washed clean with the sweet presence of the Lord, watching my children worship the Lord freely and without prompting, seeing my daddy silently cry with tenderhearted tears, hearing my Grandma Diller speak about her experiences in the Lord...the old-time way...Sis. Sheets and the old prayer meetings, planting a new spring garden with my kids and knowing it will look like a jungle before the summer is over, taking one last glance at God's Word before I turn off the light for the night, watching Luke and Lincoln zoom down the "big" slide on our playground, talking about delicious healthy recipes with my favorite friends, watching my children sleeping sweetly and peacefully in their owns beds while snuggling up close to Randy in ours, looking at old photos and wishing I was still that skinny, picnics with my kids at the newly renovated Mousetail State Park, trips to Nashville (Cheesecake Factory, Zoo, Sightseeing, Tanya/Mary Grace/Gary, Opryland Hotel, Green Hills Mall and, did I forget to mention Whole Foods?) sneaking a peek at my twins hugging, kissing and sharing with one another, visiting the labor and deliver unit to be introduced to yet another precious, tiny member of our extended family (will there be a 12th?), playing Uno (or any game for that matter) with my little, competative Lan-man, painting a mural with my multi-talented mother, a freshly cleaned and organized house, smelling the pine trees outside and remembering my vacations in Arizona as a child...going to Prescott Youth Camps and shopping in Phoenix with my Grandma and Grandpa, staying all night with Darby and Danny and swimming at Char and Pauline's pool (she always fixed us hotdogs with cheese, mayo and onions after we swam), watching Landon playing baseball with his team (whether they win or lose, they are soooo cute out there!), homeschooling my kids the fun way, reading "Cat In God's Tree" to my twins before bedtime, a Lemon Curd Concrete from Sheridan's in Memphis, Goodwill 50% off days (without Randy and the kids!) and finding a great deal at a yard sale, the power of a word spoken in due season, famous quotes, listening to Landon and Anna practice his piano lessons (each one so cute in their own way), thinking about how blessed I've been to have such wonderful parents and family, watching Nanny enjoy my twins and hearing them whisper her name when they see her, also hearing the twins chant, "Memaw's ouse, Memaw's ouse, Memaw's ouse" when we pull up in her driveway, Parenting how-to books and blogs my favorite being: Helping Your Child Become... by Tim and Kirsten King and a holy experience blog by Ann V, the Friday night dates shared alone with my husband and the moments I realize that he is truly proud of me, leaving for vacation to where ever with my family of six!

These are only a few of my most delightful moments. Oh yeah, I do enjoy shopping and Christmas....but the tender moments are usually those unexpected, Kodak moments that are only captured on accident. Those are the best!

Things that I dislike the most? Really tacky, bad attitudes...especially if they come from me! Parents who act like they can't stand to be with their kids, the yuckies of knowing I have to change that putrid diaper that has overflowed, a contact that has folded over in my eye, finding out that I spent way too much at Sam's or discovering the good, the bad and the ugly of people on Facebook and, the biggie, wishing I had not touched that 1st, and maybe 2nd, piece of strawberry cake.....Thankfully, my favorite's list is overwhelmingly longer than my dislikes! ;)

Who would have guessed there would be six of us? And what did we do before they came?

We only thought life was good back then. Passing through "Spring Fest" today, I noticed a sign

that read: Home is where your story begins. I love that. How is your story being written?

Blessings and love to you today!

"Every word of God is pure; he is a shield to them that put their trust in him." Proverbs 30:5