P365 {Family Journal 2013}

My friend Erin is my digi scrapbook partner in crime. I know no one else as who is as crazy about it as me. I sort of hooked her and then she taught me and introduced me into a WORLD of free digi scrapbook stuff that is now plaguing my hard drive. You should see my "scrapbook folder" it is a nightmare mess...one day it will be organized again. HA! Sometimes I just need to say "NO!" HA!

ANYWAY! Bunny trail much Michele...she started doing this Project 365 scrapbook thing. I was all good for her, but I have enough to keep up on in my scrappy life that I am not adding one more project! BUT, the more I looked at hers I was convinced I HAD to do this too. There are so many random photos that don't warrant scrapbook pages, but I hate to see get lost on the hard drive of overly organized photos!

Plus, it's a cool way to catalog the year and try and include Chad and I a bit more! The kids get enough page time!

Below is the first "12 weeks" of my P365 Family Journal. Some pages combine weeks and some weeks are missing altogether...I don't plan to "force" myself to find a photo every day and some days/weeks have more photos than days...I really just want to capture our day to day. I am pretty happy with how it is going considering I just started this project LAST week. {Please note when I am in "scrap mode" my house is a wreck, we don't eat well and I stay up way.to.late, but I am fast at it too, it comes with 4 years of practice! HA!}

Enjoy. {PS I am using a different host site (photobucket) for my pages, so you most likely won't be able to click on them to view larger. Sorry...I think the photobucket link can take you to my host page...if you so desire.}

WEEK1-3

WEEK 4-5

WEEK 6

WEEK 7

WEEK 8

WEEK 9-10

WEEK 11

Click here to see my other scrapbook blog that I FINALLY updated! ;)

A Prayer of a Little Girl {Things Lo Says}

I wanted to get this posted BEFORE Easter, so I guess it is now or never.

Gosh, this happened several weeks ago, like before spring break and I wish I could remember everything that surrounded this prayer, but I can't. I constantly tell myself this IS important so I won't forget...yeah right. Anyway, one afternoon I went to check on Lo to see if she actually napped when I overheard this little prayer/conversation she was having with Jesus. It's moments like these you wish you could have an audio recorder in your ears to remember every.single.word. I focused my mind hard to remember as much as I could and quickly wrote it down.

Here are some of my favorite lines of her prayer:

Jesus I know Easter is not about the toys, its about you Jesus. You are the best God evah (yes, she said it just like that!) I know I need to sleep but I just really want to read this Bible book to you God.

God I have this boo boo on my knee but you need to get it better, but I can still walk God, see {proceeds to walk around her room showing God! HA!}

She prays for at least 5 minutes or more telling God her entire life story. Just pouring out her heart and life to Him.

God I know you made the people and the animals, but I just want to know HOW? {blind faith--completely trusts in the Almighty and His power--this right here is why God asks us parents to raise our kids up in the Him, so when they are older they will not depart from it! Proverbs 22:6. The faith of children is astounding!}

And then all the children say AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

{a little selfie from the iPad}

As I sat and listened and felt my heart nearly explode with pride and joy, I couldn't help but think what Jesus was feeling in Heaven. I could just picture Him smiling and His heart full as He listened to this innocent child talk to Him feeling every bit as proud and joyful (probably moreso) as I was. Jesus loves the little children so much because they just come to Him as they are and unashamedly sit in His presence  My kids teach me so much about my faith and how to just be. Stop worrying so much about what words I use to pray or what I "let God in on" in my life {like I am really hiding something!} and just be in HIS PRESENCE!

Easter is about recognizing that Jesus came and died to be the KING WE NEEDED! Not the King we wanted. He came and died to be our SAVIOR because that is what we needed most in order to live.

Happy Easter!

Here Comes Peter Cotton Tail {Acoustic Version}

So here it is the end of March and I have posted almost nothing. I have things I want to blog, but then I apparently don't care...HA!

ANYWAY, Here is a video of Leighton singing Here Comes Peter Cotton Tail {Acoustic Version}. I am so impressed that she knows every word. I mean she should, daddy and her sing it every.single.night. It has been a nice change of pace from "Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer."

Enjoy!




Here Come Peter Cotton Tail {Acoustic version} from Michele Keethler on Vimeo.


And if I don't post before. May you have a blessed Easter! Even though we sing about the bunny, we know it is because Christ is Risen!