My Mother's Day....

My Mother's Day was a great day. After waking Jaci up to get ready for church, she ran and gave me a card that she had made. On one side it has a picture of me and my body is the shape of a triangle with very long arms (the more to hug her with), and on the other side it has her words, "I love u cos u are sbeshll and cos u are shet" translation, " I love you cause you are special and cause you are sweet. Papers like this are priceless. I'm going to have to get a large tote to be able to keep all these special papers and things in. There is no way that I can throw it away.
I had an awesome time at church!! My Sunday School teacher preached our lesson about "Divine Purpose." He really hit on how we worship the Lord. I have heard a lot of people say that they are not getting anything out of the services, but it is their own fault. We have to prepare ourselves for worship before we enter the doors of the church. If we have not prayed and said I'm going to church to receive a blessing, then we normally don't get the blessing. Our attitudes are not right. We may not care for the messenger but we are missing the message with that type of attitude. Sunday School was Awesome, the music was Awesome, the special music touched my heart. I wanted to shout!! And yes the message was Awesome too!! I needed to hear all the things that I need to work on for my kids. Here lately..I have sweat ed over the small stuff and I need to stop and enjoy my blessings that God has given me.

Jaci~ does test my patience with her, but she is beautiful, thoughtful, caring, tender-hearted, and very sweet. She is asking questions about salvation and I believe it will be soon. This is something I can not chose for her. I have prayed for this since she was in my womb but this has to be all her. Her understanding and her decision. It is hard to believe she will be 6 this July. We are trying to plan a Disney trip for her but will go in November when it it cooler!!

Joseph~ is starting to have his own attitude problem. He will cut his eyes at you and give you a look...I'm not sure where he gets this. But we will have some work to do. He is a boy with a small vocabulary. He used to call me "MA" but now it is "Mom ma". He makes me laugh, he helps with the laundry, dishes, vacuuming... some things I don't want much help on but I grin and bare it...sometimes. It is hard to believe that he will be 2 in June. Time to plan a party....

Jena~ was dedicated yesterday. I can't wait to see what type of person she will be. I could call her "smiley" b/c she smiles at me all the time. She laughs...i love to hear her laugh. She rolls over, kicks her feet like she is going somewhere and it won't be long. She may be the adventurous one...I say this based on how she came into this world. It is hard to believe that she turned 6 months old yesterday. Time to get pictures made.

I feel very blessed and honored to be a mother. I remember the days when I wondered if I ever would be a mother. I sat through many Mother's Day services, holding back tears and wondering why not me. I remember my 1st pregnancy. Joey and I couldn't believe we were finally going to be parents. But in a matter of weeks that excitement turned into sadness to learn that I had miscarried. Not understanding but knowing that God had a purpose and a plan for our lives but almost a year later we were pregnant again. Being very cautious and not telling anyone till I was 3 months along and then July 7 Jaci Dalana was added to our family after 8 years of trying to have a baby. What a blessing the last 6 years have been and now we have not just one but three blessings from God. He has allowed for me to stay at home with these children and I am very grateful.

And last but not least....my mom...was able to come to my house for her Mother's Day and eat lunch with us. That was a blessing, knowing that I almost lost her in March. She is doing great and we hope to have her home by the 17th.

Thank you my sweet babies for calling me momma, ma, mom, mommy and sometimes "Hun"
I love you all very much!!