Nothing last forever, right?

I was pondering on this the other day that nothing last forever. And as I write this Jena spits up again, not bad as before with the other formula but still it's spit up. It won't last forever I know but I feel so sorry for her. She already don't feel good from her snotty nose. She got exactly what we had been trying to protect her from, RSV. A mild case of it Praise the Lord and no hospital visit. We are doing breathing treatments and they seem to be helping. Bless her... that beautiful black hair is starting to fall out. It is very upsetting to me. I wonder what color it will be. Jena smiles at us now then we talk to her and she coo's and has grown to 11 lbs. Whew!! Awesome!!
Back to not lasting forever....I was thinking about all the things that don't last forever and here's a few that I came up with.
~ me and Jena staying indoors
~ a good piece of chocolate
~ a good cup of coffee
~ my favorite shoes, flip-flops, or shirt
~ a purse or wallet
~ a good hair day
~ good smelling cologne or perfume
~ a child's toy (we have told Jaci that some toys don't last forever)
so many other things just don't last forever.....so I pondered on the positive to this.
So what does last forever?
~Jesus!!!!!
~God's love last forever
~The Kingdom of God
~My Salvation is guaranteed and will last forever and I will spend eternity with my Savior.

I know if I really dug deeper I could find more but I thought these were enough for me. The song on the radio right now is "His Love endures forever, forever God is with us, forever God is faithful, God is strong forever" That couldn't have been better timing, but God is always on time with everything. I hope if you read this is blesses you just as it did me.
Blessings to you!!

WOW! I got about 6 hours of sleep last night. Dr. Fox changed Jena's formula cause she was having so much trouble with spitting up and she changed it to Similac Sensitive RS which has rice starch in it. It's thicker. We still put cereal in her bottles so we had to go to a fast nipple and added more cereal. She finished her bottle in 5 minutes this morning. She was so happy. It had been taking her 30 or more minutes to finish a bottle. So far she has only spit up a little, which is great. She will probably start really gaining some weight now.
I took Joseph to the Dr. yesterday for his head. He fell at church one Sunday in nursery and hit his forehead which now he has a scare from and it seems like when he falls now he hits this same spot. He has a bump on his head from these falls and I was afraid it would turn into a cyst or something worse. But she mashed on it and around it and Praise the Lord it's not a cyst. I suggested him wearing a helmet but she didn't seem to want to go that route. She measured his head, which he cried like you would have thought he was getting a shot and she was just using a paper measuring tape. But his head has not grown in the last 5 months which is great. So maybe his little body will catch up to his big head and stop some of this falling. That would be a relief to me.

So since Jena sleep long, it was about 5am when she got her bottle and so after she laid back down I was able and ready to read my Bible. I was not so tired that I could read. It was great. I read Deuteronomy 10:12-13 and just thought on these verse.
What does God expect from me? I have a hubby and house to take care of, 3 kids and all this laundry to do. These verse tell me that He expects me to respect Him, to fear Him in a reverence way. To walk in His ways not mine and to Love Him with all my heart.
I have got some work to do. Thankfully like the child's song says, He's still working on me to make me what I ought to be. I hope He never gets finished with me. Even on the days that I get so frustrated, He never gives up on me. And I am so thankful.

Thankful for ~ my hubby, my kids, my house, all that laundry, Joey's job, our vehicles, praying for a bigger vehicle to carry all of us, our family and friends and our church family.
Blessings to you!

Just this week....

Tommy and Laura came to help build the snowman as Jena and I watched from the window.
Joey took this and we thought it was pretty neat.
We had hail damage so we are getting a new roof.
Here's our smiley girl. She is so pretty!

The Great American Race just started. I guess since football season is over I'll be a fan of Nascar again. Who to cheer for, I don't know yet. We'll see who wins today. Oh, how I need to get out of the house!!
Thankfully Jaci is better from her strep throat. She went to school on Thursday and then they were out of school for snow. I like this snow. Get in and get out. It didn't seem to stay long but it was fun. Jena and I watched from the window as Joey, Joseph, Jaci, Tommy and Laura made a snowman in the front yard. Later that day, Joey wanted to ride to Tyrone to see the church that he would be preaching at today and I jumped at the chance to ride. I didn't care if I even got out I just wanted out of the house. So we quickly bundled up and strapped everyone in seats and we were out of here. It wasn't very exciting but I didn't care.
Jena is growing out of her newborn clothes, so we are starting to wear 0-3 month clothes. Which the clothes I have are summer clothes and that ain't going to do. So I'm going to have to take inventory and hit the thrift store. She is starting to smile at us and that is so sweet. I've been playing with her formula cause she has been spitting up so bad but the ones I tried didn't seem to keep her full so I'm back to the original. I'm thinking of calling the kids dr for Jena's formula and to talk about Joseph's head. He bumped it again yesterday and that same knot came up and that can't be good. I think it needs checked.
I gave Joseph a trim around the ears yesterday. That hair was hanging over!! He is so cute!!
I'm not sure how good this is but Jaci already talks about who she is going to marry but at least she knows that he has to go to church. I told her yes but she needs to make sure that he has a personal relationship with Jesus and not just go to church. It's scary alittle bit but a blessing that she knows what to look for. Oh, how we pray for all of our children's salvation and for their spouse to be saved at an early age. We pray for their purity and that God would use them in a mighty way. It will be exciting to see how God will use them.

Riley Kay's Birthday Party and Dorsett Shoals Valentine Dance












Oh, when the saints went marching to the Super Bowl and won. Not that I was really cheering
for them but it is neat that they won having never won or even been to the Super Bowl.
Super Sunday was great. Joey and I also joined Pray's Mill last night and we are very excited about what God is going to do there and how we will be able to serve.
Here's some pics I wanted to share.
Ragu will be calling soon.....and Joseph's poor head from his fall the other day
Blessings to you!

Super Sunday

Yes, it is Super Bowl Sunday and this day is super for many reasons than just the Super Bowl. It's the Lord's Day. The day that we are able to join other Christians and fellowship and worship our Savior. Even though I am not able to go to church right now, I'm looking forward to the day Jena and I get to go to church with our family. It's a "get to" and not a have to. I miss it. Most Sunday mornings are so hectic that you sometimes wonder if you need to take your ill self to church, and the answer is yes. The enemy tries to make this day terrible for us but we can defeat him. We got up singing praises and listening to one of Jaci's CD's of children singing hymns. I love it!! I love that Jaci is now able to be involved in a Children's choir. The girl loves to sing, so I am very happy for her. And Joseph gets to be involved in Sunday School with other kids which makes him and me happy.
Joseph has had a rough week. He still has a bruise on his head today from a fall from the table. I was changing Jena's diaper and heard a big bang and I ran in the dining room and Joseph had tried to climb on the bench and he fell. The big bang was his head hitting the floor and the big bump on his head was the size of a quarter and raised high off his head. It scared me so bad, I told Jaci to go stand with Jena and i got some ice to put on his head. Earlier that day he ran into the cabinet door and made a place on the corner of his eye. That was a close call. I told Joey that I was seriously thinking of getting one of those helmets for him to help protect that precious big head of his. Bless him, he could use your prayers.
Well this Sunday is super for another reason but I'll chat about that later on..... are you wondering? Good stay tuned.......

Blessings to you!!