quote

This is a quote from friday night. the girls typically have a movie night on fridays.

mad - "dad ( who had left for the teen all-nighter) said we could have a movie night."
me - "well, i'm sorry but both of you are sick and you need your rest."
mad - "but daddy said and daddy is the boss of you."
me - "mommy has veto power over daddy in this matter. so the answer is no."
this conversation circled several times.

the next evening when n- put her to bed:
mad - "mommy wouldn't let us have a movie night and you said we could."
n- "i wasn't thinking and mommy was right. you needed your rest."
m- "but you're the boss of mom."
apparently, she she holding a grudge.

-em just painted her horse blue with glitter accents while i was lying down. so i'll take some pictures. she did ask although was half asleep.

- the mime went well on friday night. the kids did a fabulous job!!

mad's monday

em was sick on monday
and only participated
on a limited basis.











paint and feathers














for the artsy
among us



























the rest of the
kitchen looked
similar to this











she danced

















she left her mark















she loved every second















while i cleaned
the mess downstairs,
she opened a barbie
salon











they made a nest
fir the petshops
with all the hair











they also used some
their own hair












while i cleaned upstairs,
mad used marker and
colored herself red
(there is still evidence
of red on her body, and
she's had 4 baths since)






em did cut a little
of her hair and help
build the nest, but that's it.
she must have been
really sick since she loves
this kind of stuff.









too cute

he lives

yes, candy is hanging
out of mad's mouth.
still the best picture.











me and em













mad finding
her clothes













n-, mad and em

















mad singing
"alive, alive,
my Jesus is alive"

happy easter

Looking out from His throne
The Father of light and of men
Chose to make Himself known
And show us the way back to him
Speaking wisdom and truth
Into the hearts of peasants and kings
He began to unveil
The Word that would change the course of all things

With eyes wide open all would see

The Word is alive
And it cuts like a sword through darkness
With a message of life to the hopeless and afraid
Breathing life into all who believe
The Word is alive
And the world and its glories will fade
But His truth it will not pass away
It remains yesterday and forever the same
The Word is alive

Simple strokes on a page
Eternity's secrets revealed
Carried on from age to age
It speaks truth to us even still
As the rain falls from heaven
Feeds the earth before it returns
Lord, let your Word fall on us
And bring forth the fruit you deserve

With eyes wide open let us see

The Word is alive
And it cuts like a sword through darkness
With a message of life to the hopeless and afraid
Breathing life into all who believe
The Word is alive
And the world and its glories will fade
But His truth it will not pass away
It remains yesterday and forever the same
The Word is alive


The Bible was inscribed over a period of 2000 years
In times of war and in days of peace
By kings, physicians, tax collectors, farmers, fishermen, singers and shepherds
The marvel is that a library so perfectly cohesive
Could have been produced by such a diverse crowd
Over a period of time which stagers the imagination
Jesus is it's grand subject, our good is designed and the Glory of God is its end

casting crowns

n's coworker

has been diagnosed with the early stages of pre-eclampsia and is only 25 weeks.
please be praying for her and the baby.
thanks

does not play well with others

jessie hasn't left n's closet all day.
she's extremely unhappy with our house guest.
oddly enough, she could crush max by sitting on him, and easily eat him for breakfast.
the low hum you hear is jess even though it's difficult to see her.
(for some reason blogger processed the video darker, so it's hard to see jess. sorry.)

more pool for grandma

mad dunking herself













after dunk














em getting ready
to jump











the jump














em is the
dark spot under
the water

quote of the night

after she was caught playing in em's room after we put her to bed:
mad- "no, i'm not going to obey you ever."
you can fill in the rest of the story...

lunar eclipse

IS 60:19-20
19 The sun will no more be your light by day,
nor will the brightness of the moon shine on you,
for the LORD will be your everlasting light,
and your God will be your glory.

20 Your sun will never set again,
and your moon will wane no more;
the LORD will be your everlasting light,
and your days of sorrow will end.

swim time

floating
she took off and
hit her head on
the wall









practicing kicking














getting used
to the water











after the dunk















for the
artsy folk

love love love 2

11 years
still in love

love love love

valentine's day




















money and mints
what more could
she need

















mad with her
shooting stars
bad guy














money!














jess and her
new "collar"

can't you tell
she loves it








jess trying
to remove
her accessory










the girls aren't feeling well, so they look a bit rough. we made cookies and enjoyed the day as best as possible.

mime time

em with the
mime team












mad with the
mime team

mad breaks into
mime randomly
throughout the
day








no makeup











in march the students will present the mime at indy explosion. about 1,000 teens will be present. we are looking forward to sharing the gift of what Christ has done in our lives.

In Christ alone my hope is found;
He is my light, my strength, my song;
This cornerstone, this solid ground,
Firm through the fiercest drought and storm.
What heights of love, what depths of peace,
When fears are stilled, when strivings cease!
My comforter, my all in all—
Here in the love of Christ I stand.

In Christ alone, Who took on flesh,
Fullness of God in helpless babe!
This gift of love and righteousness,
Scorned by the ones He came to save.
Till on that cross as Jesus died,
The wrath of God was satisfied;
For ev'ry sin on Him was laid—
Here in the death of Christ I live.

There in the ground His body lay,
Light of the world by darkness slain;
Then bursting forth in glorious day,
Up from the grave He rose again!
And as He stands in victory,
Sin's curse has lost its grip on me;
For I am His and He is mine—
Bought with the precious blood of Christ.

No guilt in life, no fear in death—
This is the pow'r of Christ in me;
From life's first cry to final breath,
Jesus commands my destiny.
No pow'r of hell, no scheme of man,
Can ever pluck me from His hand;
Till He returns or calls me home—
Here in the pow'r of Christ I'll stand.

keith getty and stuart townend

check it out

check out elsbeth in japan on my sidebar. she posted some powerful pictures of a butsudan burning after the church service on sunday.

good news

update on baby nathan from his mama's blog:

"The good news is that the x-ray we took last week showed great improvement in Nathan's left lung. We could see how the lung had grown into the empty space in the chest cavity - with just a little bit of space showing now. And the doctor said that if you didn't know that Nathan had had surgery, you'd hardly be able to tell it from the x-ray. So we were thrilled to hear this good news about Nathan's lung and how it's growing and developing.

And once again, the doctor is amazed at how well Nathan is doing - considering that he was born with CDH. He was glad to hear that Nathan's hearing test went well. And just so happy to see how well he's doing. We reminded him that many people are praying."

Christmas in chi-town

mad with her
new purple barbie
car












em with her
jr mints











s- with
an infamous
kohls box













m - with her
webkinz














a- with his
webzinz














k- with her
webkinz











b and k
with their
multi-cultural
gift cards










before the chaos














playing webkinz












they do exist
j-,e- and m













sorry these are so late, but better late than never