our most precious christmas gift came a few days early this year
she may not have been on time to grace our Christmas card but she graced our lives just in time. her name means Gift of Grace and that just what she's been to us.
Nyla Grace Penick
Born Sunday, December 16, 2012
at 7lbs 11oz and 19.5 inches long
and became a member of our family on Saturday, December 22, 2012
Monday, December 24, 2012
merry christmas from the four of us
Posted by jess at Monday, December 24, 2012 2 comments
Friday, December 14, 2012
Come quickly, Lord Jesus
i put Micah to nap after lunch, I made myself a sandwich and turned on the tv thinking i was going to watch some light afternoon tv while i worked on some christmas goodies, only to see the breaking news of a shooting at an elementary school in connecticut. 27 kids and teachers gone just like that.
my first thought:
oh Jesus, come quickly.
for those who trust in Jesus this world is not our ultimate home. we wait for heaven. but right now this temporary home is so completely screwed up. sin chokes the breath out of me. as a mother news like this scares the living daylights out of me.
i watch the news and put myself in those parents' shoes only for a millisecond, but the fear and grief that twists around my heart and chest is too much to stomach and i'm overwhelmed with the thought of getting that news myself. unimaginable. i change the channel. the news breaks all over the few channels we have. i turn off the tv unable to shake the sadness.
still, the thought does not leave me.
come quickly, Jesus.
we wait for heaven with hope, but today also with a heavy, heavy heart.
Posted by jess at Friday, December 14, 2012 0 comments
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
figuring it out
I feel like for me this blogging thing goes in ebbs and flows. high and low tide.
warps and woofs.
and just when I want to throw in the towel and shut it down I simply can't pull the trigger & end it.
I used to enjoy this space - maybe more so when I thought no one was reading.
I felt an anonymous freedom that I don't feel anymore in this little space of mine. so I keep it light and then I get bored then I stop altogether.
I'm not sure what I'm trying to say really, except I'm not closing up shop just yet. but if you would be so kind as to stick around until I figure out how to move forward, I'd be indebted forever & eternally grateful.
Posted by jess at Tuesday, November 27, 2012 0 comments
Thursday, October 25, 2012
we've got two extroverts in our house and one of them is not me
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Wednesday, October 24, 2012
bottom
Me: Micah, if you choose not to obey you are choosing to get a spanking.
Micah: bottom
Me: yes, on your bottom. Do you want a spank?
Micah: yes
Me: No you don't. Micah, you don't want a spanking. Mommy wants you to obey so you don't have to get a spanking.
Micah: bottom
Posted by jess at Wednesday, October 24, 2012 0 comments
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
call me mommy
Micah: Hi Jess.
Me: Micah, please call me Mommy.
Micah: Jess
Me: Micah, Mommy is a special name that only you can call me. There is no other little boy or girl in the whole wide world who can call me Mommy. Please don't call me Jess. I'm your Mommy.
Micah: Hi Jess. Hello Jess. Okay Jess.
-ugh-
Posted by jess at Tuesday, October 23, 2012 2 comments
Monday, October 22, 2012
the playground with my people
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Friday, October 12, 2012
because i want to remember...
from the time he gave up a pacifier at about three months old he took to sucking his thumb while playing with the hair at the crown of his head at bedtime as he's getting tired. but this evening, on our nightly walk, we found him walking just like this. i had to snap a couple pictures of my tired little walker.
Posted by jess at Friday, October 12, 2012 0 comments