The Color Pink & God's big ears

Hope and I went strawberry picking on Friday morning. The two of us picked 20 lbs. of strawberries in 45 minutes, I was pretty impressed. On our walk at the end of the day I noticed Hope's shoulders had gotten a little sunburned (totally mommy's fault for not re-applying sunscreen mid-day).

I said, "Oh Hope your shoulders look like they got a little pink today."
Hope replied, "I like the color pink. God knows I like the color pink. God has big ears. He hears everything I say."

Our God does have big ears and He does hear everything we say, how I love to learn simple yet such important lessons from my 4 year old.

Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my sighing. Listen to my cry for help, my King and my God, for to you I pray. In the morning, O LORD, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation. Psalm 5: 1-3

"Because he loves Me," says the LORD, "I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges My Name. He will call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him. With long life will I satisfy him and show him My salvation." Psalm 91:14-16

June Fun!

Hope had her spring ballet recital

I turned 29 (wow) and Hope made my Birthday cake from scratch by herself. I read her the ingredients and taught her which measuring cup/spoon to use but, she did all the rest on her own. She LOVES helping in the kitchen!

Andy & Josiah got to ride in a hot rod!

Two Sinks...

Who needs two sinks in their kitchen? Doesn't that seem over the top and frivolous? Well today I had use for both of my sinks. The dishwasher was full of clean dishes, the "main" sink was full of dirty dishes and I had to hand wash my kitchen aid bowl to make cookies for tonight...hmmm. I used the second sink to do the handwashing, so I didn't have to take the time to unload the dishwasher, then load it with the dirty dishes from the "main" sink so I'd have room to do the handwashing. I was feeling stretched for time and decided against the long job. I did get to thinking about Laura Ingalls Wilder and how the times have changed. I was thinking if she needed a bowl that was dirty she'd have to go down to the nearest stream get some water in a bucket, bring it to the cabin, boil it then wash her dish...just some thoughts. I will continue to be ever grateful to our Father in Heaven for where we are, but also pray that I do not lose focus with the "extra's in this world". A good friend shared a thought provoking proverb earlier today, "Better a little with the fear of the LORD than great wealth with turmoil" Proverbs 15:16