What Superheroes do in their Down Time.

You never know what you might find at the Lewis house on a random Saturday morning. Today I found Spiderman practicing an inspiring rendition of Jesus Loves Me at the piano! So, now you know that when he is not busy swinging from buildings and protecting underdogs, Spiderman is brushing up on his sing along skills.

Unashamed Love.

God has really been working on my heart in a lot of ways lately- maybe one day I will work up the courage to share all of my flaws and inadequacies with the blogging public. Maybe. If you know me in real life, you can just fill in the blanks. But for now just know that I am trying to be deliberately obedient to my Heavenly Father in some areas of my life that are really hard for me to lay down. Anyway, God completely gave me this song this week and as I write this I am playing it over and over again on I-tunes. It is called "Unashamed Love" by Ten Shekel Shirt. I am sure that it is really old, but it is new to me. If I were a smarter girl I would somehow play this song for you but I am completely confused after reading how to upload music files, so the printed lyrics will have to suffice. I will say that it is completely worth the $.99 to download the song. Thank you, God, for reminding me of your personal and patient love for me in so many ways.

UNASHAMED LOVE

You're calling me to lay aside the worries of my day
To quiet down my busy mind and find a hiding place
Worthy, Worthy

I open up my heart and let my spirit worship Yours
I open up my mouth and let a song of praise come forth
Worthy, You are worthy

chorus:
Of a child-like faith
And of my honest praise
And of my unashamed love
Of a holy life
And of my sacrifice
And of my unashamed love

The Gift of Time!

I had the most fabulous day today with Mike. I took a random day off for mental health purposes (I highly recommend mental health days). We had breakfast from Burger King because I have been craving a sausage croissanwich for weeks now! After breakfast we dropped Carter off at school and ran several errands and did all the stuff that you don't want to do on the weekend- Walmart, groceries, etc. Then we had a delicious and romantic lunch together at Harrigans. We had zuccini chips and ribs! YUMMY! Then to top it all off we went to see the new Narnia movie, Prince Caspian, and it was wonderful. We picked Carter up and came home and played in the sprinkler and are about to make pancakes for supper. It is so refreshing to make time to put work out of your mind and fall in love with your sweetie all over again- we held hands at the movie and everything. What a fabulous day!

Mama's Boy?

I found a shirt for Carter that I had to buy because it says "I'm a Mama's Boy" which just makes me smile. I figure that I need to make him wear stuff like this as much as possible before he actually learns to read! So, today we had a freakishly hot 100 degree day and it was time for the new shirt to make its debut. Pictured below is the proud model holding his doggie and a bag of Doritos at 8 am.

After dinner tonight Carter begged to go play baseball outside with Daddy. He has always loved Mike but lately he cannot get enough of his daddy. He wants daddy to read to him, carry him, pray with him, tickle him, play baseball with him- you name it. His pure adoration is absolutely adorable but the irony was not lost on me that while I force him to wear a Mama's Boy t-shirt he is becoming more and more like his daddy! I could not ask for a better father and role model for this little boy that I love so much. I sat watching the two of them tonight enjoying the stillness of the moment and the blessings that God has given me.

No, David.

Carter has always loved the "David" books and he has recently graduated from the David board books to the real big boy books. He cannot get enough of them. Mike and I were both amazed today when he sat down and started "reading" the book all by himself. Seriously, who is this kid and what did he do with my baby?

I love Thursdays.

I don't know why, but Thursdays have always been my favorite day of the week. I love them. I love it that it is almost Friday, but not quite. It is almost like Friday Eve! I love our Thursday night TV traditions. I love it that I get to wear jeans the next day. I love everything about Thursdays. Over the last few years, Thursdays have become our "protected" nights where we don't do anything but hang out as a family. I love that! So, happy Thursday everyone!

Reflections on Mother's Day

June 17, 2005

My First Day as a Mommy

Yesterday was a bittersweet day for several reasons. A friend from church lost her 11 year old daughter to a tragic accident last year on Mother's Day, so yesterday was the first "anniversary" of her death. Another friend that I work with lost her 12 month old daughter (first and only child) to SIDS a week ago Saturday and my heart was just so very heavy for her yesterday. Another friend lost her mother earlier this year and had a difficult day missing her mommy. I just seemed to be pretty emotional throughout most of the day. For the first time, I found that I had to stop and really make myself focus on what we were celebrating yesterday, and there is a lot to celebrate. In addition to having a mother that I love more than words can say, I get to be a mother to the most amazing kid on earth. This is something that I hope to never take for granted. What a gift each new day with him is. What a blessing to get to watch him discover dandelions and kites and other things that used to seem so ordinary. How I savor our times of snuggling on the couch. Just to hear him utter the word "mommy" is tremendously powerful for me. Carter and Mike started my day with roses and snuggling, and the day ended with feeling the baby move for the first time.

Thank you, God, for the privilege of being a mom.

Feelings

Happy.

Sad.

Scared!

True Love

You know that you have married a good man when. . .

You slam the car door in a silly fit of anger and the automatic window falls down and refuses to come back up and it costs $397 to fix, and instead of being angry your husband actually apologizes because he thinks that maybe he was not very sensitive to your feelings that day. And even though you know that if he had broken the window you would have given him your top ten list of things that you would have rather spent $400 on, he never even mentions it. And then to top it all off, when all you want him to do is be a little mad at you and maybe call you a bad name, he insists on telling you that you are easy to love and he is blessed to have you in his life. I can't tell you whether or not any of this actually happened in the Lewis house this past Saturday, but if it did, then that would definitely be my definition of true love.

Three Cheers for Mark!

I just have to share that my baby brother got an amazing promotion at work and I am so very proud of him! Congratulations, Mark! You deserve it. By the way, if you have not checked out his blog, click HERE for a truly unforgettable experience.