gymnastics: my boys new favorite

Watching Tiernan run, bounce, roll, fall, jump and laugh today in Olympia Hills Gymnastics was captivating.  Even Koen just stared at his big brother doing all these fun things he can’t do at home. 

He ran as fast as he could on the training trampoline to launch into the big red cushy mat at the end.  He “jumped really high” in the foam block pit; Koen & I even ventured in at one point.  “don’t eat  that Ko!”  Tiernan also hung from monkey bars, or whatever kind of bars the gymnasts swing from.  Midway through our romping I remembered to get a picture or video of some sort….aggh!  battery dead!  Thought about charging it yesterday too.  10 minute warning “closing in 10 minutes” comes and I just realize my phone takes videos!  Yay….now I can share the fun with friends & family afar!  (and so I shall….share that is)

I shot about 5 short videos of our day of adventure but can only get one on YouTube so I’ll be sharing that with you.  Funny thing happens late at night when I finally remember to add a picture or video, everyone is asleep and using the computer in the study is a BAD idea….no need to wake my Honey…he has to get up so early.  So here I am again, without the technology to give my readers what they deserve…videos & photos!  Anyone listening? 

my 2yr olds introduction to gymnastics

cares....finances, healing, peace...He wants YOUR cares!

Today I was reminded of one of Pastor’s recent messages which taught on “Cast your cares upon Him for He cares FOR you”  He does the caring FOR us so we can have peace & trust His direction & leading.  I say that to say I’ve done it!  I may have to do it again tomorrow BUT I’ve cast my cares on Him…today & even as they come up, because if we’re real with ourselves we’ll admit they arise.  

Some cares that most people have or have had in the past are:

Cares for direction-which choice do I make Lord, both will change my life? 

Cares for finances—how will I pay this bill? How will I get out of debt? How will I have that house? 

Cares for healing—a little boy I know is having surgery tomorrow & my prayers lift up the surgeons hands & minds that they work quickly & precisely with clear minds.  For that sweet boy that he be strong & receive his healing.  For the family that they be wrapped in God’s love & peace throughout the whole process. 

Cares for marriage restoration--nothing is impossible folks.  Even if you know someone on the brink of divorce....I repeat...NOTHING is impossible.  Pray for him/her.  Pray for divine direction. 

The way I look at it….us caring for “it” will not produce fruit.  His care, more accurately, His LOVE for us is so great He sent the greatest gift of all….His Son, Jesus, so we can have salvation & healing & prosperity & peace & joy unspeakable.  I love joy and I love to laugh so I want that gift….and all the others please!

On a bunny trail if I might:  If this were an article the thoughts would be more eloquently conveyed as well as concise but I’m not a columnist and I won’t mention the number of followers I have because I speak in faith that many people’s lives are changed by reading inspiring testimonies and encouraging stories.

The lateness of the hour (is that even proper English—Marc will be sure to tell me) tells me its time to head for bed.  Uploading the video of T playing in the back yard will have to wait until tomorrowJ  along with the random thought spreading on this page…for another day my friends! 

Ciao & God Bless you in all you do to honor Him & bless others. 

YOU are blessed to be a blessing to someone around you….do it now, no more waiting!

hair extentions...a HIT with me!

I wore my hair extensions today to church & loved every minute of having long hair...and even the benefit of taking it out as our afternoon nap was approaching.  Unfortunately mere moments later the Rest Plane took a nose dive into the Valley of Restless 2 Year  Old.  After considering the energy stored up in his little boy body (proven in the video below) at least Koen got his well deserved rest. 

Selfishness quickly fades as I reflect on my amazing family & how blessed God has made me to be! 

weeding silliness

Pulling weeds (by hand) for the first time in my life has been, oddly enough, enjoyable.  I like seeing the end result which happens to be a yard full of lively green grass (my bold confession of faith over my yard ). 

I told Marc tonight while sharing the joy of my weeding accomplishments about these crazy weeds that grow out from one centralized spot and grow so close to the ground you can't even see the tiny branches until you see a few little ugly leaves...start pulling & it keeps on going!  And boy are those roots hard to get all the way out!  After an hour of working with bare hands on these nasty guys I grab my "new" gardening gloves (which up until yesterday had only been used for drilling, cutting, sanding and hauling in an attempt to keep girlie hands---lost cause!)                          Then..... ANNIHILATION!!!! I'm certain the trusty bottle of RoundUp will do all it claims to do--kill the roots--I mean what good is marketing if it doesn't work?  IT WILL WORK!!! 

Midway through my project (my boys were outside with me so I made it fun & entertaining).  At one point Tiernan started repeating "weeds, you die in the name of Jesus!" just like Mama:)  Guess all that's left to do now is to make up a little "weeds, you die" dance & perform it in the back yard:)

on yet another side note: although this is early as far as my nights usually go (11pm) I feel that bed calling out to me...."come here, forget it all, just lie down"  as I fight off sleep my pillow beckons "you've worked hard and 5 am comes quickly…get on over here!".   

After reading this post again I realize I should scrap it all & start over but my flesh is unable to continue another moment....and the chores might even wait until tomorrow. 

Do NOT be anxious!

Philippians 4:6 and 7
Do not be anxious about anything but in everything through prayer & petition with thanksgiving present your requests to God.  And the peace of God which transends all understanding will guard you hearts & your minds in Christ Jesus.

check out the Seeds Family Worship--Do Not Be Anxious song.  This is a great song (fun & hip) to help get this scripture in your head...then let it sink down to your heart.  Tiernan had us watch this at least 6 times today during Praise God time.  I've been singing it ever since. 

God is so amazing!  I mean really!  I've heard so many testimonies lately of what God is doing in the lives of my friends.  I thank God for answering my friends prayers (and for amazing friends)!!!

Another thing I want to thank God for: His grace.  We have some big things happening my friends....BIG things!  Let me tell you something (can you just hear the heavy cuban accent?)--He is so powerful & NOTHING is impossible for Him!  You can have healing, deliverance, peace, joy, prosperity, forgiveness. 

Anything you believe Him for can be yours. 

I just got really excited....too bad no one awake is willing to make a happy dance with me.  T

who's coming to dinner?

Tonight I was one of five hosts around Austin for a "Who's Coming to Dinner?" party for the ladies of our church.  The idea is only the hostess knows who's coming to dinner until the guests arrive.  Surprise!  With such a great mix of ladies (5 in all)  the conversation was non-stop.  We didn't even use our ice breaker (although I tried:). 

The Low Down:
So for the past few days Marc & I had been hammering out what we wanted to give as party favors and he suggests I make a headband fashioned after the one he picked up for me a while back.  I wasn't quite on board knowing my sewing skills aren't quite up to speed for a project like that.  Well TODAY I still had nothing to give....aside from magnets I made in a few minutes (which wasn't gonna cut it in the least).  So at noon (knowing party is at 7 & I have a million things to do) I get some fabric, my sewing machine, thread & the Spirit of God....and take off....making something I've never made much less looked twice at other than to notice how cute it makes my bad hair days out to be!  So lets just say that God showed up & I made 7 of them by 3:30 with several feeding, changing, and playing with my boys "distractions" along the way.  God is so amazing!  Creative!!!! 

Marc came home with flowers, food for fixin, gift boxes & burned CDs of the Binions worship music to add to my "favor box".  AMAZING!!!!  That is the word I use to describe my husband today.  I don't mean a little amazing, I mean a BIG FAT Whoppin' AMAZING~!!!  Not only did he grocery shop for the event & bring home surprises for my friends--ready for this?--HE COOKED EVERYTHING!!!!  I know!  I'm one blessed lady!  I made the house dazzle & he made yummy, not to mention, beautiful food!  Honey, I love you!  I really really love you!

OK, all that being said the conversation was wonderful & most of it circled around God, His glory, power & love.  If you ask me, I'd say that's just what the night was meant to be & when He is honored we all walk away blessed.  I really & truly LOVE my church family.....even though of the 4 ladies that came to dinner I only knew my Pastor's wife, the others I had either never met or only seen in passing.  Shocking?  Not when you serve the same powerful God!  It was seamless folks.  Thanks also to my Honey who took the boys out to Mimi & Papa's for a while to give us a quiet house.

Did I mention just how awesome of a husband I have?  He is so lovely & I hope he's as blessed by me as I am by him.  On that note, I think I'll go to bed now:) 

(may upload a pic later)

moving sidewalk of faith

The other day in prayer (yes, it actually takes a while before I can sit at the computer & process thought) I saw us (me & my husband) on a moving sidewalk.  Each time we took a step it was as if 10 were taken.  Even though in the natural we were walking the same pace as everyone else, in my vision, we were supernaturally being moved along life's highway with faith in God.  God's favor all over us has been increasing more & more & more and some of those closest to us have no idea of what's been taking place in the realm of the spirit.  As we draw closer to Him He has been drawing closer to us & showing us things to come.  Its big folks.  God is a big god & we can certainly limit Him with our own mindset, doubt, unbelief, bad confessions & the like.  Well I'm over it! 

I will take His word as truth & put it in my heart and confess it with my mouth.  "I wanna see what You see, I wanna hear what You hear."  I'm saying all this to say to all our friends & family acquaintances & even strangers....you're about to see a huge change....a big manifestation of His Grace on our lives.  Grace!  THE BLESSING!  It may be next week, it may be next month, it may even be next year but I'm living & expecting as if its today.  Today my victory is here!  Today my miracle is made manifest. 
WOOOHOOOO!!!!!!  Doin a little dance, shakin' my bootie!

Speaking of shakin' my bootie--yesterday after church I was talking with a good friend & she told me of something she made (I couldn't really listen because I don't do food talk well at all....at ALL) but I heard "butter, cause I don't use that fake stuff that clogs your arteries",  I wasn't rude by any means when I interrupted her story.  I wasn't.  I couldn't stop myself so for some strange reason I blurt out "do you wanna do a butter dance?" To my surprise she said yes & we not only did a "butter dance" (whatever that is) we made an impromptu song "butta butta butta oooo I love my buttaahh".  Do you have a visual yet? 
Marc caught us and didn't give much of an effort to hide his embarrassment.   How long will it take him to get used to my silliness?  One can only guess. 

AC went out today & let me just say....I was anything but silly.  Since I left my diaper bag with a friend I was stuck at home with no drivers license, no money & no camera.  So I took a nap with the boys:) 

my blog.... little silly & a little spiritual.  Just like a joyful (VICTORIOUS) un-normal day in the life of Trish!

Speaking of my life....tomorrow is Marc's Birthday....wait....  TODAY is Marc's birthday (as I realize its after midnight) & I want it to be really special for him.  So special .... he asked if he could plan it for himself....so he's taking me and the boys somewhere ....and won't tell me.  It may just be my best birthday ever:)