candles

the birthday boy blew out candles on his special birthday breakfast, on his cupcakes for lunch...

  

...and on his cake after dinner!  

two

   

Our “little” man amazingly turns TWO today!  

It’s incredible to think of how fast these years have gone and it’s amazing to think about 

how much love, joy and laughter Greyson has brought into our lives.  

And it’s only the beginning!

God’s way is perfect and He knew that Grey would be a perfect completion to our family.  

Thank you, Lord, for creating him so perfectly, for allowing us to enjoy this precious gift here on Earth.     

Happy 2^nd Birthday, Baby Boy!  

Love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength!  (Deuteronomy 6:5)  

revelation song

this weekend, we are playing/singing this awesome new worship song at church.  it is called "revelation song" and it's by an artist named kari jobe.  she is a worship leader at gateway worship and she wrote the song for her church.  she later went on to make an album and this was one if the hit songs on it.  it's unbelievable and perfect for this time of year!  take a listen for sure! 

revealed

people always ask, "who takes the pictures in your family"...

     

and there you have it, the truth is revealed (which does not come as any surprise for most of you), especially if you are familiar with this:  

spring has come!

we woke up this morning and found these beauties in our flower bed.  thank you, Lord, for your remarkable creation! 

The flowers are springing up,
      the season of singing birds has come...

~Song of Solomon 2:12

and, of course, no post can go without a photo of each of our boys!   

  

and in case you didn't notice already...yes, hudson is outside in his favorite 'cars' pjs and bright yellow crocs (a great combination, don't you think!?!?), in addition to walking around with a snack.  nice, warm days are the best!  God is good, and spring has come!  

sunshine

this past weekend was so refreshing!  the weather finally broke, the temperature was over 50 degrees, and the sun was shining!  we've been waiting for weather like this for a long time so needless to say, when the sun came out, out we went too.  the boys finally got to play outside again and ride their bikes.  they were ecstatic, can you tell!?!?

  

 

  

random

 

throughout the past couple of months, we posted about a lot of events that took place in our lives (i.e., disney on ice, snow pictures, etc.) but we realized that we had so many other random pictures too, that we didn't want to slip by without sharing. 

like this one of greyson: 

and this one of hudson:

how could we just let those pictures go unshared?!?!? ;-)  anyways, so CLICK HERE to see the random pictures that didn't really fit into any other post we wrote during the months of january and february.  some of the things that you'll see in the photos are pictures from rebekah's birthday parties, hudson's valentine's day party at preschool, a visit to the canal fulton fire department to visit uncle nick, and rebekah's cousin briana as she came from out of state and stayed with us for a weekend.  hope you enjoy the slideshow!   

jesus journey

We are on a Jesus journey, did you know? (If not, you’ll have to go back and catch up by reading about our new word for the year in 2010.) The best way to grow in Christian faith is simple…to truly get to know Jesus.  Not just know about Him or talk about him (oh, aren’t we sooooo good at that?!?), or attend church every week or weekly Bible studies…none of that ultimately matters if it means nothing…but actually knowing Him is what makes the difference.  Getting to know Jesus enables us to become like Him and bring God’s kingdom to Earth here and now.  That’s our ultimate purpose!  

We are on this journey not only together as a family, but also as a church family.  In fact, our church is actually what truly began the whole thing.  In January of this year, the leaders of our church decided that instead of organizing sermons around themes and series, instead they would simply begin teaching through the book of Matthew (an account of Jesus’ life)  and work through it.  There is no timeline, no limits and so far it’s been life altering and transforming.  Seriously.  Even the children’s ministries are aligning the lessons with the weekly sermons.  It’s so cool to see our boys learning the same/similar thing that we are each week.   

God is doing amazing things through the people at RiverTree and the surrounding areas.  This journey is serious.  At times, it’s tough.  Some of the sermons are challenging, but they are very real.  The truth is being proclaimed in a new and fresh way.  The Bible and stories in it are becoming oh-so-clear and the history and context of it all is astonishing!  And sometimes it’s hard to hear, it’s not always feel-good, and certainly not everyone agrees, however it’s necessary and it’s the truth.  God’s truth.  (To catch a glimpse into a “tough to hear” type message, read Pastor Greg’s blog post “Find Another Church”.)  It’s so good, so real, so necessary.  No more walking on eggshells or watering down what really needs to be said, it’s time to wake up and really know and be Jesus, not just talk about it for the rest of our lives. or worse yet, actually believe that we’re such great “Christian” people who have it all together when we’re really not at all even close!  We’re really all a mess.  We really all need Jesus.  And really, we are all in the same boat here and all have a choice to make everyday.  Are we going to really follow Him or not?  Or are we just going to act like we are?     

Do you want to join the journey, too?  Are you interested in learning more?  You can certainly be part of it too!  You can access the sermons in video format and join right in along the way.  Here is the latest one, where the question was asked: Why would God bless those who don't deserve it?:

We are currently in Matthew 5.  If you prefer audio recording, you can download the podcast on iTunes.  You can also become a “fan” of RiverTree Christian Church on Facebook for updates and announcements.  You’ll notice, if you do, that as a particular passage in the Bible is studied we are being challenged to ask ourselves these three questions:

What is God saying in this passage?

What is God telling me through this passage?

What am I going to do about it?

Good questions, huh?  Especially the last one.  That's the one that most people never get to asking or doing, for that matter.  Write them down for sure.   They really do make you think.  We use these questions as a guide for discussions at our weekend services at RiverTree, in our THRIVE group meeting and through our own personal Bible study at home.   Why are we sharing all this?  Because we are changing.  God is changing us and it feels good.  And maybe, just maybe,  something about our journey may happen to catch and tug at  your heart along the way and you will change too.