Dear Future Sons In Law

Dear Future Sons In Law,

Although my daughters are still quite young, do you know I'm praying for you right now? I'm praying not just for the sake of my daughters and their happiness, but also for your happiness as well. One day you will be a well-accepted part of our big ol' family.

Do you know how much we love and adore our beautiful daughters? Very, very much! There's nothing in this world we wouldn't do to see them walking through each day with their heart filled with joy. Their daddy and I want to see their happiness and their beautiful smiles. Oh, they are wonderful!...........just wait. You will see!

I really want you to know something. I know at first you'll be more interested in how pretty she is on the outside. But I promise you, she is breathtakingly beautiful on the inside, too. As you get to know her, you'll learn the unique way in which her heart beats for what she's most passionate about.

 Be good to her and love her as Christ loves the church.

Please understand, the day we give her away to you, we will give you the biggest parts of our lives. We ultimately will be handing you the first moments we held her and cuddled her. We will hand you the laughs, the cries and all the emotional roller coasters we'll have gone through. We will hand you every piece of her, because on that day, she will be yours.

I pray now that you'll grow into a wonderful, God loving man, that understands your own heart and hers as well. I pray that you will live to protect, nurture, and love my daughter with all of your being. We hope you understand that we are invested in raising her so that she'll be the woman you want to raise kids with, the wife you will look forward to coming home to, and the woman you will want to spend the rest of your life with. 

Oh, by the way. Her daddy? Well, he may not like you at first and that's understandable, right? I mean, he has invested his time in protecting, loving, and caring for her. He loved her first and he cares so much. He is very interested in her happiness. I know that if you can love her, stick by her and show him how much you really care, he'll come around. I promise. 

One last thing, the most important thing. 

Trust God, honor God, and put Jesus at the center of your marriage and your family.

Sincerely,
Your Future Mother In Law

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Family!

Where does the family start? It starts with a young man falling in love with a girl - no superior alternative has yet been found.

- Winston Churchill

 It's getting closer and closer to Thanksgiving, and Christmas right around the corner from there. I suppose this is the time of the year most families come together the most.  I have family coming in from different states, and it's such a blessing to be able to see them for the short time they are able to visit. I love my family!  I've always been eager to learn about my family history and hope one day my children are just as eager to know. Family is so important and even though miles may keep you apart, it's important to stay in touch. Write a letter, pick up the phone, or plan a trip!  Just keep in touch!  




Here are some great resources for you children:


LETTER GENERATOR for kids!
Genealogy, Family Trees and Family History Records
Family Crest Activity 
Family Songs & Poems
A Role in the Family 

Recommended Books:  
Berenstain Bears books. (All of these books show family members with clear family roles)

Veterans Day 2010

Today when I told my daughters it was Veterans Day, they asked tons of questions and I answered most to the best of my knowledge. I knew the basics, but I really needed to read up about the history of Veterans Day.
This is what I knew:

When Is Veterans Day?

It is observed each year on November 11th.

What Is Veterans Day?

Veterans Day is a day to honor America's vete

rans, all men and women who served honorably in the five branches of the U.S. military during times of both war and peace.

The five branches are the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard.

These are a couple of sites I used to educate myself on the history of Veterans Day.

United States Department of Veterans Affairs

The History of Veterans Day

In November 1919, President Wilson proclaimed November 11 as the first commemoration of Armistice Day, it wasn't changed to Veterans day until June 1st, 1954 when President Eisenhower signed legislation changing the name of the legal holiday from Armistice Day to Veteran's Day.

I'm a huge fan of Enchanted Learning. There is a link below with awesome worksheets!

Veterans Day Crafts, Projects, Worksheets, Books, and Printouts

We printed out some great worksheets and the girls each colored an American flag and displayed them on our board.

Have a wonderful day!
*Jennifer

Being an example!

I sat here and pondered on what I would write about today. I'm watching the girls run, play, and try to act like me? There is no fighting! YEAH! I hear the girls talking amongst themselves, "Okay girls what are we going to learn today" says Breanna , "Do you need to use the restroom, Raylee?" asks Gracie, "Mom , Can we help you?".

I can't help but be so proud of how they are growing into respectful, helpful little girls. It has been an uphill battle on hoping that by my example I could instill such values as they are starting to show now. I knew from the time my girls were born, that I was so blessed and had a job so important in raising them. I thank God everyday!

The most common and most important discipleship relationship is that of parent and child. It is a nurturing, training, teaching, and discipling relationship. Since the contact between parent and child is so close, teaching is unavoidable. The child will be like the parent in many ways. "Like father, like son" is not just a catchy saying - it is the reality of life on earth. The parent has a responsibilty before God and others to disciple and teach their children successfully.

I'm going to be working on myself daily, to insure that I am setting the right example. I'm going to remember to change what isn't working and look for methods that do. Most important I'm going to love my children unconditionally and continue to pray for guidance. :)

Blessings! *Jennifer

Stamping for fun!

I recently came across an assortment of stamps that I thought the girls would have fun with. I even forgot how much I liked to stamp. It is fun and a great time filler. :)

A storm blew in...

Its been a crazy few days. Storms blew in and left our town with no electric and a huge mess to clean up. Grain Elevators demolished, tress uprooted, and even cars and houses smashed. Thats another reason I haven't blogged, no connection. Well the electric is back now, and I'm praying it will stay. You see we have more storms moving in and hopefully they will not be severe.

Oh a better note, the rains left huge puddles of water everywhere, and we had a mini pond in our backyard. So I threw bathing suits on the girls and let them jump on in.



During clean up of the limbs that had fell we found a cute little caterpillar. So we made a home for it. Hopefully we can see it make a cocoon and turn into a beautiful butterfly.

Have a great Day!

Thursday!

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