This is the day the Lord has made...

Kevin, Owen and I went to a park that was so big and so fun today. We met Owen's birthfamily there to hang out with them. His half birth brother and sister, birth grandma (nana Jan), birth aunt and uncle and 3 cousins were there along with pry 700 other people. It was such a fun day! There was a petting farm with sheep, chickens, ducks, geese, a hog, horses and pony's. Ton's of blow up/bouncy things to play in, a mini ferris wheel, tons of different foods, a playground that was HUGE with a HUGE sandbox - every little boys dream!! It was sort of like a fancy glorified carnival only better and cleaner. Then we went to lunch at Cheesy Luigi's, good pizza and breadsticks! My heart was so full. I really don't have words to describe how I feel, GOD IS SOOO GOOD!!! They gave him a holloween bucket full of his favorite things- they pay very close attention to the letters I send and get almost everything I mention he has fun with. It was precious to see him run up to Jazzy his half birth sister and grab her hand a walk around with her. Here are a few pics, more to come later, enjoy looking at them, I bet you can't help but smile :)

Grace, Mercy & Peace...

I love watching You work God. I can so clearly see You working in my sisters lives right now and it's so exciting. The stuff they're going through is not fun, one bit, but seeing how You are speaking to them and the power of Your Spirit in them right now, EXCITING! Even to them, they see it and know You are lovin on them like no other! Thank you :)

what a weekend

I love the man I married! We went and saw Fire Proof Friday night and it was pretty good. When we left the theatre we were a little bit more in love than when we arrived. After the movie we went to Yesterdog, need I say more... Then Saturday I went to Pentwater with two of my closest friends and walked around the craft show in weather that was perfect. We had a good time laughing and finding some cool things. Today we went to Kev's folks and had a bday party for his dad, Arie. Good times. It's been a great weekend. Thank you Father for this weekend!

gymnastics

I get to take Owen to his second class today! It was fun watching him last week, he is sooo not his mom, the kid is so social!

**Gymnastics**

So....due to my clumsiness I'm the most "popular" mom in Owen's class! To make a long story short, I made a complete fool of myself by tripping on my flip flops, sliding across the gym floor with my rearend up in the air in front of his class and the whole place gasps...I try and recover as best I can and make light of the situation with the gymnastics "stuck-it" pose but really, it doesn't help. Everyone knows me now, so much for being unnoticed and quiet and not having to talk with anyone...

we have permission...

I pour out my complaint before Him;
before Him I tell my trouble.
Psalm 142:2

Your friendship, it is intimate...I love that

Your love is extravagant
Your friendship, it is intimate
I feel I'm moving to the rhythm of Your grace
Your fragrance is intoxicating in the secret place
Cause Your love is extravagant

Spread wide in the arms of Christ there's a love that covers sin
No greater love have I ever known; You considered me a friend
Capture my heart again

Your love is extravagant
Your friendship, it is intimate

My friend Rachel brought a memory back to me with one word, Restore. The first song on my playlist right now, Restore Me, effects my emotions and attitude so much. Amazing how a song can do that, don't ya think?