Making a marble tower with two tracks seriously stretched my brain. TWO TRACKS, people! For this non-engineering chica- that is nigh unto impossible... But for him? Joy- boundless joy!
Thursday, August 1, 2013
Monday, June 3, 2013
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Where are all these page views coming from?
I really want to know... So someone please comment and tell me. Why are my page views suddenly up 4x's what they normally are? If you've never visited this blog before, please tell me... why are you here? I don't recognize the site from which blogger is saying the traffic is arriving...
Seriously. I'm wondering if I need to make my blog private. Anybody else's blog count freaking out?
Seriously. I'm wondering if I need to make my blog private. Anybody else's blog count freaking out?
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Life.. Moving on.
Hmmm... So much happens each day that choosing what to blog about is sometimes difficult.
Right now, we are in the middle of spring-summer-now spring again! Last week was BLOODY hot, with the local bank thermometers hitting 100*! But now we are back to a cool 60s day, and of all things, I find myself missing the warmth of the sun. *sigh* Appreciate appreciate appreciate where I'm at Today! :-)
One very difficult life lesson we are working through right now is the choice to leave the church we have called home and family for the last 11 years. There were some decisions made by the leadership that we disagreed with and our hearts broke over. We just couldn't continue to support the path that the church is taking, so we've begun our search for a new home. On a positive note? This is a completely new journey for Gabe and I. We've had several meaningful discussions about what happened and what we are looking for, our priorities and aversions. I'm so thankful that God has been faithful to continually work on each of us to bring us closer to Him, resulting in us being more of one mind than two. He has shown us that His way, His model for marriage- He gave this example to us because it really does matter. When we choose to submit to His will and design, it glorifies Him through our lives and we are blessed by obedience. Even through the trials and valleys, we thank God for His love and protection, His peace and guidance. We know that His plan is better than ours, so we choose to follow Him.
Right now, we are in the middle of spring-summer-now spring again! Last week was BLOODY hot, with the local bank thermometers hitting 100*! But now we are back to a cool 60s day, and of all things, I find myself missing the warmth of the sun. *sigh* Appreciate appreciate appreciate where I'm at Today! :-)
One very difficult life lesson we are working through right now is the choice to leave the church we have called home and family for the last 11 years. There were some decisions made by the leadership that we disagreed with and our hearts broke over. We just couldn't continue to support the path that the church is taking, so we've begun our search for a new home. On a positive note? This is a completely new journey for Gabe and I. We've had several meaningful discussions about what happened and what we are looking for, our priorities and aversions. I'm so thankful that God has been faithful to continually work on each of us to bring us closer to Him, resulting in us being more of one mind than two. He has shown us that His way, His model for marriage- He gave this example to us because it really does matter. When we choose to submit to His will and design, it glorifies Him through our lives and we are blessed by obedience. Even through the trials and valleys, we thank God for His love and protection, His peace and guidance. We know that His plan is better than ours, so we choose to follow Him.
Friday, April 5, 2013
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Aprils Fools!!
The girls and I made some scrumptious Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream for April Fools this year! YUM!
What do you think? Would we have fooled you?
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Resurrection Day 2013
Here's some joy from our Resurrection Day!
Our handsome man-child!
Isaac loves running on the little concrete path next to the building..
Smithy cousins (Caleb was sleeping :-)
Oh, and I have to share my fun story of how God provided baskets for our kiddos. I think we maybe have one that has survived through all thetorture play over the years... But I really didn't want to go buy more. Saturday we were at Grant Road Hardware picking up chicks, and they had this display of darling little egg baskets. The sign said "Buy 3 bags of Purina chicken food and get the basket free!" I wasn't planning on buying food, but for the basket? Yes sir- I would have! But all three kiddos wanted a basket... So I asked how much to just buy the extras... And the workers were so kind! They GAVE us the baskets! Not just one,but Three!!! Here's my shout-out to Grand Road Ace Hardware- Support our local hometown store!!
Oh, and I have to share my fun story of how God provided baskets for our kiddos. I think we maybe have one that has survived through all the
Stretch Kiera!!!
Boys on a hunt....
This picture cracks me up- she's like a little dog guarding her bone...
This is Isaac's life right now- Everyone loves to feel his head :-)
Melia, trying to do her part of the Scripture puzzle portion of the egg hunt.
Caught a glimpse of his tongue gymnastics that so many people comment on!
Loved this- Our friend Don just showed us the picture he took of me trying to photo bomb the shot Gabe was trying to get of himself and Caleb- it was Hilarious- and less than flattering! But it resulted in this fun one!
Thursday, March 28, 2013
What Schweitzer is All About
It's about lots of driving....5+ hours with kids, but it went really well!
It's about Make-up... Lots and Lots of make-up....
And learning new things, like how to knit by the European or Continental method! 
It's about exhaustion... So exhausted that she couldn't make it through worship and prayer time!
Of course, it's about Skiing... and Snowboarding! With great family! Enjoying God's amazing Creation!
It's about the all important Daddy-Daughter time!
It's about new discoveries... 
In the end, it's about being so thankful for this opportunity... and looking forward to next year!!! 
Thursday, March 21, 2013
The Depths of Despair
My local friends may have noticed the protesters standing outside our Wenatchee Family Planning building for the past several weeks with signs saying "Pray to end abortion." Yesterday when I drove by, there was a small hoard of teenage protesters with neon colored signs saying "Equality" "Women's Rights"... and the whole gamut of rhetoric.
I was tempted to stop and get out MY baby. I wanted to show them.
"This is my son. His name is Caleb. He was born in May of last year. He is now 10.5 months old. He loves food and getting into everything, especially the dishwasher. He babbles my words back at me, and throws a fit on the changing table.... Being his mom is one of the hardest things I've ever done. I'm not sure I can be successful at it. I'm not sure I can raise him. Beside, I'm just not being a productive member of society staying home with him all the time...
Can I kill him? Is it ok, acceptable, to take his life? Why?"
My heart breaks over this. Years ago, I believed in the pro-life cause because it was right. Now I pray desperately for God to open the eyes of these people who have NO understanding of what they are doing or protesting for, because He has truly given me understanding. His perspective. It is SO painful I can barely stand to think about it. Words cannot begin to describe the emotion, the heart wrenching destruction and sorrow that indwells this savage practice.
I want them to know- I want them to SEE. To be responsible for these precious lives, to carry the weight of their existence, their survival, and TRULY, their eternal souls in their hands. MAKE IT REAL. Make them nauseous with the understanding of what abortion truly is.
Because it is not women's rights. It's not equality. It IS the choice to MURDER.
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13
I was tempted to stop and get out MY baby. I wanted to show them.
"This is my son. His name is Caleb. He was born in May of last year. He is now 10.5 months old. He loves food and getting into everything, especially the dishwasher. He babbles my words back at me, and throws a fit on the changing table.... Being his mom is one of the hardest things I've ever done. I'm not sure I can be successful at it. I'm not sure I can raise him. Beside, I'm just not being a productive member of society staying home with him all the time...
Can I kill him? Is it ok, acceptable, to take his life? Why?"
My heart breaks over this. Years ago, I believed in the pro-life cause because it was right. Now I pray desperately for God to open the eyes of these people who have NO understanding of what they are doing or protesting for, because He has truly given me understanding. His perspective. It is SO painful I can barely stand to think about it. Words cannot begin to describe the emotion, the heart wrenching destruction and sorrow that indwells this savage practice.
I want them to know- I want them to SEE. To be responsible for these precious lives, to carry the weight of their existence, their survival, and TRULY, their eternal souls in their hands. MAKE IT REAL. Make them nauseous with the understanding of what abortion truly is.
Because it is not women's rights. It's not equality. It IS the choice to MURDER.
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Kiera's Breakfast.... Salad?
Apple chunks with string cheese sprinkled over the top. Interesting, but it works!
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