Bets

How to train your (pudgy) dragon

Mom found this little treasure at a junk shop recently. :) Charlie loves having a tail and claws. :)

Pink

Thanks to the contributions and creativity of our sweet "Yai" (Mason's mom), Bethan has a "new" room! Everybody needs a little bit of girly girl in their lives, right? We're so thankful for our little pink bundle and for her sweet room.







P.S.Deann made the beautiful verse for her wall!

Our ongoing miracle

On October 15th, Charlie had his follow-up visit with the neurosurgeon in St. Louis regarding his head size and shape. When we saw him in the spring he had requested that we return in 4-6 months to make sure Charlie's head seemed to be developing correctly. At this visit he informed us that Charlie's head has only grown 0.7 cm in 5 months! He said that the size of his head is beginning to track back down into proportion for where he should developmentally be at this point in time. Praise God! Through the prayers (and even practical intervention in a couple of cases!) of the saints and through the abundant mercy and compassion of God, Charlie has thus far been totally spared from surgery or medical intervention of any sort! We were THREE days away from surgery to reconstruct his skull and possibly drain fluid from around his brain! The thought is absolutely overwhelming. Thank You, Father, for your tender grace! And thank you again to each of you who prayed and those who have continued in prayer. May God get much glory from Charlie's life and health.

The zoo!

For Moms

I recently came across a wonderful money-saving option in the area of DIAPERING (a large part of my life these days), and thought I would share it with all you other moms who might be reading this post. Signing up for Amazon Mom (FREE) saves you 15% on most baby items ordered through Amazon.com, as well as giving you free two-day shipping for up to 1 year. If you sign up for Amazon's Subscribe and Save program you save another 15%. This program (Subscribe and Save) allows you to have diapers delivered monthly on a continuing basis. If you want to skip a shipment you can, or order an extra shipment for that month, or choose every two months instead, etc. And you can cancel at any time! We currently use Luvs, and this brings the price of Charlie's diapers down from $.20 at Wal-Mart to $.14...and they're delivered right to my door! Yes!

October

Bethan Hope

All cozy after a warm bath...

Baby Dears

For Our Good

"For [our earthly fathers] disciplined us for a short time as seemed best to them, but He disciplines us for our good, so that we may share His holiness." Hebrews 12:10

In these days of beginning to truly discipline Charlie, this verse stood out to me in my daily reading. As earthly parents, the best we can ever do for Charlie in regards to discipline is to ask God for wisdom and then do "as seems best" to us. We trust the discipline is what was needed at that time and what will result in good for him now and in the future. But God is not like that. Yes, He disciplines us. But His discipline is always and only for our good. He never gives too little or too much. And He knows exactly what form of discipline will be effective in removing our sins from us. What a comfort! What a Father! I am so thankful to be His child.