Need God Book....

At night when we get ready to put Miss Ella to bed, we read to her part of her bible. And now it is so cute...when you ask her what it is called she calls her bible "the need God book."
Seriously....how cute and smart are kids?

~Learning As I Go~
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Find them Jesus like you found me...

The other night I was rocking Mak, hoping that she would fall asleep soon so we could all get some much needed sleep. And she was in that stage where she was almost asleep but not quite. When she gets to that point and we are both very much relaxed I pray for both my girls and my sweet wife. Well I was praying specifically that Jesus would find them like He found me at such a young age, and that in return they would find Him back. It is one of those things that you can't help but worry about. All the "what-ifs" and what is more annoying about that is as much as you want to enjoy them the "what-ifs" are in the back of your head. It is one of those things. When I was younger I hated when people would say, "I wish Jesus would hurry up and come back." I always thought, "How sad, these people must be miserable in life to want it all to end." But I don't think that is what they were saying. I now LOVE life. I love my job, my family, everything. Sure I get annoyed from time to time but then who doesn't? I am now one of those people that say, "I wish Jesus would come back soon." And I love my life. I do. I want to see my kids grow up. I want to see them get married and have kids. I would love that. But I would LOVE even more to be in heaven where let's be honest... that is the goal of every Christian, to get to heaven and bring as many people there with us. As I was rocking little Mak to sleep, I couldn't help but think about how great it will be. And how much love our Heavenly Father has for us. I mean can you imagine? Sending your son down here to die for us. I would NEVER put my kids in that situation. Yet He did it willingly. And then Mary, raising Him knowing that He was sent here to save the world. Blows me away. Shows us what love really is. And I am excited for my girls to learn that. So I will keep praying, find them Jesus....like you found Me.

~Learning As I Go~
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OUCH...

So I started working out again. I am sick of being fat. Ok not fat but not where I want to be either and i feel like a slug. So a guy from our church who is on the college football team decided that he was going to help me get into shape. Ok so I had no idea how hard football players worked out. It wasnt a long hard work out i thought until this morning...and I am so sore I cant pick my nose even if I wanted to. I have never not been able to move like this..so here is to day one.....
Everyone says it will be worth it in the end...it better be...haha.

~Learning As I Go~
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Fun with Snow...

We are having one heck of a winter...more snow than we have ever seen. Of course our first year in Dakota would be one of the most crazy winters ever. It has been so cold that we cant play out in it much. I know, what is the good of snow if you cant go out and play in it. Well one day we were able to go out and Miss Ella and Mocha had a blast on the sled. So here is just one picture. And yes Mocha is wearing a sweater and everyone who knows me knows I HATE WHEN PEOPLE DRESS THEIR DOGS...but she was shaved and it was COLD. So we had too.....
Anyway, enjoy the pic....

~Learning As I Go~
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Bed Time Fun

Miss Ella is going to be two years old in a few weeks. Which is depressing for this dad who wants his daughter to stay a baby forever. Crystal and I are really trying to figure out how to instill in her life God and values. True she is not yet two, but never to early to teach her morals and values. When she was dedicated the church gave us a picture story bible, which is something she looks at all the time. Crystal has already had to repair it a few times. So now before bed, we all crawl on her bed and read her a bible story, pray and kiss her good night. True right now she still cries when we say good night but it is getting to be a shorter and shorter cry every night. And it has been so fun to start this. Just us three. Morgan is already sleeping at that time for a bit. So Miss Ella gets her mom and dad all to her self. Important for us all. These are memories that I am excited to be making. And it is fun to watch Miss Ella as we read the bible and actually know what we are talking about. Very fun. God is good to us.

~Learning As I Go~
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