Thankful Thursday & ABCs of ME!

The ABC's of Me (I actually borrowed this from a couple of other blogs & Face.book)

I am actually going to turn it into my THANKFUL ABCs...everything I use is something I am thankful for!


A: AG, my beautiful Princess



B: Blogs...they help me know that there are other people out there with the same struggles with adoption/infertility that I am going through!



C: Church ~ Northpoint is FABULOUS!



D: Dark ~ nothing better to go for a walk after dark and see the beautiful stars and moon!

E: EE, my handsome little Boo Boo, and ED ~ our future (maybe) daughter...when we raise the funds to contract for adoption again!

F: Faith ~ there are times in my life that my faith has not been strong, and most times it is not strong enough...but without faith in God I know that my life would be a wreck!

G: Some dear friends last names start with G...they have been a huge blessing to us and have practically adopted us into their family~we are thankful for them!

H: Handsome Husband ~ ladies I have been blessed with one of the Best Amazing Wonderful Godly Cute Helpful (the list could go on and on) husbands you could ever find!

I: sister-In-laws ~ I have been blessed with two great sister in-laws, just wish I could spent a little more time with them!

J: Can I use this as another chance to be thankful for my husband...since his name starts with J?

K: Kids ~ anyone that knew me before AG & EE knew how much I wanted to have children, and most people that know me now know how much I LOVE having them!

L: Love ~ I cannot imagine what life would be like if love was not a MAJOR part of it!

M: Mommy...I love being one (and I love mine!)

N: Our other really good friends last name start with N, and he happens to be our lawyer too!

O: Opera House ~ I have spent a good few hours both on stage and off and have loved every minute of it! Cannot wait to see the musical this summer!

P: Pumpkin Patch Daycare ~ my business

Q: Quiet...this is something I treasure more and more every single day!

R: I have a sister who's name starts with R and I am thankful to have her as friend on FB!

S: Spring...I have never been as thankful for this season and I am this year!

T: Twenty Seven...the date both of our children were born!

U: Upbringing...while I do not intend to walk my parents footsteps exactly...they taught me that love is the number one thing children need. My parents were/are very good at loving, I never EVER questioned even once if my parents loved/love me and they are AMAZING people!

V: Vow ~ I know that my dear husband would never have imagined what he was signing up for with the 'for worse' part of the our vows...but the fact that I know when we said those vows that it was for the rest of our life on earth and I never have to wonder if we are going to last...because God brought us together!

W: Waterfalls ~ they are so beautiful

X: Xrays, the last ones I had showed that my fall on the ice didn't do too much damage

Y: Yellow ~ a color that I am loving more and more on my daughter!

Z: My brother, Farmer, his name starts with 'z' and I am thankful for him...I still think back to the days that we were alot closer, and wish that for now...but love him and wouldn't trade him in for anything (well maybe for, na...probably not even that!)

Trip to the General Store

Last Tuesday evening we made a trip to the general store, not to buy something...but instead to show the kids the bunnies & chicks! Princess kept saying "Silly Rabbit" because the all black bunny was drinking the water and we could see his tongue!Boo was a little more stand-off-ish! He is afraid of everything that moves! But he kept touching Daddy and that made it okay! She just loved it and would have watched the animals for hours!I thought it was funny when the chicks got tired they just stuffed their little beaks into the saw dust and went to sleep!He was a little more brave with the chicks than with the bunnies!We even managed a smile out of it...a success in my book!

Playing outside 2 days in a row!

We had some sidewalk chalkWe 'marched' to get the mailMiss KC driving the BIG trucksMr Frank and his truckMore coloring with chalkLove Miss KBs wispy blonde curlsMiss KC with a little bit of snack left on her faceJust love this one of Boo, he is so serious and always observing what the others are doing!

After Naps

All the other Patch kids were playing in the living room, and I found my little Boo in his room lining up his cars...just too cute!

Remembering...

Today we remember our 4th...it is a day that will always be remembered in my mind, along with Dec 14th 03, Aug 20th 04, & Jan 20th 05. Four years ago today I experienced the worst of our 4 miscarriages oh how painful it was. Physically and mentally. I was the only one that could be at the store that day, so I got up to get dressed even though there were sharp pains in my stomach. J drove the 80 miles to work that morning, and I didn't share my thoughts or pain with him...he didn't need to worry, I would just tell him after it was over. We needed the money, and really what could he do to help? So off to work I go, and after only being there for an hour and a half I had to close the store with a note on the door. I went home and crawled into bed with tears rolling down my face...how could his be happening again? Lord, why is it that you are taking our fourth child away from us? Will we ever be parents? Will we ever get the big family we both dream and pray for? I probably even wrongly accused God of being selfish and wanting all of my children...have asked his forgiveness for the things I said while going through my miscarriages as it wasn't always very faithful!I called my husband to let him know that I was home and asked if he could come and be home with me. He drove the 80 miles back and walked through the doors, but I guess it was a little too much for him because he went to the backyard (I could see from our bedroom window) and worked on fixing our fence. We made it through with the help of family and friends and GOD. Js sister sent me the most beautiful bouquet of flowers and some of the church people arranged for meals for a few days. I am thankful. The first few years brought only sadness when any of these dates came around, sadness to the point I could hardly function or do anything but cry. BUT, after praying and asking the Lord to help me through this...it has gotten better. Now don't be fooled, if you know me that I cry over everything, so each birth date (today included) I do still shed tears for my little ones...but I also have enough faith to know that God did that because He knew that little AG and EE would need us as parents and most likely our human selves would not have walked the adoption & foster path if even one of our precious four were born. AND I know that one day when God calls me home I will that day be able to meet my babies face to face.So today being a Sunday is perfect. We can get together with our brothers and sisters in Christ and as a family worship our precious Lord...the same Lord I so wrongfully called selfish 4 years ago today. It wasn't HIM who was being selfish, now was it? He had big plans for us, and wrapped them up in a tiny little package in Texas on September 27th 06 and then again only 3 months later on December 27th 06!God is so good to us, and while we pray we are to pray believing...AND we should always remember that God doesn't always answer our prayers the way we would like....but He usually answers them better!

Beautiful Monday Morning

We were able to take the chance to be outside for about 2 1/2 hours on Monday! Oh what fun we had! The kids played pretty well together and just enjoyed being in the sun.Finging bugs...Taking a moment to smile for Mommy...Playing trucks...Oh no, we have an owie!Our own demolition derbyCheesin it up"Welcome to our Patch"I LOVE her pink toungue, and ask her often to let me see it...a wierd thing I know...but hey I am a Mommy!Asked for smiles and this is what they gave meNot sure what kind of a smile this is, but he did it on purpose!My little dears, how precious is this?Then Mr. Frank wanted to join in...But that didn't last long before it was just back to the brother and sister! Is she not just a big girl now a days?

I think this is one of my favorite shots of the entire day!"Hello down there!"Like this one too...

Wrestl'n the truck...wonder who is winning?

He must have!

That was our Monday outside! Everyone took GREAT naps that day!