I love the FAITH of a child...

Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord and, has made the Lord his hope and confidence.

- Jeremiah 17:7

Last week Ben, Me, Jaden, Jack and Jens were all in the car driving home. Out of nowhere Jack said "Mom how are we going to know where Aunt Ruth is buried?" ( Aunt Ruth passed away the beginning of November.) I said "Well honey, Aunt Ruth wasn't buried, she was cremated." He thought for a minute and said "Why did they do that?" We went on to explain that some people choose to be cremated and some choose to be buried. Jaden immediately said "that's what I want, to be cremated." (As if this whole death/kid conversation wasn't hard enough to swallow...) Jack jumps in and says "Not me, I don't want to be burned." Jaden stopped him and said "sick Jack do you just want your body to rot?" Jack (without missing a beat) says "NO! I want to be buried so I can be REINCARNATED!" Really??? Where does this kid come from?

In the same car ride home we have another similar conversation. It went like this:

Jensen: "Mom I want to hug Jesus."
Me: "I do too Jens, wouldn't it be great?!"
Jack: "It would be so neat because even if we have just a bruise, Jesus would hug it right away."

I wish he'd listen to me like he listens in church!!!

My 2011 CHRISTMAS Goal...

Call us crazy if you wish... I just want to remember the calm feeling I have right now as we approach the busiest time of year.

The last part of October while Ben and I were watching TV, a commercial for the list of upcoming Christmas movies came on. I thought to myself (the same thing 99.9% of adults think)

"YUCK...Christmas already???"

I looked at him and said "let's get all of our stuff done as soon as possible so that when we hear or see the word CHRISTMAS we don't have to flinch." He agreed and by that weekend... we were at the starting line.

It has been almost 3 weeks since we decided to celebrate Christmas 2011 STRESS FREE, and I am ECSTATIC to report... not only are we 95% finished with our shopping but, we are done wrapping and we have decorated!!!

I want to remember Christmas as a fun time with our little boys. I want to CONTINUE and MAKE NEW, traditions. I want to give to the less fortunate and most of all I want to snuggle on the couch in pajamas with the love of my life and our amazing little boys while watching Christmas movies and talking about Jesus!

Jensen's Christmas List

A few nights ago I was reading a story to Jaden, Jack and Jensen. In the middle of the story I was stopped by Jensen as he began randomly rambling off his Christmas wish list.

"I want a BATMAN BAT CABE (cave) with BATMAN, PENGUIN & JOKER. I want a COMPUTER. I want a FLIP CAR (?) with YELLOW & BLUE stripes. I want a COMPUTER. I want a PLAYSTATION... a blue one. I want a COMPUTER. Do you think I could have 2 PLAYSTATIONS??? Oh.................... and I want a MUSTACHE."

Seriously... this kid cracks us up ALL THE TIME!!!!

Jensen Dean, remember I will ALWAYS love you like my own!!!!

I'm BACK and giving it 100%

I am so sad that I have let so much time pass with-OUT journaling. Really??? My kids are growing so fast, they are doing so many things, and changing every day. AND... I haven't been keeping a journal? SAD!!!

I decided it is time to (really) focus on what matters most and what I want to look back on. I decided an updated status, how many friends (acquaintances) you have, who commented on what and the BIGGEST thing... who is hurting who, are not memories that "I" want to keep.

So from here forward, this is MY JOURNAL... MY LIFE... MY MEMORIES!!!

One of the many things I NEVER want to forget....

... when Jack is telling or trying to tell us something and he gets frustrated trying to explain he says "everymind" aka... nevermind!!!!

I love you my sweetest baby boy!