Asher's favorite part of the day? "Cafeteria Time!"
Sophia's favorite class? "Lunch."
Liam? "Snack Time, Mom."

We really do love you Friday school! And food.

We all love food! (the spread in the teacher's lounge really was amazing if I do say so myself!)

I'm not sure when it became October, soon to be mid October nonetheless! I'm not sure when baby Boaz started to choose walking over the fast and preferred crawling. I'm not sure when Sophia started coloring so perfectly in the lines, but she does now and it's beautiful! I couldn't tell you the day or week it happened that Asher finally was able to clean the kitchen sink by himself without me checking or instructing. Now when I look at it, it will forever shine in my mind right along with his proud and hardworking smile, "Mom come look at my work!" I don't know when that plant by the sink got so tall and gangly looking. I'm not even sure most days what we did or what happened 'yesterday'. I just know we lived life and it was full. I know things do not happen over night, though sometimes I'm certain they must. The baby really didn't just turn into a full blown toddler one night while we all slept, or did he?! Over time we progress. Things change. We change. The kids grow up. I can see it in their eyes.

Today I am thankful for the work of the Holy Spirit in my life. It has not happened over night. It has been quite the opposite. Much like what appears to go on here, a little every day, because most times even it escapes my recollection. But one thing is for sure, it's as certain as the rising and the setting of the sun. He is so faithful even when I am not. And it has not happened without stretching and growing and at times what seemed really rather uncomfortable and hard to yield to Him. There were places and things in my heart I never wanted to surrender. The work He's done and who He continues to prove Himself to be has now turned many of my 'never wanted to's' or 'why would I's' into 'why wouldn't I'?

And really now, in talking about this God, the one true God who gave himself for me. Who finished it at the cross but didn't leave me and the work that still needs to be done wondering if I'm able or if it's worth the change and fight at all. He whose ways are higher. Whose heart is to be known in every single matter and sought hard after because it's different than my own. He who gave me my very life to honor Him with.

Why wouldn't I?

THAT is the work of the Holy Spirit. And today I am thankful He is ever present in my life. May I yield more and more to Him.

Tomorrow marks our second year participating in our churches home schooling enrichment Friday Program. We've been counting down the days. Got a few of them mixed up. Panicked it was happening sooner (me!). Tomorrow is truly the day! As a VERY special treat, because we don't do 'those' too often, the kids each received something to make their experience that much more 'enriched' because if anyone truly knows my kids they know how much they LOVE to eat! Food and anything 'snack', 'dessert', 'breakfast', 'lunch' or 'dinner' is WHERE it's AT!!!!

I catch him standing and it bewilders me. When did he become such a little person?

Special new lunch sacks! How fun to pick out and 'to know' what each one of my children would love! These people are precious to me.