these daze!

the girls built a wall with mud cement. thankfully, this kind doesn't burn your skin!

check out the load of wood I found in my neighborhood! the Karis got a kick out of it, Nat barely lifted her head from the book she was reading.

this was one of the first warmer days we've had. they were begging to go wading at a place we call the Pocket, but it's a nice 45 minute drive away and it was already mid-afternoon. so, I had them don their water shoes and jump in the rain ditch in the back yard instead. 

Jonathan is playing T-ball right now. this was warming up at his first game. he was so proud of his hat because he is number 3 and there is a  big 3 on the back. he was showing his older, much taller teammates. 

Karis is playing soccer and here she's saying she scored three goals in her game and the final score was 3-0! I gotta say, my head was held pretty high walking off that field. :) 

and what's an afternoon without a little digging in the ditch? 

sometimes we get muddy before changing out of our pj's!

we're also doing some reading, writing, and 'rithmatic, but those pictures aren't nearly so entertaining.

Present risen-ness....

Easter morning was sweet, in my home surrounded by every lit candle I could find on my kitchen table. the kids tumbled into the kitchen, and with Easter music playing, Emmett and I proclaimed Christ's resurrection and how He is the Light of the world...they got it, it danced before their eyes, they could smell the aroma and see the difference those little candles made in the dim light.

and then...Easter ends, and the week begins. and I'm wondering in my own life, how can i live in His risen-ness? His present, daily, conquering of sin....we know 'one day' He will come as that King. we know He did indeed die on that cross, He took on the weight of our imperfections and sin and selfishness and anger...instead of longing for 'one day', how can we experience His resurrection every day?

I think the key is repentance. it's daily knowing that we can do nothing without His resurrection. it's repenting of putting on fronts, so others will see our false pretend selves. it's repenting of falling on others for our strength and grace, when His Word alone teaches us to reach out and be courageous. it's  repenting of believing anything that casts a shadow on the work He has done for us and the current Hope of His risen-ness.

i encourage you to live by boasting of what has been done so that we can be vessels of hope and life today. what does that look like for you?