I found this over at forevernevernalways

When I say..."I am a Christian"
I'm not shouting "I am saved"
I'm whispering "I get lost!"
"That is why I chose this way."

When I say..."I am a Christian"
I don't speak of this with pride.
I'm confessing that I stumble
and need someone to be my guide.

When I say..."I am a Christian"
I'm not trying to be strong.
I'm professing that I'm weak
and pray for strength to carry on.

When I say..."I am a Christian"
I'm not bragging of success.
I'm admitting I have failed
and cannot ever pay the debt.

When I say..."I am a Christian"
I'm not claiming to be perfect,
my flaws are too visible
but God believes I'm worth it.

When I say..."I am a Christian"
I still feel the sting of pain
I have my share of heartaches
which is why I seek His name.

When I say..."I am a Christian"
I do not wish to judge.
I have no authority.
I only know I'm loved.

-Author Carol Wimmer - Copyright 1988


It is so true... So many times I think when people hear me say that I'm a Christian, that it means I am going to judge them, that I'm thinking I'm superior to them. It's so not true! It means I'm unable to live without my God. It means I'm weak and I need His strength. It means I'm flawed and I fail. It means I need to know I'm safe in His arms. It also means I'm capable of SO MUCH love.

So, here are some pictures from the birthday party! Also included are pics from the weekends and such surrounding the party. Happy Birthday to my Joseph (turned 3 on the 25th of June) and my Juliet, who turned 1 today!

This week's theme is a Favorite Photo. Here is one of mine:

I love this picture because when Juliet was that age, it was very rare to have them both look at the camera. She was freshly off of oxygen and a feeding tube. He was enjoying being able to touch and love on his Sissy, and I had just woken up from one of the few nights that I actually got to get a lot of sleep....

In other news, I am going to try to post my pictures from their birthday after I
Clean this (computer) room,
Set up a turtle tank,
Clean the living room,
Laundry....
So who knows when that will be!

What a few weeks!

Wow. We did a lot! We went to Lava, we went to Island Park... We had a lot of fun since I last posted- and most of all we had the kiddo's birthday party!

Pictures to come!

Birthdays!

First: Happy [early] Birthday to my DADDY! His birthday is tomorrow and I am ever so proud of my dad.

He rocks.
That is him, tired and weary at the hospital holding his grand-daughter as she was kept alive before her surgery.

He rocks.


In other birthday news! The kiddos are having a birthday party together:

I am so proud of that invitation, you have no idea.

I made it entirely from pictures and digital scans of scrap paper and ribbons. The blotted out portions tell you that if you want to come you can comment and I'll give you details in some way that is not quite so public.

**also: my twitter feed appears terribly broken. If you have any idea why, please comment! Much appreciated**

** Also, redux: *facepalm* I cannot believe I made a mistake like that on the date. If only I'd noticed BEFORE I had them printed. I will have to decide if the mistake is worth the $4 to have them reprinted. That should read Thursday, July 2nd 2009

One of 'those' posts.

I don't often do these, but here we go!


A - Age: 27
B - Bed size: Queen
C - Chore you hate: Animal dookie.
D - Dog's name: Peanut
E - Essential start your day item: Coffee. Lots of Coffee
F - Favorite color: Purple. Specifically lavender.
G - Gold or Silver: Silver
H - Height: 5'8"
I - Instruments you play: Used to play the Clarinet.
J - Job title: Stay at home mom right now. I do also work part time at Apple Athletic in exchange for membership.
K - Kid(s): 2
L - Living arrangements: Pretty house
M - Mom's name: June
N - Nicknames: Does "Honey" count? Though Matt does call me "Sweetness" as well.
O - Overnight hospital stay: Too many to count? Ok.. so ... I'll do reasons: Car accident when I was 12. Kidney stones when I was 9 mos pregnant (2 wk stay) with my son, and then after his birth a few days later. Kidney infection. After giving birth to my daughter. After my daughter's heart surgery during the room-in. Hehe...
P - Pet Peeve: Improper use of apostrophes. "G**d**n it" being used. "Jesus F*ng Christ" being used. Towels rubbing together.
Q - Quote from a movie: "All you need is love" Moulin Rouge
R - Right or left handed: Right
S - Siblings: Do in-laws count? I have no blood siblings, but I have an amazing brother and sister in law and their families.
T - Time you wake up: Depends. Did Joe fall asleep on time or later?
U - Underwear: ?? What kind of question is that? I wear a nursing bra.
V - Vegetable you dislike: Bitter lettuces. LOVE spinach, romaine and now mountain spinach.
W - Ways/Reasons you run late: Always kids. Don't run late all that often though.
X - X-rays you've had: Um. Hehehehe... Leg, neck, abdomen, and MRI of head.
Y - Yummy food you make: Spanakopitas!!!!!
Z - Zoo animals you like: All the big cats.

We took some pics recently that I'll post.

We're going to be on TV

Ok, so we're going to be on TV. Seriously! On Sunday, sometime between 9:00 and 9:30 AM we'll be interviewed by KIDK Channel 3. It's all part of the Telethon they are having to raise money for the Primary Children's Medical Center Foundation. We're delighted and all, considering Primary Children's Medical Center staff saved our daughter's life.

Here's the simple diagram I came up with to explain her defect, and how they fixed it. :-D

Rest in peace....

Well.... My grandma has gone home to Jesus. This picture is of the first few moments that she saw her pooch- Bonnie- the day before her passing. She was an AMAZING woman who was always so generous and kind. In this picture: FOUR generations! Grandma, my Mom, Myself and my daughter. Four whole generations of women! Amazing, eh?

We were there for her last moments. It was very hard, and I contemplated walking about five miles after it was all over, but opted to just sort of walk in circles. Heh. Life is so full of so many things, and I can say my grandma Nonie lived a VERY full life. 88 (ALMOST 89) years of amazing life.

*toast* Here's to Grandma!

Please pray for my Grandma (Margaret Drummer) who's in the hospital right now. Her oxygen saturation is extremely low despite being on 12 litres of O2.
Here are some pictures of her:

Dozing on Christmas day
Snuggling her Joey











































Snuggling her Juliet

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

So. My "Not Me! Monday". I've already started out with my imperfect mama stuff- My son woke up at 8am and I just let him stay in his room and kick the door with his feet and play with that sproingy doorstop. I even pulled Juliet into bed with me because I knew what would happen if I let the little monster out- CHAOS for the entirety of the rest of the day. So I enjoyed my noisy respite in the early morning for just a LITTLE longer and then let him out. He then came in and jumped on my bed and started hollering "Nummy? Nummy? NummMY PRREEEEEZE!!!!!" Ahhh... Chaos.